VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, May 3, 2022 – Millrock Resources Inc. (TSX-V: MRO, OTCQB: MLRKF) (“Millrock” or the “Company”) reports that Felix Gold (ASX: FXG, “Felix Gold” or “Felix”) has commenced drilling on the Treasure Creek gold project, which lies just north of the City of Fairbanks.
Felix indicates that it plans to drill 7,000 meters with a small reverse circulation drill rig. Millrock has assigned its Treasure Creek mineral rights to Felix Gold in return for cash, shares, and production royalties featuring advanced minimum royalty streams. Millrock owns 9,957,157 Felix Gold shares that today have a market value of approximately AUD$1,643,000 (CDN$1,495,000).
Millrock President & CEO Gregory Beischer commented: “The targets to be drilled by Felix Gold have a strong chance of successfully identifying a gold deposit. A new discovery here would propel the value of Millrock’s shareholding in Felix Gold and in return increase the value of Millrock shares. The project is certainly well-situated, about 20 kilometers north and west of Kinross’ Fort Knox gold mine, and 10 kilometers west of Freegold’s new discovery at Golden Summit. Alluvial gold deposits in gravels of Treasure Creek point to a bedrock source on the Felix Gold claims where large, strong soil geochemical anomalies are known from historical work and a major soil sampling program done in 2021. We will look forward to assay results from the current drilling program with great anticipation. Felix Gold has built an excellent exploration team and is well-capitalized. The team has a great chance of making discoveries and revealing the substantial potential for more major gold deposit discoveries in the Fairbanks gold mining camp. In my view, the potential in Fairbanks has been generally under-recognized by the industry. This has allowed Felix, through Millrock, to consolidate a tremendous land position. As a result of the agreement with Felix, Millrock is entitled to production royalties at Treasure Creek and throughout the Fairbanks district.”
Qualified Person The scientific and technical information disclosed within this document has been prepared, reviewed, and approved by Gregory A. Beischer, President, CEO, and a director of Millrock Resources. Mr. Beischer is a qualified person as defined in NI 43-101.
About Millrock Resources Inc. Millrock Resources Inc. is a premier project generator to the mining industry. Millrock identifies, packages, and operates large-scale projects for joint venture, thereby exposing its shareholders to the benefits of mineral discovery without the usual financial risk taken on by most exploration companies. The company is recognized as the premier generative explorer in Alaska, holds royalty interests in British Columbia, Canada, and Sonora State, Mexico, is a significant shareholder of junior explorer ArcWest Exploration Inc., and owns a large shareholding in each of Resolution Minerals Limited and Felix Gold Limited. Funding for drilling at Millrock’s exploration projects is primarily provided by its joint venture partners. Business partners of Millrock have included some of the leading names in the mining industry: EMX Royalty, Coeur Explorations, Centerra Gold, First Quantum, Teck, Kinross, Vale, Inmet, and Altius, as well as junior explorers Resolution, Riverside, PolarX, Felix Gold and Tocvan.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD “Gregory Beischer” Gregory Beischer, President & CEO
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Some statements in this news release may contain forward-looking information (within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation) including without limitation the intention to perform further exploration on the Treasure Creek project. These statements address future events and conditions and, as such, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the statements.
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / May 3, 2022 / Granite Creek Copper Ltd. (TSXV:GCX)(OTCQB:GCXXF) (“Granite Creek” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that it has retained SGS to complete an updated Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) on the Carmacks project. The PEA will use the 2022 Resource Estimate (Table 1), consisting of 36.2 million tonnes (Mt) in Measured and Indicated categories (M&I), grading 1.07% CuEq (0.81% Cu, 0.26g/t Au, 3.23g/t Ag and 0.011% Mo) for a total of 651 million pounds (Mlbs) of contained M&I copper and an additional 38 Mlbs Cu Inferred as the main input. Building off a 2017 PEA(1), the updated study will encompass the following:
Significant Increase in Contained Copper – The 2022 resource estimate marked a 43% increase in contained copper over the previous estimate referenced(2)
Inclusion of Sulphide Processing – As of the publication of the 2022 resource estimate the Carmacks project consists of roughly 50/50 sulfide and oxide resources by contained metal. The Company sees the inclusion of sulphide resources as a significant potential value driver having a positive impact on the economics of the project; and
High Proportion of Resources Modeled in Three Conceptual Open Pits – 96% of the 2022 resources are contained within the conceptual pits (Figure 1). With a high percentage of current resources reporting in conceptual pits the cash cost per pound of copper is expected to be significantly lower when compared to a similar sized underground operation.
Timothy Johnson, Granite Creek President & CEO, stated, “The launch of the updated Preliminary Economic Assessment study marks a major milestone in the development of the Carmacks deposit at a time when commodities demand is seeing rapid growth. The Carmacks project is well-positioned by its location, access to infrastructure, and proximity to the operating, high-grade Minto mine just to the north. Both copper and molybdenum have been deemed by the Canadian government to be ‘critical minerals‘ based on their role in the transition to a low-carbon economy which we expect will provide prolonged price strength well into the future. We look forward to continuing to bring positive news as we develop this high-grade copper project.”
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2022 Technical Report Filing
Granite Creek also announces that further to its news release dated March 15, 2022 it has filed on SEDAR a National Instrument 43-101 technical report (the “Technical Report”) for the Carmacks project, located in the Yukon, Canada.
The report, entitled “Technical Report on the Updated Mineral Resource Estimates for the Carmacks Cu-Au-Ag Project Near Carmacks, Yukon, Canada”, has an effective date of February 25, 2022. The Technical Report was authored Allan Armitage Ph.D., P.Geo of SGS Geological Services(“SGS”) an independent Qualified Person and was prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
The Technical Report is available under the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com and will also be available on the Company’s website at www.gcxcopper.com.
Table 1 – 2022 Carmacks Copper Project Mineral Resources
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Cu=copper, Au=gold, Mo=molybdenum, Ag=silver, Mt=millions of tonnes, Mlbs=millions of pounds, klbs=thousands of pounds, koz=thousands of ounces. Mineral Resources are reported using the 2014 CIM Definition Standards. Mineral Resources are reported within a conceptual constraining pit shell that includes the following input parameters: Metal prices of $3.60/lb Cu, $1,750/Au, $22/oz Ag, $14/lb Mo and pit slope angles that vary from 35° for overburden to 55°for granodiorite host. Metal prices are in US$. Metallurgical recoveries reflective of prior test work that averages: 85% Cu, 85% Au, 65% Ag in the oxide domain and 90% Cu, 76% Au, 65% Ag in the sulphide domain. Mo recovery is assumed to be 70% in both oxide and sulphide domain. Tonnes are metric tonnes, with Cu and Mo grades as percentages and Au and Ag grades as gram per tonne units. Cu and Mo metal content is reported in lb and Au and Ag content is reported in troy oz. Totals and Metal content may not sum due to rounding and significant digits used in calculations. Cu Eq calculation is based on 100% recovery of all metals using the same metal prices used in the resource calculation: $3.60/lb Cu, $1,750/Au, $22/oz Ag, $14/lb Mo.
Figure 1 – Oblique view of 2022 resources and proposed pits (total strike length of 2,950 m)
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Qualified Persons
The Carmacks project 2022 Resource Estimate was prepared by Allan Armitage, P.Geo., of SGS Geological Services, an independent Qualified Person, in accordance with the guidelines of the Canadian Securities Administrators’ National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) with an effective date of February 25, 2022. Armitage conducted a site visit to the property on November 9, 2021.
Ms. Debbie James, P.Geo., a qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical disclosure not pertaining to the resource estimate contained in this news release. Ms. James is a Senior Geologist with TruePoint Exploration and a Project Manager at Carmacks.
1PEA: “NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment Technical Report on the Carmacks Project, Yukon, Canada” Effective Date 12 October 2016. Report Date: 25 November 2016. SEDAR Filing Date: 9 February 2017
1News Release: “Copper North Expands Oxide Mineral resources at Carmacks” Published on SEDAR 9 April 2018.
About Granite Creek Copper
Granite Creek, a member of the Metallic Group of Companies, is a Canadian exploration company focused on the 176 square kilometer Carmacks project in the Minto copper district of Canada’s Yukon Territory. The project is on trend with the high-grade Minto copper-gold mine, operated by Minto Metals Corp., to the north, and features excellent access to infrastructure with the nearby paved Yukon Highway 2, along with grid power within 12 km. More information about Granite Creek Copper can be viewed on the Company’s website at www.gcxcopper.com.
This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements”. All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts including, without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization, historic production, estimation of mineral resources, the realization of mineral resource estimates, interpretation of prior exploration and potential exploration results, the timing and success of exploration activities generally, the timing and results of future resource estimates, permitting time lines, metal prices and currency exchange rates, availability of capital, government regulation of exploration operations, environmental risks, reclamation, title, and future plans and objectives of the company are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. Although Granite Creek Copper believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of material factors and assumptions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include failure to obtain necessary approvals, unsuccessful exploration results, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, results of future resource estimates, future metal prices, availability of capital and financing on acceptable terms, general economic, market or business conditions, risks associated with regulatory changes, defects in title, availability of personnel, materials and equipment on a timely basis, accidents or equipment breakdowns, uninsured risks, delays in receiving government approvals, unanticipated environmental impacts on operations and costs to remedy same, and other exploration or other risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by the companies with securities regulators. Readers are cautioned that mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Mineral exploration and development of mines is an inherently risky business. Accordingly, the actual events may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For more information on Granite Creek Copper and the risks and challenges of their businesses, investors should review their annual filings that are available at www.sedar.com.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rover Metals Corp. (TSXV: ROVR) (OTCQB: ROVMF) (FSE:4XO) (“Rover” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the start of its Phase 1 Exploration Program at its 100% owned Tobin Gold Project, Winnemucca, NV, USA. Rover has engaged a renowned Carlin gold geologist to assist in the planning of the Phase 1 program.
Tobin Gold Project In February 2022, Rover acquired a 100% interest in the Tobin Gold Project (“Tobin”), which is comprised of 68 claims within BLM land, for a total of 1,405 acres (or 569 hectares). Tobin is a Carlin-style gold system set in Mesozoic rocks. The project is located about 40 km from the operating Phoenix Gold Mine, which is owned by Nevada Gold Mines, a joint venture between Newmont and Barrick. Tobin is also located about 60 km from i-80 Gold’s Lone Tree Gold Mine, 50 kms from SSR’s Marigold Mine and is in close proximity to other proven gold deposits owned by i-80 Gold, SSR Mining, and Kinross. See property map below for more details.
The property sits in the historical Mt. Tobin mercury district within an area of widespread silicification and banded chalcedony veins over an area of several square kilometers. Both structural and strata bound jasperoids are present in the adjoining Triassic and Paleozoic carbonate and fine-grained clastic sediments along the range-front structure as well as higher in the range. The prospect area was identified during a BLEG stream sediment sampling program. Follow up rock chip sampling along and above the range front confirmed that there are multiple structures carrying mineralization. Gold values run as high as 2.3 g/t Au, with many samples having gold content between 200 ppb Au and 1000 ppb Au. Pathfinder elements run as high as 200 ppm Sb, 1100 ppm As and 29 ppm Hg. Mineralization at the Tobin Project appears to be localized along two subparallel trends. The first is the range-front fault, and the second is structural zone located several tens of meters above the valley that trends somewhat obliquely to the range-front. To date, the better mineralized rocks were largely collected from this second structure located higher on the mountain front.
Judson Culter, CEO at Rover Metals, states, “The Tobin Gold Project is our first low-cost gold exploration project. We believe that future drill programs will be reverse circulation (“RC”) drill programs. Tobin is located in the mining friendly jurisdiction of Nevada, in the Battle Mountain region, which has seen significant consolidation in the past several years.”
