Buffalo Gold Ltd

Published : April 05th, 2007

Makes Strategic Investment in Upcoming Gold Producer Kinbauri Gold

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24th Floor - 1111 W. Georgia St.

Vancouver, BC, Canada V6E 4M3

Phone: 604.685.5492 Fax: 604.685.2536

www.buffalogold.ca

 

                                                                                   

April 5, 2007

 

Trading Symbol:  TSXV – BUF.U

     OTC\BB  – BYBUF

FWB – B4K

                                                                                                                                        

BUFFALO GOLD MAKES STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN UPCOMING GOLD PRODUCER KINBAURI GOLD

 

Vancouver, B.C., April 5, 2007 – Buffalo Gold Ltd. (TSX-V: BUF.U; OTC-BB: BYBUF; FWB: B4K) is pleased to announce that it is expanding its gold assets through a strategic CAD$5,500,000 investment in Kinbauri Gold Corp. (TSX-V: KNB).  Kinbauri is using the proceeds of the brokered private placement to complete the purchase of the El Valle and Carles gold mines, the El Valle mill, auxiliary facilities, and two further exploration properties in northern Spain, from Rio Narcea Gold Mines S.L. (“Rio Narcea”).

 

Under the terms of the private placement, Buffalo will acquire 11,000,000 subscription receipts convertible into Units of Kinbauri at a purchase price of CAD$0.50.  Each Unit will be comprised of one common share and one-half common share purchase warrant exercisable for eighteen months at a price of CAD$0.70.  The total offering by Kinbauri is up to CAD$13,500,000 and if closed in full will result in Buffalo holding approximately 28% of the company.   The securities are subject to a four month hold from the closing date of the offering.

 

Upon approval of the offering from the TSX Venture Exchange, Mr. Brian McEwen, President and C.O.O. of Buffalo Gold will be appointed to the Board of Directors of Kinbauri.   

 

Value from growth strategies emphasizing careful opportunity assessment

 

While Buffalo’s current exploration programs are focused on Australasia, the company is continuing with a strategy of aggressively adding value through investing in or acquiring projects and companies that offer considerable growth potential.  By purchasing a major stake in Kinbauri, Buffalo’s management is confident that it is making an investment with excellent upside potential.  With a current market cap of less than CAD$9,000,000 (pre-financing) Kinbauri has positioned itself as a potential near-term gold mining company by completing the purchase of the El Valle and Carles gold mines and associated facilities and properties from Rio Narcea.  An experienced due diligence team from Kinbauri reviewed the projects in detail and confirmed the favourable potential for rejuvenation of gold mining operations.  In addition, they put together a plan to re-start operations through selectively expanding resources and establishing reserves. 

 

I agree with the evaluation by Kinbauri’s due diligence team,” commented Buffalo’s President and C.O.O., Brian McEwen, after visiting the El Valle site in March 2007. “With proper mine development and exploration drilling prior to start-up, I expect both the El Valle and Carles mines to be profitable.  With the permits and infrastructure in place we could be in production within 18 months.

 

As reported by Kinbauri in a January 16th 2007 news release, Rio Narcea reported the following resources for the El Valle and Carles mines as of December 31st, 2005:

 

Table 1.  Resource Estimates for El Valle and Carles Mines

Deposit

Category

Au-bearing Tonnes (000s)

Au

(g/t)

Cu-bearing Tonnes (000s)

Cu

(%)

Contained Metal

Au

(000 ounces)

Cu

(tonnes)

El Valle

 

Measured

Indicated

M&I

Inferred

953

1,025

1,978

2,569

5.08

5.93

5.52

8.74

903

904

1,808

1,040

1.24

1.20

1.22

0.79

157

195

351

722

11,193

10,872

22,065

8,182

Carles

Measured

Indicated

M&I

Inferred

240

619

859

832

5.32

5.20

5.23

5.05

195

618

813

619

0.80

0.68

0.71

0.58

41

103

145

135

1,566

4,171

5,737

3,608

 

Rio Narcea stated its mineral resources in accordance with the definitions adopted by CIM on August 20, 2000. They were prepared by or under the direction of Alan C. Noble, Ore Reserves Engineering, Colorado, USA, an independent qualified person as defined by N.I. 43-101. As of January 15th, 2007, the above stated resources need to be reduced by approximately 258,483t as 97,021t grading 3.46g Au/t and 1.03% Cu were mined at El Valle and 161,462t grading 4.67g Au/t and 0.72% Cu at Carles were mined during 2006. It should be noted that Rio Narcea has indicated that the economic viability of the resources as stated in the above table are not demonstrable.

