VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / September 7, 2023 / Rover Metals Corp. (TSXV:ROVR)(OTCQB:ROVMF)(FSE:4XO) (“Rover” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that further to its release of August 1, 2023, management of the Company, including Mr. James Ingraffia, have completed a successful field visit and surface sampling program at the Let’s Go Lithium (“LGL”) project, NV, USA.
Summer 2023 Work Program Management, including Mr. Ingraffia, spent a week in the field this summer at the LGL program. The purpose of the field visit was to orient Mr. Ingraffia with the project as well as confirm previously reported high-grade lithium surface samples at the project, with the goal of starting work on a geological map of the clay body at LGL. Mr. Ingraffia will work with Rover’s CEO, in the coming weeks and months, on a Plan of Operations For Exploration and any necessary environmental assessment that may be required under the U.S. National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”).
James Ingraffia James is a senior lithium geologist specializing in Nevada. Mr. Ingraffia is the founder of Lithium Arrow LLC. He has seven years of experience in lithium economic geology, and is a highly trained specialist in lithium claystone and experienced in lithium brines and pegmatites. He got his start with the United States Geological Survey in lithium brine and claystone geochemistry, in partnership with Pure Energy Minerals before its purchase by Schlumberger. He then characterized the Thacker Pass lithium claystone deposit, from the atomic to kilometer scale, and published the results in partnership with Lithium Americas Corporation and the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. He holds a Master’s Degree of Geology, with training in Business Administration, from the University of Nevada Reno and a Bachelor’s of Geology from California State University Northridge. Mr. Ingraffia is based in Reno, NV.
Surface Sampling Results The results of Mr. Ingraffia’s surface sampling work is provided in the below table. Lithium grades have been analyzed using a SkiAps 903 Handheld Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (“HH LIBS”):
Sample ID
Method
Grade (ppm Li)
348222 averaged
HH LIBS
850.35
348421
HH LIBS
680.1
348420 averaged
HH LIBS
1,032.75
348419
HH LIBS
371.9
348418
HH LIBS
606.9
348417
HH LIBS
436.6
348416
HH LIBS
631.4
348415
HH LIBS
253.4
348414
HH LIBS
417.3
A SkiAps LIBs 903 analyzer was used to assay these samples. The QA/QC protocols for the LIBs are as follows: (a) it was calibrated for Claystones; (b) it was tested on a known Claystones lithium sample prior to fieldwork; and (c) the field samples were shot in a controlled environment, inside, with proper cleansing of the lens, and sample separation. The highest grades were shot several times to try to eliminate any nugget affect; (d) fine ground particulates were not tested, so no pucking was necessary.
Picture of Sample 348420
An initial geological map of the LGL project, including all new and historic surface samples reporting higher then 400 ppm Li (including historic laboratory assays and historical HH LIBS work) can be accessed at the following link:
Technical information has been approved by David White, P.Geo., QP for the purposes of NI 43-101.
Judson Culter, CEO at Rover Metals, states “the results of the summer 2023 work program reinforces managements’ working model of the LGL project. We believe the project to be an at, or very near to surface clay deposit, with open pit mine potential. Although claystone lithium deposits typically have higher grades at depth, we’re getting high grades of lithium near to surface at LGL. Lhoist North America has been open pit mining specialty clays in the area since the 1970s. Management believes that mining exploration and mining activities can co-exist along side the national parks in the vast rural area of the Amargosa Valley of Nevada. Management has been working through the summer to short-list preferred environmental consulting firms, and we hope to finalize the consultant for our NEPA process within the next few weeks.”
About Rover Metals Rover is a publicly traded junior mining company that trades on the TSXV under symbol ROVR, on the OTCQB under symbol ROVMF, and on the FSE under symbol 4XO. The Company has a diverse portfolio of mining resource development projects with varying exploration timelines. Its critical mineral projects include lithium, zinc, and copper. Its precious metals projects include gold and silver. The Company is exclusive to the mining jurisdictions of the U.S. and Canada.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS “Judson Culter” Chief Executive Officer and Director
For further information, please contact: Email: info@rovermetals.com Phone: +1 (778) 754-2617
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The excavated terrain of the Veliki Krivelj open pit copper mine, operated by Zijin Mining Group Co., in the Bor Region, Serbia. Photographer: Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg , Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) — China’s Zijin Mining Group Co. is developing plans to expand its copper mine in eastern Serbia due to demand for the metal considered vital to the global energy transition — an effort that could cost billions of dollars.
The company opened the Cukaru Peki copper and gold mine almost two years ago, with a $678 million investment allowing it to reach reserves a few hundred meters deep. Now it wants to drill down almost 2 kilometers (1.25 miles) to make the most of assets acquired in a takeover spree.
“These are vast reserves, which require additional infrastructure, additional investment of around $3.5 billion to $3.8 billion,” said Branko Rakocevic, the top Serbian official at the mine, whom the Chinese company authorized to speak with reporters.
Across the globe, companies and governments are racing to produce materials considered key to the shift toward a greener economy. Copper in particular is used in wind turbines, power grids and electric vehicles. China is the world’s top-supplier of so-called critical minerals, but the European Union and US are seeking to boost domestic supplies to ensure that they don’t fall further behind in the transition.
Read more: Why the Fight for ‘Critical Minerals’ Is Heating Up: QuickTake
Serbia, a candidate for EU membership, has embraced foreign investors including China as it looks to revitalize an ailing sector of its economy. Australia-based BHP Group, the world’s biggest mining company, is also looking more closely, signing an agreement earlier this year to explore for new copper deposits in the country.
Cukaru Peki is located in the town of Bor, where copper, gold and silver have been mined for over a century. The mine’s lower zone, at depths of more than 460 meters (1,508 feet), is believed to hold 2.2 million tons of copper, more than in the upper zone. Its gold content is thought to be lower at the deeper depths.
The upper zone may be exhausted of its deposits around 2034, while deeper operations could start in 7 to 10 years, according to Rakocevic. Zijin’s long-term plans for the site include building roads, and expanding power supply and flotation facilities, he said.
Zijin’s Expansion
Zijin bought Serbia’s sole copper and gold complex in 2018, when the government auctioned off the debt-laden business in an effort to save thousands of jobs in an impoverished mining region. Following a string of takeovers, the Chinese company developed full control of what is now Cukaru Peki.
The acquisition — and further investments to expand mines in Congo and Tibet — are helping to transform Zijin into one of the world’s largest copper miners, leapfrogging western producers like Rio Tinto, Anglo American and Antofagasta. By 2025, it expects to produce about 1.2 million tons of copper, a six-fold increase over levels seen in 2017.
Zijin now runs two units in Serbia. One produces copper cathodes, gold, silver and sulfuric acid at facilities co-owned with the government. The other, Serbia Zijin Mining — which operates the Cukaru Peki mine — exports copper concentrate to China, Canada, Bulgaria, Spain and Korea.
The companies have been among Serbia’s top exporters for the last two years, riding a wave of demand for metals. Benchmark copper futures soared earlier this year, though prices have cooled in recent months, largely over concerns about the health of China’s economy.
“Still, copper is in demand always and everywhere” which justifies the long-term investment, Rakocevic said. “The market is stable enough. Prices declined from last year, but we don’t expect much volatility.”
Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – September 5, 2023) – EMX Royalty Corporation (NYSE American: EMX) (TSXV: EMX) (FSE: 6E9) (the “Company” or “EMX”) is pleased to announce the execution of an amended and restated royalty agreement on September 1, 2023 for its Timok royalty property with Zijin (Europe) International Mining Company Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Zijin Mining Group Ltd (“Zijin”). EMX and Zijin have agreed that the Timok royalty will consist of a 0.3625% Net Smelter Return (“NSR”) royalty that is uncapped and cannot be repurchased or reduced. The royalty covers Zijin’s Brestovac exploration permit area (including the Cukaru Peki Mining licenses), as well as portions of Zijin’s Jasikovo-Durlan Potak exploration license north of the currently active Bor Mine (Figure 1).
EMX’s Timok royalty property is located in the Bor Mining District of Serbia and covers the Cukaru Peki copper-gold deposits which have recently been put into production by Zijin. Cukaru Peki represents one of the premier copper and gold discoveries in the world in the past 10 years and is a top tier royalty asset for EMX. The Cukaru Peki deposits consist of a high-level body of high-grade, epithermal-style copper-gold mineralization referred to as the “Upper Zone”, and a deeper body of porphyry-style copper-gold mineralization known as the “Lower Zone”.
Zijin is currently producing copper and gold from the Upper Zone deposit at Cukaru Peki, while concurrently developing the Lower Zone. The Cukaru Peki deposits and operations are summarized in Zijin’s annual reports and in various Zijin disclosures. An NI-43-101 technical report for the Timok royalty was filed by EMX on SEDAR on March 31, 2022.
As part of the execution of the revised royalty agreement, EMX will receive approximately US$6.68 million. This includes royalty payments of $1.59 million from July-December, 2021, royalty payments of $3.20 million from the calendar year 2022, and $1.89 million for the period of January-June, 2023. From that point forward EMX will continue to receive quarterly production royalty payments on an ongoing basis. EMX is appreciative of Zijin’s cooperative and amicable approach throughout the process of achieving this resolution and looks forward to working with Zijin as the projects advance.
Dr. Eric P. Jensen, CPG, a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and employee of the Company, has reviewed, verified and approved the disclosure of the technical information contained in this news release.
About EMX. EMX is a precious, base and battery 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 the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol EMX, and also trade on the Frankfurt exchange under the symbol “6E9”. Please see www.EMXroyalty.com for more information.
