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Summary Highlights:
AngloGoldshall fund a total of AUD$10,000,000 on exploration expenditures across the portfolio of projects within three years following execution of theEarn-in Agreement as part of a Phase I exploration program. Phase I is intended to drill test a wide range of large intrusive-related, copper-gold exploration targets including Duck Creek. Phase I will include aminimum expenditure commitment of AUD$6,000,000;
Phases II and III are staged earn-in’s where AngloGold may select up to five Designated Projects in which to earn up to a 65% interest in each by sole funding exploration expenditures of AUD$7,000,000 over three years in Phase II and a further AUD$20,000,000 over two years in Phase III on each
Designated Project , for cumulative maximum expenditures of AUD$135,000,000;and,
AngloGold retains the further right to earn an additional 10% interest in each
Designated Project in Phase IV by:
Completinga Pre-Feasibility Study solely funded by AngloGold within an additional three-year period; and,
Granting to Inflection, subject to existing underlying royalties, a 2% or 1% net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty.
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Table 1: Summary structure of the Heads of Agreement
Notes:
Phase I is inclusive of the minimum commitment of AUD$6,000,000.
Completion of PFS (Pre-Feasibility Study) to includea minimum resource of two million ounces of gold or gold-copper equivalent Measured and Indicated resources per project.
All expenditure timelines can be accelerated.
Further details of the Heads of Agreement:
Phase I:
AngloGoldwill sole fund a total of AUD$10,000,000 on exploration expenditures across a wide range of different intrusive related exploration targets over a 36-month period following execution of the Earn-in Agreement. AngloGold will commit to fund expenditures of AUD$6,000,000. If Phase I Expenditures of AUD$10,000,000 are not completed within the required time frame, then the Earn-in Agreement shall terminate and no interest in any of the properties will be earned by AngloGold.
Upon completion of Phase I, the AUD$10,000,000 advanced by AngloGold for exploration expenditures shall be converted into common shares of Inflection equal to 9.9% of the then issued outstanding common shares of the Company, post share issuance, at the time of completion of Phase I. The deemed price of the shares shall be calculated using the 30-day VWAP and the number to be issued shall be capped at the Canadian dollar equivalent of AUD$10,000,000.
If the number of shares issued equals less than 9.9% of Inflection’s outstanding shares, then AngloGold shall retain the right to purchase additional common shares from the treasury of Inflection at a 10% premium to the 30-day VWAP, up to a combined maximum ownership interest of 9.9% of the then-outstanding common shares.
Phase II:
AngloGold may elect to earn an initial 51% interest in up to five Designated Projects individually by sole funding expenditures of AUD$7,000,000 per project within 36 months. If AngloGold fails to complete the Phase II earn-in expenditure for a given
Phase III:
AngloGold may elect to earn an additional 14% interest in each
Phase IV:
AngloGold retains an additional right to earn a further 10% interest in each
Delivering to Inflection a Pre-Feasibility Study in accordance with the CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves based on a minimum 2,000,000 ounces of gold or gold-copper equivalent Measured and Indicated resources within 36 months after AngloGold provides notice to move to Phase IV; and,
Granting to Inflection a 2% NSR on the applicable
Designated Project ; provided, however, that if the applicableDesignated Project has any existing underlying royalties, Inflection will be granted a 1% NSR. AngloGold will have the right to buy back 0.5% of any 2% NSR and 0.25% of any 1% NSR in respect of all or a portion of the respectiveDesignated Project for fair value at any time.
About Inflection’s NSW Projects:
The Company is systematically exploring forlarge copper-gold and gold deposits in the northerninterpreted extension of the Macquarie Arc, part of the Lachlan Fold Belt in
The Company is using cost-effective mud-rotary drilling to cut through unmineralized post-mineral sedimentary cover before transitioning to diamond core drilling once basement is reached. It is well documented that mineralized bodies elsewhere in the belt, in particular porphyry and intrusive related systems, have large district-scale alteration and geochemical halos or footprints surrounding them.
The Company completes a series of short diamond drill holes into bedrock rather than just one or two deep and more expensive diamond drill holes. Multiple data points gained from alteration and mineral geochemistry is then being used to vector additional deeper holes. This is a proven exploration strategy in the covered segments of the Macquarie Arc having been directly responsible for the discovery of the Northparkes and Cowal deposits.
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Figure 1: Location map of Inflection’s New South Wales Exploration Licenses (“EL’s”) covered by the Heads of Agreement.
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The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr.
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Forward-Looking Statements: This news release includes certain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein including, without limitation, statements regarding future capital expenditures, receipt of the maximum amount of available grant funding, anticipated content, commencement, and cost of exploration programs in respect of the Company's projects and mineral properties, the anticipated execution and acceptance of the CSE of the Earn-in Agreement with AngloGold, AngloGold’s anticipated funding of the Minimum Commitment and timing thereof, and the anticipated business plans and timing of future activities of the Company, are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Often, but not always, forward looking information can be identified by words such as "pro forma", "plans", "expects", "may", "should", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", "believes", "potential" or variations of such words including negative variations thereof, and phrases that refer to certain actions, events or results that may, could, would, might or will occur or be taken or achieved. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and other factors include, among others, statements as to the anticipated business plans and timing of future activities of the Company, including the Company's exploration plans. the proposed expenditures for exploration work thereon, the ability of the Company to obtain sufficient financing to fund its business activities and plans, delays in obtaining governmental and regulatory approvals (including of the Canadian Securities Exchange), permits or financing, changes in laws, regulations and policies affecting mining operations, the Company's limited operating history, currency fluctuations, title disputes or claims, environmental issues and liabilities, as well as those factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's prospectus dated
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