Golden Predator Acquires 20% of Group 11 Technologies
02 September 2020 - 3:15PM
Golden Predator Mining Corp. (TSX-V: GPY) (OTCQB: NTGSF) (the
"
Company") announced today that the Company has
entered into final Agreements for a 20% ownership positions in
Group 11 Technologies Inc., (“Group 11”) a United
States-based private company committed to testing and implementing
non-invasive in-situ recovery (ISR) of precious metals with the use
of environmentally-friendly solutions. Effective August 28th, 2020
Group 11 has finalized all necessary Organizational, Shareholder,
and Licensing documentation with its founding partners and will now
commence formal operations. Group 11’s initials steps will include
acquisition and subsequent testing of gold projects, already
identified, that demonstrate specific qualities lending themselves
to the Company’s environmentally and economically superior
processes. Group 11 is committed to providing commercially viable,
sustainable alternatives to conventional mining for the extraction
and processing of precious metals.
Group 11 was founded and is owned by enCore
Energy Corp. (“enCore”) (TSXV: EU; OTCQB: ENCUF) with 40% of the
common stock, EnviroLeach Technologies Inc. (“EnviroLeach”)
(CSE : ETI; OTCQB: EVLLF) with 40% of the common stock and
Golden Predator Mining Corp. (“Golden Predator”) (TSXV: GPY; OTCQB:
NTGSF) with 20% of the common stock. EnCore has contributed
$750,000 in initial funding and will provide in-situ extraction
expertise, EnviroLeach has entered into a license agreement with
Group 11 for the use of its environmentally friendly metal recovery
process and will provide chemical and metallurgical expertise,
Golden Predator will contribute mobile processing equipment and
expertise in utilizing EnviroLeach’s environmentally friendly
solution for recovery of gold from sulphide concentrates. Group 11,
a private company, will finance all ongoing research and
development expenditures for in-situ and secondary recovery
applications.
About Group 11 Technologies
Inc.Sustainable metals extraction is a serious challenge
for the mining industry which faces mounting concerns over its
environmental and carbon footprint, energy consumption, operational
safety and especially its impact on water use and water quality
while responding to an ever-increasing need for metals in our daily
lives. Each Group 11 owner brings a vital skill set to address
these challenges and create a unique business opportunity. Group 11
is backed by a first-class staff of scientists and engineers; an
extraordinary data set; independent technical validations;
strategic relationships; over $20 million in research and
development; and commercially proven processes and
technologies.
Janet Lee-Sheriff, Chief Executive Office said:
“We are extremely proud of the contribution our processing plant’s
batch processing unit (SRU™) has contributed to Group 11’s team.
With the world’s first on-site test of the EnviroLeach cyanide-free
metals recovery process we have demonstrated that their process and
our mobile plant can economically recover gold from sulphide
concentrates, which is a valuable business opportunity.”
Background on Non-Invasive Extraction
TechnologyNon-invasive extraction of minerals has been
successfully implemented in the mining sector with many innovators
and patent holders in the field on the team at enCore, one of the
Group 11 partners. These innovators pioneered In-situ Recovery
(“ISR”) which has been successfully utilized to recover metals
including uranium and copper using liquid solutions other than
cyanide. Group 11 is committed to the development and application
of ISR extraction for gold and other metals using EnviroLeach’s
patented environmentally friendly process along with enCore’s
expertise in ISR extraction. This combination of expertise will
advance a business model that has potential to disrupt the
conventional mining industry.
In-Situ Recovery (meaning ‘in place’) is a
non-invasive extraction method that has transformed the uranium
industry. In ISR, diluted water-based solutions are circulated
underground, dissolving the targeted metals, and returned to
surface for further processing and recovery of the target metals.
ISR means no open pits or underground tunnels, no tailings or large
waste dumps and no discharge of noxious chemical at surface. It
therefore has the potential to be a low-impact, low capital cost
mining method. When many projects are burdened by remediation and
rehabilitation requirements, ISR means substantially reduced
mine-closure time and costs compared to conventional practices. In
addition, energy requirements, water usage and the environmental
footprint of mining projects can be significantly reduced using ISR
technology.
About the Golden Predator
ProcessGolden Predator’s test processing plant, the first
of its kind in Yukon, Canada, operated from 2016 to 2020 providing
increased metallurgical and geological understanding of one of the
Company’s projects. A closed-circuit water system with no added
chemicals due to the free-milling nature of the gold, Golden
Predator partnered with EnviroLeach to utilize its patent pending
environmentally-friendly cyanide-free solution in its custom-built
mobile extraction unit (“SRU”) to process its sulphide
concentrates. The cumulative testing resulted in a total calculated
recovery of 93.17% of the gold contained in the concentrate. This
work lead to the eventual combination of Golden Predator’s SRU™,
enCore Energy Corp.’s ISR expertise and EnviroLeach’s technology in
partnerships within Group 11 to consider alternate extraction
technologies for precious metals.
Group 11 Technologies
Inc. (‘Group 11’) is a private
US-based company committed to the development and application of
environmentally and socially responsible mineral extraction. Its
combination of non-invasive extraction technology and
environmentally friendly processes to recover gold and other metals
provides an alternate solution to conventional open pit and
underground mineral extraction. The goal of advancing sustainable
extraction considers growing concerns surrounding water use and
discharge, carbon footprint, energy consumption and safety while
addressing a growing global need for metals in our daily lives.
Golden Predator Mining
Corp.Golden Predator is advancing the past-producing
Brewery Creek Mine towards a timely resumption of mining
activities, under its Quartz Mining and Water Licenses, in Canada’s
Yukon. With established resources grading over 1.0 g/t Gold and a
Bankable Feasibility Study underway to evaluate a restart of heap
leach operations at the Brewery Creek Mine, 2020 proves to be a
pivotal year for the Company. Golden Predator Mining Corp. has
spearheaded and successfully applied the EnviroLeach technology to
the recovery of gold from sulphide concentrates where cyanide
is not feasible or permitted, using its proprietary mobile recovery
unit.
For additional information: Janet Lee-Sheriff Chief
Executive Officer (604) 260-5029
info@goldenpredator.comwww.goldenpredator.com
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forward-looking information that involve various risks and
uncertainties regarding future events. Such forward-looking
information can include without limitation statements express or
implied regarding completion of the transactions described herein,
the upcoming season at 3 Aces project, and projected grades and
gold and silver recoveries from the 2018 and proposed 2019 bulk
sample program, Actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such information. These and
all subsequent written and oral forward-looking information are
based on estimates and opinions of management on the dates they are
made and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice.
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