GENERAL MOLY ANNOUNCES AMENDMENT TO HANLONG AGREEMENT
Allows for Greater Flexibility Related to Timing of Permit Receipt
LAKEWOOD, COLORADO – July 11, 2011, General Moly, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE Amex and TSX: GMO) announced amendments to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Securities Agreement") and the Bridge Loan Agreement (the "Bridge Loan") between the Company and Hanlong (USA) Mining Investment Inc. ("Hanlong") that provide for greater flexibility with respect to Mt. Hope permit receipt and Chinese bank approval timelines.
Bruce D. Hansen, Chief Executive Officer of General Moly, said, “We appreciate the continued support and relationship with Hanlong. Both Companies continue to view our relationship as a long-term strategic one and are planning for success by providing both parties with some additional flexibility by recognizing that regulatory and government approval timelines can take longer than projected. Due diligence and negotiation of specific loan terms with Chinese banks are progressing nicely.”
The amendment modifies a number of provisions contained within the agreements originally signed in March 2010, including:
· Bridge Loan Maturity. Extends the maturity of the Bridge Loan from March 31, 2012 to the earliest of 270 days after the effectiveness of the Record of Decision (“ROD”), the bank loan availability or December 31, 2012.
· Elimination of Draft Environmental Impact Statement (“DEIS”) publication deadline. DEIS deadline had been August 31, 2011.
· ROD deadline. Extension of ROD deadline from November 30, 2011 to the earlier of nine months following DEIS publication or September 30, 2012. The ROD deadline remains extendable by up to three months to December 31, 2012 for fees described in the Securities Agreement.
· Bank loan availability. Extends Hanlong’s commitment to deliver the bank loan from two months following ROD to nine months following ROD.
MT. HOPE PERMIT UPDATE
On May 6, 2011, comments from Cooperating and Reviewing agencies on the Mt. Hope project’s second Preliminary Draft Environmental Impact Statement (PDEIS) were received by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Over the past two months, the BLM and its independent Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) contractor have been processing and responding to each comment. Modifications to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) text are being made as needed to accommodate the comments and responses. Once the local BLM office has reviewed and finalized the DEIS, the document will be released to the Department of the Interior in Washington D.C. for publication in the Federal Register, which will initiate the public comment phase of the EIS process.
Bruce D. Hansen said, “The BLM and its independent EIS contractor are continuing to make good progress on responding to the comments received on the second draft of the PDEIS. We anticipate them to finalize and release the DEIS for publication most likely in August. Once the DEIS is published, we expect the public comment period and finalization of the EIS to take six to nine months before project authorization will be issued via a Record of Decision (ROD). Progress also continues in regard to the Nevada State issued permits. (Air Quality, Water Pollution Control, Reclamation, and Dam Safety). All of these permits are expected prior to the issuance of the ROD.”
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General Moly is a U.S.-based molybdenum mineral development, exploration and mining company listed on the NYSE Amex (formerly the American Stock Exchange) and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol GMO. Our primary asset, our interest in the Mt. Hope project located in central Nevada, is considered one of the world's largest and highest grade molybdenum deposits. Combined with our second molybdenum property, the Liberty project that is also located in central Nevada, our goal is to become the largest primary molybdenum producer by the middle of the decade. For more information on the Company, please visit our website at http://www.generalmoly.com.
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General Moly is a molybdenum development stage company based in United states of america. Its main assets in development are MOUNT HOPE and LIBERTY in USA. General Moly is listed in Canada and in United States of America. Its market capitalisation is US$ 16.4 millions as of today (€ 13.6 millions). Its stock quote reached its highest recent level on November 23, 2007 at US$ 9.90, and its lowest recent point on August 28, 2020 at US$ 0.10. General Moly has 125 802 023 shares outstanding. |