Annual Report Rover has SEDAR filed its Annual 2021 Comparative Financial Statements and Management Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) for the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The 2021 MD&A lays out management’s performance and significant milestones accomplished in 2021.
Technical information in this news release has been approved by David White, P.Geo., Technical Advisor of Rover and a Qualified Person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101.
About Rover Metals Rover is a precious metals exploration company specialized in North American (Canada and U.S.) precious metal resources, which is currently advancing the gold potential of its existing projects. The Company owns five gold projects. Phase 3 Exploration at its Cabin Gold Project, in the Northwest Territories of Canada (60th parallel), is also currently underway as of the date of this release. Additionally, the Company is awaiting news from the Phase 2 Exploration Program at its Up Town Gold Project, in the Northwest Territories of Canada (60th parallel).
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS “Judson Culter” Chief Executive Officer and Director
For further information, please contact: Email: info@rovermetals.com Phone: +1 (778) 754-2617
Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information This news release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements.” Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Rover’s actual results, performance or achievements, or developments in the industry to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” “potential” and similar expressions, or that events or conditions “will,” “would,” “may,” “could” or “should” occur. There can be no assurance that such statements prove to be accurate. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Any factor could cause actual results to differ materially from Rover’s expectations. Rover undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the event that management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.
THE FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS NEWS RELEASE REPRESENTS THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE COMPANY AS OF THE DATE OF THIS NEWS RELEASE AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AFTER SUCH DATE. READERS SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE IMPORTANCE ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION AND SHOULD NOT RELY UPON THIS INFORMATION AS OF ANY OTHER DATE. WHILE THE COMPANY MAY ELECT TO, IT DOES NOT UNDERTAKE TO UPDATE THIS INFORMATION AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME EXCEPT AS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS.
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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / May 3, 2022 / Group Ten Metals Inc. (TSX.V:PGE; OTCQB: PGEZF; FSE:5D32) (the “Company” or “Group Ten”) today reports wide, high-grade intervals of nickel sulphide with palladium, platinum, rhodium, cobalt, copper and gold in a third tranche of drill results from the 14-hole resource expansion campaign completed at the Company’s flagship Stillwater West PGE-Ni-Cu-Co + Au project in Montana, USA.
Results continue to support the Company’s priority objective of expanding the October 2021 inaugural mineral resource estimates with multiple wide and highly mineralized intervals returned in step-out drilling in the DR-Hybrid deposit area at Chrome Mountain (see Table 1 and Figure 1). Drilling in 2021 focused on resource expansion in three of the five deposit areas delineated by the 2021 estimates. Similar wide and well-mineralized intervals have now been reported from all three deposit areas as announced December 20, 2021, and March 7, 2022. Mineralization remains open to expansion along trend and at depth in all five deposit areas, that are in the 12-kilometer-long resource area within the broader 32-kilometer-long land package in the lower Stillwater Igneous Complex (see Figure 2).
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Highlights:
CM2021-05 returned 400.8 meters of continuous battery and precious metal mineralization grading 0.30% Nickel Equivalent (“NiEq”), equal to 0.80 g/t Palladium Equivalent (“PdEq”), with successive contained higher-grade intervals including 96 meters of 0.60% NiEq (1.56 g/t PdEq) and including 13.2 meters of 3.33% NiEq (8.88 g/t PdEq) as 2.31% Ni, 1.51 g/t Pd+Pt+Au+Rh (“4E”), 0.35% Cu and 0.115% Co starting at 37.6 meters. This is one of the widest high-grade intercepts ever recorded in the Stillwater district.
The results from CM2021-05 represent an important new discovery with the same distinctive signature of high-grade nickel sulphide, platinum group metals and gold as encountered in CM2020-04, which returned 8.5 meters of 1.74% NiEq (or 4.65 g/t PdEq) within a broad mineralized package located approximately 125 meters to the west. This zone remains open to further expansion with additional drilling.
CM2021-06 returned 0.26% NiEq (0.71 g/t PdEq) over 345.0 meters, including 75.4 meters of 0.37% NiEq, or 0.99 g/t PdEq, and a second, lower interval with 148.4 meters of 0.30% NiEq, or 0.79 g/t PdEq.
CM2021-04 returned 247.2 meters of 0.21% NiEq (0.57 g/t PdEq) mineralization including two long intervals at higher grades.
Results also continue to highlight the potential for significant co-product rhodium values at Stillwater West, with drill samples in Chrome Mountain holes CM2021-04, -05, and -06 up to 0.36 g/t Rh within the mineralized horizons. At recent values, rhodium trades at more than 16 times the value of platinum and 8 times the value of palladium on a spot price basis at over USD 16,000 per ounce. Sibanye-Stillwater, adjacent to Group Ten’s Stillwater West project, is the primary US producer. Supply constraints for rhodium have supported rising prices since 2017.
Assay results remain pending from five holes in the HGR deposit area at Iron Mountain and portions of holes CZ2021-01 and IM2021-04, in addition to rhodium assay results on a number of mineralized intervals reported to date.
These results, in addition to results released March 7, 2022 and December 20, 2021, demonstrate significant potential to expand the October 2021 mineral resource estimates with multiple long intervals at grades well above the 0.20% NiEq cut-off grade used in that study (see bolded assay values on Table 1). Potential is also shown to expand existing resources at higher cut-off grades, such as 0.35% and 0.50% NiEq (red values and shaded rows, respectively, on Table 1). Moreover, as shown in Figures 1 to 4, these results provide important intercepts in step-out drill holes located up to several hundred meters from the resource estimate block models.
Dr. Danie Grobler, Group Ten’s Vice-President of Exploration, commented “I am excited to extend my experience obtained over the past two decades at the Platreef in the northern Bushveld Complex to Group Ten’s Stillwater West project. We see significant comparability with Platreef-style mineralization in the lower Stillwater Complex and in particular, early evidence of higher-grade Flatreef pegmatoidal-style mineralization targets within the project’s layered magmatic stratigraphy.”
Michael Rowley, President and CEO, commented, “The high-grade intercept in hole CM2021-05 is the latest in a series of exciting discoveries made by our team in the lower Stillwater complex through the development of a new predictive geologic model for this famously metal-rich district. This notable intercept demonstrates the same high tenor nickel sulphide mineralization as a similar interval in CM2020-04, 125 meters away, and is in an area that is completely outside of the current resource block model. It also represents one of the widest high-grade battery and precious metal intercepts to date in the Stillwater district. Further step-outs on this new target, situated between the existing DR and Hybrid deposit areas, are a priority for the coming season. Overall, we continue to see confirmation of a large mineralized system with an impressive endowment of eight of the commodities listed as critical by the US government. We look forward to reporting additional remaining drill results from the 2021 Iron Mountain drilling, exploration plans for 2022, and other news in the near term.”
Table 1 – Highlight Results from the 2021 Expansion Drill Campaign at the DR and Hybrid Deposit Areas
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Highlighted significant mineralized intercepts are presented above. Grade-thickness values cover significant mineralized intervals with total palladium and nickel equivalent grade-thickness determined by multiplying the thickness of continuous mineralization (in meters) by the palladium equivalent grade (in grams/tonne) to provide gram-meter values (g-m) or by multiplying the nickel equivalent grade (in percent) to provide percent-meter values as shown. Total nickel and palladium equivalent calculations reflect total gross metal content using long term metal prices (all USD): $7.00/lb nickel (Ni), $3.50/lb copper (Cu), $20.00/lb cobalt (Co), $1,000/oz platinum (Pt), $1,800/oz palladium (Pd), and $1,600/oz gold (Au). Equivalent values have not been adjusted to reflect metallurgical recoveries. Total metal equivalent values include both base and precious metals. Intervals are reported as drilled widths and are believed to be representative of the actual width of mineralization.
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About Stillwater West
Group Ten is rapidly advancing the Stillwater West PGE-Ni-Cu-Co + Au project towards becoming a world-class source of low-carbon, sulphide-hosted nickel, copper, and cobalt, critical to the electrification movement, as well as key catalytic metals including platinum, palladium and rhodium used in catalytic converters, fuel cells, and the production of green hydrogen. Stillwater West positions Group Ten as the second-largest landholder in the Stillwater Complex, with a 100%-owned position adjoining and adjacent to Sibanye-Stillwater’s PGE mines in south-central Montana, USA1. The Stillwater Complex is recognized as one of the top regions in the world for PGE-Ni-Cu-Co mineralization, alongside the Bushveld Complex and Great Dyke in southern Africa, which are similar layered intrusions. The J-M Reef, and other PGE-enriched sulphide horizons in the Stillwater Complex, share many similarities with the highly prolific Merensky and UG2 Reefs in the Bushveld Complex. Group Ten’s work in the lower Stillwater Complex has demonstrated the presence of large-scale disseminated and high-sulphide battery metals and PGE mineralization, similar to the Platreef in the Bushveld Complex2. Drill campaigns by the Company, complemented by a substantial historic drill database, have delineated five deposits of Platreef-style mineralization across a core 12-kilometer span of the project, all of which are open for expansion into adjacent targets. Multiple earlier-stage Platreef-style and reef-type targets are also being advanced across the remainder of the 32-kilometer length of the project based on strong correlations seen in soil and rock geochemistry, geophysical surveys, geologic mapping, and drilling.
About Group Ten Metals Inc.
Group Ten Metals Inc. is a TSX-V-listed Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the development of high-quality platinum, palladium, nickel, copper, cobalt, and gold exploration assets in top North American mining jurisdictions. The Company’s core asset is the Stillwater West PGE-Ni-Cu-Co + Au project adjacent to Sibanye-Stillwater’s high-grade PGE mines in Montana, USA. Group Ten also holds the high-grade Black Lake-Drayton Gold project adjacent to Treasury Metals’ development-stage Goliath Gold Complex in northwest Ontario, which is currently under an earn-in agreement with an option to joint venture whereby Heritage Mining may earn up to a 90% interest in the project by completing payments and work on the project. The Company also holds the Kluane PGE-Ni-Cu-Co project on trend with Nickel Creek Platinum‘s Wellgreen deposit in Canada‘s Yukon Territory.
About the Metallic Group of Companies
The Metallic Group is a collaboration of leading precious and base metals exploration companies, with a portfolio of large, brownfield assets in established mining districts adjacent to some of the industry’s highest-grade producers of silver and gold, platinum and palladium, and copper. Member companies include Metallic Minerals in the Yukon’s high-grade Keno Hill silver district and La Plata silver-gold-copper district of Colorado, Granite Creek Copper in the Yukon’s Minto copper district, and Group Ten Metals in the Stillwater PGM-nickel-copper district of Montana. The founders and team members of the Metallic Group include highly successful explorationists formerly with some of the industry’s leading explorers/developers and major producers. With this expertise, the companies are undertaking a systematic approach to exploration using new models and technologies to facilitate discoveries in these proven, but under-explored, mining districts. The Metallic Group is headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and its member companies are listed on the Toronto Venture, US OTC, and Frankfurt stock exchanges.
Note 1: References to adjoining properties are for illustrative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of the exploration potential, extent or nature of mineralization or potential future results of the Company’s projects.
Note 2: Magmatic Ore Deposits in Layered Intrusions-Descriptive Model for Reef-Type PGE and Contact-Type Cu-Ni-PGE Deposits, Michael Zientek, USGS Open-File Report 2012-1010.
2021 drill core samples were analyzed by ACT Labs in Vancouver, B.C. Sample preparation: crush (< 7 kg) up to 80% passing 2 mm, riffle split (250 g) and pulverize (mild steel) to 95% passing 105 µm included cleaner sand. Gold, platinum, and palladium were analyzed by fire assay (1C-OES) with ICP finish. Selected major and trace elements were analyzed by peroxide fusion with 8-Peroxide ICP-OES finish to insure complete dissolution of resistate minerals. Following industry QA/QC standards, blanks, duplicate samples, and certified standards were also assayed.
