Gulfside Minerals Ltd.: Onjuul Coal Project Acquisition
August 10 2009 - 4:58PM
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Robert L. Card, President of Gulfside Minerals Ltd. ("Gulfside" or
the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: GMG), is pleased to report that the
TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") has conditionally approved the
acquisition of the Onjuul Coal Project ("Onjuul") subject to
completion of the proposed financing. The acquisition is composed
of two agreements covering three mineral exploration licenses,
covering 2156 ha, located in the Onjuul coal basin, 170 km SW of
Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.
The acquisition of the three licenses consists of a payment of
USD$19 million over 22 months, the issuance of two million common
shares and a 6% Royalty on production. The first installment of the
purchase price of US$3,370,000 is due 60 days after approval by the
TSXV. The first tranche of 1,000,000 common shares is due 60 days
after approval, 500,000 common shares 12 months after approval and
500,000 common shares 18 months after approval. All shares issued
are subject to a four month hold period.
A National Instrument (NI) 43-101 technical report has been
prepared on the properties by Norwest Corp., of Salt Lake City Utah
("Norwest") which utilizing unverifiable data from maps and cross
sections presented in historical documents has estimated the ranges
of preliminary potential in place tonnages to be 159 - 178 million
tonnes within the license areas. Though not clearly defined, it is
estimated that the license areas may cover approximately 10% of the
entire Onjuul Coal Field. The Company expects to file the NI 43-101
technical report on SEDAR within the next few days.
The (NI) 43-101 technical report reported the coal at the Onjuul
is classified as Lignite A based on ASTM standards. The potential
in-place coal quality for the Onjuul lignite, reported in
historical documents for both core and trench samples are as
follows;
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Average Minimum Maximum
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Moisture % 6.1 3.9 8.7
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Ash % 28.9 14.0 44.0
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Sulfur % 0.09 0.4 1.7
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Caloric Value(kCal/kg) 4,223 4,198 4,738
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Norwest has recommended a drilling program that would consist of
approximately 20 geotechnical/coal quality core holes and three
hydrologic pump test locations. Five of these holes should be
drilled to verify the coal thicknesses reported in the historical
documents. The estimated cost of this drill program is US$1,000,000
and will take approximately three months to complete. The drilling
program may be accelerated if equipment is available.
The Company is looking forward to the summer work program to
enhance the Onjuul coal Project and to increase the Company's asset
base. Once the drilling program has been completed the Company will
be in the position to further analyze the viability of the coal
project for a coal fired power plant, coal liquefaction project,
coal to chemicals project and/or local in-country use of the
resource for other purposes. Independent geological and engineering
studies will be required to determine if these potential uses are
technically and economically viable.
Disclaimer
The Company wishes to clarify that the potential tonnage
estimates for Onjuul are based on historical data. A qualified
person has not done sufficient work to classify the potential
tonnage estimates as current mineral resources, the Company is not
treating the potential tonnage estimates as current mineral
resources and the potential tonnage estimates should not be relied
upon. There has been insufficient exploration to define a resource,
it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the discovery
of a mineral resource and there is no guarantee that all or any of
the estimated potential tonnages will be recoverable. The potential
quantity and grade of the coal at the Onjuul is conceptual in
nature.
John Jenks, BSc, PEng, a qualified person as defined by NI
43-101, a Director of the Company, has reviewed the contents of
this news release.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors,
Gulfside Minerals Ltd.
Robert L. Card, President
Forward-Looking Statements: This document includes
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but
are not limited to, statements concerning GMG's planned exploration
program in Mongolia and other statements that are not historical
facts. When used in this document, the words such as "could",
"plan", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "may", "potential",
"should", and similar expressions are forward-looking statements.
Although GMG believes that its expectations reflected in these
forward looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve
risks and uncertainties and no assurance can be given that actual
results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from
these forward-looking statements are disclosed under the heading
"Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the corporation's periodic filings
with Canadian securities regulators.
"Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release."
Contacts: Delmor Enterprises Ltd. Del Thachuk Investor Contact
604-538-5995 delthachuk@shaw.ca www.gulfsideminerals.com
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