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maya123caon Nov 03, 2003 2:19pm
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An interesting press release
An interesting press release
Pinnacle Resources Acquires Riyadh Gold Property
Pinnacle Resources, Inc. (PNRR) (Frankfurt:PIN) announced today that it has acquired the Riyadh gold property in southern Ghana for an undisclosed cash and stock consideration. The Riyadh property consists of a 20,000 acre prospecting license on the world renowned Ashanti Gold Belt. A limited drilling program on the southern portion of the Riyadh property has already proven a resource of 250,000 ounces of gold, as reported by an independent expert who examined the property.
R.A. "Dutch" Hildebrand, Pinnacle's Chief Mining Engineer said, "An additional attraction for us to make this acquisition was that Golden Star Resources has committed to further develop the property and has taken an option to acquire it." Golden Star Resources Ltd (ASE:GSS) is the second largest gold producer in Ghana from gold mines adjacent to Riyadh and operates a gold concentrating plant located eight miles away.
Ghana has recently become the focus of exploration activity for a number of giant gold mining companies. Newmont Mining Corp (NEM) announced earlier this year that it had made an offer to acquire Ashanti Goldfields Co Ltd (ASL) , which operates the largest gold mine in Ghana situated on the Ashanti Gold Belt extension to the north of Pinnacle's Riyadh property. Barrick Gold Corp (ABX) and Anglogold Ltd (AU) have also made offers on Ashanti Gold Belt properties.
Glen "Trig" Gamble, President of Pinnacle, explained that the catalyst for this gold rush into Ghana is the resurgence of the price of gold, Ghana's stable political climate, and its reputation as the second largest gold producing country on the African continent.