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Your Crystal Ball for 2023

No one, has a crystal ball when it comes to the future. But, we wanted to share how you may want to position ourself for the future.

#1 PURCHASE PHYISCAL PRECIOUS METALS

  • Why: As a Savings/Financial Insurance/Protection from Government Stupidity.
  • Where to Buy: Maurice Jackson: https://www.milesfranklin.com/faq-maurice/
  • Frequency: Every 2 Weeks.
  • Percentage of Portfolio: Minimum 10%, but we hold approximately 35% in our portfolio.
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GREAT FOUNDATIONAL READINGS:

  • Methodology: Using the Ratio’s.
  • Dow:Gold Ratio is indicating that Gold is on sale relative to the Dow. When the ratio is between 4-5, it is more favorable to be in general equities and real estate. At present the ratio is 1 share of the Dow = 18 oz of Gold.
  • Looking further, Silver and Platinum are on sale relative to Gold.
  • Gold:Silver Ratio At present 1 oz of Gold = 76.5 oz of Silver. When the ratio is between 45-54 trade your Silver in for Gold. Note: Silver Eagles have demanded a significant premium the past 8 months. Which actually reduced the Gold:Silver Ratio inside the 45-54 range.
  • Platinum:Gold Ratio: At present .59 oz of Platinum is = 1 oz of Gold. When the ratio is equal to and or greater than 1, trade your Platinum in for Gold.
  • A great resource on the power of Ratio’s and when to buy and sell is: Bob Moriarty’s: Nobody Knows Anything (Must Read)!
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#2 ROYALTY AND PROJECT GENERATORS

  • Royalty and Project Generators use a unique business model relative to their mining industry peers.
  • Why: They tend to outperform mining exploration companies accretively (Highlighted Below):

ROYALTY COMPANIES: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/how-precious-metals-royalty-and-streaming-companies-create-value

PROJECT GENERATORS: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/project-generators-exploration-risk-lower-cost/

#3 JUNIOR MINING/EXPLORATION COMPANIES

  • These companies are most speculative and offer tremendous upside and conversely a lot of downside. We are biased and are active buyers of our partner/advertisers found (Here). For a deeper dive into the mining/exploration industry: (Must Reads):
  • What Became of the Crow by Bob Moriarty
  • Mineral Exploration and Mining Essentials by Robert Stevens
Mineral Exploration and Mining, Proven and Probable

EXPLORATION COMPANIES: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mineral-exploration-roadmap/

#4 HOLD YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE

  • Commit your future to paper. Not having a plan, is a plan. A foolish one, but is a plan. If you don’t have a plan for your savings and investments someone else does. SCHEDULE YOUR PATH.
  • Be willing to study each of the aforementioned. Don’t believe the hype! Don’t get mislead by fancy thumbnails, price predictions, and narratives on manipulation. Is there manipulation? Yes, in every market! Don’t complain about manipulation, learn to leverage manipulation in your favor by realizing you are being offered a discounted price!
  • Be pragmatic, and be patient. Your competition is never patient. They want to price to rise on their schedule, which was yesterday. They will be your best friends, because they have have fast hands and love to sell at the wrong time. If the price goes down, and nothing fundamental has changed with management, the project/s, and or results, there is your buying opportunity!!!
  • Very few investors/speculators are in this space, you don’t have much competition. The best way to beat your competition in this space, is not to follow the herd. Remember, no one get’s it right all the time, you just need to be better than your competition.
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Copper Is Heading For New Highs- A Bullish Trend In Nevada Copper (NEVDF)

  • Copper corrected from the May record high and made higher lows
  • Four reasons the copper bull will take the price to new highs
  • Impressive price action in the face of Chinese selling
  • Nevada Copper- Three reasons why NEVDF is could outperform percentage gains in the nonferrous metal
  • Bull markets rarely move in straight lines- The next leg for the copper bull has begun

When Goldman Sachs called copper “the new oil” in April 2021, the price was on its way to a new record high at nearly $4.90 on the nearby COMEX futures contract. The world’s most active and liquid copper market on the London Metals Exchange reached a peak at over $10,700 per ton in May. Copper blew through the 2011 $4.6495 previous all-time peak as a hot knife goes through butter.

Even the most aggressive bull markets rarely move in straight lines. Corrections can be brutal when prices accelerate on the upside, reaching unsustainable short-term peaks.

Copper ran out of upside steam before touching the $4.90 per pound level on futures and $10,750 per ton level on LME forwards. The price fell just below the $4 level in August, three months after reaching the high. Copper was still “the new oil” when the price dropped, and the world’s leading copper consumer was hoping it would continue to fall. China has done everything to push copper’s price lower, but the red metal has exhibited remarkable resilience.

Meanwhile, Nevada Copper Corporation (NEVDF) has been working day and night to ramp up production and transform its balance sheet. The market has rewarded the company as the share price has been steadily increasing since the beginning of October.

Mining companies provide investors with leveraged exposure to a commodity as they tend to outperform the price action on the upside and underperform during corrections. Junior mining companies can magnify the leverage. Copper’s recent explosive move suggests that new highs are on the horizon. NEVDF has the potential to do even better on a percentage basis as the company ramps up its production of the red industrial metal.  

Copper corrected from the May record high and made higher lows Copper futures ran out of steam at just below the $4.90 level, with the LME forwards moving the $10,747.50 per ton level for the first time. The May highs led to a substantial correction that briefly took COMEX futures below $4 per pound in August.

Source: CQG The chart shows the decline from $4.8985 in May to a low of $3.9615 in mid-August, a 19.1% correction. COMEX futures made higher lows of $4.0220, $4.0545, and $4.1140 in late September and early October before blasting off on the upside to over the $4.70 level as of October 15.

Source: Barchart

The chart illustrates the decline from $10,747.50 on May 10 to a low of $ 8,740 per ton on August 19 as copper forwards corrected by 18.7%. Copper then made higher lows at $8,810 on September 21 and $8,876.50 on October 1 before exploding higher to the $10,281 level on October 15.

Four reasons the copper bull will take the price to new highs

The four leading factors supporting a continuation of new and higher highs in the copper market are:

  • Rising inflation– CPI rose by 5.4% in September, once again exceeding expectations. While the Fed will likely begin tapering quantitative easing, tapering is not tightening. Moreover, fiscal stimulus continues as the multi-trillion budget will pump more inflationary stimulus into the economy.
  • Building demand– The infrastructure rebuilding package in the US will increase copper requirements for construction projects to rebuild the crumbling roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, schools, and government buildings over the coming years. Moreover, China’s copper requirements will continue to increase as the world’s most populous country builds infrastructure.
  • Decarbonization– Addressing climate change boosts copper demand. As Goldman Sachs said in April, decarbonization does not occur without copper, making the metal “the new oil.” Copper requirements for EVs, wind turbines, and other clean energy projects is a multi-decade affair for the red metal.
  • Supply shortages– Copper mining companies are scrambling to find new supply sources. Production can’t keep pace with demand- It takes eight to ten years to bring new copper mining projects on stream. BHP, a leading global mining company, is in talks with Ivanhoe Mines for participation in the Western Foreland exploration area in the politically dicey Democratic Republic of the Congo.  

Bull markets tend to experience severe selloffs. China has attempted to cool off the bullish copper and other nonferrous metals markets. The world’s leading copper consumer has the most to lose from runaway prices on the upside.

Impressive price action in the face of Chinese selling

On September 1, China auctioned 150,000 tons of copper, aluminum, and zinc from strategic stockpiles, which was the third auction sale since early July, attempting to temper the market’s bullish price action. The market had expected the sales. Copper rallied to the highest level since early August on September 13, with many other base metals following the red metal higher. The price then retreated, but copper made a higher low on September 21. The Chinese auction to cool off the rally put 80,000 tons of copper, 210,00 tons of aluminum, and 130,000 tons of zinc into the market since early July. Since the day of the first auction, copper, aluminum, and zinc prices all posted gains. Imagine where prices might be if China did not sell from its strategic stocks.

In early October, China auctioned the fourth round of base metals, lifting the total sales to 570,000 metric tons. Copper and all the base metals posted explosive gains after the latest auction. China is selling copper, aluminum, and zinc from its strategic stockpiles. The attempt to stem price appreciation makes the Chinese a buyer of the metals on price weakness to replace its stocks. However, the auctions have not had the desired impact on price. The price action has been more than impressive in the face of the sales.

While BHP looks towards the DRC and other regions for new copper supplies, Nevada Copper is making significant headway on its production project in a highly stable political and economic environment in the United States. Moreover, Nevada is a state that continues to encourage mining activity and is rich in red metal reserves.

Nevada Copper- Three reasons why NEVDF has the potential to outperform percentage gains in the nonferrous metal

Nevada Copper (NEVDF) has made great strides over the past weeks and months. A successful junior mining company is positioned best to profit during a bull market in the commodity it extracts from the earth’s crust. Three factors support the price of NEVDF shares as copper has taken off on the upside again:

Factor one: Turing the corner on operations in Q3- On October 6, NEVDF provided an update on operational performance at the company’s underground mine at its Pumpkin Hollow project, noting:

  • Copper in concentrate produced during September increased by 265% compared to August, driven by higher stope production. Approximately 30,386 tons of ore processing yielded 682 tons of copper concentrate at an average grade of 22%, reflecting 150 tons of copper output.
  • Stoping is the process of extracting the desired ore or mineral from an underground mine, leaving open space called a stope. Stoping at Pumpkin Hollow significantly accelerated since mid-August, with the second and third stope panels fully mined and a fourth stope panel currently being mined. Further stopes are planned for October and November, and the high-grade Sugar Cube zone to be mined during the final months of 2021.
  • NEVDF experienced the highest monthly development footage achieved since April 2021 in September, with a 12% increase over August. Approximately 750 lateral equivalent feet were advanced in September.

Outgoing Interim CEO Mike Brown said, “I am very pleased to see the improved trajectory in our production ramp-up and a recovery in productivities. The increased ore production was a key objective for September, and together with the improving productivities on-site, along with the ongoing management strengthening, provide further confidence in the mine ramp-up.”

Randy Buffington, a veteran mining executive with previous management experience at Barrick, Placer Dome, and Cominco, is taking over as President and CEO at Nevada Copper.

Factor two: On October 12, NEVDF announced it had agreed with its senior project lender and concluded a non-binding term sheet with its largest shareholder to provide additional financing and a significant deferral and extension of its debt facilities. The move offers Nevada Copper greater balance sheet flexibility and support for the ramp-up of its underground mining operations and advancement of its open-pit project and broader property exploration targets. The highlights of the more flexible financing arrangement include:

  • Two-year deferral of first loan repayments scheduled to begin in July 2025.
  • Extension of loan amortization with the final maturity pushed to July 2029.
  • Deferral of the formal long stop date for the project as the completion test was deferred to June 2023.
  • All outstanding shareholder loans were consolidated under an amended existing shareholder credit facility.
  • A two-year extension to maturity data until 2026 with no scheduled payments before final maturity.
  • An increase of $41 million in additional liquidity under the amended credit facility.

Randy Buffington, NEVDF’s new CEO, said, “These combined balance sheet improvements provide significant additional runway for the Company as we move forward to complete the ramp-up of our underground operations. The ongoing support of two of our major stakeholders provides further validation of the significant inherent value of our copper operations in Nevada and allows us to continue to pursue the growth potential embedded within our asset base.”

Factor three: NEVDF’s value proposition is compelling when compared to peers. The chart shows NEVDF’s market cap versus its enterprise value compared to other diversified metals and mining companies with similar market caps:

Source: Seeking Alpha

As the chart highlights, the enterprise value is over 2.2 times the current $173.53 million market cap, leading to plenty of upside room for NEVDF shares. There is plenty of room for growth as the enterprise value will rise with output from the underground and open-pit mining operations over the coming months and years. According to data from Seeking Alpha, at 97 cents per share on October 15, NEVDF had a $173.53 million market cap. The average daily volume in the past 15 trading days from all exchanges stood at just over 2,500,000 shares.

Source: Barchart

The chart shows the rise from 38.78 cents on October 1 to a high of 99.2 cents per share on October 14. NEVDF shares closed not far from the high at 96.56 cents on Friday, October 15.

The trend in copper and NEVDF is bullish, and the trend is always your best friend in markets.

Bull markets rarely move in straight lines- The next leg for the copper bull has begun

Bull markets can be bucking broncos as corrections are often downdrafts in prices. Copper’s decline from nearly $4.90 to below $4 and recovery to over $4.70 on October 15 is a bullish sign for the red metal.

Copper’s strength, along with the other base metals in the face of Chinese stockpiling selling, has been more than impressive and is a testament to the bullish factors that are likely to push the price higher. Goldman Sachs expects LME copper forwards to reach the $15,000 per ton level by 2025, putting COMEX futures over $6.80 per pound. Other analysts see the price rising to as high as $20,000 per ton as decarbonization will keep demand outpacing supplies.

Bull markets often take prices far higher than analysts believe possible before they peak. As the world searches for more copper to meet the rising demand, Nevada Copper’s mines are in the most economically and politically stable region of the world. NEVDF shares may have just begun to rally as the price threatens to move over the $1 per share level.

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HOT CHILI | Releases Maiden Cortadera Resource Adds 451Mt grading 0.46%CuEq*


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Hot Chili is one of the top ASX listed copper developers with a Leading Global Copper Project with 2.9Mt copper, 2.7Moz gold, 9.9Moz Silver and 64kt molybdenum – Costa Fuego

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Find Out Why Rio Tinto just entered into a $45,000,000 Earn-in Agreement with this Explorer

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In this exclusive interview, Ryan King the VP for Corporate Development and Investor Relations for Calibre Mining shares the value proposition the company presents to the Market. Calibre Mining is a multi-asset gold producer focused on execution and building sustainable value for our shareholders, communities we operate in, and all stakeholders. The company has completed a series of successive accretive transactions for their shareholders which we will address throughout the interview.
First, we will discuss the $45 Million Dollar Earn-In Agreement with Rio Tinto on Calibre’s Borosi Projects which host both gold-silver and copper-gold resources in two areas as well as multiple lesser explored copper-gold skarns, low-sulphidation epithermal gold-silver vein systems and bulk tonnage copper-gold porphyry targets. Second, we will discuss B2Gold And Calibre Mining joininig forces in Nicaragua on the El Limon and La Libertad Gold Mines in addition to completed a CDN$100 Million Equity Financing. Finally, we discuss the expansive, ambitious 40,000 Metre diamond core drilling exploration program that Calibre will be embarking upon on the aforementioned El Limon and La Libertad gold mines. Discover why the value proposition of Calibre Mining is extremely compelling!


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Ethos Gold Corp. Announces Amended Terms & Increases Size of Flow-Through Financing to Raise $1.5 Million

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Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – October 28, 2019) – Ethos Gold Corp. (TSXV:ECC) (“Ethos” or the “Company“) announces that it has revised the terms and size of the non-brokered private placement announced September 20, 2019. Ethos is now proceeding with a flow-through offering to raise gross proceeds of up to $1,512,000 by the issuance of up to 5,600,000 units (each a “FT Unit”) at a price of $0.27 per FT Unit (the “FT Offering”). Each FT Unit will comprise one flow-through common share (a “FT Share”) and one half of one non flow-through common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant will be exercisable at a price of $0.30 into one common share for a period of two years from the date of issuance. The FT Shares will qualify as “flow-through shares” within the meaning of subsection 66(15) of the Income Tax Act (Canada).

For more details click below. If you are qualified and want to participate please reference Proven & Probable and contact the following:

Sherman Dahl

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Corporate Communications
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Email: tmartin@ethosgold.com


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NEVADA COPPER Company on Target to U.S. Copper Production by Q4 2019

Matt Gili the CEO, President, and Director of Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU | OTC: NEVDF) sits down with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable to discuss the value proposition of Nevada Copper, which is on target for U.S. production in Q4 2019. Mr. Gili, provides updates on the flagship Pumpkin Hollow Project, which hosts both an underground and open-pit deposits. We provide an overview on the supply an demand fundamentals on Copper, where a prudent speculator may position themselves to take advantage of the copper supply deficit.

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Source: Maurice Jackson for Streetwise Reports  (3/18/19)

Maurice JacksonMatt Gili, CEO of Nevada Copper, talks with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable about his company’s progress in beginning copper production by the end of the year.

Pumpkin Hollow

Pumpkin Hollow
Maurice Jackson: Joining us for a conversation is Matt Gili, president, CEO and director of Nevada Copper Corp. (NCU:TSX), which is on target to U.S. copper production by Q4 2019.
Nevada Copper has a number of successes to share with reader. But, before you share the unique value preposition of Nevada Copper, Mr. Gili, for readers who may not be familiar with the supply and demand fundamentals regarding copper, please provide us with a 10,000-foot overview.

Matt Gili: When you look at the copper fundamentals, we see a very steady and predictable increase in demand of copper, modest amount, 1.5% per year. We see the move towards electrification of vehicles consuming more copper. We see other things that are offsetting that, but overall, a steady predictable 1.5% increase in the global demand for copper. Where the story really gets exciting, from the Nevada Copper standpoint, is with regards to the supply for copper. What we’re seeing is a lot of restrictions in future supply. We’re seeing a lot of difficulties on bringing on a future supply and backed up by work done by Wood Mackenzie and others, we’re projecting that by 2025, the world will be in a supply deficit of upwards of 6 million tonnes of copper per year. This just really supports what we’re doing in Nevada Copper in setting up the next copper mine.
Maurice Jackson: Now that we have an overview of the supply and demand fundamentals for copper, Matt, let’s discuss how someone listening may position himself prudently as a beneficiary. For someone new to the story, can you give us a very quick overview of Nevada Copper?

