Seegene Signs Supply Deal to Deliver 4 million COVID-19 Tests to Brazil

– Seegene to sign a contract with the Brazilian government to supply 4 million COVID-19 tests and associated consumables

– ‘Allplex™ SARS-CoV-2/FluA/FluB/RSV,’ the optimized test for ‘twindemic’ with its capability to distinguish between COVID-19 and Flu A/B

– “Seegene is fully prepared to fulfill global demand by its strong supply chain and logistics”

SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Seegene Inc. (KQ 096530), South Korea’s leading molecular diagnostic company, today announced that it has signed a supply deal with the Ministry of Health of Brazil to deliver four million COVID-19 tests.

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Since January 2022, Brazil has battled a ‘twindemic,’ a rapid surge in both Flu A and COVID-19 infections due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. More seriously, new daily cases of COVID-19 have recently exceeded 280,000 cases, which is the highest figure since the first outbreak of the pandemic. While the country has been seeking to accelerate its quarantine efforts, there is a growing demand for COVID-19 tests as well.

In response, Seegene will deliver a shipment of four million Allplex™ SARS-CoV-2/FluA/FluB/RSV Assay, capable of identifying respiratory viruses including COVID-19, Flu A/B as well as RSV in a single test. This assay is expected to be the optimized solution in Brazil where they are experiencing a rapid surge in both COVID-19 and Flu A cases.

Ho Yi, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of Seegene said, “Seegene is uniquely positioned to respond to the growing global need for COVID-19 and flu testing and we are fully prepared to supply global inventory to help countries around the world as they fight for everyday life to return.”

Meanwhile, Seegene has introduced ‘Allplex™ SARS-CoV-2 Fast PCR Assay,’ last month, a new assay optimized for mass testing. This assay can deliver PCR results in just 60 minutes enabling large-scale laboratories to easily scale up the testing volume up to three times without additional instruments. The launch of the new assay is a response to the rapid spread of the latest Omicron variant, globally. The new assay is expected to be the optimized choice for large-scale laboratories and help them immediately expand the testing capacity.

About Seegene, Inc.

Seegene, Inc. was founded in Seoul, South Korea in 2000 and has subsidiaries in the U.S.A., Canada, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and the Middle East. Seegene, Inc. is an in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) company that has been turning innovative technologies into products through its pioneering R&D activities. Seegene owns its original patent technology including DPO™ (Dual Priming Oligonucleotide) for multiple target amplification; TOCE™ for multiple target detection in a single channel; MuDT™, the world’s first real-time PCR technology that provides individual Ct values for multiple targets in a single channel for quantitative assays.; and mTOCE™ multiplex mutation detection technology. With these cutting-edge molecular diagnostic technologies applied to diagnostic kits and other tools, Seegene has enhanced the sensitivity, specificity, and disease-coverage per a test of PCR (polymerase chain reaction) to unprecedented levels by providing accurate high-multiplex PCR products that target and detect genes of multiple pathogens simultaneously per each fluorescence channel. This feature dramatically saves testing time and cost. Seegene continues to set new standards in MDx through cutting-edge innovations.

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CGTN: Beijing 2022 embodies peace, openness and solidarity

BEIJING, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Hosting the Olympic Games is a great honor for any city; having the opportunity to do it twice means greater recognition and responsibility. As the first dual Olympic city in modern history, Beijing has attracted global attention with the ongoing Winter Olympics. Several diplomats and heads of international organizations have voiced their support and penned articles for CGTN special column Decision Makers, which is a global platform for influential leaders to share their insights on events shaping today’s world.

Beijing 2022 embodies peace, openness and solidarity

Siddharth Chatterjee, resident coordinator of the United Nations in China, said it is a privilege to lead the UN in China as the Games return to Beijing. “With the world still battling challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis, compassion and solidarity have never been more critical.”

Chinese Ambassador to Germany Wu Ken said the Winter Olympics is not only a venue for athletes but also a silver-lining event in a pandemic-clouded world to promote mutual understanding, a view shared by Zhang Hanhui, Chinese ambassador to Russia. Zhang stated, “We need more than ever to build consensus upon the Olympic spirit, and the 2022 Beijing Olympics serve as a platform for countries to stand side by side.”

John Aquilina, ambassador of Malta to China, echoed this sentiment. On the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Malta and China, Aquilina said both the 2008 and the 2022 Olympics showcase outstanding sporting achievements and help promote world harmony and peace.

As the sole representative of foreign diplomats to participate in the Beijing 2022 torch relay, Greek Ambassador to China Georgios Iliopoulos said he felt very proud of being part of the Games. Athens revived the modern Olympic Games in 1896; with Beijing as the host city this year, the event will bring Greece and China closer.

President of the International Ski Federation Johan Eliasch believed the principles of the Olympic movement still hold the same fascination today. “Beijing hosting the Winter Games is the result of China’s commitment to prioritize the development of snow sports, and it will take snow sports to the next level.”

Ruggero Alcanterini, president of the Italian National Committee for Fair Play, commended China’s contributions to the Olympics, while he criticized the diplomatic “boycott” announced by the U.S. Those who attempted to escalate the situation have “undermined the development of the delicate process for harmonious coexistence of peoples.”

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‫أهم 8 اتجاهات لصناعة الأمن في عام 2022

هانغتشو، الصين، 10 فبراير / شباط 2022 /PRNewswire/ — مع حلول عام 2022، يواصل العالم تحمل الجائحة. لكن الصناعة الأمنية، وبلا شك، استمرت في التحول والتكيف والتطور على الرغم من صناعة الأشياء. حتى أن العديد من الاتجاهات قد تسارعت في هذا الاتجاه. بالإضافة إلى “الأمن المادي” التقليدي، فإن مجموعة من الحدود مثل الذكاء الاصطناعي والحوسبة السحابية وإنترنت الأشياء والأمن السيبراني تتصدرها بسرعة كيانات كبيرة وصغيرة في صناعتنا.

Top 8 trends for the security industry in 2022

بكل ما يبدو، فإن صناعة الأمن في مرحلة إعادة تعريف نفسها. ينتقل مجال صناعة الأمن من مجرد حماية الأمن والسلامة ليشمل نطاقًا أوسع من الأنشطة التي من شأنها توسيع السلامة مع جلب مستويات جديدة من الذكاء والاستدامة للمجتمعات والشركات والمجتمعات.

وهنا، ترغب شركة Hikvision مشاركة بعض أفكارنا وتوقعاتنا حول الاتجاهات الرئيسية التي من المحتمل أن تؤثر على صناعة الأمن في عام 2022 وربما في المستقبل.

 1. سيكون الذكاء الاصطناعي في كل مكان

وفي الوقت الحاضر، يعد الذكاء الاصطناعي شائعًا جدًا في صناعة الأمن. لقد أدرك المزيد من العملاء في الصناعة قيمة الذكاء الاصطناعي، ووجدوا استخدامات جديدة لتطبيقات الذكاء الاصطناعي في سيناريوهات مختلفة. إلى جانب شركة ANPR، وتنبيهات الأحداث الآلية، وتقليل الإنذارات الكاذبة، يتم استخدام تقنيات الذكاء الاصطناعي لتطبيقات أوسع، مثل الكشف عن معدات الحماية الشخصية (PPE)، وأجهزة اكتشاف السقوط القديمة، واكتشاف سطح الألغام، وأكثر من ذلك بكثير. وفي الوقت نفسه، شهدنا أيضًا مزيدًا من التعاون عبر الصناعة، مع قيام الشركات المصنعة للأمان بفتح منتجات أجهزتها لتطبيقات الذكاء الاصطناعي التابعة لجهات خارجية، وإطلاق منصات مفتوحة للعملاء لإنشاء وتدريب خوارزميات الذكاء الاصطناعي الخاصة بهم لتلبية الاحتياجات المخصصة.

