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The following are highlights since the restructuring of the Company in 2010, the Company namely:
- Completed the acquisition of AIM listed AfNat Resources and restructured the board and management;
- Agreed to sell the Kofi Gold Project to Avion Gold Corporation for cash and shares of Avion;
- In August 2010, AXMIN secured a 25 year Mining Licence for the Passendro project in CAR and two new Exploration Licences that ring fence the Mining Licence, were awarded;
- In January 2011, AXMIN announced the positive results of the revalidated Feasibility Study for Passendro;
- On February 2, 2011 AXMIN acquired the remaining interest in the Nimini East & West licences now holding 100% interest;
- In May 2011, AXMIN appointed Graham Hill as Chief Operating Officer strengthening the mine developement team;
- In July 2011, AXMIN executes Manadate Letter with The Standard Bank to arrange and underwrite up to US$100 million in debt financing.
- In June 2011, AXMIN's Senegal Permit JV partner announces inferred mineral resource of 106,000 oz gold at Gora deposit grading 6.0 g/t Au
- In September 2011, AXMIN closes the sale of 51% interest in its Sierra Leone assets to Polo Resources for US$7.5 million
- In December 2011, AXMIN closes the sale of the remaining 49% interest in Sierra Leone to Polo Resources for a futher US$9 million
- In January 2012, Four new financial institutions join the debt financing for an additional debt package of US$85 million
- In March 2012, AXMIN signs Mandate Letter with IFC for a further US$50 million in debt, this in addition to the previous Mandates executed makes a total debt facility of US$235 million
- In April 2012, AXMIN repurchased for cancellation a 2% NSR from United Reef, thus simplfying the project on a cash flow basis
- On December 24 2012, AXMIN notified the CAR Government, as per its 2006 Mining Convention, of the existence of Force Majeure due to the escalating rebel activity in country. Under these circumstances all in country operations other than administrative, as well as all negotiations with the Company's debt lenders have been suspended pending the lifting of the Force Majeure
- On April 15, 2013, one of the four financial institutions terminated its debt Mandate Letter pursuant to a decision of certain European States to withdraw recognition of the CAR as a result of the current political situation
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