Re: Milestone results
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Creating shareholder wealth by advancing gold projects through the exploration and mine development cycle.
mark1:
re: "I think it is a very misleading post for new readers or people not familiar with your past messages."
FYI... My last post was a direct quote from KXL news release below (see bolded section). I posted that quote in response to another post about remaining Milestone assays. My point was to remind people here how the company described Milestone in a recent release.
Therefore... re: "What does new higher valuation threshold mean to you?"... Maybe you shold ask the company... those are their words not mine.
red911
Kodiak Exploration to acquire Golden Goose
2010-08-31 11:43 NT - News Release
Also News Release (C-GGR) Golden Goose Resources Inc
Mr. Brian Maher of Kodiak reports KODIAK AND GOLDEN GOOSE COMBINE TO FORM WELL-FINANCED GOLD COMPANY WITH NEAR TERM PRODUCTION POTENTIAL Kodiak Exploration Ltd. and Golden Goose Resources Inc. have entered into a definitive merger agreement and plan of arrangement dated Aug. 30, 2010, wherein Kodiak will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Golden Goose. The principal asset of Golden Goose is the Magino mine project located 40 kilometres northeast of the town of Wawa, Ont. The Magino mine, a past-producing underground gold mine credited with production of over 105,000 ounces of gold, has an NI 43-101-compliant measured and indicated gold resources of 453,190 ounces (2,092,000 metric tonnes grading 6.74 grams per tonne gold) and inferred gold resources of 1,178,120 ounces gold (5,829,000 metric tonnes grading 6.29 grams per tonne gold) at a cut-off grade of 3.0 grams per tonne (technical report and mineral resource estimate for the Magino mine, prepared by InnovExplo, May 28, 2009). Kodiak is excited to acquire this large gold deposit that complements its existing gold resources in the Beardmore-Geraldton gold belt and further transitions Kodiak from a pure gold explorer to a growing gold company with multiple projects and near-term production potential. Kodiak believes there is substantial upside potential to the Magino mine property that will benefit both existing Kodiak shareholders and Golden Goose shareholders. Kodiak will aggressively explore and develop a surface minable gold deposit at Magino Kodiak believes that the Magino mine property has the potential to host a significant surface bulk minable gold deposit. Five independent third party resource estimates completed between 1996 and 2001 (non-NI 43-101-compliant) document the potential for a large surface bulk minable gold deposit at Magino. These studies suggest that the known high-grade gold mineralization at Magino is enveloped by large volumes of lower grade, potentially bulk minable, gold mineralization. Kodiak's initial review of diamond drill hole data modelling of the Magino mine property has been very encouraging and suggests there is strong potential to expand the size of this gold deposit. Preliminary metallurgical testing (Kappes Cassiday and Lakefield) indicates that gold mineralization at Magino has excellent recovery (95 per cent) in a conventional mill circuit. Based on the company's data review, Kodiak plans a 20,000-metre diamond drilling program to expand gold resources on the property and initiate a preliminary economic assessment of the open pit gold mining potential of the project. Kodiak to have measured and indicated gold resources of more than 560,000 ounces and inferred gold resources of more than 1.27 million ounces The proposed acquisition of Golden Goose will leave Kodiak with companywide (Magino plus Hercules) measured and indicated gold resources of 564,640 ounces and inferred gold resources of 1,279,170 ounces (Hercules: 231,800 metric tonnes grading 14.95 grams per tonne gold indicated resource and 761,300 tonnes grading 4.13 grams per tonne gold inferred; uncapped using a 1.0-gram-per-tonne gold cut-off). The potential to expand these gold resources is excellent with exploration continuing at multiple projects and further resource expansion drilling tentatively planned for Magino. Kodiak exploration pipeline offers significant opportunity Exploration by Kodiak at its Milestone project in the Beardmore-Geraldton gold camp has the potential to add significantly to the combined company's gold resource base, vaulting Kodiak to a new higher valuation threshold. Continued exploration elsewhere in the Beardmore-Geraldton area and at the Mines Point project in Manitoba has the potential to add additional resource ounces, continuing the company's rapid resource growth strategy. Kodiak has solid financial base to advance projects Kodiak had $20.4-million in cash on hand at the end of the second quarter of 2010; a robust treasury that will allow the company to further explore and develop the Magino mine property while continuing aggressive exploration of the Milestone project in the Beardmore-Geraldton gold camp and initiate the exploration of its Mines Point gold project in Manitoba. Golden Goose shareholders gain significant upside and improved share structure Current Golden Goose shareholders will benefit from a greatly enlarged project portfolio, access to capital to develop all the newly combined company's projects, conversion of existing Golden Goose shares to a highly liquid trading platform and deployment of Kodiak's technical team to Magino to accelerate its exploration and development. The proposed merger with Golden Goose and acquisition of the Magino mine property is yet another milestone for Kodiak as the company continues to consistently execute its strategic plan for rapid growth: exploration, development and acquisition. Kodiak plans to have the Magino mine project at the preliminary economic assessment (scoping study) stage by year-end 2010, measured and indicated gold resources of more than 560,000 ounces and inferred gold resources of more than 1.27 million ounces and accelerated continuing exploration at multiple projects in the Beardmore-Geraldton gold camp that will bring these projects to the resource delineation stage. When combined with the recent changes to Kodiak management, the recent appointment of new members to the Kodiak board of directors and the successful $13.8-million financing in December, 2009, both old and new Kodiak shareholders will enjoy a period of rapid growth and increased shareholder value in the months and years ahead. The geological information in this press release has been reviewed and approved by Darren Lindsay, Kodiak's vice-president of exploration, who is a qualified person under the definitions established by National Instrument 43-101. Please visit the Kodiak website for updated information about the Magino mine property, a new corporate presentation and a video clip outlining the Golden Goose transaction. We seek Safe Harbor.