Blue Gold, a next-generation gold development and technology company, is pleased to announce a further $65m of committed funding available to finance the restart of the Bogoso and Prestea gold mine in Ghana, bringing the total committed capital to $140m.
- Total committed capital of US $140m for restart of Bogoso and Prestea mine secured from two separate institutional backers (US $75m Equity Line of Credit, still undrawn, and new US $65m secured loan)
- Blue Gold ready to drop litigation with the Government of Ghana if the lease dispute is resolved instantly
- Restart of Bogoso and Prestea mine ties in with Blue Gold’s strategy to tokenise gold to launch world’s first global gold-backed currency
The funding, which comes from a new institutional investor, is structured as a secured loan for the exclusive purpose of financing the restart of the 5.1m oz Bogoso and Prestea gold mine in Ghana. The funds are being held in escrow with lawyers, conditional on the resolution of the lease dispute with the Government of Ghana.
Commenting on the new funding, Andrew Cavaghan, Chief Executive Officer, said:
“This funding, along with the amount that is already committed, clearly evidences our capacity to invest in and restart the mine to bring it back into full production. The former Ghana administration took steps in September 2024 to prevent us from investing funds secured for the restart the mine by wrongfully terminating the Bogoso and Prestea mining lease. We immediately disputed the legality of this action, and the matter is now in international arbitration. We are confident to reach a resolution of this dispute, including settlement, to ensure that this important mine is brought back into production as quickly as possible.”
Operating the Bogoso and Prestea mine ties in with the Company’s strategy to tokenise its gold production to create the world’s first global, gold-backed currency, which it is preparing to launch through its recently launched Digital Division.