Vancouver, August 22, 2019 – John Cumming, President and Chief Executive Officer of Stellar AfricaGold Inc., (TSX-V: SPX) (“Stellar” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce:
Sale of Balandougou Gold Project, Guinea
Stellar and its minority partners have reached a definitive agreement dated August 22, 2019 with Rida Mining Ltd. of Khartoum, Sudan, an arm’s length party, for the sale of 100% of the Balandougou Gold Project including the 7 km2 Balandougou semi-industrial exploitation permit together with all related plant and equipment, and two Guinea subsidiary companies holding adjacent exploration permits pending totalling approximately 150 km2. Stellar and the minority partners own 80% and 20% respectively of the Balandougou Gold Project.
The transaction price is US$3.85M (C$5.13M) paid to Stellar as intercorporate exploration and development expense recovery. The sale proceeds will be paid in installments, US$1.8M (C$2.46M) on closing with the balance in three installments ending January 15, 2021.
Project due diligence is complete; however, the sale remains subject to several closing conditions including governmental approvals in Guinea, Stellar shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting scheduled for October 17, 2019 and TSX Venture Exchange approval in the normal course.
New Projects for Stellar AfricaGold
“The sale of Balandougou marks the end of one journey and the beginning of another. It is time for Stellar to forge a new direction forward” said Stellar President and CEO John Cumming. “Management is refocusing Stellar on mineral resource exploration and is actively evaluating several potential acquisition opportunities. The closing of the Balandougou transaction with Rida Mining will strengthen Stellar financially enabling management to begin examining and acquiring promising exploration opportunities in North and West Africa. Future acquisitions will be announced as decisions are taken.”
Board Expansion
Stellar’s management is also considering expanding its board of directors by adding new members with expertise in UK and European equity financing, and African mineral exploration. Advanced discussions with qualified candidates are ongoing. Announcements will be made as decisions are taken.
The above is an abbreviated summary and shareholders are encouraged to read the August 22 2019 News Release in its entirety.
