Orsu Metals Corporation ("Orsu" or the "Company" or the "Group"), the dual
listed (TSX:OSU)(AIM:OSU) London-based precious and base metals exploration and
development company today reports its unaudited results for the period ended
June 30, 2010.
A full Management's Discussion and Analysis of the results for the period ended
June 30, 2010 ("MD&A") and Financial Statements ("Financials") will soon be
available on the Company's profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) or on the Company's
website (www.orsumetals.com). Copies of the MD&A and Financials can be also be
obtained upon request to the Company Secretary.
All amounts are reported in United States Dollars unless otherwise indicated.
Canadian Dollars are referred to herein as CAD$ and British Pounds Sterling are
referred to as GBP.
The following information has been extracted from the MD&A and the Financials.
Reference should be made to the complete text of the MD&A and the Financials.
QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
-- April 2010 - the Akdjol and Tokhtazan licences, comprising the Company's
Tokhtazan Project, were extended by the Ministry of Natural Resources of
the Republic of Kyrgyzstan until December 31, 2012.
-- April 2010 - the Company completed a public offering of units of
securities (the "Units"), pursuant to which the Company sold 112,000,000
Units at a price of CAD$0.25 per Unit for gross proceeds of
CAD$28,000,000 (the "Offering"). Each Unit consisted of one common share
of the Company (a "Common Share") and one-half of one common share
purchase warrant, with each whole warrant being exercisable to acquire
one Common Share at a price of CAD$0.50 for a period of two years.
Canaccord Financial Limited (now called Canaccord Genuity Corp.
following a change of name on May 10, 2010) ("Canaccord") acted as sole
manager and book runner for the Offering.
-- May 2010 - the Company entered into an agreement to acquire a further
24.73% interest in the Karchiga Project by purchasing the remaining
outstanding shares of Eildon Enterprises Limited ("Eildon"), which is
the owner of a 94.75% interest in GRK MLD LLC ("GRK"), the holder of the
exploration and production contract, as amended, for the Karchiga
Project. The acquisition is subject to certain conditions, such as
receipt of all necessary regulatory consents, including from the
required authorities in Kazakhstan which Company has as yet not
received. The Company anticipates completing the proposed acquisition
during the third quarter of 2010. The purchase price of the remaining
26.1% interest in Eildon is $6,187,500 and will be satisfied entirely in
cash at the closing of the acquisition. Following the acquisition, the
Company will indirectly own a 94.75% interest in the Karchiga Project.
-- May 2010 - the Company completed a preliminary assessment study for the
Karchiga Project (the "Karchiga Scoping Study"). The base case scenario
showed a discounted cash flow, over approximately 10 years, with a Net
Present Value ("NPV") of approximately $138 million, after applying a
discount rate of 10%, and an Internal Rate of Return ("IRR") of 40.5%
based on a flat copper price of $3.00/lb.
SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY FINANCIAL RESULTS
For the three months ended June 30, 2010 the Company incurred a loss from
continuing operations of $3.0 million consisting of administrative costs of $1.3
million, exploration costs of $0.2 million, stock-based compensation charges of
$0.7 million and a net foreign exchange loss of $0.8 million.
The Company's administrative costs of $1.3 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2010 consisted of head office non-operational charges and salaries, as
well as legal and professional charges.
Exploration costs for the three months to June 30, 2010 of $0.2 million relate
to the Company's 40% pro rata share of the Talas Project joint venture operating
losses.
The share based compensation charge of $0.7 million for the three months to June
30, 2010 consisted of $0.3 million for options that vested on June 30, 2010, and
a further $0.4 million allocated charge for 13,250,000 options that were granted
in April 2010, and will vest between October 2010 and April 2012.
Foreign exchange losses during the three months to June 30, 2010 arose
principally due to the translation of the Offering of CAD$28.0 million from a
CAD$ to US$ exchange rate of CAD$1.0128 as at April 16, 2010, to CAD$1.0627 as
at June 30, 2010 which resulted in a foreign exchange loss of $1.2 million. This
loss was partially offset by foreign exchange gains during the three months to
June 30, 2010 made up of a $0.2 million exchange gains from the conversion of
CAD$12.2 million to $11.7 million and an exchange gain of $0.2 million from the
conversion of CAD$3.8 million to GBP2.5 million.
FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT JUNE 30, 2010
As at June 30, 2010 the Company held net assets of $46.3 million, compared with
$24.8 million as at December 31, 2009 representing an increase of $21.5 million.
The increase of $21.5 million was due mainly to the receipt of net proceeds from
the Offering of $25.2 million (CAD$25.7 million) and royalty income in respect
of the Company's investment in the Tasbulat Oil Corporation of $0.2 million.
This was partially offset by the Company's corporate expenses, legal and
professional costs and funding of its exploration projects totalling $3.9
million.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES AS AT JUNE 30, 2010
In respect of the Company's cash flows, there was an increase in cash and cash
equivalents during the six months to June 30, 2010 of $21.5 million due
primarily to the receipt of net proceeds from the Offering of $25.2 million and
royalty income of $0.2 million partially offset by funding for the Talas Project
of $0.3 million and corporate expenditure of $3.6 million.
The net proceeds of the Offering are being be used towards the maintenance of
the Company's interests in, and for the further exploration and the development
of, the Company's mineral properties in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the
Republic of Kyrgyzstan, to pursue future growth opportunities (which may include
acquiring one or more additional assets), if and when such opportunities arise,
and for general corporate and working capital purposes.
The Company holds its available cash in short-term (less than 3 months)
interest-bearing bank deposit accounts in CAD$, GBP and US$ currencies and
manages such deposits in light of its forecast cash needs and available market
interest rates. The majority of the Company's expenditures are in United States
Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Kazakh Tenge, Kyrgyz Som and British Pounds Sterling.
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES
KARCHIGA, KAZAKHSTAN
Licence Update
The Company's interest (through its indirect subsidiary, GRK) in the Karchiga
Project (the property comprising a 47.3km2 licence area in eastern Kazakhstan
containing the Karchiga volcanogenic massive sulphide ("VMS") deposit) is
governed by an exploration and production contract (the "Karchiga Project
Contract"), as amended by the First Amendment and the Second Amendment (each as
defined below), granted to GRK by the former Ministry of Energy and Mineral
Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan (the "Former MEMR") until February 28,
2024. Pursuant to the Karchiga Project Contract, GRK has been granted the right
to explore and produce copper within the boundary of the contract area.
On April 20, 2010 the first amendment to the Karchiga Project Contract,
registration No. 3565 - TPI (the "First Amendment") was executed and registered
with the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Kazakhstan ("MINT"). The
First Amendment includes: (i) an approved increase to the work program under the
Karchiga Project Contract; and (ii) a delay in the obligation to return parts of
the contract area until the expiration of the exploration period (the "Return
Date").
On June 28, 2010 the second amendment to the Karchiga Project Contract,
registration No. 3647 - TPI (the "Second Amendment") was executed and registered
with the MINT. The Second Amendment includes, among other things, an extension
of each of the exploration period under the Karchiga Project Contract and the
Return Date to February 28, 2012.
While both the First Amendment and the Second Amendment were submitted to the
Former MEMR by the applicable deadline, their execution and registration by the
Former MEMR occurred after the deadline for doing so. Reference should be made
to the heading "Risks relating to the Karchiga Project Contract" under "Risks
and Uncertainties" in the MD&A for a discussion of the potential implications of
the delay in the execution and registration of the First Amendment and Second
Amendment.
All outstanding requirements under the Karchiga Project Contract, as amended,
have now been satisfied.
The expenditure obligations of GRK on the Karchiga Project are outlined in the
table below.
Karchiga Project Contract Expenditure (2007-2009) and Obligations (2010-2012)
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Year Expenditure/Obligations
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2007 $ 807,000
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2008 $ 2,700,000
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2009 $ 1,000,000
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2010(1) $ 185,000
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2011(1) $ 545,000
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2012(1) $ 80,000
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(1) A condition of the Second Amendment is that the expenditure obligation
between 2010 and 2012 is a total of $850,000.
Scoping Study Update
On May 25, 2010 Micon International Co Limited completed, at the request of
Orsu, the Karchiga Scoping Study. The Karchiga Scoping Study, which was prepared
in accordance with the requirements of Canadian National Instrument 43-101 and
is entitled "Preliminary Assessment of The Karchiga Copper Project, East
Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan", is dated May 25, 2010. The Karchiga Scoping
Study is based on the previously completed indicated and inferred mineral
resource estimates prepared by Wardell Armstrong International Ltd. ("WAI").
