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The frog in slowly boiling water fails to recognize the changes happening and eventually gets boiled. The end result of all democracies is communism. It is merely that this is a slow process of degradation—with many reversals on the way. The slowness also creates moral fogginess. Eventually a society must wake up to a thoroughly indoctrinated society, a kind similar to Huxley’s “Brave New World.” It eventually, must go to the next phase, that of Orwell’s “1984.”
In the US of 1950s, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would have been seen as a stand-up comedian. She is, unfortunately, a rising political star.
As time has passed, I have come to see Trump as a real leader. Moreover, he has made me seriously think about what makes someone intellectually superior. Perhaps those who operate out of instincts based on experience are better than those who have reached their conclusions using detailed reasoning, with the former displaying a more complex understanding of life.



On investments…
Last week, Cory Fleck and I discussed about several companies. The talk is linked here.
Keep track of Cory’s fabulous website for a lot information on mining and commodities.
Finally, next week at PDAC I will be speaking on why East Asia is the future of humanity.
Warm regards,

Jayant Bhandari

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(VIDEO) NOVO RESOURCES Company’s Quest to Become an Established Gold Producer in Australia


Dr. Quinton Hennigh the President and Director of Novo Resources (TSX: NVO | OTCQX: NSRPF) sits down with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable to discuss the companies road to production. Current and prospective shareholders will be introduced to the thesis and unique value proposition that Novo Resources provides to the market. We shall address a number of fronts from expanding the project portfolio from 7,000 sq km to 12,000 sq km, bulk sample results, mechanical rock sorting with TOMRA, and DTC Eligibility for U.S. investors just to name a few. Dr. Hennigh shall provide a thorough comprehensive update on each project in the Novo portfolio.

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Company’s Quest to Become an Established Gold Producer in Australia 
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Source: Maurice Jackson for Streetwise Reports  (2/23/19): https://www.streetwisereports.com/article/2019/02/23/companys-quest-to-become-an-established-gold-producer-in-australia.html

Maurice JacksonDr. Quinton Hennigh, chairman and president of Novo Resources, sits down with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable to discuss how the road to production looks.

Maurice Jackson: Joining us for a conversation today is Dr. Quinton Hennigh, the president and chairman of Novo Resources Corp. (NVO:TSX.V; NSRPF:OTCQX), which is focused on “A New Paradigm in Gold Exploration and Investing.” Dr. Hennigh, welcome to the show.
Quinton Hennigh: Thank you, Maurice.
Maurice Jackson: Last time we spoke, Novo Resources accomplished a major milestone and that was the inclusion into the GDXJ. Since then Novo Resources has been extremely busy on a number of fronts from expanding the project portfolio, providing bulk sample results, mechanical rock sorting and DTC Eligibility, just to name a few. But before we go into greater detail, Dr. Hennigh, for someone new to the story, who is Novo Resources?
Quinton Hennigh: Novo Resources is Canada listed company that is focused on exploring in Australia. I founded the company roughly nine years ago, and it was explicitly to explore for a certain type of gold deposit in northwest Australia in a region called the Pilbara, which is just in from the Indian Ocean along the northern coast. Our projects are close to two cities, Port Hedland and Karratha.

They’re major cities that give access to the interior where there’s a lot of active iron ore mining in the region. The Pilbara has had a long-standing reputation, over 50 years, for their iron mines around Newman and Tom Price. Coincidently, within this same region Novo recognized the potential for gold early on in actually in the same strata, believe it or not, as the iron ore sequence.
Novo had a hypothesis that the Pilbara was once connected with the Kaapvaal Craton in South Africa. Both of those cratons are very old rocks, they’re over three billion years old, they share a lot of geologic similarities, including the strata that’s been deposited on each block. In addition, we identified the stratigraphy can be correlated from one side of the ocean to the other.
In South Africa, as many people know, there are vast deposits of gold in conglomerates in a basin called the Witwatersrand Basin. These gold deposits have been mined since around 1886 when they were first discovered; they produced something like 35% of all the gold produced on earth, around 1.7 billion ounces. The Witwatersrand Basin is a remarkable deposit; it’s basically the Saudi Arabia of gold.
The logical conclusion for us was, if deposits like that are present in South Africa, maybe over here in the Pilbara Craton there are similar deposits in conglomerates and of similar age, that have yet been discovered. Therefore, we came to Australia on that premise. We first structured deals with a gentleman named Mark Creasy, a well-known prospector in Australia, and those deals were largely centered over in the eastern part of the Pilbara region.
The Pilbara region is quite vast from one side to the other, covering over six hundred kilometers, and from the coast up here down to Paraburdoo is something like 250 or 300 kilometers. This is an enormous target area. Our first exploration ever was at Beatons Creek.

In 2011, drilled up a small resource at Beatons Creek, but what we learned is that the conglomerate units were quite continuous, and the gold is indeed there. The gold is a coarser grain than the Witwatersrand, but it is indeed present and appears to be economic. During our time at Beatons Creek we also conducted a bit of exploration at Marble Bar.
Since that time, we have focused efforts more to the northwest and acquired this vast land package by Karratha. This was based on a discovery roughly two-and-a-half years ago of gold being found by prospectors in areas like Comet Well and Purdy’s Reward, as well as others around the marsh and the basin, including Egina and some other select locals.
The gold occurrences had been known by the locals for many years. When the news got out in late 2016, we strategically assembled a land package, including Comet Well and Egina. Novo staked a tremendous amount of ground, which is 100% owned by us. In addition, we also conducted a joint-venture agreement with Artemis Resource.
Maurice Jackson: Dr. Hennigh, you’ve already introduced us to the project portfolio, but introduce us in particular to the value proposition we have before us.
Quinton Hennigh: The conglomerate gold systems in our project portfolio are different gold deposits than most people are used to seeing. Our conglomerates are flat-sheet-like, and continuous over large areas. We’ve latched onto three systems in particular that we’re focused on right now, which are Beatons CreekComet Well and Purdy’s Reward, where we are actively exploring now.
In 2018, we assembled the land package at Egina, and we’re conducting advanced exploration there now including bulk sampling.
For current and prospective shareholders I believe it best to become familiar with our trajectory for each project, as they are separate and unique. At Beatons Creek we’ve now undertaken a couple rounds of drilling over the past few years and also large-scale sampling, so this would be trench sampling as well as bulk sampling, and our current resource stands at somewhere around 670,000 ounces Measured, Indicated and Inferred. We are looking to grow that and are working to get a resource put together at Beatons Creek north of 1 million ounces in the near future.
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Not only that, we’ve done a lot of work like test mining and other things to demonstrate the economics and continuity of this system. We are looking to advance our Beatons Creek project towards monetization over the coming year. Beatons Creek is our most advanced, it’s certainly a robust project. What you see there at Beatons Creek, you see conglomerate horizons, in some places it’s stacked six high, so we have a conglomerate bed with a bit of intervening material, another conglomerate bed, and so forth.
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At Beatons Creek we have a robust deposit, easily accessible form surface. Those familiar with coal mines in West Virginia would identify these as tabletop mines. That’s the kind of setting we have at Beatons Creek, so it’s a really interesting deposit from that aspect, and the most exiting aspect is that Beatons Creek may be very inexpensive from a production standpoint. The gold is coarse and is easily recoverable; gravity recovery captures a lot but you know cyanide captures the rest so we expect very, very good recoveries out of that deposit in particular.
At Comet Well and Purdy’s Reward, we first evaluated the system, because it is a very coarse gold system, this is not your average gold deposit.
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The gold particles are often tenths of a gram up to multi-gram even tens of grams, and they’re distributed through the conglomerate somewhat randomly. Therefore, one can’t just walk up, grab a rock chip sample and expect to know through fire assay what’s in this rock. We’ve had to do some very hard yards in terms of bulk sampling and other means to begin to evaluate the grain here.
What we’ve shown at Comet Well and the Purdy’s Reward joint venture with Artemis is that the continuity appears to be good over several kilometers. We’ve done a lot of core drilling for geology and stepped out into the basin. Presently, we have enough data between the core drilling, three-dimensional modeling, as well as the grade data that we have from the bulk samples, to put together a mineralization report.
Map showing Novo’s 100% controlled mineral holdings, Novo-Artemis farm-in/joint venture holdings and Comet Well consolidated holdings in the Karratha region.
This is a big step for Novo. All of our tenements are currently exploration licenses. In order to advance a project towards a mining stage, we have to convert exploration licenses to mining licenses in Australia, and to do that we need a couple of things. One, we need a mineralization report, in this case we’re not necessarily going to produce a resource per se, we’ll demonstrate that we have a potentially economic body of rock here, through the data that we’ve collected that I just mentioned.
Novo Resources will submit a mineralization report within the next few weeks. The other aspect that’s needed is an agreement with the Aboriginal community, this would be the Ngarluma Community. The Ngarluma Community basically covers most of this project area here. We’ve been in negotiations with them, and developed a good relationship with the Ngarlumas, over the past year and a half.
We need to strike what’s called a “Native Title Agreement” that allows us rights to go mining, as well the Ngarlumas have commercial rights, such as royalty, as part of this project. But these are things that also have to be worked out for granting a mining lease.
We anticipate taking Comet Well and Purdy’s Reward through a development trajectory, probably first through trial mining. In fact, we might do a certain amount of trial mining this year. That will provide us more supporting data for developing a larger scale mine. But we are definitely moving Comet Well and Purdy’s Reward forward in a trajectory towards making a producing asset.
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Revisiting the map, one can see that Comet Well and Purdy’s Reward are really just a small component of a much larger land package. As I alluded to earlier, within the conglomerate horizons, people have found nuggets weathering out of these conglomerates over many kilometers through this region. We have a lot of greenfields work to do along strike (gold line).
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We also have some very interesting new ground at Egina that we’ve recently assembled. At Egina the conglomerates have weathered away over time. They used to cover a significant portion in the Pilbara. But as they have weathered away and receded back, they’ve left the gold that was in them behind across a terrace, or flat country through here in the Pilbara. If one drives across this country, it is absolutely flat as a pancake, very similar to West Texas.
If one were to look in either direction, it’s like a pool table. But the flat surface throughout this region has what is called a lag gravel horizon on it. The lag gravel horizon is about one to two meters thick. Novo was able to demonstrate last year through our trial bulk sampling at Egina that it contains gold and it’s fairly coarse-grain gold; we recovered something like 108 grams of gold out of a hundred cubic meters of bulk sample that we collected.
That’s pretty remarkable! A lot of alluvial deposits are less than 0.3 grams, and the grades we’re seeing at Egina are very enticing. Our hypothesis is that this terrace, of which we own about 400 sq km, could be a sizeable gold project in its own right.
Egina is basically another very large target we have. It is earlier stage, but the nice thing about Egina is that it’s soft rock, gravels at surface. Novo can advance this in a fairly orderly fashion.
We control 100% (of the blue on the map) at Egina. Thus, we are able to get out there and do a lot of test mining and stuff like that that we can’t quite undertake presently at Comet Well at the moment. So Egina is definitely going to be a focus for us this year. We’re going to tackle that terrace gravel, see what kind of economics that might have, including the size and potential that we might have.
Therefore, we are going to do sampling not only in the mining lease but hopefully in some more extensive areas to demonstrate the hypothesis that this region could hold a vast gold deposit could be true.
Maurice Jackson: Dr. Hennigh, allow be to interject here. This land package you have here, it looks quite massive, how many square kilometers are we looking at here?
Quinton Hennigh: Our land package is around 12,000 square kilometers at present.
Maurice Jackson: Let me ask you this, sir. I know Novo Resources has undergone a tedious and methodical process in attempting to figure out grade and tonnage. In the spring of 2018 the company released the first bulk-sample results from Comet Well, how have those been coming along?
Quinton Hennigh: The bulk samples from Comet Well that we released in May were the first two that we completed. To get these samples through the lab was a big exercise. It required several renditions of crushing and experimenting and assaying different streams. We also were battling a bit of wet weather down in Perth last year; it took a long time but we did get a pretty comprehensive set of assays out in late October that demonstrated the grade of these conglomerate horizons.
What we’ve identified are two conglomerate horizons at Comet Well and Purdy’s Reward. The lower one of which is say 2or 3 meters thick, the grades range from about a 1 to 6 grams, and it sits right on the basement, so it’s basically the lowermost bed of rock in this bigger sequence.
Twelve to fifteen meters above first horizon is a second horizon. We call it the Upper Cannonball conglomerate, the Upper Cannonball conglomerate is about 1 to 2 meters thick, and again the grades in that bed are in a range of 1 to 3, 4 grams, somewhere in that range. And it’s very continuous along strike; we can see good continuity from one trench to the other over three-and-a-half, four kilometers right now. We feel very compelled that it’s demonstrating similar continuity to the beds we see at Beatons Creek.
For those who have followed Novo Resources for the year are familiar with the challenges we had at Beatons Creek. Specifically, we had to develop sampling protocols to deal with the coarse grade, assay protocols that were unusual; it took some time to develop. But now, Beatons Creek is basically getting close to mine.
Comet Well and Purdy’s Reward area are going along the same trajectory as Beatons Creek. We’ve had to cut our teeth with different styles of bulk sampling and assaying but we’ve now got things under control. We are also experimenting with somewhat unconventional techniques of recovering the gold.
Novo has done test work with TOMRA, for example; this was starting in late last year in November. The results that came out are fantastic! We think there is potential to crush up the conglomerate, screen it, of course, but put it through an ore sorting machine, and actually let the ore sorter pick rock with the gold particles.
You know the downside of coarse gold is assaying. It’s a real challenge, but the upside is that the metallurgy might be very favorable for us. Novo is very excited about that ore sorter possibility.
Maurice Jackson: Dr. Hennigh, the following may be a bit premature to address at the moment but the two most frequent questions I receive from prospective shareholders are, “Is this a place for deposit?” and, “How do you intend to extract the gold?” What do you have to say to those two questions?
Quinton Hennigh: Sure, the first question is a very good one. I came to this region on the basis that there might be deposits like those in South Africa. Now let me give a little background there, in South Africa there are really two types of ore, there’s the conglomeratic ore and in that the gold occurs as particles distributed in the matrix of the conglomerate.
In effect those are alluvial deposits in the Witwatersrand Basin. There is also what they call “carbon leader ore.” Carbon leader ore is a very, very thin seam of carbon, almost like coal, and I’ve written several papers (click here to view paper) on this with other authors. We believe that that seam of carbon is basically the fossil remains of early cyanobacterial mats that formed or evolved in a time when Earth’s atmosphere was largely reduced. The idea is the sea water back at that time, under reduced conditions, would have been able to dissolve a fair bit of gold. Gold dissolves in reduced atmospheric conditions.
The cyanobacteria was the first photosynthetic life. During this time period the cyanobacteria starting to kick off oxygen. What we believe is that that oxygen, which causes gold to precipitate, actually pulled, or started pulling the gold out of sea water and created that little carbon seam type ore, that is very, very rich in gold. This is a very, very unusual style of gold mineralization. It’s a thin and very continuous and covers many square kilometers. A seam of carbonaceous gold ore.
I came here looking for similar carbonaceous ores. What have we found? Well, at Beatons Creek, in fact we’ve talked about this in the past, we’ve actually found particles, pieces of carbonaceous material in the conglomerates here. So to answer your question, at Beatons Creek, we see two types of gold, we see bonafide alluvial gold. These would be loose, somewhat rounded particles in the matrix of the conglomerate, but we also see a component of carbonaceous material at Beatons Creek that tells us that that same process that you see in the Witwatersrand was active over in this area.
At Comet Well and Purdy’s Reward, what we see in the conglomerates here are large, rounded; they appear to be water-worn nuggets of gold. The origin of that gold we still haven’t put our finger on, but it’s possible that that gold has been recycled from weathering of previously existing conglomerates or carbonaceous beds that no longer exist.
In their present form it’s alluvial gold, but it’s ultimate origin is still in question. In addition, we have gold that appears to have grown in the matrix around the nuggets. This is what we call “halo gold,” it’s a thin halo about two or three millimeters wide around the gold nuggets, the coarse nuggets, and we believe that gold is actually a precipitated type gold, probably in response to biogenic activity.
So once again I would say it’s a mixture of two types of gold that have brought the system together. We have alluvial particles for sure, we have secondary gold that appears to be perhaps biogenic in nature.
Maurice Jackson: Alright and the second question: “How do you intend to extract the gold?”
Quinton Hennigh: Like the coarse gold is a problem from the sense of assaying but in terms of recovery, it is quite favorable. Gold is dense. One of the easiest ways to treat coarse gold is, of course, gravity recovery, and that’s certainly a possibility, but one of the things we wanted to look at was a call it a somewhat portable style of processing, by using ore sorting machines.
These ore sorting devices are skid mounted or they’re mounted on a transportable platform. They can be moved from one location to the other. Now why is that important? Well, this is a flat deposit, so if you have something that’s long, you know rather than trucking ore from one place to another over kilometers, why not mine process, right on the spot, and then move as you mine the material.
We looked at TOMRA ore sorters starting late last year (click here). We tried ore sorting early in 2017, had mixed results with the Steinert, first looked like it worked great, second rendition didn’t work so well. When we went to TOMRA they showed us some reasons why they thought they could improve things dramatically and just recently we published the final data from that.

