Alkane Resources shares rise as more drill results received from Roswell, JORC resource imminent
A maiden JORC resource for the Roswell prospect is expected to be released in January as drilling continues at San Antonio.
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Alkane Resources (ASX:ALK; TSX:ALK; OTCQX:ALKEF) is an Australia-based gold and antimony producer. The company has three wholly owned producing mines across Australia and Sweden: Tomingley (gold, NSW), Costerfield (gold-antimony, Victoria) and Björkdal (gold, northern Sweden). Alkane also owns the large gold-copper porphyry Boda-Kaiser Project in NSW
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A maiden JORC resource for the Roswell prospect is expected to be released in January as drilling continues at San Antonio.
The company is accelerating the exploration and development of the Tomingley Gold Corridor within its Tomingley Gold Project in NSW.
The gold price is most commonly quoted in US dollars and recently it has traded over US$1,600 per ounce.
All five board members including the managing director and chairman took up their 1:8 rights in the recent rights issue.
Following the initial 60,000-metre resource drilling program initialled in June 2019, the company has now completed 28,868 metres with the latest assays comprising 10,000 metres of drilling.
The capital raising includes an institutional placement to raise $20 million and a rights issue to raise up to $34.8 million.
The company’s securities will remain in a trading halt until Thursday, November 20, or when an announcement is made to the market.
The drill rig is expected on site early next week with results to be released hole by hole.
A maiden JORC resource for the Roswell prospect is expected in December.
The company’s latest drilling program has yielded broad, shallow high-grade intersections that demonstrate the potential for material project life extension.
The company has received further strong results from regional drilling south of the Tomingley Gold Operations.
This purchase follows on from the recent $1.07 million share purchase by the chairman.
Chairman Ian Gandel is a renowned businessman and an investor in the mining industry since 1994.
Shares hit a high of 48.5 cents this morning, which is up 26% on Friday’s close.
The halt will remain in place until Tuesday, September 10 or when an announcement is released to the market.
The Roswell, San Antonio and El Paso target area has potential to provide valuable gold resources to increase the mine life of Tomingley.
Alkane is a gold producer through its Tomingley operations and also owns a construction-ready rare earths project.
Through an executed share subscription agreement and underwriting agreement, Alkane plans to invest $6 million to build its stake to around 15% in Genesis.
The Peak Hill Gold Mine (PHGM) is on care and maintenance and located 15 kilometres sound of the Tomingley Gold Operations (TGO).
Alkane Resources has gold at Tomingley and rare earths and zircon at Dubbo
Alkane is a gold producer through its Tomingley operations and also owns a construction-ready rare earths project.
The target area has the potential to provide valuable gold resources to increase the mine life of Tomgingley.
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Importantly, gold is being intersected within 4 kilometres of the Tomingley processing facility.
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The aim is to apply the clean metal processing technology to its Dubbo Zirconia and Rare Earths Project.
Higher expected production also brings down average operating costs to $950 per ounce.
Drilling results have intersected significant gold mineralisation at the El Paso prospect.
Calidus is completing the pre-feasibility study on its Warrawoona Gold Project.
FY19 gold production guidance has been increased by 18.6% using the range midpoints.
Very promising drill results have been returned from the Roswell and San Antonio prospects.
Wesfarmers has put the cat amongst the rare earth pigeons
The company has cash, bullion and investments of $80.5 million with no corporate debt.
Potential offtake partners may have electric-vehicle market demand in mind.
Towards the end of last year the company purchased second-hand mining equipment and refurbished it to suit the operation’s needs.
Aim is to define additional resources that have the potential to be mined and fed to the Tomingley gold operations.
The gold producer and rare earths developer has acquired further shares with a total value exceeding $556,000.
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The follows acceptance by Explaurum’s board of an improved takeover offer from Ramelius Resources.
The Explaurum investment is part of Alkane’s strategy of investing in junior gold companies with projects that have passed due diligence review and Alkane’s investment criteria.
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A takeover bid for Explaurum has not been improved, prompting the gold explorer to focus on implementing the Alkane transaction.
The Dubbo project could deliver rare earths from the Central West of NSW to international markets.
The investment will represent a 12.2% interest in Explaurum, which can be increased to 19.96% upon the exercise of associated share options.
The company has been undertaking an extensive regional exploration program to find additional resources to be fed into its Tomingley Gold Operations.
The company is confident of defining further resources to provide additional feed for processing operations.
Alkane has identified the potential for Peak Hill Gold Mine to provide additional ore feed for its Tomingley Gold Operations.
The shareholding represents an 8.8% interest in Calidus, which can be increased to 10% upon the exercise of associated share options.
The halt will remain in place until the start of trade on Wednesday or until an announcement is released to the market.
The company produced 78,533 ounces of gold in FY2018 for $128.8 million revenue at an AISC of $1,002 per ounce.
First underground ore is expected to be produced in the middle of next year with processing to begin in the final quarter of 2019.
The company recently intersected high-grade gold at its Tomingley Gold Operations in New South Wales.