Matt Gili: Certainly. Nevada Copper, who’s Nevada Copper? We have an asset in Nevada called Pumpkin Hollow. This is our chief asset. It consists of two deposits: an underground deposit and an open-pit deposit for copper. We’re currently in the construction phase for the underground project with production from that underground project coming online later this year. I think we’ll talk more about that later. Regarding the open pit, we’re currently in the process of wrapping up the prefeasibility study for the open pit. You’ll see that being published in April of this year. Then, we have a regional land package of well over 15,000 acres that we are looking at really understanding, really unlocking the full value from that land package. That’s really Nevada Copper, building a copper mine coming into production later this year, with a lot of expansion into an open-pit mine, as well as regional exploration.

Maurice Jackson: Let’s provide readers the latest updates on Nevada Copper, as the company has been very proactive on a number of fronts. Please provide us with an update on the construction progress. I would like to begin with the multi-million dollar question, are we on track to enter production in Q4 of this year?
Matt Gili: Yes, Maurice, we are on track to enter production in Q4 of this year. We are very proud of that. The team’s doing a fantastic job. We have construction activities both on surface with Sedgman building the process plants, as well as underground cementation, both sinking shaft and doing lateral development on our main shaft. All that’s coming together very nicely. We are absolutely on track for commissioning of the plant in the fourth quarter of this year.
Maurice Jackson: As Nevada Copper is preparing for production this year, have you increased your staffing to meet the growing demands?
Matt Gili: That’s a really good question and yes, we have. We’ve increased our staffing. It’s an operational readiness question that you’re asking. This is where I want to stress to you and readers that this concept of operational readiness is foremost in our thoughts and how we’re planning for really becoming, not just building a great mine, but operating a great mine. When you look at the staffing, so far, our staffing, by design, is quite modest. We’re looking at a total workforce of Nevada Copper employees of around 30. That is because this is our model, a very lean, efficient operation. We utilize high-quality, expert service providers as necessary, to make sure that we are operating very efficiently.
Maurice Jackson: Is Nevada Copper still actively recruiting and if so, what positions?
Matt Gili: Yes, we are actively recruiting. Most of our positions open are technical and specialist positions, and would be part of the management team. I absolutely encourage anyone interested in what we’re recruiting for to contact the Nevada Copper website. You’ll see the complete listing of opening jobs there, as well as information on how to apply for any of these positions if you’re interested.
Maurice Jackson: Pumpkin Hollow is unique in that you have both an underground and an open-pit mine. Let’s discuss exploration and expansion potential. What initiatives is Nevada Copper taking to optimize the full potential of the Pumpkin Hollow project?

Matt Gili: We are in the process of constructing the underground, which has a large amount of upside potential. We’ll really only explore that upside potential when we’re underground, after we’re in production. We really look forward to updates on that front in 2020, and the reason for that is very simple. It’s just much more efficient to drill out the prospective areas of the underground from the underground; the holes are shorter. It’s just much easier. That’s really where the underground sits right now, in a holding pattern as far as expansion potential. When you look at the open pit, that’s where a lot of great energy is going into expanding the open pit, understanding the open pit better, really getting that ore body knowledge to allow you to build a world-class operation. That is part of the PFS, which is coming out in April of this year.

That PFS will include the drilling campaign that we completed in 2018, the 26 hole drilling campaign. It will include those results in the resource model. That’s going to give you an even better idea of the full potential of the open pit. The real excitement that we have is with regards to the region itself, a large region, relatively unexplored, but with large amounts of historical copper production, as well as great physical outcroppings of copper mineralization. This is really where we’re going to focus our efforts during 2019, to really get a chance, now that we’ve tied up this land package, to understand what we have.
Maurice Jackson: Speaking of the region, there was a regional survey conducted that led you to staking more land. Can you share the results with us?

Matt Gili: We staked a section a land that we refer to as the Teddy Boy Claims. This is about 5,700 acres of land to our northeast. We are very glad to have this in our portfolio. The criteria for that selection was we brought together experts on this region and experts in copper mineralization. They identified that as a really prospective area and where we should be really focused on. We’ve staked that land, secured it for our ability to explore over the next several years.
Maurice Jackson: Does Nevada Copper plan to drill the new area at some point this year?
Matt Gili: We plan on drilling this year. I really haven’t put out the entire drill program for 2019. We’re still pulling that together and analyzing where to best spend the monies we have available for exploration. We would like to drill that this year. Some more prospective holes, really not an in-depth blanket campaign, but probe a few really interesting areas over there and get a better idea for the drill campaign.
Maurice Jackson: It’s one thing to have tonnage and grade, but you must equally have astute business acumen to make the numbers work. Now, Nevada Copper is in discussions regarding an ECA-backed project finance facility to further optimize the balance sheet, as well as lining up a working capital facility and further offtake agreements to improve the economics of Pumpkin Hollow. Please provide us with the details.
Matt Gili: You kind of said it all. I can’t really provide you with any more details, but I can surely stress what you’ve just said, Maurice. We are in discussions with this export, credit agency style backed project financing. This is going to provide us the opportunity to substantially reduce the cost of our debt service, as well as attract strong and robust financial partners for potential future open-pit developments. Something we’re very excited about and it’s part of really creating Nevada Copper as a world-class company.
Maurice Jackson: Let’s get into some numbers. Please share your capital structure.

Matt Gili: The capital structure is well defined. We have $8 million in long-term debt. We have $153 million of cash or cash equivalents. When you look at the financing package specifically for the underground, we’re fully financed, including the working capital facility to take us through operation ramp up. The inputs into that are an equity raise that we did in the middle of last year, as well as a streaming deposit with regards to a stream arrangement on the precious metals strictly from the underground deposit. We also have a $25-million subordinated debt package. Really a standby loan facility that we can use if necessary.
Maurice Jackson: In closing, I have a multilayered question. What is the next unanswered question for Nevada Copper? When can we expect a response? What determines success?
Matt Gili: I would not classify our successful completion of underground construction and bringing them in operation as an unanswered question. That is going to happen, and I’m very proud of the activities that have happened so far. The real unanswered question for the investors out there, is what is the true potential of the open pit? There’s been a lot of great work done, a lot of exploration done, last year. That’s all been incorporated. I’m really going to be excited when the PFS is released and we can share the details of the open pit potential with the public. They are going to be very impressed and they’re going to see the picture. They’re going to see what we see when we get so excited about Nevada Copper.
Maurice Jackson: Speaking of the prefeasibility study, give us a timeline on that, sir.
Matt Gili: We’ll release that in April. I’m being careful. I don’t want to be too specific. It will be in April of this year. Next month.
Maurice Jackson: Mr. Gili, last question. What did I forget to ask?
Matt Gili: Maurice, forget to ask? You’re always very thorough, so I wouldn’t say you forgot to ask anything. What I would say is I want to reiterate something that we at Nevada Copper have been thinking about over the last month. Unfortunately, for the world, the last month has been a month marred with tragedies, with risk and with unexpected events. What we’re really stressing, with Nevada Copper, is the risk management of Nevada Copper. We are an operation that is on private land. We’re not waiting for any permits. We’re not waiting for records of decision. We’re utilizing EPC contractors, who have that fixed price nature, reduced risks. We’re building a dry stack tailing facility. We’ll never have a wet tailing storage facility at Pumpkin Hollow.  We’re doing this all with a proven, experienced team of mine builders and operators. Really wrapping that up, that concept of low risk, risk mitigation. We are going to build and operate the next mine and there’s very little risk to that execution.
Maurice Jackson: Matt, if investors want to get more information about Nevada Copper, please share the website address.
Matt Gili: Absolutely, www.nevadacopper.com. We love to get your input. You’ll see our investor presentationsthere in our latest news. Let us know what you think.
Maurice Jackson: For our audience, we wish to remind you that Nevada Copper trades on the TSX symbol, NCU, and on the OTC symbol NEVDF. For additional inquiries, please contact Richard Matthews at (877) 648-8266 or you may email RMatthews@nevadacopper.com. Nevada Copper is a sponsor and we are proud shareholders for the virtues conveyed in today’s message.
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Matt Gili of Nevada Copper, thank you for joining us today on Proven and Probable.
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(VIDEO) FISSION 3.0 Prospect Generator in Position for Uranium Turnaround

Ross McElroy the COO and Chief Geologist for Fission 3.0 (TSX.V: FUU | OTCQB: FISOF) sits down with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable to discuss the value proposition of Fission 3.0 and their Property Bank. In this interview Mr. McElroy provides the macro economics for uranium and how one may allocate their uranium holdings in a Uranium Project Generator with a Property Bank with projects located in high-grade uranium districts, with proven management and technical team that has a 20 year history of delivering success to shareholders.

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Maurice Jackson: Joining us for a conversation is Ross McElroy, the COO and chief geologist for Fission 3.0 Corp. (FUU:TSX.V; FISOF:OTC.MKTS): A Uranium Project Generator and Property Bank. Ross McElroy, glad to have you back on the program to share the value proposition of Fission 3.0. Before we begin, Ross, I’d like to begin with some basic fundamentals regarding uranium. For someone new to the uranium sector, what is uranium, and where is it used?
Ross McElroy: Uranium is really all about energy. The way we use uranium is for nuclear fuel. That’s basically the fuel that runs reactors.
Globally nuclear power constitutes between 15% and 20% of the electrical requirements. That’s really where the majority of the uranium is used. There is some uranium that’s used for strategic purposes on a country by country basis, more for the Department of Defense reasons. But really, the vast, vast majority of uranium is used to fuel nuclear reactors.
Maurice Jackson: Provide us with some metrics on how abundant uranium is in the Earth’s crust, and correlate that to the average grade that is found versus the grade that is needed to define an ore deposit in a future mine?
Ross McElroy: Well, uranium is actually one of the most abundant elements in the Earth. It’s kind of ubiquitous. You’ll see it throughout the Earth’s crust; there is trace amounts of uranium present primarily in volcanic and igneous rocks and sedimentary rocks.
On a deposit level, there’s actually a number of uranium deposits around the world, in every continent on the planet and in many countries. On a global basis, the average grade of a uranium deposit worldwide is around 0.1 to 0.15% U308.
Now, if you compare that to say, the deposits in Canada, they’re orders of magnitude higher grade in Canada. We’re talking orders of magnitude that are 10 to 20 times that of the global grade.
Although I’ve given you the average grade, most of those deposits at those lower grades, the average grades are really uneconomic deposits. We need grades that are generally much higher than the 0.1%–0.15% if it’s going to be an economic deposit. And that’s what Canada has. Canada has very high-grade deposits, so the economic metrics are just that much more attractive in Canada.
Maurice Jackson: Now that we’ve identified uranium’s utility, what can you share with us from a supply and demand perspective?

Ross McElroy: Well, it’s fairly simple to understand what the demand for nuclear energy is, in other words, uranium. We can just multiply the number of reactors around the world that are currently operating, and the known fuel consumption rate for a 1000 megawatt reactor is just under 500,000 pounds of uranium a year. If we look at the global reactors, there are around 450 reactors around the world. You can see that the need for uranium on an annual basis is around the realm of almost 200 million pounds of uranium.
Maurice Jackson: How does the nuclear plant in Fukushima, Japan, fit into this narrative?
Ross McElroy: Japan historically, up until the Fukushima event in 2011, was one of the main users on a country basis worldwide. Japan I think consumed almost 20% of the world’s nuclear power, in other words, 20% of the world’s annual production of uranium was used to run the Japanese reactors.
In 2011, of course, we had the magnitude 9 earthquake followed by a tsunami, and that’s what damaged the Fukushima facility. Interestingly enough, even with that magnitude of an earthquake and the soon-to-follow tsunami, the reactor still did not breach. The housing that surrounded the reactor was damaged, and this is where some of the radiation leaks came from, but the reactor itself actually held, and so the damage was actually very, very limited and manageable.
What happened is overnight, Japan shut down all of its nuclear reactors, in other words, all 52 reactors I think they had working at that time, went offline. That caused disruption to the supply/demand situation globally.
What’s happened since then is Japan is slowly coming back on. Japan’s alternatives for power are pretty limited as the country doesn’t have very much of its own resources, if any at all. It imports whatever energy that it needs, be it in natural gas now, in nuclear.
It’s important for Japan to be able to operate these factories that they’re running. I mean, it’s an exporting country around the world, so it does have high energy requirements. It also has the requirements for inexpensive power.
Japan is coming back on to the scene as far as nuclear power. There are eight reactors that are currently back up and operating, and 17 reactors that are in the near-term licensing for approval to get them restarted again.
I think the bottom line is, prior to Fukushima, Japan depended on nuclear energy for at least 25% of its electricity demands. I think by the time 2030 approaches, Japan is supposed to be right back up to those same levels. The country is coming back on, it has always been an important major consumer of nuclear power. I think we’ll see it right back to the equation again in the very near future.
Maurice Jackson: Uranium, next to gold, is known as the other yellow metal, and here’s why. Ross, let’s step back to the bull market in uranium. If one was selective with the uranium holdings, they would’ve had generational changes in their portfolio. What was the spot price during the last bull market?

Ross McElroy: Well, in 2002, uranium was around, I don’t know, about $15 a pound. This is on the spot market. That’s what uranium was trading for.
In 2003–2004, we really saw the lift off of the price of uranium. In fact, it peaked at 2007 to around $140 a pound. It went almost a 10-fold increase in the price of the commodity between 2003 and 2007. The peak at 140 didn’t last particularly long, but it had a slower decline until about 2008—2009, it stabilized, and then it peaked back up again.
Really, it was holding steady. I guess this is the point I would want to make, is that we were starting to see a steady state price of between $50 to $70 a pound, and then the Fukushima event hit that we talked about in 2011, and that really threw the whole pricing structure right out the window. We’ve been working on our recovery ever since.
Maurice Jackson: What is the spot price for uranium today?
Ross McElroy: Currently we’re about $28 a pound for uranium. It has recovered; we’re off the bottoms of $17, $18 a pound just a couple of years ago. Uranium is making its way back.
Maybe the important point here to note is we’re still at prices that the majority of mines around the world are not profitable. Even the lowest cost producers are really not operating in an environment where they can make money with uranium prices what they’re at right now.
What we’ve seen is that the supply is starting to be restricted as the producers are taking a lot of that uranium off market; they’re not supplying it to the utilities at this cheap price, because it’s not a working business model to lose money in the long run on the mining of the commodity.
We are seeing an improvement in the price of uranium, and it’s been about a year and a half in the making. It’s gone up from the $18 that I mentioned to about $28 a pound, but it certainly has a lot more room to move upwards even before we can start to get production back online to meaningful levels.
Maurice Jackson: What is that spot price that companies right now, uranium companies I should say, for them to earn their cost of capital? Is the number around $60 for a spot price of uranium?