WAI's complete technical report is entitled "Updated Report on the Karchiga
Property held by Orsu Metals Corporation, Kazakhstan", is dated March 22, 2010
and was prepared by Mark L Owen and Liv S Carroll, each of whom was an employee
of WAI at the time of the report and a "qualified person" within the meaning of
National Instrument 43-101 (the "Karchiga Technical Report"). Both the Karchiga
Scoping Study and the Karchiga Technical Report can be viewed under the
Company's profile at SEDAR (www.sedar.com).
The Karchiga Scoping Study, including pit optimization, contemplates mining a
total of 7,580,389 tonnes ("t") grading 1.94% copper, containing 146,778t of
copper metal. 86% of the tonnage totaling 6,487,556t with a grade of 1.97%
copper is derived from Indicated mineral resources, and 14% of the tonnage
totaling 1,092,833t with a grade of 1.71% copper is derived from Inferred
mineral resources. At a nominal mining and processing rate of 750,000 tpa of
mineralised feed the project life exceeds ten years. For the purposes of the
Karchiga Scoping Study, all oxide material was considered to be waste and
assigned no economic value.
The Karchiga Scoping Study base case economic analysis indicates a discounted
cash flow, over approximately 10 years, NPV of approximately $138 million and an
IRR of 40.5% based on a flat copper price of $3.00/lb. The NPV and IRR figures
have been calculated pre-tax and pre-finance cost Life Of Mine ("LOM"), assuming
an initial capital cost of $100.16 million and a discount rate of 10% per annum.
For further details, including a NPV analysis, IRR sensitivity analysis and LOM
operating costs and base case financial highlights summaries, refer to the MD&A.
The Karchiga Scoping Study is based on 100% of the Karchiga deposit.
TALAS EXPLORATION LICENCES, KYRGYZSTAN
Exploration Update
For the Talas Project (comprised of the Taldybulak, Barkol, Korgontash and
Kentash licenses within the Tien Shan gold belt of north western Kyrgyzstan),
Orsu and Gold Fields agreed on a 2010 exploration programme and an expenditure
budget of $2.45 million. As per the terms of the JV Agreement, the Company's 40%
pro rata share is approximately $979,000. For the six months ended June 30, 2010
the Company incurred expenditure of $338,000 for the Talas Project. The majority
of the licence expenditure are expected to be incurred in connection with infill
drilling in the western area of the Taldybulak deposit with the 5500m of HQ size
diamond drilling. The objective of the proposed infill programme is to better
delineate the known extents on the mineralisation and to gain a more detailed
understanding of the spatial variability of the Au and Cu grades by closing the
overall spacing of the drill holes down to 40m by 40m. Due to the current
political uncertainties in Kyrgyzstan (see "Risks Relating to the Republic of
Kyrgyzstan" in the MD&A) the proposed drilling work has been temporarily
suspended. Resumption of drilling activity on the Taldybulak licence is
scheduled to commence after parliamentary elections scheduled for October 10,
2010 are held (see "Risks Relating to the Republic of Kyrgyzstan" of the
company's MD&A). The budget also includes the funds necessary to complete the
ongoing scoping study works by Coffey Mining Pty Ltd, Perth, Australia, plus
further metallurgical test work and a detailed geotechnical study of the hanging
wall and footwall rock material immediately adjacent to the deposit. During the
second quarter of 2010, work continued on the scoping study works and the
metallurgical test work of the Taldybulak ores was completed.
In July 2010, the Company announced the results of metallurgical test work for
the Taldybulak deposit in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. The Company believes the
results of the tests indicate that a potentially sellable
copper(Cu)-gold(Au)-molybdenum(Mo) concentrate grading 19%Cu, 1.30% Mo and
102g/t Au with respective recoveries of 88%, 89% and 85% can be produced from
the Taldybulak sulphide ore material.
Additional information regarding the Talas Project is contained in the MD&A.
TOKHTAZAN GROUP OF LICENCES, KYRGYZSTAN
Licence Update
In April 2010, the Akdjol and Tokhtazan licences (which comprise the Company's
Tokhtazan Project) were extended by the Ministry of Natural Resources of the
Republic of Kyrgyzstan until 31 December 2012. Access to the project is via the
main Bishkek-Osh bitumen road for 400 km, then 14km on a gravel road.
