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Resolute confirms possible Ravenswood sale

The Ravenswood mine in Australia.

The Ravenswood mine in Australia.

14th January 2020

By: Esmarie Iannucci

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor: Australasia

     

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PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Gold miner Resolute Mining on Tuesday confirmed that it was in negotiations with EMR Capital over the possible sale of its Ravenswood gold mine, in Queensland.

While negotiations were still under way, Resolute said that total proceeds of the sale would be an estimated A$300-million, consisting of A$100-million of initial upfront value and up to A$200-million in additional deferred consideration, the payment of which would be contingent on future gold price outcomes, future production thresholds and the investment outcomes from Ravenswood for EMR Capital.

Resolute last year announced a strategic review of the Ravenswood asset, focused on evaluating the future capital demand of the Ravenswood expansion project, and how to best maximise value for shareholders.

The miner last year also approved an initial A$6-million capital investment into the Stage 1 expansion of Ravenswood, which will include the recommissioning of the third grinding mill at the Nolans processing plant, enabling the return of a processing rate of five-million tonnes a year. The mill is expected to be operational by the end of 2019.

The increased processing capacity will allow Resolute to process more of the low-grade stockpiled material that was stockpiled during previous openpit operations.

The Stage 1 project has a targeted production rate of around 80 000 oz/y at an all-in sustaining cost of around A$1 600/oz.

The Ravenswood operation produced 54 486 oz of gold for Resolute in the 2019 financial year.

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