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Avnel Announces Definitive Feasibility Study Results for Kalana Main Project

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Avnel Announces Definitive Feasibility Study Results for Kalana Main Project

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Avnel Announces Definitive Feasibility Study Results for Kalana Main Project


ST. PETER PORT, GUERNSEY, MARCH 30, 2016 - Avnel Gold Mining Limited ("Avnel" or the "Company") (TSX:AVK) is pleased to announce results from a definitive feasibility study for its Kalana Main Project in south-western Mali with an effective date of March 1, 2016 (the "DFS"). The Company is reporting a maiden Mineral Reserve of 1.96 million ounces of gold and an updated Measured plus Indicated Mineral Resource estimate of 3.06 million ounces of gold for the Kalana Main project. The key performance indicators reported in this news release are based upon 100% ownership of the Kalana Main Project. All amounts are in United States dollars ("$") unless specified otherwise.


Feasibility Study Highlights


Project Economics (base case gold price of $1,200 per ounce)


  • After tax 8% NPV: $196 million

  • After tax IRR: 38%

  • Payback period: 1.2 years from start of commercial production


Mine Production


  1. During first 5 years:

    • Average annual production of 148,000 ounces at a total cash cost of $507/oz and an average on-site all-in-sustaining cost ("AISC") of $595/oz

    • Average mill head grade of 3.6 g/t Au with gold recovery of 94.6%

    • Average annual throughput of 1.35 million tonnes milled


  2. Over 18 year life of mine ("LOM"):

    • Total production of 1.82 million ounces with gold recovery of 92.7%

    • Average annual production of 101,000 ounces at a total cash cost of $695/oz and an on-site AISC of $784/oz


      Mineral Reserves


      Maiden Mineral Reserve declared of 1.96 million ounces:

    • 21.0 million tonnes of ore at a grade of 2.80 g/t Au containing 1.92 million ounces declared

    • 0.7 million tonnes of existing tailings at a grade of 1.80 g/t Au containing 0.04 million ounces to be hydraulically mined and processed prior to commissioning the new mill


      Capital Expenditure


    • Initial net capital expenditure of $163 million; gross initial capital expenditure of $196 million (including contingency) and working capital of $8 million offset by $41 million from gold production prior to commercial production

    • Sustaining capital expenditure of $123 million


Project Construction Schedule


Key project milestones after start of construction:


  • Month 16: Commence pre-strip

  • Month 17: Commence processing tails through new carbon-in-leach ("CIL") section of the plant

  • Month 22: Commence hot commissioning of mill

  • Month 25: Commercial production


    Mineral Resources


    Updated March 2016 Mineral Resource for the Kalana Main deposit utilizing a $1,400/oz gold price:

  • In situ Measured plus Indicated Resource of 23.0 million tonnes grading 4.14 g/t Au containing 3.06 million ounces at a 0.90 g/t Au cut-off

  • In situ Inferred Resource of 1.7 million tonnes grading 4.51 g/t Au containing 0.24 million ounces at a 0.90 g/t Au cut-off

  • The diluted (internal and external) Measured plus Indicated Resource of 35.7 million tonnes

    grading 2.78 g/t Au containing 3.20 million ounces

  • Tailings of 0.7 million tonnes at a grade of 1.80 g/t Au containing 0.04 million ounces


Kalana Project


The Kalana Project is owned by Société d'Exploitation des Mines d'Or de Kalana, S.A. ("SOMIKA"). Avnel has an 80% equity interest in SOMIKA and the Malian Government holds a beneficial interest in the remaining 20%, which has anti-dilution and free-carry rights. SOMIKA owns and operates the Kalana Gold Mine, a small, Soviet-era, underground gold mine, and holds the rights to the Kalana Exploitation Permit, a combined exploitation and exploration permit that is subject to the 1999 Mining Code and is unique in Mali. The permit covers a surface area of 387.4 km2 and was last renewed in 2003 for a term of 30 years. This permit is host to 29 exploration targets, including the Kalana Main Project, the Company's flagship development-stage project, which is the subject of the DFS.


Kalana Main Definitive Feasibility Study


The DFS was led by Snowden Mining Consultants Pty Ltd. ("Snowden") with the support of several leading consulting firms, all of whom have extensive experience in Mali, including Mr. Ivor Jones of Denny Jones Pty. Ltd. ("Denny Jones"), DRA Projects (Pty) Ltd. ("DRA"), and Epoch Resources. The key performance indicators reported in this news release are based upon 100% ownership of the Kalana Main Project. The assumptions used in the economic evaluation are set out in Table 1 below and the results of the economic evaluation are summarised in Table 2.

