Member Info for Cowichan

April 2020 - Aton offered and accepted an additional 3 year extension to the current exploration lease. Extension will allow additional time to continue regional exploration, the development of Hamama West, and negotiations to migrate to the new terms of the Mineral Resources Law

from page 11
https://www.atonresources.com/site/assets/files/1171/20210125_aton_corporate_presentation_apr_2021.pdf

January 25, 2021: Aton Resources Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sherif Sousa as its new Egypt Country Manager.

Dr. Sousa has had a storied career in Egypt’s oil & gas and mining industries over the past 40 years. Amongst his many achievements, Dr. Sousa was the first Chairman of the Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority (EMRA), from 2004 to 2006 and was instrumental in the agreement and development of Centamin’s Sukari gold mine

One --> June 24
New Centamin Job Posting Labelled Hurghada That's WAY UP near Aton's Concession

Aton’s 100% owned Abu Marawat Concession is located in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt, approximately 200km north of Centamin’s Sukari gold mine. Aton has identified numerous gold occurrences throughout the entirety of the concession area, including the Hamama deposit in the west and the Abu Marawat polymetallic deposit in the northeast.

https://www.atonresources.com/projects/abu-marawat-concession/overview/

Why Centamin would post a job opening for up there?

Environmental Officer - Hurghada
Full Time
Sukari Gold Mines
- Hurghada, Red Sea
- Applying environmental monitoring plan
- Responding to any Environmental emergency
- Applying chemical management

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Two --> March 15

Aton Resources Announces Retirement of CEO and Succession Plan

Aton Resources announces that Mark Campbell, Director, President & Chief Executive Officer, has advised the Corporation that after 12 years with Aton he is retiring from all positions held with the Corporation as of March 31, 2021.

Bill Koutsouras, Chairman of the Corporation will assume the role of Interim Chief Executive Officer until such time as a permanent replacement CEO is recruited by the Board of Directors.

https://www.atonresources.com/news/2021/aton-resources-announces-retirement-of-ceo-and-succession-plan/

Experienced Management Team
A local exploration and management team with decades of experience working within the geology, culture, and government of Egypt. Learn More

Multiple Prospects
Aton’s 100% owned Abu Marawat concession is located in the Arabian-Nubian Shield and covers over 447.7 km2. Abu Marawat boasts numerous gold targets and impressive first-pass exploration results. Learn More

Excellent Infrastructure
Aton’s two exploration camps are well positioned with access to a 220kV power line, a water pipeline, a major four-lane highway, sea port, and two international airports.

Aton's Market Cap is a meager $9 million Canadian ever since it collapsed about a year ago...

This Friday, June 25, 2021, at the end of the eighth ordinary session of the General Assembly of the Chamber of Mines, Adama Soro, Country Director of the Endeavor Mining group was elected new President for a two-year term. #CMBurkina

https://twitter.com/CMBurkina/status/1408451296726814721

Good advice and insight MrBond!

That's WAY UP near Aton's Concession Abu Marawat far north of Sukari

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Aton’s 100% owned Abu Marawat Concession is located in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt, approximately 200km north of Centamin’s Sukari gold mine. Aton has identified numerous gold occurrences throughout the entirety of the concession area, including the Hamama deposit in the west and the Abu Marawat polymetallic deposit in the northeast.

https://www.atonresources.com/projects/abu-marawat-concession/overview/

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Why Centamin would post a job opening for up there is interesting...

Environmental Officer - Hurghada
Full Time
Sukari Gold Mines
- Hurghada, Red Sea
Posted 1 hour ago

- Applying environmental monitoring plan
- Responding to any Environmental emergency
- Applying chemical management

So, I was going to post the following blurb about Allied Gold yesterday, but I wanted to do a little more research first...

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Allied Gold Cashing Up In London

LONDON (Reuters) - Africa-focused gold miner Allied Gold Corp, backed by U.S. private equity firm Orion Mine Finance Group, has hired investment banks for a London listing later in 2021, taking advantage of renewed investor interest for the mining sector, two sources said.