For further information contact:
David M. Cole President and Chief Executive Officer Phone: (303) 973-8585 Dave@emxroyalty.com
Scott Close Director of Investor Relations Phone: (303) 973-8585 SClose@emxroyalty.com
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Figure 1. Locations of EMX royalty interests and key geological features in the Timok Magmatic Complex in the Bor Mining District of Serbia.
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / September 5, 2023 / Blackwolf Copper and Gold Ltd. (“Blackwolf“, or the “Company“) (TSXV:BWCG)(OTC PINK:BWCGF) is pleased to announce that it has completed its maiden drilling program at the Cantoo Property located in southeast Alaska. Three drill holes totalling 1,356 meters were completed. Initial visual observation of the drill core suggests significant alteration and mineralization consistent with a porphyry system. The Cantoo Property is situated adjacent to the Canadian border and the historic Premier Gold Mine that is currently in redevelopment.
Drilling Highlights:
Blackwolf’s CEO Morgan Lekstrom states, “We are pleasantly surprised encountering indications of a porphyry system at Cantoo, although it was not unexpected given the history of the area and proximity to the Premier mine. Cantoo may represent a telescoping porphyry feeder complex to the high-grade Premier-Big Missouri epigenetic gold-silver veins, similar to the KSM-Snowfield system that underlies the Brucejack Mine to the north.
In summary, there are strong indications that we are in the right rocks and location as we’ve hit zones at depth that are encountered at surface. Assay results are pending for these initial drill holes as well as the summer surface sampling program and will be released when available. In order to make good use of the summer exploration window, the drill has been moved to the Harry Property while we await these results.”
The Cantoo Property has never been previously drilled yet had some historic mining and exploration performed in the 1920’s. Surface work during 2023 targeted multiple stacked shallow-dipping vein structures and breccias, including a 30 m (100ft) wide structure. Blackwolf’s surface sampling results at Cantoo include high-grade mineralization, with grades up to 30.4 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold, 2,860 g/t silver and 5.8% copper.
The Cantoo Property is primarily underlain by the Texas Creek intrusive complex, with multiple phases of intrusive rocks with potassic, phyllic/QSP and propylitic alteration, along with multiple styles of copper mineralization. Additionally, drilling encountered zones of strong silicification and veining that correspond with the surface expressions of veins outcropping in cliffs at Cantoo.
QA/QC and Qualified Person
The analytical work on the Hyder project will be performed by MSA LABS, a certified analytical services provider, at its laboratory in Langley, British Columbia. All samples will be prepared using procedure PRP-910 (dry, crush to 70% passing 2mm, riffle split off 250g, pulverize split to better than 85% passing 75 microns) and analyzed by method FAS-111 (30g fire assay with AAS finish) for gold and IMS-130 (0.5g, aqua regia digestion and ICP-MS/ES analysis) for rock samples, and IMS-230 (1.0g, 4-acid digestion and ICP-MS analysis) for core samples. Any samples containing >10g/t Au will be reanalyzed using method FAS-415 (30g Fire Assay with gravimetric finish). Samples containing >100 ppm Ag and/or >1% Cu, Pb, & Zn will be reanalyzed using method ICF-6 (0.2g, 4-acid digest and ore grade ICP-AES analysis). Samples containing >1000 g/t Ag will be reanalyzed using method FAS-418 (30g fire assay with AAS finish) and samples containing >20% Pb will be reanalyzed using method STI-8Pb (volumetric titration).
The reported work was completed using industry standard procedures, including a quality assurance/quality control (“QA/QC”) program consisting of the insertion of certified standard, blanks and duplicates into the sample stream. The Qualified Person has reviewed the data and detected no significant QA/QC issues.
Andrew Hamilton, P.Geo., Consultant to the Company, a Qualified Person under NI 43-101, has. reviewed and approved the scientific and technical content of this release.
About Blackwolf Copper and Ltd.
The Company holds a 100% interest in the high-grade Niblack copper-gold-zinc-silver VMS project, located adjacent to tidewater in southeast Alaska as well as five Hyder Area gold-silver and VMS properties in southeast Alaska and northwest British Columbia in the Golden Triangle, including the high-priority wide gold-silver veins at the Cantoo Property. Blackwolf’s founding vision is to be an industry leader in transparency, inclusion and innovation. Guided by our Vision and through collaboration with local and Indigenous communities and stakeholders, Blackwolf builds shareholder value through our technical expertise in mineral exploration, engineering and permitting. For more information on Blackwolf, please visit the Company’s website at www.blackwolfcopperandgold.com.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Blackwolf Copper and Gold Ltd.
“Morgan Lekstrom” CEO and Director
For more information, contact:
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For more information on the Company, investors should review the Company’s continuous disclosure filings that are available at www.sedar.com.
SOURCE: Blackwolf Copper and Gold Ltd
Three core holes up to 676 meters long completed at Cantoo;
Significant alteration and mineralization was encountered, consistent with a porphyry-style system similar to copper-gold +/- molybdenum deposits in the Golden Triangle;
Strong silicification zones including veining with sulphides were intersected, that corresponds with surface expressions identified from surface sampling; and
As the Company awaits assay results from Cantoo, the drill has been moved to test gold-silver targets at the Harry Project
Morgan Lekstrom 250-574-7350 (Mobile 604-343-2997 (Office) mll@bwcg.ca
PERTH, Australia, Aug. 28, 2023 /CNW/ – Hot Chili Limited (ASX: HCH) (TSXV: HCH) (OTCQX: HHLKF) (“Hot Chili” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a binding letter of intent (“LOI”) with Bastion Minerals Limited (ASX: BMO) (“Bastion”) for the grant to Hot Chili of an option to acquire 100% of Bastion’s Cometa Project in Chile (“Cometa”), located near Hot Chili’s Costa Fuego Copper-Gold Project (“Costa Fuego” or “the Project”) in the coastal range of the Atacama Region, Chile.
Cometa consists of exploration and mining concessions covering approximately 56km2 in area located approximately 15km southeast of Costa Fuego’s planned operating centre (refer accompanying Figure 1) and contiguous with Hot Chili’s landholdings in the region.
The option is another step in Hot Chili’s consolidation strategy for the Costa Fuego copper project.
The Company’s recently published Preliminary Economic Assessment entitled Costa Fuego Copper Project – NI 43-101 Technical Report Preliminary Economic Assessment with an effective date of June 28, 2023 (the “PEA”)1 establishes Costa Fuego as a low-risk, long life copper project benefiting from a low start-up capital and a high annual copper equivalent2 metal production profile of over 100 kt for a 16-year mine life, including 95 kt copper and 49 koz gold during primary production (first 14 years) at C1 Cash Cost3 of US$1.33/lb (estimated net of by-product credits).
Hot Chili is focussed on up-scaling Costa Fuego’s resource base and potential study scale towards a 150,000 tpa copper production profile ahead of the delivery of the Costa Fuego Pre-Feasibility Study (“PFS”), expected in H2 2024. Cometa provides additional optionality for the discovery of further mineral deposits in the Costa Fuego Project area with the potential to provide supplemental feed and/or a longer mine life to the project laid out in the PEA.
The material terms of the LOI are as follows:
Exclusivity period of 60 days for Hot Chili to conduct due diligence and for Hot Chili’s subsidiary Sociedad Minera La Frontera SpA (“Frontera”) to enter into a definitive option agreement with Bastion’s subsidiary SCM Cornet Constelación, the holder of a 100% interest in the concessions comprising Cometa, for the grant to Frontera of an option to acquire a 100% interest in the Cometa concessions (“Option”).
Non-refundable cash payment of US$100,000 to Bastion upon grant of the Option.
Non-refundable cash payment of US$200,000 within 12 months from the grant of the Option to keep the Option in good standing.
Option may be exercised within 30 months of the date of grant.
If the Option is exercised, the consideration payable to Bastion to purchase the Cometa concessions is:
Hot Chili may elect to satisfy the purchase consideration in cash (100%), or in cash (50%) and ordinary shares of Hot Chili (50%) issued at a price per share equal to the 15-day VWAP at the date of exercise of the Option, subject to applicable regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”).
The Company will provide further updates on the grant and any exercise of the Option in due course.
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1 The PEA is preliminary in nature and includes 3% inferred mineral resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves, and there is no certainty that the PEA will be realized. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. See Page 6 for additional cautionary language.
2 CuEq considers assumed commodity prices and average metallurgical recoveries from testwork. See page 9 for complete mineral resource disclosure of Costa Fuego.
3 See page 7 for full non-IFRS measures discussion.
Cortadera Expansion Drilling Update
Drilling operations at Cortadera continue, with nine Reverse Circulation (“RC”) drillholes completed so far for 2,010m.
Four of these drillholes have been completed across the western extension of the Cortadera porphyry resource, including one pre-collar in preparation for a deep diamond hole beneath Cuerpo 4. Following the drilling of RC pre-collars at Cortadera, the RC drill rig will begin a hydrogeological program at Cortadera commencing in mid-September.
One diamond drill rig is planned to commence double shift drilling in September. Preparations are underway to bring a second diamond drill rig online as the Company ramps up for its extensive 30,000m expansion drilling campaign across multiple exploration targets.
This announcement is authorised by the Board of Directors for release to ASX and TSXV.
Hot Chili’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Mr Christian Easterday is responsible for this announcement and has provided sign-off for release to the ASX and TSXV.