In fact, the two samples that were good coherent conglomerate material that we put through saw recoveries over 80% just by sorting. This is using a scanner device, X-ray transmission that literally picks out particles of rock off a conveyor belt that have gold embedded in them. It’s just remarkable! We essentially took gravel, put it on a conveyor belt, sent it across this machine, and it picks out the little particles of rock with gold. What you end up with is a concentrate that’s a very, very small fraction of the overall mass you put in that machine, and it has most of the gold in it.
There are a few additional steps we have got to take to test this further. One question is “What do we do with the fines?” At the present, we are considering to conglomerate them, and then put them through the ore sorter as they are. In other words, turn them back into little pellets or something, let the ore sorter pick them out. Or another option we could do is just put the fines through a gravity circuit on their own. These are options we are considering, which are essentially unconventional means of processing for this very unconventional deposit.
Maurice Jackson: Looking forward, what are the company’s goals and objectives for 2019?
Quinton Hennigh: First, at Beatons Creek, which I talked about as being the most advanced project. We have a resource remodel underway right now, this is work that’s ongoing and we are expecting some bulk samples back from the project. These are ones we collected late last year. Once we have all that data, which should be available by the end of the first quarter, we anticipate publishing a new, updated resource for Beatons Creek. We are targeting over a million ounces, we’ll see if we can get there, I feel pretty confident. Beatons Creek should be a robust deposit. This puts the project in a good path for monetization. Then we will take the next steps of looking at how we potentially develop that project.
Second, at Comet Well and Purdy’s Reward, we anticipate doing a level of trial mining this year. We are continuing to evaluate some of the test work around the TOMRA, for example, as a means of processing at Comet Well. I think once we get a full evaluation, and we do have a bit more data we got to get back on that, but once we have a full evaluation of that processing, we’ll look at that trajectory. Bear in mind, we also are shooting for that mineralization report and working on a Native Title agreement so that we can convert a lot of that country into mining leases. That’s the trajectory for Comet Well and Purdy’s Reward.
Third, at Egina, once the rainy season’s over in a few weeks, we anticipate getting out there and hitting the mining lease very hard. This is the mining lease where we took our bulk sample last year. We anticipate putting together on a test basis, a grid of samples across a target area, where we can see if we can put together a resource on the terrace gravels.
We also anticipate, because it’s a mining lease and we have permit to go up to 50,000 tons extractable, doing some small-scale test mining. We are seeking to help build our confidence around that project. The other aspect to Egina, very important, we anticipate taking some samples further afield in some more distant areas, and trying to get an idea how extensive that deposit may be. If Novo proves that that deposit covers a vast area, encompassing many tens of square kilometers, in that country, I think people will sit up and take note. I think that’s really a big add to the story we have in the Pilbara right now.
Maurice Jackson: Near term, what is the next unanswered question, when should we expect results, and what determines success?
Quinton Hennigh: Per each project, the factors that determine success are a bit different. We have data coming back from bulk samples from Beatons Creek that will help support a new resource model, again that’s going to be over the next few weeks. We anticipate getting that resource put together by the end of this quarter.
If we see a resource above a million ounces I think we now have critical mass that allows us to look at that project a bit differently and more aggressively in terms of advancing it.
As far as Comet Well goes, I think right now we feel comfortable with the grades and the continuities we’re seeing. I think we have a fairly decent understanding of what this deposit is. What we really need to do there is to go test mine it on a scale, maybe a few tens of thousands of tonnes, and from multiple locations alone the strike of the conglomerate.
We also have to do some ore sorting tests to see if we can use that as a means of processing. Those are the two factors if we can successfully process this material using ore sorter, and that includes capturing the gold that’s in the finer material, I think we have an exceptional means of treating this unusual mineralization.
Ore sorting and test mining at Comet Well are absolutely critical paths for us. At Egina, because it’s free-dig gravel at surface, we have the luxury, and because we have a mining lease, too, of going out there and being pretty aggressive. Right so we can go out and start digging some hundred cubic meter samples like we did late in 2018, and we can advance that project quickly.
Basically, it’s almost like doing an exploration program in parallel with test mining and test processing. So I really think even though the metrics are not fully defined yet, I think Egina is one where it’s an easier project that can be advanced much more quickly. Therefore, we believe going forward Egina is going to become more and more important to the company.
Maurice Jackson: Sir, what do you see as the biggest challenge for Novo Resources, and how would you mitigate that situation?
Quinton Hennigh: This is a good question. Australia’s a very good place to work and in particular in Western Australia. Every single project that’s been put up for permitting and advancement has become a mine. There are virtually no examples where a deposit wasn’t mined, but it takes time. That’s our determining factor.
We have to do things like permit, we have to get mining leases from exploration licenses. We have to do the proper steps. We have to work with social license, we can’t just go in and start mining. I think a lot of people, they look at our projects and they’re very exciting, it’s easy to see that these things could be developed, we literally go out and start mining some tomorrow if you had that luxury, but we have to do things right here.
We have to do things right, both in terms of permitting, social license and all of those aspects, but we also have to do the right technical work to make sure that we take the right steps. We don’t want to go and fall on our sword. I guess my comment to that question would be, time and patience is what we need.
Maurice Jackson: Switching gears, sir can you please share with us the current capital structure for Novo Resources?