Allied Gold, which aims to raise around $500 million with the help of JPMorgan and UBS, the sources familiar with the matter added, has bought assets in West Africa in the past two years.
“As we deliberate internally on ... the various options for funding our future growth and the market conditions for gold which are currently quite favorable, it would be inappropriate to speculate on which specific paths we may choose to follow,” Allied Gold said in a statement.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-allied-gold-orion-ipo-idUSKCN2DD3Q5

Note: CAPITAL (Drilling) now has contracts with Allied Gold in Egypt and Cote D'Ivoire

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The weird coincidence part is that I noticed one of Allied Gold's employees searched MY personal LinkedIn profile during the last week.

Colin Hodgson
SVP - Security
Allied Gold Corp Full-time
Dates Employed Feb 2021 – Present
Employment Duration 5 mos
Location Australia
https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-hodgson-72231731/

Why would this guy be searching my LinkedIn profile?

The only link I can see is his connection with Capital Drilling - so, what does that even mean? I could speculate but first I must see to a new security system for the house (just kidding!)

#CEY is my top pick for what it’s worth having turned down a much higher bid fairly recently...
https://twitter.com/DavidBurton1971/status/1402875225885323266

Share tip: #CEY (hold) Centamin has been a serial disappointment, but even its curtailed targets for this year imply...
https://twitter.com/TelegraphInvest/status/1399627053645897729

Interesting to see #CEY pull back this week. Despite putting out good looking exploration updates...
https://twitter.com/GeologyCharlie/status/1398624945438183426

Here's my piece on $CEY 5%+ dividend yields nd that is one reason...
https://twitter.com/Macro_Think/status/1402642617268064261

The Centamin $CEY share price surged in 2020 only to fall back down again. What's causing this...
https://twitter.com/ZBoyrazian/status/1401253777605378051

Got to say, I’m getting very annoyed with my favourite gold stock. Small swings up on big gold price rises and huge dumps on small gold price drops...
https://twitter.com/Brandon121Walsh/status/1397854978862157826

$CEY Centamin to start pre-feasibility study at Doropo project following review of West African exploration portfolio...
https://twitter.com/proactive_UK/status/1397824407603757057

June 23
Capital (LSE: CAPD), a leading mining services company focused on the African markets, announces that Brian Rudd, a founder and Executive Director of Capital Limited has indicated his intention to sell approximately 3,000,000 ordinary shares in the Company which represents approximately 1.6% of the Company's issued share capital.

https://www.**********.co.uk/rns/announcement/64fc54b0-5511-400c-80d9-335ce87ecf71/

Note this is subsequent (read hot-on-the-heels) to Capital issuing fresh company shares to finance the open pit waste clearing project at Sukari. This transaction, however, is a personal disposal of existing shares held by Rudd.

Also note Capital has contracts with newcomer Altus Strategies in Cote D'Ivoire & now Egypt from 2021 onward (Naguib Sawiris being the major shareholder in Altus) and existing contracts with Endevour Mining in Burkina Faso & Cote D'Ivoire (Naguib Sawiris as well...)

That makes Capital and Rudd privy to loads of insider info.

Reminder: Buchanan is the IR company for both Capital and Centamin.

https://www.capdrill.com/media/investors/Presentations/CAPD-FY-2020-Results-Presentation_FINAL-20210319.pdf

https://twitter.com/DonLawson_/status/1407752315658928132

Anyone considered whether B2Gold $btg should work with Centamin $cey ?

Just throwing out thoughts, centamin also have an interesting but maybe marginal west african portfolio. B2Gold might be able to work it.

June 20
In this #WorldRefugeeDay , I thank the Special Envoy of the High Representative of
@Refugees Angelina Jolie for her visit to #BurkinaFaso .
This visit is an eloquent testimony of friendship and affection towards the Burkinabè people.

https://twitter.com/rochkaborepf/status/1406739066213838851

I agree Mr T!

you might want to watch this --> (start watching 2:30 minutes in)

https://youtu.be/-whuXHSL1Pg

Then perhaps read this thread too -->

https://twitter.com/Frank_Giustra/status/1407430570322272257

"The market information out of China is so blatantly propaganda," he said.

Nick Crundall, a senior strategist from the Australian firm Market Check, thinks the Chinese authorities probably want to allay domestic fears about supply and limit the amount they will have to pay for imported grains.

"They don't want the whole world to know that they need grain and they are in a bit of strife so they very closely regulate the information that is released," he said.