Mr. Mike Ostenson, P.Geo., is the qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101, and he has reviewed and approved the technical disclosure contained in this news release.
Forward-Looking Statements
Forward Looking Statements: This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements”. All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts including, without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization, historic production, estimation of mineral resources, the realization of mineral resource estimates, interpretation of prior exploration and potential exploration results, the timing and success of exploration activities generally, the timing and results of future resource estimates, permitting time lines, metal prices and currency exchange rates, availability of capital, government regulation of exploration operations, environmental risks, reclamation, title, and future plans and objectives of the company are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. Although Group Ten believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of material factors and assumptions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include failure to obtain necessary approvals, unsuccessful exploration results, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, results of future resource estimates, future metal prices, availability of capital and financing on acceptable terms, general economic, market or business conditions, risks associated with regulatory changes, defects in title, availability of personnel, materials and equipment on a timely basis, accidents or equipment breakdowns, uninsured risks, delays in receiving government approvals, unanticipated environmental impacts on operations and costs to remedy same, and other exploration or other risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by the companies with securities regulators. Readers are cautioned that mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Mineral exploration and development of mines is an inherently risky business. Accordingly, the actual events may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For more information on Group Ten and the risks and challenges of their businesses, investors should review their annual filings that are available at www.sedar.com.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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Goldshore Resources Inc. (GSHR:TSX; GSHRF:OTC; 8X00:FSE). Mr. Richards, it’s a pleasure to be speaking with you today, to have you introduce us to Goldshore Resources, which is focused on creating the next Tier One Asset in Ontario, Canada.
Before we deep dive into company specifics, Mr. Richards, please introduce us to Goldshore Resources, and the exciting opportunity the company presents to the shareholders.
Thanks Maurice. Goldshore Resources was founded in January 2021 with the acquisition of the Moss Lake Project from
See More Live DataWesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (WDO:TSX) for $52M in cash and shares. Subsequent to that, we raised $25M and then received approval from the TSXV, and we were admitted for trading on June 4, 2021. Since that time, we have been focused on a comprehensive exploration approach to the asset —commencing with a VTEM geophysical survey, which will guide (is guiding) a 100,000m drill program. Currently, we are about 20% of the way through the program—and we expect to complete the program in 2022. During this period, we will conduct extensive metallurgical test work, prepare the project from an ESG standpoint for a feasibility study, and prepare the project for the next phase of development drilling. After which (Q1 2023) we will update the resource estimation and prepare a new preliminary economic analysis (“PEA”) – (end of Q1 2023). These are the steps we are taking to create the next Tier One Asset in Ontario, Canada.
Let’s find out more! Mr. Richards, please acquaint us with your flagship Moss Lake Property beginning with your location and some of your neighbors in the region.
We are apx. 120 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario on the Trans-Canada highway. We have the flagship Moss Lake Gold project as our core focus, but in 2014 and 2015, Wesdome acquired additional lands adjacent to the Moss Lake Gold project that included Coldstream, North Coldstream, and Iris Lake to the northeast; and Hamlin Lake to the south-west. We have a c.4m oz historical resource, estimated by Moss Lake in 2013, and had a historical PEA done in 2013 that input parameters were updated by Wesdome in 2020. The Moss Lake Property has a rich history of gold and silver production dating back to the early 1900s.
Tell us more.
The area has been explored by prospectors for a long time, literally over 100 years. The region of the Shebandowan Greenstone belt is a fairly complex region geologically and structurally, but the Moss Lake Project is in an area contained within intermediate to felsic volcaniclastic rocks of the northeast-trending, fault-bounded central intermediate to felsic metavolcanic belt, is vertical to steeply southeast dipping and possibly overturned. Two northeast-trending regional fault structures cross the property from northeast to southwest. We have a domain boundary area at Moss Lake that is a sheer zone style of deposit hosted with diorite intrusions with high resistors and high chargeability—bordered with domains of high conductors (magnetite and iron), which to the north-east and south-west are very different styles of deposit and host copper-gold-silver, and to the northeast, those elements along with lead-zinc-molybdenum and in North Coldstream, cobalt. The North Coldstream mine actually produced a copper-gold concentrate for many years in the 1940s through the 1960s, before being closed and decommissioned in 1982 due to the low copper price.
I am curious is the infrastructure still intact?
There is no infrastructure still intact at North Coldstream, as it has been decommissioned—but one day, I will look forward to mining the high-grade area of historic tailings that have been decommissioned. But when we speak of infrastructure, there is substantial infrastructure to build a district-scale mining camp at Moss Lake.
Why do I say that? Because our land package is quite extensive and touches on the Trans-Canada highway—Highway 11 (the longest street in the world—Yonge Street). With that access, we have: very inexpensive / high-capacity electric grid power; natural gas; 4 lane highway; both CN and CP Rail lines within 1 km., with a rail spur near our site; access to people / contractors / consultants and a skilled workforce in Thunder Bay, and an international airport within 120 km of our site. These are all literally on our doorstep, which makes building a large-scale mining camp in the area, extremely doable.
Let’s fast forward to 2020 when I understand a robust PEA was completed. Can you walk us through the numbers?
Yes—no problem. The 2013 PEA that was updated by Wesdome in 2020 has a number of caveats to the framework of becoming a Tier One Asset, but what we need to do is increase the size of the resource to closer to 10M oz.
The raw numbers are:
128M tonnes is the mineable resource.
3M oz Au gets pulled in the life of mine (“LOM”) plan [mineable pit shell(s)].
45M Au is the output for a 10-year LOM, o.
245K oz Au production per year for 10 years.
Pre-production CapEx is CA$542M.
Cash costs are apx. CA$926 / oz.
5% discount rate.
You will note the recoveries are quite low at 80% in the Mian Zone and 85% in the QES Zone, and we look to increase these to mid 90%+ recoveries, which will go straight to the net present value (“NPV”) of the project.
Before we go on-site, can you share some of the key economic outputs for Moss Lake Property?
Well, the economic outputs are quite staggering in my view. The post-tax NPV of the project at the base case gold price used ($1,546) was $334M, and when sensitized up to today’s trading range—it is anywhere from $691M to $1.1B—and that is our starting point before we add any ounces to the project.
Companies at our stage of development trade at 0.3X NPV, and that puts us at an estimated share price trading range from $1.53 ($1,800 Au) to $2.59 ($2,200 Au), and today we are trading at $0.50—so it is easy to see why I am excited about this project, and it is very easy to see the value creation that we can deliver on as we take steps to make this a Tier One Asset.
When we look at trading comparables on a like-for-like basis with respect to the style of deposit, jurisdiction, stage of development, etc., we are trading at a fraction of the mean of our peer group on a market cap to per ounce basis, and again, this is our starting point. So also again, you can easily see the room for share price appreciation throughout the remainder of this year and as we head towards a resource estimation update and new PEA.
Let’s get some boots on the ground and visit the Moss Lake Property where the company is currently undergoing a massive 100,000 Meter Drill Program.
Beginning with geophysical airborne analysis what can you share with us? What was the VTEM able to determine?
The VTEM survey ended up being an invaluable part of our analysis of this project. Geotech and TechnoImaging did an amazing job of not only putting this together, but also putting the interpretation together for us to better identify high-probability drill targets in not just Moss Lake, but also in the northeast Coldstream area, and the south-west Hamlin Lake area. We now have 29 brand new targets that are very compelling when you look at layering: historical exploration work; historical drill data; historical production data (at North Coldstream) and then align the VTEM model with our current drilling plans—it is very compelling.
Mr. Richards, I’m going to turn the controls over to you to give us an underground view of the Moss Lake Property, and have you share with us what has Market excited about the opportunity before us.
The 3D model is contained within the VTEM interpretation press release, which describes everything going on over the entire property.
I must admit, there is an awful lot to unpack here, but if you take away nothing else from the VTEM interpretation, I want to leave people with this: This is our Moss Lake deposit that was used for the historical PEA—it contains 3.0M oz Au input, and is modeled in 3-dimensional view.
That same geophysical signature is found in 11 different areas along the strike of Moss Lake, over a distance of 12 km. The existing resource above has a strike length of 2.5km long, the projected resource can be extrapolated over a 12km strike. This area along the 12km strike also has known mineralization from historic drilling (all fairly similar to the Moss Lake resource)—which compounds the certainty of positive drill results when we get to drilling it.
This is incredibly meaningful, and illustrates the tremendous potential Moss Lake has (irrespective of the additional potential of Coldstream and Hamlin Lake) of becoming not only a Tier One Asset but resource growth way beyond this theoretical barrier the major mining companies claim as their starting point; which is 10M oz. Au eq.
Before we leave the Moss Lake Property, multilayered question, what is the next unanswered question for Goldshore Resources, when can we expect a response, what determines success, and what can we expect as far as news flow?
I think the questions I get asked the most are: “just how big can Moss Lake be?”, and “why has no one else explored this project or this region?”, and “what makes Goldshore so special to do this?”
I appreciate there are a lot of armchair cynics looking at (and understanding how) the Shebandowan Greenstone Belt can be a district-scale mining camp like Red Lake, Timmins, or Abitibi. However, many things have changed over the past 10 years to allow for these low-grade / bulk tonnage deposits to shine technically and economically.
Detour Lake (Kirkland Lake—now Agnico Eagle) is a great example of how to take a project like this through stages of development / resource growth / production capacity phases of expansion, to becoming a generational sized / scaled mine. We are trying to follow that path, in as methodical a way as possible, in the essence of creating and maximizing shareholder value.
What has changed?
Primarily the gold price, and the trading range that now binds the gold price between $1,800 and $2,200 / oz for the foreseeable future. This not only allows for the low grade / bulk tonnage deposits to shine, but because they are so geared economically to the gold price—when the gold price runs—the NPV of these styles of projects goes up hundreds of millions of dollars, with every $100 increase in the gold price.
So, our focus has always been treating this as a real project—de-risking the project geologically, metallurgically, environmentally, socially, and trying to put our collective experience of building mines to work, thinking forward about project nuances down the road, and addressing them now.
So just how big can Moss Lake be?
I don’t know—but what I do know is that we can visibly see a path to 10M oz and becoming a Tier One Asset.
Leaving the project site, let’s discuss some important topics germane to the projects . . . Is the Moss Lake Property 100% owned or do they have earn-in options?
Moss Lake property is 100% owned by Moss Lake Project Inc., which is 100% owned by Goldshore Resources. We own 100% of the project and Wesdome is a 22% shareholder in Goldshore Resources.
Are you fully permitted?
We are permitted to conduct the exploration activities for the next period / stage of development, but these are provincial permits required for land disturbances (water usage / trail building / road building, etc.) and other small permits as well.
There will however be a comprehensive permitting exercise down the road when this goes from feasibility study to financing / construction decision.
Is the ultimate goal for Goldshore Resources to build a mine or arbitrage?
The ultimate goal for Goldshore Resources is to build as large an economic resource as possible, and frame that resource into a viable / credible project through the PEA process. Where Goldshore takes it after this stage, is still to be defined—however, myself and Pete Flindell (VP Exploration) have built 3 mines together in our career; and several members of our Board and Advisory Board have also built mines and run single or multi-operation mining companies over their careers. So, we are well-positioned to take this in any direction where we think we will maximize the return for our shareholders.
I have always said that partnering with a mid-tier or major mining company that has the financial / technical / project / operating experience in these types of deposits is going to maximize the value for our shareholders (and provide a liquidity event) and that may well be the case. However, nothing is certain in this world, and we have to prepare the company for all possible outcomes.