لقد كان الذكاء الاصطناعي أحد التقنيات الأساسية لإعادة تشكيل صناعة الأمن. للاستفادة من تحسين الخوارزميات، فضلاً عن تحسين أداء الحوسبة وانخفاض تكلفة الرقائق بسبب تقدم تقنية أشباه الموصلات في السنوات الأخيرة، تعمل تطبيقات الذكاء الاصطناعي تدريجياً على تشكيل الوظائف والقدرات الأساسية المقبولة من قبل جميع القطاعات في الصناعة، و نتوقع نزعة أقوى للتأكيد على أن “الذكاء الاصطناعي سيكون في كل مكان”.

2. سوف تقوم الذكاء الاصطناعي للأشياء ( AIoT ) برقمنة وانتشار قطاعات الصناعة

مع المزيد من الكاميرات الأمنية وأجهزة الأمان الأخرى التي يتم توصيلها بالشبكة، أصبحت صناعة الأمن جزءًا مهمًا من عالم إنترنت الأشياء، مما يثري قدراته البصرية. من الواضح أن حدود صناعة الأمن غير واضحة، وتتجاوز مجال الأمن المادي. وفي الوقت نفسه، فإن تعميم تقنية الذكاء الاصطناعي يمكّن الأجهزة المتصلة من أن تصبح “أشياء” ذكية في عالم إنترنت الأشياء. يؤدي الجمع بين الذكاء الاصطناعي وإنترنت الأشياء، أو كما نسميه، الذكاء الاصطناعي للأشياء، إلى نقل صناعة الأمن إلى مستوى أعلى، وأتمتة تدفقات العمل والإجراءات الخاصة بالمؤسسات والمساعدة في التحول الرقمي لمختلف قطاعات الصناعة مثل الطاقة، والخدمات اللوجستية، والتصنيع، البيع بالتجزئة والتعليم والرعاية الصحية، وغيرهم.

من وجهة نظرنا، توفر تقنية الذكاء الاصطناعي للأشياء المزيد من الإمكانيات لهذه الصناعة من خلال التوسع السريع في تطبيقات الأجهزة والأنظمة الأمنية. وفي الوقت نفسه، يتم إضافة المزيد من قدرات الإدراك مثل الرادار والليدار (Lidar) وقياس درجة الحرارة واستشعار الرطوبة واكتشاف تسرب الغاز إلى الأجهزة والأنظمة الأمنية لجعلها أكثر قوة. تتحمل هذه الأجهزة الجديدة العديد من المهام التي كانت تتطلب قبل بضع سنوات فقط عدة أجهزة مختلفة، تغطي كلاً من وظائف الأمان والوظائف الذكية الأخرى لعالم دائم التطور.

3. ستعمل الأنظمة المتقاربة على تفكيك صوامع البيانات

سيستغل العمال في جميع أنحاء المؤسسات الخاصة وقطاعات الخدمات العامة على حد سواء فرصة التخلص من “صوامع البيانات” المعيقة. تخلق البيانات والمعلومات المتناثرة والمعزولة في أنظمة أو مجموعات متباينة حواجز أمام مشاركة المعلومات والتعاون، مما يمنع المديرين من الحصول على نظرة شاملة لعملياتهم. وهنا، ثبت أن التقارب بين أنظمة المعلومات المختلفة هو نهج فعال؛ ونأمل أن يكون كافياً لكسر تلك الصوامع.

أصبح واضحًا، أن الاتجاه السائد في صناعة الأمن كان بذل الجهود لتقريب الأنظمة حيثما كان ذلك ممكنًا، بما في ذلك الفيديو، والتحكم في الوصول، والإنذارات، والوقاية من الحرائق، وإدارة الطوارئ، على سبيل المثال لا الحصر. وعلاوة على ذلك، فإن المزيد من الأنظمة غير الأمنية، مثل الموارد البشرية، والتمويل، والمخزون، وأنظمة اللوجستيات تتقارب أيضًا في منصات إدارة موحدة لزيادة التعاون ودعم الإدارة في اتخاذ قرارات أفضل بناءً على بيانات وتحليلات أكثر شمولاً.

4. ستكون الحلول والخدمات المستندة إلى السحابة ضرورية

السحابة ليست اتجاهاً جديداً في صناعتنا، مثل الذكاء الاصطناعي، لكنها اتجاه آخذ في التوسع. يمكننا أن نرى الزخم يدفع المزيد والمزيد من الشركات للاستفادة من حلول وخدمات الأمان المستندة إلى السحابة، من أسواق الأعمال الصغيرة إلى مستويات المؤسسات. لقد أدى الوباء إلى تسريع الانتقال إلى العمليات القائمة على السحابة للأفراد والشركات في جميع أنحاء العالم، كما نشهد حتى الآن.

كما ترغب جميع الشركات في منصات أو خدمات توفر البساطة، مع أقل عدد ممكن من الأصول لإدارتها، وإعداد بسيط قدر الإمكان. هذا هو بالضبط المكان الذي توفر فيه السحابة خدماتها. ومع توفر البنية التحتية للاستضافة السحابية، ليست هناك حاجة لخادم أو برنامج محلي. يمكن للمستخدمين التحقق بسهولة من حالة أصولهم وأعمالهم في الوقت الفعلي، وتلقي الأحداث الأمنية والإنذارات بسرعة، وإنجاز استجابات الطوارئ ببساطة باستخدام تطبيق الهاتف المحمول. بالنسبة لمشغلي الأعمال الأمنية، فإن السحابة تمكنهم من مساعدة عملائهم عن بعد في تكوين الأجهزة، وإصلاح الأخطاء، وصيانة أنظمة الأمان وترقيتها، وتقديم خدمات ذات قيمة مضافة أفضل.

5.  سيكون التصوير الأمني شديد الوضوح قياسيًا في أي طقس، وتحت أي ظروف، وفي أي وقت من النهار أو الليل

من الضروري دائمًا أن تحافظ كاميرات الفيديو الأمنية على وضوح الصورة وتلتقط التفاصيل على مدار 24 ساعة في اليوم، في أي طقس وتحت أي ظرف. لقد حظيت الكاميرات المزودة بتقنية التصوير في الإضاءة المنخفضة التي تعرض صورًا عالية الدقة وملونة بالألوان في الليل وفي البيئات المظلمة تمامًا بترحيب كبير في السوق. نحن نشهد تطبيق التكنولوجيا الرائعة على المزيد من طرز الكاميرا، بما في ذلك كاميرات 4K و الكاميرات الواسعة و PTZ. وعلاوة على ذلك، ومن أجل تصوير فيديو أمني أوضح في ظروف الرؤية الضعيفة، خاصة في الطقس القاسي، يتم استخدام مستشعرات التصوير عالية الأداء وتقنية ISP وخوارزميات الذكاء الاصطناعي، مما يتيح للكاميرات الحفاظ على الوضوح وتفاصيل الرؤية.

