VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 25, 2012) - Luna Gold Corp. (News - Market indicators)(OTCQX:LGCUF)(LMA:LGC) ("Luna" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the sale of the Company's Cachoeira Project to Brazil Resources Inc. ("BRI") achieved completion today. This sale was previously announced in a news release dated July 11, 2012.
Pursuant to the transaction, all of the shares of Luna Gold (International) Corp. ("Luna BVI"), which indirectly owns 100% of the Cachoeira Project, were sold to BRI for a consideration valued at approximately $12 million. This consideration consisted of both cash and shares of BRI. $500,000 in cash and 1,428,000 common shares of BRI ("BRI Shares") were paid and issued to Luna at closing. Additional consideration payable to Luna by BRI includes:
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$300,000 cash and 1,214,000 BRI Shares within 12 months of closing the transaction; |
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$300,000 cash and 1,214,000 BRI Shares within 30 days of receipt of approval of a mine development plan by the National Department of Mineral Production (Brazil) (DNPM) and the environmental preliminary licences for a gold mining operation relating to the Cachoeira Project; |
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$2,500,000, payable in cash or BRI Shares, at BRI's sole discretion, upon commencing mine construction at the Cachoeira Project, consisting of completion of $500,000 of expenditures towards such construction; and |
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$3,000,000, payable in cash or BRI Shares, at BRI's sole discretion, one year after achieving commercial production at the Cachoeira Project. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing milestones, all of the payments from BRI to Luna will become due and payable four years after the closing date of the transaction.
About Luna Gold Corp.
Luna is a gold production and exploration company engaged in the operation, exploration and development of gold exploration projects in Brazil.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
LUNA GOLD CORP.
John Blake - President and CEO
Website: www.lunagold.com
Forward-Looking Statements
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