Figure 1. Location of the Cometa Project in relation to Costa Fuego
Figure 1. Location of the Cometa Project in relation to Costa Fuego (CNW Group/Hot Chili Limited)
Figure 2. Location of Recently Completed RC Drillholes across Cortadera Porphyry Expansion Targets
Figure 2. Location of Recently Completed RC Drillholes across Cortadera Porphyry Expansion Targets (CNW Group/Hot Chili Limited)
Qualifying Statements
Technical Report
Certain scientific, technical and economic information contained in this news release is derived from the PEA. For readers to fully understand such information, they should read the PEA technical report prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) (available on www.sedarplus.ca or at www.hotchili.net.au) in its entirety, including all qualifications, assumptions, limitations and exclusions that relate to the information set out in this news release. The PEA is intended to be read as a whole, and sections should not be read or relied upon out of context. The technical information in this news release is subject to the assumptions and qualifications contained in the PEA.
Qualified Persons – NI 43-101
The PEA was compiled by Wood Australia Pty Ltd with contributions from a team of independent qualified persons (within the meaning of NI 43-101). The scientific, technical and economic information contained in this news release pertaining to Coast Fuego is based on the PEA, which was prepared by the following independent qualified persons (within the meaning of NI 43-101):
Ms Elizabeth Haren (MAUSIMM (CP) & MAIG) of Haren Consulting – Mineral Resource Estimate
Mr Dean David (FAUSIMM (CP)) of Wood Pty Ltd – Metallurgy
Mr Piers Wendlandt (PE) of Wood Pty Ltd – Market Studies and Contracts, Economic Analysis
Mr Jeffrey Steven (PE) of Wood Pty Ltd – Capital and Operating Costs
Mr Anton von Wielligh (FAUSIMM) of ABGM Consulting Pty Ltd – Mine Planning and Scheduling
Mr Edmundo Laporte (PE) of GAC – Environmental Studies, Permitting and Social or Community Impact
Mr Dave Morgan (PE) of Knight Piésold – Project Infrastructure (TSF)
The independent qualified persons have verified the information disclosed in the PEA, including the sampling, preparation, security, and analytical procedures underlying such information.
Disclosure regarding mine planning and infrastructure has been reviewed and approved by Mr Grant King, FAUSIMM, Hot Chili’s Chief Operations Officer, and a qualified person within the meaning of NI 43-101.
The scientific and technical information in this new release, other than such information derived from the PEA, has been reviewed and approved by Mr Christian Easterday, MAIG, Hot Chili’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, and a qualified person within the meaning of NI 43-101.
Competent Persons – JORC
The information in this news release that relates to Mineral Resources for the Costa Fuego Project is based on information compiled by:
Ms Elizabeth Haren (MAUSIMM (CP) & MAIG) of Haren Consulting – Mineral Resource Estimate
Mr Dean David (FAUSIMM (CP)) of Wood Pty Ltd – Metallurgy
Mr Piers Wendlandt (PE) of Wood Pty Ltd – Market Studies and Contracts, and Economic Analysis
Mr Jeffrey Steven (PE) of Wood Pty Ltd – Capital and Operating Costs
Mr Anton von Wielligh (FAUSIMM) of ABGM Consulting Pty Ltd – Mine Planning and Scheduling
Mr Edmundo Laporte (PE) of GAC – Environmental Studies, Permitting and Social or Community Impact
Mr Dave Morgan (PE) of Knight Piésold – Project Infrastructure (TSF)
Ms Haren, Mr David, Mr Wendlandt, Mr Kossari and Mr von Wielligh have sufficient experience, which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and types of deposits under consideration and to the activities undertaken, to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code of Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ and as Qualified Persons under NI43-101.
Disclaimer
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Cautionary Note for U.S. Investors Concerning Mineral Resources
NI 43-101 is a rule of the Canadian Securities Administrators which establishes standards for all public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects. Technical disclosure contained in this news release has been prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Classification System. These standards differ from the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and resource information contained in this news release may not be comparable to similar information disclosed by domestic United States companies subject to the SEC’s reporting and disclosure requirements.
All amounts in this news release are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
Non IFRS Financial Performance Measures
“Total Cash Cost”, “All-in Sustaining Cost”, “All-in cost LOM”, “C1”, and “Free Cashflow” are not performance measures reported in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). These performance measures are included because these statistics are key performance measures that management uses to monitor performance. Management uses these statistics to assess how the Costa Fuego Project compares against its peer projects and to assess the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the contemplated mining operations. These performance measures do not have a meaning within IFRS and, therefore, amounts presented may not be comparable to similar data presented by other mining companies. These performance measures should not be considered in isolation as a substitute for measures of performance in accordance with IFRS.
Forward Looking Statements
This news release contains certain statements that are “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation and Australian securities legislation (each, a “forward-looking statement”). Forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current expectations, forecasts, and projections with respect to future events, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, and are based on certain assumptions. No assurance can be given that these expectations, forecasts, or projections will prove to be correct, and such forward-looking statements included in this news release should not be unduly relied upon. Forward-looking information is by its nature prospective and requires the Company to make certain assumptions and is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. The use of any of the words “believe”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “may”, “plan”, “potential”, “project”, “should”, ‘toward”, “up-scale”, “will”, “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward- looking statements.
The forward-looking statements within this news release are based on information currently available and what management believes are reasonable assumptions. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release. In addition, this news release may contain forward-looking statements attributed to third-party industry sources, the accuracy of which has not been verified by the Company.
In this news release, forward-looking statements relate, among other things, to: the Company’s timing and ability to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to the Option; the completion of the conditions to exercise the Option; receipt of all regulatory approvals in respect of the Option, including the approval of the TSXV; prospects, projections and success of the Company and its projects; the ability of the Company to expand mineral resources beyond current mineral resource estimates; the results and impacts of current and planned drilling to convert inferred mineral resources to indicated, to extend mineral resources and to identify new deposits; the Company’s ability to convert mineral resources to mineral reserves; opportunities for growth in mineral projects; the timing and outcomes of this current and future planned economic studies; the Company’s ability to up-scale the Project to 150,000 tpa of copper production; the timing and outcomes of regulatory processes required to obtain permits for the development and operation of the Costa Fuego Project as contemplated in the PEA and/or future planned economic studies; whether or not the Company will make a development decision and the timing thereof; the ability of the Company to consolidate additional landholdings around its Project; estimates of cost; the ability of the Company to complete the PFS on the timeline indicated or at all; and estimates of planned exploration, including the hydrogeological program at Cortadera and the Company’s planned 30,000m expansion drilling campaign across multiple exploration targets.
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. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from a conclusion, forecast or projection contained in the forward-looking statements in this news release, including, but not limited to, the following material factors: the ability of the Company to complete the conditions to exercise the Option; obtaining all regulatory approvals for the completion of the Option; operational risks; risks related to the cost estimates of exploration; sovereign risks associated with the Company’s operations in Chile; changes in estimates of mineral resources of properties where the Company holds interests; recruiting qualified personnel and retaining key personnel; future financial needs and availability of adequate financing; fluctuations in mineral prices; market volatility; exchange rate fluctuations; ability to exploit successful discoveries; the production at or performance of properties where the Company holds interests; ability to retain title to mining concessions; environmental risks; financial failure or default of joint venture partners, contractors or service providers; competition risks; economic and market conditions; and other risks and uncertainties described elsewhere in this news release and elsewhere in the Company’s public disclosure record.
Although the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based upon assumptions which the Company believes to be reasonable, the Company cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. With respect to forward-looking statements contained in this news release, the Company has made assumptions regarding: future commodity prices and demand; availability of skilled labour; timing and amount of capital expenditures; future currency exchange and interest rates; the impact of increasing competition; general conditions in economic and financial markets; availability of drilling and related equipment; effects of regulation by governmental agencies; future tax rates; future operating costs; availability of future sources of funding; ability to obtain financing; and assumptions underlying estimates related to adjusted funds from operations. The Company has included the above summary of assumptions and risks related to forward-looking information provided in this news release to provide investors with a more complete perspective on the Company’s future operations, and such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company’s actual results, performance or achievement could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements and, accordingly, no assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits the Company will derive therefrom.
For additional information with respect to these and other factors and assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements made herein, please refer to the public disclosure record of the Company, including the Company’s most recent Annual Report, which is available on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) under the Company’s issuer profile. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all those factors or to assess in advance the impact of each such factor on the Company’s business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by the foregoing cautionary statements and are made as of the date of this news release. Except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, whether as a result of new information, future events or results, or otherwise. Investors should read this entire news release and consult their own professional advisors to ascertain and assess the income tax and legal risks and other aspects of an investment in the Company.
Mineral Resource Statement
Costa Fuego Combined Mineral Resource (Effective Date 31st March 2022)
Mineral Resource Statement – Costa Fuego Combined Mineral Resource (Effective Date 31st March 2022) (CNW Group/Hot Chili Limited)
1 Mineral Resources are reported on a 100% Basis – combining Mineral Resource estimates for the Cortadera, Productora and San Antonio deposits. All figures are rounded, reported to appropriate significant figures, and reported in accordance with the Joint Ore Reserves Committee Code (2012) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions and Guidelines prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definition, as required by National Instrument 43-101.
2 The Productora deposit is 100% owned by Chilean incorporated company Sociedad Minera El Aguila SpA (SMEA). SMEA is a joint venture (JV) company – 80% owned by Sociedad Minera El Corazón Limitada (a 100% subsidiary of Hot Chili Limited), and 20% owned by CMP Productora (a 100% subsidiary of Compañía Minera del Pacífico S.A (CMP)).