لا يمكن تجاهل الاتجاه نحو دمج عدسات متعددة في الكاميرات الجديدة، عند الحديث عن تقنية التصوير. كما أن الكاميرات أحادية العدسة محدودة في قدرتها على الحصول على مزيد من التفاصيل على مسافات أكبر والحصول على الصورة الكاملة في أماكن واسعة النطاق. فإنه تؤدي فقط وظيفة واحدة أو أخرى. ولكن من خلال استخدام عدستين أو أكثر من عدسات التصوير في كاميرا واحدة، يمكن للكاميرات متعددة العدسات تقديم صور بانورامية ومناظر مفصلة ومكبرة لنفس الموقع الكبير في نفس الوقت. التطبيقات بما في ذلك المطارات والموانئ ومحطات العبور ومواقف السيارات والملاعب والساحات سترى هذه الكاميرات متعددة العدسات كنعمة على كل المستويات.

6. سيؤدي التحكم في الوصول البيومتري إلى زيادة الأمان والكفاءة

وفي العقود الماضية، ابتعد نظام التحكم في الوصول المصرح به كثيرًا بعيدًا عن المفاتيح والرموز السرية وبطاقات الهوية. كما أننا نجد أنفسنا الآن ندخل في عصر القياسات الحيوية. وقد أصبح سوق التحكم في الوصول مشغولًا بسرعة بالمصادقات البيومترية، من التعرف على بصمات الأصابع وبصمة اليد إلى التعرف على الوجه وقزحية العين.

توفر ضوابط الوصول البيومترية مزايا متأصلة، مثل زيادة الأمان والكفاءة مع تقليل التزييف. هذه الضوابط تتحقق في غضون ثوانٍ – أو أجزاء من الثواني – ويمنعون الاتصال الجسدي غير الضروري. توفر القزحية وبصمة اليد والتعرف على الوجه تحكمًا في الوصول دون لمس، وهي ممارسة صحية مفضلة أكثر فأكثر نتيجة للوباء.

7. سوف يسلط نهج الثقة الصفرية ( Zero Trust ) الضوء على الأمن السيبراني

مع وجود المزيد من أجهزة الأمان المتصلة عبر الإنترنت أكثر مما يتخيله أي شخص، أصبح الأمن السيبراني يمثل تحديًا هائلاً في الصناعة. قُدمت مؤخرًا أنظمة أكثر صرامة لأمن البيانات وحماية الخصوصية في الأسواق الرئيسية في العالم، مثل اللائحة العامة لحماية البيانات في الاتحاد الأوروبي وقانون أمن البيانات في الصين، مما يفرض مطالب أعلى على الأمن السيبراني. وفي عام 2021، أقنعتنا العديد من هجمات برامج الفدية البارزة على مجموعة متنوعة من المؤسسات بعبارات لا لبس فيها أنه يجب على الشركات في كل صناعة تعزيز بنية أمان الشبكة وتقوية وسائل الحماية عبر الإنترنت.

إذن، كيف نعالج مخاوف الأمن السيبراني المتزايدة؟ على الرغم من تطوير المفهوم بالفعل في عام 2010، فقد أصبح مصطلح “الثقة الصفرية” كلمة ساخنة في السنوات الأخيرة فقط. إنها مبادرة استراتيجية تم تطويرها لمنع انتهاكات البيانات من خلال القضاء على مفهوم الثقة من بنية شبكة مؤسسة ما، الثقة المعدومة متجذرة في فلسفة “لا تثق أبدًا، تحقق دائمًا”. تم قبول هذا المفهوم بشكل كامل في صناعة تكنولوجيا المعلومات وهو الآن أيضًا ينتقل ببطء ولكن بثبات إلى مجال الأمن المادي، حيث أصبح تدريجياً جزءًا مهمًا من عالم إنترنت الأشياء.

8. التصنيع الأخضر والمبادرات منخفضة الكربون سوف تتخذ خطوات كبيرة

الإجماع موجود في: المبادرات منخفضة الكربون تقدرها المجتمعات في جميع أنحاء العالم. في سوق الأمان، رأينا أن المنتجات التي تتميز باستهلاك منخفض للطاقة أصبحت الخيارات المفضلة للعملاء، كما أن الطلب على الكاميرات التي تعمل بالطاقة الشمسية آخذ في الازدياد.

وفي الوقت نفسه، تدفع القوانين واللوائح والسياسات المحلية التي تقيد معايير انبعاثات الكربون لمؤسسات التصنيع الصناعات نحو تبني ممارسات أكثر وعياً بالبيئة في عملياتها اليومية وإنتاجها، والتي تشمل استخدام المزيد من المواد الصديقة للبيئة واعتماد تصاميم متعددة موفرة للطاقة في المنتج عمليات التصنيع. يسعدنا أن نرى المزيد من مصنعي صناعة الأمان يستكشفون التصنيع “الأخضر”، وهم ملتزمون بخفض إنتاجهم من الكربون. على الرغم من أن الأمر سيستغرق بعض الوقت، فقد بدأت الحركة. نتوقع أن نرى خطوات كبيرة في هذا المجال في عام 2022.

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StashAway launches She Invests, a master class series to help close the Gender Investing Gap

DUBAI, UAE, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Statistics show that, on average, women earn better investment returns, have a higher savings rate, and invest more consistently compared to men. And yet, fewer women invest than men. So why does the “gender investing gap” still exist?

StashAway will explore this question and more in its first masterclass series. She Invests will cover Personal Finance and Investing Basics, Investing in Your Beliefs with Thematic Investing, Digital Assets and Gender-equal practices at the Workplace.

Nandini Joshi, StashAway COO, says, “Compared to men, women tend to live longer, defer financial planning to their partners, and take time off work to look after their families. So it’s crucial that women take charge of their long-term financial planning and retirement needs. She Invests will immerse women in the full spectrum of financial planning opportunities, from investing in the S&P500 to understanding the world of crypto and NFTs.”

Michele Ferrario, StashAway Co-founder and CEO, adds, “Data shows that 94% of men want their partners to be involved in financial decisions. And the majority of women who defer financial decisions to their partners also want to be involved[1]. She Invests doubles down on StashAway’s efforts to equip everyone with the knowledge and tools to have that conversation at home about financial planning, and ultimately build and manage wealth for the long term.”

She Invests is an extension of StashAway Academy, the company’s free personal finance course, which has seen more than 16,000 female attendees across 5 markets. And the results speak for themselves: Clients who identify as female now make up half of StashAway’s client base, up from 10% from the company’s launch 5 years ago.

[1] Own Your Worth 2021, UBS, published April 2021.

About StashAway

StashAway is a digital wealth manager that offers investment portfolios and wealth management solutions for both retail and professional investors and operates in Singapore, Malaysia, the Middle East and North Africa, Hong Kong, and Thailand.