Quinton Hennigh: We have a little over 163 million shares out. We have a few options in warrants out there bringing us to 204 million shares. Right now we have a little less cash than shown above, we’re around CA$45 million at the end of the year. We have a good treasury, which is great! Because these projects, as I just said, need time and patience to advance.
What we really are appreciative of is the shareholder base. We’ve got good shareholders, we have Kirkland Lake, we have Newmont Mining, Mark Creasy who I mentioned earlier, we have a lot of long-term shareholders who really understand the geology, and they understand the steps that we need to take to get these projects through to fruition.
Maurice Jackson: And at the recording of today’s interview, right now the share price is at CA$2.32. Sir, for our U.S. investors, what can you share with us regarding DTC Eligibility?
Quinton Hennigh: Novo Resources filed DTC Eligibility in October 2018. This will enable U.S. citizens’ shares to be traded electronically in much more user-friendly way to facilitate electronic trading. It allows U.S. shareholders to put those share certificates into a U.S. brokerage accounts and trade them. So we did that for the benefit of our shareholders and I haven’t heard any complaints since.
Maurice Jackson: Last question. What did I forget to ask?
Quinton Hennigh: What does Novo Resources want to become? People who really know us know the story. They know we want to become a gold producer. Novo has tackled a very unusual style of mineralization but we want to prove that these deposits are going to make good economic mines, and we have three very promising projects, each of which has huge potential! Beatons Creek, Karratha, as well as Egina, all have extremely good potential to be very large, and hopefully very high margin, deposits.
I think if I had one comment to say, that’s the path we’re going to take: “Novo would like to become an established Western Australian gold producer.”
Maurice Jackson: Dr. Hennigh, for someone who wants to get more information on Novo Resources, please share the contact details.
Quinton Hennigh: Please contact our Head of Investor Relations Leo Karabelas in Toronto. His telephone number 416.543.3120 or email leo@novoresources.com.
Maurice Jackson: And as a reminder, Novo Resources trades on the TSX.V symbol NVO and on the OTCQX symbol NSRPF. Novo Resources is a sponsor of Proven and Probable and we are proud shareholders of Novo Resources for the virtues conveyed in today’s message. And last but not least, please visit our website, provenandprobable.com, where we deliver mining insights and bullion sales. You may reach us at contact@provenandprobable.com.
Dr. Quentin Hennigh of Novo Resources, 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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GSP RESOURCE CORP. Soil Sample Program Indicates Strong Copper Values and Establishes Drill Targets at Olivine Mountain

Vancouver, British Columbia – February 13, 2019: GSP Resource Corp. (TSX-V: GSPR) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce the results of the Fall 2018 soil sample program at the Olivine Mountain Project.  Assays have been received from an extensive geochemical soil survey program undertaken in Fall 2018 and have established the presence of strong Copper-in-soil anomalies coincident with interpreted geophysical anomalies.  Notably, the geochemical survey results have established several drill targets at the Olivine Mountain Project.  The recommended initial drill program is for up to 1,000 meters of NQ Core drilling directed at four main targets and is budgeted at approximately CAD$250,000 (including site preparation, supervision and analytical work).  GSP Resource Corp. President and CEO, Simon Dyakowski commented: “base metals values in the soil sample grid, in particular – Copper of up to 678ppm, are very encouraging.  The results are coincident with the interpreted geophysical anomalies identified in GSP’s Spring 2018 airborne and ground survey programs.  Four drill targets are considered of interest for the presence of related massive sulphide deposits and we expect to commence the permitting process shortly.”
Olivine Mountain Copper-in-soil Results Map:

Olivine Mountain Nickel-in-soil Results Map:

Fall 2018 Geochemical Survey Results Summary*
GSP crews constructed approximately 100 line kilometers of grid over the favourable geophysical anomalies, with lines oriented in an east-west direction, and spaced 100 meters apart. Sample stations were established at 50 meter intervals along all lines. In total, approximately 1850 soil samples were collected. All samples were submitted to the laboratories of MS Analytical in Langley, B.C. for analysis. Methods included a one acid, 41 element Ultra Trace level ICP analysis for 41 elements including Au, Co, Cu, Ni, Pd, Pt and V. Plots of each element were made, highlighting anomalous zones by colour and size. The following are elemental thresholds:

Au(ppb) Co(ppm) Cu(ppm) Ni(ppm Pd(ppb) Pt(ppb) V(ppm)
Possibly Anomalous 10 – 50 50 – 100 50 – 100 50 – 100 25 – 50 25 – 50 175 – 200
Probably Anomalous 50 – 100 100 – 200 100 –250 100 – 250 50 – 100 50 – 100 200 – 250
Definitely Anomalous 100 – 386 200 – 253 200 – 678 250 – 900 100 – 230 100 – 190 250 – 443

Copper values are considered very strong, believed to be indicative of significant mineralization in underlying bedrock. Cobalt, nickel, platinum and palladium values are moderate to strong and are also believed to be indicative of respective mineralization in underlying bedrock. There is a relatively close relationship of copper to cobalt and palladium and nickel to platinum and palladium. Gold is related to both copper and nickel. There is very little sympathy of copper to nickel. These relationships probably reflect the zoning nature of the metals in bedrock.
Olivine Mountain Compilation Plan Map:

Compilation of Results*:
Six significant geochemical anomalies are interpreted from the copper and nickel plots:

  1. Centered on L83700N@55600E – Strong copper values over an area 900 x 600 meters with associated palladium, weak nickel, weak gold and weak cobalt. The anomaly is at the north end of a strong magnetic/conductive geophysical body, with strong conductive picks having been interpreted from airborne data. The area is just south of the Asp Showing.
  2. Centered on L83300@56900E – Strong copper values over an area 600 x 400 meters with associated weak palladium and platinum. There are no associated geophysical anomalies. There are no mineral showing associated with this anomaly.
  3. Centered on L84600N@ 54800E – Moderate to strong copper values over an area 700 x 400 meters with associated vanadium and weak cobalt. There are no associated geophysical anomalies. The anomaly is just northwest of the RC Showing.
  4. Centered on L85100N@55300E – Strong copper values over an area 700 x 300 meters with weak nickel, palladium, vanadium and gold. There are no associated geophysical anomalies. The anomaly is just south of the ASP 14 showing.
  5. Centered on L82600@56500E – Moderate to strong nickel values over an area of 600 x 800 meters with associated palladium, platinum, weak gold, weak cobalt and weak copper. The anomaly is at the south end of a strong magnetic/conductive geophysical body, with strong conductive picks having been interpreted from airborne data. There are no mineral showings associated with this anomaly.
  6. Centered on L82700N@55200E – Strong nickel values over an area 700 x 700 meters with associated palladium, platinum and vanadium. The anomaly is associated with a strong magnetic and conductive geophysical body. There are no mineral showings associated with this anomaly.

Conclusions and Recommendations*:
Four of the anomalous targets are worthy of drilling and the following hole locations are recommended:
L83700N@55800E – vertical diamond drill hole to 200 meters.
L85100N@55300E – vertical diamond drill hole to 200 meters.
L82600@56500E – vertical diamond drill hole to 200 meters.
L82800N@55200E – vertical diamond drill hole to 200 meters.
The drill program should allow a contingency of 200 meters for an additional hole or deepening of initial holes, therefore the recommendation is for a total of 1000 meters. Core drilling should be NQ size. The cost estimate of 1000 meters includes roads, site preparation, supervision and analytical work should be approximately CAD$250,000.
*Sections quoted from a Summary Report – 2018 Work Programs on the Olivine Mountain Property, by John R. Kerr, P.Eng, dated February 12, 2019.
Quality Assurance / Quality Control:  Samples were sent to MS Analytical (an ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 17025:2005 accredited laboratory) in Langley, BC. Soils were dried and screened through an 80 mesh screen to remove rocks and other matter. A 20g aliquot from the minus fraction was weighed and digested using weak aqua regia and then analyzed by ICP-ES/MS (IMS-117). Analytical results were verified by the insertion of certified reference materials, blanks and duplicates.
Qualified Person:  The scientific and technical disclosure contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Christopher I. Dyakowski, P.Geo, a “Qualified Person” as that term is defined in National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About GSP Resource Corp. GSP Resource Corp. is a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral resource properties. The Company has an option to acquire a 100% interest and title to the Olivine Mountain Property located in the Similkameen Mining Division, 25 km northwest of Princeton, British Columbia.
Contact Information – For more information, please contact:
Simon Dyakowski, Chief Executive Officer
Tel: (604) 619-7469
Email: simon@gspresource.com
Cautionary Statement Regarding “Forward-Looking” Information.
This news release includes certain statements that constitute “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities law, including without limitation, statements that address the Olivine Mountain Project, obtaining drill permits, cost of potential drill program, comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs, and other statements relating to the business prospects of the Company. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions. These statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “estimates” or “intends”, or stating that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved), and variations of such words, and similar expressions are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statement are necessarily based upon a number of factors that, if untrue, could cause the actual results, performances or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performances or achievements express or implied by such statements. Such statements and information are based on numerous assumptions regarding present and future business strategies and the environment in which the Company will operate in the future, including the price of metals, anticipated costs and the ability to achieve goals, that general business and economic conditions will not change in a material adverse manner, that financing will be available if and when needed and on reasonable terms, and that third party contractors, equipment and supplies and governmental and other approvals required to conduct the Company’s planned exploration activities will be available on reasonable terms and in a timely manner. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual events, level of activity, performance or results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation: (i) risks related to gold, platinum, palladium, copper and other commodity price fluctuations; (ii) risks and uncertainties relating to the interpretation of exploration results; (iii) risks related to the inherent uncertainty of exploration and cost estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses; (iv) that resource exploration and development is a speculative business; (v) that the Company may lose or abandon its property interests or may fail to receive necessary licences and permits;  (vi) that environmental laws and regulations may become more onerous;  (vii) that the Company may not be able to raise additional funds when necessary; (viii) the possibility that future exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent with the Company’s expectations; (ix) exploration and development risks, including risks related to accidents, equipment breakdowns, labour disputes or other unanticipated difficulties with or interruptions in exploration and development; (x) competition; (xi) the potential for delays in exploration or development activities or the completion of geologic reports or studies; (xii) risks related to environmental regulation and liability; (xiii) risks associated with failure to maintain community acceptance, agreements and permissions (generally referred to as “social licence”), including local First Nations; (xiv) risks relating to obtaining and maintaining all necessary government permits, approvals and authorizations relating to the continued exploration and development of the Company’s projects; (xv) risks related to the outcome of legal actions; (xvi) political and regulatory risks associated with mining and exploration; (xvii) and risks related to current global financial conditions. These risks, as well as others, could cause actual results and events to vary significantly. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, continued availability of capital and financing and general economic, market or business conditions, the loss of key directors, employees, advisors or consultants, volatility in metals prices, adverse weather conditions, equipment failures, failure of counterparties to perform their contractual obligations and fees charged by service providers. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and, accordingly are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty of such statements. The forward-looking statements included in this news release are made as of the date hereof and the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable securities legislation.
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Vancouver 2019 Keynote Speakers Confirmed

Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, British Columbia
July 30 – August 2, 2019

Dear Reader,
One of the biggest benefits of the Sprott Natural Resource Symposium is, of course, the presentations from our all-star lineup – the world’s smartest minds in finance, investment research, economics, and natural resources…
All handpicked by our returning host Rick Rule, President and CEO of Sprott U.S. Holdings Inc., and his experienced team.
When all of these experts come together, ideas happen – connections are made – and you, our valued attendee, will have a rare opportunity to learn about cutting-edge strategies with the potential to transform your financial future.
Today it’s my pleasure to introduce this year’s high-profile keynote speakers who are in unique positions to understand and interpret the state of the world’s economy.

  • James Rickards – Editor, Strategic Intelligence and a world famous consultant to the Pentagon and CIA. He helped the Federal Reserve avoid a complete financial meltdown, and even investigated market activity which predicted 9/11. He’ll combine his exceptional background as a government insider with his economic expertise and show you how to navigate today’s volatile markets.
  • Nomi Prins – Distinguished political-financial expert, journalist and best-selling author, she’s also a former member of Senator Bernie Sanders’ Federal Reserve Reform Advisory Council. On Wall Street, Nomi was a managing director at Goldman Sachs, she ran the international analytics group as a senior managing director at Bear Stearns in London, and worked as a strategist at Lehman Brothers and Chase Manhattan Bank.
  • Danielle DiMartino Booth – Author and former top adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, she utilizes her years of experience in central banking and Wall Street to help investors understand macroeconomics – how the movements of world markets and actions of regulators may affect their businesses in an ever-changing world economy.

Our Symposium Chairman, Rick Rule – who was recently recognized by The Mining Journal as one of the 10 most influential people in mining – will open the Symposium General Session at 8 a.m. sharp on July 30, at the historic Fairmont Hotel in downtown Vancouver.
Over four jam-packed days filled with activities and special events, Rick and his team will present experts you won’t find gathered together anywhere else on the planet.
And rest assured, we’ve allowed plenty of time for you to socialize and rub shoulders with these distinguished speakers and our panel of investors, analysts, strategists, millionaires, and even billionaires.
You see, Rick’s mission for the Symposium is much different than anything you’ve ever experienced.
His allegiance is to you, our attendee – not to a sponsor with a check in his hand.
In other words, our exhibitors aren’t simply advertisers. They’re content.
You’ll be closer to these experts and professionals than you ever imagined…
And they’ll be ready to share their best ideas about how you can profit from what may be the greatest opportunities of this decade.
There’s something else you should know…
Rick Rule and his team vet every exhibitor before they come to the Symposium. They’re invited on a performance basis – he knows the executives personally and Sprott has invested in every listed company.
Rick genuinely believes that they are among the best at what they do.