Ross McElroy: I believe you are correct. We’re seeing prices that globally, they have to be in the $60 to $70 a pound really to bring on any meaningful production.
One of the clues that I look at when we look at the best uranium mines out there, the lowest cost producers, those would be McArthur River deposit in Canada’s Athabasca Basin in Northern Saskatchewan. That is one of the best uranium mines in the world, certainly the largest highest-grade operating mine. Cameco took that offline because of the prices of uranium where they were at, they weren’t making any money on the mining of this deposit.
There are some indications that Cameco won’t turn that mine back on into being a producer until the price of uranium is somewhat north of $40, maybe $45. Something in that realm.
I don’t have an exact number there, but it does tell you that if you’re going to even bring back the best of those deposits, you really need prices that are something of $40 to $45. As we mentioned earlier, the price for many of the other deposits around the world are probably closer to $60 or $70. You can see, there’s still lots of room for improvement.
Maurice Jackson: The current price of uranium does not support the fundamentals. What correlations do you see today that may exceed the returns from the last bull market?
Ross McElroy: Well, it’s sort of an elastic situation. I think that the longer that we keep depressed prices, yet the demand is still there and growing, reactors are being built, the need to fuel these reactors, that’s not stopping.
In fact, it’s growing. You have the primary suppliers of uranium, i.e., the mines that are not supplying it, the longer that the prices are low, the more rapid that climb will be in the price of uranium when it does correct.
I think there’s a possibility, as I’ve heard some analysts call it, a violent reaction upwards to the price of uranium. I think we’re going to see some substantial price increases within some short vision of time, maybe a year or two or three. Something in that realm that I think will be quite meaningful.
We’ll see what happens, but the longer it stays depressed, the more likely and quicker the rise will be when it does come.
Maurice Jackson: Ross, you’ve provided a compelling case on the fundamentals for uranium. I know readers may be asking, how will all of this demand for uranium be met? Mr. McElroy, please introduce us to Fission 3.0.
Ross McElroy: Fission 3.0 is a uranium explorer. This is a company that we spun out of Fission Uranium Corp. (FCU:TSX; FCUUF:OTCQX; 2FU:FSE), our larger company, back in 2014 when we bought out our partner on the Patterson Lake project, and in so doing with that process from that arrangement, we spun out our non-core assets, the more grassroots exploration projects.
We’ve been able to build up an exploration portfolio, primarily focused in the Athabasca Basin. Remember, the Athabasca Basin is Canada’s only producing uranium field. That’s where the McArthur River deposit is, this is where Fission Uranium has the Triple R deposit. There’s some fantastic deposits out there.
That’s what we’re exploring for in Fission 3.0. We’re looking for the next high-grade uranium deposit in the Athabasca Basin.
Maurice Jackson: You referenced that you’re a project generator. There’s a lot of ambiguity regarding project generators. Please share the virtues and why Fission 3.0 took on the project generator business model?
Ross McElroy: Project generators are really all about sharing the risk. In our case, what we do very well is pick ground. We’ve been able to strategically stake ground in the Athabasca Basin, we’ve made discoveries on two of our properties, the first one in the company called Fission Energy that we made the discovery at our Waterbury Lake property, and later on in Fission Uranium Corp on our PLS property.
That have been situations where we’ve had joint-venture partners sharing the risks, sharing the costs with others. To use the model, what we do is we use our brands and other peoples’ money. That’s really what we’re good at, that’s basically the model that we have.
We have a very highly trained technical team that’s exceptional at picking out high-quality projects. We attract other people who are looking to get into the uranium business, looking to partner up with a team such as ours and join us for the ride to make a discovery.
It’s really all about sharing risk. That’s really what the project generator model does. It’s our land, and we partner with good quality people that can fund a project, and that’s how they earn into it as well.
Maurice Jackson: Do you currently have a joint-venture partner? If yes, who and what are the terms of the relationship?
Ross McElroy: We have had joint-venture partners in the past, and very successful ones. As I mentioned earlier on our Waterbury project, we had a partner with the Korean utility called KEPCO. It earned in by spending a certain amount of money on the property each year over the course of a three-year period.
What we did with that, we were able to make a discovery, using the money in that project, we made a discovery, built up the resource estimate on there, and eventually sold that asset. That was how our shareholders were able to take advantage of our monetizing on the property.
I guess we could say the same at the PLS project, which we now own 100% of it, but that was also a partnership. We shared in the risk early on and in the money early on with our partner. We eventually bought them out in 2014. That was another example of a successful joint venture partnership.
Each one of the deals would be a little bit different from each other. It is a model that we think works very well. I will note that in our property down in Peru as well, we have a partnership that we’re still looking to finalize the deal. This is one where another group has approached us, said it’s interested in the potential of a property down in Peru. It will spend a significant amount of money having us as the operator. Hopefully we’ll make a discovery down in Peru as well.
Maurice Jackson: Well, you’ve just alluded to my next question. Fission 3.0 has 18 projects in its project bank. Now, it is strategically located in premier, high-grade uranium districts in Canada and Peru. Mr. McElroy, introduce us to the Fission 3.0 Project Bank (click here).

Ross McElroy: We have 18 properties in the Athabasca Basin. Our properties, we think that everywhere in the Athabasca Basin has the potential to host high-grade uranium projects.
One of the keys that we seek to identify are deposits that will be shallow. In other words, the closer a deposit is to surface, the easier it is to build a case that this could be a project that could go into production. It’s an easier mine to develop the closer it is to the surface.

Really deep deposits are challenging. They still exist, but they’re challenging. Eventually they cost more money to find and cost more money to get out of the ground. They’re just another level of challenge.
If you look at our 18 properties, they’re all in and around the edge of the Athabasca Basin, where we’ve had a great deal of success finding near-surface mineralization.
Our PLS project that hosts the Triple R deposit in Fission Uranium is a great example of a near-surface deposit. The mineralization starts at 50 meters below the surface, so 150 feet below the present-day surface is where the high-grade mineralization starts. That makes it a potentially open-pit deposit, which is generally low cost and gives you a lot of flexibility.
This is the sort of thing that we’re looking for in Fission 3.0. We’ve got very good properties that are in known mining districts, conversely, we have a good portfolio of ground around the southwest side of the basin where our PLS project in Fission Uranium is hosted, and also NexGen’s Arrow deposit, it’s all in that same area. We have the significant land package that surrounds that area.

We also have a good strategic land package in and around the Key Lake area on the southeast side of the basin. This has been, and still currently is the hot bed of uranium mining in Canada right now. This is the side of the basin where the McArthur River and Cigar Lake deposits are located.

McArthur shut down for economic reasons waiting for higher uranium prices. It was an operating mine up until about a year ago, and Cigar still is in operation. You’ve also got the Key Lake mine.
It’s a strategic area to have a good land package. We think there’s lots of opportunities in and around land in that area to make a new discovery.

And probably third for us is the land package that’s up in the northwest side of the basin, in the old uranium city Beaverlodge district where uranium mining in Saskatchewan first got started back in the 1950s and was the going concern back in the ’50s and the ’60s, I think there were about 52 operating mines up in that area, pretty small scale most of them, but still lots of high-grade uranium. That’s an area where we think that there’s still plenty of exploration potential.
Between all those areas, we’re going to be active and we’re going to be looking for the next high-grade uranium deposit in Saskatchewan.
Maurice Jackson: Speaking of being active, is there active drilling going on right now in these projects?
Ross McElroy: There is active drilling. We did drill in the southwest side of the basin. We were drilling in January on our PLN project. That project is just immediately north of Fission Uranium’s PLS project.
You’re really talking about the same area where the latest discoveries have been found, where you’ve got the Triple R deposit, you’ve got NexGen’s Arrow deposit. These are two of the best new deposits that have been found in the Athabasca Basin in the last 15 years.
We have a package around there called PLN, and we did drill six holes in there earlier this year. It has the potential to host another one of these fantastic deposits, so we are going to continue looking there. We see all the signs present that tell us that this is where we’ll make that discovery.
As we’re speaking right now, we’re drilling over in the Key Lake area that I described earlier. This is over on the southeast side of the basin, about 200 kilometers to the east of the PLS drilling. That is a program where we’ll drill probably eight or nine holes, just south of the Key Lake Mill and the old historical Key Lake deposits. There’s areas of activity there. We’ll continue drilling throughout the rest of 2019 on a number of our projects.
Fission 3.0 is active. We were able to raise some significant money early in the year, in late 2018. We’re going to be active. This is how we’ve been successful in the past, is by being aggressive, looking in places where people probably haven’t looked for a while or never even thought to look, and putting our technical team to work. Yes, you’ll see pretty good news flow out of Fission 3 this year.
Maurice Jackson: Ross, let’s expand the narrative on the project bank portfolio and go south into Peru. What can you share with us there?

Ross McElroy: Peru is a really interesting area. Where our projects are is called the Macusani Plateau, located in southern Peru, near the Bolivian border. The Macusani Plateau has shown at least over 100 million pounds in near-surface uranium deposits.

There’s a company down there that’s quite dominant called Plateau Energy. Plateau has been able to stake a lot and consolidate a land package in the area, and consolidated all these old deposits. It has amassed around 100 million pounds of uranium in these uranium deposits.

However, even more significant, Plateau made a discovery of high-grade lithium in the same area, and in fact, that’s within five kilometers of our southern property boundary on our Macusani plains. Not only do we have the potential now to host near-surface uranium deposits, and we have shown in fact that we do have mineralization on our property for uranium, we’ve mapped it, we’ve drilled, we’ve trenched and found high-grade uranium, but now the potential’s there for hosting high-grade lithium.
This is really a new dimension that we have down in that area, that we wouldn’t have had say, two or three years ago when we were last down drilling. You’ve got uranium, and now we have lithium. It’s a very interesting up-and-coming area as well.
Maurice Jackson: Switching gears, Fission 3.0 has the right projects in the right place at the right time. But that’s only part of the story. Equally important are the people that are responsible for increasing shareholder value. Mr. McElroy, please introduce us to your board of directors.
Ross McElroy: Thank you, and I appreciate that. We do have a very successful team. Our founder of Fission 3.0 is also the same CEO and founder of Fission Uranium, and previously Fission Energy before that, and Strathmore.
Dev Randhawa has been involved in this company right from the get-go in its first iteration back in 1996, and also heading up Fission 3.0. Dev is the longest running CEO in the uranium sector.
Myself, I’ve been involved with Dev 12, 13 years now. We’ve had a great successful relationship. We’re able to raise money, raise attention, put that money to work, make discoveries, and basically build shareholder value right from the bottom up.
This is the group that I think, we’ve been able to deliver in the past, and we’re going to be able to deliver shareholder value as we move forward in this much improving uranium sector.
A lot of the same players that we’ve had all the way along, still keep also in the Fission 3 group.
Maurice Jackson: Who is on your management team?

Ross McElroy: The management team is composed of our CEO Dev Randhawa and chairman. I am the chief operating officer, and also the chief geologist. We have maintained the same structure that we have in Fission Uranium, is the same that we have in Fission 3.0. It’s a fairly lean team. Phil Morehouse is president of Fission 3.0. We kept a pretty lean mean machine in Fission 3.
Don’t forget, we’ve had up until just recently in the last six months, it’s been a very quiet company, there hasn’t been a lot of exploration activities in the uranium sector. I think as we start to ramp up, with our level of activity increasing, we’ll start to draw more and more people into roles and developing roles within the company as we begin to be active, get out and start marketing the story more, get on the ground and back that up with real results, we’re going to continue to build our team.
Maurice Jackson: Before we move on to your impressive technical team, in the natural resource basis, why is it wise to follow proven winners? Ross, you alluded to it earlier, you and CEO Dev Randhawa have a proven pedigree of success. How were shareholders rewarded as far as returns for their loyalty to sticking with your team?
Ross McElroy: Well, if you owned the original company at the beginning, which would’ve been Strathmore Minerals, and you’d held on it to all the way throughout, over the last 20 years since about 1996, 97, you’d probably own about five different companies right now.
What’s happened is we’ve moved on to a new phase, we’ve made discoveries, advanced projects, sold different projects to different groups. What we’ve been able to do is form new companies, split off new companies in what they call a butterfly transaction.
You have shares in the new company, still maintain your shares in the old company, so you would’ve received essentially what would look like dividends in the way of different shares for five different companies since that time. The shareholders that have been loyal and sticking with us would’ve succeeded quite handsomely all the way along.
Maurice Jackson: Your technical team is exceptional. I had an opportunity to meet them in the summer of 2016 at the site visit there. Please, introduce us to them.
Ross McElroy: We’re very, very proud of this group. This has been the team we’ve had, the same core group of people with us since 2010. With that same group, we were able to make our discovery on the Waterbury Lake project, and then followed up in 2012 with the discovery of PLS. It’s the same group that is very core and important to us in Fission 3.0.
I do head up the team and the technical group, so I would be the team leader or chief geologist for the technical team. My right hand guy is Raymond Ashley, he’s the VP of exploration. Ray is an excellent geoscientist who I’ve had the pleasure to work with for over 30 years in this sector, so we’ve been working pretty close together. Definitely a proven mine finder.
We’ve basically held the same group of people together on the project managers, all the structural scientists, geochemists. We’ve kept the same core group together over the last almost 10 years or so.
To me, that’s really the key. You want a team that works together well, good chemistry with each other, the ability and the environment to think outside of the box. Really, the goal for each and every one of us is to responsibly make world-class discoveries. That’s what we’re all about.
We’ve got an excellent team. All the key people are listed on the website. You’ll be able to go there and see the roles of the various groups there in the technical team, but there’s about seven or eight of us that have been able to be what I consider the core team for the last decade or so.
Maurice Jackson: Let’s get into some numbers. Please share your capital structure.

Ross McElroy: In Fission 3.0, we have 142 million shares outstanding. We were able to raise a significant amount. We have just under $7 million in the treasury right now, that’ll allow us to be active over the next two years or so.
Maurice Jackson: What is your burn rate?
Ross McElroy: The burn rate, because it’s exploration, it’s pretty discretionary spending. We have $7 million that we have in the treasury right now, that’ll certainly carry us over the next two to three years of pretty aggressive exploration spending on our key projects. We can dial that kind of number up, and we can dial it back as conditions warrant. That’s the benefit of being in exploration.
The burn rate is actually pretty minimal. In other words, we run a pretty lean shop as far as the number of management and corporate costs. Really, the majority of the costs are exploration spending, which is really entirely discretionary.
Maurice Jackson: How much debt do you have?
Ross McElroy: We have no debt. We’ve not taken on any debt. Basically, the money that we raise have been through equity share offerings. No debt in Fission 3.0.
Maurice Jackson: Who are your major shareholders? What is their level of commitment?
Ross McElroy: When we spun off Fission 3.0 back in December of 2014, it was the same shareholders that were shareholders of Fission Uranium, were the same shareholders in Fission 3.0. We would’ve had a lot of the same loyal, large shareholders, including JP Morgan, even investment from others that we’ve had along the way. It’s been the same loyal group.
We have significant new shareholders now with the financing that we did back in 2018, which was led by the Sprott Global Resources Group out of California. I think we have some new players back to the game, but we have a lot of shareholders that have been with us over the long haul.
These are people that have a good vision of the uranium sector. They know that the good times are around the corner. It’s a point that we believe really strongly, and we think that the sector is improving a great deal.
This is how our loyal shareholders are going to be rewarded, by being a much better market with an aggressive team like Fission 3.0, and the new shareholders will probably be long term loyal shareholders too if we’re successful and able to build value for them as well.
Maurice Jackson: What is the float?
Ross McElroy: Fully diluted, we have 227 million shares. We’ve got shares outstanding, we’ve got options and warrants that we’re a part of financing as well, so 227 million shares out in total. We trade around 240,000 shares a day, I think that’s our average volume.
Maurice Jackson: Multi-layered question. What is the next unanswered question for Fission 3.0? When can we expect a response? What determines success?
Ross McElroy: Well, we are going to be successful through work. We know that a better market should buoy the price up of everybody involved in the nuclear sector. They’re starting to get some life back in the exploration world.
Really, we’ve always built value by our success. We’ve been successful with making discoveries. We now have the money, we have the team, we’re putting them to work. I would look to us as being one of the most dynamic uranium explorers out there. That’s something that I think people can follow, they can see our news release cycle, they’ll see how we’re marketing our story, and just look at the results. I think they’ll speak for themselves.
We’re looking at our projects, we’ll be active throughout the calendar year. I think the news flow will be very strong and steady. People that are interested in following the company will always see that there’s a continuing narrative out there. We want to take advantage of this and improve the uranium market, the fact that we are well financed, and we have the properties that we want to explore. I think there’s a very good opportunity for readers to look at Fission 3.0 as a sector leader in the uranium exploration business.
Maurice Jackson: Mr. McElroy, last question. What did I forget to ask?
Ross McElroy: I think we’ve covered a lot of ground here, and a lot of important ground. One of the takeaways that I want readers to know is we really do believe in the nuclear sector. We think that we have turned the corner and that conditions are improving.
If people are looking to invest in the uranium sector, I think it’s important for them to look at a group that has done it before. Your track record is very indicative of what your future has the potential to look like. I always find myself, when I’m investing, I like to back teams with a proven track record.
We have that in our group. We’ve got an exceptional management team. We’ve done it before. We’ve been able to capitalize on our discoveries by selling assets. We have a unique technical team that has the ability to make discoveries.
So better sector, very good team. Strong management. Those are the ingredients we need to be successful.
Maurice Jackson: Ross, for someone listening that wants to get more information about Fission 3.0, please share the website address.
Ross McElroy: Our website address is www.fission3corp.com.
Maurice Jackson: For direct queries email ir@fission3corp.com, or you may call (778) 484-8030. Fission 3.0 trades on the TSX:V, symbol FUU, and on the OTC, symbol FISOF.
For audience, we’ve been proud shareholders of Fission 3.0 since 2014. Last but not least, please visit our website, provenandprobable.com, for mining insights and bullion sales. You may reach us at contact@provenandprobable.com.
Ross McElroy of Fission 3.0, thank you for joining us today on Proven and Probable.
Maurice Jackson is the founder of Proven and Probable, a site that aims to enrich its subscribers through education in precious metals and junior mining companies that will enrich the world.
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ROVER METALS | Firm Advancing Gold Exploration in the Northwest Territories

 

Judson Culter the CEO and Director of Rover Metals (TSX.V: ROVR | OTCQB: ROVMF) sits down with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable to discuss the value proposition of the Cabin Lake Property. In this interview Mr. Culter will provide important updates on the Uptown Gold Property, Cabin Lake Project, and Slemon Lake. Rover Metals is a natural resource exploration company specialized in Canadian precious metal resources (specifically gold). In this interview we will discuss the recent accomplishments of Rover Metals. Ranging from IPO and the implementation of a methodical process of building an exploration company that is positioning itself for success from land acquisitions, permit approval, OTC listing, option agreements and completed the first phase of the 2018 exploration program.

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Firm Advancing Gold Exploration in the Northwest Territories Contributed Opinion

Source: Maurice Jackson for Streetwise Reports  (3/10/19)

Maurice Jackson

Judson Culter, CEO of Rover Metals, speaks with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable about historical exploration on his company’s properties, as well as current exploration plans.