In January 2021, the company surpassed $1 billion USD in assets under management. It achieved this milestone faster than it took the world’s largest digital wealth managers, Betterment and Wealthfront, to reach the same milestone. In 2020, StashAway was recognised as a Technology Pioneer by The World Economic Forum and a Top 10 LinkedIn Startup.

StashAway has raised US$ 61.4 Million in 6 rounds of financing. Lead investors include Asia Capital & Advisors, Eight Roads Ventures, Square Peg, and Sequoia Capital.

South Asia’s largest study abroad platform Leap Scholar forays into the Middle East; appoints Zuhaib Khan as VP for International Expansion

  • Leap Scholar is South Asia’s largest study abroad platform with a growing community of over 1 million students
  • The startup has appointed Zuhaib Khan as VP – International Expansion, to spearhead the company’s expansion plans globally
  • Over the next year, the startup plans to invest over $20 million to build a world-class team in the region to serve the end-to-end study abroad needs, wants, and aspirations of students and parents
  • Students in the region will be able to avail offerings and services such as counseling, profile building, test preparation, university shortlisting, application, and visa assistance among others

BENGALURU, India, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Leap Scholar, South Asia’s largest study abroad platform, with products and services in overseas education today announced its expansion into the Middle East region. The San Francisco-headquartered company plans to invest $20 million over the next one year to establish a world-class team in the region to serve the end-to-end study abroad needs of students and parents. The startup has raised over $75 million in venture capital from marquee investors including Sequoia Capital, Owl Ventures, Jungle Ventures, and Harvard Management Company among others. Since its inception in 2019, Leap Scholar has built a growing community of over 1 Million study abroad aspirants.

With its foray into the Middle East, Leap Scholar aims to enable and empower millennials in achieving their global education and professional goals. The key offerings that students will be able to avail include study abroad counseling, test preparation for standardized exams like SAT, ACT, IELTS, TOEFL, Duolingo, GRE, GMAT etc., university application, visa assistance, and networking opportunities once students have got an admit in universities abroad among others. The Middle Eastern region is witnessing an upward trend as the total number of internationally mobile students is growing significantly year on year. As per Leap Scholar’s data, the most popular destinations for study abroad aspirants in the region include the UK, US, Canada, and Australia. The region is turning out to be a key market from where international students come, with a potential of around $11 Billion and over 300K study abroad aspirants currently wanting to pursue global education.

To lead the expansion of the company’s global footprint, Leap Scholar has appointed Zuhaib Khan as the VP for International Expansion. Zuhaib has over a decade of operating experience in building businesses across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East in the E-commerce, Ed-Tech, and Travel sectors. In his last role, he was the CEO of the education vertical of Apeejay Stya group where he led the Group’s international expansion across 10+ countries. Before joining Apeejay, he was the Co-Founder of Shopatplaces, an e-commerce firm. His early career was in Investment Banking where he worked at JP Morgan and Casa Capital. Zuhaib holds an MBA from Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University, and a B.Tech. from Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi and he is an active angel investor as well.

Commenting on his appointment and Leap Scholar’s expansion plans, Zuhaib Khan, VP, International Expansion said, “I’m honored to come on board and become a part of the vibrant team at Leap Scholar. It’s an exciting time for the organisation as we look to expand our global footprint across markets. Choosing the right course and getting an admit at the right university is a challenge for students and parents globally and we aim to be their trusted partners in this journey. Foraying into a key market like the MENA region will play a huge role in our endeavour and vision of democratising access to international education across the world.”

Leap Scholar’s offerings will now be available to students from countries such as the UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Israel, and Saudi Arabia. Students will be able to avail free access to masterclasses and sessions led by top educators from the industry. Built on a community led approach, Leap Scholar aims to democratise access to international education for 10 million global citizens over the next decade.

Commenting on Zuhaib’s appointment and expansion in the Middle East, Vaibhav Singh, Co-founder, Leap Scholar said, “We are thrilled to have Zuhaib on board. This is a major step in our journey as we move ahead full steam in 2022 to take the Leap Scholar platform global and help millions of students achieve their international education and career dreams. We are starting with the Middle East, and we plan to subsequently expand to South East Asia, South Asia, and North Africa.”

With its expansion, Leap Scholar is disrupting the current transactional outlook to study abroad counseling. Recently, the company was featured amongst the top 100 most promising edtech startups by HolonIQ in India and South Asia, and is also one of the very few Indian edtech firms to feature in the coveted global list of 2022 GSV Edtech 150.

About Leap Scholar: 

Founded in 2019, Leap Scholar is South Asia’s largest overseas study abroad platform with products and services in overseas education. Leap Scholar has pioneered the ‘platform way’ of end-to-end services for students pursuing international education and careers, and has a thriving community of over 1 million students. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California with offices in Bengaluru and Mumbai, India. Being one of the fastest growing startups in overseas education, the company has raised over $75 million in venture capital from marquee investors including Sequoia Capital, Owl Ventures, Jungle Ventures and Harvard Management Company among others. The company is co-founded by IIT Kharagpur alumni, Vaibhav Singh and Arnav Kumar.

G Mining Ventures Delivers Robust New Feasibility Study at Permitted Tocantinzinho Gold Project

All amounts are in USD unless stated otherwise

  • Feasibility Study reflects optimized development plan and current cost environment
  • After-tax NPV 5% of $622 million and after-tax IRR of 24% at $1,600/oz gold price
  • 10.5-year mine life with average annual gold production of 174,700 ounces at AISC of $681/oz
  • Years 1-5: Average annual gold production of 196,200 at AISC of $666/oz
  • A 12% increase in mineral reserves to 2.0 million gold ounces
  • A 7% increase in initial capital to $458 million and 44% decrease in sustaining capital to $83 million, resulting in an overall 4% decrease in LOM capital costs to $564 million
  • Launch of project financing process targeting 60% to 70% from non-equity sources, with target start of construction in mid-2022
  • Well-funded with $58 million of cash and $27 million of in the money warrants maturing in Q2-22 i

BROSSARD, QC / ACCESSWIRE / February 9, 2022 / G Mining Ventures Corp. (“ GMIN ” or the “ Corporation “) is pleased to announce the results of its 2022 Feasibility Study (the “ FS ” or the “ Study “) for the development of its wholly-owned and permitted Tocantinzinho Gold Project, located in Para State, Brazil (“ TZ ” or the “ Project “). The Study replaces the 2019 Feasibility Study (the “2019 FS” ) completed by Eldorado Gold Corporation (“ ELD “), with updated mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates, re-sequenced mine plan, refined mill designs, and updated current capital and operating cost estimates.

The FS confirms robust economics for a low cost, large scale, conventional open pit mining and milling operation, with industry leading operating costs and high rate of return. The Study outlines total gold production of 1.8 million gold ounces over 10.5 years, resulting in an average annual gold production profile of 174,700 ounces with an All-In-Sustaining Cost (“ AISC “) per ounce of $681. The Project after-tax net present value (“ NPV “) (5% discount rate) is $622 million with an after-tax internal rate of return (“ IRR “) of 24% at a gold price of $1,600 per ounce, and $833 million and 29% at a spot gold price of $1,800 per ounce.

