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Licence Renewal and Operational Update

16th May 2016 12:31

RNS Number : 3620Y
Golden Saint Resources Ltd
16 May 2016
 

16 May 2016

Golden Saint Resources Ltd

 

("Golden Saint" or the "Company")

 

Licence Renewal and Operational Update

 

Further to the Company's announcement of 26 April 2016, Golden Saint Resources Ltd (AIM:GSR), the West-African focused diamond and gold exploration company quoted on AIM, is pleased to update the market in relation to the renewal of its three exploration licences and its operations in Tongo:

 

Exploration licence renewals

 

The Company has received written confirmations from the National Minerals Agency ("NMA") that the renewal applications for the Group's three exploration licences in Sierra Leone (Baja, Moa and Tongo) have been approved by the Minister of Mines on the recommendation of the Minerals Advisory Board. The Company has until 3 June 2016 to notify the Minister of Mines of its intention to accept the three proposed licences. The Board has consulted its technical and exploration consultants Rock Forage Consulting Services ("Rock Forage") and will accordingly notify the Minister of Mines of its acceptances before the given deadline. Following such acceptance the NMA will provide the Group with detailed terms of the renewed exploration licences including any annual fees to be paid, the size of the exploration licence areas granted under the new exploration licences (having taken account of any relinquished areas), the expiry date of the renewed licences and any requirements which must be met by the Group to retain the licences for the period of each renewal.

 

The Company will provide further information to the market once these terms have been received.

Operational update

 

Bulk sampling operations in Tongo are ongoing under the supervision of Rock Forage. Improvements in operational and reporting procedures have been implemented based on recommendations by Rock Forage and this is primarily to ensure that the samples that have been treated are properly accounted for and grade estimates are accurate. Security measures surrounding the current sorting of concentrates have been assessed to ensure they are satisfactory.

 

The proposed site visit to Sierra Leone by Rock Forage, together with key members of the Company's management, has been rescheduled to the second half of June 2016 in order to ensure all key personnel are available for the visit.

 

 

For further information please contact:

 

Golden Saint Resources Ltd

 

Keng Hock Seah

+618 6145 4400

Beaumont Cornish Limited

 

Roland Cornish / Emily Staples

+44 (0) 20 7628 3396

Cornhill Capital Limited

 

Nick Bealer

+44 (0)20 7710 9612

Cassiopeia Services LTD

 

Stefania Barbaglio

+44 (0)7949690338

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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