SXG Receives FIRB Approval To Acquire Land

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / December 16, 2024 / Mawson Gold Limited ("Mawson" or the "Company") (TSXV:MAW)(Frankfurt:MXR)(OTC PINK:MWSNF) announces Southern Cross Gold Ltd. ("Southern Cross Gold" or "SXG") has received approval from the Australian Treasurer, through the Foreign Investment Review Board ("FIRB"), to complete an arm's length Share Swap Agreement to acquire all shares in Sparr Nominees Pty Ltd ("Sparr"), as previously announced on October 4, 2024.

Sparr owns substantial agricultural properties totalling 921.22 hectares and holds approximately AUD$18.75 million in cash. The terms of the acquisition specify consideration as 22,088,670 SXG shares for 100% of Sparr's shares. Completion will take place in the coming days.

SXG currently owns 133.29 hectares of freehold land comprising the key portion of the main drilled area at the Sunday Creek Project. With this acquisition, SXG's total landholding in the area will increase to 1,054.51 hectares (2,605.8 acres).

Michael Hudson, Interim CEO and Chairman of Mawson, commented: " These agreements secure freehold land that directly surrounds the Sunday Creek project together with significant cash. All are critical for securing future pathways for the Sunday Creek project, which is developing into an expanding and significant global gold-antimony discovery. "

About Mawson Gold Limited (TSXV:MAW)(FRANKFURT:MXR)(OTC PINK:MWSNF)
Mawson Gold Limited has distinguished itself as a leading Nordic exploration company. Over the last decades, the team behind Mawson has forged a long and successful record of discovering, financing, and advancing mineral projects in the Nordics and Australia. Mawson holds the Skellefteå North gold discovery and a portfolio of historic uranium resources in Sweden. Mawson also holds 48.67% of Southern Cross Gold Ltd. (ASX:SXG) which owns or controls two high-grade, historic epizonal goldfields in Victoria, Australia, including the exciting Sunday Creek Au-Sb discovery.

About Southern Cross Gold Ltd (ASX:SXG)
Southern Cross Gold holds the 100%-owned Sunday Creek project in Victoria and Mt Isa project in Queensland, the Redcastle project in Victoria, Australia, and a strategic 6.7% holding in ASX-listed Nagambie Resources Limited (ASX:NAG) which grants SXG a Right of First Refusal over a 3,300 square kilometer tenement package held by NAG in Victoria.

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SOURCE: Mawson Gold Limited