Louis-Pierre Gignac, President & Chief Executive Officer of GMIN, commented: “The Feasibility Study builds on previous technical work while incorporating several improvements and optimizations, notably to the pit design, production schedule, process plant design and support infrastructures. The capital and operating cost estimates rely on recent budgetary quotes reflecting the current cost environment and our project execution approach. Our procurement strategy is to favor sourcing from in-country manufacturers where possible to maximize local benefits and benefit from simplified logistics. The Project provides an attractive gold production profile of approximately 175,000 ounces per year over a 10.5 year mine life, making it one of the premier gold development projects in Brazil and a key socio-economic contributor to the Tapajos Region of Para State. Factoring recent inflationary pressure seen within the industry from a new project perspective, GMIN has delivered a study that highlights a very attractive rate of return. Our experience and expertise, proven in recent successful mine developments for Newmont and Lundin Gold, will play a key role as capital is deployed to deliver on these economics.”

Table 1: Key Economic Outputs of the Study

Description Units GMIN
2022 FS
2019 FS
Production Data (Operations Period)
Mine Life years 10.5 10.0
Average Milling Throughput tpd 12,587 11,890
Average Milling Throughput MMt / year 4.6 4.3
Strip Ratio waste : ore 3.4 3.7
Pre-Strip Tonnage Mt 17.1 22.7
Total Tonnage (exclusive of pre-strip) Mt 194.9 164.6
Ore Tonnage Milled Mt 48.3 40.0
Gold Head Grade g/t 1.31 1.41
Contained Gold koz 2,036 1,817
Recovery % 90.1% 89.5%
Total Gold Production koz 1,834 1,625
Average Annual Gold Production koz 175 163
First Five Full Years koz 196 187
Operating Costs (Average LOM)
Mining Cost USD/t mined $2.36 $2.77
Mining Cost USD/t milled $9.51 $11.41
Processing Cost USD/t milled $8.83 $9.03
G&A Cost USD/t milled $3.13 $2.99
Total Site Costs USD/t milled $21.48 $23.43
Total Site Costs USD/oz $565 $577
Total Operating Costs / Cash Costs USD/oz $623 $633
AISC USD/oz $681 $735
Capital Costs
Initial Capital USD MM $427 $400
Life of Mine Sustaining Capital USD MM $71 $129
Closure Costs USD MM $24 $27
Capital Costs before Tax USD MM $522 $556
Net Taxes Payable USD MM $42 $35
Total Capital Costs USD MM $564 $590
Financial Evaluation
Gold Price Assumption USD/oz $1,600 $1,500
USD:BRL FX Assumption x 5.20 4.00
After-Tax NPV 5% USD MM $622 $409
After-Tax IRR % 24.2% 19.7%
Payback Years 3.2 3.4

Figure 1: Average Annual Gold Production and Operating Costs

Table 2: Sensitivity Analysis

Scenario Downside
Gold Price
Case
Base
Case
Spot
Gold Price
Case
Upside
Gold Price
Case
Gold Price USD/oz $1,400 $1,600 $1,800 $2,000
After-Tax NPV 5% USD MM $410 $622 $833 $1,044
After-Tax IRR % 19% 24% 29% 34%
LOM Free Cash Flow USD MM $744 $1,043 $1,343 $1,642
LOM EBITDA USD MM $1,437 $1,792 $2,147 $2,502
Payback Years 3.7 3.2 2.7 2.3

FS Overview

The Corporation retained G Mining Services Inc. (“ GMS “) and SRK Consulting Canada Inc. (“ SRK “) as lead consultants, along with other engineering consultants, to complete the Study and prepare a technical report in compliance with National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“ NI 43-101 “).

Property Description, Location, and Access

The Project is an advanced-stage development gold project located in Pará State, Brazil, 200 km south-southwest of the city of Itaituba, 108 km from the Moraes de Almeida district, and 1,150 km southwest of Belém, capital of Pará State. The climate in northwestern Brazil is tropical, with a rainy season from January to April and a dry season extending from June to December. The average annual precipitation is approximately 1,957 mm. The land tenure totals 99,574 hectares (996 km 2 ) and is comprised of two mining concessions covering an area of 12,889 hectares (129 km 2 ), 23 exploration licenses covering an area of 76,116 hectares (761 km 2 ), and two applications for exploration licenses covering 10,569 hectares (106 km 2 ).

The Project is accessible by road via a 72-km municipal dirt road connecting to the Transgarimpeira State Road which connects to the Federal BR-163 Cuiaba-Santarem paved highway; the dirt road was built by ELD prior to the sale of the Project. Air access is via an existing 775m long airstrip; a new 1,300m long airstrip capable of landing larger planes is planned that will be used for personnel, priority supplies, medical emergencies and exporting gold. At the Project site, there is an existing exploration camp with a capacity of about 90 beds complete with kitchen, recreation room, clinic, fuel storage, core shacks, and office space.

Figure 2: Project Location Map

Mineral Resource Estimate

Measured and Indicated Resources (“ M&I “) total 48.1 million tonnes (“ Mt “) at an average gold grade of 1.36 grams per tonne (“ g/t “) for 2,102,000 contained ounces of gold (inclusive of Mineral Reserves) as of December 10, 2021. Contained gold in the M&I category represents 97% of the global resource. The Mineral Resource Estimate for the Project is effectively unchanged from the estimate incorporated into the 2019 FS. SRK was commissioned to audit the mineral resource model prepared in the 2019 FS, to audit the surface garimpeiro tailings mineral resource model prepared by GMS (2021), and to assume the Qualified Person responsibility for these mineral resource models.

The mineral resource model only considers work completed by previous operators and consists of 78 core boreholes (22,134 metres) drilled during February 2004 to September 2008, and 74 core boreholes (22,030 metres) drilled during September 2008 to December 2010. In addition, some 155 tailing boreholes (1,594 metres) drilled in 2011 and 2014 were considered for the tailings mineral resource model.

Table 3: Mineral Resource Estimate

Classification Tonnes
(kt)
Grade Gold
(g/t)
Contained Gold
(koz)
Measured 17,609 1.49 841
Indicated 30,505 1.29 1,261
Total M+I 48,114 1.36 2,102
Inferred 1,580 0.99 50
Note: Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and have not demonstrated economic viability. All figures are rounded to reflect the relative accuracy of the estimates. Assays were capped where appropriate. Open pit mineral resources are reported at a cut-off grade of 0.30 g/t gold. The cut-off grades are based on a gold price of US$1,600 per troy ounce and metallurgical recoveries of 78% for gold in saprolite rock, 90% for gold in granite fresh rock, and 82% for gold in artisanal miner tailings. Effective date of this estimate is December 10, 2021.

Mineral Reserve Estimate

The Project mine plan is based on Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves of 48.7 Mt at an average gold grade of 1.31 g/t for 2,042,000 contained ounces of gold as of December 10, 2021. The contained gold in the proven category represents 41% of the total ore reserve estimate, and the Mineral Reserves almost represent 100% of the Mineral Resource. The saprolite and garimpeiro tailings represent only 5% of the ore reserve contained gold (or 6% of tonnage) with the granite fresh rock being the main material type at 95% of contained gold (or 94% of tonnage).

The Proven and Probable ore reserves are inclusive of mining dilution and ore loss. The external mining dilution around the ore blocks results in a dilution tonnage of 2.6 Mt @ 0.11 g/t, entailing a mining dilution of 5.5%.