As the Symposium date draws closer, we’ll keep you updated on additional world-class speakers and exhibitors as they are confirmed. We’ll also make sure you get first crack at special events and optional tours.

Visit Our Website for Symposium Details

Or if you prefer, simply contact Opportunity Travel today by phone at +800 926 6575or +561 243 6276, or email us at info@opportunity-travel.com. We would be happy to assist you with your Symposium ticket, air travel, hotel stay or any questions and special requests.
Tickets at the door on July 30, 2019 will be $799.
But right now while we’re still confirming guests and exhibitors, and adding information on our website, you can cash in on our Early Registration Discountand you’ll pay only $449 per person!
That’s right. You’ll save $350 on your ticket. (Note: this rate is subject to change at any time.)
Act Now! Register today and you’ll get the lowest price possible.
I hope to hear from you soon and I look forward to greeting you at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Vancouver, July 30 – August 2, 2019.
Cordially,

Barbara Perriello, Director
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Where We’re Headed Next


Opportunity Travel’s
Southeast Asia Tour to Thailand & Malaysia
February 24-March 3, 2019

Post-Tour Following International Living’s
2019 Southeast Asia Fast Track Your Retirement Overseas Conference
Bangkok, Thailand – February 21-23

Since we’ll be right here in beautiful Bangkok for the IL conference, we’ve designed an exclusive, fun-filled post conference tour that’s a first class, luxurious journey. You’ll get a chance to see firsthand why travelers and expats alike simply love everything about Thailand and Malaysia. Get full details about this exclusive expedition and guarantee yourself a spot – but you’ll have to act fast, only 20 spaces are available. Call me at 800 926 6575 or +561 243 6276, or email atinfo@opportunity-travel.com.


The Oxford Club’s 21st Annual Investment U Conference
March 28-31, 2019 – The Vinoy Renaissance Resort


Every spring, The Oxford Club hosts its biggest event of the year –the Annual Investment U Conference. For this signature event, we spare no expense to bring you the latest and greatest from the investing world as well as a real no-nonsense look into the markets.
Throughout this event, you’ll discover dozens of profitable ideas from our team of expert analysts, as well as investment insights from more than two dozen of the industry’s top economists and investment minds.
Join us as we celebrate more than two decades of success and tremendous profit opportunities brought to life through this premier event. Year-after-year – we’ve seen the ideas shared here soar to great heights and we are thrilled to see what’s in store next.
For more information on this event, and to reserve your spot today, click hereIf you have any questions about the event, please email us at voyagerclub@oxfordclub.com or call us at +443.708.9411.


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The Black Diamond Conference
Delray Beach Marriott – April 4-6, 2019

Now Accepting Registrations – Act Now & Save

Our next Money Map Press event will take place at one of the most beautiful oceanfront hotels in Florida… the Delray Beach Marriot. Escape with us to Florida’s sun-drenched beaches and take in all that this hip and happening town has to offer.
Money Map’s gurus will share all the tools, techniques and strategies that made them fortunes… and they’ll show you how to attain “the good life” for yourself. Right now for a very limited time, you have the opportunity to experience this exclusive event at a discounted rate.
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June 19 – 30, 2019
Le Havre (Deauville) | Paris

Join our exciting Family & Friends trip to France cheering on the U.S. Women’s National Team as they compete for their fourth World Cup this summer. After a brilliant undefeated year in 2018, Team USA is sure to be a lethal opponent… and the team to beat. Get all the details here and call +800 926 6575/ +561 243 6276 or email Barbara Perriello to book.

Sprott Natural Resource Symposium 2019
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver – July 30-August 2, 2019

Plan your 2019 vacation now – we’ll be happy to help you!
Get the lowest price possible for this popular, long-running conference that just keeps getting better year after year!
Join our chairman and personal host, Rick Rule in the heart of downtown Vancouver for this sell-out event. It’s not too soon to claim your Advance Pricing discount!
Click here for details. You really can’t beat this offer!
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Uruguay & Argentina – November 2019
Opportunity Travel’s South America Expedition
Call now to get your name on the list!

One of our most popular tours! Come November 2019 and once again we’ll be heading south to Uruguay and Argentina where we’ll show you so much more than the wonders these countries are known for. We’d love to have you join us!
Tantalizing wines, fabulous farm to table dining and sensuous tango are just a small snippet of what we have in store. Add to that our unique brand of personal service, luxury hotels and “boots on the ground” experts. Find out for yourself why our past attendees return again and again.
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MILES FRANKLIN Some Holes In the Fed’s Story

Chris Marcus-Contributing Writer For Miles Franklin
Some Holes In the Fed’s Story
Written by Chris Marcus of Miles Franklin
While many in the financial markets often take what the Federal Reserve says as gospel, given everything that’s occurred over the past decade, it’s worth considering a few unanswered questions that the central bank has yet to explain.
Perhaps the most important of which is that if we are now a decade after the last financial crisis, and the economy is really as strong as the president and Federal Reserve continue to assert, exactly when will it be time to finally undo the unprecedented monetary easing?
If all of the stimulus actually worked, then wouldn’t it be reasonable to assume that by this point, what was long ago sold as temporary could finally be undone?
Yet here we are in 2019, and both the interest rate level and quantitative easing balance remain far from anything that could be considered “normal.”
Federal Reserve officials decided in late January to pause their steady campaign to raise interest rates as the global economic outlook became less certain and financial markets failed to appreciate the Fed’s willingness to shift if the economy weakened, according to the minutes of that meeting released on Wednesday.
Fed officials concluded that a pause posed “few risks” for a strong economy in which prices continued to increase at a subdued rate, the minutes show. The Fed did not see any immediate threats to America’s economic expansion, but officials indicated they were worried enough about potential risks — including slowing growth in China and Europe, trade tensions, a volatile stock market and a prolonged government shutdown — to postpone rate increases.
So which is it? Is the economy strong? Or are there significant risks facing the markets? Talk about covering both sides of the argument at once!
Additionally, how are prices rising at a subdued rate, when even the extremely generous CPI figures say that last month’s core inflation is already past the Fed’s 2% mandate?
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in January (SA); up 2.2 percent over the year.
In regards to the Fed’s balance sheet, I was stunned last year when I heard chairman Jerome Powell announce that his new definition of “normal” was now $2.5-3 trillion. As opposed to the $800 billion level where the balance sheet stood before QE began. When it was sold as “temporary”.
I also wrote last year that even as divergent as the $2.5-3 trillion estimate was from the original plan introduced in 2009, that it was incredibly unlikely to happen. And sure enough, here we are just a year later, in an economy that the government and Federal Reserve officials simultaneously claim is prosperous and strong, and once again the story has changed.
The Fed has slowly been winnowing that $4 trillion portfolio by allowing up to $50 billion in bonds to mature each month, but officials appeared to agree in January that the balance sheet runoff should end this year.
Officials agreed that “it would be desirable to announce before too long a plan to stop reducing the Federal Reserve’s asset holdings later this year” and said the announcement “would provide more certainty about the process for completing the normalization of the size of the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet.”
Consider me officially perplexed as to how announcing a cessation of balance sheet tightening provides more clarity in regards to the normalization process. Because as an investor, the idea that the Federal Reserve is once again unable to follow through on what it previously promised creates the exact opposite of certainty.
Which is why I continue to suggest that it’s a much more profitable and advisable strategy to pay attention to what the Fed does, rather than what it says. Because it’s not some mystical feat of clairvoyance that allowed me to forecast in advance that the Fed would run into significant issues if it tried to undo the past decade of policy.
But rather just a basic understanding of the Austrian economics ideology that allowed so many gold and silver advocates like Peter Schiff, Rick Rule, and Jim Rogers to see the previous bubble implosions well in advance.
Sometimes it’s incredible to see how so many market participants still take the Fed statements as indisputable fact. Especially given the Fed’s track record of missing all of the bubbles. In many cases even after they began to implode.
Yet for those who would like to be aware of what’s coming before it’s too late to do something about it, I’ll just reiterate what Rogers said to me during an interview when he mentioned how “when people lose confidence in government and money, they always buy gold and silver.”
I still have yet to find any reason why this time will be any different. And if you have any questions as to why, as always you’re welcome to email me here.
-To purchase physical precious metals including gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, call Miles Franklin today at 1-800-822-8080
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We are rated A+ by the BBB with zero complaints on our record. We are recommended by many prominent newsletter writers including Doug Casey, Jim Sinclair, David Morgan, Future Money Trends and the SGT Report.
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Junior Mining

ROVER METALS in Toronto for PDAC: February 26th-March 6th


Rover Metals (TSXV: $ROVR) (OTCQB: $ROVMF) will be in Toronto fromFebruary 26th to March 6th and available for meetings with existing shareholders and new investors.
Please contact me to set-up a one-on-one meeting to discuss the exploration work planned for the high-grade gold ‘iron formation’ Cabin Lake Group Project in the NWT, of Canada.
Rover Metals will have a booth (#2951) from March 3rd – March 6th on thePDAC trade show floor. Please come by and talk to myself, Keith Minty, and/or Raul Sanabria.
I would also like to invite you to visit the 321 Gold website to read upcoming featured articles on Rover Metals.

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NEVADA COPPER Construction and Financing Update – Pumpkin Hollow Remains On Schedule to Enter Production in Q4, 2019

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nevada Copper Corp. (NCU.TO(“Nevada Copper” or the “Company’’) is pleased to confirm that its Pumpkin Hollow underground copper project (the “Underground Project”) remains on target to commence production in Q4 2019 and wishes to provide an update on recent operations progress, financing discussions and exploration activity.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Operations update:
    • Underground project construction progressing on budget and on schedule for first production targeting Q4 2019
    • New technical report, including the open pit project pre-feasibility study, well-progressed with completion targeted for end of Q1 2019, and ongoing focus on capital efficiency and IRR maximization
  • Exploration update:
    • Regional survey work has led to new prospects being identified and the Company has subsequently staked approximately 5700 acres of unpatented claims, expanding the Pumpkin Hollow property by 32% to the east
  • Financing update:
    • Discussions well underway regarding ECA-backed project finance facility to further optimize its balance sheet for the long-term
    • Working capital facility and offtake arrangements also in progress

Matt Gili, Chief Executive Officer of Nevada Copper, stated, “We are very pleased that construction at Pumpkin Hollow remains on target for entering production in the fourth quarter of this year.  As highlighted by our solid progress, our team is performing extremely well and we now have 250 employees, contractors and subcontractors active on site. In addition, we are continuing to execute on our longer-term development plans and have significantly expanded our mineral claims area to the east via staking.

OPERATIONS UPDATE

As at mid-February, with approximately 250 employees, contractors and subcontractors on site, the construction of the Pumpkin Hollow Underground Project is progressing on schedule, including:

Underground Works – consisting of the production shaft and shaft stations (east main shaft), the ventilation shaft (east north ventilation shaft) and lateral development.

  • East Main shaft utilities installation completed ahead of schedule
  • Lateral development on the 2850 level and 2770 level have advanced 322ft and 182ft respectively (exclusive of shaft station)
  • East North Ventilation Shaft surface infrastructure is complete and shaft sinking has advanced to 150ft

Surface Works – consisting of processing plant, dry stack storage and all other surface facilities.

  • Earthworks complete for the primary dry stack facilities
  • Concrete foundations for the grinding and cyclone areas are well underway

The previously announced new technical report, including the open pit project pre-feasibility study, is well progressed with targeted completion by the end of Q1 2019. The Company continues to apply its philosophy of focusing on capital efficiency and IRR-maximizing staged development.