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Maurice Jackson: Welcome to Proven and Probable. I’m your host, Maurice Jackson, and joining us for our conversation is Judson Culter, the CEO and director of Rover Metals Corp. (ROVR:TSX.V; ROVMF:OTCQB). Mr. Culter, welcome to the show.
Judson Culter: Thanks for having me, Maurice.
Maurice Jackson: Glad to have you back on the program. We last spoke in January of 2018, and since then Rover Metals has completed its IPO and implemented a methodical process of building an exploration company that is positioning itself for success from land acquisitions, permit approval, OTC listing, option agreements and completed the first phase of the 2018 exploration program. But before we begin, Mr. Culter, for first time listeners, who is Rover Metals?
Judson Culter: Rover Metals, we are a precious metal exploration company, specifically gold is our focus currently. We’re co-listed in the United States OTCQB: ROVMF, as well as Canada on the TSX.V ROVR. Our project portfolio is concentrated in and around Yellowknife’s Northwest Territories, one of the most mining friendly jurisdictions in Canada and for North America for that matter. I say that just because that’s where our (Canada’s) diamond mines are. That’s historically where several of our gold mines have been. It’s really the primary employer in the Northwest Territories. Outside of government, mining is it.
Maurice Jackson: Why has Rover Metals received so much interest here of lately?
Judson Culter: I think that’s a two pronged answer. First is just credibility. Going back to 2017 on call with you, Maurice, if one listens to that interview, we talked about how we were going to go public, and how we were going to drill our resources, and how we were going to look to add new resources in the similar area code of Yellowknife.
We’ve successfully accomplished all those tasks. I believe we have strong foundational base in our existing shareholders. We’ve got a lot of credibility with them. We get a lot of word of mouth. I think that goes a long way in a market that can be a little bit over saturated in the junior mining space with which projects or which management teams do you back. I think really that we’ve gotten recognition for that now, which is really helping to drive our current success.

The second prong answer speaks to the projects themselves. Rover has the Cabin Lake Project, which is really what the market is asking for, and that’s why we bought it. When we receive the results from our drilling, we believe we will a high-grade gold historical resource that will contain super high grades that the market wants to see as confirmation that this really could be the next gold mine in the Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

Not to mention this project itself has all the merits a speculator wants. We have solid infrastructure, the Blue Fish Hydro Dam, roads, all the accessibility and proven area of past producers. The market is beginning to recognize the credibility of the management team and the assets. Also, the awareness that we are near drilling in the not-too-distant future has investors’ attention as well.
Maurice Jackson: Justin, what is the driving thesis for Rover Metals in regards to the Kevin Lake gold project?
Judson Culter: The driving thesis has not changed. It’s the same thesis as in the late 1980s. There’s a project called the Lupin Gold Mine that produced from 1983 to 2003 in the north, which is an iron formation, super high-grade gold. The thought at the time was to go and find another one, and that’s what they thought they had here. This is when Cominco and Freeport McMoRan and then Aber Resources, that’s what they thought they had here. They drove 7,500 meters of at or near-surface iron hosted high-grade gold. The only reason they stopped is because somebody found kimberlites a few years after, and the diamond boom in the Territories began.
This project just kind of sat on the back burner as a result of that. Aber Resources, the owner of the time, of course, went on to find the kimberlites. That’s some historical context on this project and why it’s just now coming back to life.
Maurice Jackson: Talk to us about the business acumen here. When and how was Rover Metals able to acquire the Cabin Lake gold project in such a highly contested and sought out district?
Judson Culter: It wasn’t easy; when we looked at the business case, we figured that with a little bit of just rolling up our sleeves, and getting up there, and meeting the right stakeholders, and just recognizing that this is an area that needs new mines and new projects.
I didn’t think it would be like other areas in British Columbia, for example where BC, trying to get First Nation endorsement can be very difficult. There’s so many competing industries that people can really make a way of life in a jurisdiction like British Columbia, whereas knowing a little bit about the Northwest Territories, mining is a big deal up there. People want to see projects succeed.
When we went into the Cabin Lake project, we knew we had to get a couple of things there to get permits. We knew we had to get our neighbors, Tlicho First Nations, on board. We also did our homework and knew that the Tlicho First Nations had previously worked with Fortune Minerals, as well as Nighthawk Gold. When we got to it, there was a framework in place. There was a government that had been formed.
The Tlicho government and the land use formal plan to work within, for application permits, and applications. So, once we got to it, it ended up only being four months to get it permitted. I think it seemed to keep getting easier for us, and it ended up being a decision that looks like it was the right one to make.
Maurice Jackson: Regarding mineral rights in your project portfolio, are there any reversionary interests?
Judson Culter: There’s a 1.5% NSR that we’ve got viable down to a half percentage point for CA$250,000 per quarter percentage.
Maurice Jackson: And does Rover Metals own the mineral rights outright 100%?
Judson Culter: That’s correct. Yes, not just at Cabin Lake, but at the Cabin Lake group of projects. The claims themselves are 10 kilometers apart; so there’s three of them. For the entire group of projects, yes, we have 100% mineral right interest.
Maurice Jackson: Let’s fast forward to 2018 and discuss your exploration program. What were the results from that program and how has that improved the confidence in the gold project?
Judson Culter: It helped us to better track the iron information. So what we did was we spent the six months from March, when we acquired the project, into October, really to digitize all the historical records. At the time in the 1980s, that was meticulously kept, and it was handwritten. We digitize seven banker boxes of data, as well as three map boxes. Then, we put that in a GPS, and tag the colors and everything else.
Then what we wanted to do to follow on with that data was to run a current, modern-day geophysical program. There were a lot of options to us to do it, but in a really economical manner, but also to do it in a very detailed type formation using a drone. Because the mineralization occurs at or near surface, as well as the iron information itself being at or near surface, it really showed up well on the magnetic survey that we flew over the property. So by interlaying the drill results, as well as the mag survey, our geologist was able to get a better interpretation of the iron formation throughout the project. Really, that really set the stage for where we are going to put the drill when we get to drilling this year in 2019.
Beyond just the iron information, what we also realized about the project is the outcropping on either side is quartz. Historically, the quartz had never been tested for mineralization. So we also did a geochemistry program in October. What that showed us is that the PPM and PPB reading of gold from the quartz outcrop area suggest that it’s also very likely to be a host for gold on this project. It’s never been tested historically. That’s the excitement of 2018 and what’s led into the 2019 drill program, which was always trying to be between March and the end of April. We’re still trying to hold on to that deadline.
We’ve got the collars is ready to go. Right now, we believe what we need to do to start drilling is conduct a small financing that we’ll probably release in the coming week or two here.
Maurice Jackson: So to review the value proposition we had before. This is potentially an open-pitable, early-stage brownfield exploration gold project with historical high-grade resource next to a new cobalt-gold mine, is that correct?
Judson Culter: Yes, and that’s one thing I didn’t touch on is the actual historical resource itself. That’s 85,000 ounces unconfirmed in terms of what our current standards allow us to document as a historical resource. What we’re allowed to document in press releases and everything else is 50,000 ounces of roughly 10 to 12 grams gold per ton. The rest of that 35,000 ounces was never signed off by a Qualified Person, but it is in the NORMIN database in the Northwest Territories. It’s in the areas of the Andrew zone, which we’ve documented. Rover will do the work we need to do under 43-101 standards to take that other 35,000 ounces and get it compliant.
From our side internally, we see it as an 85,000 ounce of resource of 12 grams per ton gold on average. When we talk about it publicly, we have to say, 50,000 from a historical resource perspective, but you’re absolutely right that we’re 20 kilometers away from what’s looking to be Canada’s first cobalt mine. The reason I say that is this project’s been 20 years in the making; it’s at the feasibility stage. I believe they’re really just looking to raise the capital to get to work. It’s an open-pitable cobalt mine. The good news is it’s actually a cobalt gold bismuth. So there is a gold processor that’s going to be built 20 kilometers from us. What better news can you possibly have when you’re developing an at-surface resource?
Maurice Jackson: The location in of itself makes the opportunity quite interesting, but to have open pit to me is icing on the cake. Is the goal to sell the project or develop into a commercial scale mine?
Judson Culter: Definitely the goal is to sell it within the next three years, and so I want to put $10 million in the ground, and let’s get this wrapped up and sold. End of story.
Maurice Jackson: What can you share with us regarding the infrastructure?
Judson Culter: So what you see in Yellowknife right now is what’s going to be coming in the pipeline in the next two to three years in the Pine Point Zinc mine is going back into production and that’s Osisko. Part of that is twining the costs in Taltson Hydro Dam and bringing that into Yellowknife itself, as well as Hay River. There’s going to be federal funding allocated, as well as territorial, to do an environmental study that should be announced through fairly short order this year.
After there is a federally funded environmental study to evaluate the twinning of the Taltson Hydro Dam, a successful outcome will lead into a hydro power upgrade to Yellowknife. When Yellowknife is upgraded, that will free up excess hydro power at the Snare and Strutt Lake hydro dams, located approximately 5km away from Camp Lake, one of our claims that’s part of the Cabin Lake group. That power becomes excess power. All of a sudden that frees up for the future the viability of really selling the project because now you’ve got excess power sitting right there, five kilometers away. How good is that?
Maurice Jackson: Switching gears. Rover Metals’ board of directors and advisors consists of the following people:

Maurice Jackson: Bios for the management time are below:

Maurice Jackson: Let’s discuss some numbers. Please share your capital structure.
Judson Culter: We’ve got 47 million shares out today. That’s our issued and outstanding common shares. There are warrants out there. We have 10 million warrants at $0.20 cents, and 10 million warrants at $0.25 cents.
Maurice Jackson: How much cash and cash equivalents do you have?
Judson Culter: Treasury is sitting today around CA$450,000. Then, there’s been some prepayments for upcoming work commitments regarding our exploration plans for this year, as well as I mentioned, we’re doing a lot of our growth in terms of our marketing and our shareholder base in the United States. I think our prepaid balance, if you were to look at that today, should be around CA$200,000, just in terms of for events, as well as I mentioned, exploration planning. If you add that back to our cash position, we’re around CA$650,000 in current assets.
Maurice Jackson: What is your burn rate?
Judson Culter: Our burn rate’s about CA$30,000 a month, and that just includes all in. We purposely don’t carry an office in this market. We’re a bootstrap company. We have home offices, and then we’re on the road a lot. We’ve got an exploration office that is free from our exploration partner, Aurora Geosciences. That’s really where a lot of the hard work gets done. Then, there’s just no corporate office. I don’t feel the need for that, so that helps.
Maurice Jackson: How much debt do you have?
Judson Culter: We have some trade payables of, I think it’s roughly CA$40,000 that we’re going to settle in shares. Outside of that, we’ve got CA$25,000 in payables on top of that, that we’re going to pay in cash. That’s just some exploration legacy from last year.
Maurice Jackson: Who is financing the project, and what is their level of commitment?
Judson Culter: Just sophisticated mining investors. It’s been high net worth, accredited investors to this point. That will continue until we become a $10 million market cap company plus, because we’re just still not able to access institutional funds, and that’s fine. If Rover does everything that we hope to accomplish in the next drilling phase, which we hope is in the next 60 to 90 day window here, we should be a $10 million market cap plus company; and well on our way to institutional money.
Maurice Jackson: Who are the major shareholders?
Judson Culter: I’m a major shareholder. I’ve been seeding Rover not just with time, but my own money; since really inception in 2014. Tookie Angus, who is an advisor, is currently our third largest shareholder. Then, it really starts to break down to smaller tranches, but there is a notable name on the list: Ashwath Mehra, the chairman of GT Gold; he’s a relatively large shareholder.
Management, including Ron Woo. Ron’s also seeded this company. I think Ron’s probably fourth largest shareholder. Keith Minty’s a large shareholder; 38% of our outstanding shares are owned by insiders, management, board. That’s a good thing because that means our shares are tied up for three years.
Maurice Jackson: Judson, based on the data available, what type of value proposition do we have in comparing?
Judson Culter: Well, the market price, let’s just say, I think it should be $8.5 million, just on what we set out today. That’s my personal opinion. I think later value that, that’s just the reality of reserve stocks in North America. We’re going to do what we need to do to take that historical resource and bring it up to current standards, as well as to just extend where they stopped drilling, and just show them this really is a multimillion ounce potential asset.
I think we can get there with the drill program that we’re planning. We’re planning roughly a thousand meter program. I think the value proposition is we’re in a $3.5 million market cap today. I think we’re going to take it to $10 to 15 million in the next six months. Hold me to that.
Maurice Jackson: I certainly will, sir. Multi-layered question here: what is the next unanswered question for Rover Metals? When can we expect the response? How much will the response cost? What determines success?
Judson Culter: That’s going to be our Q1 or Q2 exploration drill campaign. I was going to caveat that, that is subject to the future success of our financing effort (click here), which we hope to announce in roughly two weeks’ time.
That will lead into confirmation of the historical high-grade gold results, such as the open-pit economics, expand upon the known mineralization in the iron formation, as well as to prove up a larger area play and this is more Q2/Q3 work, for the Slemon Lake, and Camp Lake claims, which are located 10 kilometers northwest from Cabin Lake, and we’ll fly that with an aerial B10 survey. What that will show is that the drilling we’ve done at Cabin Lake in the iron formation really just, those other two claims, or districts, an extension of the same geology, which everything that we’ve read historically shows us it is.
Maurice Jackson: Mr. Culter, please share the contact details for Rover Metals.

Judson Culter: Please visit our website www.RoverMetals.com. On there, you’ll find our social media links, which are LinkedInTwitter, our Facebook page and CEO.ca.
Our social media channels really have daily content. We’re press releasing every couple of weeks, but a lot of our investors like really the daily updates on what’s going on in the Northwest Territory. That’s the best place to stay tuned.
You can also submit to our mailing list. We typically will do an email update every two weeks as well. If you go to the bottom of the homepage on the website, and just submit your email, that subscribes you to our email mailing list.
Maurice Jackson: And last but not least, please visit our website, provenandprobable.com, for mining insights and bullion sales. You may reach us at contact@provenandprobable.com.
Judson Culter of Rover Metals, thank you for joining us today on Proven and Probable.
Maurice Jackson is the founder of Proven and Probable, a site that aims to enrich its subscribers through education in precious metals and junior mining companies that will enrich the world.

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ROVER METALS Announces Private Placement Financing

VANCOUVER , March 4, 2019 /CNW/ – Rover Metals Corp. (ROVR.V) (ROVMF(“Rover Metals” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce its intention to complete a non-brokered private placement of units (the “Units“) at a purchase price of $0.08 per Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of up to CAD$1,250,000 (the “Offering“). Each Unit shall consist of one common share in the capital of the Company (a “Common Share“) and one Common Share purchase warrant (a “Warrant“).  Each Warrant shall entitle the holder to acquire an additional Common Share at a price of $0.15 per share for a period of 24 months following the date of issuance.

Rover Metals anticipates using 80% of the proceeds of the Offering to finance exploration activities at the Cabin Lake Gold Project and remaining use of proceeds for general and administrative expenses.

The Company may pay finder’s fees in accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange in connection with the Offering.

Rover Metals anticipates relying, in part, on the exemption from the prospectus requirements provided in BC Instrument 45-534 – Exemption From Prospectus Requirement For Certain Trades to Existing Security Holders (the “Existing Shareholder Exemption“).  The Company may also rely on other available prospectus exemptions.

Rover Metals has set March 1, 2019 as the record date for determining shareholders entitled to participate in the Offering in reliance on the Existing Shareholder Exemption. If the Offering is over-subscribed, Units will be allotted on a first come first served basis. Qualifying investors who wish to participate in the Offering should contact the Company using the contact information set forth below. It is anticipated that the Offering will close in one or more tranches commencing on or about March 15, 2019 .

All securities issued under the Offering will be subject to a hold period of four months and a day from the distribution date, in accordance with applicable securities laws.  Completion of the Offering is subject to the receipt of all applicable approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

About Rover Metals
Rover Metals is a natural resource exploration company specialized in gold that is currently focused on the Northwest Territories of Canada , one of the most mining friendly jurisdictions in North America . The Cabin Lake Group of High Grade Gold Projects are located within 20km of Fortune Minerals’ (FT.TO) planned NICO Project gold processor.

You can follow Rover Metals on its social media channels Twitter: https://twitter.com/rovermetals, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rover-metals/, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoverMetals/, and CEO.ca: https://ceo.ca/rovr for daily company updates and industry news.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ROVER METALS
“Judson Culter”
Chief Executive Officer and Director

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West Point Gold Stock Alert – Major Drill Results Just Dropped

This update provides a clear look at the recent drilling activity for investors tracking the progress of the Northeast Tyro Zone. Derek McPherson, CEO of West Point Gold, walks through the specific drill intercepts and table data released by the company to confirm current exploration success. If you are following mining investment opportunities, this breakdown offers the necessary technical context on the gold grades identified in the latest reports.

The presentation focuses on the operational progress at the site, specifically detailing the high-grade intercepts that define the current phase of work. By analyzing the map and table data provided, viewers can understand the significance of these gold exploration findings and what they mean for the company’s timeline. This video is intended for those evaluating the technical milestones of West Point Gold and their recent impact on the project scope.

