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TORONTO, March 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Collective Mining Ltd. (NYSE: CNL) (TSX: CNL) (“Collective” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the closing of Agnico Eagle Mines Limited’s (“Agnico Eagle”) investment in Collective pursuant to which Agnico Eagle subscribed for 4,741,984 common shares in the capital of the Company (the “Shares”) at a price of C$11.00 per Share for aggregate consideration of approximately C$52.1 million (the “Offering”). Concurrently with the closing of the Offering, Agnico Eagle exercised all of the common share purchase warrants of Collective (each, a “Warrant”) it held to acquire an additional 2,250,000 Shares at a price of C$5.01 per Share for aggregate consideration of C$11,272,500. On closing of the Offering and following exercise of the Warrants, Agnico Eagle’s ownership interest in the Shares increased to approximately 14.99%.
The proceeds from the Offering and exercise of the Warrants are expected to be used for exploration on the Company’s properties in Colombia and for general working capital purposes.
In connection with its initial investment in Collective on February 24, 2024, Agnico Eagle and Collective entered into an investor rights agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which Agnico Eagle was granted certain rights, provided Agnico Eagle maintained certain ownership thresholds in Collective, including: (a) the right to participate in equity financings and top-up its holdings in relation to dilutive issuances in order to maintain its pro rata ownership in Collective at the time of such financing or acquire up to a 9.99% ownership interest, on a partially-diluted basis, in Collective; and (b) the right to nominate one individual (and in the case of an increase in the size of the board of directors of Collective to eight or more directors, two individuals) to the board of directors of Collective. On closing of the Offering, the Investor Rights Agreement was amended and restated (the “A&R Investor Rights Agreement”) to increase the ownership interest ceiling in the participation right and top-up right described in (a) above from 9.99% to 14.99%, on a partially-diluted basis, to match Agnico Eagle’s ownership level at closing. The A&R Investor Rights Agreement is available under Collective’s issuer profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
PowerOne Capital Markets Limited acted as an advisor to Collective in connection with the Offering.
About Collective Mining Ltd.
To see our latest corporate presentation and related information, please visit www.collectivemining.com.
Founded by the team that developed and sold Continental Gold Inc. to Zijin Mining for approximately $2 billion in enterprise value, Collective is a gold, silver, copper and tungsten exploration company with projects in Caldas, Colombia. The Company has options to acquire 100% interests in two projects located directly within an established mining camp with ten fully permitted and operating mines.
The Company’s flagship project, Guayabales, is anchored by the Apollo system, which hosts the large-scale, bulk-tonnage and high-grade gold-silver-copper-tungsten Apollo system. The Company’s objectives are to improve the overall grade of the Apollo system by systematically drill testing newly modeled potentially high-grade sub-zones, expand the Apollo system by stepping out along strike to the north and expanding the newly discovered high-grade Ramp Zone along strike and to depth, expand the Trap system and drill a series of newly generated targets including Tower and X.
Management insiders own approximately 33.4% of the outstanding shares of the Company and as a result, are fully aligned with shareholders. The Company is listed on the NYSE American and TSX under the trading symbol “CNL” and on the FSE under the trading symbol “GG1”.
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This news release contains “forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities legislation (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statement that involves discussion with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often, but not always using phrases such as “plans”, “expects”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or “believes” or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. In this news release, forward-looking statements relate, among other things, to: anticipated use of proceeds from the Offering and the exercise of Warrants; the anticipated advancement of mineral properties or programs; future operations; future recovery metal recovery rates; future growth potential of Collective; and future development plans.
These forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding future events including the direction of our business. Management believes that these assumptions are reasonable. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others: planed use of proceeds from the Offering and the exercise of the Warrants; risks related to the speculative nature of the Company’s business; the Company’s formative stage of development; the Company’s financial position; possible variations in mineralization, grade or recovery rates; actual results of current exploration activities; conclusions of future economic evaluations; fluctuations in general macroeconomic conditions; fluctuations in securities markets; fluctuations in spot and forward prices of gold, precious and base metals or certain other commodities; fluctuations in currency markets; change in national and local government, legislation, taxation, controls regulations and political or economic developments; risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration, development and mining (including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected formation pressures, cave-ins and flooding); inability to obtain adequate insurance to cover risks and hazards; the presence of laws and regulations that may impose restrictions on mining; employee relations; relationships with and claims by local communities and indigenous populations; availability of increasing costs associated with mining inputs and labour; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development (including the risks of obtaining necessary licenses, permits and approvals from government authorities); and title to properties, as well as those risk factors discussed or referred to in the annual information form of the Company dated March 27, 2024. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this news release and the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results, except as may be required by applicable securities laws. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements and there may be other factors that cause results not to be anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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20.0m Composite Mineralization at JR Zone with 2.25m high grade Radioactivity
Kelowna, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – March 18, 2025) – F3 Uranium Corp (TSXV: FUU) (OTCQB: FUUFF) (“F3” or “the Company“) is pleased to release initial scintillometer results from the ongoing winter drill programs at the PLN and Broach Properties including drilling at JR Zone, B1, and the PW Area. At Broach Lake a new prospective area “PW” is emerging, where exploration drillhole PLN25-202 encountered six distinct zones of anomalous radioactivity, with readings ranging between 300 cps and 720 cps over a 90m downhole interval. At JR Zone, PLN25-200 returned mineralization over 20.0m, including 2.25m of high grade (>10,000 cps) containing 0.68m of off-scale mineralization (>65,535 cps).
2025 Handheld Spectrometer Highlights:
PLN: JR Zone
PLN25-198 (line 090S):
PLN25-200 (line 045S):
Broach Lake: PW Area
PLN25-202 (line 11325S):
B1 Conductor:
PLN25-196 (line 2835S):
Sam Hartmann, Vice President Exploration, commented:
“The ‘PW’ area, situated on the Broach Property approximately 12 kilometers south of the JR Zone, lies just within the Athabasca Basin and represents a region with minimal historical exploration and drilling activity. No previously defined conductors had been identified in this area, largely due to the presence of a thick layer of conductive Cretaceous mudstone from the Manville Group, which locally reaches thicknesses of nearly 100 meters. Recognizing the potential of this challenging but underexplored region, we conducted a specifically designed MLTDEM ground survey (see NR February 11) which has just been completed by Abitibi Geophysics. This approach successfully delineated a number of basement-hosted conductors on the survey lines interpreted so far with lines L3200N to L4400N still outstanding (see Map 2), overcoming the interference posed by the conductive mudstones. Drillhole PLN25-202 was collared based on an initial interpretation and conductor model on L1600N, and intersected strongly altered basement lithologies, encountering six distinct radioactive intercepts across a 90-meter downhole interval. Data from this drillhole was subsequently re-integrated back into the electromagnetic (EM) model – which resulted in a lateral shift of the conductor model by approximately 100 meters. This adjustment suggests that PLN25-202 overshot the intended target yet – still encountered significant alteration and structures along with radioactivity. A follow-up drillhole is scheduled and planned to step back by approximately 100 meters to better intersect the refined target, which lies in a distinct circular gravity anomaly. While the PW Area is still in its early stages of exploration, we are highly encouraged by these strong initial results, and intend to conduct further drilling in the area before shifting focus back to the JR Zone toward the conclusion of the winter season.”
