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Pacmann on Dec 27, 2019 5:54pm
News. Operational update
Oena Diamond Mine, Republic of South Africa Southstone continues to focus and prioritize its efforts on improving and increasing production at the Oena Diamond Mine. There are currently two mining contractors on site using eight pan plants to process both run of mine (ROM) and pan tailings and bantam material (Tailings) and one Bourevestnik (BVX) unit used for diamond recovery. During the production period, 8 August to 27 November 2019, a total of 344,480 tons of both ROM and Tailings were processed by both contractors. A total of 1,085.20 carats (418 diamonds) were produced and sold with an average price of US$1,844 per carat. Southstone is very pleased with the performance of the mining contractors on site who have continually increased and improved diamond production at Oena. Mining and Processing Contractor Bluedust 7 Proprietary Limited (Bluedust) Bluedust continues mining in the Sandberg Block with five plants currently in operation. A total of 319 stones totaling 830 carats were produced and sold with an average price of US$2,006.45 per carat. Bluedust Tonnes Carats Produced Number of Stones Grade carats / 100 tons ROM 167,220 830 319 0.50 This includes the following six special stones: Carats US$/carat Carats US$/carat 35.00 15,285.71 14.640 4,099.52 9.29 5,549.41 6.170 3,721.00 11.46 5,090.40 5.680 3,700.00 Number of Employees: 42 Health and Safety: No accidents or incidents were recorded African Star Minerals and Oryx Joint Venture (ASM Oryx JV) The ASM Oryx JV continued with mining in the Oena Block and processing with three pan plants. A total of 84 diamonds totaling 224.51 carats were produced and sold with an average price of US$1,409 per carat. ASM Oryx JV Tonnes Carats Produced Number of Stones Grade carats / 100 tons ROM 174,480 254.90 98 0.14 Tailings 2,780 0.6 1 0.02 This includes the following six special stones: Carats US$/carat Carats US$/carat 8.180 3,464.84 7.010 2,605.99 10.63 3,066.79 14.510 2,520.47 9.920 2,641.13 5.290 2,520.00 Number of Employees: 24 Health and Safety: No accidents or incidents were recorded Total Combined Production for Bluedust and the ASM Oryx JV Total Combined Production Tonnes Carats Produced Number of Stones Grade carats / 100 tonne ROM and Tailings 344,480 1,085.20 418 0.31 COAL METALLURGICAL AND MINING PROJECTS Kwena Group, Republic of South Africa Three months ROM and discard throughput for the three Exxaro Coal Central Proprietary Limited (ECC) operations were below budget due to the DCMW plant upgrade: Actual (tonnes) Budget (tonnes) Variance (tonnes) Dorstfontein Coal Mine East (DCME) 723 955 686 028 37 927 Dorstfontein Coal Mine West (DCMW) 439 292 320 651 118 641 Forzando Coal Mine (FZN) 1 009 975 1 035 422 (25 447 ) Number of full-time employees: 231 Number of part time employees: 23 Health and Safety: No reportable incidents recorded for the three Kwena Group operations during Q1 2020. DIAMOND EXPLORATION MANO RIVER PROJECT, Republic of Liberia The Company has requested and received preliminary approval to add gold mineral exploration to its existing Mineral Exploration License MEL7003018. The exploration program is presently being amended to include gold exploration. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SOUTHSTONE MINERALS LIMITED Mr. Samer Khalaf Chief Executive Officer Southstone Minerals Limited info@southastoneminerals.com Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Forward-Looking Statement Certain information set forth in this news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information under applicable securities laws. Except for statements of historical fact, certain information contained herein constitutes forward-looking statements, which include managements assessment of future plans and operations and are based on current internal expectations, estimates, projections, assumptions and beliefs, which may prove to be incorrect. Some of the forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as forecasts, estimates, expects anticipates, believes, projects, plans, outlook, capacity and similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and undue reliance should not be placed on them. Such forward-looking statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the Companys actual performance and financial results in future periods to differ materially from any projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to statements with respect to the estimation of mineral resources; the realization of mineral resource estimates; anticipated future production, capital and operating costs; cash flows and mine life; potential size of a mineralized zone; potential expansion of mineralization; potential types of mining operations; permitting timelines; government regulation of exploration and mining operations; risks that the presence of diamond deposits mentioned nearby the Companys property are not indicative of the diamond mineralization on the Companys property, the supply and demand for, deliveries of and the level and volatility of prices of rough diamonds, risks that the actual revenues will be less than projected; risks that the target production for the existing mining contracts will be less than projected or expected; risks that production will not commence as projected due to delay or inability to receive governmental approval of the Companys acquisition or the timely completion of an NI43-101 report; technical problems; inability of management to secure sales or third party purchase contracts; currency and interest rate fluctuations; foreign exchange fluctuations and foreign operations; various events which could disrupt operations, including labor stoppages and severe weather conditions; and managements ability to anticipate and manage the foregoing factors and risks. The forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release are based on certain assumptions regarding, among other things, future prices for coal and diamonds; future currency and exchange rates; the Companys ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations and access capital markets to meet its future obligations; coal consumption levels; and the Companys ability to retain qualified staff and equipment in a cost-efficient manner to meet its demand. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any of the forward-looking statements contained in this news release unless required by law. 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