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Grizzly Intersects 1.0% CuEq* over 13.68 m and 0.357% CuEq* over 44.55 m at Sappho Critical Minerals Target Greenwood, BC

Edmonton, Alberta–(Newsfile Corp. – July 30, 2026) – Grizzly Discoveries Inc. (TSXV: GZD) (FSE: G6H) (OTCQB: GZDIF) (“Grizzly” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that assay results have been received from ALS Global Limited (“ALS”) for the core drilling program conducted in late April to mid-May, 2026 to follow up excellent prior results from both surface sampling, historical drilling, magnetic surveys and the recent induced polarization (IP) results at the Sappho Critical Minerals Target (Figure 1).

A total of seven (7) core holes for a total 1,485 metres (m) were completed targeting the near surface Main Sappho Skarn Target and an associated near surface IP conductivity. The skarn mineralization is also coincident with a number of magnetic anomalies and is characterized by the results of the 2010 core hole 10SP03 (Table 1) for copper-gold-silver-platinum group elements (Cu-Au-Ag-PGE). APEX Geoscience Ltd. (“APEX”) reports that all seven 2026 core holes intersected highly anomalous polymetallic mineralization with Cu-Au-Ag-cobalt (Co)-nickel (Ni)-zinc (Zn)-PGE’s (Table 1). The intervals with significant anomalous Cu-Au-Ag-Ni-Co-Zn-PGEs are most often characterized by garnet-pyroxene skarn with significant alteration including epidote-sericite-chlorite-pyrite-chalcopyrite. Some precious metal enriched zones are associated with serpentinite in fault zones in contact with skarn mineralization.

The Main Sappho Skarn Target is immediately adjacent to the recently identified Sappho IP chargeability anomaly. A total of 7 lines of IP for 10.1 line-kms were completed during the 2026 surveys at Sappho outlining a significant IP chargeability anomaly. It is interpreted that the strong chargeability anomaly likely represents disseminated sulphide related to a porphyry target. This anomaly was not targeted in the current drill program. The Company is currently in the process of permitting additional drillhole pads to complete drill testing of the Sappho IP chargeability target later in the year. Further IP work, geological mapping and surface sampling centered on the target are planned prior to the commencement of drilling.

Highlights

  • A total of 7 core holes and 1,485 m completed at the Sappho Skarn Target Area (Figures 2 to 5).
  • Anomalous Cu-Au-Ag-Ni-Co-Zn-PGEs intersected in all 7 core holes with multiple zones in most of the holes associated with garnet-pyroxene-magnetite skarn and the presence of pyrite and chalcopyrite (Figures 2 to 5).
  • Most of the core holes intersected a shallow Cu-rich skarn zone and a deeper Cu-Au-Ag-Ni-Zn-PGE-rich skarn often in contact with a serpentinite/breccia fault zone or an altered diorite intrusion at the base of the skarn enriched with precious metals.
  • Example weighted average grades: 0.17% CuEq* over 9.4 m starting at 12.4 m in hole 26SPDD002, followed by 0.357% CuEq* over 44.55 m starting at 69.0 m with an average grade of 0.111% Cu, 152 parts per billion (ppb) Au, 51 ppb Pt and 51 ppb Pd over the interval (Table 1; Figures 2 to 5).
  • Hole 26SPDD005 yields 0.14% CuEq* over 26.00 m starting at 8 m downhole, with a lower zone of 1.0% CuEq* starting at 79.22 m with 0.255% Cu, 0.057% Ni, 498 ppb Au, 6 g/t Ag, 119 ppb Pt and 60 ppb Pd over 13.68 m (Table 1; Figures 2 to 5).
  • Accompanying widespread and often intense alteration consists of chlorite-epidote+/-sericite+/-k-feldspar along with a number of spatially associated diorite, quartz diorite to monzonite intrusions. The level of alteration outlines a significant and robust hydrothermal system and plumbing in the target area, along with complex multiple events of intrusive activity.
  • The Main Skarn Area of alteration and mineralization is on the order of 250 m x 350 m at surface (Figures 6 to 9) and is roughly about 250 to 300 m northwest of the large IP chargeability anomaly identified in the 2026 IP surveys to date (See Company news release dated July 6th, 2026).
  • A number of discreet magnetic anomalies were identified in the 2022 ground magnetic survey and were tested with drilling during the 2026 campaign. Most of the positive magnetic anomalies yielded skarn with magnetite or a mafic unit with magnetite (Figures 1 and 3).

Figure 1: Sappho Geology, Rock & Soil Sampling 2026 with IP Lines and Planned Drillhole Locations.

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  • The northwest contact of the IP Chargeability Anomaly is coincident with soils anomalous in Cu and Au much like the Sappho Skarn area. This contact is likely a sympathetic fault to the northeast trend of the Toroda Graben faults (Figures 6 to 9).
  • The Geological Setting is the East Fault Contact of the Toroda Graben with numerous pyroxenite-monzonite-diorite (older – Jurassic) and younger quartz-feldspar porphyry (QFP)-diorite (Tertiary) intrusions into sediments and intermediate-mafic volcanics along with a complex magnetic feature at the Sappho Main Skarn Target area (Figures 1 and 3).
  • The East and West Faults of the Toroda Graben likely played a role in controlling the Au-Ag mineralization for the Buckhorn Skarn and Mine to the southwest and the Cu-Au-Ag mineralization for the Motherlode/Greyhound skarns to the north (Figure 10).
  • Widespread Skarn and porphyry style alteration and mineralization along with highly anomalous Cu-Ni-Co-Zn-PGE’s-Au-Ag are observed in outcrop and drill core along with a complex magnetic signature in the Main Sappho Skarn area (Figures 1 and 6 to 9).
  • Drilling seems to show a shallow sequence of sediments, volcanics, skarn, serpentinite with intrusions grading into a deep zone of mostly intrusions in the Main Sappho Skarn area. The base of the sediments and volcanics seems to be the area with the best mineralization in the skarn area and based upon the evident faulting and shearing may correspond to an underlying thrust fault.
  • Five (5) new sulphide showings were discovered during 2022 field work, with 4 of the 5 showings yielding rock grab samples with >1% copper (Cu) up to as high as 7.25% Cu (Figure 1 and see Company news release dated November 3rd, 2022).
  • Historical rock grab sampling has returned numerous samples with values >1% Cu up to 9.06% Cu, many also with anomalous Co, Ni, Zn, Au, Ag, Pt and Pd.
  • A total of 11 historical samples have yielded >500 ppb Pt and Pd up to 4.64 g/t Pt and 2.28 g/t Pd.
  • The Walcott 2026 IP Survey has detected a new significant deeper chargeability anomaly on the southeast part of the grid – likely up against one of the Main Sappho faults (Figures 1 and 6 to 9). The chargeability anomaly is not closed off and is on the order of 30 to greater than 100 millivolts per volt and is comparable in size and intensity with a number of porphyry targets that have yielded new porphyry discoveries in BC recently.
  • The Chargeability Anomaly and porphyry target appears to be gaining in strength and size approaching the USA Border. The Company has staked a total of 35 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lode mineral claims in Washington State covering the potential southern extent of the anomaly in the USA.

Brian “Griz” Testo, President & CEO of Grizzly Discoveries, states: “The excellent new drilling results along with anomalous ground magnetics and now IP has outlined multiple and significant new targets across the Sappho Project. I am excited to see what the next phase of drilling might show us – Grizzly will continue to refine these targets to the drill ready stage for additional drilling in the next couple of months and I look forward identifying some new discoveries.”

Table 1: Summary Assay Results for 2026 Drill Holes at the Main Sappho Skarn Target Area.

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*True widths are unknown at this stage of exploration, so all lengths are core length. For CuEq* calculation the price of metals utilized is as follows in US$ Cu $5/lb, Au $3,200/oz, Ag $50/oz, Co $25/lb, Ni $7/lb, Zn $1.5/lb, Pt $1,200/oz and Pd $1,200/oz with assumed recoveries of 90% as no metallurgical work has been completed to determine the metallurgical characteristics of the mineralization. No inference is being made with respect to recovery and economics of any of the metals listed, as the calculation of CuEq* is being used strictly to allow comparisons of varied polymetallic mineralization between drillholes across the property.

Figure 2: Sappho 2010 (Red) and 2026 (Blue) Core Hole Locations in Plan.

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Figure 3: Sappho Magnetic Survey with 2010 and 2026 Core Holes in Plan.

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Figure 4: Sappho Geological Cross Section For 26SPDD005 Showing Cu and Au.

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Figure 5: Sappho Geological Cross Section For 10SP03 and 26SPDD006 Showing Cu and Au.

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Figure 6: Sappho IP Chargeability Anomaly Orthogonal View – Voxel Model 2026 Survey Results.

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Figure 7: Sappho Magnetics, Chargeability & Resistivity Anomalies with Cu in rocks and soils.

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Figure 8: Sappho Magnetics, Chargeability & Resistivity Anomalies with Au in rocks and soils.

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Figure 9: Sappho 3D IP Chargeability Voxel Model Showing Extent of Anomaly and Peripheral Skarn Target Drillholes with Magnetic Susceptibility.

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The Sappho area is being targeted for copper-gold skarn and porphyry type targets associated with a Jurassic alkalic intrusive complex and several younger diorite intrusions (Figure 1). A total of five new showings of copper oxide mineralization were found during the 2022 program (Figure 1). Previous surface sampling and drilling by Grizzly has yielded significant anomalous copper, gold, silver along with platinum and palladium. Numerous historical and new rock grab samples have yielded greater than 1% Cu, 1 g/t Au, 1 g/t Ag, 1 g/t Pt and 1 g/t Pd (Figure 1).

Historical 2010 drilling by the Company (4 core holes) yielded up to 0.31% Cu, 0.75 g/t Au, 0.34 g/t Pt, 0.39 g/t Pd and 6.57 g/t Ag over 6.5 m core length in skarn at Sappho (in hole 10SP03), including a 1 m core length intersections of 3.82 g/t Au and 199 g/t Ag, and in a separate sample 1.83 g/t Pt and 2.09 g/t Pd across 1 m – these results all are associated with >1% Cu in those samples. These higher-grade zones were contained within a 75 m core length zone logged as a pyroxene – sulphide skarn with a grade approaching 0.53% CuEq* derived from current metal prices for Cu, Au, Ag, Co, Ni, Zn, Pt and Pd. Drillhole 10SP03 targeted a magnetic anomaly and had no indications of surface mineralization at the time of drilling. One of the new 2022 showings has been found proximal to drillhole 10SP03 and the targeted magnetic anomaly.

The Company is continuing with surface exploration in the Greenwood area. Crews from APEX completed trenching and rock sampling in June at the Midway Mine area, as well as some follow-up sampling at the Sappho Chargeability Target area. The 2026 exploration work is ongoing and includes prospecting and rock sampling at targets in the Motherlode area, the Rock Creek area, the Midway area, the Copper Mountain area, the Overlander-Attwood area and surrounding the Sappho (Figure 10). Additional groundwork including ground geophysical surveys are being planned and will comprise IP, magnetics and Loupe electromagnetics (EM) for the Sappho, the Midway and Motherlode areas (Figure 10). Drillhole and rock sampling results from the 2026 work are pending and will be released as they are received.

Figure 10: Exploration Targets 2026.

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ASSAY METHODOLOGY & QUALITY CONTROL (QA/QC)

The analytical work on the Sappho Project drilling was performed by the ALS Global Limited in Kamloops and North Vancouver, an internationally recognized analytical service provider. All core samples were prepared using ALS procedure PREP-31A (dry, crush to 70% passing 2mm, riffle split off 250g, pulverize split to better than 85% passing 75 microns) and analyzed by method PGM-ICP27 (30g fire assay with ICP finish for Au, Pt and Pd) and ME-ICP61a (0.5g, four acid digestion and ICP-AES/MS analysis) for multielements. Any samples containing >10g/t Au are reanalyzed using method FAS-415 (30g Fire Assay with gravimetric finish). Samples containing >100 ppm Ag and/or >1% Cu, Pb, & Zn are reanalyzed using method ICF-6 (0.2g, 4-acid digest and ore grade ICP-AES analysis). Rock samples were analysed using Au-ICP21 (30g fire assay with ICP-AES finish) and multielements using ME-ICP41 (0.5g, aqua regia digestion and ICP-AES analysis).

The reported work has been completed using industry standard procedures, including a quality assurance/quality control (“QA/QC”) program consisting of the insertion of certified standards, blanks and duplicates into the sample stream by APEX personnel. The ALS geochemical laboratory data was provided directly to APEX and the QP and has been verified by the QP.

QUALIFIED PERSON (“QP”) STATEMENT

The technical content of this news release and the Company’s technical disclosure has been reviewed and approved by Michael B. Dufresne, M. Sc., P. Geol., P.Geo., who is a non-independent Qualified Person (“QP)” as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

ABOUT GRIZZLY DISCOVERIES INC.

Grizzly is a diversified Canadian mineral exploration company with its primary listing on the TSX Venture Exchange focused on developing its approximately 72,700 ha (approximately 180,000 acres) of precious and critical minerals properties in southeastern British Columbia. Grizzly is run by a highly experienced junior resource sector management team, who have a track record of advancing exploration projects from early exploration stage through to feasibility stage.

On behalf of the Board,

GRIZZLY DISCOVERIES INC.
Brian Testo, CEO, President

Suite 363-9768 170 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5T 5L4

For further information, please visit our website at www.grizzlydiscoveries.com or contact:

Nancy Massicotte
Corporate Development
Tel: 604-315-1455
Email: nancy@grizzlydiscoveries.com

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Caution concerning forward-looking information

This press release contains “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws. This information and statements address future activities, events, plans, developments and projections. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, constitute forward-looking statements or forward-looking information. Such forward-looking information and statements are frequently identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend” and similar terminology, and reflect assumptions, estimates, opinions and analysis made by management of Grizzly in light of its experience, current conditions, expectations of future developments and other factors which it believes to be reasonable and relevant. Forward-looking information and statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause Grizzly’s actual results, performance and achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information and statements and accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed thereon.

Risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to vary include but are not limited to the availability of financing; fluctuations in commodity prices; changes to and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including environmental laws and obtaining requisite permits; political, economic and other risks; as well as other risks and uncertainties which are more fully described in our annual and quarterly Management’s Discussion and Analysis and in other filings made by us with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and available at www.sedarplus.ca. Grizzly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information or statements except as may be required by law.

Table 2: Collars for the 2026 Drill Holes at the Main Sappho Skarn Target Area.

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Riverside Resources Expands British Columbia Mineral Tenures for Rare Earth Elements (REE) and Gold-Copper

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Riverside Resources Inc. (“Riverside” or the “Company“) (TSX-V: RRI) (OTCQB: RVSDF) (FSE: 5YY0), is pleased to announce that it has received mineral title for expanded property packages at its Revel and Red Jacket Projects in south-central BC. At Red Jacket, this nearly doubles the mineral tenure area controlled for the project. At Revel, it adds an additional 30% in area. In both cases, the expansion extends Riverside’s control over the prospective mineralized belt and covers targets along strike from known mineralization. Riverside’s generative program in BC continues to add prospective new projects, expanding the company’s footprint in western Canada.

The Revel Project is a carbonatite rare earth element (REE) district located approximately 20 kilometres with road access from the community of Seymour Arm, north of Revelstoke, in southeastern British Columbia. Carbonatites are a major source for REEs and targeting of this belt will continue this summer beginning with a planned airborne survey in the coming weeks.

The Red Jacket project is a volcanogenic massive sulfide system similar to the Yellowhead deposit in the Eagle Bay Formation. Red Jacket is easily accessed via paved highway and then by logging road, approximately 15 km east of Clearwater and 115 km north-northeast of Kamloops in central British Columbia. The project is north of Trekor Metals feasibility-stage Yellowhead Copper Project, which hosts a large Cu-Zn-AG-Au reserve and is considered a potential near-term future mine.

Location of Red Jacket and Revel Project in context with other Riverside properties and key cities in south central British Columbia
Location of Red Jacket and Revel Project in context with other Riverside properties and key cities in south central British Columbia

Figure 1: Location of Red Jacket and Revel Project in context with other Riverside properties and key cities in south central British Columbia

“Expanding our mineral tenure position at two of our growing British Columbia projects is a positive milestone for Riverside,” said John-Mark Staude, President and CEO of Riverside Resources. “Summer exploration programs are underway at both properties, and we expect results in the coming months. Securing larger land packages that capture more of the productive belt strengthens our position, adds cost-effective value, and sets us up for partner funding transactions and expanded exploration in stable, easily workable jurisdictions.”

About the Revel Project

The Revel Project is located approximately 20 kilometres from the community of Seymour Arm and north of Revelstoke, British Columbia, within a highly prospective carbonatite belt. The Project covers part of the Mount Grace Carbonatite, which is known to host rare earth element mineralization, and Riverside has outlined a 12-kilometre-long carbonatite-style rare earth system at Revel that remains undrilled. The newly added mineral claims cover the northern continuation of the carbonatite layer.

Additional Revel North claims added to the Revel Project highlighted in orange. Several main target horizons for the carbonatite REE targets are represented by the brown lines.
Additional Revel North claims added to the Revel Project highlighted in orange. Several main target horizons for the carbonatite REE targets are represented by the brown lines.