Map 1. Patterson Lake North – JR Zone 2025 Scintillometer Results
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Map 2. Broach Lake – PW Area 2025 Scintillometer Results
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Table 1. Drill Hole Summary and Handheld Spectrometer Results
| Collar Information | * Hand-held Spectrometer Results On Mineralized Drillcore (>300 cps / >0.5m minimum) | |||||||||||
| Hole ID | Section Line | Easting | Northing | Elevation | Az | Dip | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Max CPS | Athabasca Unconformity Depth (m) | Total Drillhole Depth (m) |
| PLN25-196 | 2835S | 589265.0 | 6408368.2 | 537.9 | 54.1 | -67.3 | 366.50 | 367.00 | 0.50 | 390 | 178.4 | 497 |
| PLN25-197 | 030S | 587776.2 | 6410760.2 | 546.4 | 55.1 | -70.7 | 206.50 | 207.00 | 0.50 | 880 | 189.7 | 251 |
| 207.00 | 207.50 | 0.50 | 7,600 | |||||||||
| 207.50 | 208.00 | 0.50 | 9,700 | |||||||||
| 208.00 | 208.50 | 0.50 | 5,100 | |||||||||
| 208.50 | 209.00 | 0.50 | 510 | |||||||||
| 209.00 | 209.50 | 0.50 | 360 | |||||||||
| 209.50 | 210.00 | 0.50 | 390 | |||||||||
| 210.00 | 210.50 | 0.50 | 350 | |||||||||
| 210.50 | 211.00 | 0.50 | 530 | |||||||||
| 211.00 | 211.50 | 0.50 | 1,100 | |||||||||
| PLN25-198 | 090S | 587842.9 | 6410645.2 | 546.0 | 9.4 | -64.9 | 214.50 | 215.00 | 0.50 | 330 | 191.7 | 299 |
| 215.00 | 215.50 | 0.50 | 460 | |||||||||
| 215.50 | 217.50 | 2.00 | <300 | |||||||||
| 217.50 | 218.00 | 0.50 | 3,400 | |||||||||
| 218.00 | 218.50 | 0.50 | 2,200 | |||||||||
| 218.50 | 219.00 | 0.50 | 330 | |||||||||
| 219.00 | 219.50 | 0.50 | 340 | |||||||||
| 219.50 | 220.00 | 0.50 | 570 | |||||||||
| 220.00 | 220.50 | 0.50 | 450 | |||||||||
| 220.50 | 220.65 | 0.15 | 8,600 | |||||||||
| 220.65 | 220.85 | 0.20 | 22,100 | |||||||||
| 220.85 | 221.00 | 0.15 | 7,700 | |||||||||
| 221.00 | 221.50 | 0.50 | 8,100 | |||||||||
| 221.50 | 222.00 | 0.50 | 2,500 | |||||||||
| 222.00 | 222.50 | 0.50 | 4,900 | |||||||||
| 222.50 | 223.00 | 0.50 | 2,200 | |||||||||
| 228.50 | 229.00 | 0.50 | 310 | |||||||||
| 229.00 | 229.50 | 0.50 | <300 | |||||||||
| 229.50 | 230.00 | 0.50 | 450 | |||||||||
| PLN25-199 | 010N | 587693.2 | 6410748.1 | 545.2 | 54.9 | -65.7 | 232.00 | 232.50 | 0.50 | 360 | 197.7 | 269 |
| 242.00 | 242.50 | 0.50 | 1,000 | |||||||||
| 242.50 | 243.00 | 0.50 | 2,900 | |||||||||
| 243.00 | 243.50 | 0.50 | 1,100 | |||||||||
| PLN25-200 | 045S | 587730.9 | 6410712.4 | 545.2 | 53.4 | -65.5 | 229.00 | 229.50 | 0.50 | 330 | ||
| 229.50 | 230.00 | 0.50 | 360 | |||||||||
| 233.00 | 233.50 | 0.50 | 660 | |||||||||
| 233.50 | 234.00 | 0.50 | 720 | |||||||||
| 234.00 | 234.50 | 0.50 | 1,900 | |||||||||
| 234.50 | 235.00 | 0.50 | 4,900 | |||||||||
| 235.00 | 235.50 | 0.50 | 660 | |||||||||
| 235.50 | 236.00 | 0.50 | 9,600 | |||||||||
| 236.00 | 236.50 | 0.50 | 62,200 | |||||||||
| 236.50 | 237.00 | 0.50 | 13,400 | |||||||||
| 237.00 | 237.50 | 0.50 | 9,200 | |||||||||
| 237.50 | 237.65 | 0.15 | 58,200 | |||||||||
| 237.65 | 238.00 | 0.35 | >65,535 | |||||||||
| 238.00 | 238.33 | 0.33 | >65,535 | |||||||||
| 238.33 | 238.50 | 0.17 | 61,000 | |||||||||
| 238.50 | 238.75 | 0.25 | 22,300 | |||||||||
| 238.75 | 239.00 | 0.25 | 8,600 | |||||||||
| 239.00 | 239.50 | 0.50 | 8,400 | |||||||||
| 239.50 | 240.00 | 0.50 | 2,800 | |||||||||
| 240.00 | 240.50 | 0.50 | 5,700 | |||||||||
| 240.50 | 241.00 | 0.50 | 3,000 | |||||||||
| 241.00 | 241.50 | 0.50 | 5,400 | |||||||||
| 241.50 | 242.00 | 0.50 | 5,200 | |||||||||
| 242.00 | 242.50 | 0.50 | 5,100 | |||||||||
| 242.50 | 243.00 | 0.50 | 470 | |||||||||
| 243.00 | 244.00 | 1.00 | <300 | |||||||||
| 244.00 | 244.50 | 0.50 | 320 | |||||||||
| 244.50 | 246.50 | 2.00 | <300 | |||||||||
| 246.50 | 247.00 | 0.50 | 2,100 | |||||||||
| 247.00 | 247.50 | 0.50 | 740 | |||||||||
| 247.50 | 248.00 | 0.50 | 1,100 | |||||||||
| 248.00 | 248.50 | 0.50 | 480 | |||||||||
| 248.50 | 249.00 | 0.50 | <300 | |||||||||
| 249.00 | 249.50 | 0.50 | 330 | |||||||||
| 249.50 | 250.00 | 0.50 | 740 | |||||||||
| 250.00 | 251.00 | 1.00 | <300 | |||||||||
| 251.00 | 251.50 | 0.50 | 1,300 | |||||||||
| 251.50 | 252.00 | 0.50 | 2,100 | |||||||||
| PLN25-201 | 12510S | 590064.4 | 6397263.8 | 568.9 | 45.9 | -70.2 | PW Exploration; no radioactivity >300 cps | n.a. | 437 | |||
| PLN25-202 | 11325S | 589352.6 | 6397967.0 | 583.2 | 45.9 | -63.3 | 272.50 | 273.00 | 0.50 | 330 | 171.6 | 464.5 |
| 275.50 | 276.00 | 0.50 | 300 | |||||||||
| 296.00 | 296.50 | 0.50 | 330 | |||||||||
| 321.00 | 321.50 | 0.50 | 320 | |||||||||
| 359.50 | 360.00 | 0.50 | 320 | |||||||||
| 362.50 | 363.00 | 0.50 | 720 | |||||||||
Handheld spectrometer composite parameters:
1: Minimum Thickness of 0.5m
2: CPS Cut-Off of 300 counts per second
3: Maximum Internal Dilution of 2.0m
Image 1: Anomalous Radioactivity in PLN25-202
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The natural gamma radiation detected in the drill core, as detailed in this news release, was measured in counts per second (cps) using a handheld Radiation Solutions RS-125 spectrometer. The Company designates readings exceeding 300 cps on the handheld spectrometer (occasionally referred to as a scintillometer in industry parlance; this colloquial usage stems from historical naming conventions and the shared functionality of detecting gamma radiation with a scintillometer)—as “anomalous”, readings above 10,000 cps as “high-grade”, and readings surpassing 65,535 cps as “off-scale”. However, readers are cautioned that spectrometer or scintillometer measurements often do not directly or consistently correlate with the uranium grades of the rock samples and should be regarded solely as a preliminary indicator of the presence of radioactive materials.