Table 1: Assumptions used in the Economic Evaluation

Economic Assumptions

Unit

Value

Plant Throughput (saprolite)

Mtpa

1.5

Plant Throughput (fresh rock)

Mtpa

1.2

Gold Price

$/oz

1,200

Discount Rate

%

8%

Diesel Fuel Price

$/litre

1.0

Corporate Tax Rate

%

30%

ZAR/USD Exchange Rate

x

15

Refining, Transport, and Insurance Costs

$/oz

4

Stamp Duty on Gold Sale

%

0.6%

Net Smelter Royalty

%

3.0%


Table 2: Summary of Economic Analysis

Financial Summary Unit Value

LOM Tonnage Material Mined kt 228,795

LOM Tonnage Ore Mined kt 20,999

LOM Tonnage Ore Processed kt 21,759

LOM Feed Grade Processed g/t Au 2.80

LOM Gold Recovery % 93%

LOM Gold Production Oz Au 1,821,383

Production Period years 18.0

Pre-production Capital Costs $M 196

LOM Sustaining Capital Costs

(including mine closure and community investment)

$M 123

*Pre-Tax 8% NPV $M 266

*Post-Tax 8% NPV $M 196

Pre-Tax IRR % 44%

Post-Tax IRR % 38%

Undiscounted Payback Period years 1.2


*West African peers commonly use a 5% NPV which would compute to a Pre-tax NPV of $345 million and a Post-tax NPV of $257 million


Also included in these after-tax estimates are management fees paid to Avnel for the operation of the Kalana Main Mine (the "Mine Management Fee"). As per the Company's Operator Agreement with SOMIKA, the Mine Management Fee is calculated as 0.75% of turnover (gross revenue) and 2.5% of brut exploitation excess (or "EBE", which is equivalent to Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, and Depreciation or "EBITDA") as calculated in accordance with Le Système Comptable Ouest Africain ("SYSCOA").


Excluded from this analysis is SOMIKA's repayment of existing inter-company loans, accrued interest, and accrued Mine Management and Engineering Fees associated with the underground Kalana Gold Mine to Avnel. Avnel estimates that these amounts to approximately $115 million.

A sensitivity analysis was conducted on the Project model, to evaluate its robustness to variation in performance and financial input parameters. The NPV (at 8% discount rate) and IRR sensitivities are presented in Table 3.


Table 3: NPV and IRR Sensitivities

Post-Tax NPV

Post-Tax IRR

Scenario

Variation

($M)

(%)

Base Case

0

196

38%

Recovery Rate

-5%

156

33%

Gold Production

-10%

115

28%

Gold Price

-10%

115

28%

Gold Price

+10%

275

46%

All Operating Costs

+15%

132

32%

All Capital Costs

+10%

172

32%

Gold Recovery & Operating Costs

+5%, +10%

194

39%

Gold Price, Operating Costs & Capital Costs

+5%, +5%, +5%

203

37%

Gold Production, Gold Price & Operating

Costs

-5%, +10%, +10%

190

38%


Mining


The DFS' mine plan provides for 18 years of production from the Kalana Main deposit from a single open-pit with 12 stages as shown in Figure 1. A total of 228 million tonnes will be mined with LOM waste-to-ore ratio of 9.9:1 including the pre-strip. Production schedules are included in the appendix.


The deposit contains high grade mineralized zones that will be extracted by selective mining using 5m benches. Bulk mining of the waste zones will be conducted on 10m benches.


The mine area consists of a weathered zone to an average depth of 60 m below surface which is amenable to free digging. The mining schedule targets the areas of saprolite that will generate higher cash flow early in the mine life. The pre-strip of six months will provide ore stockpiles to enable higher grade ore to be processed in the early years of the mine life.


Mining will be conducted by the owner whilst maintenance of the open pit mining machinery will initially be carried out by the original equipment manufacturer to ensure fleet availability. The maintenance plan provides for a five-year handover period to the owner after completion of the initial capital purchase of the full fleet component.


As part of the DFS, Snowden examined the impact of a lower gold price of $1,000 per ounce on the mine plan and design schedule and cash flow. At this lower price, the mine plan would allow mining of all the current planned pit stages with the exception of stage 12 (see Figure 1). Stages 1 to 11 contain 60% of the reserve ore tonnes, 65% of the reserve gold ounces but only 54% of the waste tonnes. Approximately 50% of stages 1 to 11 are in the softer saprolite material which is mainly free- dig and requiring limited drilling and blasting.

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Avnel Gold Mining is a gold producing company based in United kingdom.

Its main exploration properties are KALANA GOLD MINE and FOUGADIAN PERMIT in Mali.

Avnel Gold Mining is listed in Canada. Its market capitalisation is CA$ 162.1 millions as of today (US$ 133.0 millions, € 111.4 millions).

Its stock quote reached its highest recent level on December 13, 2006 at CA$ 1.25, and its lowest recent point on December 19, 2008 at CA$ 0.02.

Avnel Gold Mining has 376 989 984 shares outstanding.

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