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Condor receives non-binding buyout offers

Condor Gold plc has received non-binding offers including a $90.1 million cash-shares acquisition by Metals Exploration plc and an undisclosed proposal from Calibre Mining Corp. GALLOWAY Condor’s 24.7% shareholder Galloway Ltd, owned by Condor non-executive chairman Jim Mellon, has made an irrevocable undertaking to sell its share to Metals. Galloway holds 50,512,597 shares and 892,857 share […]

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Condor issues 1m shares in options exercise

Condor Gold plc has issued one million shares for a total £220,000 following notices to exercise options, from 2019, with an exercise price of 22p. The company issued 300,000 ordinary shares to Galloway Ltd and chairman Jim Mellon who will hold a total 53,402,480 ordinary shares, representing 26.12% of the company’s issued ordinary shares. Chief […]

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Condor Gold grants 4.6m share options

Condor Gold plc granted directors, employees and consultants a total 4.6 million share options, representing 2.45% of the issued share capital, under its existing share option scheme. PDMRs* On 6 July, directors receiving in total 3,250,000 options include chief executive officer Mark Child 1,250,000 options; chairman Jim Mellon 300,000; non-executive directors Kate Harcourt 300,000; Andrew […]

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US sanctions ‘unlikely’ to affect Condor

Condor Gold plc today said that the United States’ sanctions imposed on the Nicaraguan General Directorate of Mines were unlikely to have any impact on the company’s current operations at La India. SANCTIONS On 24 October, the US Treasury Department extended its existing sanctions “to hold the Ortega-Murillo regime accountable for its continued attacks on […]

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Condor completes La India geotechnical drilling

Condor Gold plc has completed 21 geotechnical drill holes for 2,551.50m for the feasibility study (FS) at its 100% owned La India gold project in Nicaragua. INFORMATION The company said that the programme needed a total of 2,551.50m of oriented core drilling supported by optical and acoustic televiewer scanning, as well as geotechnical lab testing […]

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Condor raises £4.1m via private placement

Condor Gold plc has raised £4.1 million before expenses from a private placement through issuing new ordinary shares representing 8.7% of the company’s existing issued share capital. UNITS The company placed 11,714,286 units each at 35p including a directors and chief financial officer’s subscription. Four directors Mark Child, Andrew Cheatle, Ian Stalker and Jim Mellon, […]