Samples from the drill core are split into half sections on site. Where possible, samples are standardized at 0.5m down-hole intervals. One-half of the split sample is sent to SRC Geoanalytical Laboratories (an SCC ISO/IEC 17025: 2005 Accredited Facility) in Saskatoon, SK while the other half remains on site for reference. Analysis includes a 63 element suite including boron by ICP-OES, uranium by ICP-MS and gold analysis by ICP-OES and/or AAS.
The Company considers uranium mineralization with assay results of greater than 1.0 weight % U3O8 as “high grade” and results greater than 20.0 weight % U3O8 as “ultra-high grade”.
All depth measurements reported are down-hole and true thicknesses are yet to be determined.
About the Patterson Lake North Project:
The Company’s 42,961-hectare 100% owned Patterson Lake North Project (PLN) is located just within the south-western edge of the Athabasca Basin in proximity to Paladin’s Triple R and NexGen Energy’s Arrow high-grade uranium deposits, an area poised to become the next major area of development for new uranium operations in northern Saskatchewan. The PLN Project consists of the 4,074-hectare Patterson Lake North Property, the 19,864-hectare Minto Property, and the 19,022-hectare Broach Property. All three properties comprising the PLN Project are accessed by Provincial Highway 955; the new JR Zone uranium discovery on the PLN property is located 23km northwest of Paladin’s Triple R deposit.
Qualified Person:
The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 and approved on behalf of the company by Raymond Ashley, P.Geo., President & COO of F3 Uranium Corp, a Qualified Person. Mr. Ashley has verified the data disclosed.
About F3 Uranium Corp.:
F3 Uranium is a uranium exploration company, focusing on the recently discovered high-grade JR Zone on its Patterson Lake North (PLN) Project in the Western Athabasca Basin. F3 Uranium currently has 3 properties in the Athabasca Basin: Patterson Lake North, Minto, and Broach. The western side of the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, is home to some of the world’s largest high grade uranium deposits including Paladin’s Triple R and Nexgen’s Arrow.
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As gold races to new records, Wall Street analysts have rushed to raise their price targets, with the latest call from Macquarie Group predicting the precious metal will touch $3,500 in the third quarter.
On Thursday, gold futures (GC=F) climbed above $2,990 per ounce as a trade war intensified and the release of modest inflation data raised questions about whether the Federal Reserve may be more inclined to cut rates this year.
“Year-to-date, gold has been running ahead of our expectations,” Marcus Garvey, head of commodities strategy at Macquarie, wrote on Thursday.
“We are raising our gold price forecast to a 3Q25 quarter average peak of $3,150 per ounce and our single point price high to $3,500 per ounce,” Garvey wrote.
“President Trump’s rapid move to announce, if not always to enact, import tariffs has contributed to geopolitical uncertainty and boosted inflation expectations, helping push down front-end real rates and supporting gold in the face of periodic USD strength and initially reduced expectations for Fed rate cuts,” the strategist wrote.
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The target raise comes after strategists at BNP Paribas called for prices to push above $3,100 per ounce in the second quarter.
“The Trump administration issuing a slew of tariff threats and the realigning of international relationships have added a new layer of macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty, providing a significant boost to gold,” BNP’s David Wilson wrote in a note on Wednesday.
Gold futures have rallied more than 11% year to date, hitting multiple record highs since January.
Wall Street has attributed much of these gains to continued central bank buying and tariff uncertainty, including the possibility that even imports of the precious metal into the US won’t be spared.
Institutional investors have shipped elevated amounts of physical gold bars to vaults in New York in a move to front-run tariffs and take advantage of a price disparity between London and New York.
Last month, Goldman Sachs analysts raised their year-end gold price forecast to $3,100 per ounce, up from their prior projection of $2,890.
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TORONTO, March 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Collective Mining Ltd. (NYSE: CNL) (TSX: CNL) (“Collective” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (“Agnico Eagle”) pursuant to which Agnico Eagle has agreed to subscribe for 4,741,984 common shares in the capital of the Company (the “Shares”) at a price of C$11.00 per Share (the “Offering”). Closing of the Offering is conditional upon, among other things, Agnico Eagle concurrently exercising the common share purchase warrants of the Company (the “Warrants”) it currently holds to acquire an additional 2,250,000 Shares at a price of C$5.01 per Share. In total, between the Offering and the exercise of the Warrants, the Company will receive gross proceeds of approximately $63.4 million. At Closing of the Offering, Agnico Eagle’s ownership interest in the Shares is expected to increase to approximately 14.99%.
Ari Sussman, Executive Chairman commented: “I would like to thank Agnico Eagle for its additional support as we continue to advance our Guayabales Project. The proceeds received will enable us to continue with our planned drill program and we look forward to releasing results in the near term.”
The proceeds from the Offering and exercise of the Warrants are expected to be used for exploration on the Company’s properties in Colombia and for general working capital purposes. Closing of the Offering is also subject to, among other things, the receipt of regulatory approvals, including approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange and acceptance by NYSE American, and is expected to close two business days following receipt of such approval.
About Collective Mining Ltd.
To see our latest corporate presentation and related information, please visit www.collectivemining.com.
Founded by the team that developed and sold Continental Gold Inc. to Zijin Mining for approximately $2 billion in enterprise value, Collective is a gold, silver, copper and tungsten exploration company with projects in Caldas, Colombia. The Company has options to acquire 100% interests in two projects located directly within an established mining camp with ten fully permitted and operating mines.
The Company’s flagship project, Guayabales, is anchored by the Apollo system, which hosts the large-scale, bulk-tonnage and high-grade gold-silver-copper-tungsten Apollo system. The Company’s objectives are to improve the overall grade of the Apollo system by systematically drill testing newly modeled potentially high-grade sub-zones, expand the Apollo system by stepping out along strike to the north and expanding the newly discovered high-grade Ramp Zone along strike and to depth, expand the Trap system and drill a series of newly generated targets including Tower and X.
Management and insiders own approximately 36% of the outstanding shares of the Company and as a result, are fully aligned with shareholders. The Company is listed on the NYSE American and TSX under the trading symbol “CNL” and on the FSE under the trading symbol “GG1”.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release contains “forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities legislation (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statement that involves discussion with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often, but not always using phrases such as “plans”, “expects”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or “believes” or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. In this news release, forward-looking statements relate, among other things, to: statements with respect to the proposed Offering and exercise of Warrants; anticipated use of proceeds from the Offering and the exercise of Warrants; receipt of regulatory approvals and other conditions to closing of the Offering, the anticipated advancement of mineral properties or programs; future operations; future recovery metal recovery rates; future growth potential of Collective; and future development plans.
These forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding future events including the direction of our business. Management believes that these assumptions are reasonable. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others: completion of the Offering and exercise of the Warrants on the terms stated or at all, receipt of all regulatory approvals, planed use of proceeds from the Offering and the exercise of the Warrants; risks related to the speculative nature of the Company’s business; the Company’s formative stage of development; the Company’s financial position; possible variations in mineralization, grade or recovery rates; actual results of current exploration activities; conclusions of future economic evaluations; fluctuations in general macroeconomic conditions; fluctuations in securities markets; fluctuations in spot and forward prices of gold, precious and base metals or certain other commodities; fluctuations in currency markets; change in national and local government, legislation, taxation, controls regulations and political or economic developments; risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration, development and mining (including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected formation pressures, cave-ins and flooding); inability to obtain adequate insurance to cover risks and hazards; the presence of laws and regulations that may impose restrictions on mining; employee relations; relationships with and claims by local communities and indigenous populations; availability of increasing costs associated with mining inputs and labour; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development (including the risks of obtaining necessary licenses, permits and approvals from government authorities); and title to properties, as well as those risk factors discussed or referred to in the annual information form of the Company dated March 27, 2024. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this news release and the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results, except as may be required by applicable securities laws. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements and there may be other factors that cause results not to be anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – March 12, 2025) – EMX Royalty Corporation (NYSE American: EMX) (TSXV: EMX) (the “Company” or “EMX”) is pleased to report results for the year ended December 31, 2024. For the year, EMX delivered revenue and other income of $27.4 million, adjusted revenue and other income1 of $36.7 million, adjusted royalty revenue1 of $33.1 million and adjusted EBITDA1 of $19.2 million, and ended the year with excellent liquidity.
Dave Cole, EMX CEO, commented, “2024 was a transformational year for EMX. We achieved record-high adjusted royalty revenue, secured a royalty expansion at Caserones, and strengthened our financial position through disciplined capital management and opportunistic share buybacks. With Caserones, Timok, Leeville and Gediktepe performing well, and with a strong balance sheet, we enter 2025 with good momentum. Further, I anticipate a reduction in our cash operating expenditures in 2025 of more than $3.0 million.”
2024 Financial Highlights
Financial Summary for the Three Months and Year Ended December 31, 2024:
| For the three months ended December 31, | For the year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
| Statement of Income | ||||||||||||
| Revenue and other income | $ | 8,176 | $ | 7,546 | $ | 27,448 | $ | 26,621 | ||||
| General and administrative | $ | (1,705 | ) | $ | (1,383 | ) | $ | (7,084 | ) | $ | (6,045 | ) |
| Royalty generation and project evaluation costs, net | $ | (2,053 | ) | $ | (2,279 | ) | $ | (10,984 | ) | $ | (10,806 | ) |
| Net income (loss) | $ | 1,767 | $ | 1,374 | $ | (3,288 | ) | $ | (4,633 | ) | ||
| Statement of Cash Flows | ||||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | $ | 6,492 | $ | 4,272 | $ | 6,818 | $ | 7,059 | ||||
| Non-IFRS Financial Measures1 | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted revenue and other income | $ | 10,000 | $ | 10,920 | $ | 36,711 | $ | 37,028 | ||||
| Adjusted royalty revenue | $ | 8,757 | $ | 8,743 | $ | 33,067 | $ | 30,694 | ||||
| Adjusted cash flows from operating activities | $ | 7,828 | $ | 6,192 | $ | 13,590 | $ | 14,072 | ||||
| EBITDA | $ | 6,258 | $ | 2,123 | $ | 10,903 | $ | 6,944 | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 6,287 | $ | 7,279 | $ | 19,220 | $ | 20,668 | ||||
| GEOs sold | 3,290 | 4,424 | 13,897 | 15,782 | ||||||||
[1] Refer to the “Non-IFRS financial measures” section below or on page 44 of the Q4 2024 MD&A for more information on each non-IFRS financial measure. These non-IFRS measures are not standardized financial measures under the financial reporting framework used to prepare the financial statements to which the measures relates and might not be comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other issuers.
[2] Excluding $4.8 million in catch-up payments received in 2023 from the Timok royalty that relate to prior periods (2021 – $1.6 million, 2022 – $3.2 million).
Key Strategic Developments
During the year ended December 31, 2024, and the period subsequent to year end, EMX has completed several key transactions that demonstrate our strategy of incremental revenue growth and disciplined capital management as we move into 2025. These key developments include:
2024 Results and 2025 Guidance
Please see our MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2024 for more details on our guidance and see “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Future-Oriented Financial Information” below.
GEO Sales and Revenue Guidance
The following is the Company’s 2025 guidance and an evaluation of the Company’s 2024 performance compared to our 2024 Guidance:
| 2025 Guidance1 | 2024 Results | 2024 Guidance2 | |
| GEO sales3 | 10,000 to 12,000 | 13,897 | 11,000 to 14,000 |
| Adjusted royalty revenue3 | $26,000,000 to $32,000,000 | $33,067,000 | $22,000,000 to $27,500,000 |
| Option and other property income | $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 | $1,724,000 | $2,000,000 to $3,000,000 |
For 2024, strong performances during the year were marked by all producing royalties including Gediktepe, Caserones, Timok, and Leeville. This resulted in the achievement of the upper range of our GEO sales guidance and significantly exceeding our adjusted royalty revenue guidance. The Company did not meet its option and other property income guidance due to lower than expected deal flow during the year.
Based on the Company’s existing royalties and information available from its counterparties, we expect GEO sales to range from 10,000 to 12,000 GEOs in 2025. The noted decrease in expected GEOs compared to 2024 is due to EMX’s heavy exposure to copper-based assets, specifically, Caserones and Timok. With copper prices being relatively stable, a significant increase in gold prices will have a negative impact on the GEOs of a copper-based asset.
Guidance in 2025 is based on public forecasts, other disclosure by the owners and operators of our assets, historical performance, and management’s understanding of the underlying producing assets. Additionally, the Company may receive information from the owners and operators of the properties, which the Company is not permitted to disclose to the public pursuant to the underlying agreement or the information has not been prepared in accordance with Canadian disclosure standards, including National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”).
[1] Assumed commodity prices of $2,668/oz gold and $4.26/lb copper based on CIBC Global Mining Group’s Consensus Commodity Price Forecasts (“Consensus Pricing”) published on March 3, 2025, which the Company believes to be reliable for the purposes of guidance.
[2] See news released dated March 25, 2024. Assumed commodity prices of $1,939/oz gold and $3.89/lb copper based on Consensus Pricing published on January 2, 2024.
[3] Refer to the “Non-IFRS financial measures” section below or on page 44 of the Q4 2024 MD&A for more information on each non-IFRS financial measure.
Outlook
Capital Management
We have established the following capital allocation goals for 2025:
Portfolio Growth
The Company is excited about the prospect for continued growth in the portfolio for 2025 and the coming years. The drivers for near and long term growth in cash flow will come from the large deposits at Caserones in Chile and Timok in Serbia. At Caserones, Lundin Mining Corporation has initiated an exploration program which is intended to expand mineral resources and mineral reserves while at the same time looking to increase throughput at the plant. At Timok, Zijin Mining Group Co. (“Zijin”) continues to develop the lower zone. Zijin also highlighted a recently discovered exploration target south of the Cukaru Peki mine and within EMX’s royalty footprint. Analysis of recent satellite imagery over the Brestovac license, which contains the Cukaru Peki Mine and is covered by EMX’s royalty, shows substantial development of new drill pads with numerous drill rigs visible in the images in the southeast corner of the license.