The company’s Dubbo project is construction-ready and represents a source of rare earths and zirconium.
The company’s Dubbo project is construction ready and represents an independent supplier of rare earths such as hafnium, niobium and zirconium.
Exploration program has focused on the resource potential of the immediate mine area.
David Chalmers spent 11 years as managing director of the company.
The markets for the Dubbo Project's products are experiencing positive effects.
The Dubbo Project hosts zirconium, hafnium, niobium, tantalum, yttrium and rare earth elements.
The spot gold price is at A$1,703 per ounce, well above production costs at the TGO.
The high-purity product will help meet a growing global shortage of hafnium.
Drilling results will be included in an underground mining study.
Any extension to Tomingley's mine life will add significant value to the gold operations.
Alkane will hold its annual general meeting on the 29th November 2017.
The company's gold producing asset is supported by the Dubbo Project, which remains construction ready and supported by rising prices.
Nic Earner has been working for Alkane for over four years.
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The El Paso prospect has the potential to host Tomingley-style gold deposits
A strong June quarter of gold production has resulted in a slight beat to FY2017 guidance.
The company produces gold from the Tomingley Gold Operations in New South Wales.
The company had A$29.0 million in cash and gold at the end of March.
Drill results show positive signs for additional gold at Tomingley.
Alkane was also added to the All Ordinaries Index in the March 2017 re-balance.
Alkane Resources recorded a 2016 return of 54.60%.
Alkane Resources looks to extend Tomingley's life of mine.
The DZP is a large polymetallic resource containing zirconium, hafnium, niobium, yttrium and rare earths.
Alkane shares have traded up 145% year to date, currently priced at $0.585.
Alkane Resources Ltd's shares are trading up over 160% year to date.
Alkane Resources Ltd (ASX:ALK) has conducted an internal review that shows an opportunity to lower initial capital costs at the Dubbo Zirconia Project to US$480 million from US$930 million.
Alkane has signed a MOU with the Australian arm of Siemens AG.
Alkane’s commitment to exploration at Tomingley makes for a sustainable cash-generating gold operation in an environment of high gold prices, currently at A$1,745 per ounce.
The signing of this exclusive agreement with the experienced Minchem is an important step for Alkane as it moves towards securing financing for the Dubbo Zirconia Project.
Gold production from the Tomingley Gold Operations was up 24% in the June quarter, delivering FY16 production of 67,800 ounces, within guidance.
Alkane’s gold production for FY16 was within guidance. With further evidence of quarterly production increasing and costs decreasing, TGO is becoming a more profitable cash producing asset for Alkane.
Alkane has guided Tomingley FY16 gold production of 60,000-70,000 ounces at a total operating cost of A$1,250-1,350 per ounce. The AUD gold price is currently trading at A$1,795 per ounce.
The DZP is located northwest of Sydney and is a large polymetallic resources containing zirconium, hafnium, niobium, yttrium and rare earths. The project has reserves to support a 35 year mine life and it has a NPV of US$0.92 billion.
Alkane is attempting to identify a large copper gold porphyry at Bodangora, which we know exist in the region thanks to Cadia Valley.
Alkane has entered into AUD gold forwards for 48,633 ounces at A$1,715 per ounce. The new forwards, in conjunction with the existing contracts for 24,000 ounces at A$1,618 per ounce, will support 16 months of strong operating cash flows.
Alkane Resources Ltd (ASX:ALK, OTCQX:ANLKY) will raise approximately $16 million through a pro-rata non-renounceable rights issue at a price of $0.20 per share.
During 2016 the price of gold in Australian Dollars has traded consistently above A$1600 an ounce, providing the opportunity for significant margins.
Finalising the agreements proposed in the Letter of Intent with Vietnam Rare Earth JSC will position Alkane as a world competitive producer of separated rare earths.
Alkane is now positioned to potentially supply commodities of critical and strategic importance to customers across the globe, as the DZP will produce zirconium, hafnium, niobium, light rare earths and heavy rare earths.
Production guidance is 60,000-70,000 ounces at an AISC of between $1,200 and $1,300 per ounce for the year ending 30 June 2016 at Tomingley.
Alkane Resources has tracked steady production at its Tomingley gold operations in New South Wales, where new potential for a project expansion could offer more long-term support as the company drives a diligent strategic metals development
The project is based upon large in-ground resources of the metals zirconium, hafnium, niobium, (tantalum), yttrium and rare earth elements.
Alkane Resources has defined a maiden reserve at its Tomingley gold operation in New South Wales, setting up potential for a long-term underground mine as open pit activity increases.
Alkane Resources increased its cash position by A$6 million over the September quarter to $20.8 million as the company’s Tomingley gold operation in New South Wales improved production by 40%.
Alkane's Tomingley is operating at design capacity and July - August production was 15,191 ounces at an All-in-sustaining-cost of A$1088 an ounce. With the price of gold recently sitting comfortably above A$1500 an ounce, this is delivering