We’ve discussed the good, let’s address the bad. What can go wrong and what are your actions plan to mitigate that wrong?
In mining, anything and everything can go wrong—and it usually does. Mining companies are classic for over-promising and under-delivering, and we are taking a conservative approach to deliver on promises and deliver on targets.
There are however a lot of challenges that delay the delivery of these targets (covid / supply chain disruptions / labor shortages etc.) but ultimately, we need to mitigate the risk of not executing in whatever / whichever way we need to do that. We need to execute—and we need to deliver!
I don’t see a large degree of traditional geological / metallurgical / other technical risk in the Moss Lake project, and with its extensive infrastructure availability, it is a large mine “waiting to be built.” However, getting through the necessary steps and stages has proven to be challenging due to the delays as listed above—and these factors continue to be delays in the steps and stages. My job is to keep the market close to all of this and to ensure that we are mitigating the risk(s) as much as possible over these next months of critical development for the Goldshore story.
Switching gears . . . Let’s discuss the people responsible for increasing shareholder value. Mr. Richards, please introduce us to your Board of Directors and Management Team, and what skill sets do they bring to Goldshore Resources?
Yes—the Board and Board Advisory Team is comprised of first-rate people—first and foremost. These individuals bring a breadth of experience in capital markets, corporate governance, and corporate finance, and everyone has played a role in their careers in building large mining enterprises in some cases from small micro-cap starting points; to exponential multiples of first investment.
To highlight one individual and not name them all would be an injustice to the group, as they are all tremendous individuals with complementary and aggregated skill sets. I feel Goldshore might have the strongest Board and Advisory Board of any junior mining company in Canada today.
Who is Brett Richards and what makes him qualified for the task at hand?
Brett Richards—well, after 36 years in the mining and metals space, I have learned that you are never too old to learn new things, and just when you think you have figured it out—you realize there is more to learn. It is why I surround myself with exceptional people who are over-achievers in their own right. I can lead people—but one person cannot make a great company—exceptional teams make exceptional companies.
I have been fortunate enough to work for some great organizations and some of which I have cofounded. Since the 1980s—those companies have included: Co-Steel Inc., Kinross Gold, Katanga Mining, Avocet plc, Roxgold, Midnight Sun Mining, Octéa, African Thunder Platinum, and Richards Enterprises Inc. Most recently, and prior to coming to Goldshore, I worked for private equity clients such as Pala Investments, Gramercy, Genii, BNF, and the Carlyle Group.
I have a background in mechanical engineering, mineral economics, and a master’s in business administration-management engineering. However, the more important stuff is that I am a purveyor, collector, and drinker of fine red wine, and also an avid sports enthusiast.
How about boots on the ground, who do you have on your technical team?
Well, the key to the technical competency of the organization starts with our VP, Exploration—Pete Flindell. Pete and I have worked together on probably 10+ projects over the past 15+ years and he is a world-renowned senior geologist with experience in apx. 50 countries on every habitable continent.
Pete is a collaborative teacher—who loves to build teams; train teams; share ideas and experiences and those who have worked with Pete and under his direction, praise his geological leadership.
We have a team of about 5 senior geologists, 12 junior geologists, 12 geo techs, and about 30 drillers. Again, to mention one would do the rest of the team not mentioned an injustice, as we have built a great team of people on the ground.
Let’s get into some numbers . . . Mr. Richards, please provide the capital structure for Goldshore Resources, current shares outstanding.
Sure—here are the following high-level numbers:
135M shares outstanding.
5M shares out fully diluted.
$20M in the treasury.
Since we are covering numbers, how does Goldshore Resources compare with some of your peers?
As mentioned in the previous valuation discussion, we trade at a significant discount to our peers. As illustrated on the chart below, we are trading at $14/ounce today and the median of our peer group is around $40/ ounce.
How many cash and cash equivalents do you have?
CA$20M.
How much debt do you have?
CA$0.
What is your burn rate?
CA$2M per month (+/-).
What percentage of ownership does management have and who are the major shareholders?
Management holds – 12%.
Wesdome – 22%.
Resources Fund (Europe) – 3%.
Brett Richards – 3%.
Galen McNamara – 3%.
What is the float?
135M shares outstanding.
5M shares out fully diluted.
However, the free float is about $80M shares (as of April 19, 2022).
Are there any redundant assets on the books that we should know about?
No.
Are there any change in control fees, if yes, what is the compensation?
No—however, Wesdome has ROFR rights on a change of control.
Is management charging a consultant fee for any services?
No.
In closing . . . Sir, what keeps you up at night that we don’t know about?
In 2021, it was the pandemic and the impact it has had on the health (personal and mental health) of our employees and contractors—and now with that subsiding, I think the various macro-drivers of gold price (which present global crises and global instability): Russia/Ukraine crisis; hyper-inflation; the US and global economic policies—basically the headline of every newspaper is what keeps most of up at night. The world order feels like it is changing, and with that comes a lot of uncertainty about the future and that of our kids’ and grandkids’ future.
Last question what did I forget to ask? (This is an actual question; the floor is yours)
I think you have covered everything—but one final note to those looking at buying Goldshore Resources: “Why do you want to buy gold? Why do you want to buy gold equity? What moves the needle in gold equities and separates them from other gold equities? The answers to all of these questions are better served by holding Goldshore Resources than holding any other junior gold equity in the capital markets.
Safety, security, a hedge against inflation, a hedge against various global economic uncertainty, size, scale, resource potential, visibility to production . . . Goldshore Resources’ potential and its “Quest to 10M oz of Gold” will deliver the best result to all of those questions.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rover Metals Corp. (TSXV: ROVR) (OTCQB: ROVMF) (FSE:4XO) (“Rover” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company’s CEO, Judson Culter, will be presenting Rover’s high-grade gold exploration story in northern Canada, including an overview of current operations and upcoming milestones, while sharing our most recent Investor Presentation. We invite all investors and other interested parties to register for the webinar at the link below. The discussion will include Rover’s plans for gold exploration in the Battle Mountain district of Nevada, USA, later this year.
HAVE QUESTIONS? Management will be available to answer your questions following the presentation on the webinar platform. You may submit your question(s) beforehand in the registration form or by email at: rover@rbmilestone.com
About Rover Metals Rover is a precious metals exploration company specialized in North American (Canada and U.S.) precious metal resources, which is currently advancing the gold potential of its existing projects in the Northwest Territories of Canada (60th parallel), and Nevada, USA. The Company owns five gold projects. Phase 3 Exploration at its Cabin Gold Project, 60th Parallel, NT, Canada, commenced in March 2022 and continues through to the date hereof.
You can follow Rover on its social media channels: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rovermetals LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rover-metals/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoverMetals/ for daily company updates and industry news, and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJsHsfag1GFyp4aLW5Ye-YQ?view_as=subscriber for corporate videos. Website:https://www.rovermetals.com/https://embed.fireplace.yahoo.com/embed?ctrl=Monalixa&m_id=monalixa&m_mode=document&site=sports&os=android&pageContext=%257B%2522ctopid%2522%253A%25221542500%253B1577000%2522%252C%2522hashtag%2522%253A%25221542500%253B1577000%2522%252C%2522wiki_topics%2522%253A%2522Gold_mining%253BVancouver%253BNorthern_Canada%253BCanada%253BProvinces_and_territories_of_Canada%253BGlobeNewswire%253BCompany%2522%252C%2522lmsid%2522%253A%2522a0770000002m0AbAAI%2522%252C%2522revsp%2522%253A%2522globenewswire.com%2522%252C%2522lpstaid%2522%253A%252258c6081f-8c0e-3e30-bd82-3fe1156b415a%2522%252C%2522pageContentType%2522%253A%2522story%2522%257D
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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / April 28, 2022 / Sandy MacDougall, CEO of Noram Lithium Corp. (“Noram” or the “Company“) (TSXV:NRM)(OTCQB:NRVTF)(Frankfurt:N7R) is pleased to report that the Company has completed hole CVZ-74 (PH-07) on its Zeus lithium clay deposit in Nevada to a total depth of 558.0ft (170.1 m). Visual inspection of the core confirmed that clays previously shown to be high in lithium grades appeared at approximately 126.0 ft (38.4 m) and extended down to total depth of 478.0 ft (145.7 m) for a total intersection of approximately 352.0 ft (107.3 m). Variously colored mudstones, which may also contain high lithium levels were logged down to the hole’s total depth of 558.0 ft (170.1 m).
Noram Lithium Corp., Thursday, April 28, 2022, Press release picture
Figure 1 – A photograph of the Titan Drilling Co. LF-70 drill rig onsite while drilling CVZ-74.
Noram Lithium Corp., Thursday, April 28, 2022, Press release picture
Figure 2 – Location of all past drill holes (Phase I to Phase V) previously completed in addition to the 12 proposed holes for Phase V1 currently underway. Phase VI holes are indicated in purple.
“The interval of potentially rich lithium clays in CVZ-74 appears to be one of the thickest we have encountered in all of our Clayton Valley drilling. Only the final assays will determine its true thickness and grade, but it is certainly in line lithologically with other nearby holes and is likely to be positive for the PFS” commented Brad Peek M.Sc. CPG., VP of Exploration and Qualified Person for this and all 5 of the previous drilling phases of Noram’s Zeus lithium property.
Noram Lithium Corp., Thursday, April 28, 2022, Press release picture
Figure 3. Comparative lithology for drill hole CVZ-74 as compared to CVZ-61 and CVZ-68, which were drilled as part of the Phase V program. CVZ-61 and CVZ-68 had long intercepts of high grade lithium. All of the lithology units except the brown mudstones have relatively high lithium concentrations in previous drill holes on the property. The histogram on the sides of CVZ-61 and CVZ-68 are the 5m composited lithium grades in ppm Li. The section has a 4X vertical exaggeration.
CVZ-74 is the fourth of the 12-hole Phase VI drilling program which is expected to upgrade approximately 175 million tonnes of the current 827 million tonne Inferred Resource to the Indicated category. Core samples from CVZ-74 have been shipped to ALS Laboratory in Reno, Nevada for assay processing. QA/QC samples have accompanied the samples as checks on the laboratory’s analyses. Assay results are pending.https://embed.fireplace.yahoo.com/embed?ctrl=Monalixa&m_id=monalixa&m_mode=document&site=sports&os=android&pageContext=%257B%2522ctopid%2522%253A%25221542500%253B1480989%253B1481489%2522%252C%2522hashtag%2522%253A%25221542500%253B1480989%253B1481489%2522%252C%2522wiki_topics%2522%253A%2522Nor-Am_Cup%253BClayton_Valley_Charter_High_School%253BLithium_carbonate%253BNevada%253BCompany%253BLithium%2522%252C%2522lmsid%2522%253A%2522a077000000LnOyOAAV%2522%252C%2522revsp%2522%253A%2522accesswire.ca%2522%252C%2522lpstaid%2522%253A%2522307fc2d9-29b6-3129-bc8e-8a860b04100f%2522%252C%2522pageContentType%2522%253A%2522story%2522%257D
The technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Brad Peek., M.Sc., CPG, who is a Qualified Person with respect to Noram’s Clayton Valley Lithium Project as defined under National Instrument 43-101.
About Noram Lithium Corp.
Noram Lithium Corp. (TSXV:NRM | OTCQB:NRVTF | Frankfurt:N7R) is a well-financed Canadian based advanced Lithium development stage company with less than 90 million shares issued and a fully funded treasury. Noram is aggressively advancing its Zeus Lithium Project in Nevada from the development-stage level through the completion of a Pre-Feasibility Study in 2022.
