TORONTO, Nov. 15, 2012 /CNW/ - Temex Resources Corp. (TSX-V: TME, FWB: TQ1) ("Temex" or "the Company") announces that it has entered into an agreement (the "Agreement") with Goldeye Explorations Limited ("Goldeye") to acquire from Goldeye significant landholdings in Tyrrell Township, northeastern Ontario (the "Acquisition"). The location of the properties subject to the Acquisition is outlined on the map attached to this news release and is available on the Company's website.
As a result of the Acquisition, Temex will increase its 100% ownership in the area by over ten-fold from 1,343 acres to 14,423 acres. The landholdings to be acquired include a large block of claims in which Goldeye owns a 100% interest, as well as Goldeye's 40% interest in the claims comprising the Juby Joint Venture Property in which Temex holds a 60% interest.
"This is an extraordinary milestone for our Company since the Goldeye properties are contiguous and complementary to the existing Temex assets in Tyrrell Township and when combined, form the dominant land holdings in this emerging gold district. We are confident the Acquisition will deliver significant value to Temex and its shareholders," commented Ian Campbell, President and CEO of Temex. "This transaction maximizes the efficiency of exploration enabling us to accelerate the development of this exciting project area. We are immediately mobilizing two drills to begin expanding our Juby Main Zone gold resources and aggressively explore the project area. Our company recognizes and acknowledges Goldeye's significant contribution and commitment in the advancement of these properties and to the region as a whole."
About the Acquisition
The Acquisition will consolidate the land in the immediate vicinity of the Juby Main Zone gold resources and at the same time extend Temex's 100% ownership of the important Tyrrell Structural Zone ("TSZ"), host to all of the major gold occurrences in the region, a further 5 kilometres along trend, doubling Temex's control to approximately 10 kilometres. The TSZ is a major structural feature similar in many geological respects to the Cadillac-Larder Lake and Destor-Porcupine major faults zones host to the world class Kirkland Lake and Timmins gold camps in the region.
Major gold zones identified by Goldeye along the TSZ include the Big Dome from which Goldeye has reported drill intersections including 217.50 g/t gold over 2.10 metres, 13.10 g/t gold over 3.00 metres and 80.70 g/t gold over 2.10 metres, and, the Hydro Creek zone which includes drill intersections of 5.89 g/t gold over 12.50 metres, 3.58 g/t gold over 20.20 metres and 4.28 g/t gold over 14.00 metres.
The Big Dome and Hydro Creek gold zones are located 4 and 5 kilometres directly on strike along the TSZ west of the Juby Main Zone NI 43-101 gold resources which are 935,000 ounces of gold grading 1.30 g/t in the Indicated category and 906,000 ounces of gold grading 1.00 g/t in the Inferred category (news release January 16, 2012) utilizing a 0.40 g/t cut-off grade.
The Juby Main Zone gold deposit is wide open at depth and in particular along strike to the west on the Golden Lake property where Temex recently reported drill intersections (news release July 23, 2012) including 0.74 g/t gold over 129.00 metres; 1.21 g/t gold over 31.00 metres; 3.24 g/t gold over 8.29 metres; and 34.31 g/t gold over 1.50 metres extending the Juby Main Zone gold system a further 750 metres where it remains wide open.
The Acquisition also delivers significant "blue sky" exploration potential for the discovery of both high grade and bulk tonnage gold resources in numerous areas including an untested 3 kilometre stretch along the "TSZ" between Golden Lake and the Big Dome gold systems, as well as the large area south of the TSZ where numerous drill targets have been identified.