In Türkiye, Gediktepe continues to perform well and beats its production forecast for 2024 and the new owner/operator of Gediktepe highlighted potential for additional oxide gold and polymetallic sulfide mineralization beyond the currently defined resources.
We anticipate the recently announced $10 million acquisition of a royalty on the Chapi Copper Mine property in Peru will begin contributing to royalty revenue in the first half of 2026. We are excited by the addition of a high-quality copper royalty to the portfolio that has excellent upside development and exploration potential located in the prolific Paleocene-Eocene copper-molybdenum porphyry belt of Southern Peru.
AbraSilver Resource Corp. (“AbraSilver”) continues to advance Diablillos in Argentina and announced results from a pre-feasibility study in December 2024. Additionally, we are due to receive at $7 million property payment from AbraSilver in 2025. New and compelling exploration results were also announced at the Viscaria copper-iron-silver development project in Sweden in Q3 2024. These developments are all examples of the upside optionality that exists throughout EMX’s global royalty portfolio.
EMX is well positioned to identify and pursue new royalty and investment opportunities in 2025, while continuing to grow a pipeline of royalty generation properties. As the Company continues to generate revenues from its producing royalty assets and from other option, advance royalty and pre-production payments across its global asset portfolio, various opportunities for capital redeployment will be evaluated. Such opportunities may include the direct acquisition of royalties, continued organic generation of royalties through partner funded projects and purchase of select strategic investments.
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 GEOs1 Sold and Adjusted Royalty Revenue1 by Asset
The following table is a summary of GEOs1 sold and adjusted royalty revenue1 for the fourth quarter of 2024 and 2023:
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||
| GEOs Sold | Revenue (in thousands) | GEOs Sold | Revenue (in thousands) | |||||||||
| Caserones | 685 | $ | 1,824 | 1,707 | $ | 3,374 | ||||||
| Timok | 423 | 1,127 | 477 | 943 | ||||||||
| Gediktepe | 1,430 | 3,805 | 1,335 | 2,638 | ||||||||
| Leeville | 414 | 1,101 | 589 | 1,164 | ||||||||
| Other producing royalties | 231 | 614 | 159 | 315 | ||||||||
| Advanced royalty payments | 107 | 286 | 156 | 309 | ||||||||
| Total | 3,290 | $ | 8,757 | 4,424 | $ | 8,743 | ||||||
In Q4 2024 there was an adjustment at Caserones to decrease revenue by $0.4 million due to lower than expected revenue in the prior quarter. A similar adjustment was made in Q4 2023, however it resulted in a $1.1 million increase in revenue due to higher than expected revenues in the prior quarter. Excluding these adjustments, royalty revenue at Caserones for both Q4 2024 and Q4 2023 was $2.2 million.
The following table is a summary of GEOs1 sold and adjusted royalty revenue1 for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||
| GEOs Sold | Revenue (in thousands) | GEOs Sold | Revenue (in thousands | |||||||||
| Caserones | 3,917 | $ | 9,263 | 5,351 | $ | 10,407 | ||||||
| Timok2 | 2,212 | 5,216 | 4,438 | 8,632 | ||||||||
| Gediktepe | 4,999 | 11,954 | 3,442 | 6,694 | ||||||||
| Leeville | 1,787 | 4,264 | 1,612 | 3,135 | ||||||||
| Other producing royalties | 747 | 1,812 | 637 | 1,238 | ||||||||
| Advanced royalty payments | 235 | 558 | 302 | 588 | ||||||||
| Adjusted royalty revenue | 13,897 | $ | 33,067 | 15,782 | $ | 30,694 | ||||||
The decrease in revenue at Caserones for the year ended December 31, 2024 was primarily attributed to the delay of the sale of approximately 20,000 tonnes of copper concentrates that were planned to be sold in December 2024 due to operational and weather related issues. EMX expects to recognize the revenue associated with the delayed shipments in 2025.
[1] Refer to the “Non-IFRS financial measures” section below or on page 44 of the Q4 2024 MD&A for more information on each non-IFRS financial measure.
[2] Includes $4.8 million (2,480 GEOs sold) in catch-up payments received in 2023 from the Timok royalty that relate to prior periods.
Shareholder Information
The Company’s filings for the year are available on SEDAR at www.sedarplus.ca, on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s EDGAR website at www.sec.gov, and on EMX’s website at www.EMXroyalty.com. Financial results were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
About EMX – EMX is a precious, and base metals royalty company. EMX’s investors are provided with discovery, development, and commodity price optionality, while limiting exposure to risks inherent to operating companies. The Company’s common shares are listed on the NYSE American Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “EMX”. Please see www.EMXroyalty.com for more information.
For further information contact:
| David M. Cole President and CEO Phone: (303) 973-8585 Dave@EMXroyalty.com | Stefan Wenger Chief Financial Officer Phone: (303) 973-8585 SWenger@EMXroyalty.com | Isabel Belger Investor Relations Phone: +49 178 4909039 IBelger@EMXroyalty.com |
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain “forward looking information” or “forward looking statements” that reflect the Company’s current expectations and projections about its future results. These forward-looking statements may include statements regarding the future price of copper, gold and other metals, the estimation of mineral reserves and mineral resources, realization of mineral reserve estimates, the timing and amount of estimated future production, the Company’s growth strategy and expectations regarding the guidance for 2025 and future outlook, including revenue and GEO estimates, anticipated reductions in operating expenditures, repayment of outstanding debt and the timing thereof, the acquisition of additional royalty and royalty generation interests and other investment opportunities, the purchase of securities pursuant to the Company’s NCIB, exploration and development plans at the Company’s royalty properties and the expected timing thereof or other statements that are not statements of fact. 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, identified by words or phrases such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “plans,” “projects,” “estimates,” “assumes,” “intends,” “strategy,” “goals,” “objectives,” “potential,” “possible” or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events, conditions or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “should”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are based on a number of material assumptions, including those listed below, which could prove to be significantly incorrect, including disruption to production at any of the mineral properties in which the Company has a royalty, or other interest; estimated capital costs, operating costs, production and economic returns; estimated metal pricing (including the estimates from the CIBC Global Mining Group’s Consensus Commodity Price Forecasts published on March 3, 2025), metallurgy, mineability, marketability and operating and capital costs, together with other assumptions underlying the Company’s mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates; the expected ability of any of the properties in which the Company holds a royalty, or other interest to develop adequate infrastructure at a reasonable cost; assumptions that all necessary permits and governmental approvals will remain in effect or be obtained as required to operate, develop or explore the various properties in which the Company holds an interest; and the activities on any on the properties in which the Company holds a royalty, or other interest will not be adversely disrupted or impeded by development, operating or regulatory risks or any other government actions.
Certain important factors that could cause actual results, performances or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, amongst others, failure to maintain or receive necessary approvals, changes in business plans and strategies, market conditions, share price, best use of available cash, copper, gold and other commodity price volatility, discrepancies between actual and estimated production, mineral reserves and resources and metallurgical recoveries, mining operational and development risks relating to the parties which produce the gold or other commodity the Company will purchase, regulatory restrictions, activities by governmental authorities (including changes in taxation), currency fluctuations, the global economic climate, dilution, share price volatility and competition.
Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: the impact of general business and economic conditions, the absence of control over mining operations from which the Company will receive royalties from, and risks related to those mining operations, including risks related to international operations, government and environmental regulation, actual results of current exploration activities, conclusions of economic evaluations and changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, risks in the marketability of minerals, fluctuations in the price of gold and other commodities, global trade uncertainties, fluctuation in foreign exchange rates and interest rates, stock market volatility, as well as those factors discussed in the Company’s MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the most recently filed Annual Information Form (“AIF”) for the year ended December 31, 2024, actual events may differ materially from current expectations. More information about the Company, including the MD&A, the AIF and financial statements of the Company, is available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on the SEC’s EDGAR website at www.sec.gov. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are contained or incorporated by reference, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
Future-Oriented Financial Information
This news release may contain future-oriented financial information (“FOFI”) within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation, about prospective results of operations, financial position, GEOs and anticipated royalty payments based on assumptions about future economic conditions and courses of action, which FOFI is not presented in the format of a historical balance sheet, income statement or cash flow statement. The FOFI has been prepared by management to provide an outlook of the Company’s activities and results and has been prepared based on a number of assumptions including the assumptions discussed under the headings above entitled “2024 Results and 2025 Guidance”, “Outlook” and “Forward-Looking Statements” and assumptions with respect to the future metal prices, the estimation of mineral reserves and mineral resources, realization of mineral reserve estimates and the timing and amount of estimated future production. Management does not have, or may not have had at the relevant date, or other financial assumptions which may have been used to prepare the FOFI or assurance that such operating results will be achieved and, accordingly, the complete financial effects are not, or may not have been at the relevant date of the FOFI, objectively determinable.
Importantly, the FOFI contained in this news release are, or may be, based upon certain additional assumptions that management believes to be reasonable based on the information currently available to management, including, but not limited to, assumptions about: (i) the future pricing of metals, (ii) the future market demand and trends within the jurisdictions in which the Company or the mining operators operate, and (iii) the operating cost and effect on the production of the Company’s royalty partners. The FOFI or financial outlook contained in this news release do not purport to present the Company’s financial condition in accordance with IFRS, and there can be no assurance that the assumptions made in preparing the FOFI will prove accurate. The actual results of operations of the Company and the resulting financial results will likely vary from the amounts set forth in the analysis presented in any such document, and such variation may be material (including due to the occurrence of unforeseen events occurring subsequent to the preparation of the FOFI). The Company and management believe that the FOFI has been prepared on a reasonable basis, reflecting management’s best estimates and judgments as at the applicable date. However, because this information is highly subjective and subject to numerous risks including the risks discussed under the heading above entitled “Forward-Looking Statements” and under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s public disclosures, FOFI or financial outlook within this news release should not be relied on as necessarily indicative of future results.
Non-IFRS Financial Measures
The Company has included certain non-IFRS financial measures in this press release, as discussed below. EMX believes that these measures, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, provide investors an improved ability to evaluate the underlying performance of the Company. These non-IFRS financial measures are intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. These financial measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed under IFRS, and therefore may not be comparable to other issuers. Each non-IFRS financial measure in this press release is not a standardized financial measure under the financial reporting framework used to prepare the consolidated financial statements of the Company for years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and might not be comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other issuers.
Non-IFRS financial measures or “non-GAAP financial measures” are defined in National Instrument 52-112 – Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures Disclosure (“NI 52-112”) as a financial measure disclosed that (a) depicts the historical or expected future financial performance, financial position or cash flow of an entity, (b) with respect to its composition, excludes an amount that is included in, or includes an amount that is excluded from, the composition of the most directly comparable financial measure disclosed in the primary financial statements of the entity, (c) is not disclosed in the financial statements of the entity, and (d) is not a ratio, fraction, percentage or similar representation. A non-IFRS ratio is defined by NI 52-112 as a financial measure disclosed that (a) is in the form of a ratio, fraction, percentage or similar representation, (b) has a non-IFRS financial measure as one or more of its components, and (c) is not disclosed in the financial statements.
The following table outlines the non-IFRS financial measures, their definitions, the most directly comparable IFRS measures and why the Company use these measures.
| Non-IFRS financial measure | Definition | Most directly comparable IFRS measure | Why we use the measure and why it is useful to investors | |||
| Adjusted revenue and other income | Defined as revenue and other income including the Company’s share of royalty revenue related to the Company’s effective royalty on Caserones. | Revenue and other income | The Company believes these measures more accurately depict the Company’s revenue related to operations as the adjustment is to account for revenue from a material asset. | |||
| Adjusted royalty revenue | Defined as royalty revenue including the Company’s share of royalty revenue related to the Company’s effective royalty on Caserones. | Royalty revenue | ||||
| Adjusted cash flows from operating activities | Defined as cash flows from operating activities plus the cash distributions related to the Company’s effective royalty on Caserones. | Cash flows from operating activities | The Company believes this measure more accurately depicts the Company’s cash flows from operations as the adjustment is to account for cash flows from a material asset. | |||
| Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and adjusted EBITDA | EBITDA represents net earnings or loss for the period before income tax expense or recovery, depreciation and amortization, finance costs. Adjusted EBITDA adds all revenue from the Caserones Royalty less any equity income from the equity investment in SLM California (Caserones Royalty holder). Additionally, it removes the effects of items that do not reflect our underlying operating performance and are not necessarily indicative of future operating results. These may include: share based payments expense; unrealized and realized gains and losses on investments; write-downs of assets; impairments or reversals of impairments; foreign exchange gains or losses; and other non-cash or non-recurring expenses or recoveries. | Earnings or loss before income tax | The Company believes EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are widely used by investors and analysts as useful indicators of our operating performance, our ability to invest in capital expenditures, our ability to incur and service debt and also as a valuation metric. | |||
| Gold equivalent ounces (GEOs) | GEOs is a non-IFRS measure that is based on royalty interests and calculated on a quarterly basis by dividing adjusted royalty revenue by the average gold price during such quarter. The gold price is determined based on the LBMA PM fix. For periods longer than one quarter, GEOs are summed for each quarter in the period. | Royalty revenue | The Company uses this measure internally to evaluate our underlying operating performance across the royalty portfolio for the reporting periods presented and to assist with the planning and forecasting of future operating results. | |||
| Working capital | Defined as current assets less current liabilities. Working capital does not include assets held for sale and liabilities associated with assets held for sale. | Current assets, current liabilities | We believe that working capital is a useful indicator of the Company’s liquidity. |
