VANCOUVER, BC – May 1, 2024 – STELLAR AFRICAGOLD INC. (TSXV: SPX) (the “Company” or “Stellar”) announces that it has been granted the Zuénoula Gold exploration permit in Côte d’Ivoire
The Zuénoula Gold Permit, Côte d’Ivoire
The Zuénoula permit was officially granted in the ministerial meeting held April 17, 2024 and pursuant to normal procedures was publicly announced on nationally televised broadcast. Stellar is awaiting final documentation which will follow the issuance of a presidential decree. The highly prospective Zuénoula Gold exploration permit was acquired November 27, 2020 as a then ‘pending’ permit application (see news releases dated June 29, 2020, November 27, 2020 and February 6, 2023) and Stellar has steadfastly pursued its final issuance.
The final 250,000 shares owed to TSX-V listed Elemental Altus Royalties Corp., which was contingent upon final granting of the permit, have been issued and will be released to Elemental Altus Royalties Corp. as soon as the final documentation for the permit grant is received. The permit is subject to a 1% Net Smelter Return Royalty and a final payment of $500,000 (payable either in cash or with shares) upon the project reaching 1,000,000 ounces of gold resources with at least 500,000 ounces in the Indicated category, both being in favour of Elemental Altus Royalties Corp.
The Zuénoula Gold exploration permit, which covers a total of 395.8 square kilometers, is located in the margin between granitoids and the Birimian greenstone belt along a regional NE–SW trending shear zone. (See location map figure 1) The Zuénoula Gold Project will target a 22 km long E-NE trending shear zone interpreted by historic air magnetic data. Artisanal activities along the N-NE shear zone have been identified from satellite imagery.
The Zuénoula Gold permit is located in the centre of recent major gold discoveries in Côte d’Ivoire, including:
- 100 kilometers to the South-East the Yaouré Gold Mine operated by Perseus Mining Ltd. (TSX: PRU) commenced production in 2021.
- 150 kilometers to the North-East the Lafigué Gold Mine is under construction by Endeavour Mining Corporation (TSX: EDV) with production scheduled for Q3 2024 2024.
- 120 kilometers to South-West the Abujar Gold Mine operated by Tietto Minerals Limited (ASX: TIE) commenced production in 2023.
- 100 kilometers to the North-West the Séguéla Gold Mine operated by Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (TSX: FVI) commenced production in May 2023.
Zuénoula Location Map – Figure 1
“I am pleased that Stellar’s persistence and patience have been rewarded, and that Côte d’Ivoire’s Authorities have officially awarded Stellar this exploration permit. Stellar is keen to pursue Zuénoula’s exploration alongside exploration of our advancing Tichka Est Gold Project in Morocco. Our exploration programs are ready to be restarted in Morocco and initiated in Côte d’Ivoire in 2024” commented J. Francois Lalonde, President & Director.
Tichka Est Update
Following a series of meetings, Stellar submitted an updated exploration budget and extended earn-in period to Morocco’s Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM) pending approval. On April 25, 2024, representatives of ONYHM together with members of Stellar’s Moroccan exploration team conducted a site visit to Tichka Est to review the exploration progress.
About Stellar AfricaGold Inc.
Stellar AfricaGold Inc. is a Canadian precious metal exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange symbol TSXV: SPX, the Tradegate Exchange TGAT: 6YP1 and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange FSX: 6YP1.
Stellar’s principal exploration project is its advancing gold discovery at the 82 square kilometre Tichka Est Gold Project in Morocco.
The technical content of this press release has been reviewed and approved by M. Yassine Belkabir, MScDIC, CEng, MIMMM, a Stellar director and a Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101.
The Company is head officed in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Company also has a representative office in Casablanca, Morocco.
Stellar’s President and CEO J. François Lalonde can be contacted at 514-994-0654 or by email at lalondejf@stellarafricagold.com
Additional information is available on the Company’s website at www.stellarafricagold.com.
On Behalf of the Board
J. François Lalonde
President & Director
Neither the 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.
Disclaimer & Forward-Looking Statements:
This release contains certain “forward-looking information” under applicable Canadian securities laws concerning the Arrangement. Forward-looking information reflects the Company’s current internal expectations or beliefs and is based on information currently available to the Company. In some cases forward-looking information can be identified by terminology such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “projects”, “potential”, “scheduled”, “forecast”, “budget” or the negative of those terms or other comparable terminology. Many of these assumptions are based on factors and events that are not within the control of the Company, and there is no assurance they will prove to be correct or accurate. Risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted herein include, without limitation: that the business prospects and opportunities of the Company will not proceed as anticipated; changes in the global prices for gold or certain other commodities (such as diesel, aluminum and electricity); changes in U.S. dollar and other currency exchange rates, interest rates or gold lease rates; risks arising from holding derivative instruments; the level of liquidity and capital resources; access to capital markets, financing and interest rates; mining tax regimes; ability to successfully integrate acquired assets; legislative, political or economic developments in the jurisdictions in which the Company carries on business; operating or technical difficulties in connection with mining or development activities; laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment; employee relations; availability and increasing costs associated with mining inputs and labour; the speculative nature of exploration and development; contests over title to properties, particularly title to undeveloped properties; and the risks involved in the exploration, development and mining business. Risks and unknowns inherent in all projects include the inaccuracy of estimated reserves and resources, metallurgical recoveries, capital and operating costs of such projects, and the future prices for the relevant minerals.