EXPLORATION ACTIVITY UPDATE
Regional survey work has led to new prospects being identified and the Company has subsequently staked approximately 5700 acres of unpatented claims, expanding the Pumpkin Hollow property by 32% to the east. The staked claims appear to have good porphyry-style alteration and copper mineralization at surface. The Company is currently mapping and sampling the newly-acquired claims area, in addition to following-up on additional areas of high-grade surface skarn mineralization on its property.

ENVIRONMENTAL & COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT UPDATE

As part of its ongoing commitment to community engagement the Company has recently prepared an updated Environmental and Community Assessment Summary which provides information on the studies that have been performed and the permits and authorizations in place to protect the environment and address any community-related issues. This report is available on the website at www.nevadacopper.com under the Community heading.

FINANCING UPDATE

The Company is continuing discussions with potential export credit agency-backed project finance lenders with the objective to further optimize its balance sheet for the long-term. Such discussions may provide the opportunity to substantially reduce the cost of the Company’s debt service and attract strong finance partners for potential future open pit development. Discussions are also ongoing relating to associated agreements to complement such a project finance facility, including a working capital facility, and should it be required or preferable, other financing, such as a standby/overrun facility, as well as offtake arrangements.


EN Ventilation Shaft Surface Infrastructure Completed and in Use

Sag/Ball/Verti Mills and Cyclone Foundations well Advanced

Caterpillar R1600 Loader being installed on the 2850 Shaft Station

January 15, Site Construction Progress including East Main Headframe

Qualified Persons

The information and data in this news release was reviewed by David Swisher, P. E., VP of Operations for Nevada Copper, who is a non-independent Qualified Person within the meaning of NI 43-101.

About Nevada Copper

Nevada Copper’s (NCU.TO) Pumpkin Hollow project is the only major, shovel-ready and fully-permitted copper project in North America that is currently under construction. Located in Nevada, USA, Pumpkin Hollow has substantial reserves and resources including copper, gold and silver. Its two fully-permitted projects include: the high-grade Pumpkin Hollow underground project which is in construction with a view to commencement of copper production in Q4, 2019; and the Pumpkin Hollow open pit project, a large-scale copper deposit.

Additional Information

For further information please visit the Nevada Copper corporate website
(www.nevadacopper.com).

NEVADA COPPER CORP.

Matthew Gili, President and CEO

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MILES FRANKLIN Lately, things are not working out the way they usually do!

David’s Commentary:
I find it surprising that with a strong dollar, gold is not only holding its own, it’s rising. What is this telling us?
Since gold is denominated in dollars, when the dollar rises, gold falls and when the dollar falls, gold rises. That is how it should be and that’s how it usually works. But lately, things are not working out the way they usually do.
Eleven months ago the dollar bottomed at 89.65, which was the low point for 2018. Gold was $1,350 at the time. From that point forward, the dollar moved up to its current level at 96.52. In other words, the dollar is up 7.7% in the last 11 months. All things being equal, gold should be down 7.7% from its price then, of $1,350. Gold should be around $1,250. But it’s not. It’s $1,331.50
David’s Commentary:
Does that alert you to the fact that gold is performing very well now? It does to me.
The Fed has indicated that they are through raising interest rates. The next logical step would be for the Fed to start lowering them again, and if the economic data comes in weaker than expected, that should happen. That will send the dollar lower. If gold is rising while the dollar is rising, gold should rise even faster when the dollar starts to drop. Yes, there is reason to be bullish about gold. The anticipated “correction” that would pull gold down below $1,300 did not materialize.
Frank Holmes, CEO of U.S. Global Investor, told investors at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference, “Currency differentials will be the key to rising gold prices. Any type of a drop in interest rates, gold in a blink of an eye, is $1,500.”
For the first time in a long time, gold has moved above its year-ago number, and is currently $7.50 higher than one year ago today.
As Ted has pointed out…the precious metal market certainly has a different feel to it over the last three months since the DoJ made the conviction of the ex-JPMorgan trader public. It remains to be seen whether or not this all ends in the same old way, or if it’s really different this time — and the commercial traders get overrun.
Check out his view on gold in the following Kitco interview.
David’s Commentary:
We are getting close to a point where gold will really break out to the upside. Gold is quietly moving up against the strong headwinds of a strong stock market and a strong dollar. There is big money behind the scenes accumulating gold. Otherwise, gold would be close to $1,000.
“The same old tired, failing inflationist responses are being lined up, despite the evidence that monetary easing has never stopped a credit crisis developing…”
Michael Oliver – We Are Going To See An Upside Crash In The Gold Market
With the Dow in the final phase of staging a bear market countertrend rally and gold surging to the $1,340 level, Michael Oliver, who is well known for his deadly accurate forecasts on stocks, bonds, and major markets, just said, “We are going to see an upside crash in the gold market.”
An Upside Crash In The Gold Market
February 19 (King World News) – Michael Oliver: We are going to see an upside crash in the gold market. Gold will spike violently once it clears $1,350 – $1,360. Gold is doing this with a strong dollar. Gold is doing this with a strong S&P. That’s because there’s a crisis coming…
Perhaps this is why gold is rising in spite of a strong dollar. Big money is bracing for something and this is a legitimate concern…
“Sounds ridiculous doesn’t it? What I said in 2006 sounded ridiculous too. I hope I am wrong, but fear that I will be proved right.” – Albert Edwards
Should we be worried about inflation – or is hyperinflation in the cards? Check out the following commentary from JSMineset.
Modern Monetary Theory (or as it should be known, Magic Money Tree).
“There is just one problem with this “theory”:
Alas, there is no free lunch. For one, the economy might not have enough resources — in the form of workers and industrial capacity — to meet the combined demand from the government and the private sector. The result would be inflation, as too much money chased too few goods and services.”
First Bill Gates saw the light:
‘… the establishment is starting to get worried. To wit, last week it was one of the world’s richest men, Bill Gates, who slammed MMT as “Crazy talk” saying that the theory’s core principle of “not worrying about the deficit” and that “we’ll just print the money and do it” is “Well crazy.
Now Dudley sees the light.
‘And not just inflation, but hyperinflation. However, to the socialists who pitch MMT, the fact that inflation hasn’t broken out yet – largely due to the relentless monetization of debt by central banks which has kept inflation in check so far, taking the experiment to its surreal extreme should not result in any dire outcome. And yet, that’s nothing but lunacy for two reasons. First, assume the current model remains in place indefinitely – the outcome would be as follows:
America as a whole consumes considerably more than it produces — and depends heavily on foreign investors to lend it the money needed to keep doing so. But they don’t have to make dollar-denominated loans or buy U.S. Treasury securities. If U.S. debts were to keep growing, at some point the Fed would face a dilemma. It could increase interest rates to maintain foreign (and domestic) demand for dollar assets, at the cost of damping U.S. economic growth. Or it could keep interest rates low and allow the dollar to weaken, which would push up inflation as imported goods and services became more expensive. Neither outcome would be pleasant.”
Lord help us all,
David’s Commentary:
It’s very possible that one of the recent drivers of the gold price is backing the yuan with gold. Pay attention to the gold price in yuan. When the dust settles, it will be gold dust in China and paper ash in the U.S.
The point here, in the article below, is not about China’s holdings of gold.
Or the mad rush by many nations to accumulate sizable quantities.
But rather, the move away from the U.S. Dollar.
More to the point, backing the Yuan with gold as a replacement to the Dollar in global trade and investment.
Crucially, the size of the gold addition is far less important than the signaling effect – why did China decide now was the right time to publicly admit its gold reserves are rising?
After months of seeming stability in the yuan relative to gold, Q4 2018/Q1 2019 saw China seemingly allow gold to appreciate relative to the yuan
One wonders if Alasdair Macleod is on to something when he notes that if the yuan is to replace the dollar for China’s trade, officials will have to back it with gold…
China Accelerates Renewed Gold-Buying Spree “To Diversify Its Reserves”
After China’s official gold reserves rose for the first time in around two years (since Oct 2016) in December, Beijing appears to have joined the global gold rush, increasing its gold reserves for the second month in a row in January to 59.94 million ounces.
As we previously noted, China has long been silent on its holdings of gold as many countries are turning away from the greenback.
The value the country’s holdings of the precious metal reached US$79.319 billion, increasing by more than $3 billion compared to the end of last year.
Yuan Gold is leading the way higher
Yuan Gold (XAUCNY) is gold leading the way higher through 9000 RMB per ounce and through US Gold $1380 US its swing high equivalent. And the only way to prevent much higher US Gold prices from there, is for more pronounced weakness in Chinese Yuan against the dollar (CNYUSD). IMO, a weaker Chinese Yuan (CNYUSD) exchange rate is not desirable by the Fed, Treasury, ESF, the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets nor the PBOC/SAFE. And to be sure, a higher Yuan Gold (XAUCNY) price is the last thing the Fed, Treasury, ESF, the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets seek but is at the top of the bullet point list of the PBOC/SAFE white papers for meeting the CCP goals of prosperity.
Mathematically: Yuan Gold (XAUCNY) x Chinese Yuan (CNYUSD) = $US Gold Price
Albeit a weaker Chinese Yuan (CNYUSD) may have been tolerated by the FED and Treasury when the U.S. and world economy was buzzing along nicely with PBOC/SAFE accumulating new U.S. Treasury offerings. However, a weaker Chinese Yuan (CNYUSD) is certainly not desired by U.S. now. Trade wars, embargoes, worldwide economic slowdown, and debt saturation still can’t create an environment that encourages PBOC/SAFE or other foreign CB’s to accumulate U.S. Treasuries. And for China itself, a lower Chinese Yuan (CNYUSD) may help Chinese exports but conversely also increases the FX debt burden of Chinese borrowers, albeit a small one, who borrow in dollars but whose revenue is denominated in Yuan. However, a higher or stable Chinese Yuan (CNYUSD) clearly increases the standard of living for its burgeoning middle class that represents the biggest meal ticket for the next 50 years for those same Chinese companies that are currently exporting to U.S. but have their eye squarely on their own domestic market’s near and long-term growth. Conclusion: Chinese Yuan (CNYUSD) stability at a minimum and strength are likely now that the world economic slowdown, ensuing financial collapse is on. And when the dust settles, it will be gold dust in China and paper ash in the U.S.
Correspondingly, a higher Yuan Gold (XAUCNY) price is also not desired by the Fed, Treasury, ESF, and the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets because that will drive worldwide gold prices higher, allow for a Chinese gold price discovery market based on physical gold not U.S. paper contracts levered 92:1, and create even more havoc for U.S. dollar’s reserve currency status and balance of trade account. But the Fed, Treasury, ESF, and the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets are helpless in preventing a significant rise in Yuan Gold (XAUCNY) either. They no longer have the means to do so because so much physical gold has moved East over the last 10 years and is now being accumulated in record amounts by central banks worldwide at a time when world production is set to decline with M&A in mining exploding. This is a perfect storm for higher gold prices worldwide. Conversely, higher Yuan Gold (XAUCNY) prices would greatly benefit China’s saving minded middle-class households who have plowed some 17,000 MT or 530 million ounces of physical gold since restrictions were lifted in 2008.
According to Credit Suisse Wealth Databook 2018 (pages 63 & 103)
https://www.credit-suisse.com/corporate/en/research/research-institute/global-wealth-report.html total Chinese Household Net Worth equals about $51.8T. Average Chinese wealth has enjoyed a 10% annual increase since 2008 while the median Chinese household has enjoyed a lesser yet respectable 7% annual increase. At the current Yuan Gold (XAUCNY) price of 8879 the value of 530 million ounce is about $700B US representing 1.4% of total Chinese Household Net Worth. Bearing in mind that not all of that non-monetary gold is in the hands of households, but it is clear that it is not in the hands of the PBOC/SAFE. So ask yourself two questions. Do you think that the PBOC/SAFE would encourage its private sector and households to accumulate so much gold if it was not meant to be a sound investment that increased in value? Do you think that the private sector in China has accumulated more gold than the PBOC/SAFE? IMO the answer is “no” to both questions.
But how much Chinese PBOC/SAFE monetary gold or how much value of that monetary gold is enough to create a new Chinese Style Bretton Woods agreement so to speak with a twist that involves true price discovery of physical Yuan Gold (XAUCNY) not just a U.S. dictated price that the 1944-45 agreement dictated. Paraphrasing James Dines’ in The Invisible Crash published in 1975, “Back then only the U.S. could change the price of gold, and all other nations were forced to upvalue or devalue in terms of dollars. And the world’s currencies were expressed in and closely held in dollars. The problem was that Bretton Woods required reserves to be composed of either gold or any currency convertible into gold. And that was the killer because it included the dollar that was run into the ground through debt creation while gold prices were fixed at an abnormally low price.” For a Chinese Style Bretton Woods system to work, true price discovery for Yuan Gold (XAUCNY) must exist and PBOC/SAFE need an ample amount of current gold reserves and future gold reserves to maintain the value of the YUAN. According Charles A. Coombs, former Senior Vice President of Federal Reserve Bank of New York responsible for U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve operations in the gold and foreign exchange markets in his book The Arena of International Finance, to paraphrase, “At the end of the war and beginning of Bretton Woods system the U.S. gold stock amounted to $20B roughly 60% of total official central bank gold reserves and amounted to 4x the value of total dollar reserves of all foreign central banks and foreign dollar deposits.” Doing that today for the US would be impossible with only 8,133 MT or 261.5M ounces unless it were valued at 4x the $6.7T of allocated and unallocated US dollar exchange value held by foreign central banks. That would require the value of 8,133 MT of US gold to be worth $26.8T or $100,000/oz. But for the Chinese the picture is quite different.
“The majority of Chinese public debt is not officially owed by the central government. However, all of that debt is ultimately guaranteed by the national government of China and should rightfully be recorded in its entirety as the Chinese national debt. True debt to GDP ratio for China’s national debt up to 92.8%” https://commodity.com/debt-clock/china/ . That includes central government debt, municipal debt, shadow banking debt, local government debt, and all other hidden debt. GDP is about 83T Yuan or $12.2T and places total Chinese “public and public guaranteed” debt at about 76T Yuan or $11.2T. “Yet the majority of debt issued by Chinese government and organizations is in local currency. And the great bulk of that, in turn, is held by domestic institutions and individuals. China’s external debt is at 13 percent of GDP. And is very low by world standards. External debt refers to the total amount of public and private debt owed to non-resident individuals and entities. Foreigners own a tiny 3 percent of China’s debt. By comparison, Japan’s external debt is 74 percent of GDP. It’s 126 percent in Australia, 97 percent in the U.S., 38 percent in Brazil, and 24 percent in India (and the U.S. 30%+).”
https://www.valuewalk.com/2017/05/chinese-external-dent/ China Gross External Debt owed by official sector is only about 11.3T Yuan $1.7T US.https://tradingeconomics.com/china/external-debt That includes throwing into that mix external debt not officially owed by the central government but guaranteed by same including debt owed in dollars or foreign currencies.https://www.barrons.com/articles/does-chinas-external-debt-pose-a-major-risk-1444726980
China Domestic Gold Production amounted to 426 MT or 13.7m oz in 2017 accounting for 13.03% of global gold production, making China the world’s largest gold producing nation for the 11th consecutive year and double that of the U.S. China’s Established in Ground Gold Resource Reserves were 13,195 MT in 2017, for YoY growth of 8.45%
If PBOC/SAFE true current gold reserves were to amount to 60% of all central bank reserves like the US had in 1945 or even 70% like the US had as late as 1957, some 20,000 MT seems reasonable, and it also amounts to slightly more than the Chinese private sector’s 17,000 MT. If those 20,000 MT or 643 million ounces had a value of 4x external Yuan debt, it would need to be valued at $6.8T or US Gold $10,575. That means either a stable Chinese Yuan (CNYUSD) and an 7x increase in Yuan Gold (XAUCNY) or a combination thereof. Makes no difference to $US Gold because mathematically: Yuan Gold (XAUCNY) x Chinese Yuan (CNYUSD) = $US Gold Price.
And it makes no difference to Chinese Official or private sector as it is a win win for them too.
David’s Commentary:
As you know, I have always believed that Harry Dent was way off target with his projections that gold would drop to $500 or $750 an ounce. Dent doesn’t believe that there is any meddling in the gold market either. By my count he is zero for two. He should stick to writing about what he knows best, demographics.
Federal Judge Tells Traders They Can Combine Cases Accusing JP Morgan Of Rigging Metals Market
A group of traders from across the U.S. who allege that J. P. Morgan Chase manipulated precious metals markets for years are one step closer to bringing a class action suit against the nation’s largest bank.
Earlier this month, a federal judge said five separate lawsuits making similar allegations against the bank could be combined, potentially including thousands of people who traded in the precious metals market from Jan. 2009 through Dec. 2015.
Litigation in a separate civil case has been put on hold until at least May at the behest of the Justice Department, which is investigating a “related criminal case” that involves alleged market manipulation by precious metals traders at J. P. Morgan.
JP. Morgan declined to comment on this story.
So what is the best asset to own to protect your wealth when things finally start to fall apart? David Stockman say GOLD. So do we.
“It should be no surprise that the financial planners or pension fund managers never recommend gold or silver as part of an investment portfolio. This will turn out to be a huge mistake.” – SRSrocco
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MIRAMONT Announces Grant of Incentive Stock Options

