RE: Production News7 May 2025 08:21
Remember this from 8 months ago?
Nativo Resources plc (LON:NTVO), which has interests in precious metals mining and production in Peru, provides the following update on the Tesoro Gold Mine ("Tesoro"), southern Peru, which is held by the Company's 50%-owned Peruvian joint venture, Boku Resources SAC ("Boku").
Boku has secured the permits for the establishment and operation of its own gold ore processing plant ("La Patona Project") and entered into an option agreement with a landholder for use of its land (the "Land Agreement").
The Land Agreement provides Boku with an eight month exclusivity period to undertake a feasibility study for the plant in order to confirm commercial and technical viability. Upon confirmation, Boku has an automatic right to proceed with development and operations. Under the Agreement, in the event that a decision is made to build and operate the plant, Boku has the unilateral right to use existing permits and rent the land, in return for monthly rental payments equivalent to 4% of the plant revenue. This includes an option to buy out the rental payments and take ownership of the land and permits for a one-off payment of $750,000, which can only be exercised after two years of plant operation.
During the exclusivity period, Boku has no financial obligations, and there are no upfront payments required for acquiring this option.