GFI's Big Acquisition

BART MELEK, BMO Capital Markets (09/20/2010)
"Gold Fields announced that it has entered into option agreements to acquire a 60% interest in the undeveloped gold-copper Far Southeast (FSE) deposit in the Philippines for US$340M over 18 months. GFI will conduct a major drilling program as part of a feasibility study on FSE and is required to pay US$10M in option fees and US$44M upon signing of the option agreements. Should GFI decided to proceed after a 12-month period, a further US$66M will be payable with the final US$22M payable at the expiration of the option period. FSE is located within an existing mining camp and has ready access to established infrastructure including roads, tailings facilities, power and water. . .more than 80 diamond drill holes, totaling more than 35km have intersected a mineralized gold-copper porphyry system approximately 900m long by 900m wide by 900m deep. . .GFI considers that mineralization is continuous within this zone. Among the intersections noted were 691m grading 2.5g/t Au 0.9% Cu and 907m grading 1.5g/t Au, 0.5% Cu."

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