Goldcrest reports operating loss of £65,493

Goldcrest Resources plc, the gold focused company with interests in projects located in Ghana, has said it reported an operating loss for the six months to 31 December 2015 of £65,493 (six months to December 2014: £62,251).

This translates into a loss per share for the period of 0.004p.

A statement by Goldcrest’s Technical Director, Niall Tomlinson, said the Directors will continue to focus on ensuring that overheads are kept to a minimum and that exploration expenditure is targeted at value adding activities.

According to Mr Tomlinson, in the half-year to 31 December 2015, Goldcrest Resources plc continued to assess additional assets in Ghana focusing on more advanced stage projects with the potential for near to medium-term cash flow generation.

Following an extensive due diligence period, the Company secured the Asheba Gold project that is located adjacent to our option on the Akoko Gold Project, through the post period end acquisition of Taoudeni Resources Limited on 19 January 2016.

The combined Asheba-Akoko Gold Project brings together an initial non-JORC compliant resource estimate of 176,000 ounces of gold at an average grade of 1.8g/t Au at Asheba, with a JORC-compliant resource of 92,800 ounces of gold at an average grade of 1.9g/t Au at Akoko.

Following a detailed assessment, “we are confident that there is significant exploration upside at both projects, which could form the basis of a larger and longer-term operation. The Company’s current focus, however, remains set on generating cash flow in the near to medium-term from the existing defined gold mineralisation,” the statement added.

With this in mind, the Company is currently assessing a number of options to advance the project to cash flow generation, alongside establishing a compliant mineral resource estimate for the combined projects. The Company said it will update the market as this strategy is advanced in due course.

As part of the acquisition, Mr Tomlinson and Dr Ryan D. Long were appointed to the Board as Technical Director and Non-Executive Director, respectively, while Frederick Bell stepped down from the Board.

The Board said it is of the opinion that Goldcrestt is now well-positioned for the year ahead as it looks to move from explorer to producer in the years to come.

The Company said it will, however, continue its acquisitive strategy as and when attractive value propositions present themselves.


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