The Company’s flagship asset is the Zeus Lithium Project (“Zeus”), located in Clayton Valley, Nevada. The Zeus Project contains a current 43-101 measured and indicated resource estimate* of 363 million tonnes grading 923 ppm lithium, and an inferred resource of 827 million tonnes grading 884 ppm lithium utilizing a 400 ppm Li cut-off. In December 2021, a robust PEA** indicated an After-Tax NPV(8) of US$1.3 Billion and IRR of 31% using US$9,500/tonne Lithium Carbonate Equivalent (LCE). Using the LCE long term forecast of US$14,000/tonne, the PEA indicates an NPV (8%) of approximately US$2.6 Billion and an IRR of 52% at US$14,250/tonne LCE.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This news release may contain forward-looking information which is not comprised of historical facts. Forward-looking information involves risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Forward-looking information in this news release includes statements regarding, among other things, the completion transactions completed in the Agreement. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, regulatory approval processes. Although Noram believes that the assumptions used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, including that all necessary regulatory approvals will be obtained in a timely manner, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. Noram disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by applicable securities laws. *Updated Lithium Mineral Resource Estimate, Zeus Project, Clayton Valley, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA (August 2021) **Preliminary Economic Assessment Zeus Project, ABH Engineering (December 2021).
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / April 27, 2022 / Group Ten Metals, Inc. (TSXV:PGE) (OTCQB:PGEZF) (FSE:5D32) (the “Company” or “Group Ten”) is very pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Danie Grobler to the role of Vice-President, Exploration and Mr. Albie Brits to the role of Senior Geologist, as of May 1st, 2022. Dr. Grobler and Mr. Brits both have extensive senior level experience from more than two decades of advancing major deposits on the northern limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex in South Africa including, most recently, at Ivanhoe Mines’ Platreef PGE-Ni-Cu-Au mine, which is now in construction.
The addition of Dr. Grobler and Mr. Brits to the Group Ten Metals team is an important step in the advancement of the Company’s Stillwater West project as a major U.S.-based source of critical minerals – nickel, palladium, copper, cobalt, platinum, and rhodium – in Montana’s productive and famously metal-rich Stilllwater Igneous Complex. Their expertise in similar geologic models from the giant mines of South Africa’s Bushveld Igneous Complex is expected to drive expansion of Group Ten’s inaugural NI 43-101 resource estimates, announced October 2021, which delineated five deposits totaling 1.1 billion pounds of nickel, copper and cobalt and 2.4 million ounces of palladium, platinum, rhodium and gold in Platreef-style mineralization in the lower Stillwater Igneous Complex. All deposits are open for expansion at depth and along trend within the 12-kilometer core project area, and more broadly within earlier stage targets across the 32-kilometer span of the Stillwater West PGE-Ni-Cu-Co + Au project.
Dr. Danie Grobler has more than 25 years of industry experience as an exploration and mine geologist including most recently as Head of Geology and Exploration for Ivanplats Pty Ltd (an Ivanhoe Mines company) where since 2011 he led the delineation and advancement of Ivanhoe’s world-class Platreef PGE-Ni-Cu mine on the northern limb of the Bushveld complex. Including previous experience as Project Manager at Platinum Group Metals’ at their project on the Bushveld’s northern limb, Dr. Grobler brings decades of senior level experience focused on the discovery and mining of battery and platinum group metals in ultramafic magmatic systems and has published numerous papers on Ivanhoe’s Flatreef deposit.
Dr. Danie Grobler commented, “The geological parallels between Stillwater West and the Platreef/Flatreef-type mineralized ore bodies in South Africa are truly exceptional. I am very enthusiastic to be joining the highly experienced Group Ten Metals team and am excited to be able to apply my extensive Bushveld and Platreef experience at Stillwater West, with a focus on expanding the recently announced mineral resource. Utilizing the wealth of exploration data available, our immediate goal will be to continue to identify and grow shallow, continuous high-grade Platreef-style PGE-Ni-Cu mineralization within the lower part of the Stillwater Igneous Complex.”
Mr. Albie Brits has more than 28 years focused on the advancement of projects from grassroots stage to advanced exploration and full-scale mining operations, starting at Gold Fields of South Africa and including, most recently, the role of Senior Geologist and Manager Project Geology for Ivanplats Pty Ltd (an Ivanhoe Mines company). Focused on exploration for platinum group and base metals on the northern limb of the Bushveld complex since 2001, Mr. Brits was part of the team that discovered Ivanhoe’s Flatreef deposit. He has extensive experience in the exploration of mafic-ultramafic magmatic systems and has presented and co-authored numerous papers on the Flatreef deposit.
Mr. Brits commented, “I am very excited to be joining Group Ten’s excellent Stillwater West team and looking forward to applying my experience developing geological and structural models for the feasibility study of the Platreef project to drive new success in Montana. The Stillwater district is truly world class and Stillwater West shows remarkable expansion potential based on the geologic similarities with the Bushveld complex.”https://embed.fireplace.yahoo.com/embed?ctrl=Monalixa&m_id=monalixa&m_mode=document&site=sports&os=android&pageContext=%257B%2522ctopid%2522%253A%25221542500%253B1577000%253B1480989%2522%252C%2522hashtag%2522%253A%25221542500%253B1577000%253B1480989%2522%252C%2522wiki_topics%2522%253A%2522Platinum_group%253BBushveld_Igneous_Complex%253BIvanhoe_Mines%253BStillwater_igneous_complex%253BMontana%253BExploration%253BSouth_Africa%253BNatural_resource%2522%252C%2522lmsid%2522%253A%2522a077000000LnOyOAAV%2522%252C%2522revsp%2522%253A%2522accesswire.ca%2522%252C%2522lpstaid%2522%253A%252231c0ceeb-bd8e-34f0-832d-e67ffef5ff62%2522%252C%2522pageContentType%2522%253A%2522story%2522%257D
Michael Rowley, President and CEO, commented, “Developments at the Stillwater Igneous Complex have generally paralleled those at the Bushveld Igneous Complex, highlighting their significant geologic similarities. For example, the discovery and large-scale production of platinum group metals from the high-grade Merensky reef deposit in the Bushveld preceded the discovery and mining of the high-grade J-M Reef deposit at Stillwater by many decades. The more recent development of the Platreef deposits, starting with Anglo American’s bulk mineable PGE-Ni-Cu Mogalakwena mines in 1993 and continuing today with Ivanhoe’s Platreef mine, have demonstrated the world-class nature of these bulk-tonnage, critical mineral systems within the Bushveld complex. Our recent discoveries of comparable bulk-tonnage Platreef-style systems at Stillwater West demonstrate the continuation of the geologic parallels between the systems and highlight the incredible potential value creation for Group Ten Metals.”
Mr. Rowley continued “The addition of two such renowned experts, literally among the very top globally in large-scale critical mineral systems, is a watershed moment in the advancement of the Stillwater West project. Their unique expertise and perspective, earned from decades of work on world-class systems in the Bushveld, will directly complement the knowledge of our existing team which has decades of experience in the Stillwater district. We look forward to further announcements including our 2022 exploration plans and further assay results from our 2021 resource expansion drill campaign in the very near term.”
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About Stillwater West
Group Ten is advancing the Stillwater West PGE-Ni-Cu-Co + Au project towards becoming a world-class source of low-carbon, sulphide-hosted nickel, copper, and cobalt, critical to the electrification movement, as well as platinum, palladium and rhodium used in catalytic converters, fuel cells, and the production of green hydrogen. Stillwater West positions Group Ten as the second-largest landholder in the Stillwater Complex, with a 100%-owned position adjoining and adjacent to Sibanye-Stillwater’s PGE mines in south-central Montana, USA1. The Stillwater Complex is recognized as one of the top regions in the world for PGE-Ni-Cu-Co mineralization, alongside the Bushveld Complex and Great Dyke in southern Africa, which are similar layered intrusions. The J-M Reef, and other PGE-enriched sulphide horizons in the Stillwater Complex, share many similarities with the highly prolific Merensky and UG2 Reefs in the Bushveld Complex. Group Ten’s work in the lower Stillwater Complex has demonstrated the presence of large-scale disseminated and high-sulphide battery metals and PGE mineralization, similar to the Platreef in the Bushveld Complex2. Drill campaigns by the Company, complemented by a substantial historic drill database, have delineated five deposits of Platreef-style mineralization across a core 12-kilometer span of the project, all of which are open for expansion into adjacent targets. Multiple earlier-stage Platreef-style and reef-type targets are also being advanced across the remainder of the 32-kilometer length of the project based on strong correlations seen in soil and rock geochemistry, geophysical surveys, geologic mapping, and drilling.
About Group Ten Metals Inc.
Group Ten Metals Inc. is a TSX-V-listed Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the development of high-quality platinum, palladium, nickel, copper, cobalt, and gold exploration assets in top North American mining jurisdictions. The Company’s core asset is the Stillwater West PGE-Ni-Cu-Co + Au project adjacent to Sibanye-Stillwater’s high-grade PGE mines in Montana, USA. Group Ten also holds the high-grade Black Lake-Drayton Gold project adjacent to Treasury Metals’ development-stage Goliath Gold Complex in northwest Ontario, and the Kluane PGE-Ni-Cu-Co project on trend with Nickel Creek Platinum‘s Wellgreen deposit in Canada‘s Yukon Territory.
About the Metallic Group of Companies
The Metallic Group is a collaboration of leading precious and base metals exploration companies, with a portfolio of large, brownfield assets in established mining districts adjacent to some of the industry’s highest-grade producers of silver and gold, platinum and palladium, and copper. Member companies include Metallic Minerals in the Yukon’s high-grade Keno Hill silver district and La Plata silver-gold-copper district of Colorado, Group Ten Metals in the Stillwater PGM-nickel-copper district of Montana, and Granite Creek Copper in the Yukon’s Minto copper district. The founders and team members of the Metallic Group include highly successful explorationists formerly with some of the industry’s leading explorers/developers and major producers. With this expertise, the companies are undertaking a systematic approach to exploration using new models and technologies to facilitate discoveries in these proven, but under-explored, mining districts. The Metallic Group is headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and its member companies are listed on the Toronto Venture, US OTC, and Frankfurt stock exchanges.
Note 1: References to adjoining properties are for illustrative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of the exploration potential, extent or nature of mineralization or potential future results of the Company’s projects.
Note 2: Magmatic Ore Deposits in Layered Intrusions-Descriptive Model for Reef-Type PGE and Contact-Type Cu-Ni-PGE Deposits, Michael Zientek, USGS Open-File Report 2012-1010.
Forward Looking Statements: This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements”. All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts including, without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization, historic production, estimation of mineral resources, the realization of mineral resource estimates, interpretation of prior exploration and potential exploration results, the timing and success of exploration activities generally, the timing and results of future resource estimates, permitting time lines, metal prices and currency exchange rates, availability of capital, government regulation of exploration operations, environmental risks, reclamation, title, and future plans and objectives of the company are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. Although Group Ten believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of material factors and assumptions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include failure to obtain necessary approvals, unsuccessful exploration results, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, results of future resource estimates, future metal prices, availability of capital and financing on acceptable terms, general economic, market or business conditions, risks associated with regulatory changes, defects in title, availability of personnel, materials and equipment on a timely basis, accidents or equipment breakdowns, uninsured risks, delays in receiving government approvals, unanticipated environmental impacts on operations and costs to remedy same, and other exploration or other risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by the companies with securities regulators. Readers are cautioned that mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Mineral exploration and development of mines is an inherently risky business. Accordingly, the actual events may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For more information on Group Ten and the risks and challenges of their businesses, investors should review their annual filings that are available on the company’s profile at www.sedar.com.
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Geological Plan Map showing Major Drilling areas. Santa Barbara is shown in more detail in Figure 2.
