Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited (LON:CGH) has confirmed press speculation that the medium-sized polymetallic asset acquisition in the Russian Commonwealth of Independent States referred to in its announcement of 28 August 2018 is the Kapan Mining and Processing Company CJSC.
The AIM-quoted exploration and development company, with assets in the Kyrgyz Republic, said that at this stage there can be no certainty that the potential acquisition will be completed.
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It added, should a deal be reached, the company plans to sign the sale and purchase agreement as soon as practicable and a further announcement will be made in due course.
Chaarat said in its August announcement that was raising up to US$100mln to help fund the acquisition of an unnamed producing and profitable polymetallic mine in the Russian Commonwealth.
In 2017, the group had said, mine produced around 50,000 ounces of gold equivalent and turned a profit before tax of US$19mln, while the gross assets were valued at US$100mln.
It added that the acquisition would transform the company from a developer into a cash-flow generating producer with a “significant growth profile”.