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GoGold Announces Results of Los Ricos South Feasibility Study with After Tax NPV of US$355M

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2,000 tonnes per day underground mine plan re-engineered to reduce surface disturbance

HALIFAX, NS, Jan. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - GoGold Resources Inc. (TSX: GGD) (OTCQX: GLGDF) ("GoGold", "the Company") is pleased to release the results of its Feasibility Study ("FS") at its Los Ricos South ("LRS") Project located in Jalisco State, Mexico.  The FS includes a re-engineered 2,000 tonne per day underground mine plan compared to the Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") which was released in September 2023 and incorporates an updated Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE").

Ausenco Engineering Canada ULC ("Ausenco") completed the design and cost estimates for the process plant.  The exercise also included a Front-End Engineering & Design ("FEED") component which provided more engineering detail on key vendor supply packages. This component is beyond the normal Feasibility Study level of detail and adds greater technical and engineering data to these specific aspects of the plant design. The FEED component is expected to allow for a quicker transition to the detailed engineering and field execution phases in the future."

Highlights of the FS, with a silver price of US$26.80/oz, gold price of US$2,330/oz and copper price of US$4.00/lb ("Base Case") are as follows (all figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated):

  • After-Tax net present value ("NPV") (using a discount rate of 5%) of US$355 million with an After-Tax IRR of 28% (Base Case);

  • At approximate spot metal silver price of $30/oz and gold price of $2,608/oz, NPV (using a discount rate of 5%) of US$469 million with an After-Tax IRR of 34%;

  • 15-year mine life producing a total of 80 million payable silver equivalent ounces ("AgEq"), consisting of 41 million silver ounces, 424 thousand gold ounces, and 11 million pounds of copper;

  • Initial capital costs of $227 million, including $21 million in contingency costs, over an expected two year build, and sustaining capital costs of $100 million over the life of mine ("LOM");

  • Average operating cash costs of $9.94/oz AgEq, and all in sustaining costs ("AISC") of $11.19/oz AgEq over first 5 years of production, with average AISC of $12.32/oz AgEq over the underground mine life;

  • Average annual production of 7.3 million AgEq oz over first 5 years;

  • Successful conversion of Mineral Resources to Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves totalling 10.2 million tonnes grading 276 g/t AgEq containing 91 million ounces AgEq, including 7.5 million underground tonnes grading 326 g/t AgEq;

  • Average underground mining width of 11 metres using bulk mining method of longitudinal sub-level long-hole mining;