3. The Cortadera deposit is controlled by a Chilean incorporated company Sociedad Minera La Frontera SpA (Frontera). Frontera is a subsidiary company – 100% owned by Sociedad Minera El Corazón Limitada, which is a 100% subsidiary of Hot Chili Limited.
4 The San Antonio deposit is controlled through Frontera (100% owned by Sociedad Minera El Corazón Limitada, which is a 100% subsidiary of Hot Chili Limited) and has an Option Agreement with a private party to earn a 90% interest.
5 The Mineral Resource estimates in the tables above form coherent bodies of mineralisation that are considered amenable to a combination of open pit and underground extraction methods based on the following parameters: Base Case Metal Prices: Copper US$ 3.00/lb, Gold US$ 1,700/oz, Molybdenum US$ 14/lb, and Silver US$20/oz.
6 Metallurgical recovery averages for each deposit consider Indicated + Inferred material and are weighted to combine sulphide flotation and oxide leaching performance. Process recoveries: Cortadera and San Antonio – Weighted recoveries of 82% Cu, 55% Au, 82% Mo and 37% Ag. CuEq(%) = Cu(%) + 0.56 x Au(g/t) + 0.00046 x Mo(ppm) + 0.0043 x Ag(g/t). Productora – Weighted recoveries of 84% Cu, 47% Au, 47% Mo and 0% Ag (not reported). CuEq(%) = Cu(%) + 0.46 x Au(g/t) + 0.00026 x Mo(ppm). Costa Fuego – Recoveries of 83% Cu, 53% Au, 69% Mo and 23% Ag. CuEq(%) = Cu(%) + 0.52 x Au(g/t) + 0.00039 x Mo(ppm) + 0.0027 x Ag(g/t).
7 Resource Copper Equivalent (CuEq) grades are calculated based on the formula: CuEq% = ((Cu% × Cu price 1% per tonne × Cu_recovery) + (Mo ppm
× Mo price per g/t × Mo_recovery)+(Au ppm × Au price per g/t × Au_recovery)+ (Ag ppm × Ag price per g/t × Ag_recovery)) / (Cu price 1% per tonne
× Cu recovery). The base case cut-off grade for mineral resources considered amenable to open pit extraction methods at the Cortadera, Productora and San Antonio deposits is 0.21% CuEq while the cut-off grade for mineral resources considered amenable to underground extraction methods at the Cortadera deposit is 0.3% CuEq.
8 Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. These Mineral Resource estimates include Inferred Mineral Resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorised as Mineral Reserves. It is reasonably expected that the majority of Inferred mineral resources could be upgraded to Measured or Indicated Mineral Resources with continued exploration.
9 The effective date of the estimate of Mineral Resources is March 31st, 2022. Refer to ASX Announcement “Hot Chili Delivers Next Level of Growth” (“Resource Announcement”) for JORC Code Table 1 information related to the Costa Fuego Resource Estimate (MRE) by Competent Person Elizabeth Haren, constituting the MREs of Cortadera, Productora and San Antonio (which combine to form Costa Fuego). Hot Chili confirms it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the Resource Announcement and all material assumptions and technical parameters stated for the Mineral Resource Estimates in the Resource Announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed.
10 Hot Chili Limited is not aware of political, environmental or other risks that could materially affect the potential development of the Mineral Resources.
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / August 23, 2023 /Granite Creek Copper Ltd. (TSX.V:GCX)(OTCQB:GCXXF) (“Granite Creek” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce the preliminary results of a metallurgical study designed to increase recovery of copper from oxide material at its Carmacks Copper-Gold-Silver project (“Carmacks Project” or the “Project“)
Kemetco Research Inc. (“Kemetco”) has been contracted to carry out an initial series of scoping tests to evaluate the potential for extraction and recovery of copper from unrecovered copper oxide minerals in Carmacks Project flotation tailings as referenced in the Company’s 2023 Preliminary Economic Assessment (“2023 PEA”) *. Testing involves the leaching of tailings from previous flotation testing of oxidised copper material to dissolve copper into solution and subsequently precipitate copper in a form that could be added to a concentrate being produced by sulphide flotation. The leaching portion of the test work has now been completed with up to 81% of the copper present in the test samples going into solution. The remaining project task, currently underway at Kemetco, is to complete a series of bench tests to evaluate methods for selective recovery of the leached copper from solution. The planned tests will focus on copper sulphide precipitation to target generation of a high-grade copper sulphide product that could potentially be combined with a copper flotation concentrate in an overall production flowsheet, resulting in significant potential increases to both overall copper recovery and the copper grade of the final concentrate product.
The 2023 PEA was based on an average recovery of copper, life of mine (“LOM“) of 64%, with up to 93.7% recovery of copper when processing sulfide material but only 39.8% when processing oxide material. The current mine plan as outlined in the 2023 PEA contemplates processing material with a high oxide content of up to 80% oxide ore in the first five years of the mine life during which time over 8.4 million tonnes of oxide material would be processed versus 2.88 million tonnes of sulphide material. Sensitivity analysis completed in the 2023 PEA identified over $180M of Net Present Value (“NPV“) to be gained from a combined sulphide-oxide recovery system by increasing the LOM recovery of copper by 20% from the current projected 64% to 77% total copper recovery.
The material used for the current test consists of tailings from flotation testing of oxide material, where 39.8% recovery of copper was achieved prior to the current leach testing. With up to 81% of the remaining copper going into solution an additional 48% recovery of copper in oxide is possible (81% of remaining 60.2% copper from original test sample) which would increase the total copper recovery of oxide material to over 80% (original 39.8% plus 48%). This could potentially provide a path to exceed the 20% increase in total LOM copper recovery opportunity, which was referenced in the 2023 PEA. While the current work is being conducted on the most representative material available, it should be noted that this work is preliminary in nature and has not yet been tested on a range of potential feed blends.
Tim Johnson, President & CEO stated, “The 2023 PEA, a major milestone for the Company, identified several opportunities for the Project including increased recovery, resource expansion and additional mine and process optimisation. The unlocking of additional value through the improved recovery that this testing represents, especially in the early years of mine life, has the potential to add significantly to the NPV of the project. These results could allow for re-evaluation of resources that didn’t make it into the mine plan due to lower grades or assumed recoveries. The process being developed by the company also has the possibility of being used in other parts of the Minto Copper belt where oxidised or partially oxidised (POX) copper ores have not been processed by other operators.”
Table 1 Summary of flotation testing results and average values used in PEA.
Granite Creek Copper Ltd., Tuesday, August 22, 2023, Press release picture
1. Sulphide flotation testing completed by SGS prior to PEA Study see news release dated January 10, 2023. 2. Oxide flotation testing completed by SGS prior to PEA study see news release dated January 10, 2023. 3. Calculated LOM average recovery based on a regression curve dependant on oxide content. 4. Projected target based on successful completion of current testing.
Table 2 2023 – PEA Copper Recovery Sensitivity Table
Granite Creek Copper Ltd., Tuesday, August 22, 2023, Press release picture
BCSC continuous disclosure review.
Following a recent review of Granite Creek’s continuous disclosure by the British Columbia Securities Commission, the Company provides the following corrections:
In a news release dated January 19, 2023, announcing the completion of the PEA, the Company stated, “The PEA indicates that the potential economic returns from the Project justify advancing to a feasibility study”. This statement could be construed that the Company is treating the PEA as a pre-feasibility level study, which is not the case. While the Company maintains that the PEA was positive, additional work will need to be done before a full feasibility study could be initiated. The Company also wishes to retract to word “robust” when describing the economics of the Project as this may be misleading to some readers. Granite Creek has also added the following cautionary language to materials that are disseminated to the public including the Company’s corporate presentation, fact sheet and website. “The Company cautions that the results of the PEA are preliminary in nature and do not include the calculation of mineral reserves as defined by NI 43-101. There is no certainty that the results of the PEA will be realized.” The Company encourages the reader to reference the NI 43-101 technical report entitled CARMACKS PROJECT PRELIMINARY ECONOMIC ASSESMENT (PEA) YUKON, CANADA, available on SEDAR and the Company’s website for further details on the Project.
Qualified Persons
Mr. Douglas Warkentin, P.Eng., a Qualified Person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical disclosure contained in this news release. Mr. Warkentin is a Senior Metallurgist with Kemetco Research and an advisor to the Company.
About Granite Creek Copper
Granite Creek Copper, a member of the Metallic Group of Companies, is a Canadian exploration company focused on the exploration and development of critical minerals projects in North America. The Company’s projects consist of its flagship 176 square kilometer Carmacks project in the Minto copper district of Canada’s Yukon Territory on trend with the high-grade Minto copper-gold mine and the advanced stage LS Molybdenum project and the Star copper-nickel-PGM project, both located in central British Columbia. More information about Granite Creek Copper can be viewed on the Company’s website at www.gcxcopper.com.
* 2023 PEA: The Company cautions that the results of the PEA are preliminary in nature and do not include the calculation of mineral reserves as defined by NI 43-101. There is no certainty that the results of the PEA will be realized.
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 Granite Creek Copper believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of material factors and assumptions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include failure to obtain necessary approvals, unsuccessful exploration results, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, results of future resource estimates, future metal prices, availability of capital and financing on acceptable terms, general economic, market or business conditions, risks associated with regulatory changes, defects in title, availability of personnel, materials and equipment on a timely basis, accidents or equipment breakdowns, uninsured risks, delays in receiving government approvals, unanticipated environmental impacts on operations and costs to remedy same, and other exploration or other risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by the companies with securities regulators. Readers are cautioned that mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Mineral exploration and development of mines is an inherently risky business. Accordingly, the actual events may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For more information on Granite Creek Copper and the risks and challenges of their businesses, investors should review their annual filings that are available at www.sedar.com.
