Chesapeake Gold Releases MD&A for Q2

Chesapeake Gold Corp. (TSXV:CKG) released its Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) for the second quarter of 2014, commenting that as of June 30, 2014, its cash and cash equivalent balance was $22.5 million. The company spent $0.8 million on its Metates project in the first half of the year.

Other Q2 highlights include:

• On May 9, 2014 the Company acquired the 1.5% net smelter return royalty (‘Metates NSR’) on the Metates project. The royalty was purchased pursuant to a right of first refusal held by the Company’s subsidiary for a purchase price of $9.9 million (US$9.0 million). Subsequent to June 30, 2014 (August 9, 2014), the Company assigned the Metates NSR to Silver Wheaton Corp. for US$9.0 million. 
• The Company commenced the evaluation of lower initial throughputs of 30,000 tpd vs the Phase I 60,000 tpd in the PFS incorporating the recent test work and flexibility of the higher ore grades and lower strip ratio early in the mine life.

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