Shanta Gold confident will hit full year guidance as it takes out a new loan to help accelerate growth
Shanta has a long track record of gold production in Tanzania and significant exploration upside in Kenya
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Shanta Gold Ltd is an East Africa-focused gold producer, developer, and explorer. The company has an established operational track record, with defined ore resources on the New Luika and Singida projects in Tanzania, with reserves of 625 koz grading 2.91 g/t, and exploration licences covering ~800 km 2 in the country. Alongside New Luika and Singida, Shanta also owns the high-grade West Kenya Project in Kenya and licences with resources of 1.7 million ounces.
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Shanta has a long track record of gold production in Tanzania and significant exploration upside in Kenya
One drill hole at the Bushiangala deposit intercepted 1.5m at 1.54g/t gold, including 13.8m at 46.69g/t and 0.5m at 1,015.30g/t
"Shanta [is] on a clear path to becoming a +100,000oz producer by early 2023”
Shanta has a well-established track record of production at New Luika
The gold producer will focus on setting clear targets this year as part of mandatory TCFD reporting for AIM-listed companies
Our geologists [are] confident that up to an additional 700,000oz of inferred resources can be converted to indicated in 2022,” said chief executive Eric Zurrin
"The region is a major new gold district and an area of massive future growth for the company.”
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Ongoing drilling at the Isulu and Bushiangala deposits is aimed at upgrading ounces from the inferred estimate of 1.18mln ounces stated in 2017 into the more certain indicated resource category
Singida will transform Shanta from a single asset gold producer to a +100,000 oz per year diversified gold miner
Shanta has a well-established track record of gold production in Tanzania
"Looking ahead to 2022, we've announced increased production guidance of 68,000 - 76,000 oz"
Anglo American has been downgraded to 'hold', while Rio Tinto and Antofagasta are now a 'sell'.
Market confidence will be hurt by the cut in production guidance but the company's Nomad noted that prior to this year the company had enjoyed a solid track record.
Shanta remains supported by cash on the balance sheet and chunky operational cashflow from New Luika
The gold mining company believes the project help it achieve another milestone
"This is the most consistently high-grade drilling programme we've ever conducted at any asset in Shanta's history,” said chief executive Eric Zurrin.
The New Luika mine, in South Western Tanzania, achieved its first commercial production in 2012
Shanta already has a well-established gold mine at New Luika
The East African-focused gold producer today reported flat third quarter production