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – February 21, 2019) – Miramont Resources Corp. (CSE: MONT) (OTCQB: MRRMF) (FRA: 6MR) (“Miramont” or the “Company”) announces that it has granted stock options to acquire up to 1,145,000 common shares of the Company, 900,000 of which were granted to certain directors and officers of the Company. Each of the stock options is exercisable for a five year term expiring on February 21, 2024 at a price of $0.415 per common share. On February 20, 2019, the last day that the Company’s common shares traded prior to the granting of the stock options, the closing trading price of the common shares on the Canadian Securities Exchange was $0.415. The options are subject to vesting provisions, with one-third vesting on the date of grant, an additional one-third on the first anniversary of the date of grant and the remaining one-third on the second anniversary thereof. The stock options are non-transferable. Any common shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the stock options will be subject to a four month hold period expiring on June 22, 2019.

About Miramont Resources Corp.

Miramont is a Canadian based exploration company with a focus on acquiring and developing mineral prospects within world-class belts of South America. Miramont’s two key projects are Cerro Hermoso and Lukkacha, both located in southern Peru. Cerro Hermoso is a diatreme-hosted copper dominant polymetallic prospect. Lukkacha is a classic copper-porphyry prospect.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,
MIRAMONT RESOURCES CORP.

“William Pincus”

William Pincus, President and CEO

For more information, please contact the Company at:
Telephone: (604) 398-4493
info@miramontresources.com
www.miramontresources.com

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GROUP TEN Reports Wide Intercepts of Platinum and Palladium Mineralization from the Chrome Mountain Target Area at the Stillwater West Project, Montana, USA

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Group Ten Metals Inc. (TSX.V: PGE; US OTC: PGEZF; FSE: 5D32) (the “Company” or “Group Ten”) announces results from the Chrome Mountain and East Boulder target areas on the west side of the Stillwater West Project in Montana, USA. This is the second in a series of planned news releases to report results of 2018 exploration programs, on-going historical data compilation, and modeling work at the Company’s flagship PGE-Ni-Cu project adjacent to Sibanye-Stillwater’s high-grade PGE mines in the Stillwater Igneous Complex. With more than 41 million ounces of past production and current M&I resources, plus another 49 million ounces of inferred resources at over 16 g/t palladium and platinum, the Stillwater Complex is recognized as one of the top regions in the world for PGE-Ni-Cu mineralization1,2.

Michael Rowley, President and CEO, commented, “We are pleased to report results of our work to date in the Chrome Mountain and East Boulder target areas at the middle-west portion of the 25-km-long Stillwater West project (see Figure 1). Mineralization including platinum group elements (PGE), nickel, copper and cobalt at these target areas is associated with two major electro-magnetic geophysical conductors that are approximately 2.9 and 2.6 km in length respectively, and correspond with broad coincident soil and rock geochemical anomalies. The scale of these targets demonstrates the potential for discovery of a major new bulk-tonnage “Platreef-style” PGE-Ni-Cu deposit in the Stillwater Complex, geologically similar to those in the Bushveld Complex of South Africa.”

“Chrome Mountain, in particular, is one of our highest priority target areas and has advanced very rapidly with the discovery of a new style of platinum and palladium mineralization associated with nickel and copper sulphides at the Hybrid Zone (see December 17, 2018 news release). This discovery has attracted significant interest in the Stillwater West project with wide intervals of platinum, palladium, nickel, copper, and cobalt mineralization starting at surface, including nine intervals of over 100 meters in thickness with grade-thickness values of more than 100 gram-meter Total Platinum Equivalent (TotPtEq), including six holes which returned composite mineralization of over 200 meters with grade-thickness values of 200 to 294 gram-meter TotPtEq (see Table 1). Grade-thickness values of 25 gram-meter or more are considered economically significant, with the grade-thickness values at the adjacent J-M Reef mines averaging approximately 34 gram-meter palladium and platinum1. Values of 100 to 300 gram-meter are exceptional, highlighting the strength of the Stillwater West system.”

“Rock sampling programs at Chrome Mountain in 2018 returned up to 16 g/t 3E (8.72 g/t Pt, 7.25 g/t Pd and 0.03 g/t Au) (see Table 2) in previously unrecognized areas, confirming the underexplored nature of the lower Stillwater Complex, and the substantial potential for new discoveries of both higher-grade and bulk tonnage deposits in this famously metal-rich district.”

Chrome Mountain – Overview

As shown in Figure 1, the Chrome Mountain target area is one of eight major bulk tonnage target areas identified by Group Ten Metals across the Ultramafic and Basal Series of the Stillwater Complex. These target areas are highlighted by strong, multi-kilometer electro-magnetic conductive signatures that are characteristic of large bodies of interconnected to strongly disseminated sulphides. These conductive geophysical targets have overlapping highly elevated platinum, palladium, gold, nickel, copper, and chromium values in soils and rock sampling. The limited drilling completed to date on these large geophysical and geochemical targets confirms the presence of corresponding PGE-Ni-Cu mineralization within the 31 holes drilled across the broad Chrome Mountain target area. In addition, the Company has obtained most of the core samples drilled on the property since 2001 for re-logging and sampling as part of the ongoing modeling work, which has allowed the Group Ten team to identify and confirm the potential for Platreef-style deposits in the Stillwater Complex.

Figure 1 – 14 Target Areas Across the 25-Kilometer Width of the Stillwater West Project

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/76f412d3-e608-4b20-9643-a6111b4f3c57

The Chrome Mountain target area covers an area of approximately 2.9 km by 2.3 km that includes bulk tonnage “Platreef-style” PGE-Ni-Cu targets within the Hybrid Zone (the Discovery, Dunite Ridge, Bald Hills, and Tarantula Targets), as well as potential bulk tonnage PGE-enriched Ni and Cu sulphide mineralization targets within the basal portion of the complex. Potential also exists for higher-grade PGE “reef-type” targets. Comprehensive soil geochemical data has been collected across Chrome Mountain with high levels of PGE, Ni, Cu and Cr in soils shown across kilometer-scale areas coincident with high level electro-magnetic conductors shown in geophysical survey results (see Figures 2, 3 and 4).

Chrome Mountain – Hybrid Zone

The Hybrid Zone is characterized by broad intervals of highly anomalous PGE levels associated with chromite and nickel and copper sulfides with complex pegmatoidal and magmatic breccia textures in the Ultramafic Series lithologies. The complexly textured host rocks, together with broadly disseminated chromite and sulphide, are geologically similar to the Platreef setting in South Africa’s Bushveld Complex.

