Glencairn Closes Sale of Manitoba Nickel Royalties to Independent Nickel
Toronto, Ontario - June 21, 2007 - Glencairn Gold Corporation (TSX: GGG) (TSX: GGG.WT) (AMEX: GLE) reports that it has closed its previously announced sale to Independent Nickel Corp. ("INI") of its sliding scale 1%-3% Net Smelter Return Royalty ("NSR") on Victory Nickel Inc.'s Minago nickel deposit, as well as the 2% NSR on the Lynn Lake mine property, both located in northern Manitoba, to INI.
"We view this as a strategic divestiture for Glencairn allowing us to increase the company's cash position and also retain the upside of the Minago project moving forward through our investment in INI," stated Glencairn President and CEO Peter Tagliamonte. "This is a beneficial arrangement for both INI and Glencairn."
Glencairn received CDN$5 million in cash along with 2,500,000 INI shares in exchange for the two royalties. The shares are subject to an escrow agreement that provides for their release from escrow on a graduated basis over two years.
About Glencairn Gold Corporation
Glencairn is a growing gold producer with mining and exploration activities focused in Central America. The Company operates the Bellavista Mine in Costa Rica and the Limon Mine in Nicaragua and plans to convert a third mine, the Libertad Mine in Nicaragua, to conventional milling and expand annual gold output. It holds a 60% interest in the Cerro Quema advanced gold project in Panama and a 100% interest in the Mestiza gold property 70 kilometres from the Limon Mine. The Company focuses on efficient and productive mining practices to establish a firm base of quality operations. Glencairn is committed to growth by optimizing current operations and expanding mineral reserves at existing mines.
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tion activities, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled "General Development of the Business - Risks of the Business" in the Company's annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2006 on file with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada and the Company's Form 40-F on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are incor
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