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.
Edmonton, Alberta–(Newsfile Corp. – August 15, 2023) – Grizzly Discoveries Inc. (TSXV: GZD) (FSE: G6H) (OTCQB: GZDIF) (“Grizzly” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that, on August 15, 2023, it closed on a private placement (the “Offering”) by the issuance of 1,771,859 Units (as defined below) at a price of $0.07 per Unit and 5,312,500 FT Units (as defined below) at a price of $0.08 per FT Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $549,030.
Under the terms of the Offering, each Unit consisted of one common share of the Company (“Common Share”) and one half of one warrant (“Warrant”). Each FT Unit consisted of one Common Share issued as a flow through share for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and one half of one FT Warrant with each whole FT Warrant issued as a flow through share for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada). Each whole Warrant and FT Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional Common Share (that is not a flow through share) at an exercise price of $0.10 per Common Share and shall expire on the earlier of: (a) 30 days following written notice by the Issuer to the Subscriber that the volume-weighted average trading price of the Common Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange is at or greater than CA$0.12 per Common Share for 10 consecutive trading days; and (b) August 15, 2025.
The Company intends to use the proceeds from the Units for general working capital, and the proceeds from the Units and FT Units on exploration of its mineral projects in British Columbia, primarily targeting critical minerals. In particular, the proceeds from the FT Units will be used to incur flow-through critical mineral mining expenditures, as defined in the Income Tax Act.
In connection with the Offering, the Company issued 400,000 Units and 400,000 Finder Warrants (non-transferrable, with the same terms and expiry date as the Warrants) to Accilent Capital Management Inc.
The Common Shares and any Common Shares issued on exercise of the Warrants and Finder Warrants are subject to restrictions on trading until December 16, 2023 in accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.
Following closing of the Offering, the Company has 149,644,119 Common Shares issued and outstanding. The Offering is subject to Final Acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange.
Insiders subscribed for an aggregate of 142,857 Units, representing gross proceeds of $10,000. The purchase of such Units is considered to be a related-party transaction under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”),but is exempted from the requirements to obtain a formal valuation and to obtain minority approval, as the purchase of securities does not exceed 25% of the Company’s market capitalization. The Company is relying on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements provided under sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101.
The Company did not file a material change report more than 21 days before the expected closing of the Financing because the details of the participation therein by related parties of the Company were not settled until shortly prior to closing of the Financing and the Company wished to close on an expedited basis for business reasons.
ABOUT GRIZZLY DISCOVERIES INC.
Grizzly is a diversified Canadian mineral exploration company with its primary listing on the TSX Venture Exchange focused on developing its approximately 66,000 ha (approximately 165,000 acres) of precious and base metals properties in southeastern British Columbia. Grizzly is run by a highly experienced junior resource sector management team, who have a track record of advancing exploration projects from early exploration stage through to feasibility stage.
On behalf of the Board,
GRIZZLY DISCOVERIES INC. Brian Testo, CEO, President
Suite 363-9768 170 Street NW Edmonton, Alberta T5T 5L4
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Caution concerning forward-looking information
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Risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to vary include but are not limited to the availability of financing; fluctuations in commodity prices; changes to and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including environmental laws and obtaining requisite permits; political, economic and other risks; as well as other risks and uncertainties which are more fully described in our annual and quarterly Management’s Discussion and Analysis and in other filings made by us with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and available at www.sedar.com. Grizzly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information or statements except as may be required by law.
High grade composite results increased in Zone 5 drilling
North Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – August 15, 2023) – Lion One Metals Limited (TSXV: LIO) (OTCQX: LOMLF) (ASX: LLO) (“Lion One” or the “Company”) is issuing an update on composite drill results reported in the Company’s August 10, 2023 news release.
The August 10, 2023 news release reported infill and grade control drill results from Zone 5 of the Company’s Tuvatu alkaline gold project in Fiji. Several composite gold grades reported in that news release are here updated.
Gold analysis at Tuvatu is conducted using fire assay with an atomic absorption (AA) finish. Samples that return grades over 10 g/t Au are then re-analyzed by gravimetric method. The gravimetric method is considered more accurate than fire assay for high-grade samples. Lion One has therefore recently adopted a new protocol whereby gravimetric results are reported for samples that return over 10 g/t Au. In the August 10, 2023 news release, composite intervals were calculated using fire assay values rather than gravimetric values, whereas high-grade individual assays were quoted using the more accurate gravimetric results. This led to a discrepancy between the composite values and the underlying assay values for certain intervals. The difference between fire assay and gravimetric analyses tends to be greater for higher grade samples. A total of 21 composite values have been updated and are presented in Table 1 below. The majority of the updated results are greater than was initially reported.
Table 1. Updated composite intervals from Zone 5 infill and grade control drilling. Bolded text represents a positive change, italicized text represents a negative change. Intervals are ordered by decreasing gold content.
Hole ID
From
To
Interval (m)
Updated Au (g/t)
Original Au (g/t)
Change (g/t)
TGC-0067
48.2
50
1.8
314.27
261.93
52.34
TUDDH-643
242.7
249.3
6.6
83.47
80.78
2.69
TGC-0067
53.3
54.2
0.9
104.00
93.05
10.95
TUDDH-643
111.6
114.9
3.3
18.40
17.48
0.92
TUDDH-643
161.7
163.2
1.5
16.13
15.96
0.17
TUDDH-638
254.7
257
2.3
10.25
9.41
0.84
TUDDH-643
101.9
103.1
1.2
13.50
13.13
0.37
TUDDH-643
123.4
124
0.6
25.19
25.95
-0.76
TGC-0061
219.2
220.4
1.2
10.31
8.32
1.99
TUDDH-637
45.3
45.6
0.3
35.98
36.2
-0.22
TUDDH-643
52.2
52.5
0.3
31.87
33.51
-1.64
TUDDH-644
55.8
58.2
2.4
3.43
3.4
0.03
TGC-0065
53.1
55.2
2.1
3.91
3.82
0.09
TUDDH-634
49.2
50.7
1.5
5.44
5.68
-0.24
TUDDH-637
216.4
217
0.6
11.63
10.99
0.64
TGC-0065
128.5
129.4
0.9
7.42
6.8
0.62
TGC-0065
57.4
58.3
0.9
7.01
6.88
0.13
TUDDH-634
154.9
155.2
0.3
14.96
15.17
-0.21
TUDDH-656
173.6
173.9
0.3
11.66
10.14
1.52
TGC-0059
220.3
220.6
0.3
10.87
12.85
-1.98
TGC-0058
133.4
133.7
0.3
10.86
10.37
0.49
Tables 2 and 3 below are reproductions of Tables 1 and 2 from the August 10, 2023 news release updated to include composite intervals calculated using assay results from the gravimetric method. Composite values that have been changed are highlighted with bolded text representing positive changes and italicized text representing negative changes. Values with no bolding or italicization represent intervals for which there is no change.
Table 2. Highlights of composited infill drill results in the Zone 5 area. Reproduction of Table 1 from the August 10, 2023 news release, with updated composite grades. For full results see Table 4 in the appendix.
Hole ID
From
To
Interval (m)
Au (g/t)
Change (g/t)
TUDDH-634
123.4
124
0.6
25.19
-0.76
TUDDH-637
161.7
163.2
1.5
16.13
0.17
including
161.7
162.3
0.6
38.62
–
which includes
161.7
162
0.3
72.46
–
TUDDH-637
198.2
202.1
3.9
5.38
–
including
198.2
198.5
0.3
10.02
–
and
199.7
200.6
0.9
3.42
–
and
201.2
202.1
0.9
16.13
–
which includes
201.8
202.1
0.3
40.21
–
TUDDH-643
111.6
114.9
3.3
18.4
0.92
including
111.6
113.7
2.1
28.44
–
which includes
113.1
113.7
0.6
95.63
–
TUDDH-643
242.7
249.3
6.6
83.47
2.69
including
242.7
246.3
3.6
17.39
–
which includes
243.9
245.7
1.8
55.49
–
which includes
243.9
244.5
0.6
79.84
–
and
245.1
245.7
0.6
14.89
–
and also including
247.5
249.3
1.8
271.14
–
which includes
247.5
247.8
0.3
40.03
–
and
248.7
249.6
0.6
793.24
–
TUDDH-643
254.7
257
2.3
10.25
0.84
including
254.7
255.3
0.6
35.54
–
TUDDH-650
192.6
194.1
1.5
14.93
–
including
192.6
193.5
0.9
23.89
–
TUDDH-650
203.5
207.4
3.9
11.84
–
including
203.5
204.7
1.2
35.18
–
which includes
203.5
204.1
0.6
48.27
–
and
204.1
204.7
0.6
22.09
–
TUDDH-651
184.6
185.2
0.6
32.65
–
TUDDH-651
194.5
197.2
2.7
17.2
–
including
194.5
196
1.5
25.92
–
which includes
195.4
195.7
0.3
124.52
–
and also including
196.9
197.2
0.3
25.22
–
TUDDH-653
53
56.9
3.9
9.53
–
including
55.1
56.9
1.8
19.47
–
which includes
56
56.3
0.3
46.92
–
and
56.6
56.9
0.3
55.08
–
TUDDH-653
89.5
96.3
6.8
9.96
–
including
91.3
92.2
0.9
66.62
–
which includes
91.6
91.9
0.3
165.95
–
and
91.9
92.2
0.3
30.46
–
TUDDH-655
96.4
97.9
1.5
8.24
–
including
96.7
97
0.3
18.48
–
and
97.6
97.9
0.3
20.77
–
TUDDH-656
101.9
103.1
1.2
13.5
0.37
including
101.9
102.5
0.6
19.73
–
and
102.5
103.1
0.6
6.54
–
Table 3. Highlights of composited grade control drill results in the Zone 5 area. Reproduction of Table 2 from the August 10, 2023 news release, with updated composite grades. For full results see Table 5 in the appendix.