For mine planning purposes, GMS built a sub-blocked model for the tailings and the contact between the models using a SMU block size of 1 m x 1 m x 1 m and the remainder of the orebody using a SMU block size of 10 m x 10 m x 10 m in line with a bulk mining approach and appropriate to the style of mineralization.

Table 4: Mineral Reserve Estimate

Classification Tonnes
(kt)
Grade Gold
(g/t)
Contained Gold
(koz)
Proven 17,973 1.46 842
Probable 30,703 1.22 1,200
Total P&P 48,676 1.31 2,042
Notes: CIM definitions were followed for mineral reserves. Mineral reserves are estimated for a gold price of $1,400/oz. Mineral reserve cut-off grade of 0.36 g/t. A dilution skin width of 1 m was considered resulting in an average mining dilution of 5.5%. Bulk density of ore is variable with an average of 2.67 t/m 3 . The average strip ratio is 3.4:1/ Numbers may not add due to rounding. Effective date of this estimate is December 10, 2021.

Production Profile

The Study outlines an average annual gold production profile of 174,700 ounces over the 10.5 years of mine life, with Year 1 as partial year considering 6 months of commercial production. Total gold production is 1,838 koz with an average gold grade milled of 1.31 g/t, and metallurgical recovery of 90%. Included in this total is 4 koz of gold recovered during pre-production with the balance of 1,834 koz during commercial production.

Figure 3: Gold Production Profile

Year
1
Year
2
Year
3
Year
4
Year
5
Year
6
Year
7
Year
8
Year
9
Year
10
Year
11
Ore Milled (kt) 2,236 4,705 4,705 4,705 4,705 4,705 4,705 4,705 4,552 4,340 4,222
Grade Milled (g/t) 1.47 1.48 1.19 1.51 1.71 1.29 1.02 1.33 1.58 1.29 0.57
Contained Gold (koz) 106 224 180 228 258 196 154 201 232 180 78
Recovery 88% 91% 90% 90% 90% 90% 89% 90% 90% 91% 91%
Gold Recovered (koz) 93 203 163 206 233 175 137 180 209 163 70

Mining

Mining is contemplated as a conventional open pit operation using 16.5 m 3 hydraulic excavators and fleet of 92 t mine trucks. A bulk mining approach is well suited for the massive ore body with mining to take place on 10 meter (“ m “) high benches. The mine is planned as an owner mining operation with blasting activities to be outsourced.

The mine consists of a single open pit that will be developed in four phases, which allows for deferral of waste stripping over the mine life and maximizing mill feed grade during the earlier years with an objective of optimizing the production schedule and resulting economics.

Table 5: Mining Physicals Summary by Phase

Summary by Mining Phase Unit Total Phase 0 Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
Length of Phase years 11.0 1.0 1.3 3.4 5.3
Strip Ratio W:O 3.4 2.1 1.3 2.6 5.4
Total Tonnage kt 212,067 5,273 16,220 84,166 106,407
Waste Tonnage kt 163,391 3,576 9,135 60,788 89,891
Rock Tonnage kt 133,185 2,021 5,237 47,513 78,415
Saprolite Tonnage kt 29,715 1,474 3,644 13,122 11,475
Tailings Tonnage kt 491 81 254 153 2
Ore Tonnage kt 48,676 1,697 7,085 23,378 16,516
Gold Grade g/t Au 1.31 1.00 1.41 1.30 1.30
Contained Gold koz 2,042 55 320 979 688

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Pre-production mining will take place over a period of two years with a total of 17.1 Mt mined, which will provide for waste fill material for construction purposes and will expose higher grade ore prior to commercial production. The ore mined during pre-production will be stockpiled. A maximum 8.9 Mt of stockpiled ore is planned at peak capacity. This material will be stockpiled to cover periods of increased stripping and to match blending requirements for the mill. At the start of commercial production, a stockpile of 4.1 Mt is planned to be available containing 165,000 gold ounces at a gold grade of 1.24 g/t.

Figure 4: Mineral Stockpile Inventory

The open pit will generate 163.4 Mt of waste rock and 48.7Mt of ore, inclusive of historic garimpeiro tailings, over the life of mine (“ LOM “) for an average LOM strip ratio of 3.4:1. Mining activities are planned over a duration of 11 years which includes 2 years of pre-production mining. Once the open pit is depleted and activities are stopped, stockpile reclaim continues for another 1.5 years to feed the mill. The mining rate reaches a peak of 27.5 Mt/y in year 5 of production.

Figure 5: Annual Mine Production

Processing and Recovery

TZ ore contains two types of gold associated with sulfide minerals; the first association occurs with pyrite, while the second association exists with pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena and sphalerite. The conventional process plant design for the Project is based on a robust metallurgical flowsheet to treat gold bearing ore to produce doré. The process plant is designed to nominally treat 4.34 Mt of granite ore per year and will consist of comminution, gravity concentration, gold flotation, cyanide leach and adsorption of the gold concentrate via carbon-in-leach (“ CIL” ), carbon elution and gold recovery circuits. CIL tailings, representing 5% of tails, will be treated in a cyanide destruction circuit and dewatered to produce a tailings slurry for storage in geomembrane lined ponds. The bulk of the tailings (95%) from the flotation circuit are inert and disposed in a separate facility.

Figure 6: Process Flowsheet

The mill schedule includes two months of commissioning with ore with the second month planned to achieve 60% of nameplate capacity after which commercial production will be achieved with 10.5 years of operation. The peak milling capacity is 4,705 kt/y or 12,890 t/d of nominal throughput and is maintained for the first 7.5 years while softer saprolite and tailings material is available as “supplemental” mill feed at a rate of 1,000 t/d in addition to the fresh rock. Fresh rock will represent 94% of the total mill feed with saprolite and tailings representing only 6%. Mill feed will be maximized with direct feed from the pit and rehandled stockpiled material. The average annual plant head grade is detailed below in Figure 7. The combined average annual plant feed grade is 1.31 g/t Au with a maximum peak of 1.71 g/t Au in Year 5.

Figure 7: Annual Mill Production

Table 6: Metallurgical Recoveries

Material Grade Total
Recovery
Mill
Feed
Granite 1.32 91% 94%
Saprolite 1.03 71% 3%
Garimpeiros Tailings 1.11 85% 3%
Total LOM 1.31 90% 100%

Power

Power is to be supplied from the Novo Progresso substation to the south, which will require the construction of a 198km 138 kV transmission line and a substation at the site. The Installation License (“ LI “) for the transmission line was granted in 2017. The new line will be parallel to the Federal highway 163 towards Moraes Almeida, then will turn west along the site access road and eventually connect to the site substation adjacent to the plant site. Average power consumption is estimated at 20 MW with a peak requirement of 24 MW. Emergency diesel generators will provide 6.2MW of backup for critical loads as required in the event of a loss of utility power. The capital cost of the transmission line is included in the FS.

Environmental and Permitting

Environmental studies were completed by the previous owner and the major permits required for construction were granted as follows:

  • Para State Department of Environment and Sustainability granted the LIs in April 2017, which were later modified in August 2017, and are comprised as follows:
    • Tocantinzinho Site
    • Tailings Dam and CIP Pond
    • Transmission Line
    • Landfill
    • Fuel Station
    • Concrete Batch Plant
  • National Department of Mineral Production (renamed National Mining Agency) issued the mining concessions in May 2018.