Reconciliation of Adjusted Revenue and Other Income and Adjusted Royalty Revenue:
During the three months and years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had the following sources of revenue and other income:
| For the three months ended December 31, | For the year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
| Royalty revenue | $ | 6,933 | $ | 5,369 | $ | 23,804 | $ | 20,287 | ||||
| Option and other property income | 734 | 1,676 | 1,724 | 4,785 | ||||||||
| Interest income | 509 | 501 | 1,920 | 1,549 | ||||||||
| Total revenue and other income | $ | 8,176 | $ | 7,546 | $ | 27,448 | $ | 26,621 | ||||
The following is the reconciliation of adjusted revenue and other income and adjusted royalty revenue:
| For the three months ended December 31, | For the year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| (In thousands of dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
| Total revenue and other income | $ | 8,176 | $ | 7,546 | $ | 27,448 | $ | 26,621 | ||||
| SLM California royalty revenue | $ | 4,269 | $ | 8,438 | $ | 21,678 | $ | 26,024 | ||||
| The Company’s ownership % | 42.7 | 40.0 | 42.7 | 40.0 | ||||||||
| The Company’s share of royalty revenue | $ | 1,824 | $ | 3,374 | $ | 9,263 | $ | 10,407 | ||||
| Adjusted revenue and other income | $ | 10,000 | $ | 10,920 | $ | 36,711 | $ | 37,028 | ||||
| Royalty Revenue | $ | 6,933 | $ | 5,369 | $ | 23,804 | $ | 20,287 | ||||
| The Company’s share of royalty revenue | 1,824 | 3,374 | 9,263 | 10,407 | ||||||||
| Adjusted royalty revenue | $ | 8,757 | $ | 8,743 | $ | 33,067 | $ | 30,694 | ||||
Reconciliation of Adjusted Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
| For the three months ended December 31, | For the year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| (In thousands of dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
| Cash provided by operating activities | $ | 6,492 | $ | 4,272 | $ | 6,818 | $ | 7,059 | ||||
| Caserones royalty distributions | 1,336 | 1,920 | 6,772 | 7,013 | ||||||||
| Adjusted cash flows from operating activities | $ | 7,828 | $ | 6,192 | $ | 13,590 | $ | 14,072 | ||||
Reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:
| For the three months ended December 31, | For the year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| (In thousands of dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 4,881 | $ | (1,168 | ) | $ | 442 | $ | (3,393 | ) | ||
| Finance expense | 748 | 1,282 | 3,814 | 5,091 | ||||||||
| Depletion, depreciation, and direct royalty taxes | 629 | 2,009 | 6,647 | 5,246 | ||||||||
| EBITDA | $ | 6,258 | $ | 2,123 | $ | 10,903 | $ | 6,944 | ||||
| Attributable revenue from Caserones royalty | 1,824 | 3,374 | 9,263 | 10,407 | ||||||||
| Equity income from investment in SLM California | (845) | (1,146 | ) | (4,329) | (4,134 | ) | ||||||
| Share-based payments | 444 | 305 | 2,346 | 2,068 | ||||||||
| Loss (gain) on revaluation of investments | (1,067) | 863 | (4,071) | 1,732 | ||||||||
| Loss (gain) on sale of marketable securities | (233) | (347 | ) | 2,020 | 73 | |||||||
| Foreign exchange loss (gain) | 396 | (356 | ) | 600 | 1,010 | |||||||
| Gain on revaluation of derivative liabilities | (106 | ) | (613 | ) | (282 | ) | (551 | ) | ||||
| Loss (gain) on revaluation and provisioning of receivables | (8 | ) | 2,735 | (8 | ) | 2,735 | ||||||
| Other losses | – | – | 2,326 | – | ||||||||
| Loss (gain) on settlements, net | (730 | ) | 314 | 53 | 314 | |||||||
| Impairment charges | 354 | 27 | 399 | 70 | ||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 6,287 | $ | 7,279 | $ | 19,220 | $ | 20,668 | ||||
Reconciliation of GEOs:
| For the three months ended December 31, | For the year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
| Adjusted royalty revenue | $ | 8,757 | $ | 8,743 | $ | 33,067 | $ | 30,694 | ||||
| Average gold price per ounce | $ | 2,662 | $ | 1,976 | $ | 2,379 | $ | 1,945 | ||||
| Total GEOs | 3,290 | 4,424 | 13,897 | 15,782 | ||||||||
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PHILADELPHIA, PA AND VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 10, 2025 / Jericho Energy Ventures Inc. (TSXV:JEV)(OTC:JROOF)(FRA:JLM) (“Jericho”, “JEV” or the “Company”) announces the sale of its minority stake in Supercritical Solutions as part of its strategy to sharpen focus on its core operating assets and drive shareholder value.
The transaction is valued at approximately US$1.8 million, with 60% of the funds already received. The buyer has up to 60 days to complete the purchase of the remaining 40% balance.
Brian Williamson, CEO of Jericho, stated, “In 2025, our goal is to streamline our portfolio and concentrate on our core operating assets, where we can drive development and success. We have immense respect for the Supercritical Solutions team and their technology, and we look forward to it becoming a key supply option for our Hydrogen Technologies’ boiler customers in the future.”
Jericho also announces that it has granted 3,400,000 incentive stock options (the “Options”), pursuant to its stock option plan (the “Plan”), to certain directors and officers of the Company. The Options are exercisable at a price of C$0.20 for a period of up to 5 years.
Digital Marketing Services Agreement
Additionally, JEV announces that it has entered into a digital marketing services agreement with Senergy Communications Capital Inc., for an initial two-month period, expected to commence on April 1, 2025. Under the agreement, Senergy will provide a comprehensive suite of services, including digital advertising, media program management, social media marketing and shareholder communications. The agreement may be extended upon mutual written consent. In consideration of its services, the Company will pay Senergy a fee of up to C$100,000 plus GST in installments over the term of agreement. To the Company’s knowledge, Senergy and its principal, have no direct or indirect interest in JEV and have no intention or right to acquire such an interest. The engagement is subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval. Senergy is a British Columbia based company headed by Aleem Fidai who is operating at arm’s length from the Company.
About Jericho Energy Ventures
Jericho is an energy company positioned for the current energy transitions; owning, operating and developing both traditional hydrocarbon JV assets and advancing the low-carbon energy transition, with active investments in hydrogen. Our wholly owned subsidiary, Hydrogen Technologies, delivers breakthrough, patented, zero-emission boiler technology to the Commercial & Industrial heat and steam industry. We also hold a strategic investment and board position in California Catalysts (formerly H2U Technologies), a leading developer of advanced materials for electrolysis. Jericho also owns and operates long-held producing oil and gas JV assets in Oklahoma which it is currently developing from cash flows in an effort to further increase production.
Website: www.jerichoenergyventures.com
X: https://x.com/JerichoEV
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/jericho-energy-ventures
YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/JerichoEnergyVentures
CONTACT:
Adam Rabiner, Investor Relations
Jericho Energy Ventures Inc.
Tel. 604.343.4534
Email: investorrelations@jerichoenergyventures.com
This news release contains certain “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements” (collectively, “forward-looking statements“) within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Such forward-looking statements are not representative of historical facts or information or current condition, but instead represent only Jericho’s beliefs regarding future events, plans or objectives, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of Jericho’s control. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as ”plan”, “expect”, “project”, “intend”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate” and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions “may”, “will” or “may not” occur. Specifically, this news release contains forward-looking statements relating to, among others, the successful completion of the transfer of funds for the sale agreement of Jericho’s minority stake in Supercritical Solutions.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, which include, but are not limited to: regulatory changes; changes to the definition of, or interpretation of, foreign private issuer status; the impacts of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases; general economic conditions; industry conditions; current and future commodity prices and price volatility; significant and ongoing stock market volatility; currency and interest rate fluctuation; governmental regulation of the energy industry, including environmental regulation; geological, technical and drilling problems; unanticipated operating events; the availability of capital on acceptable terms; the need to obtain required approvals from regulatory authorities; liabilities and risks inherent in oil and gas exploration, development and production operations; liabilities and risks inherent in early stage hydrogen technology projects, energy storage, carbon capture and new energy systems; changes in government environmental objectives or plans; and the other factors described in Jericho’s public filings available at www.sedarplus.ca.