Figure 2: Additional Revel North claims added to the Revel Project highlighted in orange.
Several main target horizons for the carbonatite REE targets are represented by the brown lines.

The Revel and Revel North claims (collectively Revel Project) occur along the northeast margin of the Frenchman Cap Gneiss Dome, comprising part of the Shuswap Metamorphic Terrain. The core gneisses are overlain by allochthonous cover rocks that host both extrusive and intrusive carbonatites and form part of the Monashee cover sequence. Recent exploration by Riverside at Revel has included detailed mapping and geochemical sampling designed to vector toward higher-grade REE zones in advance of drill testing.

The next planned work will include airborne geophysics and field exploration work during the coming months. Additional information on the Revel Project is available on Riverside’s website at www.rivres.com.

About the Red Jacket Project

The Red Jacket Project is well located, with access via paved highway and logging road, allowing for rapid, cost-effective exploration. Riverside assembled the project this year and has completed field soil and rock sampling along with reconnaissance mapping to refine volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) style targets. The project lies north of Trekor Metals feasibility-stage Yellowhead Copper Project, which hosts a large copper-zinc-silver-gold reserve and is considered a potential near-term mine.

Red Jacket is underlain by the Eagle Bay Assemblage, a Lower Cambrian to Mississippian package of deformed and metamorphosed volcanic and sedimentary rocks within the Kootenay Terrane. The same assemblage hosts Trekor’s copper reserves roughly 10 kilometres to the south and is a well-established host for volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits in the district, including Samatosum, Rea, Homestake and Chu Chua.

Historical soil geochemistry, mapping and geophysics completed by INCO in the 1970s and by Placer Dome through the 1980s, combined with Riverside’s own sampling in late 2025, outline a 4-kilometre-long northwest-southeast trend that takes in the Redtop, Snow and Sunrise showings. Riverside’s 2025 grab samples returned high-grade polymetallic values at surface in areas of past trenching. The horizon has seen very little drilling throughout its history. Placer Dome completed four short holes and recommended thirteen more that were never drilled so its full length remains a target. 2026 field work is underway with further results expected in the coming months. Additional information on the Red Jacket Project is available on Riverside’s website at www.rivres.com.

Additional claims added to the Red Jacket Project highlighted in orange. The approximate trend for two of the mineralized target horizons for the project are represented by the brown lines.
Additional claims added to the Red Jacket Project highlighted in orange. The approximate trend for two of the mineralized target horizons for the project are represented by the brown lines.

Figure 3: Additional claims added to the Red Jacket Project highlighted in orange. The approximate trend for two of the mineralized target horizons for the project are represented by the brown lines.  

Qualified Person & QA/QC:

The scientific and technical data contained in this news release pertaining to the Project was reviewed and approved by Freeman Smith, P.Geo, a non-independent qualified person to Riverside Resources Inc., who is responsible for ensuring that the information provided in this news release is accurate and who acts as a “qualified person” under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

About Riverside Resources Inc.:

Riverside is a well-funded exploration company driven by value generation and discovery. The Company has a strong balance sheet, no debt and tight share structure with a strong portfolio of gold-silver, copper, and REE assets and royalties in North America. Further information about Riverside is available on the Company’s website at www.rivres.com.

ON BEHALF OF RIVERSIDE RESOURCES INC.

“John-Mark Staude”

Dr. John-Mark Staude, President & CEO

For additional information contact:

John-Mark Staude
President, CEO
Riverside Resources Inc.
info@rivres.com
Phone: (778) 327-6671
Fax: (778) 327-6675
Web: www.rivres.com
Eric Negraeff
Investor Relations
Riverside Resources Inc.
Phone: (778) 327-6671
TF: (877) RIV-RES1
Web: www.rivres.com

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Elemental Royalty Notes 32% Increase in Reserves at Karlawinda with Expansion Commissioning on Track for Q3 2026

Denver, Colorado–(Newsfile Corp. – July 29, 2026) – Elemental Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ: ELE) (TSX: ELE) (“Elemental” or the “Company“) notes the announcement by Capricorn Metals Ltd (ASX: CMM) (“Capricorn“) of a 32% increase in Mineral Reserves at the Karlawinda Gold Project (“Karlawinda“). Elemental holds an uncapped 2% net smelter return (“NSR“) royalty on Karlawinda.

Karlawinda is a cornerstone asset for Elemental, contributing US$8.9 million in zero-cost revenue in 2025 prior to completion of the Karlawinda Mine Expansion Project, which is in its final stages of commissioning.

Highlights

  • Significant increase in Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources: recent drilling at Karlawinda contributed to a 32% increase in the Probable Mineral Reserve estimate to 76.4 million tonnes at 0.6 g/t gold, containing 1.57 million ounces of gold
  • Additionally, the Karlawinda Indicated Mineral Resource estimate increased by 30% to 124.9 million tonnes at 0.6 g/t gold, containing 2.38 million ounces of gold. Mineral Resources are inclusive of Mineral Reserves
  • Ongoing expansion: Capricorn’s expansion of the Karlawinda processing plant is nearing completion, with commissioning and transition to full operations expected during the third quarter of 2026
  • Extended mine life: Capricorn reports that the increased Mineral Reserve supports an approximately 10-year mine life, based on expanded processing capacity of approximately 6.5 million tonnes per annum and anticipated annual gold production of approximately 150,000 ounces
  • Conservative gold-price assumptions: Capricorn used variable gold prices of A$2,200 to A$2,600 per ounce for the Mineral Reserve estimate and a gold price of A$2,800 per ounce for the Mineral Resource estimate
  • Increased value for Elemental: the reported mine-life extension and additional Mineral Resources increase Elemental’s exposure to Karlawinda without additional capital contributions from the Company

Elemental Chief Executive Officer, David M. Cole, commented: We are pleased to note the substantial increase in Mineral Reserves reported by Capricorn, which further strengthens the long-term value of our 2% NSR royalty over Karlawinda. With Capricorn’s plant expansion nearing completion and annual production expected to increase to approximately 150,000 ounces, Karlawinda is positioned to remain a cornerstone asset in our portfolio and an important contributor to Elemental’s royalty revenue.

Capricorn’s management team has an excellent track record, and we look forward to following its progress towards commissioning.”

About Karlawinda
Karlawinda is a producing, open-pit gold mine located approximately 65 kilometres south-east of Newman in the Pilbara region of Western Australia and operated by Capricorn. Production commenced in June 2021, and Capricorn reports that the mine has produced approximately 564,000 ounces of gold since commissioning. Capricorn is currently completing an expansion designed to increase processing capacity to approximately 6.5 million tonnes per annum and annual gold production to approximately 150,000 ounces.

Recent drilling at Karlawinda, as reported by Capricorn in its announcement titled “Capricorn Gold Reserves Increase to 5.2 Million Ounces” dated July 27, 2026, contributed to an increase in the Probable Mineral Reserve estimate from 1.19 million ounces to 1.57 million ounces of gold, representing an increase of 32%. Capricorn reported that drilling targeted the conversion of Inferred Mineral Resources to Indicated Mineral Resources in areas down-dip of the 2024 reserve pit design, enabling conversion of a portion of the Mineral Resources to Probable Mineral Reserves. The updated Mineral Reserve estimate is based on 124.9 million tonnes at 0.6 g/t gold, containing 2.382 million ounces in the Indicated category, and 35.1 million tonnes at 0.5 g/t gold, containing 608,000 ounces in the Inferred category. Mineral Resources are inclusive of Mineral Reserves.

The updated Probable Mineral Reserve estimate incorporates depletion of approximately 103,000 ounces of gold from mining during the nine months ended March 31, 2026. After accounting for this depletion, the Probable Mineral Reserve increased from 1.19 million ounces to 1.57 million ounces of gold.

Technical Disclosure and Qualified Person

The Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimates disclosed in this news release were prepared and reported by Capricorn in accordance with the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (the “JORC Code”). Elemental has not independently verified the underlying data supporting those estimates and is relying on Capricorn’s public disclosure in its announcement titled “Capricorn Gold Reserves Increase to 5.2 Million Ounces” dated July 27, 2026, available on Capricorn’s website and through the ASX announcement platform. For purposes of disclosure under National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”), Elemental considers the JORC Code classifications of Indicated Mineral Resources, Inferred Mineral Resources and Probable Ore Reserves to be substantively equivalent to the corresponding categories under the CIM Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves adopted by the CIM Council, as amended. Mineral Resources are inclusive of Mineral Reserves. Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.

The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Michael Sheehan, an employee of the Company and a “Qualified Person” as defined in NI 43-101.

For further information, contact:

David M. Coleinfo@elementalroyalty.com
CEO
Tara Vivian-Nealinvestor@elementalroyalty.com
Investor Relations

www.elementalroyalty.com
Phone: +1 (604) 688-6390

NASDAQ: ELE | TSX: ELE | ISIN: CA28620K1066 | CUSIP: 28620K106

About Elemental Royalty Corporation

Elemental is a new mid-tier, gold-focused streaming and royalty company with a globally diversified portfolio of 18 producing assets and more than 200 royalties, anchored by cornerstone assets and operated by world-class mining partners. Formed through the merger of Elemental Altus and EMX, the Company combines Elemental Altus’s track record of accretive royalty acquisitions with EMX’s strengths in royalty generation and disciplined growth. This complementary strategy delivers both immediate cash flow and long-term value creation, supported by a best-in-class asset base, diversified production, and sector-leading management expertise.

Elemental trades on Nasdaq and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker Symbol “ELE”.

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This news release contains certain “forward looking statements” and certain “forward-looking information” as defined under applicable United States and Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements and information can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “continue”, “plans” or similar terminology (including negative and grammatical variations thereof).

Forward-looking statements and information include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future royalties and future consideration payments or issuances of shares, or other statements that are not statements of fact. Forward-looking statements and information are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions that, while believed by management to be reasonable, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies.

Forward-looking statements and information are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the ability of Elemental to control or predict, that may cause Elemental’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied thereby, and are developed based on assumptions about such risks, uncertainties and other factors set out herein, including but not limited to: the impact of general business and economic conditions, the absence of control over the mining operations from which Elemental will receive royalties, risks related to international operations, government relations and environmental regulation, the inherent risks involved in the exploration and development of mineral properties; the uncertainties involved in interpreting exploration data; the potential for delays in exploration or development activities; the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits; the possibility that future exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent with Elemental’s expectations; accidents, equipment breakdowns, title matters, labour disputes or other unanticipated difficulties or interruptions in operations; fluctuating metal prices; unanticipated costs and expenses; uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future; the inherent uncertainty of production and cost estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses, commodity price fluctuations; currency fluctuations; regulatory restrictions, including environmental regulatory restrictions; liability, competition, loss of key employees and other related risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of important factors which could cause actual results to differ from forward-looking statements, refer to the annual information form of Elemental for the year ended December 31, 2025. Elemental undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements and information except as required by applicable law. Such forward-looking statements and information represent management’s best judgment based on information currently available. No forward-looking statement or information can be guaranteed, and actual future results may vary materially. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information.

Neither The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC nor the Toronto Stock Exchange, nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the Toronto Stock Exchange), accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

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West Point Gold Confirms High-Grade Continuity at NE Tyro; Intersecting 62.5m at 3.1 g/t Au, Including 38.1m at 4.66 g/t Au

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – July 29, 2026) – West Point Gold Corp. (TSXV: WPG) (OTCQX: WPGCF) (FSE: LRA0) (“West Point Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the results from two more drill holes from the high-grade Northeast (“NE”) Tyro zone at its flagship Gold Chain Project in Arizona. Results are highlighted by Hole GC26-166, which was a reverse circulation (“RC”) hole that intersected 62.5 metres (“m”) of 3.1 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold (“Au”) from 233m, including 38.1m at 4.7 g/t Au. This intercept has an estimated true width (“TW”) of 30m. These holes continue to bolster the widths and continuity of the high-grade zone at NE Tyro, which remains open to depth and to the northeast towards the prospective Frisco Graben target.

The Company is reporting assay results for two drill holes (594.3m), GC26-163 and GC26-166, from the recently completed 21,079m drill program. Assays are pending for 4,907m from the Tyro Main Zone and Black Dyke targets. All drill data is currently being compiled, evaluated and analyzed as part of the Company’s upcoming maiden resource estimate expected to be released later in 2026.

Highlights:

  • Hole GC26-166 (Line 1000) intersected 62.5m at 3.12 g/t Au, about 20m in front of GC26-148 (66m at 6.57 g/t Au);
  • Hole GC26-163 (Line 950) intersected 54.9m at 2.02 g/t Au, including 19.8m at 4.40 g/t Au beginning approximately 197m below surface;
  • Results from both sections (L950 and L1000) indicate that the NE Tyro vein is well developed between 300 and 350m below the surface;
  • NE Tyro remains open to depth and to the northeast towards the Frisco Graben.

Derek Macpherson, President and CEO, stated, “Drilling this year at NE Tyro has materially expanded the zone to depth and to the northeast. More importantly, the results indicate that this high-grade zone remains open in multiple directions. We believe the consistency of the mineralization, the high grades, and the apparent widening of the zone at depth bode well for the pending maiden resource and the upcoming drill program. A key focus of West Point Gold’s next drill program is to continue expanding NE Tyro at depth and along strike.”

Table 1: Drill Results

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Figure 1. Plan view of the Tyro NE vein showing geology and drilling conducted in 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. Note the location of Hole Nos. GC26-163 (L950) and GC26-166 (L1000).

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Figure 2. Longitudinal perspective of the Tyro NE zone contoured GT (g/t Au X estimated true thickness) highlighting the results from Holes GC26-163 and GC26-166. 

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Line 950 (GC26-163)

Section L950 (Figure 3) reveals that the NE Tyro vein system is continuously mineralized from the surface downward to an elevation of 635mASL, or at least 230m vertically. The mineralized zone, which is defined by a planar structure dipping at 70o, is dominated by vein breccia (hydrothermal) in the footwall and quartz-calcite-adularia veinlets dominating toward the hanging wall. The footwall vein breccia in Hole GC26-163 hosts about 12m of 4.4 g/t Au (TW; Figure 3). Figure 2 reveals that this strong vein remains open at depth and to the southwest.

Figure 3. Geologic section drawn along Line 950 showing vein and spatial relation between GC26-163, GC21-014, GC25-047 and GC25-081.

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Line 1000 (GC26-166)

Section L1000, shown in Figure 4, contains Holes GC26-166, GC26-168, GC21-013, GC25-087, GC26-134 (core), GC25-059 and GC26-148 (core). This hole was designed to test the vein zone about 50m below GC26-148 but flattened slightly to cut the vein about 20m below. GC26-166 contained (Table 1) intersected 62.5m (TW = 30m) at 3.12 g/t Au including 38.1m of 4.7 g/t Au. Unlike GC26-163, quartz veining extends several meters into the footwall below the likely controlling structure. Alteration of the Precambrian granite across this zone consisted of moderate to strong illite-pyrite alteration replacing chlorite in the propylitic selvage

Figure 4. Geologic section drawn along Line 1000 showing vein and spatial relation between GC26-166, GC26-168, GC21-013, GC26-134, GC25-087, GC25-059 and GC26-148 (core).

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Table 2: Drill hole locations and descriptions

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Gold Chain Project share payment

The Company intends to issue 46,110 common shares of the Company, valued at CDN$1.466 per share, in connection with a US$48,000 (CDN$67,598) share payment due under the option agreement covering a portion of the Company’s landholdings for the Gold Chain Project in Arizona.

The common shares issued will have a statutory hold period of four months and one day from the date of issuance. This share for debt transaction remains subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.

Qualified Person

Robert Johansing, M.Sc. Econ. Geol., P. Geo., the Company’s Vice President, Exploration, is a qualified person (“QP”) as defined by NI 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical content of this press release. Mr. Johansing has also been responsible for overseeing all phases of the drilling program, including logging, cutting, labelling, bagging and transport from the project to American Assay Laboratories (AAL) of Sparks, Nevada. Reverse Circulation (RC) drill holes have a diameter of about 10cm (~4″), and samples have an approximate weight of 5 to 10kg. All samples are packaged for shipment at the facility and trucked to AAL in Reno. Samples were then dried, crushed and split, and pulp samples were prepared for analysis. Gold was determined by fire assay with an ICP finish, and over-limit samples were determined by fire assay and gravimetric finish. Silver plus 15 other elements were determined by Aqua Regia ICP-AES (IM-2A16), and over-limit samples were determined by fire assay and gravimetric finish. Both certified standards and blanks were inserted on site along with duplicates, standards and blanks inserted by American Assay. The results summarized above have been carefully reviewed with reference to the QA/QC results. Standard sample chain of custody procedures were employed during drilling and sampling campaigns until delivery to the analytical facility.

About West Point Gold Corp.

West Point Gold is an exploration and development company focused on unlocking value across four strategically located projects along the prolific Walker Lane Trend in Nevada and Arizona, USA, providing shareholders with exposure to multiple discovery opportunities across one of North America’s most productive gold regions. The Company’s near-term priority is advancing its flagship Gold Chain Project in Arizona.