Figure 2
Geological Plan Map of the Santa Barbara Mineral Resource Target Area with Diamond Drill Holes
Figure 3
North-South Geological Section looking East across High Grade Target Area in Santa Barbara
Figure 4
Borehole Induced Polarization (IP) Mx Chargeability Section with Holes DSBU-05 and DSBU-06 looking east.
Includes a higher-grade section in this underground hole DSBU-06 (Azimuth 00 and dip -650) of 314.52 g Ag eq/t (192.18g Ag/t, 0.22 g Au/t, 0.07% Zn, 0.41% Pb, and 0.11% Sn) over 50.68m and an additional intersection of 110.57 g Ag eq/t (17.38 g Ag/t, 0.09 g Au/t, 0.30% Zn, 0.21% Pb and 0.11%Sn) over 128.44m further down the hole.
Overall, for DSBU-06, 86% of this 599.8m long hole had reportable intersections, which collectively average 129.70 g Ag eq/t.
Underground hole DSBU-05 on the same due north section as DSBU-06, but shallower at -400, intersected 141.05 g Ag eq/t (22.99g Ag/t, 0.07g Au/t, 0.18% Zn, 0.16% Pb, 0.21% Cu and 0.12% Sn) over 153.25m.
Hole DSBU-05 has a second major intersection lower in the hole from 348.08m to 526.17m of 92.47 g Ag eq/t (23.86g Ag/t, 0.96% Zn, 0.21% Pb) over 178.09m. Overall, 65% of this 641.9m long hole had reportable intersections which collectively average 107.73 g Ag eq/t.
TORONTO, April 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eloro Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: ELO; OTCQX: ELRRF; FSE: P2QM) (“Eloro”, or the “Company”) is pleased to announce assay results from an additional six (6) diamond drill holes from its on-going drilling program at the Iska Iska silver-tin polymetallic project in the Potosi Department, southern Bolivia. Holes DSBU-05 and DSBU-06 are underground holes drilled from the Santa Barbara adit to test the northern extension of the higher-grade mineralized zone. Hole DSBS-01 was collared in the southern part of the Santa Barbara target zone and drilled at an azimuth of 300 and dip of -300 to test the same target. Holes DSB-24, DSB-14 and DSB-22 were drilled at azimuths of 2250 to test the northwest extension of the Santa Barbara mineralized zone approximately 100m, 200m, and 1,000m, respectively, northwest of the Santa Barbara adit underground drill bay. Drilling is continuing in the Porco area to test for a potential Sn porphyry as suggested by the 3D inverse magnetic model (see Eloro press release March 1, 2022). Thus far, 4,870 m in five (5) holes have been completed in the Porco target area with assays pending.
Overall, the Company has completed 52,384m in 89 drill holes to-date, including four holes in progress, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. Currently there are three (3) surface drills and one (1) underground drill operating at Iska Iska. Tables 1, 2 and 3 list significant assay results for the drill holes in the major target areas. Prices used for calculating Ag equivalent grades are as outlined in Eloro’s February 1, 2022, press release. Table 4 summarizes drill holes with assays pending. Highlights are as follows:
Santa Barbara Mineral Resource Definition Target Area – Underground Drilling
Underground holes DSBU-06 and DSBU-05 were both drilled on azimuth 00 and dips of -650 and -400, respectively, from the Santa Barbara adit to test the northern extent of higher-grade mineralization in the eastern part of the Santa Barbara target area.
Hole DSBU-06 intersected 169.11 g Ag eq/t (64.30 g Ag/t, 0.96% Zn, 0.37% Pb and 0.07% Sn) over 235.55m from 0.00m to 235.55m, including a higher-grade section of 314.52 g Ag eq/t (192.18 g Ag/t, 0.22 g Au/t, 0.07% Zn, 0.41% Pb, and 0.11% Sn) over 50.68m from 24.40m to 75.08m.
This hole had a second major intersection of 110.57 g Ag eq/t (17.38 g Ag/t, 0.09 g Au/t, 0.30% Zn, 0.21% Pb and 0.11%Sn) over 128.44m from 264.14m to 392.58m.
Overall, 86% of this 599.8m long hole had reportable intersections which collectively average 129.70 g Ag eq/t.
Hole DSBU-05 intersected 141.05 g Ag eq/t (22.99 g Ag/t, 0.07 g Au/t, 0.18% Zn, 0.16% Pb, 0.21% Cu and 0.12% Sn) over 153.25m from 0.00m to 153.25m which included high grade sections of:
201.23 g Ag eq/t (21.77 g Ag/t, 0.06 g Au/t, 0.36% Zn, 0.30 %Pb, 0.63 %Cu and 0.12% Sn) over 34.97m from 0.00m to 34.97m,
206.03 g Ag eq/t (24.52 g Ag/t, 0.18 g Au/t, 0.14% Zn, 0.16 %Pb, 0.11% Cu and 0.23% Sn) over 9.05m from 76.94m to 85.99m, and
242.83 g Ag eq/t (31.67 g Ag/t, 0.04 g Au/t, 0.23% Zn, 0.19% Pb, 0.17% Cu and 0.28% Sn) over 25.60m from 109.93m to 135.53m.
Hole DSBU-05 has a second major intersection lower in the hole from 348.08m to 526.17m of 92.47 g Ag eq/t (23.86 g Ag/t, 0.96% Zn, 0.21% Pb) over 178.09m.
Overall, 65% of this 641.9m long hole had reportable intersections which collectively average 107.73 g Ag eq/t.
Dr. Bill Pearson, P.Geo. Executive Vice President, Exploration commented: “As shown in Figure 3, a N-S cross section looking east, holes DSBU-06 and DSBU-05 define a significant extension to the north of the major high grade mineralized area in the southern part of Santa Barbara. Further drilling, especially deeper, is in progress to define the full extent of this important high-grade zone. Analysis of borehole IP data and the 3D inverse magnetic model by Eloro’s geophysicists Dr. Chris Hale, P.Geo. and John Gilliatt, P.Geo. shows that the Mx Chargeability indicates stronger mineralization at greater depth as shown in Figure 4. The spatial agreement between the interpolated chargeability and the mineralization intersected in these holes also suggests that the mineralized zone may dip steeply to the south. Further deeper drilling will be carried out to test this highly prospective target. Drilling will also be carried out from the southwest to test the Northwest Extension target as the best mineralization intersected thus far is in the southern part of this target zone.”
Dr. Pearson continued, “The addition of a fourth drill and the more rapid turnaround from both our assay laboratories at ALS and AHK has allowed us to increase the pace of the exploration drill program considerably. In the next 2-3 weeks we expect to have the GeologicAI core scanner on site. We have worked closely with GeologicAI to build the database for the scanner from all our available geological and geochemical information. The scanner will allow us to better outline and track the mineral and metal zonation at Iska Iska, which is critical to efficiently explore this remarkable mineralizing system which remains open in all directions.”
Dr. Osvaldo Arce, P.Geo., General Manager of Eloro’s Bolivian subsidiary Minera Tupiza S.R.L. (“Minera Tupiza”), further commented: “The dacitic volcanic domes and breccia pipes at Iska Iska, which are the primary hosts of the epithermal polymetallic Ag-Zn-Pb-Sn mineralization, appear to extend to a depth of at least 1km. These intrude altered granodiorite and intrusion breccias that are the primary hosts of xenothermal tin and other higher temperature metals such as bismuth and tungsten. The mineralization is quite complex in detail with extensive breccias, veins, veinlets, stockworks and disseminations. The likely primary distribution of both epithermal and xenothermal mineralization is indicated by the metal zonation, alteration zonation and geophysical responses. This data indicates that the mineralized system strengthens with depth and may be much more extensive than indicated in shallower drill holes.”
Santa Barbara Mineral Resource Definition Target Area – Surface Drilling
Hole DSBS-01 was collared in the southern part of the Santa Barbara target zone as shown in Figure 2. This hole was drilled at an azimuth of 300 with a dip of 300 to a length of 700.8m.
163.23 g Ag eq/t (2.07 g Ag/t and 0.27% Sn) over 33.23m from 58.66m to 90.94m including 560.74 g Ag eq/t (2.07 g Ag/t and 0.94% Sn) over 7.61m from 63.15m to 70.76m,
54.95 g Ag eq/t (2.94 g Ag/t, 0.14% Pb, and 0.30% Cu) over 22.58m from 225.36m to 247.94m including 129.69 g Ag eq/t (3.00 g Ag/t and 0.88% Cu) over 3.04m from 225.36m to 228.40m.
90.79 g Ag eq/t (5.36 g Ag/t, 0.85% Zn and 0.44% Pb) over 43.60m from 285.56m to 329.16m including 146.04 g Ag eq/t (2.01 g Ag/t, 1.36% Zn, 0.49% Pb and 0.09% Sn) over 4.59m from 294.43m to 299.02m and 200.55 g Ag eq/t (12.68 g Ag/t, 1.95% Zn, 0.93% Pb and 0.11% Sn) over 8.97m from 320.19m to 329.16m
110.40 g Ag eq/t (6.66 g Ag/t, 1.80% Zn and 0.40% Pb) over 55.63m from 414.88m to 470.51m including 351.80 g Ag eq/t (28.05 g Ag/t, 0.19 g Au/t, 4.99% Zn, 1.26% Pb and 0.22% Cu) over 4.45m from 416.39m to 40.84m and 153.44 g Ag eq/t (4.34 g Ag/t, 2.95% Zn and 0.32% Pb) over 9.04m from 437.41m to 446.45m.
108.55 g Ag eq/t (12.96 g Ag/t, 0.11 g Au/t, 1.43 % Zn and 0.43% Pb) over 31.71m from 491.56 to 523.27m including 192.64 g Ag eq/t (27.91 g Ag/t, 0.25 g Au/t, 2.29% Zn and 0.89% Pb) over 10.63m from 509.62m to 520.25m.
68.66 g Ag eq/t (8.94 g Ag/t, 1.02% Zn and 0.20% Pb) over 25.49m from 611.34m to 636.83m including 114.99 g Ag eq/t (19.98 g Ag/t, 1.65% Zn and 0.35% Pb) over 8.93m from 627.90 to 636.83m
with further intervals of reportable mineralization continuing to near the terminus of the hole representing the furthest east and some of the deepest mineralization yet encountered at Santa Barbara.
Further drilling is planned south-southeast of this area to continue to trace the full extent of the Ag-Au-Zn-Pb-Cu-Sn polymetallic epithermal system.
Northwest Extension, Santa Barbara Mineral Resource Definition Target Area
Results for three (3) additional drillholes all drilled at an azimuth of 2250 in the Northwest Extension Target Area of Santa Barbara (see Figure 2) have been received. Holes DSB-24 (-650), DSB-14 (-650) and DSB-22 (650) were collared 100m, 200m and 1000m, respectively northwest of the Santa Barbara adit drill bay.
Hole DSB-24 intersected 22 reportable intersections as shown in Table 2 of which the best results were deeper in the hole as follows:
120.18 g Ag eq/t (41.22 g Ag/t, 0.34% Zn, 0.23% Pb, and 0.09% Sn) over 33.23m from 371.50m to 386.58m,
132.43 g Ag eq/t (16.72 g Ag/t, 0.30% Zn, 0.10% Pb, and 0.16% Sn) over 25.36m from 398.61m to 423.97m, and,
197.26 g Ag eq/t (5.25 g Ag/t, 0.73% Zn, 0.08% Pb, and 0.26% Sn) over 23.63m from 483.64m to 507.27m.
