TRX Gold Files NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Buckreef Gold Project

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TRX Gold Corporation
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TORONTO, May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RX Gold Corporation (TSX: TRX) (NYSE American: TRX) (the “Company” or “TRX Gold”) has filed on SEDAR+ a Technical Report prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) on the Buckreef Gold Project (“Buckreef Gold”), titled Preliminary Economic Assessment and Updated Mineral Resource Estimate of the Buckreef Gold Mine Project, Tanzania (“PEA”). The PEA supports disclosure made by the Company in its news release dated April 22nd, 2025, titled “TRX Gold Reports Robust PEA On Next Buckreef Gold Expansion”. There are no material differences in the PEA from those results disclosed in the April 22nd, 2025, news release.

Buckreef Gold PEA Highlights:

  • The PEA evaluated the following scenario: (i) an expansion and upgrade of the existing process plant at Buckreef Gold to 3,000 tonnes per day (“tpd”); and (ii) a transition from open pit mining to underground mining over the next 2-3 years.

  • Base case NPV5% of US$701 million pre-tax, or US$442 million after tax at consensus forecast case gold prices (US$2,707/oz year 1, US$2,646/oz year 2, US$2,495/oz year 3, US$2,400/oz year 4, US$2,245/oz thereafter) and NPV5% of US$1,181 million pre-tax, or US$766 million after tax at an upside US$3,000/oz gold price sensitivity;

  • The PEA demonstrates the Company’s ability to potentially finance the expansion from internally generated cash flow without an upfront capital requirement, thus there is no quoted Internal Rate of Return;

  • Over a 17.6-year period, the total process plant throughput is expected to be 18.1 million tonnes averaging 2.14 g/t Au with average recovered gold production of approximately 62,000 oz Au per annum. During the first five years of the underground operation, average recovered production is planned to be over 80,000 oz Au per annum;

  • Life of Mine (“LOM”) cash costs average US$1,024/oz Au and all-in sustaining costs (“AISC”) average of US$1,206/oz Au;

  • Growth capital of US$89 million will be deployed over the next four-year period comprised of: (i) US$55 million in capital for the underground expansion; (ii) US$30 million for process improvements, process plant throughput expansion, and camp upgrades; and (iii) US$3 million for tailings facility upgrades. LOM growth capital is estimated to be US$175 million and is primarily for underground development. LOM sustaining capital cost of US$87 million is estimated for site and process plant, and US$97 million for underground mining;

  • The PEA mine plan was developed from Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources of 10.8 million tonnes (“Mt”) grading 2.57 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold containing 893,000 ounces of gold and Inferred Mineral Resources of 9.1 Mt grading 2.47 g/t gold containing 726,000 ounces of gold; and

  • With the existing open pit mine operating, the underground expansion plan benefits from the existing on-site process plant and mine infrastructure in place. The Company anticipates gold production from the underground expansion could be achieved within 3 years.