Table 1 presents highlight intercepts from ten holes drilled in the Discovery target where nine separate intercepts exceeded 100 meters thickness with continuous highly elevated PGE, Ni, Cu and Co mineralization, starting at surface, including 118 m at 1.73 g/t TotPtEq (0.36 Pt, 0.56 Pd, and 0.09 Au for 1.0 g/t 3E along with 0.12% Ni, 0.03% Cu and 0.01% Co for 0.17% NiEq). In addition, six holes returned composite mineralization of over 200 meters in thickness that occurs over a strike length of approximately 600 meters which remains open in all directions and occurs within a broader one kilometer wide area of highly anomalous metals in soils. These holes were targeted on highly elevated platinum and palladium values in soils that characterize the entire Hybrid Zone (see Figure 3). Along with the untested additional soil targets and geophysical conductors, these drill results demonstrate the potential for significant bulk tonnage mineralization at the Chrome Mountain target area.

Chrome Mountain – Dunite Ridge and Bald Hills Targets

Several intrusive dunite targets have been identified in the core of the Hybrid Zone (see cross section CM-6 in Figure 7). Work at Chrome Mountain in 2018 led to the discovery of the Dunite Ridge and Bald Hill targets where mapping of olivine chromite-rich intrusive returned chip samples of up to 16.0 g/t 3E (as 8.72 g/t Pt, 7.25 g/t Pd, and 0.03 g/t Au) at Dunite RidgeA second sample at Dunite Ridge returned 7.45 g/t 3E as 2.32 g/t Pt, 5.10 g/t Pd, and 0.02 g/t Au (see Table 2). These samples occur within a highly elevated PGE, Ni and Cu soil anomaly covering at least 750 meters of strike. Intrusive dunites can have spectacular grades in the Bushveld Complex, but have not been systematically explored for in the Stillwater Complex. The intrusive dunites identified at the Chrome Mountain target area are one of several occurrences across the overall Stillwater West Project. Dunite Ridge and Bald Hills are priority targets for follow-up work in 2019.

TABLE 1 – Highlight mineralized drill intercepts from the Chrome Mountain Target Area
  INTERVAL PRECIOUS METALS BASE METALS TOTAL METAL EQUIVALENTS GRADE THICKNESS
HOLE ID From To Width Pt Pd Au 3E Ni Cu Co NiEq TotPtEq TotNiEq Grade x Width
  (m) (m) (m) (g/t) (g/t) (g/t) (g/t) (%) (%) (%) (%) (Pt g/t) (Ni %) (gram-meters)
CM2007-01 3.1 148.1 145.1 0.24 0.21 0.01 0.46 0.07 0.01 0.009 0.10 0.89 0.22 129.5
including 7.9 25.9 18.0 0.46 0.54 0.02 1.02 0.08 0.01 0.010 0.12 1.52 0.37 27.4
including 56.7 77.4 20.7 0.34 0.35 0.01 0.70 0.07 0.00 0.010 0.11 1.15 0.28 23.8
AND 261.5 448.1 186.5 0.04 0.04 0.01 0.08 0.12 0.02 0.014 0.18 0.82 0.20 153.9
including 294.4 362.7 68.3 0.07 0.07 0.02 0.17 0.16 0.04 0.016 0.24 1.15 0.28 78.5
including 305.4 334.7 29.3 0.10 0.10 0.02 0.22 0.18 0.06 0.018 0.27 1.34 0.33 39.2
 
CM2007-02 0.0 210.6 210.6 0.20 0.28 0.02 0.49 0.10 0.01 0.011 0.14 1.08 0.26 227.4
including 13.4 109.4 96.0 0.37 0.56 0.03 0.96 0.12 0.02 0.012 0.17 1.65 0.40 158.5
including 38.7 68.6 29.9 0.60 1.25 0.09 1.93 0.19 0.04 0.014 0.26 3.03 0.74 90.4
AND 300.8 387.7 86.9 0.04 0.03 0.01 0.08 0.10 0.02 0.010 0.14 0.66 0.16 57.0
 
CM2007-03 0.0 47.5 47.5 0.30 0.44 0.13 0.87 0.13 0.05 0.010 0.19 1.68 0.41 79.9
including 0.0 17.7 17.7 0.33 0.42 0.16 0.92 0.14 0.06 0.011 0.21 1.82 0.44 32.1
including 23.5 41.8 18.3 0.38 0.62 0.13 1.13 0.15 0.06 0.010 0.21 2.03 0.49 37.1
 
CM2007-04 1.5 119.5 118.0 0.36 0.56 0.09 1.00 0.12 0.03 0.010 0.17 1.73 0.42 204.3
including 1.5 18.9 17.4 0.40 0.52 0.15 1.06 0.12 0.04 0.010 0.17 1.81 0.44 31.5
including 33.5 51.8 18.3 0.52 0.91 0.10 1.54 0.16 0.06 0.011 0.22 2.48 0.60 45.3
including 34.8 43.3 8.5 0.55 0.94 0.14 1.63 0.22 0.10 0.012 0.31 2.94 0.71 25.1
including 71.3 118.3 46.9 0.45 0.71 0.11 1.27 0.13 0.04 0.011 0.18 2.04 0.50 95.9
AND 151.2 242.6 91.4 0.21 0.21 0.02 0.44 0.12 0.02 0.012 0.17 1.15 0.28 105.1
 
CM2007-05 1.2 239.3 238.1 0.14 0.22 0.04 0.40 0.12 0.03 0.011 0.17 1.12 0.27 267.4
including 64.6 128.3 63.7 0.19 0.33 0.07 0.60 0.15 0.05 0.012 0.22 1.51 0.37 96.4
including 85.3 107.6 22.3 0.26 0.41 0.10 0.77 0.18 0.07 0.012 0.25 1.84 0.45 40.9
 
CM2007-06 0.0 128.0 128.0 0.15 0.18 0.06 0.40 0.19 0.07 0.014 0.27 1.52 0.37 194.1
including 8.8 119.5 110.6 0.16 0.20 0.07 0.43 0.20 0.08 0.015 0.29 1.64 0.40 180.9
 
CM2007-07 1.5 227.1 225.6 0.15 0.32 0.05 0.52 0.13 0.04 0.011 0.19 1.30 0.32 293.2
including 42.1 55.5 13.4 0.19 0.45 0.06 0.70 0.14 0.05 0.010 0.20 1.54 0.37 20.7
including 68.3 172.5 104.2 0.19 0.36 0.06 0.61 0.16 0.06 0.013 0.24 1.60 0.39 166.5
including 76.2 93.3 17.1 0.22 0.34 0.06 0.62 0.16 0.04 0.015 0.23 1.60 0.39 27.2
including 121.3 137.8 16.5 0.17 0.19 0.06 0.42 0.18 0.09 0.012 0.27 1.53 0.37 25.2
including 148.7 172.5 23.8 0.26 0.70 0.08 1.04 0.18 0.08 0.013 0.27 2.15 0.52 51.2
 
CM2007-08 0.0 209.7 209.7 0.20 0.26 0.07 0.52 0.14 0.04 0.013 0.21 1.38 0.34 290.4
including 18.3 143.9 125.6 0.27 0.38 0.10 0.75 0.16 0.05 0.013 0.23 1.72 0.42 216.6
including 52.1 75.6 23.5 0.21 0.32 0.13 0.66 0.19 0.07 0.013 0.27 1.79 0.43 41.9
including 81.5 100.6 19.1 0.30 0.48 0.10 0.88 0.21 0.06 0.018 0.30 2.13 0.52 40.5
including 123.1 142.7 19.5 0.54 0.78 0.07 1.39 0.14 0.04 0.013 0.20 2.23 0.54 43.6
 
CM2007-09 3.7 22.9 19.2 0.37 0.60 0.10 1.07 0.14 0.04 0.011 0.20 1.92 0.47 36.9
including 9.5 22.9 13.4 0.45 0.75 0.13 1.32 0.17 0.06 0.012 0.23 2.31 0.56 31.0
 
CM2007-10 3.4 255.7 252.4 0.14 0.18 0.02 0.34 0.14 0.02 0.013 0.20 1.16 0.28 293.8
including 9.5 44.8 35.4 0.39 0.58 0.06 1.04 0.15 0.05 0.012 0.22 1.94 0.47 68.6
including 92.4 108.2 15.9 0.35 0.48 0.07 0.91 0.24 0.08 0.016 0.33 2.29 0.56 36.4
 

Intercepts with grade thickness values over 25 gram-meter TotPtEq are presented above. Total Platinum Equivalent (TotPtEq g/t) and Total Nickel Equivalent calculations reflect total gross metal content using metals prices as follows (all USD):  $6.00/lb nickel (Ni), $3.00/lb copper (Cu), $20.00/lb cobalt (Co), $1,000/oz platinum (Pt), $1,000/oz palladium (Pd) and $1,250/oz gold (Au). Values have not been adjusted to reflect metallurgical recoveries. Total metal equivalent values include both base and precious metals, where available. Results labelled ‘n/a’ were not assayed for that metal. Total platinum equivalent grade thickness was determined by multiplying the thickness (in meters) by the Total Platinum Equivalent grade (in grams/tonne) to provide gram-meter values (g-m) as shown. All holes were conducted by Group Ten’s QP and are not considered historic.

Chrome Mountain – Tarantula Target

In the eastern area of the Hybrid Zone, work in 2018 identified the Tarantula Target, where highly anomalous PGE mineralization occurs in the Ultramafic Series. Host rocks are pegmatoidal bronzitite; disseminated chromite, sulphide and magmatic breccia textures have been described over an approximate strike length of at least 500 meters.

Table 2 presents select rock sample results from reconnaissance prospecting and geological mapping programs at the Chrome Mountain and East Boulder target areas in 2018 which confirm the presence of significant platinum, palladium, nickel, copper and cobalt mineralization with grades up to 3.56 g/t Pd, 0.618% Ni, and 0.049% Co outside of the Dunite Ridge Target discussed above (see Table 2). High chromium levels were also noted with 14 samples returning grades of 10 to 26.8% Cr. In addition, test work indicates a consistent ratio of rhodium content relative to platinum values. Neither chromium nor rhodium values have been included in the calculation of metal equivalents in the tables above and below.

