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Cardinal Namdini Pre-Feasibility Study 4.76 Moz Ore Reserve
Cardinal Namdini Pre-Feasibility Study 4.76 Moz Ore Reserve

Perth, Sep 18, 2018 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Cardinal Resources Limited (googlechartASX:CDV) (googlechartTSE:CDV) ("Cardinal" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the results of its Preliminary Feasibility Study ("PFS") for the Namdini Gold Project ("Namdini") in Ghana, West Africa.

HIGHLIGHTS

- 4.76 million ounces from 129.6 Mt @ 1.14 g/t Au at 0.5 g/t cut-off Maiden Probable Ore Reserve estimate

- US$ 1,105/oz gold price used to provide a Life of Mine (LOM) optimised pit converting 73% of the 6.5Moz Indicated Mineral Resource to Probable Ore Reserves

- US$ 1,250 gold price financial model generated a 38% Post-Tax Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

- US$ 599/oz all-in sustaining costs (AISC) for the first 2.5 years inclusive of 1.8-year payback period

- US$ 414M (down from US$ 426M) Capital development cost for the 9.5 Mtpa throughput plant

- 1.06 Moz at 1.31 g/t Au and strip ratio of 0.5 to 1 (waste to ore) for first 2.5 years of production (Starter Pit)

- 86% Metallurgical recovery for Starter Pit and 84% for LOM with ongoing optimisation testwork

Comments from Archie Koimtsidis, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer:

"We now have a compelling Business Case to move into the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) phase for the 9.5 Mtpa throughput processing facility based upon the optimum Return On Capital Employed (ROCE). The Feasibility Study (FS) is fully funded and will form the basis for the development of our Namdini Project in Ghana with completion anticipated in Q3 2019.

The PFS study confirms the Namdini Project as one of Ghana's and Africa's most promising undeveloped, large gold assets. The financial modelling of the project shows it to be technically sound and financially viable and could generate US$ 1.4 billion free cash flow (pre-tax) utilising the 9.5 Mtpa throughput model."

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About Cardinal Resources Ltd

Cardinal Resources Ltd (ASX:CDV) (TSE:CDV) (OTCMKTS:CRDNF) is a West African gold exploration and development Company that holds interests in tenements within Ghana, West Africa.

The Company is focused on the development of the Namdini Project with a gold Ore Reserve of 5.1Moz (0.4 Moz Proved and 4.7 Moz Probable) and a soon to be completed Feasibility Study.

Exploration programmes are also underway at the Company's Bolgatanga (Northern Ghana) and Subranum (Southern Ghana) Projects.

Cardinal confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in its announcement of the Ore Reserve of 3 April 2019. All material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning this estimate continue to apply and have not materially changed.

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Contact

Archie Koimtsidis
CEO / MD
Cardinal Resources Limited
P: +61-8-6558-0573

Alec Rowlands
IR / Corp Dev
Cardinal Resources Limited
P: +1-647-256-1922

Warrick Hazeldine
Cannings Purple
E: whazeldine@canningspurple.com.au
P: +61-417-944-616



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