For further information regarding this press release, please contact:
Aaron Paterson, Corporate Communications Manager
Phone: +1 (778) 358-6173
Email: info@westpointgold.com

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:

Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking information. These statements relate to future events or future performance. Forward-looking statements include estimates and statements that describe the Company’s future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that the Company or management expects a stated condition or result to occur. The use of any of the words “could”, “intend”, “expect”, “believe”, “will”, “projected”, “estimated” and similar expressions and statements relating to matters that are not historical facts are intended to identify forward-looking information and are based on the Company’s current belief or assumptions as to the outcome and timing of such future events including, among others, assumptions about future prices of gold, silver, and other metal prices, currency exchange rates and interest rates, timing of the Company’s maiden resource estimate, favourable operating conditions, political stability, obtaining government approvals and financing on time, obtaining renewals for existing licenses and permits and obtaining required licenses and permits, labour stability, stability in market conditions, availability of equipment, availability of drill rigs, and anticipated costs and expenditures. In particular, this press release contains forward-looking statements concerning the timing of a maiden resource estimate and the belief that Tyro NE will be open to depth following that estimate. The Company cautions that all forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and that actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. Such factors include, among other things: risks and uncertainties relating to West Point Gold’s ability to complete any payments or expenditures required under the Company’s various option agreements for its projects; and other risks and uncertainties relating to the actual results of current exploration activities, the uncertainties related to resources estimates; the uncertainty of estimates and projections in relation to production, costs and expenses; risks relating to grade and continuity of mineral deposits; the uncertainties involved in interpreting drill results and other exploration data; the potential for delays in exploration or development activities; uncertainty related to the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits; the possibility that future exploration, development or mining results may vary from those expected; statements about expected results of operations, royalties, cash flows, financial position may not be consistent with the Company’s expectations due to accidents, equipment breakdowns, title and permitting matters, labour disputes or other unanticipated difficulties with or interruptions in operations, fluctuating metal prices, unanticipated costs and expenses, uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future and regulatory restrictions, including environmental regulatory restrictions. The possibility that future exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent with adjacent properties and the Company’s expectations; operational risks and hazards inherent with the business of mining (including environmental accidents and hazards, industrial accidents, equipment breakdown, unusual or unexpected geological or structural formations, cave-ins, flooding and severe weather); metal price fluctuations; environmental and regulatory requirements; availability of permits, failure to convert estimated mineral resources to reserves; the inability to complete a feasibility study which recommends a production decision; the preliminary nature of metallurgical test results; fluctuating gold prices; possibility of equipment breakdowns and delays, exploration cost overruns, availability of capital and financing, general economic, political risks, market or business conditions, regulatory changes, timeliness of government or regulatory approvals and other risks involved in the mineral exploration and development industry, and those risks set out in the filings on SEDAR made by the Company with securities regulators. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this corporate press release are reasonable, 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. The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by applicable securities legislation.

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AIAI Deploys Bid Accelerator, Showcasing Its Transformational AI Integration Strategy

Purpose-built AI application deployed at C.C. Carlton Industries, demonstrating AIAI’s Transformational AI strategy from framework to operational execution

DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2026 / AIAI Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:AIAI) (“Ai2” or the “Company”), an AI-enabled diversified holding company utilizing Transformational AI (TAI) to enhance portfolio performance, today announced the deployment of Bid Accelerator a custom built application developed under the Company’s Transformational AI (TAI) Integration Playbook, which was introduced in June to provide a disciplined framework for identifying, designing and implementing AI-enabled value creation opportunities across its portfolio companies. The application is being deployed within the wholly owned subsidiary C.C. Carlton Industries (“CCCI”), serving as a foundational demonstration of that strategy.

“Our June announcement introduced the framework for integrating Transformational AI across our portfolio,” said Todd Furniss, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of AIAI Holdings.” The deployment of Bid Accelerator is a perfect example of the operational implementation of that strategy. More importantly, it demonstrates how our integration playbook moves from assessment to purpose-built AI solutions that address real operational challenges. We built Bid Accelerator by analyzing over $7 Billion from over 1500 bids developed by CCCI. The initial results have been profound. As Bid Accelerator continues learning from CCCI’s workflows and operational data, we believe it will deliver increasing value over time while establishing a repeatable model for future applications across our portfolio.”

Bid Accelerator is designed to augment CCCI’s experienced estimating professionals by streamlining bid preparation, preserving institutional knowledge and continuously learning from operational data. This makes every professional more productive and more focused on winning opportunities. Continuous learning enables organizations to further improve proposal quality, increase bid capacity, and enhance contract win rates over time. We expect the resulting productivity improvements and operational efficiencies will begin contributing to financial performance during the first half of 2027.

“The knowledge and judgment of our estimating professionals are among CCCI’s most valuable assets,” said Ben Lyon, Chief Executive Officer of C.C. Carlton Industries. “Bid Accelerator is designed to amplify that expertise by continuously learning from every bid and equipping our estimating professionals with increasingly intelligent decision support. We believe it will help us pursue more opportunities, improve proposal quality, increase contract win rates and strengthen our competitive position as we continue to grow.”

Bid Accelerator is a key demonstration of Ai2’s broader Transformational AI strategy and provides a repeatable model for future deployments across the Company’s portfolio. As additional applications are developed and implemented, each deployment is expected to expand Ai2’s operational intelligence, refine its integration playbook, accelerate future implementations and strengthen the Company’s growing library of proprietary AI capabilities designed to enhance productivity, improve decision-making and create long-term shareholder value.

About Bid Accelerator

Bid Accelerator is a purpose-built Transformational AI application developed utilizing M42’s AI technologies and deployed by AIAI Holdings within C.C. Carlton Industries. Designed specifically for construction estimating operations, the platform streamlines bid preparation, preserves institutional knowledge, continuously learns from operational data and historical project outcomes, and provides AI-assisted decision support intended to improve estimating efficiency, proposal quality, bid throughput and long-term contract win rates. By integrating mathematics and science AI with behavioral (psychometric) AI capabilities, Bid Accelerator is designed to become increasingly intelligent over time as it learns from organizational experience and operational workflows.

About AIAI Holdings Corporation

AIAI Holdings Corporation (Ai2) (NASDAQ:AIAI) is an AI-enabled diversified holding company that acquires and grows companies across multiple industries. We expect to drive revenue and earnings growth throughout our portfolio by applying exclusively licensed Transformational AI to enhance operational efficiency and financial performance.

Ai2 is building a next-generation model for technology-enabled business operations, which is expected to create sustainable value for shareholders through the strategic integration of artificial intelligence across diverse industries.

About C.C. Carlton Industries

C.C. Carlton Industries, Ltd. (CCCI), with over 30 years in Central Texas, delivers construction projects with 150+ years of executive team experience, ensuring timely and high-quality outcomes. Boasting over 50 safety certifications, a professional SWPPP team, and TxDOT prequalification, CCCI maintains an unrivaled safety program and compliance, bonding projects of any size.

C.C. Carlton Industries is a portfolio company of AIAI Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:AIAI).

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” or “forward-looking information” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the plans, intentions, beliefs, and current expectations of the Company with respect to future business activities and plans of the Company. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements regarding our expectations, intentions, beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions. Forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “would,” “could,” “should”, “estimate,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “estimate”, or “continue,” or similar expressions, including the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.

Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations regarding its strategy, plans, intentions, performance, or future occurrences or results, the information on which such expectations were based may change. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are outside of the Company’s control, that could cause actual results, performance, or achievements to materially differ from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to our lack of operating history, our ability to attract new investments, our failure to manage growth effectively, our acquisition activities may pose risks that could harm our business, and our licensed AI may not perform up to the expected standards, as well as general business and economic conditions, competitive pressures, regulatory changes, technological developments, and other factors identified in the Company’s most recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Registration Statement on Form S-1, which are available for review at www.sec.gov. Furthermore, the Company operates in a competitive environment where new and unanticipated risks may arise. Accordingly, investors should not place any reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any intention to, and, except as may be required by law, undertake no obligation to, update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that subsequently occur or of which the Company hereafter become aware. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

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Scout Discoveries Announces Joint Venture with Olympio Metals at the 100% Owned Jacknife High-Grade Silver Project, Idaho

Key Take-Aways

  • Olympio Metals Limited (ASX: OLY) will acquire an 80% interest in Scout’s Jacknife silver project for US$120,000 in cash, 45,000,000 Olympio shares, and up to 25,000,000 performance shares, with a firm commitment of 17,000 meters of drilling over six years.
  • Scout retains a 20% interest, free-carried through to commercial production and will be the in-country operating partner, providing geological and drilling services with its internal teams and drill rigs at cost plus 25%.
  • The agreement extends Scout’s vertically integrated discovery-to-partnership model: the Company profitably advances its own projects with in-house drill rigs and geologic teams while retaining a carried interest.
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho – July 20, 2026 – Scout Discoveries Corp. (“Scout” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the execution of a binding asset sale and joint venture agreement with Olympio Metals Limited (ASX: OLY) (“Olympio”). Under the agreement, Olympio will acquire an 80% interest in Scout’s Jacknife high-grade silver project (the “Project”), located in the Lakeview Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, part of the broader Silver Valley region, and the parties will form an 80/20 joint venture to advance the Project, summarized below and in Table 1.
Transaction HighlightsUpfront Consideration:US$20,000 non-refundable deposit within 30 days of execution of the agreement, with a 30-day due diligence period; andUS$100,000 in cash and 45,000,000 fully paid ordinary Olympio shares on satisfactory completion of due diligence, with all shares subject to a 12-month voluntary escrow from the date of issue. Based on Olympio’s most recent closing share price of A$0.048, the 45,000,000 share position is worth approximately US$1.5 million.Performance Shares: Scout is eligible to receive up to 25 million additional Olympio shares upon achievement of the following milestones:5,000,000 shares on commencement of drilling at the Project;10,000,000 shares on granting of drilling approvals for the unpatented claims; and10,000,000 shares on announcement of a JORC or NI 43-101 compliant Mineral Resource Estimate of at least 3Moz AgEq.Joint Venture and Free Carry: Olympio (80%) and Scout (20%) will form a joint venture for further exploration and development of the Project. Scout will be free-carried through to commercial production, with Olympio funding 100% of joint venture expenditure during the carry period, including work programs, claim maintenance, permitting, bonding, underlying payments, and insurance. Scout has no cash funding obligation and is not subject to dilution during the carry. Following commencement of commercial production, Olympio may recover mine development costs from Scout’s share of production, with prior exploration, drilling, overhead, and financing costs excluded.Required Work Obligations: Olympio must fund geologic mapping and geochemistry in Year 1, geophysics in Year 2, 5,000 meters of drilling by Year 3, and 17,000 meters of cumulative drilling by Year 6. Missed milestones trigger cure rights and reduction of Olympio’s interest, including full reversion of the Project to Scout for a Year 1 failure.Scout as Operating Partner: Scout will provide geological, drilling, and exploration services to the joint venture at cost plus 25% (land and claim payments passed through at cost), executed with the Company’s internal core drill rigs and geologic team.Assumed Obligations: Olympio will assume the pre-existing third-party royalty and advance royalty obligations on the Project and will hold the benefit of Scout’s right of first refusal over the nearby historical Lakeview Mill.Post-Carry Funding: After the carry period and recovery of carried costs, the parties fund pro rata or dilute. If Scout is diluted below 10%, it may elect to convert its interest to a 1% NSR royalty or retain its diluted interest.
Table1: Structure of the Transaction
Table 1: Structure of the Transaction
Curtis Johnson, Scout’s President and CEO commented, “Jacknife is a clear example of Scout’s business model in action. We consolidated a district-scale silver project anchored by patented mining claims in one of the world’s premier silver regions, outlined the targets, and have now brought on a quality partner in Olympio to fund its advancement while Scout stays directly engaged as the operating partner. We maintain continuity with the targeting by drilling with our own rigs and geologic team, while generating meaningful revenue for Scout over the coming years. Most importantly, we retain a 20% interest free-carried through to commercial production, plus meaningful equity in Olympio to share in any future discovery success.”
About the Jacknife ProjectThe Jacknife Project covers 3,940 acres in the Lakeview Mining District, approximately 35 kilometers northeast of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and 45 kilometers north of the prolific Silver Valley Mining District, which has produced over 1.2 billion ounces of silver (Figure 1). The Project includes 335 acres of patented mining claims covering ~80% of a ~7-kilometer trend of mineralized shear zones hosted in the same Belt Supergroup formations as the Silver Valley deposits.Patented claims are private property requiring no federal permitting for exploration and limited permitting for underground mining. Six historical mines within the Project produced over 3.2Moz of silver at an average grade of 12.7 oz/t, including ~2Moz at grades up to 22 oz/t (684 g/t) Ag from the Conjecture Mine (1956–1964), which was developed to a depth of more than 600 meters. A 1975 historical estimate for the Conjecture Mine reported 632,081 tonnes @ 13 oz/t (405 g/t) Ag for 8.22Moz of silver, and mineralization remains open along strike and at depth. Historical drilling in 2012 returned intercepts including 1.4m @ 692 g/t Ag and 0.6m @ 1,106 g/t Ag.
Figure 1: Location of Jacknife relative to the Silver Valley, highlighting similar geologic setting.
Figure 1: Location of Jacknife relative to the Silver Valley, highlighting similar geologic setting.
Next Steps – Work ProgramOlympio will fund a maiden core drilling program at the Conjecture Shear Zone, targeting the continuity of grade between the historical mine levels, together with Project-wide geologic mapping and soil and rock sampling to generate and prioritize additional drill targets (Figure 2). Because the patented claims provide immediate access with no federal permitting for exploration, drilling can commence once a drill rig is available. Scout will execute the work programs as operating partner using its internal core drill rigs and geologic team.
Figure 2: Project scale map of Jacknife highlighting historical intercepts and target zones.
Figure 2: Project scale map of Jacknife highlighting historical intercepts and target zones.
Cautionary note: The Conjecture Mine estimate is a historical estimate prepared in 1975, prior to the establishment of modern reporting codes. It is not compliant with S-K 1300, NI 43-101, or the JORC Code (2012); a qualified or competent person has not done sufficient work to classify it as a current mineral resource; and it should not be relied upon. Further evaluation, including drilling, is required to verify the estimate. Historical production and drilling results are drawn from historical records that have not been independently verified.
About Olympio Metals LimitedOlympio Metals Limited (ASX: OLY) is an Australian listed mineral exploration company headquartered in West Perth, Western Australia. Olympio’s portfolio includes the Raven high-grade silver project and the Sawtooth antimony project in the western United States.
About Scout Discoveries Corp.Scout Discoveries Corp., headquartered in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, is a private U.S. mineral exploration company with rights to twelve separate precious and base metal projects in the western U.S.A., comprising one of the largest unpatented claim holdings in the region, totaling over 50,000 acres. Scout’s vision is to bring the full discovery process in-house from idea generation through resource drilling, lowering costs and increasing efficiency. With this model, the Company can rapidly advance its project portfolio through discovery by leveraging its five internal core drill rigs and experienced technical teams.For further information, visit: https://www.scoutdiscoveries.com/
Forward-looking StatementsCertain statements in this news release are forward-looking and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are not comprised of historical facts. Forward-looking statements include estimates and statements that describe the Company’s future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that the Company or management expects a stated condition or result to occur. Forward-looking statements may be identified by such terms as “believes”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “estimates”, “may”, “could”, “would”, “will”, or “plan”. Since forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although these statements are based on information currently available to the Company, the Company provides no assurance that actual results will meet management’s expectations. Risks, uncertainties and other factors involved with forward-looking information could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking informationFactors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking information include, but are not limited to those risks set out in the Company’s public documents filed on EDGAR. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, 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 allThe Company 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 law. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.
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Elemental Royalty Increases Chapi Project Royalty Through Quilla Investment Package

Denver, Colorado–(Newsfile Corp. – July 15, 2026) – Elemental Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ: ELE) (TSX: ELE) (“Elemental” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a strategic US$25 million investment package (the “Transaction“) with Quilla Resources Inc. (“Quilla“) and its subsidiary Minera Pampa de Cobre S.A.C. (“MPC“) to expand Elemental’s royalty exposure to the producing Chapi Copper Project in Peru (“Chapi“) and support Quilla’s next phase of growth.

The Transaction includes the acquisition of both equity in Quilla, and an additional perpetual, uncapped 1.0% net smelter return (“NSR“) royalty over the Pampa Negra and Candelaria concessions, which are expected to be important contributors to Quilla’s planned expansion of Chapi.

Highlights

  • Existing Producing Royalty: Elemental has agreed a strategic US$25 million investment package with Quilla to expand its existing royalty exposure to the Chapi copper project and support Quilla’s next phase of growth
  • Increases Exposure to Project: Elemental acquired an additional perpetual, uncapped 1.0% NSR royalty over Quilla’s Pampa Negra and Candelaria concessions, increasing Elemental’s royalty interest to a total of 3.0% NSR
  • Expansion Plans underway: Pampa Negra and Candelaria will be important contributors to Quilla’s future expansion of Chapi from 10,000 tonnes per annum to 30,000 tonnes per annum of copper cathode production
  • Experienced team with track record of delivery: Quilla’s management team have an established history in Peru, including as senior executives at Rio Alto, Milpo, Buenaventura, and the Antamina mine.