TABLE 2 – Highlight 2018 rock sample results from the Chrome Mountain Target Area
    PRECIOUS METALS BASE METALS TOTAL METAL EQUIVALENTS
SAMPLE ID LOCATION Pt Pd Au 3E Ni Cu Co NiEq TotPtEq TotNiEq
    (g/t) (g/t) (g/t) (g/t) (%) (%) (%) (%) (Pt g/t) (Ni %)
337388 Dunite Ridge 8.72 7.25 0.03 16.00 0.106 0.020 0.016 0.17 16.70 4.06
1409950 Dunite Ridge 2.32 5.10 0.02 7.45 0.093 <0.005 0.012 0.13 8.00 1.94
337391 Dunite Ridge 0.38 1.23 0.05 1.67 0.112 0.058 0.026 0.23 2.62 0.64
337392 Dunite Ridge 0.41 1.00 0.08 1.49 0.157 0.056 0.019 0.25 2.53 0.61
         
3190364 Discovery 0.99 3.56 0.06 4.61 0.084 0.000 0.011 0.12 5.12 1.24
3190372 Discovery 1.53 2.34 0.01 3.88 0.088 0.000 0.018 0.15 4.49 1.09
3190368 Discovery 1.78 1.42 0.01 3.21 0.156 0.000 0.017 0.21 4.08 0.99
3190351 Discovery 0.87 2.15 0.06 3.09 0.139 0.019 0.019 0.21 3.97 0.97
3190375 Discovery 0.78 2.00 0.06 2.84 0.111 0.032 0.022 0.20 3.68 0.89
3190373 Discovery 0.47 1.17 0.04 1.68 0.104 0.000 0.020 0.17 2.39 0.58
3190362 Discovery 0.28 0.80 0.15 1.23 0.193 0.083 0.009 0.26 2.35 0.57
3190363 Discovery 0.21 0.79 0.05 1.04 0.182 0.085 0.020 0.29 2.25 0.55
3190461 Bald Hills 1.04 1.81 0.24 3.09 0.336 0.027 0.030 0.45 5.00 1.22
337378 Bald Hills 0.10 0.08 0.06 0.23 0.618 0.094 0.049 0.83 3.66 0.89
3190467 Bald Hills 0.97 1.47 0.10 2.53 0.170 0.000 0.021 0.24 3.54 0.86
3190464 Bald Hills 1.02 0.72 0.05 1.78 0.233 0.000 0.030 0.33 3.16 0.77
337381 Bald Hills 0.44 1.77 0.07 2.28 0.107 0.000 0.024 0.19 3.07 0.75
337380 Bald Hills 1.09 0.64 0.03 1.76 0.137 0.018 0.029 0.24 2.77 0.67
3190394 Bald Hills 1.28 0.40 0.03 1.71 0.086 0.063 0.024 0.20 2.53 0.61
3190390 Bald Hills 0.72 0.62 0.17 1.50 0.050 0.034 0.017 0.12 2.05 0.50
     
3190471 Tarantula 0.71 2.48 0.06 3.25 0.243 0.030 0.020 0.32 4.60 1.12
3190397 Tarantula 1.44 1.88 0.14 3.46 0.100 0.007 0.010 0.14 4.05 0.99
3190306 Tarantula 0.92 2.16 0.01 3.09 0.111 0.000 0.016 0.16 3.77 0.92
3190376 Tarantula 0.97 0.41 0.01 1.39 0.101 0.000 0.018 0.16 2.05 0.50
1409933 East Boulder 0.68 2.58 0.15 3.41 0.212 0.152 0.015 0.34 4.84 1.18
3190452 East Boulder 0.44 1.06 0.01 1.51 0.162 0.000 0.016 0.22 2.39 0.58
 
337365 Lindgren 0.00 0.10 0.04 0.14 0.315 0.976 0.030 0.90 3.87 0.94
337368 Lindgren 0.03 0.21 0.08 0.32 0.342 0.054 0.034 0.48 2.32 0.56
3190389 Hybrid Zone 1.73 0.42 0.01 2.16 0.081 0.036 0.019 0.16 2.83 0.69

Results over 2 g/t TotPtEq are presented above. Total Platinum Equivalent (TotPtEq g/t) and Total Nickel Equivalent were determined as per Table 1.

Figures 6 and 7 present cross sections representing the Company’s current understanding of the Hybrid Zone and surrounding stratigraphy. The Hybrid Zone is open in all directions, and is a priority target for follow-up in 2019.

Chrome Mountain – Basal Zone Targets

The Company is also targeting potential bulk-tonnage sulphide mineralization in the Basal Series of the complex at Chrome Mountain where mineralization may be associated with interaction between the layered basal magmatic system and the basement country rocks. Interaction and assimilation of basement country rocks is an important component of the Platreef deposits in the Bushveld Complex, where the country rocks may be in place as the footwall or occur as large rafts within the layered magmatic stratigraphy. Kilometer-scale geophysical, geochemical and geological signatures present compelling bulk-tonnage targets in this type of setting for PGE-enriched Ni/Cu sulfides in the lower Stillwater Complex stratigraphy.

The potential for deposits of this type in the Chrome Mountain area has been confirmed by reconnaissance rock chip samples and geological mapping work by Group Ten in 2018, as well as in limited historic drilling, which targeted nickel and copper sulphides in the Basal and lowest Ultramafic Series. These drill holes were relatively shallow, and were only selectively assayed where base metal sulphide levels were high. A few of these high-sulphide intercepts were assayed for PGEs confirming that the nickel and copper sulphides in these areas are highly enriched in PGEs. Notably, this historic drill sampling did not assay areas enriched in chromite, which typically exhibit higher-grade PGE mineralization. Data from the 355 series drill holes by AMAX in the 1960s and 1970s, shown on cross sections in Figures 6 and 7, confirm the presence of net-textured to massive sulphide hosted mineralization proximal to the strongest electro-magnetic conductive signatures.

2018 rock sample results from the historic Lindgren Target in the basal series at Chrome Mountain are particularly compelling as they confirm the presence of significant PGE, Ni and Cu mineralization with results of 0.315% Ni, 0.976% Cu, and 0.030% Co (0.94% Ni Eq) in sample 337365 and 0.342% Ni, 0.054% Cu and 0.034% Co (0.56% Ni Eq) in sample 337368 (see Table 2). Basal zone sulphide targets will be a priority for follow-up work in 2019 at Chrome Mountain.

East Boulder Target Area

As shown in Figure 2, the East Boulder target area centers on a highly conductive geophysical anomaly with coincident highly elevated levels of PGE, Ni, Cu and Cr metals in soils (Figures 3 and 4) covering an area approximately 2.6 km x 1.9 km. The East Boulder target area has less outcrop exposure than the adjacent Chrome Mountain target area (Figure 5) and, as a result, remains much less explored despite historic placer mining in the area. Two drill holes from 2008 confirm the presence of Pt, Pd and Au mineralization adjacent to the EM conductive high anomaly but were not tested for base metals.

Work in 2018 included surface mapping and limited sampling with results up to 3.4 g/t 3E, 0.21% Ni, and 0.15% Cu (4.84 g/t TotPtEq) (see Table 2) providing support that similar mineralized stratigraphic horizons continue into the East Boulder target area.

Future work at the East Boulder target area will include detailed mapping and rock sampling to develop and refine drill targets in the area of the electro-magnetic conductors and coincident soil anomalies.

Amendment to the Catalyst Property Agreement

Group Ten announces that it has amended the terms of the agreement for the Catalyst Project within the Company’s Kluane PGE-Ni-Cu Project in Canada’s Yukon Territory, as announced on August 16, 2017. The amendment allows the Company to meet the $10,000 cash payment requirement by the issuance of 200,000 common shares, and is subject to regulatory approval.

Upcoming Events

Group Ten will be exhibiting in the Investor’s Exchange at booth #3018 at the PDAC convention in March in Toronto, among other upcoming shows. The Company looks forward to releasing further results from the adjacent target areas in the coming weeks.

About Stillwater West

The Stillwater West PGE-Ni-Cu project positions Group Ten as the second largest landholder in the Stillwater Complex, adjoining and adjacent to Sibanye-Stillwater’s world-leading Stillwater, East Boulder, and Blitz platinum group elements (PGE) mines in south central Montana, USA. With more than 41 million ounces of past production and current M&I resources, plus another 49 million ounces of Inferred resources1,2, the Stillwater Complex is recognized as one of the top regions in the world for PGE-Ni-Cu mineralization, alongside the Bushveld Complex and Great Dyke in southern Africa, which are similar layered intrusions. The J-M Reef, and other PGE-enriched sulphide horizons in the Stillwater Complex, share many similarities with the highly prolific Merensky and UG2 Reefs in the Bushveld Complex, while the lower part of the Stillwater Complex also shows the potential for much larger scale disseminated and high-sulphide PGE-nickel-copper type deposits, possibly similar to Platreef in the Bushveld Complex3. Group Ten’s Stillwater West property covers the lower part of the Stillwater Complex along with the Picket Pin PGE Reef-type deposit in the upper portion, and includes extensive historic data, including soil and rock geochemistry, geophysical surveys, geologic mapping, and historic drilling.

Note 1: Report on Montana Platinum Group Metal Mineral Assets of Sibanye-Stillwater, November 2017, Measured and Indicated Resources of 57.2 million tonnes grading 17.0 g/t Pt+Pd containing 31.3 million ounces and 92.5 million tonnes grading 16.6 g/t containing 49.4 million ounces. Grade thickness was determined by applying the reported minimum mining width of 2.0 meters to the M&I grade of 17 g/t Pt+Pd for an average grade thickness of approximately 34 gram-meter (g-m).  
Note 2:   Public production records from Stillwater Mining Company from 1992 to present.
Note 3: Magmatic Ore Deposits in Layered Intrusions—Descriptive Model for Reef-Type PGE and Contact-Type Cu-Ni-PGE Deposits, Michael Zientek, USGS Open-File Report 2012–1010.

About Group Ten Metals Inc.

Group Ten Metals Inc. is a TSX-V-listed Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the development of high-quality platinum, palladium, nickel, copper, cobalt and gold exploration assets in top North American mining jurisdictions. The Company’s core asset is the Stillwater West PGE-Ni-Cu project adjacent to Sibanye-Stillwater’s high-grade PGE mines in Montana, USA. Group Ten also holds the high-grade Black Lake-Drayton Gold project in the Rainy River district of northwest Ontario and the highly prospective Kluane PGE-Ni-Cu project on trend with Nickel Creek Platinum’s Wellgreen deposit in Canada‘s Yukon Territory.

About the Metallic Group of Companies

The Metallic Group is a collaboration of leading precious and base metals exploration companies, with a portfolio of large, brownfields assets in established mining districts adjacent to some of the industry’s highest-grade producers of platinum & palladium, silver and copper. Member companies include Group Ten Metals (PGE.V) in the Stillwater PGM-Ni-Cu district of Montana, Metallic Minerals (MMG.V) in the Yukon’s Keno Hill silver district, and Granite Creek Copper (GCX.V) in the Yukon’s Carmacks copper district. The founders and team members of the Metallic Group include highly successful explorationists formerly with some of the industry’s leading explorer/developers and major producers and are undertaking a systematic approach to exploration using new models and technologies to facilitate discoveries in these proven historic mining districts. The Metallic Group is headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada and its member companies are listed on the Toronto Venture, US OTC, and Frankfurt stock exchanges.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Michael Rowley, President, CEO & Director
Email: info@grouptenmetals.com Phone: (604) 357 4790
Web: http://grouptenmetals.com Toll Free: (888) 432 0075

Quality Control and Quality Assurance

2018 rock chip samples were analyzed by Bureau Veritas Mineral Laboratories in Vancouver, B.C.  Samples were crushed and split, and a 250 g split pulverized with 85% passing 200 mesh.  Gold, platinum, and palladium were analyzed by fire assay (FA350) with ICP finish.  Selected major and trace elements were analyzed by peroxide fusion with ICP-EB finish to insure complete dissolution of resistate minerals.  Following industry QA/QC standards, blanks, duplicate samples, and certified standards were also assayed.

2007 drilling was conducted by Group Ten’s QP while working for Beartooth Platinum. Pre-2001 drill results are considered historic and have not been independently verified by Group Ten. Mr. Mike Ostenson, P.Geo., is the qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101, and he has reviewed and approved the technical disclosure contained in this news release.

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward Looking Statements: This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements”. All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts including, without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization, historic production, estimation of mineral resources, the realization of mineral resource estimates, interpretation of prior exploration and potential exploration results, the timing and success of exploration activities generally, the timing and results of future resource estimates, permitting time lines, metal prices and currency exchange rates, availability of capital, government regulation of exploration operations, environmental risks, reclamation, title, and future plans and objectives of the company are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. Although Group Ten believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of material factors and assumptions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include failure to obtain necessary approvals, unsuccessful exploration results, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, results of future resource estimates, future metal prices, availability of capital and financing on acceptable terms, general economic, market or business conditions, risks associated with regulatory changes, defects in title, availability of personnel, materials and equipment on a timely basis, accidents or equipment breakdowns, uninsured risks, delays in receiving government approvals, unanticipated environmental impacts on operations and costs to remedy same, and other exploration or other risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by the companies with securities regulators. Readers are cautioned that mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Mineral exploration and development of mines is an inherently risky business. Accordingly, the actual events may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For more information on Group Ten and the risks and challenges of their businesses, investors should review their annual filings that are available at www.sedar.com.

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