RE: Well I expected a bit more of a rise3 Nov 2021 18:03
This was part of the original farm in agreement (Rns 12/3/2019) see the final paragraph below….
Terms of the Farm-in Agreement
Tenement Blocks means the following 12 blocks within E45/4701:
1472 n, s, x, o, t, y, p, u, z,
1473 v, q, l
Remainder Tenements means the part of the Tenements comprised by (a) exploration tenements E45/4512 and E45/4928; and (b) the remaining tenement blocks within E45/4701 that are not Tenement Blocks.
Newcrest will have the right but not the obligation for it or its nominated related body corporate to acquire up to an initial 70% Farm-in Interest in accordance with the four-stage farm-in procedure as follows:
(Stage 1 Farm-in) Newcrest (and/or its related bodies corporate) incurs US$10 million Expenditure (inclusive of the Minimum Commitment) in relation to the Tenement Blocks (the Stage 1 Commitment) within a period of 12 months from the Farm-in Start Date (Stage 1 Period);
(Stage 2 Farm-in) if Newcrest (and/or its related bodies corporate) incurs an additional US$10 million by way of Expenditure in relation to the Tenement Blocks (the Stage 2 Commitment) within a period of 12 months from the date following satisfaction of the Stage 1 Commitment (Stage 2 Period), Newcrest will have the right, but not the obligation, for it or its related body corporate nominee, to acquire a 40% Farm-in Interest (the Stage 2 Interest) for no additional consideration;
(Stage 3 Farm-in) if Newcrest (and/or its related bodies corporate) incurs an additional US$25 million by way of Expenditure in relation to the Tenement Blocks and delivers a Pre-Feasibility Study for a project on the Tenement Blocks (the Stage 3 Commitment) within a period of 24 months from the date following satisfaction of the Stage 2 Commitment (the Stage 3 Period), Newcrest will have the right, but not the obligation, for it or its related body corporate nominee to acquire an additional 20% Farm-in Interest (the Stage 3 Interest) for no additional consideration;
(Stage 4 Farm-in) if Newcrest (and/or its related bodies corporate) completes and delivers, or incurs no less than US$20 million by way of Expenditure toward the carrying out of, a Feasibility Study for a project on the Tenement Blocks (the Stage 4 Commitment) within a period of 24 months from the date following satisfaction of the Stage 3 Commitment (the Stage 4 Period), Newcrest will have the right, but not the obligation, for it or its related body corporate nominee to acquire an additional 10% Farm-in Interest (the Stage 4 Interest) for no additional consideration; and
(Additional Farm-in) within a period of 12 months from the date following satisfaction of the Stage 4 Commitment (Additional Period), Newcrest shall have an option exercisable by written notice to the Company for it or its related body corporate nominee to acquire an additional 5% Farm-in Interest at fair market value.