The expenditure obligations on the Tokhtazan and Akjol licence are outlined in
the table below.
Tokhtazan and Akdjol licences Obligations (2010-2012)
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Year Tokhtazan Licence Obligations Akdjol Licence Obligations
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2010 $ 220,000 $ 110,000
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2011 $ 166,000 $ 156,000
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2012 $ 147,000 $ 147,000
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Exploration Update
The Company conducted metallurgical test work at the Stewart Assayers Laboratory
(which is independent of Orsu) in Kyrgyzstan. Two samples, representing the
Northern (TH-1; 344.5 kg) and Southern (TH-2; 333.3 kg) mineralised areas of the
Tokhtazan deposit were analyzed using the cyanide bottle roll leaching and
percolation column tests. The average grade of -1 was 2.35 g/t Au, whereas the
average grade of -2 was 3.17 g/t Au. Samples were made up of primarily
oxidized material collected from drill road cuts at surface.
In July 2010, the Company received results of cyanide leach test work for
samples collected from the Tokhtazan deposit in Kyrgyzstan. Two samples,
representing the Northern and Southern mineralised areas of the Tokhtazan
deposit were analyzed using the cyanide bottle roll leaching and percolation
column tests. The NaCN bottle roll test resulted in an 83.7% recovery from a
-2mm fraction over 72 hours. Column tests representing the Northern and Southern
mineralised areas of the Tokhtazan deposit revealed recovery ranging from 85.2
to 90% over 32 days. The Company believes that these results confirm the
principal amenability of the Tokhtazan ores to heap leaching extraction of gold.
Qualified Person
Except for the technical information derived from the technical reports referred
to in this press release, Mr Matthew Boyes, a "qualified person" (as such term
is defined in National Instrument 43-101), reviewed and approved the technical
information in this press release. Mr Boyes verified the data disclosed in this
press release in respect of exploration results, including sampling, analytical
and test data, underlying such information. Mr. Boyes was the Mineral Resources
Manager for Orsu until July 31, 2010. Mr. Boyes is no longer employed by the
Company.
For The Periods Ended June 30, 2010 (unaudited) and June 30, 2009
(unaudited)
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP)
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3 months ended June 30, 6 months ended June 30,
2010 2009 2010 2009
$000 $000 $000 $000
(Expenses) / income
General and administrative (1,242) (2,514) (2,293) (4,074)
Exploration (236) (158) (649) (373)
Stock-based compensation (741) (762) (843) (1,562)
Interest expense - - - (67)
Interest income - 37 8 38
Foreign exchange (losses)/
gains (823) 347 (876) (42)
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Loss from operating
activities (3,042) (3,050) (4,653) (6,080)
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Net (loss)/ profit from
discontinued operations - 5,755 - (19,500)
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Net (loss)/ profit and
comprehensive (loss)/
profit for the period (3,042) 2,705 (4,653) (25,580)
Deficit - Beginning of
period (410,595) (536,309) (408,984) (508,024)
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Deficit - End of period (413,637) (533,604) (413,637) (533,604)
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(Loss)/ income per common
share
Loss per common share from
continuing operations $ (0.04) $ (0.07) $ (0.06) $ (0.13)
(Loss)/ income per common
share from discontinued
operations - $ 0.13 - $ (0.43)
Net (loss)/ income per
common share $ (0.04) $ 0.06 $ (0.06) $ (0.56)
Weighted average number of
common shares
Basic and diluted (in
thousands) 73,170 45,696 73,170 45,696
For The Periods Ended June 30, 2010 (unaudited) and December 31, 2009
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP)
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June 30, 2010 December 31, 2009
$000 $000
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 24,935 3,386
Prepaid and receivables 756 1,860
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25,691 5,246
Exploration properties 14,191 27,198
Office, furniture and equipment 501 1,078
Net investment in oil and gas residual
interests 643 643
Equity investment in Talas Joint
Venture 13,336 -
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54,362 34,165
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Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities 1,218 2,455
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1,218 2,455
Future income tax 6,877 6,877
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8,095 9,332
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Shareholder Equity