The forward-looking statements contained herein are based on certain key expectations and assumptions of Jericho concerning anticipated financial performance, business prospects, strategies, regulatory regimes, the sufficiency of budgeted capital expenditures in carrying out planned activities, the ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms, expansion of consumer adoption of the Company’s (or its subsidiaries’) technologies and products, results of DCC™ feasibility studies and the success of investments, all of which are subject to change based on market conditions, potential timing delays and other risk factors. Although Jericho believes that these assumptions and the expectations are reasonable based on information currently available to management, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Readers are cautioned that the foregoing lists are not exhaustive. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release, and Jericho does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are contained or referenced herein, except as required by applicable securities laws.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
SOURCE: Jericho Energy Ventures Inc.
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~Confirms receipt of the Interim Order, files Meeting Materials, and announces another round of Blue Jay financing~
Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – February 28, 2025) – Riverside Resources Inc. (TSXV: RRI) (OTCQB: RVSDF) (FSE: 5YY) (“Riverside” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that its management information circular (the “Information Circular“), form of proxy and letter of transmittal, (together with the Information Circular, the “Meeting Materials“) in respect of its annual and special meeting (the “Meeting“) of Riverside shareholders (the “Riverside Shareholders“) to approve various matters in connection with the previously announced plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement“) on January 28, 2025 involving Blue Jay Gold Corp. (“Blue Jay“) are being filed today on Riverside’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca. and provided on Riverside’s website at www.rivres.com. Riverside is using the notice and access provisions under applicable securities laws to provide Riverside Shareholders with easy electronic access to the Information Circular and other Meeting Materials.
If the Arrangement is approved at the Meeting, Riverside will distribute its common shares (each, a “Blue Jay Share“) in Blue Jay to the Riverside Shareholders by way of a statutory plan of arrangement (the “Plan of Arrangement“) under section 288 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “Transaction“). Following the Arrangement, Riverside Shareholders will hold shares in two reporting issuers: Riverside and Blue Jay. Blue Jay is expected to make an application to list the Blue Jay Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV“).
Blue Jay currently holds all right and title to the Pichette-Clist Gold Project, the Oakes Gold Project and the Duc Gold Project in Northwestern, Ontario (the “Ontario Properties“).
Information about the Meeting and Receipt of Interim Court Order
On February 14, 2025, Riverside obtained an interim order (the “Interim Order“) from the British Columbia Supreme Court (the “Court“) in connection with the Arrangement, authorizing the calling and holding of the Meeting and other matters related to the conduct of the Meeting. At the Meeting, the Riverside Shareholders will be asked to consider and, if deemed advisable, pass a special resolution (the “Arrangement Resolution“) to approve Arrangement, in accordance with the terms of an arrangement agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement“) entered into by the Company and Blue Jay on January 27, 2025.
The Meeting is scheduled to be held on March 31, 2025 at 11:00 A.M. (Vancouver time) at Suite 550, 800 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia. At the Meeting, Riverside Shareholders will be asked to approve the Arrangement Resolution.
The Meeting Materials contain important information regarding the Transaction, how Riverside Shareholders can participate and vote at the Meeting, the background that led to the Transaction and the reasons for the unanimous determinations of the board of directors of the Company (the “Riverside Board“) that the Transaction is in the best interests of the Company and is fair to Riverside Shareholders. Shareholders should carefully review all of the Meeting Materials as they contain important information concerning the Transaction and the rights and entitlements of Shareholders thereunder.
Reasons for the Arrangement
Riverside believes that the Arrangement is in the best interests of Riverside for numerous reasons, including:
In the course of its deliberations, the Riverside Board also identified and considered a variety of risks and potentially negative factors, including, but not limited to, the risks factors set out in the Information Circular and the documents incorporated by reference therein.
The foregoing discussion summarizes the material information and factors considered by the Riverside Board in their consideration of the Plan of Arrangement. The Riverside Board collectively reached its unanimous decision with respect to the Plan of Arrangement in light of the factors described above and other factors that each member of the Riverside Board felt were appropriate. In view of the wide variety of factors and the quality and amount of information considered, the Riverside Board did not find it useful or practicable to, and did not make specific assessments of, quantify, rank or otherwise assign relative weights to the specific factors considered in reaching its determination. Individual members of the Riverside Board may have given different weight to different factors.
Recommendation of the Directors
After careful consideration, the Riverside Board, after receiving legal, tax and financial advice, has unanimously determined that the Arrangement is in the best interests of Riverside and is fair to the Shareholders. Accordingly, the Riverside Board unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote FOR the Arrangement Resolution.
In order to become effective, the Arrangement must be approved by at least 66⅔% of the votes cast by the Riverside Shareholders present or represented by proxy at the Meeting. Subject to obtaining approval of the Transaction at the Meeting, and the satisfaction of the other customary conditions to completion of the Transaction contained in the Arrangement Agreement, including final approval of the Court and certain regulatory approvals, all as more particular described in the Meeting Materials, the Transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025.
Filing of New Technical Report
Riverside also announces today that it will file a new technical report under National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects titled, “Technical Report on the Pichette-Clist Property, Jellicoe Area, Northwestern Ontario” prepared by Locke B. Goldsmith, P. Eng, P.Geo, dated January 29, 2025. The Pichette-Clist Property will be Blue Jay’s material property once the Arrangement is effective. Such report will be available on Riverside’s SEDAR+ profile at https://www.sedarplus.ca/.
Blue Jay to Complete Another Round of Financing
In anticipation of making an application to list the Blue Jay Shares on the TSXV and in order to satisfy the TSXV listing requirements, Blue Jay expects to complete two further rounds of financing in connection with the Arrangement, being (a) a private placement of 2,000,000 Blue Jay Shares at an issue price of $0.40 per Blue Jay Share for gross proceeds of $800,000; and (b) a private placement of 2,000,000 Blue Jay Shares at an issue price of $0.50 for total gross proceeds of $1,000,000 and 1,428,571 Blue Jay Shares issued as “flow-through shares” (the “Flow Through Shares”) within the meaning of the Income Tax Act at an issue price of $0.70 per Flow Through Share. Each such private placement is subject to the approval by the TSXV.
About Riverside Resources Inc.
Riverside is a well-funded exploration company driven by value generation and discovery. The Company has over $4M in cash, no debt and less than 75M shares outstanding with a strong portfolio of gold-silver and copper assets and royalties in North America. Riverside has extensive experience and knowledge operating in Mexico and Canada and leverages its large database to generate a portfolio of prospective mineral properties. In addition to Riverside’s own exploration spending, the Company also strives to diversify risk by securing joint-venture and spin-out partnerships to advance multiple assets simultaneously and create more chances for discovery. Riverside has properties available for option, with information available on the Company’s website at www.rivres.com.
ON BEHALF OF RIVERSIDE RESOURCES INC.
“John-Mark Staude”
Dr. John-Mark Staude, President & CEO
For additional information contact:
| John-Mark Staude President, CEO Riverside Resources Inc. info@rivres.com Phone: (778) 327-6671 Fax: (778) 327-6675 Web: www.rivres.com | Eric Negraeff Investor Relations Riverside Resources Inc. Phone: (778) 327-6671 TF: (877) RIV-RES1 Web: www.rivres.com |
Certain statements in this press release may be considered forward-looking information. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology (e.g., “expect”,” estimates”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “plans”). Such information involves known and unknown risks — including the availability of funds, the results of financing and exploration activities, the interpretation of exploration results and other geological data, or unanticipated costs and expenses and other risks identified by Riverside in its public securities filings that may cause actual events to differ materially from current expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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