Hole DHK-14, which was collared 100m northwest of Hole DSB-24, intersected 29 reportable intersections of which the best results were as follows:
87.26 g Ag eq/t (17.05 g Ag/t, 0.06 g Au/t, 0.51% Pb and 0.28% Cu) over 37.57m from 120.36m to 157.93m
58.63 g Ag eq/t (5.26 g Ag/t, 0.31%Zn and 0.21% Pb) over 33.11m from 314.33m to 347.44m, including a higher-grade section with 96.83 g Ag eq/t (7.83 g Ag/t, 0.57%Zn, 0.25% Pb and 0.09% Sn) over 10.54m from 314.33m to 324.87m
87.26 g Ag eq/t (17.05 g Ag/t, 0.06 g Au/t, 0.51% Pb and 0.28% Cu) over 37.57m from 120.36m to 157.93m
185.94 g Ag eq/t (10.38 g Ag/t, 0.09 g Au/t, 1.43% Zn, 0.20% Pb, 0.09% Cu and 0.14% Sn) over 16.86m from 597.64m to 614.50m
Hole DHK-22 is the most northwesterly drill hole completed thus far, approximately 1,000m (1km) northwest of the Santa Barbara Drill Bay (see Figure 2). There were 10 reportable intersections returned from this hole with the best results as follows:
70.09 g Ag eq/t (2.99 g Ag/t and 0.42% Cu over 28.73m from 38.77m to 67.50m including 110.81 g Ag eq/t (2.75 g Ag/t and 0.75% Cu) over 12.15m from 52.33m to 64.48m
107.19 g Ag eq/t (11.81 g Ag/t, 0.12 g Au/t, 0.23% Zn, 0.13% Cu and 0.10 %Sn) over 46.38m from 479.32m to 525.70m including 398.55 g Ag eq/t (39.32 g Ag/t, 0.18% Zn. 0.50% Cu and 0.46% Sn) over 7.50m from 479.32m to 486.82m
Table 1: Significant Results, Underground Diamond Drilling, Santa Barbara Resource Definition Target Area as at April 27, 2022.
SANTA BARBARA RESOURCE DEFINITION TARGET ZONE
UNDERGROUND DRILL HOLES – SANTA BARBARA ADIT
Hole No.
From (m)
To (m)
Length (m)
Ag
Au
Zn
Pb
Cu
Sn
Bi
Cd
Ag eq
g/t
g/t
%
%
%
%
%
%
g/t
DSBU-06
0.00
235.55
235.55
64.30
0.09
0.69
0.37
0.06
0.07
0.016
0.007
169.11
Incl.
24.40
75.08
50.68
192.18
0.22
0.07
0.41
0.09
0.11
0.059
0.005
314.52
264.14
392.58
128.44
17.38
0.09
0.30
0.21
0.01
0.11
0.002
0.001
110.57
Incl.
274.69
292.86
18.17
11.62
0.01
0.45
0.32
0.01
0.25
0.001
0.002
190.81
Incl.
319.04
331.03
11.99
14.87
0.01
0.28
0.25
0.02
0.26
0.001
0.001
193.82
401.61
415.13
13.52
47.18
0.09
0.58
0.09
0.01
0.03
0.003
0.002
101.67
421.19
434.67
13.48
12.23
0.01
0.40
0.11
0.01
0.02
0.002
0.002
50.62
445.18
482.80
37.62
19.38
0.04
0.84
0.16
0.01
0.06
0.002
0.002
104.11
497.86
520.48
22.62
22.32
0.04
0.51
0.11
0.01
0.03
0.013
0.001
71.31
528.92
592.30
63.38
9.91
0.21
0.54
0.14
0.01
0.04
0.002
0.002
80.81
DSBU-05
0.00
153.25
153.25
22.99
0.07
0.18
0.16
0.21
0.12
0.010
0.003
141.05
Incl.
0.00
34.97
34.97
21.77
0.06
0.36
0.30
0.63
0.11
0.007
0.003
201.23
Incl.
76.94
85.99
9.05
24.52
0.18
0.14
0.16
0.11
0.23
0.013
0.004
206.03
Incl.
109.93
135.53
25.60
31.67
0.04
0.23
0.19
0.17
0.28
0.014
0.001
242.83
190.40
212.94
22.54
6.06
0.04
0.42
0.41
0.02
0.04
0.013
0.012
73.74
229.48
235.54
6.06
6.19
0.02
0.43
0.10
0.05
0.05
0.004
0.003
67.75
249.08
261.10
12.02
18.11
0.27
0.07
0.23
0.02
0.01
0.005
0.011
62.92
285.03
306.00
20.97
57.04
0.06
0.06
0.14
0.04
0.03
0.008
0.007
94.58
249.08
261.10
12.02
18.11
0.27
0.07
0.23
0.02
0.01
0.005
0.011
62.92
348.08
526.17
178.09
23.86
0.03
0.96
0.21
0.01
0.02
0.013
0.004
92.47
535.29
541.40
6.11
6.68
0.09
0.84
0.12
0.00
0.05
0.004
0.002
85.49
551.91
553.44
1.53
26.00
0.09
2.56
0.08
0.01
0.05
0.038
0.007
189.67
583.55
585.04
1.49
2.00
0.03
1.44
0.01
0.01
0.02
0.001
0.004
84.03
605.90
610.32
4.42
4.61
0.05
2.00
0.04
0.01
0.01
0.001
0.007
111.87
Note: True width of the mineralization is not known at the present time, but based on the current understanding of the relationship between drill orientation/inclination and the mineralization within the breccia pipes and the host rocks such as sandstones and dacites, it is estimated that true width ranges between 70% and 90% of the down hole interval length but this will be confirmed by further drilling and geological modelling.
Chemical symbols: Ag= silver, Au = gold, Zn = zinc, Pb = lead, Cu = copper, Sn = tin, Bi = bismuth, Cd = cadmium and g Ag eq/t = grams silver equivalent per tonne. Quantities are given in percent (%) for Zn, Pb Cu, Sn, Bi and Cd and in grams per tonne (g/t) for Ag, Au and Ag eq.
Metal prices and conversion factors used for calculation of g Ag eq/t (grams Ag per grams x metal ratio) are as follows (Prices updated as of February 1, 2022, to more accurately reflect current metal prices):
Element
Price $US (per kg)
Ratio to Ag
Ag
$722.56
1.0000
Sn
$42.56
0.0589
Zn
$3.30
0.0046
Pb
$2.33
0.0032
Au
$57,604.00
79.7221
Cu
$9.68
0.0134
Bi
$12.76
0.0177
Cd
$5.50
0.0076
In calculating the intersections reported in this press release a sample cutoff of 30 g Ag eq/t was used with generally a maximum dilution of 3 continuous samples below cutoff included within a mineralized section unless more dilution is justified geologically.
The equivalent grade calculations are based on the stated metal prices and are provided for comparative purposes only, due to the polymetallic nature of the deposit. Metallurgical tests are in progress by Blue Coast Ltd. to establish levels of recovery for each element reported but currently the potential recovery for each element has not yet been established. While there is no assurance that all or any of the reported concentrations of metals will be recoverable, Bolivia has a long history of successfully mining and processing similar polymetallic deposits which is well documented in the landmark volume “Yacimientos Metaliferos de Bolivia” by Dr. Osvaldo R. Arce Burgoa, P.Geo.
Table 2: Significant Results, Surface Diamond Drilling, Santa Barbara Resource Definition Target Area as at April 27, 2022.
SANTA BARBARA RESOURCE DEFINITION TARGET ZONE
SURFACE DIAMOND DRILLING – SOUTH SANTA BARBARA AREA
Hole No.
From (m)
To (m)
Length (m)
Ag
Au
Zn
Pb
Cu
Sn
Bi
Cd
Ag eq
g/t
g/t
%
%
%
%
%
%
g/t
DSBS-01
13.42
30.29
16.87
0.91
0.01
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.09
0.001
0.001
52.59
58.66
90.94
32.28
2.07
0.01
0.00
0.03
0.00
0.27
0.001
0.001
163.23
Incl.
63.15
70.76
7.61
3.73
0.02
0.00
0.04
0.01
0.94
0.001
0.001
560.74
98.94
100.45
1.51
4.00
0.01
0.00
0.03
0.01
0.09
0.001
0.001
61.61
225.36
247.94
22.58
2.94
0.01
0.03
0.14
0.30
0.01
0.001
0.001
54.95
Incl.
225.36
228.40
3.04
3.00
0.01
0.07
0.07
0.88
0.00
0.001
0.001
129.69
270.52
271.95
1.43
5.00
0.02
0.04
1.41
0.02
0.02
0.001
0.001
64.90
285.56
329.16
43.60
5.36
0.03
0.85
0.44
0.02
0.05
0.002
0.010
90.79
Incl.
294.43
299.02
4.59
2.01
0.07
1.36
0.49
0.05
0.09
0.004
0.012
146.04
Incl.
320.19
329.16
8.97
12.68
0.03
1.95
0.93
0.01
0.11
0.001
0.012
200.55
344.23
345.57
1.34
1.00
0.01
1.10
0.26
0.00
0.01
0.001
0.006
67.32
357.63
359.19
1.56
3.00
0.01
1.31
0.27
0.00
0.01
0.001
0.002
75.16
374.14
375.69
1.55
2.00
0.02
1.35
0.28
0.01
0.00
0.001
0.004
76.69
414.88
470.51
55.63
6.66
0.03
1.80
0.40
0.03
0.00
0.003
0.005
110.40
Incl.
416.39
420.84
4.45
28.05
0.19
4.99
1.26
0.22
0.01
0.032
0.019
351.80
Incl.
437.41
446.45
9.04
4.34
0.01
2.95
0.32
0.01
0.00
0.001
0.008
153.44
484.02
485.54
1.52
3.00
0.01
1.27
0.14
0.01
0.00
0.001
0.003
68.15
491.56
523.27
31.71
12.96
0.11
1.43
0.43
0.02
0.01
0.004
0.005
108.55
Incl.
509.62
520.25
10.63
27.91
0.25
2.29
0.89
0.03
0.01
0.008
0.009
192.64
541.79
549.58
7.79
2.69
0.01
1.38
0.10
0.00
0.00
0.001
0.005
72.22
591.69
594.70
3.01
3.51
0.02
1.24
0.13
0.01
0.00
0.001
0.003
68.82
599.26
600.79
1.53
13.00
0.13
4.03
0.32
0.01
0.01
0.003
0.018
224.85
611.34
636.83
25.49
8.94
0.03
1.02
0.20
0.01
0.00
0.001
0.003
68.66
Incl.
627.90
636.83
8.93
19.98
0.04
1.65
0.35
0.01
0.00
0.003
0.006
114.99
668.88
670.41
1.53
111.00
0.01
0.27
3.64
0.00
0.00
0.001
0.001
242.99
683.93
689.86
5.93
9.73
0.11
2.69
0.35
0.02
0.00
0.003
0.013
157.74
See Note Table 1.
Table 3: Significant Results, Surface Diamond Drilling, Santa Barbara Resource Definition Target Area – Northwest Extension as at April 27, 2022.
Table 4: Summary of Diamond Drill Holes Completed with Assays Pending and Drill Holes in Progress at Iska Iska from April 27, 2022 press release.
SUMMARY DIAMOND DRILLING ISKA ISKA
Hole No.
