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Jaguar Mining to Purchase Gurupi Gold Property in Brazil from Kinross for US$39 Million
Jaguar Mining to Purchase Gurupi Gold Property in Brazil from Kinross for US$39 Million
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nNov. 2, 2009 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- CONCORD, NH, Nov. 2 /CNW/ -- Jaguar Mining Inc. (\"Jaguar\" or the \"Company\") (JAG: TSX/NYSE, JAG.NT: TSX) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MCT Mineração Ltda. (\"MCT\"), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation (\"Kinross\"), for US$39 million. MCT holds all of the mineral licenses for the Gurupi Project located in the state of Maranhao, Brazil. No commercial production of gold has taken place on the Gurupi property. In addition, Kinross has granted a right of first refusal to Jaguar on an adjacent exploration property.The US$39 million purchase price is payable in Jaguar common shares based on the weighted average price of Jaguar's common shares on the New York Stock Exchange for the five days preceding the closing date. Pursuant to the terms of the definitive agreement, if the acquisition were to result in Jaguar issuing greater than 5% of its outstanding shares as of closing to Kinross, then Jaguar would have the option to pay in that number of common shares equal to 5% of Jaguar's outstanding shares plus an amount payable in cash to total US$39 million. Closing of the transaction is expected to occur in early December 2009. The closing is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by the TSX and the NYSE for the listing of the Jaguar shares.AMEC plc completed a feasibility study in 2005 for Kinross (the \"2005 Feasibility Study\"), which yielded measured and indicated (\"M&I\") gold resources of 35,884,000 tonnes at an average grade of 1.35 grams per tonne totaling 1,559,800 ounces. Jaguar is conducting a feasibility study to assess a potential commercial gold operation at the site. The Company expects a pre-feasibility study in December 2009 with the final feasibility study in mid-Q1 2010.Mr. Daniel R. Titcomb, Jaguar's President and CEO stated, \"In our opinion, Gurupi is an outstanding property that meets the necessary criteria for development. We believe Gurupi represents one of the strongest brownfield properties in Brazil in a geological trend that may possess additional upside.\"Based on technical reports as filed by Jaguar on SEDAR, Jaguar presently has M&I gold resources of 25,073,390 tonnes at an average grade of 4.36 grams per tonne totaling 3,518,280 ounces. Based on the ...