BVI-registered mineral exploration company Talon Metals Corp. reported financial results for the second quarter of 2010. For the three month period ended June 30, 2010, the BVI company reported net loss of US5,079,819, or US$0.08 per share (basic or diluted) – compared to net loss of $668,968 or $0.03 per share (basic or diluted), reported in the second quarter of 2009, and net loss of $89,264 or $0.01 per share (basic and diluted), for the first six months of 2009.
Capitalized exploration of Talon Metals for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010, amounted to US$697,833 and US$999,734, respectively. This compares to US$507,579 and US$632,404 for the three and six month periods of last year. The amounts reported in the second quarter of 2010 related mainly to work on the Sergipe Potash Project and smaller projects of the company, and on the São Jorge Gold Project.
Subsequent to the end of the second quarter, Talon Metals Corporation concluded an agreement with a private company Lago Dourado Minerals Ltd regarding the Juruena Gold Project in Brazil. Under the terms of this agreement, the BVI company sold 100% of its indirect interest in Juruena to Lago, for a consideration including cash payment of approximately US$1 million. The payment, which was received by the company in July 2010, increased Talon’s treasury to approximately US$4 million.