Hole ID
From
To
Interval (m)
Au (g/t)
Change (g/t)
TGC-0059
57.4
58.3
0.9
7.01
0.13
including
57.4
57.7
0.3
12.89
–
and
58
58.3
0.3
8.14
–
TGC-0061
55.8
58.2
2.4
3.43
0.03
including
57.3
37.6
0.3
12.84
–
TGC-0065
45.3
45.6
0.3
35.98
-0.22
TGC-0065
49.2
50.7
1.5
5.44
-0.24
including
49.2
49.5
0.3
9.59
–
and
50.4
50.7
0.3
15.76
–
TGC-0065
52.2
52.5
0.3
31.87
-1.64
TGC-0067
48.2
50
1.8
314.27
52.34
including
48.8
49.4
0.6
934.91
–
which includes
48.8
49.1
0.3
1839.55
–
and
49.1
49.4
0.3
30.26
–
TGC-0067
53.3
54.2
0.9
104
10.95
including
53.3
53.9
0.6
155.68
–
which includes
53.3
53.6
0.3
10.89
–
and
53.6
53.9
0.3
300.47
–
Figure 1. Location of Zone 5 Infill and Grade Control Drillholes. Reproduced from August 10, 2023 news release for context. Left image: Plan view of Tuvatu showing Zone 5 infill and grade control drillholes in relation to the mineralized lodes. Drillholes are shown in black, mineralized lodes in pale grey, and underground developments in red. The yellow dashed square represents the area illustrated in the image on the right. Right image: Oblique view of Zone 5 infill and grade control drilling looking approximately northeast. Infill drilling was conducted from surface whereas grade control drilling was conducted from underground.
Figure 2. Location of High-Grade Intercepts from Zone 5 Drilling. Updated figure from the August 10, 2023 news release, with updated composite gold intervals. Composite intervals with grades between 3 and 10 g/t Au are shown in yellow, intervals with grades between 10 and 30 g/t Au are shown in red, and intervals over 30 g/t Au are shown in purple. Select high-grade intervals are identified. Image is looking approximately north-northeast, grades are gold grades in g/t.
About Tuvatu The Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project is located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. The January 2018 mineral resource for Tuvatu as disclosed in the technical report “Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Tuvatu Gold Project, Republic of Fiji”, dated September 25, 2020, and prepared by Mining Associates Pty Ltd of Brisbane Qld, comprises 1,007,000 tonnes indicated at 8.50 g/t Au (274,600 oz. Au) and 1,325,000 tonnes inferred at 9.0 g/t Au (384,000 oz. Au) at a cut-off grade of 3.0 g/t Au. The technical report is available on the Lion One website at www.liononemetals.com and on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.
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About Lion One Metals Limited Lion One’s flagship asset is 100% owned, fully permitted high grade Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project, located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. Lion One envisions a low-cost high-grade underground gold mining operation at Tuvatu coupled with exciting exploration upside inside its tenements covering the entire Navilawa Caldera, an underexplored yet highly prospective 7km diameter alkaline gold system. Lion One’s CEO Walter Berukoff leads an experienced team of explorers and mine builders and has owned or operated over 20 mines in 7 countries. As the founder and former CEO of Miramar Mines, Northern Orion, and La Mancha Resources, Walter is credited with building over $3 billion of value for shareholders.
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Appendix 1: Full Drill Results and Collar Information
Table 4. Updated composite results from infill drillholes in the Zone 5 area (grade >0.5 g/t Au). Bolded text indicates a positive change from the originally reported value, italicized text represents a negative change.
Hole ID
From
To
Interval (m)
Au (g/t)
Change (g/t)
TUDDH-634
92.2
92.8
0.6
0.52
–
TUDDH-634
93.7
94.3
0.6
0.5
–
TUDDH-634
123.4
124
0.6
25.19
-0.76
TUDDH-634
125.2
125.5
0.3
1
–
TUDDH-634
128.5
129.4
0.9
7.42
0.62
TUDDH-634
including
129.1
129.4
0.3
10.89
–
TUDDH-634
148.5
149.1
0.6
1.46
–
TUDDH-637
48.2
48.8
0.6
0.6
–
TUDDH-637
68.8
69.4
0.6
0.81
–
TUDDH-637
161.7
163.2
1.5
16.13
0.17
TUDDH-637
including
161.7
162.3
0.6
38.62
–
TUDDH-637
which includes
161.7
162
0.3
72.46
–
TUDDH-637
173.1
177.6
4.5
2.69
–
TUDDH-637
including
173.1
174
0.9
8.59
–
TUDDH-637
180
182.1
2.1
2.7
–
TUDDH-637
183.9
187.5
3.6
2.76
–
TUDDH-637
including
185.7
187.5
1.8
5.03
–
TUDDH-637
198.2
202.1
3.9
5.38
–
TUDDH-637
including
198.2
198.5
0.3
10.02
–
TUDDH-637
and
199.7
200.6
0.9
3.42
–
TUDDH-637
and
201.2
202.1
0.9
16.13
–
TUDDH-637
which includes
201.8
202.1
0.3
40.21
–
TUDDH-637
219.2
220.4
1.2
10.31
1.99
TUDDH-637
including
219.5
220.4
0.9
12.79
–
TUDDH-637
222.2
222.5
0.3
2.29
–
TUDDH-637
224
226.4
2.4
1.87
–
TUDDH-637
243.5
245
1.5
1.13
–
TUDDH-637
251.3
253.7
2.4
2.46
–
TUDDH-637
258.5
259.1
0.6
0.94
–
TUDDH-637
281.9
282.5
0.6
5.96
–
TUDDH-637
290.9
292.1
1.2
1.97
–
TUDDH-637
298.7
299.6
0.9
6.68
–
TUDDH-638
14.2
14.8
0.6
1.31
–
TUDDH-638
29.8
30.4
0.6
1.29
–
TUDDH-638
106.9
107.2
0.3
0.99
–
TUDDH-638
123.1
123.7
0.6
1.44
–
TUDDH-638
154.9
155.2
0.3
14.96
-0.21
TUDDH-638
162.4
163.3
0.9
3.19
–
TUDDH-638
166.3
167.5
1.2
6.23
–
TUDDH-638
including
166.3
166.9
0.6
8.43
–
TUDDH-638
169.9
171.7
1.8
3.6
–
TUDDH-638
including
170.8
171.7
0.9
6.07
–
TUDDH-638
179.8
181.3
1.5
1.62
–
TUDDH-638
235.9
236.5
0.6
0.87
–
TUDDH-638
241.3
242.5
1.2
4.8
–
TUDDH-638
including
241.9
242.5
0.6
9.06
–
TUDDH-639
50.3
50.6
0.3
5.17
–
TUDDH-641
153
153.7
0.7
2.78
–
TUDDH-641
including
153
153.3
0.3
5.1
–
TUDDH-641
174.5
174.8
0.3
0.57
–
TUDDH-641
176.9
178.7
1.8
2.32
–
TUDDH-641
including
176.9
177.5
0.6
5.1
–
TUDDH-643
111.6
114.9
3.3
18.4
0.92
TUDDH-643
including
111.6
113.7
2.1
28.44
–
TUDDH-643
which includes
113.1
113.7
0.6
95.63
–
TUDDH-643
133.4
133.7
0.3
10.86
0.49
TUDDH-643
158.8
159.1
0.3
0.83
–
TUDDH-643
163.3
163.9
0.6
5.3
–
TUDDH-643
173.6
173.9
0.3
11.66
1.52
TUDDH-643
213.7
214.6
0.9
0.61
–
TUDDH-643
216.4
217
0.6
11.63
0.64
TUDDH-643
233.8
234.4
0.6
5.48
–
TUDDH-643
242.7
249.3
6.6
83.47
2.69
TUDDH-643
including
242.7
246.3
3.6
17.39
–
TUDDH-643
which includes
243.9
245.7
1.8
55.49
–
TUDDH-643
which includes
243.9
244.5
0.6
79.84
–
TUDDH-643
and
245.1
245.7
0.6
14.89
–
TUDDH-643
and also including
247.5
249.3
1.8
271.14
–
TUDDH-643
which includes
247.5
247.8
0.3
40.03
–
TUDDH-643
and
248.7
249.6
0.6
793.24
–
TUDDH-643
251.7
252.9
1.2
0.97
–
TUDDH-643
254.7
257
2.3
10.25
0.84
TUDDH-643
including
254.7
255.3
0.6
35.54
–
TUDDH-643
260.4
261.3
0.9
0.69
–
TUDDH-643
262.8
266.1
3.3
1.63
–
TUDDH-643
268.3
268.8
0.5
1.3
–
TUDDH-644
172.3
175
2.7
