03:39 PM EST - Asanko Gold Inc. : announced that the Board of Directors have made a positive financial investment decision to proceed with the construction of Phase 1 of the Asanko Gold Mine. The project has a Capital Control Budget Estimate of $295 million U.S., in-line with Definitive Feasibility Study, and fully financed with $231 million U.S. cash and $150 million U.S. project debt facility. Preliminary mine planning, based on the updated Mineral Resource Estimate, confirms mine plan in-line with DFS, producing 2.25 million ounces of gold over the 11.5-year life of mine. Asanko Gold Inc.
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