Superior Gold Provides Notice to Acquire Plutonic Royalty
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING PROJECTED CASH FLOWTORONTO, Nov. 30, 2020 - Superior Gold Inc. ("Superior Gold" or the "Company") (TSXV: SGI) is pleased to announce that it has provided the required notice under its asset purchase agreement with Northern Star Resources Ltd. ("Northern Star") to repurchase the 2% net smelter return royalty (the "Northern Star Royalty") on future gold recovered from the Plutonic Gold Operations for $4.6 million (AUD$6.5 million). The Northern Star Royalty has a value of $7.1 million (AUD$10 million)1 and its repurchase is expected to improve the Company's projected cash flow by at least $2 million2 over the next twelve months.
Tamara Brown, Interim CEO of Superior Gold stated: "We are very pleased to be repurchasing the Northern Star Royalty, an immediately accretive transaction that significantly improves the projected cash flow from Plutonic over the next few years. We see the removal of this royalty as an important value enhancement for Superior Gold shareholders as a 2% royalty of this nature is customarily valued at a range of 10-20 times cash flow."
About Superior Gold
Superior Gold is a Canadian based gold producer that owns 100% of the Plutonic Gold operations located in Western Australia. The Plutonic Gold operations include the Plutonic underground gold mine and central mill, the Hermes open pit projects and an interest in the Bryah Basin joint venture. Superior Gold is focused on expanding production at the Plutonic Gold operations and building an intermediate gold producer with superior returns for shareholders.
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| 1 As disclosed in the Company's Financial Statements. As part of the Plutonic Gold Operations acquisition, the Company agreed to pay Northern Star a 2% net smelter return royalty on future gold recovered in excess of a cumulative 300,000 ounces. The Northern Star Royalty terminates on the earlier of: (i) the date that a cumulative AUD$10 million is paid to Northern Star under the royalty, or (ii) gold in excess of a cumulative 600,000 ounces being produced. The Company maintains the right to purchase the Northern Star Royalty from Northern Star following the date that the first royalty payment is made to Northern Star. In July 2020, the Company reached the 300,000 ounce trigger and made the first royalty payment to Northern Star on October 29, 2020. The purchase price for the royalty is AUD$6.5 million less the amount of the first royalty payment made to Northern Star, due 15 business days after notification of repurchase. | |
| 2 Based on the Company's 2020 public guidance production estimate and spot gold prices. | |
(In U.S. Dollars unless otherwise stated)
SOURCE Superior Gold
Contact
Superior Gold Inc., Brian Szeto, Vice President, Corporate Development and Kate Stark, Director of Investor Relations, investor@superior-gold.com, Tel: 647-925-1293
