777ϻ

M&A

Dateline cashes up for gold and rare earth drilling near Mountain Pass

Selling advanced Gold Links ground to JV partner

This article is 1 year old. Images might not display.

777ϻ

The deal also includes the buyer, MW Sorter LLC, taking on $11.8 million in liabilities.

Dateline and MW had been planning a joint venture at Gold Links prior to this deal.

The initial $2.27 million is to be paid in multiple payments over the next seven months or so, while $2 million of the $5.5 million in performance payments is due upon the first ounce of gold produced.

Colosseum operated in the late 1980s/early 1990s and is understood to have yielded about 344,000oz.

Dateline's previous drilling at the project "confirm(ed)" the presence of 812,000oz resource, 70% of which is measured and indicated.

Two previous holes completed by Dateline were about 100m below the historical resource shell, with one "over 100m (at) an average of 4.16 grams gold per tonne".

Colosseum covers about 1600 acres 8km north of Mountain Pass and includes "numerous outcrops that contain rare earth anomalies".

A rig currently drilling gold targets is set to move to the rare earth targets next.

Dateline's major shareholder is chairman Mark Johnson who holds around 15%, while managing director Stephen Baghdadi owns about 6%.

The company had cash of A$2.9 million at the end of March with another $1.2 million currently incoming as well as the payments for Gold Links.

Shares in Dateline were trading Monday at 2.4c, capitalising the company at $18 million.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the 777ϻ Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the 777ϻ Intelligence team.

editions

777ϻNews.net Research Report 2025

The MNN Research Report 2025 provides insights into critical mining themes in Australia/Oceania, including top projects, C-suite priorities, risk, ESG performance and investor sentiment.

editions

777ϻ Journal Intelligence: Investor Sentiment Report 2025

Exclusive insights into the plans, priorities and preferences of 130+ mining investors and top factors influencing investment decisions in 2025.

editions

777ϻ Journal Intelligence World Risk Report 2024 (feat. MineHutte ratings)

A detailed analysis of mining investment risks across 117 jurisdictions globally, assessed across six risk categories and an industrywide survey.

editions

777ϻ Company ESG Index: Benchmarking the Future of Sustainable 777ϻ

The 777ϻ Company ESG Index report provides an in-depth evaluation of ESG performance of 61 of the world's largest mining companies. Using a robust framework, it assesses each company across 9 meticulously weighted indicators within 6 essential pillars.