Leviathan Metals Announces Agreement to Sell Timor Gold Project License to Au Gold Corp.

Original announcement by tmx on

Company
Leviathan Metals Corp.
Ticker
LVX
Exchange
TSX
Region
Victoria, Australia
Primary commodity
Gold
Secondary commodities
None reported
Document categories
Drill results, Agreement transaction, Other
Extracted
2026-09-14 11:04:02 UTC

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Minestarters Atlas analysis

Summary

Leviathan Metals has entered into an agreement to sell its wholly-owned Timor Gold Project in Victoria, Australia, to Au Gold Corp. The transaction includes an immediate cash payment, a closing payment, and the issuance of 5,000,000 shares of Au Gold Corp, giving Leviathan an 11.16% stake in the buyer. Additionally, Leviathan will receive $3.00 per ounce of JORC or NI 43-101 compliant resources disclosed in future technical reports.

Reasoning: The company is selling a non-core gold project in exchange for cash and a significant equity stake in the buyer, while retaining upside through contingent payments.

Positive factors

  • Divestment of non-core asset
  • Cash consideration received
  • Equity stake in Au Gold Corp (11.16%)
  • Contingent royalty/payment based on future resource disclosure

Negative factors

  • Loss of direct ownership of Timor Gold Project

Facts used in scoring: 1

Classification and evidence

agreement_transactionneutral · Story-specific tag

No canonical definition is currently available.

Why it applies: The document announces a mineral property sale agreement (MPSA) for the Timor Gold Project.

Evidence · text

“entered into a mineral property sale agreement (“ MPSA ”) with Au Gold Corp.”

Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

Drill Results (1)

21LEV002Timor · goldGrade: 5.27Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 11.46 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
21LEV002
Project
Timor
Commodity
gold
Region
australia_vic
Reported Region
australia_vic
Ticker
LVX

Geometry

Grade
5.27
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
11.46 m
From
232.05 m
To
243.51 m
Intercept Depth
232.05 m

Classification

Sample Type
drill
Group ID
21LEV002:232.05-243.51

Review

Needs Review
Yes
Review Reason
historical_restatement
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
Yes
Historical Source Date
2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

Dates

Event date
2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical drill intercept from 2022 restated in the context of the sale.

Positive factors

  • High grade intercept

Evidence · text

“11.46 meters at 5.27 g/t Au from 232.05 in hole 21LEV002 (press release of March 9, 2022)”

Tags used in scoring

No QA/QC Disclosurenegative

Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.

Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true

Cut-off Undisclosednegative

High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated

Stale Data Re-releasenegative

Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release

Nearology Playneutral

Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.

Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "Timor covers 116.45 square kilometers in the Central Maryborough district of Central Victoria, encompassing over 25 kilo"

How Atlas produces this analysis

Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.