2.33
–
TUDDH-644
including
173.8
174.4
0.6
5.83
–
TUDDH-644
208.6
208.9
0.3
4.37
–
TUDDH-644
220.3
220.6
0.3
10.87
-1.98
TUDDH-644
237.1
237.7
0.6
1.19
–
TUDDH-646
116.7
117.3
0.6
1.65
–
TUDDH-646
154.8
155.1
0.3
0.67
–
TUDDH-646
181.5
183.3
1.8
2.41
–
TUDDH-646
including
183
183.3
0.3
13.29
–
TUDDH-646
223.9
224.5
0.6
8.98
–
TUDDH-646
including
224.2
224.5
0.3
15.09
–
TUDDH-646
231.1
233.2
2.1
4.23
–
TUDDH-646
including
232
232.6
0.6
10.27
–
TUDDH-646
252.3
252.7
0.4
2.81
–
TUDDH-646
253.9
254.2
0.3
2.16
–
TUDDH-649
24.9
25.2
0.3
1.93
–
TUDDH-649
153.6
154.2
0.6
0.74
–
TUDDH-649
161.7
162.3
0.6
0.52
–
TUDDH-649
188.1
190.8
2.7
1.21
–
TUDDH-649
248.7
249.3
0.6
1.17
–
TUDDH-649
251.4
252.3
0.9
0.86
–
TUDDH-649
257.1
257.4
0.3
3.31
–
TUDDH-650
53.6
53.9
0.3
0.61
–
TUDDH-650
76.7
77
0.3
0.62
–
TUDDH-650
104.1
104.4
0.3
0.67
–
TUDDH-650
148.5
149.1
0.6
0.51
–
TUDDH-650
179.1
179.4
0.3
1.62
–
TUDDH-650
180.6
181.2
0.6
0.51
–
TUDDH-650
192.6
194.1
1.5
14.93
–
TUDDH-650
including
192.6
193.5
0.9
23.89
–
TUDDH-650
199
199.3
0.3
1.66
–
TUDDH-650
203.5
207.4
3.9
11.84
–
TUDDH-650
including
203.5
204.7
1.2
35.18
–
TUDDH-650
which includes
203.5
204.1
0.6
48.27
–
TUDDH-650
and
204.1
204.7
0.6
22.09
–
TUDDH-650
210.4
210.7
0.3
2.05
–
TUDDH-651
18.25
18.85
0.6
0.93
–
TUDDH-651
80.55
81.15
0.6
2.09
–
TUDDH-651
100.65
100.95
0.3
1.46
–
TUDDH-651
118.65
119.25
0.6
1.46
–
TUDDH-651
139.95
140.55
0.6
4.39
–
TUDDH-651
184.6
185.2
0.6
32.65
–
TUDDH-651
194.5
197.2
2.7
17.2
–
TUDDH-651
including
194.5
196
1.5
25.92
–
TUDDH-651
which includes
195.4
195.7
0.3
124.52
–
TUDDH-651
and also including
196.9
197.2
0.3
25.22
–
TUDDH-651
222.4
224.8
2.4
2.22
–
TUDDH-653
0
0.6
0.6
3.37
–
TUDDH-653
21.9
22.2
0.3
1.26
–
TUDDH-653
53
56.9
3.9
9.53
–
TUDDH-653
including
55.1
56.9
1.8
19.47
–
TUDDH-653
which includes
56
56.3
0.3
46.92
–
TUDDH-653
and
56.6
56.9
0.3
55.08
–
TUDDH-653
64.4
65
0.6
0.56
–
TUDDH-653
89.5
96.3
6.8
9.96
–
TUDDH-653
including
91.3
92.2
0.9
66.62
–
TUDDH-653
which includes
91.6
91.9
0.3
165.95
–
TUDDH-653
and
91.9
92.2
0.3
30.46
–
TUDDH-653
111.6
111.9
0.3
6.53
–
TUDDH-653
116.7
118.8
2.1
1.59
–
TUDDH-653
120
120.6
0.6
0.59
–
TUDDH-655
59.7
61.5
1.8
2.74
–
TUDDH-655
96.4
97.9
1.5
8.24
–
TUDDH-655
including
96.7
97
0.3
18.48
–
TUDDH-655
and
97.6
97.9
0.3
20.77
–
TUDDH-655
99.1
99.7
0.6
0.9
–
TUDDH-655
101.5
102.1
0.6
1.23
–
TUDDH-655
118.3
118.6
0.3
3.16
–
TUDDH-655
126.1
126.7
0.6
1.04
–
TUDDH-656
27.2
28.4
1.2
0.89
–
TUDDH-656
77
77.6
0.6
1.05
–
TUDDH-656
80.6
81.2
0.6
0.7
–
TUDDH-656
101.9
103.1
1.2
13.5
0.37
TUDDH-656
including
101.9
102.5
0.6
19.73
–
TUDDH-656
and
102.5
103.1
0.6
6.54
–
TUDDH-656
106.7
107
0.3
0.58
–
TUDDH-656
119.6
119.9
0.3
1.71
–
TUDDH-656
130.1
132.5
2.4
4.83
–
TUDDH-656
including
131.9
132.5
0.6
7.99
–
TUDDH-656
162.5
162.8
0.3
8.55
–
Table 5. Updated composite results from grade control drillholes in the Zone 5 area (grade >0.5 g/t Au). Bolded text indicates a positive change from the originally reported value, italicized text represents a negative change.
Hole ID
From
To
Interval (m)
Au (g/t)
Change (g/t)
TGC-0056
26.7
29.4
2.7
1.52
–
TGC-0056
38.1
38.4
0.3
2.31
–
TGC-0056
39.6
39.9
0.3
0.73
–
TGC-0058
34.2
34.8
0.6
0.66
–
TGC-0058
35.4
35.7
0.3
0.51
–
TGC-0058
48.3
48.6
0.3
4.83
–
TGC-0058
53.1
55.2
2.1
3.91
0.09
TGC-0058
including
53.1
54
0.9
8.74
–
TGC-0058
56.4
57
0.6
1.1
–
TGC-0059
39.4
40.3
0.9
0.53
–
TGC-0059
50.5
50.8
0.3
3.1
–
TGC-0059
53.2
54.4
1.2
0.88
–
TGC-0059
57.4
58.3
0.9
7.01
0.13
TGC-0059
including
57.4
57.7
0.3
12.89
–
TGC-0059
and
58
58.3
0.3
8.14
–
TGC-0061
34.2
34.5
0.3
0.69
–
TGC-0061
35.4
36
0.6
0.75
–
TGC-0061
45.6
46.8
1.2
0.56
–
TGC-0061
49.8
50.4
0.6
0.84
–
TGC-0061
55.8
58.2
2.4
3.43
0.03
TGC-0061
including
57.3
37.6
0.3
12.84
–
TGC-0065
29.7
30
0.3
0.61
–
TGC-0065
32.4
33.6
1.2
2.44
–
TGC-0065
45.3
45.6
0.3
35.98
-0.22
TGC-0065
49.2
50.7
1.5
5.44
-0.24
TGC-0065
including
49.2
49.5
0.3
9.59
–
TGC-0065
and
50.4
50.7
0.3
15.76
–
TGC-0065
52.2
52.5
0.3
31.87
-1.64
TGC-0067
23.6
23.9
0.3
1.06
–
TGC-0067
48.2
50
1.8
314.27
52.34
TGC-0067
including
48.8
49.4
0.6
934.91
–
TGC-0067
which includes
48.8
49.1
0.3
1839.55
–
TGC-0067
and
49.1
49.4
0.3
30.26
–
TGC-0067
53.3
54.2
0.9
104
10.95
TGC-0067
including
53.3
53.9
0.6
155.68
–
TGC-0067
which includes
53.3
53.6
0.3
10.89
–
TGC-0067
and
53.6
53.9
0.3
300.47
–
TGC-0067
63.2
63.8
0.6
2.89
–
TGC-0067
67.1
67.4
0.3
9.18
–
Table 6. Collar coordinates for grade control and infill drillholes reported in this release. Coordinates are in Fiji map grid.
Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – August 14, 2023) – EMX Royalty Corporation (NYSE American: EMX) (TSXV: EMX) (FSE: 6E9) (the “Company” or “EMX”) is pleased to report results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 (“Q2-2023”). The Company’s filings for the quarter are available on SEDAR at www.sedarplus.ca, on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s 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. All dollar amounts in this news release are in USD unless otherwise noted.
HIGHLIGHTS
Financial Updates for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
Revenue and other income for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $3,408,000 compared to $7,034,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 (“Q2-2022”). Adjusted revenue and other income1 of $6,481,000 (Q2-2022 – $9,465,000) included $3,073,000 (Q2-2022 – $2,431,000) in revenue for the Company’s share of royalty revenue from the Caserones Mine (effective) royalty interest in Chile. Revenue and other income and adjusted revenue and other income1 for Q2-2022 included the accrual of a $4,000,000 milestone payment related to Gediktepe.
Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $4,722,000 (Q2-2022 – $3,315,000).
Cash used in operating activities for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $1,160,000 (Q2-2022 – $4,152,000). Adjusted cash1 provided by operating activities for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $1,294,000 (Q2-2022 – adjusted cash used in operating activities of $3,254,000). Operating cash flows for Q2-2023 include an accelerated $2,500,000 option payment by Aftermath Silver for the Berenguela property.
As at June 30, 2023, EMX had cash of $9,980,000 (December 31, 2022 – $15,508,000), investments, long-term investments and loans receivable valued at $14,346,000 (December 31, 2022 – $14,561,000) and loans payable of $41,428,000 (December 31, 2022 – $40,489,000).
