RE: 20,000oz Annual Gold Production. Information all from RNS.6 Mar 2026 21:05
Well, ChatGPT thinks as follows;
This is a very good question, because statements like that on bulletin boards are often half-true or misinterpreted. Let’s unpack it carefully and what it could mean for Jangada Mines (JAN.L).
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1️⃣ What “Autorização de Pesquisa” Means
In Brazil, the mining regulator Agência Nacional de Mineração (ANM) — formerly Departamento Nacional de Produção Mineral (DNPM) — issues different types of licences.
The most important early-stage licence is:
Autorização de Pesquisa (AP)
= Exploration Permit
It allows a company to:
• drill
• trench
• conduct geological surveys
• legally explore for minerals
Without this permit, a company cannot legally drill or conduct exploration work.
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2️⃣ Could It Be True That MTgold Never Had One?
Possibly — but that statement may be misleading depending on the context.
There are three scenarios that can explain the situation.
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Scenario A — The Permit Is Held by Another Entity
Sometimes:
• The exploration permit belongs to one company
• Another company operates the project via an option or agreement
This is very common in Brazil.
Example structure:
Company A → holds the licence
Company B → funds exploration via contract
So MTgold might not be the permit holder, but still operate legally.
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Scenario B — The Permit Was Granted to the Previous Owner
Many licences in Brazil were granted years ago under DNPM.
If the permit predates ANM records or has been transferred, some databases might not show it clearly.
So someone searching the registry may not see the original permit under MTgold’s name.
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Scenario C — The Permit Is a Different Type
Brazil has multiple stages:
1. Requerimento de Pesquisa – exploration application
2. Autorização de Pesquisa – exploration permit granted
3. Relatório Final de Pesquisa – final exploration report
4. Mining concession
Sometimes people confuse an application stage with a granted permit.
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3️⃣ The Key Question
The real question is not:
“Did MTgold receive the permit?”
It is:
Is the exploration permit currently valid and covering JAN’s tenement?
If JAN is drilling legally, then a valid exploration permit must exist somewhere in the ownership chain.
Otherwise drilling would violate Brazilian mining law and would not be disclosed in an AIM RNS.
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4️⃣ What JAN’s RNS Implies
In the Paranaíta and Molly announcements, JAN states that:
• drilling has commenced
• exploration work is ongoing
A listed company cannot claim drilling on a tenement without legal exploration rights.
So one of the following must be true:
• MTgold holds the permit
• a related entity holds it
• the permit was transferred but registry not updated publicly
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5️⃣ Should You Be Concerned?
At this stage:
No immediate red flag.
If there were serious legal issues with the licence:
• JAN’s Nomad (AIM regulator adviser) would intervene
• dr
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