For a map of the Juby Gold Project, please visit www.temexcorp.com or https://files.newswire.ca/322/TemexNov2012.pdf
Terms of the Acquisition
Under the terms of the Agreement, Temex will pay to Goldeye $500,000 in cash and issue 5 million common shares of the Company on closing of the Acquisition. Goldeye has agreed to vote its common shares of Temex in support of management and its recommendations and to certain restrictions on the disposition or transfer of such shares, in either case for a period of two years from the closing date. Goldeye has also agreed, subject to the completion of the Acquisition, to provide Temex with the right to acquire any landholdings currently held by Goldeye in the Tyrrell Township which Goldeye hereafter proposes to sell or otherwise dispose of. Certain of the claims are subject to underlying NSR Royalties ranging from 2 to 2.5%, all of which include buy-down provisions ranging from 1.0 to 1.5% NSR Royalty.
The Agreement contemplates that the parties will negotiate and enter into a further, definitive purchase and sale agreement, subject to Temex's right (in its sole discretion) to complete the Acquisition without doing so. The completion of the Acquisition is expected to occur on or before November 23, 2012. On completion of the Acquisition, the joint venture between Temex and Goldeye relating to the Juby Joint Venture Property will be terminated. The proposed Acquisition has been approved by both companies' boards of directors and conditionally approved by the TSX Venture Exchange.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
"Ian Campbell"
President and CEO
About Temex Resources Corp.
Temex is a Canadian based exploration company focusing on its portfolio of precious metals properties in Northeastern Ontario, a world class mining district. Temex is exploring the Timmins Whitney Property, in partnership with Goldcorp, and the Juby Gold Project.
The Whitney Property has NI 43-101 compliant resources on the Upper Hallnor of 3.0 million tonnes at a grade of 2.44 g/t gold for 234,300 ounces of gold in the Measured category, 8.8 million tonnes at a grade of 1.97 g/t gold for 555,900 ounces of gold in the Indicated category, and 4.1 million tonnes at a grade of 1.82 g/t gold for 241,000 ounces of gold in the Inferred category, all at a cut-off grade of 0.30 g/t gold (Note 1).
The Juby Main Zone has NI 43-101 compliant resources of 22.3 million tonnes at a grade of 1.30 g/t gold for 934,645 ounces of gold in the Indicated category and 28.2 million tonnes at a grade of 1.00 g/t gold for 905,621 ounces of gold in the Inferred category, both at a cut-off grade of 0.40 g/t gold (Note 2).
The Gowganda Silver Project has a NI 43-101 compliant resource in tailings piles of 1.94 million tonnes grading 47.5 g/t silver for a contained resource of 2.96 million ounces of silver in the Indicated category (Note 3).
Notes:
- Information regarding the mineral resource estimate on the Upper Hallnor is in the Company's news release dated September 5, 2012 and the technical report filed on SEDAR October 19, 2012. The Mineral Resource Statement was prepared for Temex by P&E Mining Consultants Inc. of Brampton, Ontario in accordance with NI 43-101 by Richard Sutcliffe, PhD, P.Geo., Eugene Puritch, P.Eng., David Burga, P.Geo., Yungang Wu, P.Geo., Tracy Armstrong, P.Geo., and Antoine Yassa, P.Geo., "independent qualified persons" as defined by NI 43-101.
- Information regarding the mineral resource estimate on the Juby Main Zone is in the Company's news release dated January 16, 2012 and the technical report filed on SEDAR February 28, 2012. The Mineral Resource Statement was prepared for Temex by GeoVector Management Inc., Ottawa, Ontario in accordance with NI 43-101 by Joe Campbell, BSc, P.Geo., Alan Sexton, MSc, P.Geol., and Allan Armitage, PhD, P.Geol., "independent qualified persons" as defined by NI 43-101.
- Information regarding the mineral resource estimate in the tailings piles located on the Gowganda Silver Project is in the Company's news release dated June 8, 2011 and the technical report filed on SEDAR July 21, 2011. The Mineral Resource Statement was prepared for Temex by GeoVector Management Inc., Ottawa, Ontario in accordance with NI 43-101 by Allan Armitage, PhD, P.Geol., Alan Sexton, MSc, P.Geo., and Joe Campbell, BSc, P.Geo., "independent qualified persons" as defined by NI 43-101.