 

The immediate plan for the El Valle project is to commence exploration drilling both from surface and underground with an objective of delineating a minimum of 1 million ounces gold prior to feasibility.

 

Kinbauri Portfolio

 

As well as the mining operations at El Valle and Carles, Kinbauri has options on advanced exploration permits at the Corcoesto project in Spain.  Kinbauri can earn up to a 65% interest in the property from Rio Narcea by spending 4 million Euros over the next 5 years.  An NI 43-101 Technical Report completed by Alan C. Noble confirmed resource estimates reported by Rio Narcea in 2003 for the Corcoesto deposit.  This includes a Measured and Indicated resource of 7.1 million tonnes at 1.43 g/t gold at a 0.65 g/t gold cut-off grade.

 

In addition to its projects in Spain, Kinbauri also has early stage gold tenements in Nevada, platinum group element and diamond projects in Quebec and a gold project near Kirkland Lake, Ontario.   

 

Damien Reynolds, Chairman and C.E.O. of Buffalo commented, “This investment by Buffalo is exciting as it takes us one step closer to our corporate strategy of becoming a mid-tier gold producer through mergers, acquisitions and exploration.

 

For additional details on Kinbauri and its portfolio of assets, please refer to the website www.kinbauri-gold.com ..

 

Mr. Brian McEwen, President and C.O.O. for Buffalo Gold, is a qualified person for Buffalo and has approved the contents of this news release. 

 

To find out more about Buffalo Gold Ltd. (TSX-V: BUF.U), please visit the company website at   

www.buffalogold.ca.   

 

 

On behalf of the Board of Directors of

BUFFALO GOLD LTD.

 

     “Damien Reynolds

                                                           

Damien Reynolds,

Chair of the Board of Directors

and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

For further information please contact:

Julie Hajduk, Investor Relations

E-mail: julie@buffalogold.ca

Phone: 604.685.5492 or tollfree 1.888.685.5492

 

THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE HAS NOT REVIEWED AND DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OF THIS PRESS RELEASE

 

Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors – The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) permits mining companies in filings with the SEC to disclose only those mineral deposits that a company can economically and legally extract or produce. The Company uses certain terms in this news release, such as “inferred resource”, that the SEC guidelines strictly prohibit from including in filings with the SEC. U.S. investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure contained in the Company’s Form 20-F Registration Statement, File No. 000- 30150. The Company’s filings are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.

 

Statements in this news release regarding anticipated commencement dates of mining or metal production operations and operating efficiencies or profitability are forward-looking statements.  Actual results could differ materially depending upon the availability of materials, equipment, required permits or approvals and financing, the occurrence of unusual weather or operating conditions, the accuracy of reserve estimates, lower than expected ore grades or the failure of equipment or processes to operate in accordance with specifications.  Statements as to management's beliefs, strategies, plans, expectations or opinions are based on a number of assumptions concerning future conditions that may ultimately prove to be inaccurate and may differ materially from actual future events or results.

 

Buffalo Gold Ltd

CODE : BUF.V
ISIN : CA11953Q1063
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Buffalo Gold is a gold exploration company based in Canada.

Buffalo Gold holds various exploration projects in Canada and in Papua New Guinea.

Its main exploration properties are MT KARE in Papua New Guinea and RED and VARLAAM in Canada.

Buffalo Gold is listed in Canada, in Germany and in United States of America. Its market capitalisation is CA$ 2.8 millions as of today (US$ 2.2 millions, € 2.0 millions).

Its stock quote reached its highest recent level on January 04, 2008 at CA$ 0.55, and its lowest recent point on April 20, 2023 at CA$ 0.01.

Buffalo Gold has 280 729 049 shares outstanding.

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