Type
Collar Easting
Collar Northing
Elev
Azimuth
Angle
Hole length (m)
Surface Drilling Santa Barbara Breccia
DHK-24
S
205529.4
7656222.5
4153.4
225°
-60°
In Progress
DHK-25
S
205526.9
7656384.7
4178.1
225°
-55°
In Progress
Surface Drilling Northwest Extension Santa Barbara
DSB-16
S
204973.9
7657053.1
4147.1
225°
-65°
862.0
DSB-17
S
205136.3
7656770.8
4168.1
225°
-40°
841.0
DSB-18
S
205209.3
7656683.3
4172.5
225°
-40°
890.4
DSB-19
S
205209.9
7656684.0
4172.5
225°
-65°
803.3
DSB-23
S
205343.3
7656534.4
4176.1
225°
-40°
863.2
DSB-26
S
205044.5
7656982.6
4150.0
225°
-40°
815.4
DSB-27
S
205044.5
7656982.6
4150.0
225°
-65°
800.4
Subtotal
5,875.7
Underground Drilling Santa Barbara Adit
DSBU-04
UG
205283.7
7656071.6
4168.2
180°
-20°
570.0
DSBU-07
UG
205284.5
7656080.0
4167.1
235°
-50°
800.9
DSBU-08
UG
205284.5
7656080.0
4167.1
200°
-50°
866.8
DSBU-09
UG
205284.5
7656080.0
4167.1
90°
-60°
904.0
Subtotal
3,141.7
DSBU-10
UG
205284.5
7656080.0
4167.1
40°
-60°
In Progress
Surface Drilling South Extension Santa Barbara
DSBS-01
S
205300.0
7655563.0
4195.0
30°
-30°
700.8
DSBS-02
S
205300.0
7655563.0
4195.0
0°
-45°
1023.4
Subtotal
1,724.2
Porco Target Area – Surface Drill Program Testing Magnetic Inverse Model
DPC-07
S
205090.1
7655340.9
4310.0
235°
-60°
791.4
DPC-08
S
205585.0
7655423.6
4089.0
235°
-65°
800.4
DPC-09
S
205456.7
7655516.6
4125.0
180°
-75°
1124.4
DPC-10
S
205396.5
7655701.2
4148.0
225°
-60°
1088.4
DPC-11
S
205456.7
7655516.6
4125.0
235°
-70°
1065.0
Subtotal
4,869.6
DPC-12
S
205650.0
7655200.0
4100.0
235°
-70°
In Progress
Subtotal
15,611.2
S = Surface UG=Underground; collar coordinates in metres; azimuth and dip in degrees. Total drilling completed since the start of the program on September 13, 2020 to December 17, 2021 is 40,468 m in 73 holes (26 underground holes and 47 surface holes). From re-start of drilling on January 17, 2022, an additional 11,196m has been completed bringing the overall total to 52,384m in 89 drill holes (30 underground drill holes and 59 surface drill holes) including 4 holes in progress.
Qualified Person
Dr. Osvaldo Arce, P. Geo., General Manager of Minera Tupiza, and a Qualified Person in the context of NI 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical content of this news release. Dr. Bill Pearson, P.Geo., Executive Vice President Exploration Eloro, and who has more than 45 years of worldwide mining exploration experience including extensive work in South America, manages the overall technical program working closely with Dr. Osvaldo Arce, P.Geo., Manager of Minera Tupiza. Dr. Quinton Hennigh, P.Geo., Senior Technical Advisor to Eloro and Independent Technical Advisor, Mr. Charley Murahwi P. Geo., FAusIMM of Micon International Limited are regularly consulted on technical aspects of the project.
The magnetic survey was carried out by MES Geophysics using a GEM Systems GSM-19W Overhauser magnetometer. Dr. Chris Hale, P.Geo. and Mr. John Gilliatt, P.Geo. of Intelligent Exploration provided the survey design, preparation of the maps and interpretation from data processed and quality reviewed by Rob McKeown, P. Geo. of MES Geophysics. Messrs. Hale, Gilliatt and McKeown are Qualified Persons as defined under NI 43-101. Mr. Joe Mihelcic, P.Eng., P.Geo., of Clearview Geophysics, a QP under NI 43-101, completed the 3D magnetic inversion model in consultation with Dr. Hale and Mr. Gilliatt. The Borehole IP surveys are being carried out by MES Geophysics under the supervision of Dr. Hale and Mr. Gilliatt.
Eloro is utilizing both ALS and AHK for drill core analysis, both of whom are major international accredited laboratories. Drill samples sent to ALS are prepared in both ALS Bolivia Ltda’s preparation facility in Oruro, Bolivia and the preparation facility operated by AHK in Tupiza with pulps sent to the main ALS Global laboratory in Lima for analysis. More recently Eloro has had ALS send pulps to their laboratory at Galway in Ireland. Eloro employs an industry standard QA/QC program with standards, blanks and duplicates inserted into each batch of samples analyzed with selected check samples sent to a separate accredited laboratory.
Drill core samples sent to AHK Laboratories are prepared in a preparation facility installed and managed by AHK in Tupiza with pulps sent to the AHK laboratory in Lima, Peru. Au and Sn analysis on these samples is done by ALS Bolivia Ltda in Lima. Check samples between ALS and AHK are regularly done as a QA/QC check. AHK is following the same analytical protocols used as with ALS and with the same QA/QC protocols. Turnaround time continues to improve, as laboratories return to more normal staffing levels.
About Iska Iska
Iska Iska silver-tin polymetallic project is a road accessible, royalty-free property, wholly controlled by the Title Holder, Empresa Minera Villegas S.R.L. and is located 48 km north of Tupiza city, in the Sud Chichas Province of the Department of Potosi in southern Bolivia. Eloro has an option to earn a 99% interest in Iska Iska.
Iska Iska is a major silver-tin polymetallic porphyry-epithermal complex associated with a Miocene possibly collapsed/resurgent caldera, emplaced on Ordovician age rocks with major breccia pipes, dacitic domes and hydrothermal breccias. The caldera is 1.6km by 1.8km in dimension with a vertical extent of at least 1km. Mineralization age is similar to Cerro Rico de Potosí and other major deposits such as San Vicente, Chorolque, Tasna and Tatasi located in the same geological trend.
Eloro began underground diamond drilling from the Huayra Kasa underground workings at Iska Iska on September 13, 2020. On November 18, 2020, Eloro announced the discovery of a significant breccia pipe with extensive silver polymetallic mineralization just east of the Huayra Kasa underground workings and a high-grade gold-bismuth zone in the underground workings. On November 24, 2020, Eloro announced the discovery of the SBBP approximately 150m southwest of the Huayra Kasa underground workings.
Subsequently, on January 26, 2021, Eloro announced significant results from the first drilling at the SBBP including the discovery hole DHK-15 which returned 129.60 g Ag eq/t over 257.5m (29.53g Ag/t, 0.078g Au/t, 1.45%Zn, 0.59%Pb, 0.080%Cu, 0.056%Sn, 0.0022%In and 0.0064% Bi from 0.0m to 257.5m. Subsequent drilling has confirmed significant values of Ag-Sn polymetallic mineralization in the SBBP and the adjacent CBP. A substantive mineralized envelope which is open along strike and down-dip extends around both major breccia pipes. Continuous channel sampling of the Santa Barbara Adit located to the east of SBBP returned 442 g Ag eq/t (164.96 g Ag/t, 0.46%Sn, 3.46% Pb and 0.14% Cu) over 166m including 1,092 g Ag eq/t (446 g Ag/t, 9.03% Pb and 1.16% Sn) over 56.19m. The west end of the adit intersects the end of the SBBP.
Since the initial discovery hole, Eloro has released a number of significant drill results in the SBBP and the surrounding mineralized envelope which along with geophysical data has defined a target zone 1400m along strike, 500m wide and that extends to a depth of 600m. This zone is open along strike to the northwest and southeast as well as to the southwest. The Company’s nearer term objective is to outline a maiden NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource within this large target area. This work is advancing well with the mineral resource targeted to be completed in Q3 2022. Exploration drilling is also planned on other major targets in the Iska Iska Caldera Complex, including the Porco and Mina 2 areas.
About Eloro Resources Ltd.
Eloro is an exploration and mine development company with a portfolio of gold and base-metal properties in Bolivia, Peru and Quebec. Eloro has an option to acquire a 99% interest in the highly prospective Iska Iska Property, which can be classified as a polymetallic epithermal-porphyry complex, a significant mineral deposit type in the Potosi Department, in southern Bolivia. Eloro commissioned a NI 43-101 Technical Report on Iska Iska, which was completed by Micon International Limited and is available on Eloro’s website and under its filings on SEDAR. Iska Iska is a road-accessible, royalty-free property. Eloro also owns an 82% interest in the La Victoria Gold/Silver Project, located in the North-Central Mineral Belt of Peru some 50 km south of Barrick’s Lagunas Norte Gold Mine and Pan American Silver’s La Arena Gold Mine. La Victoria consists of eight mining concessions and eight mining claims encompassing approximately 89 square kilometres. La Victoria has good infrastructure with access to road, water and electricity and is located at an altitude that ranges from 3,150 m to 4,400 m above sea level.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rover Metals Corp. (TSXV: ROVR) (OTCQB: ROVMF) (FSE:4XO) (“Rover” or the “Company”) further to its release of March 21, 2022, the Company is pleased to announce the second closing of its $0.05 Unit Financing for gross proceeds of $467,500.00 (“the Second Closing”).
$0.05 Unit Financing The Second Closing of $467,500.00 is comprised of the sale of $0.05 units in the amount of $412,500.00 and the sale of $0.055 flow-through shares in the amount of $55,000.00. The Company has issued 8,250,000 common shares and 4,125,000 common share purchase warrants as a result of the sale of $0.05 units. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.075 and a useful life of three years. The Company has also issued 1,000,000 common shares from the sale of flow-through common shares. Finders’ commissions are being paid in connection with the Second Closing in the amount of cash commissions of $13,125.00 and finders’ warrants of 255,500. The finder’s warrants will have an exercise price of $0.075 and a useful life of three years. The common shares and warrants issued under the Second Closing will bear the minimum four-month regulatory hold period from the date of issuance.
Use of Proceeds The use of proceeds from the Second Closing will be to finance Phase 3 Exploration at the Company’s 100% owned Cabin Gold Project. The Company now has plans to expand its Phase 3 Exploration Program to include:
Metallurgical testing of its drill core to determine potential recovery rates from the Fortune Minerals’ NICO test pilot processing facility, which will be located 40km northwest of the Cabin Gold Project.
Re-sampling of the holes drilled at the Beaver Zone in 2021, using the metallic screen fire assay method. The metallic fire assay method is effective when sampling to determine coarse and fine gold.
Appointment of Advisors Gary MacDonald has been appointed to the Company’s Advisory Board and will assist the Company with corporate development. Mr. MacDonald has more than 30 years of natural resource experience with an extensive background in mining. Mr. MacDonald currently serves on the board of several public and private companies and has operated projects internationally. Mr. MacDonald’s roles and involvement have been all-encompassing from field to boardroom consisting of initial assessment and diligence, financing, exploration through to development, operations, production, management, and negotiating asset /company buyouts. Mr. MacDonald will receive a grant of 400,000 incentive stock options from the Company’s rolling 10% stock option plan. The options have an exercise price of $0.06 and a life of four years.
Judson Culter, CEO at Rover, states “we are very fortunate to have such a well esteemed individual joining our team. Mr. MacDonald’s strong technical and capital markets background coupled with his extensive mining knowledge will be a major asset and benefit to Rover. Mr. MacDonald’s experience working in Nevada will bring added value to our development plans for the Tobin Gold Project, located in the Battle Mountain district of Nevada. Rover plans to launch a Phase 1 Exploration Program at the Tobin Gold Project later this year.”
The Company has also engaged marketing consultants in Switzerland to assist Rover with entering the Swiss market and reaching Swiss junior mining gold investors. Pursuant to these consulting agreements, the Company has granted 400,000 incentive stock options from the Company’s rolling 10% stock option plan. The options have an exercise price of $0.06 and a life of four years.
About Rover Metals Rover is a precious metals exploration company specialized in North American (Canada and U.S.) precious metal resources, which is currently advancing the gold potential of its existing projects in the Northwest Territories of Canada (60th parallel). The Company owns five gold projects. Phase 3 Exploration at its Cabin Gold Project, 60th Parallel, NT, Canada, commenced in March 2022 and continues through to the date hereof.
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