Due to competing corporate priorities, the previous owner was not prepared to move the Project to a construction phase and as a result requested that the LI’s be frozen for a period of two years. Promptly following GMIN’s acquisition of the Project, administrative initiatives were undertaken to unfreeze the LIs in order to meet the planned construction schedule targeted to commence in mid-2022. Additionally, GMIN has requested a two-year extension to the validity of the LI’s.

Operating Costs

LOM operating costs are estimated at $565 per ounce of gold produced, or $21.48 per tonne of ore processed, as summarized below. The average LOM mining cost is $2.36 per tonne mined. The LOM AISC is estimated to be $681 per ounce of gold produced based on average annual gold production of 174,700 ounces over the 10.5 years of mine life, which places the Project in the bottom quartile of the global gold cost curve.

Table 7: Operating Cost and AISC Summary

Mining Cost Summary Total

(USD MM)

Unit Cost

(USD/t milled)

Cost per oz

(USD/oz)

Mining $459 $9.51 $250
Processing $427 $8.83 $233
G&A $151 $3.13 $82
Total Site Costs $1,037 $21.48 $565
Transport & Refining $18 $0.38 $10
Government Royalty (1.5% GOR) $44 $0.91 $24
Private Royalty (1.5% NSR) $44 $0.91 $24
Total Operating Cost / Cash Costs $1,143 $23.68 $623
Sustaining Capital $83 $1.72 $45
Closure Costs $24 $0.49 $13
AISC $1,250 $25.88 $681
Note: Total Cash Costs and AISC are non-GAAP measures and includes royalties payable.

Project Royalties

The Study considers two royalties on the Project:

  • Federal Government Royalty: 1.50% of gross sales of the mineral product.
  • Private Royalty: 1.50% of net smelter return of the mineral product.

The economic analysis assumes GMIN’s exercise of a buydown right for a cash consideration of $3.5 million at the beginning of the construction period, thus reducing the Private Royalty from its current rate of 2.50% to 1.50%. The buydown right is not included in the costs; however, it is included in the economic analysis calculations.

Capital Cost Estimates

The initial capital cost is estimated to be $458 million, which is inclusive of $38 million of contingency (10% before taxes), and $31 million of taxes. The initial capital cost is presented in US dollars using an exchange rate of 5.20 BRL/USD, with an estimated 54% to be spent in the BRL currency. The total construction period is 29 months.

To capitalize on Brazil’s domestic manufacturing capabilities, GMS and GMIN visited multiple in-country vendors, equipment suppliers, and contractors in preparation of the updated capital cost estimates. The capital cost estimates are supported by budgetary quotes received in calendar Q4-21 , with some of the key items detailed below:

  • Multiple equipment vendors provided budgetary quotes for essentially all the mechanical process equipment;
  • All major construction bulk material pricing is supported by several in-country vendor quotes;
  • Labor costs are fully supported by in-country labor surveys conducted in Q4-21, with input from multiple mining companies, construction companies, and contractors;
  • Capital cost for major mining equipment is based on budgetary quotes, with certain units fully negotiated and purchase orders issued;
    • 44% of the $42 million required for major mine equipment is committed at this time with firm pricing secured, which includes a portion of the long-lead items required to meet the pre-production schedule;
      • Includes twelve 92t mining trucks and a matching hydraulic excavator;
  • Three in-country local contractors provided quotes for the 138kV transmission line; and
  • Pricing of camp facilities and other support infrastructure are based on multiple bids and are already at the negotiation stage

Sustaining capital is estimated to be $83 million and is inclusive of $12 million of taxes. Over 60% of the sustaining capital spend will be incurred during the first 2 years of production, with the remaining spread equally over the LOM. Less than 40% of the sustaining capital will be spent in the BRL currency. The biggest cost driver of sustaining capital is additional mining equipment ($50 million) and tailings management ($17 million). The flotation tailings facility benefits from favorable topography involving the construction of only one main dam requiring approximately 1.5Mm 3 of fill in total for the initial starter dam and subsequent raises to be completed as part of sustaining capital. Fill material will be sourced from the pit resulting in cost synergies.

Closure costs are projected to be $24 million, inclusive of $5 million of contingency (30%). The process plant and some major equipment will have some salvage value after operations, estimated at $13 million, which is excluded from the closure costs but taken into account in the cash flow model.

Table 8: Capital Cost Summary

Capital Cost Breakdown (USD MM) Initial Capital Sustaining Capital Closure Costs
Process Plant $79 $5
Power and Electrical $58
Mining Equipment $43 $50
Infrastructure $38
Tailings & Water Management $12 $17
Surface Operations $11
Closure and Rehabilitation $18
Sub-Total – Direct Costs $240 $71 $18
Indirect Costs $53
Owners Costs $55
Pre-Production Costs $41
Contingency $38 $5
Capital Costs Before Tax $427 $71 $24
Net Taxes Payable $38 $12
Total Capital Costs $458 $83 $24

Further Optimization, Cost Reductions and Project Potential

The Corporation believes there are potential opportunities to further improve the economics of the Project through the detailed engineering phase and over time:

  • Optimization of comminution circuit following additional test work;
  • Improved gold recovery with fine grinding of sulphide concentrate prior to leach;
  • Increased Mineral Resources and Reserves at depth;
  • Exploration success within the large surrounding land package; and
  • Additional revenues from silver.

Corporate Update – Launch of Project Financing

The Corporation is formally launching the project financing process, which will be managed internally by Dušan Petković, Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations. Before joining GMIN, Mr. Petković spent 10 years at one of the global leading financiers to the mining sector, where he was Principal, Private Debt, and a member of the investment committee that managed more than 80 investments totaling over $2.5 billion. Mr. Petković was responsible for the origination, structuring, and investment management of bespoke project financing transactions for single-asset emerging producers that included senior and junior debt, commodity linked notes, precious metal streams, and royalties.

The Corporation will be evaluating various sources of funding, including commercial bank debt, private debt, precious metals streaming, and equity, and will work to have the project financing secured to move forward with a construction decision by mid-2022. Targeting 60% to 70% of the capital required from non-equity sources, the key objective is to finance the project, manage risk and volatility, and deliver enhanced IRR and NPV 5% attributable to common shareholders.

Timetable and Next Steps

Over the next 12 months, the Corporation will be focused on the following activities:

  • Project financing secured by mid-2022;
  • Completion and results of 10,000-meter exploration and drilling program in Q3-2022;
  • Start of detailed engineering in Q1-2022;
  • Start of Project construction by Q3-2022; and
  • Expected first gold production in Q3-2024 with first year of full production in 2025.

Conference Call Details

The Corporation is hosting a live webinar on February 10 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time (7:00 a.m. Pacific time) with the GMIN executive team. All participants are welcome to join and can register in advance through the following link: G Mining Ventures Corp. (TSXV:GMIN) – Feasibility Study Webinar.

After registering, participants will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Feasibility Study 3D VRIFY Presentation
To view a 3D VRIFY presentation of the Study please click on the following link: Feasibility Study 3D VRIFY Presentation.

