Austral Gold Provides Update on Rawhide Equity Investment

May 30, 2023 7:25 PM EDT | Source: Austral Gold Limited

Sydney, Australia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 30, 2023) - Established gold producer Austral Gold Limited's (ASX: AGD) (TSXV: AGLD) (Austral or the Company) subsidiary, Austral Gold North America Corp. (AGNA), has decided not to exercise the previously obtained takeover option under an agreement with Rawhide Acquisition Holding LLC ("RAH"), the RAH unit owners and the Rawhide lenders (the "Lenders"). The decision comes after AGNA provided bridge financing of US$555,000 to Rawhide, as announced on 8 May 2023. AGNA's interest in RAH remains at 24.74%.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Release approved by the Chief Executive Officer of Austral Gold, Stabro Kasaneva.

For more information please contact:

Jose Bordogna
Chief Financial Officer
Austral Gold Limited
jose.bordogna@australgold.com
+61 466 892 307

Gareth Quinn
Media and Investor Relations
Republic PR
gareth@republicpr.com.au
+61 417 711 108

Forward Looking Statements

Statements in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical, and consist primarily of projections - statements regarding future plans, expectations and developments. Words such as "expects", "intends", "plans", "may", "could", "potential", "should", "anticipates", "likely", "believes" and words of similar import tend to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include those concerning the Company's 2023 forecasted production.

All of these forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied, including, without limitation, business integration risks; uncertainty of discovery and production, development plans and cost estimates, commodity price fluctuations; political or economic instability and regulatory changes; currency fluctuations, the state of the capital markets, uncertainty in the measurement of mineral reserves and resource estimates, the Company's ability to attract and retain qualified personnel and management, potential labour unrest, reclamation and closure requirements for mineral properties; unpredictable risks and hazards related to the development and operation of a mine or mineral property that are beyond the Company's control, the availability of capital to fund all of the Company's projects and other risks and uncertainties identified under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's continuous disclosure documents filed with the ASX and on SEDAR. You are cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive of all factors and assumptions which may have been used. The Company cannot assure you that actual events, performance or results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements, and management's assumptions may prove to be incorrect. The Company's forward-looking statements reflect current expectations regarding future events and operating performance and speak only as of the date hereof and the Company does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's beliefs, expectations or opinions should change other than as required by applicable law. For the reasons set forth above, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

About Austral Gold

Austral Gold is a growing gold and silver mining producer building a portfolio of quality assets in the Americas. Austral continues to lay the foundation for its growth strategy by advancing its attractive portfolio of producing and exploration assets.

OPERATIONS

  • Guanaco and Amancaya mines, Antofagasta Province, Chile (100% interest)
    Open pit and underground.
    2023 Forecast: 34,000-38,000 gold equivalent ounces
  • Casposo/Manantiales Mine Complex, San Juan Province, Argentina (100% interest)
    Gold and silver mine currently in care and maintenance. Strategy is to restart profitable mining operations.

EXPLORATION

CHILEARGENTINA
  • Paleocene Belt, Chile
  • Guanaco District
  • Amancaya District
  • Las Pampa District
  • Triassic Choiyoi Belt
  • Indio Belt
  • Deseado Massif

EQUITY INVESTMENTS

  • Unico Silver Limited, an ASX listed company
  • Pampa Metals Corp, a CSE listed company
  • Ensign Minerals Inc., private vehicle, Utah, USA
  • Rawhide Mine, private vehicle, Fallon, Nevada, USA
 

 

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