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Terry Grammer passes away Mining 20 May 2020

Terry Grammer passes away

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Renowned geologist and company director Terry Grammer has passed away after a short-term illness, with former colleagues and industry figures highlighting his role in some of Western Australia's biggest mineral discoveries.

Southern firms up high grade gold/silver zone in Korea Bulls N' Bears 29 Jan 2019

Southern firms up high grade gold/silver zone in Korea

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Southern Gold has confirmed narrow, high grade gold/silver mineralisation from an underground infill and extensional channel sampling program at its emerging Weolyu South epithermal precious metal project in South Korea. Results included 0.45m @ 30g/t gold and 1,280g/t silver and 0.55m @ 28.9g/t gold and 1,350g/t silver. A re-assay of 2017 samples also provided a significant 30% uplift in gold grades from the original analyses.

Southern Gold inks new agreement with Northern Star Bulls N' Bears 10 Dec 2018

Southern Gold inks new agreement with Northern Star

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Southern Gold has signed a new agreement with Northern Star to acquire two strategic mining tenements at no cost, in order to facilitate development of the company's Cannon underground gold resources near Kalgoorlie in WA. The agreement optimises the combined assets for a standalone mining operation or simple monetisation, as the gold mineralisation at Cannon plunges into the existing Northern Star lease.

Solid gold recoveries for Southern in Korea Bulls N' Bears 06 Dec 2018

Solid gold recoveries for Southern in Korea

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Southern Gold says that JV partner Bluebird Merchant Ventures has produced high recoveries of gold up to 80% and around 60% for silver, from simple gravity separation met test work at the Kochang project in South Korea. The company also said that a low CAPEX option for initial processing could result in early cash flows from the proposed Kochang operation, based on recoveries of precious metals via gravity techniques.

Southern Gold charts gold/silver target for Korean mine Bulls N' Bears 23 Nov 2018

Southern Gold charts gold/silver target for Korean mine

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Southern Gold has used 3D modelling of mapped and sampled quartz veining at its Kochang underground mine in South Korea, to generate an exploration target of between 500,000 and 700,000 tonnes with a grade range between 5 and 7g/t gold and 27 - 35g/t silver. The company's JV partner, Bluebird Ventures, is finalising its feasibility report on the reopening of the historical mine.

Southern Gold tables cracking silver assays in Korea Bulls N' Bears 02 Oct 2018

Southern Gold tables cracking silver assays in Korea

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Southern Gold has reported some cracking high grade silver assays from underground sampling at its Shin Adit mine, part of the newly granted Deokon project tenements in Korea. Systematic sampling of underground drives produced results up to 0.4 metres grading 9.26g/t gold and 1,165g/t silver. The results effectively produce walk-up drill targets for the company at Deokon to be tested shortly with a diamond drilling program.

Gubong gold mine advances for Southern Gold in Korea Bulls N' Bears 21 Sep 2018

Gubong gold mine advances for Southern Gold in Korea

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Southern Gold's JV partner in South Korea, Bluebird Merchant Ventures, is set to increase its pre-development activities at the historical Gubong gold mine over the next few months, including all necessary approvals and the granting of a “permit to develop” the underground operation. Progress is also reported for the Kochang JV, with Bluebird due to report on the feasibility of re-starting that underground mine in late October.

Southern Gold bullish on South Korea Bulls N' Bears 04 Sep 2018

Southern Gold bullish on South Korea

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Southern Gold's project generation strategy for pinpointing epithermal gold and silver targets in South Korea is starting to bear fruit with the company outlining its fourth new project acquisition at Neungju. Recent rock chip sampling at the project produced grades up to 20.3g/t gold and 13g/t silver and follow on from the discovery of 18g/t gold and 270g/t silver rock chips from the historical Sonbul gold mine nearby.

Southern snaps up bonanza-grade Korean gold/silver play Bulls N' Bears 06 Aug 2018

Southern snaps up bonanza-grade Korean gold/silver play

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Southern Gold has added the Deokon gold-silver mine to its growing portfolio of high-grade projects in South Korea. Recent work by Southern at the historic mine has produced some bonanza gold and silver grades grades, suggesting that it may be part of a much larger system that has previously been overlooked. Southern is already producing gold near Kalgoorlie which is funding its blue sky foray into Korea.

Southern Gold poised to reopen S. Korean gold mine Bulls N' Bears 01 Aug 2018

Southern Gold poised to reopen S. Korean gold mine

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ASX listed Southern Gold's partner Bluebird Merchant Ventures has delivered a positive report regarding the economics of re-opening the old Gubong gold mine in South Korea. The project could start gold production by late 2019. Pre-construction work has started that will lead to the completion of a full feasibility study for the processing plant and commencement of mining.

Southern Gold expands South Korean footprint Bulls N' Bears 19 Jul 2018

Southern Gold expands South Korean footprint

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Southern Gold has been granted two interesting looking exploration tenements over the large Beopseongpo gold-silver epithermal target in South Korea's Jeolla Province, which hosts the operating Eunsan-Moisan gold mine. Recent rock chip sampling at Beopseongpo, which has a strike length of 4km, returned grades of up to 21.8g/t gold and 19g/t silver from float material and 3g/t gold and 1g/t silver from outcrop.