Technical Report Preparation and Qualified Persons

The Study has an effective date of December 10, 2021 and was issued on February 9, 2022. It was authored by independent Qualified Persons and is in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

GMS was responsible for the overall report and FS coordination, property description and location, accessibility, history, mineral processing and metallurgical testing, mineral reserve estimation, mining methods, recovery methods, project infrastructures, operating costs, capital costs, economic analysis and project execution plan. SRK was responsible for the geological setting, deposit type, exploration, drilling, sample preparation, data verification, mineral resource estimation, environmental studies, permitting and adjacent properties. For readers to fully understand the information in this news release, they should read the technical report in its entirety, including all qualifications, assumptions, exclusions and risks. The technical report is intended to be read as a whole and sections should not be read or relied upon out of context.

The Qualified Persons (“ QPs “) are Neil Lincoln, P. Eng. having overall responsibility for the Report including metallurgy, recovery methods, capital and operating costs. Camila Passos, MSc, PGeo, CREA-SP of SRK Consulting is responsible for geology and the mineral resource estimate. Charles Gagnon, P. Eng., is responsible for mineral reserves, mining method, capital and operating costs related to the mine. Paulo Ricardo Behrens da Franca, P. Eng. of F&Z Consultoria e Projetos is responsible for tailings management. Thiago Toussaint, MBA, CREA-MG, AMEA of SRK consulting is responsible for environment and permitting.

The technical content of this press release has been reviewed and approved by the QPs who were involved with preparation of the Study. In addition, Louis-Pierre Gignac, President & Chief Executive Officer of GMIN, a QP as defined in NI 43-101, has reviewed the Study on behalf of the Corporation and has approved the technical disclosure contained in this news release. The FS is summarized into a technical report that is filed on the Corporation’s website at www.gminingventures.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com in accordance with NI 43-101.

About G Mining Services Inc.

GMS a specialized mining consultancy firm based in Brossard, Québec, offering a wide range of services to both underground and open pit mining projects. GMS possesses the capabilities to develop a resource from the exploration phase, to development, into construction, commissioning and then operations. GMS self-performs project development with an objective of building fit-for-purpose and cost effectively. GMS was directly involved in successful construction and development of the Fruta del Norte gold mine in Ecuador (Lundin Gold Inc.) and the Merian gold mine in Suriname (Newmont Mining Corp.), among others. For more information, please visit www.gmining.com .

About G Mining Ventures Corp.

G Mining Ventures Corp. (TSXV:GMIN) is a mineral exploration company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of precious metal projects. Its flagship asset, the permitted Tocantinzinho Project, is located in Para State, Brazil. Tocantinzinho is an open-pit gold deposit containing 2.0 million ounces of reserves at 1.3 g/t. The deposit is open at depth, and the underexplored 688km 2 land package presents additional exploration potential.

Additional Information

For further information on GMIN, please visit the website at www.gminingventures.com or contact:

Dušan Petković
Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations
416-817-1308
info@gminingventures.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information

All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this press release constitute “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of certain securities laws and are based on expectations and projections as of the date of this press release. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include particularly, but without limitation, those related to the Study results (as such results are set out in the various graphs and tables featured above, and are commented in the text of this press release), such as the Project’s production profile, LOM, construction and payback periods, NPV, IRR, (direct/indirect, before/after tax) capital costs, contingency, industry leading operating costs, AISC, sustaining capital costs, free cash flows, mineral proven and probable reserves, M&I resources, open pit ore and waste extraction, mill feed, milling process and recovery, power supply arrangements and power consumption, and closure costs.

Forward-looking statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections as of the time of this press release. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon several estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Corporation as of the time of such statements, are inherently subject to significant business and economic uncertainties and contingencies. These estimates and assumptions may prove to be incorrect and include, without limitation:

  • future price of gold at $1,600 per ounce;
  • the USD:BRL foreign exchange rate;
  • the USD:CAD foreign exchange rate;
  • the various tax assumptions;
  • the capital cost estimates being supported by budgetary quotes;
  • the labor costs being supported by in-country surveys;
  • the project permits’ status, notably the timely reinstatement of all necessary LIs, and securing of all other permits and authorizations;
  • the exercise of a buydown right to reduce the private royalty to 1.50% of gross sales;
  • the securing and proper incurring of the necessary financing to bring the Project into commercial production; and
  • all items listed on the above section entitled “Timetable and Next Steps”.

Many of these uncertainties and contingencies can directly or indirectly affect, and could cause, actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. As future events and results could differ materially what is currently anticipated by the Corporation, notably (but without limitation) in the Study, there can be no assurance that the Study results will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events can differ materially from those anticipated in the Study. Particularly, but without limitation, there can be no assurance that:

  • all permits necessary to build and bring the Project into commercial production will be obtained or, as applicable, reinstated;
  • the price of gold environment and the inflationary context will remain conducive to bringing a project such as TZ into commercial production;
  • outstanding warrants will be exercised and project financing will be secured;
  • budgetary quotes will prove accurate;
  • the business conditions in Brazil will remain favorable for developing mines such as TZ; and
  • the Corporation will bring the Project into commercial production and that it will acquire any other significant precious metal asset.

Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, without limitation, those related to (i) the Project’s improvements and optimizations outlined in the Report, (ii) the decrease in LOM capital costs; (iii )the 12% increase in mineral reserves ; (iv) the launch of project financing endeavors with target start of construction in mid-2022 (targeting 60% to 65% from non-equity sources); (v) the Project’s robust economics, notably its low cost and high rate of return; (vi) the suitability of a bulk mining approach; (vii) the production schedule optimization (notably through deferral of waste stripping and maximization of mill feed grade in earlier years); (viii) the pre-production mining providing waste fill material for construction; (ix) the Project’s simplified logistics and the Corporation’s procurement strategy to favor in-country sourcing; (x) the Project being one of the premier gold development projects in Brazil and a key socio-economic contributor; (xi) the Project being in the bottom quartile of the global cost curve for gold projects; (xii) the Corporation’s experience and expertise playing a key role to deliver the Project’s economics; (xiii) the numerous opportunities for Project’s optimization and growth as outlined under the above section entitled “Further Optimization, Cost Reductions and Project Potential”; (xiv) the above section entitled “Timetable and Next Steps”; (xv) the above corporate update regarding the project financing launch; and (xvi) generally, the above “About G Mining Ventures Corp.” paragraph which essentially expresses the Corporation’s purpose.

By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and risks exist that estimates, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not be achieved or that assumptions do not reflect future experience. Forward-looking statements are provided for the purpose of providing information about management’s expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as several important risk factors and future events could cause the actual outcomes to differ materially from the beliefs, plans, objectives, expectations, anticipations, estimates, assumptions and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and those made in the Corporation’s other filings with the securities regulators of Canada including, but not limited to, the cautionary statements made in the relevant section of the Corporation’s Management Discussion & Analysis. The Corporation cautions that the foregoing list of factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive, and new, unforeseeable risks may arise from time to time. The Corporation disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or to explain any material difference between subsequent actual events and such forward-looking statements, except to the extent required by applicable law.

i 42.7 million warrants with a strike price of C$0.80 and average life of 0.4 years. Figures converted at USD:CAD FX of 1.25.

SOURCE: G Mining Ventures Corp.