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    Prodigy Surges on Joint Venture Gold Deal with Newmont

    Nicole Rashotte
    May. 16, 2019 04:55PM PST

    Australian miner Prodigy Gold climbed almost 11 percent after it signed a AU$14.5 million joint venture with Newmont Goldcorp.

    Prodigy Surges on Joint Venture Gold Deal with Newmont

    Shares of Prodigy Gold (ASX:PRX) climbed almost 11 percent following Thursday’s (May 16) announcement that the Australian miner is entering into an exploration farm-in and joint venture (JV) agreement with gold major Newmont Goldcorp (TSX:NGT,NYSE:NEM).

    Under the terms of the deal, Newmont Goldcorp will spend AU$6 million on exploration over the course of four years, and make a AU$1.5 million non-refundable payment on the signing of the agreement. In return, the miner will earn a 51 percent interest in Prodigy’s Tobruk project.


    “Newmont Goldcorp has a long and successful history in the Tanami area … and we are looking forward to leveraging (the company’s) extensive technical knowledge as work gets underway at Tobruk this quarter,” said Matt Briggs, managing director for Prodigy.

    During Phase 2 of the agreement, Newmont Goldcorp has the ability to increase its interest in Tobruk to up to 70 percent by making an additional AU$1 million cash payment to Prodigy.

    The gold major would also have to spend an extra AU$6 million on exploration within a three-year period or define a JORC resource of over 500,000 ounces.

    Once Newmont Goldcorp has either earned its 70 percent interest in the project or ceased to fund exploration after earning its 51 percent interest, Prodigy will be responsible for project costs going forward.

    However, Newmont Goldcorp could fund Prodigy’s share of future expenditure and joint venture costs until Tobruk reaches commercial production, which would in return increase the gold major’s interest in the project to 75 percent.

    “Prodigy now has in excess of AU$33 million in funding agreements from JV partners to accelerate discovery across the company’s entire exploration portfolio,” Briggs said.

    He continued, “Further, we remain committed to unlocking the value of our 100 percent owned projects and the cash payment received from Newmont Goldcorp as entry into the Tobruk JV allows this strategy to continue at pace.”

    Looking ahead, permitting of heritage clearances is already under way at Tobruk, and groundwork is expected to start in the coming weeks.

    Both companies anticipate that the deal will close sometime during Q2 of this year.

    As for the project itself, Tobruk covers the the area that hosts Newmont Goldcorp’s Callie gold deposit, as well as a variety of other smaller deposits, including Groundrush and Titania-Oberon.

    Previous exploration comprised field mapping, detailed ground magnetic surveys and targeted soil, rock chip and lag sampling.

    Tobruk also has logistical advantages, including a 450 kilometer gas pipeline to the Newmont Goldcorp granites plant and the federal government’s commitment to upgrade the Tanami track, which will improve the economics of future discoveries that may come to light.

    As of 11:18 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Prodigy was up 10.47 percent, trading at AU$0.10; meanwhile, Newmont Goldcorp fell 1.31 percent to trade at C$40.66.

    Don’t forget to follow us @INN_Resource for real-time news updates! 

    Securities Disclosure: I, Nicole Rashotte, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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    Nicole Rashotte

    Nicole Rashotte

    Nicole is the Editorial Content Coordinator at INN, helping to create and manage educational content with a primary focus on gold. Nicole found her passion for all things finance while working in syndication and investor relations for a boutique investment banking company. Nicole has her BA in media studies and a postgrad in public relations. She holds a diverse writing portfolio covering topics such as finance, lifestyle and travel.

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    Nicole Rashotte

    Nicole Rashotte

    Nicole is the Editorial Content Coordinator at INN, helping to create and manage educational content with a primary focus on gold. Nicole found her passion for all things finance while working in syndication and investor relations for a boutique investment banking company. Nicole has her BA in media studies and a postgrad in public relations. She holds a diverse writing portfolio covering topics such as finance, lifestyle and travel.

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