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Good afternoon James,
As per conversations with John and Gerry, please see below raise information for WAGR.
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With precious metals at an all-time high, Emerald Capital Australia Pty Ltd ("ECA") is pleased to present this opportunity, having secured an allocation in this burgeoning gold company.
As an emerging developer of gold mines in the WA goldfields, Western Australian Gold Resources ("WAGR") is currently undertaking a private placement to raise $1m at 8cps, which will give the Company an attractive post-money valuation of A$4.4m and E/V of $3.4m.
The company may accept an additional $1m in oversubscriptions, with the offer open to s708 Sophisticated and Professional investors only.
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Investment Highlights
WAGR is undertaking a drilling program to reaffirm the 1996 data to finalise an independent report to update the Donegal Project's tenements (E36/1009 & P36/1954, now combined into one) to JORC 2012 standards from the 1996 Barrick Gold report. Upon completion, they aim to have Donegal in operation within 12 months.
Top Drill Resources has had significant recent success with its ‘drill for equity model’ and has committed up to $1 million to bring Donegal to the JORC 2012 standard and provide extension drilling. Usually reserved for listed entities (Wildcat Resources, De Grey Mining, Spartan Resources), their familiarity with the asset and agreement to work with a private venture is highly encouraging.
Please see the article with Top Drill CEO Tim Topham, “We use our equity deals as a tool to partner with the right explorers, right management and right ground opportunities. Getting the motivation to drill holes is hard in this market climate, so we thought we’d share some of the risks and some of the upside with the companies we work with.”
Having engaged FTI Consulting to undertake the Re-JORC process, their recent validation around the strategic expansion of the cut-off grade has bolstered our confidence in the potential of ~50,000 Oz in the ground at Donegal, equating to ~A$185m at current prices.
While Donegal is the primary, short-term, value-accretive target, WAGR has several (see below) 100% owned tenements with significant potential for joint ventures or sale transactions within the next 12 months.
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Overview
WAGR is committed to exploring, evaluating, and developing gold mines in the prolific WA Goldfields. As an owner-operator, WAGR's primary objective is to bring these mines into production, driving growth and success within Western Australia's mining industry.
The company has secured substantial land holdings in the region, with the potential to host gold deposits of 1M ounces or more. These acquisitions provide WAGR with the opportunity to discover and produce gold, generating revenue in the short to near term.
Leinster, Lawlers, and Agnew Gold projects are strategically located in a world-class gold camp (past production Agnew - Lawlers is >5 million ounces @ 5 g/t), surrounded by industry giants such as BHP, Goldfields Limited of South Africa, and Bellevue Gold. This prime location enhances the potential for significant discoveries and production success.
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Initial Opportunity
WAGR presents an exceptional risk-reward opportunity to secure a ground-floor position in a rapidly growing gold company poised to achieve a JORC resource of at least 10,000 ounces and commence production within 12 months. The company's strategic plan includes expanding its footprint and resource base through exploration and targeted acquisitions in the premier Kalgoorlie Terrane.
Their primary near-term goal is to materially increase the JORC reserve by expanding the cut-off grade with minimal, relative, additional exploration. This could potentially yield 50,000 ounces at Donegal, translating to an in-ground value of approximately $185 million against an enterprise value (E/V) of $3.4 million at current gold prices. This underscores the potential for high returns on investment.
As supported by neighbouring Metal Hawk's (MHK: ASX) reconnaissance mapping trip at their nearby asset in early August, which returned significant high-grade (best results of 20.2 g/t) assays over a broad area; gold is readily accessible at Donegal's surface, facilitating an early production pathway. Additionally, Barrick's historical investment in five diamond drill holes to a depth of 330 meters, despite significantly lower gold prices at the time (AU$550), underscores the potential for deeper mineralisation. Barrick's past letter of intent to mine at Donegal further boosts confidence in the quality of this tenement.
While the company has been in discussions with several ASX-listed companies, the Top Drill/FTI Consulting RE-JORC commitment will significantly increase shareholder value privately; whilst continuing to pursue an RTO/IPO route.
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Donegal/Lawler Tenement
The Donegal Project, the site of Paddy Lawler's original gold discovery in 1894, is a cornerstone of WAGR's portfolio. This project includes a carefully selected tenement package near existing infrastructure with historical gold production.
The Donegal Project encompasses five historic gold mines that operated intermittently from the 1890s to the 1930s using underground mining methods. In the late 1990s, Barrick Gold estimated an inferred resource of 10,199 ounces at a grade of 2.81 g/t. At current gold prices, this resource has an in-ground value of approximately $35 million, calculated with a cut-off grade of 1.0 g/t to 15 g/t.
WAGR plans to update this resource to comply with JORC 2012 standards, expanding the cut-off grade to enhance the resource estimate. Given that Barrick's estimate was made when gold was priced at $540/oz, the current all-time high price makes this project highly attractive.
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Red Tipper
WAGR initially acquired Red Tipper (M36-0204) as its flagship project, driven by its high historical grades and readily accessible drill targets. A Program of Work (POW) is already in place, paving the way for exploration and extraction of surface gold.
Sitting less than 10km south of the Fairyland gold mine (+140k oz @ 4 g/t Au) and eastern Lawlers deposit groups, surface rock chip samples from reefs adjacent to the historical shaft have yielded results up to 3.67g/t, while historical drilling in 1987 reported intercepts as high as 4g/t.
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Chris Jones
Investment Advisory / Director
0417 985 527
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James Titcombe
Investment Advisory / Director
0481 055 924
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