Share capital 380,145 361,440
Share purchase warrants 25,041 48,650
Share purchase options 10,902 12,550
Contributed surplus 43,816 11,177
Deficit (413,637) (408,984)
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46,267 24,833
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54,362 34,165
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For The Periods Ended June 30, 2010 (unaudited) and June 30, 2009
(unaudited)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP)
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3 months ended 6 months ended
June 30, June 30,
2010 2009 2010 2009
Cash flows from operating activities $000 $000 $000 $000
Net loss for the period from
operating activities (3,042) (3,050) (4,653) (6,080)
Items not affecting cash:
Company share of Talas Joint
Venture loss 172 - 386 -
Depreciation and amortization
charges 36 61 75 103
Stock-based compensation 741 762 843 1,562
Unrealized foreign exchange gain (86) - (30) -
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(2,179) (2,227) (3,379) (4,415)
Change in non-cash working capital
Decrease/ (increase) in accounts
receivable and other assets 1,169 333 55 (275)
(Decrease)/ increase in accounts
payable and accrued liabilities (1,017) 1,193 (271) 1,050
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Cash flows used by the operating
activities of the continuing
operations (2,027) (701) (3,595) (3,640)
Cash flows from the operating
activities of the discontinued
operations - 4,793 - 4,318
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(2,027) 4,092 (3,595) 678
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Cash flows from investing activities
Expenditures on property, plant
and equipment (1) (260) (3) (260)
Proceeds from net investment in
residual oil and gas interests - - 241 -
Company funding of Talas Joint
Venture (338) - (338) -
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Cash flows used by the investing
activities of the continuing
operations (339) (260) (100) (260)
Cash flows used by the investing
activities of the discontinued
operations - (1,254) - (1,199)
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(339) (1,514) (100) (1,459)
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Cash flows from financing activities
Gross proceeds of share issue 27,646 - 27,646 -
Share issue costs (2,402) - (2,402) -
Cash flows used in the financing
activities of discontinued
operations - (3,539) - (3,119)
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25,244 (3,539) 25,244 (3,119)
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Increase/ (decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents 22,878 (961) 21,549 (3,900)
Cash and cash equivalents -
Beginning of period 2,057 3,261 3,386 6,200
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Cash and cash equivalents - End of
period 24,935 2,300 24,935 2,300
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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This press release contains or refers to forward-looking information. All
information, other than information regarding historical fact that addresses
activities, events or developments that the Company believes, expects or
anticipates will or may occur in the future is forward-looking information. Such
forward-looking information includes, without limitation: the continued
maintenance and exploration of the Company's properties (including the proposed
work programs) and the costs and timing related thereto; development and
operational plans, objectives and budgets; mineral resource estimates; estimated
project economics, cash flow and costs; the Company's expected acquisition of
the remaining interest in Eildon (the "Karchiga Acquisition") and the
corresponding increase in its interest in GRK and the Karchiga Project as well
as the timing for the completion of the Karchiga Acquisition; the estimated LOM,
NPV and IRR for the Karchiga Project; forecasts relating to amounts to be mined
from, and average recoveries and grades at, the Karchiga Project; estimates
relating to the future price of copper; the production of marketable concentrate
from the Karchiga Project; the Company's beliefs relating to the production of
sellable copper-gold-molybdenum concentrate (having the grading and recovery
estimates set out above) from the Taldybulak sulphide ore materials and that the
results from the test work conducted at the Tokhtazan Project confirm the
principal amenability of the Tokhtazan ores to heap leaching extraction of gold;
the future political and legal regime in the republic of Kyrgyzstan; the
regulatory environment in Kazakhstan relating to the mining industry; the
expected use of the net proceeds from the Offering; the Company's expectation
with respect to its ongoing funding requirement and the Company's expectations
with respect to pursuing new opportunities and acquisitions and its future
growth.
