Cora Gold, the West African focused gold company, has announced further progress towards construction readiness at the Company’s flagship Sanankoro Gold Project in southern Mali, including the commencement of the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) process.

Highlights:

➢ Firm commitments received for a Placement to sophisticated and professional investors comprising approximately 698 million Shares at an issue price of 2.2 cents per Share (ZAR26 cents) to raise ~$15.4 million (~ZAR181.5 million).

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The strategic ownership transition of Cementation and Terra Nova Technologies (TNT) has been concluded, strengthening their position for continued growth and ongoing delivery of high-quality mining solutions across their global operations. The new ownership structure places the group on a far stronger footing, backed by substantial capital support from major institutional investors with a clear long-term strategic focus.

Trevor Raymond, CEO of the World Platinum Investment Council, comments: