Nexus Gold options Rakounga to Kruger Gold

Dec 4, 2019

2019-12-04 08:42 ET – News Release

Mr. Alex Klenman reports

NEXUS GOLD OPTIONS INTEREST IN RAKOUNGA GOLD PROJECT FOR $2.25 MILLION IN CASH AND WORK COMMITMENTS

Nexus Gold Corp. has entered into a property option agreement with Kruger Gold Corp., a privately held arm’s-length company, pursuant to which the company has agreed to grant Kruger the right to acquire a 75-per-cent interest in the Rakounga gold project, located in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

The Rakounga project consists of an exploration permit totalling a 250-square-kilometre area, adjacent to the company’s Bouboulou gold concession, and has been the subject of prior exploration work by the company.

Kruger can acquire the interest in the Rakounga project by completing a series of cash payments totalling $1-million and incurring expenditures of at least $1.25-million in the development of the Rakounga project over a five-year term. During the term, Kruger will assume responsibility for all operations being conducted on the Rakounga project.

“The option with Kruger Gold represents an important milestone for Nexus as it demonstrates the ability to monetize projects in our portfolio,” said president and chief executive officer, Alex Klenman. “The incubation and monetization of select projects is a strategic objective for us. By generating income streams we can adopt a more self-sustaining business model, one that puts us in a better position to concentrate more of our resources on exploration efforts at our flagship projects,” continued Mr. Klenman.

The company continues to control the Rakounga project through a property option agreement entered into with the underlying owner of the project, Belemyida SA. During the term of the option agreement, the company will remain responsible for maintaining the underlying option in good standing. In connection with the entering into of the option agreement, the company has reached an agreement with the underlying owner to amend certain remaining cash payments and share issuances required pursuant to the underlying option. In order to complete the acquisition of the Rakounga project, the company will now be required to pay $370,000 (U.S.), in a series of payments ending on Nov. 30, 2024, and issue 750,000 common shares, in a series of share issuances ending on Aug. 30, 2021. These amounts do not include previous payments and share issuances made to the underlying owner under the original terms of the underlying option.

Completion of the amendment to the underlying option remains subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The transaction contemplated by the option agreement cannot proceed until such approval has been obtained. All securities issuable to the underlying owner, in connection with the underlying option, will be subject to a four-month-and-one-day statutory hold period in accordance with applicable securities laws.

The Rakounga project is subject to a 1-per-cent net smelter returns royalty in favour of the underlying owner, as well as a further 1-per-cent royalty in favour of Sandstorm Gold Ltd. Pursuant to the terms of the option agreement, following the acquisition of an interest in the Rakounga project, Kruger has agreed to take responsibility for a portion of the royalties based on its proportionate interest in the project.

The assumption of royalty obligations owing to Sandstorm remains subject to the finalization of a royalty acknowledgment agreement to be entered into between Sandstorm and Kruger.

About the company

Nexus Gold is a Canadian-based gold development company with an extensive portfolio of nine exploration projects in West Africa and Canada. The company’s West African-based portfolio totals over 560 square km (over 56,000 hectares) of land located on active gold belts and proven mineralized trends, while its 100-per-cent-owned Canadian projects include the McKenzie gold project in Red Lake, Ont., the New Pilot project, located in British Columbia’s historic Bridge River mining camp, and three prospective gold-copper projects (3,300 ha) in the province of Newfoundland.

The company is focusing on the development of several core assets while seeking joint venture, earn-in and strategic partnerships for other projects in its growing portfolio.

We seek Safe Harbor.

https://www.nexusgoldcorp.com/