The forward-looking information in this press release reflects the current
expectations, assumptions or beliefs of the Company based on information
currently available to the Company. With respect to forward looking information
contained in this press release, among other things the Company's ability to
generate sufficient funds from capital markets to meet its future obligations
and planned activities, the Company's business (including the continued
exploration of its properties), the economy and the mineral exploration industry
in general, the political environments and the regulatory frameworks in
Kazakhstan and the Republic of Kyrgyzstan with respect to, among other things,
the mining industry generally, royalties, taxes, environmental matters and the
Company's ability to obtain, maintain, renew and/or extend required permits,
licences, authorisations and/or approvals from the appropriate regulatory
authorities (including (i) the Company's ability to obtain an extension of the
Taldybulak and Barkol licences beyond December 31, 2010, (ii) the Company's
ability to obtain a waiver of the State's pre-emptive right relating to the
Karchiga Project, and (iii) that the Company and or/the counterparties to the
sale and purchase agreement governing the Karchiga Acquisition (the "Karchiga
SPA") will satisfy or obtain a waiver of any conditions imposed by applicable
regulatory authorities necessary in order to complete the Karchiga Acquisition),
the satisfaction or waiver, as applicable, of the conditions precedent to the
completion of the Karchiga Acquisition by the Company or the counterparties to
the Karchiga SPA, future capital costs and cash flow discounts, anticipated
mining and processing rates, the treatment of oxide materials as waste with
respect to the Karchiga Project, the completion of the Karchiga Acquisition, the
Company's ability to continue to obtain qualified staff and equipment in a
timely and cost-efficient manner to meet the Company's demand, assumptions
relating to the Company's critical accounting policies, that no unusual
geological or technical problems occur, that plant and equipment work as
anticipated, no material adverse change in the price of copper or gold occurs
and no significant events occur outside of the Company's normal course of
business. Although the Company believes that the assumptions inherent in the
forward-looking information are reasonable, forward-looking information is not a
guarantee of future performance and accordingly undue reliance should not be put
on such information due to the inherent uncertainty therein.
Forward-looking information is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties
that may cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from those
discussed in the forward-looking information, and even if such actual results
are realised or substantially realised, there can be no assurance that they will
have the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company. Factors that
could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current
expectations include, but are not limited to: risks normally incidental to
exploration and development of mineral properties; uncertainties in the
interpretation of results from drilling and metallurgical test work; the
possibility that future exploration, development or mining results will not be
consistent with expectations; uncertainty of mineral resources estimates;
uncertainty of capital and operating costs, production and economic returns;
uncertainties relating to the estimates and assumptions used in the Karchiga
Scoping Study; the Company's inability to obtain, maintain, renew and/or extend
required licences, permits, authorizations and/or approvals from the appropriate
regulatory authorities and other risks relating to the regulatory frameworks in
Kazakhstan and the Republic of Kyrgyzstan (including the failure to obtain the
State's waiver of its pre-emptive right relating to the Karchiga Project or the
Company's inability to obtain the necessary extensions relating to its
Taldybulak and Barkol licences); adverse changes in the political environments
in Kazakhstan and the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and the laws governing the Company,
its subsidiaries and their respective business activities; a failure or delay in
the satisfaction, or receipt of a waiver, as applicable, of any conditions
imposed by applicable regulatory authorities in order to proceed with the
completion of the Karchiga Acquisition and/or under the Karchiga SPA or the
failure to complete the Karchiga Acquisition for any other reason; capital and
operating costs varying significantly from estimates; inflation; changes in
exchange and interest rates; adverse changes in commodity prices; the inability
of the Company to obtain any required financing; adverse changes with respect to
the Talas Project joint venture; adverse general market conditions; lack of
availability at a reasonable cost or at all, of plants, equipment or labour;
inability to attract and retain key management and personnel; the Company's
inability to delineate additional mineral resources and delineate mineral
reserves; future unforeseen liabilities and other factors including, but not
limited to, those listed under "Risk and Uncertainties" in the Company's MD&A
and in the Company's other disclosure materials, including the Company's Annual
Information Form available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com.
Any mineral resource figures referred to in this press release are estimates and
no assurances can be given that the indicated levels of minerals will be
produced. Such estimates are expressions of judgment based on knowledge, mining
experience, analysis of drilling results and industry practices. Valid estimates
made at a given time may significantly change when new information becomes
available. While the Company believes that the mineral resource estimates in
respect of its properties are well established, by their nature mineral resource
estimates are imprecise and depend, to a certain extent, upon statistical
inferences which may ultimately prove unreliable. If such mineral resource
estimates are inaccurate or are reduced in the future, this could have a
material adverse impact on the Company. Due to the uncertainty that may be
attached to inferred mineral resources, it cannot be assumed that all or any
part of an inferred mineral resource will be upgraded to an indicated or
measured mineral resource as a result of continued exploration.
Any forward-looking information speaks only as of the date on which it is made
and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company
disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking information,
whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise.
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