Corporate Updates
Timok Dispute Update
On January 27, 2022 the Company announced that it had suspended the filing of a Notice of Arbitration to Zijin Mining Group Ltd (“Zijin”) regarding its royalty agreement covering the Timok project in Serbia, which includes the producing Cukaru Peki copper and gold mine. This suspension followed EMX’s previous announcement of its intention to file the Notice of Arbitration to formally dispute the royalty rate as defined under the Royalty Agreement (see EMX news release dated December 17, 2021). Discussions with Zijin have since proved amicable and productive and continued through Q2 2023. Both companies are expecting to execute a modified royalty agreement in 2023.
Acquisition of Additional Royalty Interest on Caserones
During Q2 2023, EMX acquired an additional 2.263% ownership in the underlying Caserones royalty holder, Sociedad Legal Minera California Una de la Sierra Peña Negra (“SLM”), for cash consideration of $3,517,000 pursuant to agreements with existing shareholders of SLM. The acquisition provides EMX with a further 0.044% (effective) net smelter royalty (“NSR”) interest in the Caserones property, increasing the Company’s NSR royalty interest to 0.7775%.
Acquisition Agreement for New Royalties with Franco-Nevada
During Q2 2023, EMX executed a term sheet with Franco-Nevada Corporation (“Franco-Nevada”) (NYSE: FNV) (TSX: FNV) for the joint acquisition of newly created precious metals and copper royalties sourced by EMX (the “Agreement”). Franco-Nevada will contribute 55% (up to $5.5 million) and EMX will contribute 45% (up to $4.5 million) towards the royalty acquisitions, with the resulting royalty interests equally split (i.e., 50/50). The initial term of the Agreement is for three years, or until the maximum contributions totaling $10 million from both companies have been met, and may be extended if mutually agreed by both companies.
Royalty and Royalty Generation Updates
During Q2 2023, the Company’s royalty generation business was active in North America, South America, Europe, Turkey, Australia and Morocco. The Company spent $4,255,000 (Q2-2022 – $5,108,000) on royalty generation costs and recovered $1,811,000 (Q2-2022 – $2,014,000) from partners. Royalty generation costs include exploration related activities, technical services, project marketing, land and legal costs, as well as third party due diligence for acquisitions. Included in revenue and other income was $807,000 in option, advance royalty, and other pre-production payments related to existing partnered projects as a result of the royalty generating activities. During Q2 2023, the Company also completed two new partnerships across the portfolio while continuing to replace partnered properties with new royalty generation projects.
Producing Royalties
6
Advanced Royalties
11
Exploration Royalties
152
Royalty Generation Properties
105
Figure 1. EMX’s royalty and mineral property portfolio.
EMX earned over $1,175,000 in royalty revenue from the Gediktepe mine. Mine operator Lidya advised EMX that Oxide Zone gold production will increase during the summer months of 2023.
The Caserones (effective) royalty distribution for Q1 was received in Q2 and totaled approximately $2,454,000. Lundin Mining completed the acquisition of fifty-one percent (51%) of the issued and outstanding equity of MLCC, the Caserones mine operator, from JX Nippon (see Lundin news release dated June 13, 2023). In connection with the acquisition, Lundin filed a technical report on SEDAR titled “NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Caserones Mining Operation, Atacama Region, Chile” that included current mineral resource and reserve estimates in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
Leeville payments to EMX totaled approximately $664,000 from royalty production that totaled 338 ounces of gold. Q2 marked another strong quarter of Leeville royalty production along with robust gold prices.
EMX earned, and subsequently received in Q3-2023 Gold Bar South royalty revenue of $54,000 from Q1 production of 2,966 gold ounces and $80,000 from Q2 production of 3,984 gold ounces. The receipt of initial royalty revenue from Gold Bar South now establishes the operation as a paying royalty for EMX.
Arizona Sonoran Copper released results of the Parks-Sayler infill drill program in preparation for a PFS planned for 2024, which included enriched (secondary sulfide) copper intercepts from EMX’s royalty property. Arizona Sonoran also provided an update on metallurgical programs being conducted in preparation for the PFS, which included recoveries of ~80% after 160 days from Parks-Sayler enriched copper mineralization (secondary sulfide).
Exploration drilling by South32 at the Hermosa property’s Peake prospect returned mineralized intercepts covered by EMX’s Hardshell royalty property included the best copper intercept to date of 139 meters averaging 1.88% copper, 0.51% lead, 0.34% zinc, and 52 g/t silver (true width not reported).
In Canada, EMX programs advanced available properties in the portfolio as partners conducted summer field programs on EMX royalty properties. EMX received $45,000 in cash payments and $Nil in share equity payments during the quarter from partnered projects.
EMX’s Latin American royalty portfolio was advanced with work programs that included drilling and metallurgical test work conducted by AbraSilver at the Diablillos project’s JAC Zone silver-gold discovery. GR Silver Mining Ltd (“GR Silver”) reported on successful exploration step-out drilling at the San Marcial epithermal silver project. Aftermath Silver made an accelerated $2,500,000 option payment to EMX for the Berenguela polymetallic CRD project.
The Company’s U.S. royalty generation portfolio progressed with ongoing partner-funded work programs, as well by the expansion of properties through the staking of new claims and permitting at key projects. EMX currently has 43 projects in partnership with other companies in the western U.S.
In Northern Europe the Company continued to develop and advance its portfolio of projects, with summer field programs commencing on numerous properties in Q2. EMX has 37 projects in partnership with other companies in Northern Europe and partner funded drill programs were completed in Q2 by Mahvie Minerals AB, a private Swedish corporation, at the Mo-I-Rana royalty property in Norway, and by Bayrock Resources, a private Australian company, at EMX’s Vuostok battery metals royalty property in Northern Sweden.
Kendrick Resources PLC (LSE: KEN) announced drill results from EMX’s Espedalen royalty property in Norway, including an intercept of 11.60 meters averaging 2.85% nickel, 1.04% copper and 0.08% cobalt from 52.4 meters depth in drill hole ESP23-08 (see Kendrick news release dated May 4, 2023). This hole was drilled at the Stormyra prospect on the Espedalen license (true width not reported, but can be estimated at 70-80% according to published cross sections). Kendrick plans to expand its exploration programs at Espedalen in the second half of 2023.
The Company optioned the Yarrol gold-copper (+ Co-Mn) project and the Mt Steadman gold project to Many Peaks Gold (“MPG”) during Q2. The agreement provides EMX with cash payments, equity interests in MPG, and work commitments during a fifteen month option period. Upon exercise of the option, EMX will receive additional payments of cash and shares of MPG along with annual advance royalty payments, royalty interests and other consideration.
Royalty generation programs proceeded in the Balkans and in Morocco in Q2, where multiple exploration license applications have been filed by the Company. New target areas are being assessed for further acquisitions.
Investment Updates
As at June 30, 2023, the Company had marketable securities of $8,626,000 (December 31, 2022 – $9,966,000), and $4,688,000 (December 31, 2022 – $4,591,000) in private investments. The Company will continue to generate cash flow by selling certain of its investments when appropriate.
OUTLOOK
The 2023 year will continue to see revenue and other income coming from our cash flowing royalties, including Leeville and Gold Bar South in Nevada, Gediktepe and Balya in Turkey, potentially Timok in Serbia (pending conclusion of discussions with Zijin), and our effective royalty interest on Caserones in Chile. As in previous years, production royalties will continue to be complemented by option, advance royalty, and other pre-production payments from partnered projects across the global asset portfolio.
The Company will continue to strengthen its balance sheet over the course of the year by looking to retire portions of our long-term debt, continuing to evaluate equity markets, and the ongoing monetization of the Company’s marketable securities.
EMX is well positioned to identify and pursue new royalty and investment opportunities, while further filling a pipeline of royalty generation properties that provide opportunities for additional cash flow, as well as exploration, development, and production success.
Qualified Person. Michael P. Sheehan, CPG, a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 and employee of the Company, has reviewed, verified, and approved the above technical disclosure on North America and Latin America. Eric P. Jensen, CPG, a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 and employee of the Company, has reviewed, verified, and approved the above technical disclosure on Europe, Turkey, and Australia.
About EMX. EMX is a precious, base and battery 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”, and also trade on the Frankfurt exchange under the symbol “6E9”. Please see www.EMXroyalty.com for more information.
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 statements” that reflect the Company’s current expectations and projections about its future results. These forward-looking statements may include statements regarding perceived merit of properties, exploration results and budgets, mineral reserves and resource estimates, work programs, capital expenditures, timelines, strategic plans, market prices for precious and base metal, or other statements that are not statements of fact. When used in this news release, words such as “estimate,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “will”, “believe”, “potential” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which, by their very nature, are not guarantees of the Company’s future operational or financial performance, and are subject to risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause the Company’s actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and factors may include, but are not limited to unavailability of financing, failure to identify commercially viable mineral reserves, fluctuations in the market valuation for commodities, difficulties in obtaining required approvals for the development of a mineral project, increased regulatory compliance costs, expectations of project funding by joint venture partners and other factors.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this news release or as of the date otherwise specifically indicated herein. Due to risks and uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties identified in this news release, and other risk factors and forward-looking statements listed in the Company’s MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “MD&A”), and themost recently filed Annual Information Form (“AIF”) for the year ended December 31, 2022, 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.
_________________________ 1 Adjusted revenue and other income and adjusted cash provided by (used in) operating activities are non-IFRS financial measures with no standardized meaning under IFRS and might not be comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other issuers. Refer to the “Non-IFRS financial measures” section on page 26 of the Q2-2023 MD&A for more information on each non-IFRS financial measure.