Southern Gold off to solid start at Hampyeong project Bulls N' Bears 12 Jul 2018

Southern Gold off to solid start at Hampyeong project

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Southern Gold has intersected narrow widths of high grade gold mineralisation during its maiden diamond scout drilling program at the Hampyeong gold project in southwest Korea. The best intersection was 0.95m @ 5.33g/t gold from 32.6m depth in quartz veins. Mineralisation was noted over a strike of 750 metres and the company said that there were potential extensions along strike and down-dip for the main ore zones.

Southern Gold in surprise multi ounce gold find near Kalgoorlie Bulls N' Bears 01 Jul 2018

Southern Gold in surprise multi ounce gold find near Kalgoorlie

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Southern Gold has scored a bullseye with a new geological model for an area south of the historic Transfind pit, with first-pass drilling hitting gold in all 13 holes and producing a best result of 1m @ 133.67 g/t. The results have backed up hopes for shallow, very high-grade gold that could be trucked to a nearby plant and add to cashflow from the Cannon mine.

Metallurgy stacking up at Southern Gold Korean play Bulls N' Bears 26 Jun 2018

Metallurgy stacking up at Southern Gold Korean play

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Southern Gold's Gubong JV gold project in South Korea could have low capital and operating costs if results from preliminary metallurgical testwork carried out by partner Bluebird Merchant Ventures is any indication. A study into the economic feasibility of re-opening the historic high-grade mine is due to be completed in July 2018. With samples going an ounce to the tonne Gubong is looking interesting.

Southern Gold old Korean mine littered with glitter Bulls N' Bears 24 May 2018

Southern Gold old Korean mine littered with glitter

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Southern Gold keeps finding more high-grade gold left behind by previous operators of the Kochang mine in South Korea that was abandoned in 1975 when the gold price was just US$140 an ounce. A significant program to sample the underground vein systems at Kochang has found long strike lengths of mineralisation and returned assays at more than two ounces to the tonne.

17g/t gold blast rock for Southern in Korea Bulls N' Bears 16 May 2018

17g/t gold blast rock for Southern in Korea

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Southern Gold's decision to swoop on a number of abandoned gold mines in South Korea in 2016 is paying off handsomely, with grab samples from historically blasted rock at the old Kochang mine returning up to 17.4 g/t gold. Southern's partner in the project estimates that the broken rock could be processed for as little as $US60/tonne and yield a profit of around $US750/ounce.

Southern Gold metallurgy checks out in Korea Bulls N' Bears 14 May 2018

Southern Gold metallurgy checks out in Korea

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Southern Gold has reported encouraging developments at its South Korea gold projects. At Gubong, the company's JV partner Bluebird Merchant Ventures has announced gold recoveries exceeding 90% from met test work. At the Kochang mine, Bluebird has completed an extensive mapping and sampling program of underground workings. Bluebird is evaluating the economic feasibility of re-opening the historic gold mines.

Southern Gold to pick up revenue stream from Cannon gold mine Bulls N' Bears 12 Apr 2018

Southern Gold to pick up revenue stream from Cannon gold mine

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Southern Gold is now riding shotgun with Northern Star Resources after the multi-billion dollar miner took over Westgold's South Kalgoorlie assets, including the Cannon underground mine. Southern said this week that its 5 year “right to mine” agreement with Westgold had been transferred to Northern Star and was unaffected by the transaction. The company will receive a revenue stream from Cannon this year.

Southern Gold executes JV deal over Korean gold project Bulls N' Bears 05 Apr 2018

Southern Gold executes JV deal over Korean gold project

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Southern Gold has completed a definitive farm-in and 50/50 JV Agreement with its partner Bluebird Merchant Ventures for the Gubong gold project in South Korea. Bluebird will deliver a feasibility report in July, outlining its preferred re-development options at the mine. The JV Agreement is triggered when the mine development framework presented by Bluebird to advance the project is deemed satisfactory to Southern Gold.

Southern Gold secures brownfields gold play in South Korea Bulls N' Bears 28 Mar 2018

Southern Gold secures brownfields gold play in South Korea

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Southern Gold has secured tenure at another historic gold mining operation, building its impressive portfolio of epithermal gold-silver projects in South Korea. The Aphae project has produced nearly 4000 ounces of gold and lies within a significant alluvial gold field. The mineralisation is open along strike and at depth, with rock chip results returning grades up to 6.08g/t gold and 93g/t silver.

Southern Gold’s old Korean mines starting to look interesting Bulls N' Bears 21 Mar 2018

Southern Gold’s old Korean mines starting to look interesting

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Southern Gold's hopes for a rapid restart of a number of high-grade gold mines in South Korea have been boosted, with new investigations at the mine revealing it to be in excellent condition. Joint venture partner Bluebird Merchant Ventures reported the mine has been frozen in time since the 1970s, when a US$140 gold price brought about a premature close.

Southern Gold on a winner in Korea Bulls N' Bears 08 Mar 2018

Southern Gold on a winner in Korea

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Southern Gold's partner, Bluebird Merchant Ventures announced this week it had accessed a new level underground at the old Kochang mine in Korea. Significant assay results were returned from “waste” dumps and the tailings dam at the historic Gubong mine which closed decades ago due to low gold prices. Bluebird reported encouraging rock chip results from surface “waste” dumps going 10.5 g/t gold at Gubong.

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