Elemental Chief Executive Officer, David M. Cole, commented: “This transaction moves Chapi into a top ten royalty for Elemental by increasing our exposure to Quilla’s Phase 2 expansion at Pampa Negra and Candelaria following the recent successful commissioning of the Chapi mine. The management team’s proven track record of operating in Peru sets them up for continued growth, while Chapi is strategically located within the Southern Copper Belt alongside mines operated by Freeport-McMoRan, Buenaventura, Anglo American, and Southern Copper. We are very pleased to enhance our royalty on the project and simultaneously become a Quilla shareholder as they move toward listing on a public Exchange.”

Existing Chapi Royalty

In February 2025, EMX Royalty Corporation (“EMX“) acquired a 2.0% NSR royalty on minerals produced from the approximately 26,000 hectare property (“Property Royalty”) owned by Quilla, as well as a 2.0% NSR royalty from any minerals that are produced from outside the Property Royalty area, but that are processed at the Chapi Mine processing facilities. The agreement also includes a two-kilometre area of interest (“AOI“) (see Figure 1) around the Property Royalty area, and any property acquired by MPC within this AOI will also be subject to a 2.0% NSR royalty, stepping down to a 1.0% NSR royalty in July 2034.

Elemental acquired EMX in November 2025.

Figure 1: Existing and additional royalty Area of Interest over the Chapi Copper Project, Peru

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Transaction Details

Under the terms of the transaction, Elemental provided aggregate consideration of US$25 million to Quilla through a combined royalty and equity investment package. The package was structured to expand Elemental’s royalty exposure to the key growth areas at Chapi while also providing Quilla with capital in advance of Listing as it advances the Chapi exploration programme and expansion plans.

Elemental acquired an additional 1.0% NSR royalty over all minerals produced from the Pampa Negra and Candelaria concessions (see Figure 1). The royalty is perpetual, uncapped and not subject to any buyback, step-down or advance payment provisions. This adds to Elemental’s existing 2.0% NSR royalty footprint at Chapi and results in Elemental holding a 3.0% NSR royalty over Pampa Negra and a 3.0% NSR royalty over Candelaria, with the Candelaria royalty stepping down to 2.0% NSR in July 2034.

As part of the same transaction package, Elemental subscribed for shares in the company, representing approximately 9% of Quilla. The equity investment provides Elemental with additional alignment and upside as Quilla advances its planned expansion to 30,000 tonnes per annum of copper cathode and looks to go public.

Elemental funded the Transaction from cash on hand. Proceeds from the Transaction are to be used by Quilla to fast-track exploration as well as permitting and engineering work related to the planned expansion.

Background on Quilla

Quilla is a private Canadian company that, in December 2024, acquired MPC and the associated Chapi licence areas. Quilla was founded by a select group of shareholders, including Victor Gobitz, looking to rapidly build an intermediate-sized base metals company. Mr. Gobitz is a senior mining executive with extensive recent leadership experience at two of Peru’s most prominent mining companies. Prior to joining Quilla, he served as President and General Manager of the world-class Antamina mine, following his tenure as President and Chief Executive Officer of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura.

The Chapi Copper Project

Chapi is a former producing copper project that restarted production in Q1 2026 (see announcement dated March 2, 2026).

The Chapi Mine is located in the prolific Southern Peru porphyry copper belt across the Moquegua and Arequipa Departments, which host large scale operations including Southern Copper’s Toquepala, Anglo American’s Quellaveco Project, and Freeport-McMoRans’s majority owned Cerro Verde mine. The asset sits at an elevation of approximately 2,750 meters and has ready access approximately 50 kilometers south-southeast from the city of Arequipa. The mine, which was in operation from 2006-2012, reached maximum production levels of 8,500 tonnes per annum.

The historic Chapi Mine is comprised of two principal open pits, underground workings, a crushing and agglomeration circuit, heap leach pads, a solvent extraction plant, an electrowinning copper cathode plant, and related infrastructure including mine camp, office facilities, water supply, and power.

The restart and successful commissioning of the SX-EW plant in 2026 was achieved on time and budget, reflecting management’s strong track record as operators and work has begun on Phase 2 expansion as well as fast tracking investment in exploration and ongoing investment to optimise operations.

Technical Disclosure and Qualified Person

The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Michael Sheehan, a “Qualified Person” and employee of the Company as defined in National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101“).

For further information contact:

David M. Coleinfo@elementalroyalty.com
CEO
Tara Vivian-Nealinvestor@elementalroyalty.com
Investor Relations

www.elementalroyalty.com
Phone: +1 (604) 688-6390

(NASDAQ: ELE) (TSX: ELE) (ISIN: CA28620K1066) (CUSIP: 28620K106)

About Elemental Royalty Corporation

Elemental is a new mid-tier, gold-focused streaming and royalty company with a globally diversified portfolio of 18 producing assets and more than 200 royalties, anchored by cornerstone assets and operated by world-class mining partners. Formed through the merger of Elemental Altus and EMX, the Company combines Elemental Altus’s track record of accretive royalty acquisitions with EMX’s strengths in royalty generation and disciplined growth. This complementary strategy delivers both immediate cash flow and long-term value creation, supported by a best-in-class asset base, diversified production, and sector-leading management expertise.

Elemental trades on Nasdaq and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker Symbol “ELE”.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities laws. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the completion of the Transaction, the timing and satisfaction of closing conditions, the expected use of proceeds by Quilla, the expected benefits of the Transaction to Elemental and its shareholders, Chapi’s expected ramp-up and expansion plans, future production levels, expected royalty revenue, potential exploration upside, Quilla’s potential IPO, copper market conditions and future opportunities for collaboration with Quilla and Hartree.

Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that management believes to be reasonable as of the date of this news release, including assumptions regarding the receipt of required approvals, the accuracy of technical and operating information provided by the operator, future copper prices, mine plans, permitting timelines, capital availability, operating performance, exploration results and the ability of Quilla and MPC to advance Chapi.

Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, the failure to complete the Transaction, changes in commodity prices, differences between projected and actual production, delays in ramp-up or expansion activities, permitting or regulatory delays, operational challenges, resource and reserve uncertainty, political and jurisdictional risks, title and royalty enforceability risks, foreign exchange fluctuations, capital markets conditions and the other risk factors described in Elemental’s public disclosure documents filed on SEDAR+ and EDGAR.

Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Elemental undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements except as required by applicable securities laws.

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Apollo Silver Announces CEO Transition; Colin Sutherland Appointed President and CEO

Ross McElroy Steps Down as President, CEO and Director Effective July 15, 2026

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apollo Silver Corp. (“Apollo Silver” or the “Company“) (TSX.V:APGO, OTCQB:APGOF, Frankfurt:6ZF) announces that Ross McElroy has stepped down as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and has resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective July 15, 2026. The Company has entered into an agreement with Colin P. Sutherland, CPA, CA, under which Mr. Sutherland will assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer, effective July 15, 2026. Mr. Sutherland is not joining the Board at this time.

On behalf of the Board and the entire Apollo Silver team, I want to thank Ross for his leadership and the many contributions he has made in advancing the Company’s projects. Ross leaves the Company well positioned for its next phase of growth and we wish him well in his future endeavours,” said Tom Peregoodoff, Executive Chair of Apollo Silver. “At the same time, we are very pleased to welcome Colin Sutherland as our incoming President and CEO. Colin brings more than two decades of senior executive and financial leadership across gold and silver producers, having served as President, CEO, and CFO of companies operating internationally, in North America and more specifically, Mexico. His track record of capital markets execution, M&A leadership, and operational discipline makes him an excellent fit to lead Apollo Silver through its next stage of growth. Finally, to our shareholders, thank you for your continued trust and support as we build on the momentum Apollo Silver has established.”

I am honoured to join Apollo Silver at such an important stage in the Company’s growth,” said Mr. Sutherland. “Apollo Silver holds one of the largest undeveloped primary silver assets in the United States, together with a high-quality option on the Cinco de Mayo project in Mexico. I believe my 20 plus years of corporate leadership and operating experience in Mexico, as well as other jurisdictions, is ideal for Apollo Silver’s current position and I look forward to working with the Board, management, and shareholders to advance these assets and build long-term value.”

About Colin Sutherland

Mr. Sutherland is a Chartered Professional Accountant with more than two decades of international experience in mining finance, capital markets, and operations, including senior executive and operating roles with Capital Gold Corporation, Nayarit Gold and McEwen Mining across projects in the broader Americas and globally.

At Capital Gold, owner of the producing El Chanate gold mine in Sonora, Mexico, he led the merger and acquisition process, including the combination with Nayarit Gold and the subsequent sale of the company, delivering positive returns to shareholders. He subsequently served as President of McEwen Mining, where he oversaw operations and capital markets activity across the company’s Mexican operations, delivering improving performance during his tenure. Mr. Sutherland’s background spans both M&A and operating sides of the mining business.

Mr. Sutherland is a permanent resident of Mexico.

Incentive Awards

Pursuant to the Company’s Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) dated December 12, 2024, and the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”), the Company’s Board of Directors has approved the grant of incentive stock options (the “Options”) and deferred share units (the “DSUs”) to an officer and a director of the Company.

The Company has granted Options to purchase an aggregate of 250,000 common shares of the Company (each, a “Common Share”), at an exercise price of $2.52 per Common Share, being the closing price of the Common Shares on the TSXV on the date of grant. The Options vest over a 24-month period, with one-third vesting on the date of grant, one-third vesting 12 months from the date of grant, and the balance vesting 24 months from the date of grant. Once vested, each Option is exercisable into one Common Share for a period of five years from the date of grant.

The Company has also granted an aggregate of 100,000 DSUs. Each DSU entitles the holder, when settled, to receive one Common Share, and may only be settled once the holder ceases to serve as a director of the Company, in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

ABOUT APOLLO SILVER CORP.

Apollo Silver is advancing the second largest undeveloped primary silver project in the US. The Calico Silver Project hosts a large, bulk minable silver deposit with significant barite and zinc credits – recognized as critical minerals essential to the U.S. energy, industrial and medical sectors. The Company also holds an option on the Cinco de Mayo Project in Chihuahua, Mexico, which is host to a major carbonate replacement (“CRD”) deposit that is both high-grade and large tonnage. Led by an experienced and award-winning management team, Apollo Silver is well positioned to advance the assets and deliver value through exploration and development.

Please visit www.apollosilver.com for further information.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Thomas Peregoodoff
Executive Chair

For further information, please contact:

Email: info@apollosilver.com
Website: www.apollosilver.com
Telephone: +1 (604) 428-6128

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.

Cautionary Statement Regarding “Forward-Looking” Information

This news release includes “forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation. All statements included in this news release, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements including, without limitation, the anticipated contributions of the incoming President and CEO, and the Company’s future plans and objectives. Forward-looking statements include predictions, projections and forecasts and are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “plan”, “estimate”, “expect”, “potential”, “target”, “budget” and “intend” and statements that an event or result “may”, “will”, “should”, “could” or “might” occur or be achieved and other similar expressions and includes the negatives thereof.

Forward-looking statements are based on the reasonable assumptions, estimates, analysis, and opinions of the management of the Company made in light of its experience and its perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, as well as other factors that management of the Company believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances at the date that such statements are made. Forward-looking information is based on reasonable assumptions that have been made by the Company as at the date of such information and is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may have caused actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: risks associated with mineral exploration and development; metal and mineral prices; availability of capital; accuracy of the Company’s projections and estimates; realization of mineral resource estimates, interest and exchange rates; competition; stock price fluctuations; availability of drilling equipment and access; actual results of current exploration activities; government regulation; political or economic developments; environmental risks; insurance risks; capital expenditures; operating or technical difficulties in connection with development activities; personnel relations; and changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable, including but not limited to the price of silver, gold, barite and zinc; the demand for silver, gold and barite; the ability to carry on exploration and development activities; the timely receipt of any required approvals; the ability to obtain qualified personnel, equipment and services in a timely and cost-efficient manner; the ability to operate in a safe, efficient and effective manner; and the regulatory framework regarding environmental matters, and such other assumptions and factors as set out herein. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate and actual results, and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking information contained herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. The forward-looking information contained herein is presented for the purpose of assisting investors in understanding the Company’s expected financial and operational performance and the Company’s plans and objectives and may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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Base Metals Energy Junior Mining Project Generators

Ur-Energy Appoints US Energy and Mining Veteran as Chair of the Board

Kathy Walker Appointed Chair; John Cash to Continue as Director and Strategic & Technical Adviser

CASPER, WY / ACCESS Newswire / July 14, 2026 / Ur-Energy Inc. (NYSE American:URG)(TSX:URE) (the “Company” or “Ur-Energy”), one of the largest domestic producers of uranium in the United States, today announced that, as part of the Board of Directors’ regular review of its leadership structure and Board responsibilities, independent director Kathy Walker has been appointed Chair of the Board. Ms. Walker, who brings more than 40 years of leadership experience across the energy, mining and financial industries, succeeds John Cash, who has provided distinguished leadership as Chair and will continue to serve as a director of the Company. Mr. Cash will also continue to contribute his extensive technical, operating and industry expertise as a strategic and technical adviser under a consulting agreement to support the continued growth of the Company’s uranium resources and production.

Kathy Walker, Board Chair of Ur-Energy, commented, “I am honored to accept the role of Board Chair for Ur-Energy at such an exciting time for the Company. Thanks to robust uranium fundamentals, energy security, reshoring and our recent production milestones, I believe the growth opportunities in front of us are second to none in the US uranium market.”

Walker continued, “On behalf of the entire Board, I want to express our profound appreciation to John for his exceptional leadership and extraordinary service to Ur-Energy. John has brought an uncommon combination of technical expertise, operating experience, sound judgment and deep knowledge of the uranium industry to the role of Chair. His leadership has been instrumental in guiding the Company through an important period of operational advancement and positioning Ur-Energy for its next phase of growth. Just as importantly, John has led with integrity, thoughtfulness and an unwavering commitment to the Company, its people and its shareholders. His contributions have had a lasting impact on Ur-Energy, and I am personally grateful for his guidance and partnership during my eight years on the Board. We look forward to continuing to benefit from his experience, judgment and counsel.

John Cash, director of Ur-Energy, stated, “I would like to personally congratulate Kathy as she moves into the role of Board Chair of Ur-Energy. Her breadth of board leadership experience in the energy and mining sectors will be a great asset to the Board. I look forward to continuing to serve as a director and advancing our Wyoming projects with the Board and the entire team.”

John’s leadership as Chair has been exceptional, and his depth of industry knowledge, practical experience and thoughtful counsel have been invaluable to both the Board and management team,” commented Matt Gili, President, CEO and director of Ur-Energy. “We are grateful that John will remain actively involved as a director and strategic and technical adviser as we continue to advance our Wyoming operations. Kathy is a natural choice to succeed John as Chair. Her insights, leadership and broad business experience have already added tremendous value to Ur-Energy, and I look forward to working closely with Kathy, John and the entire Board as we execute the Company’s strategy.

Kathy Walker has served as a director of Ur-Energy for eight years and currently serves as Chair of the Compensation Committee and as a member of two other Board committees. In addition to senior management roles with corporations such as Utah International, a GE Mining subsidiary, and Agip Coal USA, she has served on the boards of banks, US regional economic development organizations and national industry councils, and she holds an MBA from Xavier University.

About Ur-Energy

Ur-Energy is a US uranium mining company operating the Lost Creek ISR uranium facility in south-central Wyoming, which has produced more than 3.5 million pounds of U₃O₈ since operations began, and the Shirley Basin ISR operation in central Wyoming, where uranium recovery commenced in April 2026. Lost Creek and Shirley Basin have combined annual licensed production and toll-processing capacity of 4.2 million pounds of U₃O₈.

Ur-Energy is engaged in uranium recovery and processing activities, including the acquisition, exploration, development and operation of uranium mineral properties in the United States. Ur-Energy’s common shares trade on the NYSE American under the symbol “URG” and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “URE.” The Company’s corporate headquarters is in Casper, Wyoming, and its registered office is in Ottawa, Ontario.

Contact Information

Valerie Kimball
IR Director
Valerie.Kimball@ur-energy.com
720-460-8534

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws regarding events or conditions that may occur in the future (e.g., statements regarding the future of the Company and the prospects for the uranium mining industry) and are based on current expectations that, while considered reasonable by management at this time, inherently involve significant business, economic and competitive risks, uncertainties and contingencies. Generally, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “plans,” “expects,” “does not expect,” “is expected,” “is likely,” “estimates,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “does not anticipate” or “believes,” or variations of such terms, or by statements that certain actions, events or results “may,” “could,” “might” or “will” be taken, occur, be achieved or have the potential to occur. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, capital and other costs varying significantly from estimates; failure to establish estimated resources and reserves; uranium grades and recoveries varying from estimates; production rates, methods and amounts varying from estimates; delays in obtaining, or failure to obtain, required governmental, environmental or other project approvals; inflation; changes in exchange rates; fluctuations in commodity prices; delays in development; and other factors described in the Company’s public filings at www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained herein are based on management’s beliefs, expectations and opinions as of the date of this release. Ur-Energy disclaims any intent or obligation to update or revise such statements to reflect changes in circumstances or in management’s beliefs, expectations or opinions, except as required by applicable law.

SOURCE: Ur-Energy Inc.

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