Speculation about problems with the crops in China can be a huge driver for world prices but it also has implications domestically for the government.

"It creates all sorts of food inflation problems and them having to pay more for imported grain," Mr Crundall said.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2021-06-17/missing-china-grains-analyst/100219524

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My Thoughts: If China is willing to take extreme measures to tamper prices on the things they need - what about the things they want - like gold?

if so, all the easier to get castrated ;-)

I posted the following tweet this morning and actually got a 'like' from Centamin. I truly don't know what to make of it...

.@CentaminPlc FYI this is what a transparent timetable looks like to develop a mine in Cote D'Ivoire c/o @TiettoMinerals

Also, #Centamin must disclose its true resources in Burkina Faso including 600k meters drilling in Napelepera & Wadaradoo $AGAC

@DavePelham123
@**********

https://twitter.com/DonLawson_/status/1407012825382350853

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Considering it's far from the first time I've made this point on Twitter
1) Are they acknowledging a maiden resource must be disclosed at Wadaradoo and Napelepera in Burkina Faso ?
2) Are they acknowledging they must do a better job at time framing the Doropo project ?
3) Are they simply playing around?

MICHAEL RAWLINSON Independent Non-Executive Director of CAPITAL (DRILLING) is a key part of the team that has just launched this vehicle for snatching up African gold mining assets.

Company Overview and Strategy

"We are a blank check company incorporated on November 17, 2020 as a Cayman Islands exempted company created with the purpose of effecting a merger or mergers, amalgamation, **************, share purchase, asset acquisition, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company intends to focus on a target with operations or prospective operations in the gold mining sector."

Latest News
MARCH 02, 2021
African Gold Acquisition Corporation Announces Closing of Upsized $360 Million Initial Public Offering

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My Thoughts: These guys are all cashed up and ready to make an deal. They have loads of experience in-house and insider information on all the companies for which CAPITAL does drilling/mining services ...

https://www.africangoldcorp.com/team
https://www.capdrill.com/about-us/board-of-directors

Take the elephant in the room issue that halved our share price. We really don't know if the pit wall issue is legitimate. It began suddenly with the single statement 'movement was detected in the pit wall' No slide occurred.

Then a very expensive (or lucrative) arrangement was signed with Capital Drilling for a two year campaign to move MASSIVE amounts of material all at once. Is this justified? We'll never know as management simply glazes over the matter as part of an accelerated waste clearing endeavour while abandoning the mine plan that had been in place. Safety first - yes, of course but where is the publication of a competent third party - an assessment letter at least that proposes the best course of action? Mining companies always seek a second and third professional opinion. Shareholders were not given any details if this movement threat had indeed been thoroughly investigated by a third party specialist.

I say this because shareholders are JUST ABOUT to be handed the same 'sudden' decision regarding Batie West/Konkera. We will be advised after the fact that a deal has been struck with say - I dunno - Capital Drilling to share the development risk and costs or worse still a disposal of Burkina Faso assets to Endeavour. NOW is the time to get a resource update from the 600k meters of drilling. NOW is the time to address the problem of too much oxide ore if that indeed is a concern. NOW is the time to hear from Martin Horgan of exactly what the risk/reward equation is in Burkina Faso so SHAREHOLDERS are not blindsided by backdoor/under-the-table deals with the likes of Capital.

I might as well tell the BB that Centamin is currently being investigated by the FCA and OSC in regards to whether or not they have failed to disclose information as deemed material by the regulators. So if you have a serious amount of $ invested you might want to contact Centamin's IR Dept. and keep any responses for follow-up. It's your investment - act like it.

I miss those days Razor - thanks for the memories!

“The non-stop year-round Montreal to Cairo link will also facilitate the expansion of Canadian companies in the robust Egyptian market, enabling them to secure major commercial opportunities in key industry sectors such as mining...

A delegation from Air Canada has met with leaders of Egypt’s business community during the former’s current visit to Cairo.

The meeting witnessed the announcement of Air Canada launching its non-stop year-round service from Montreal, Canada to Cairo, Egypt.

https://dailynewsegypt.com/2021/06/18/air-canada-launches-non-stop-year-round-service-from-montreal-to-cairo/

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This will be helpful for Barrick, B2Gold among others yet TBA...