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Grizzly Closes Private Placement Financing

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Post date August 15, 2023

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

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

Nancy Massicotte
Corporate Development
Tel: 604-507-3377
Email: nancy@grizzlydiscoveries.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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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.

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Lion One Updates Drill Results at Tuvatu

Post author By admin
Post date August 15, 2023

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.

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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.

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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.

Qualified Person
In accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”), Sergio Cattalani, P.Geo, Senior Vice President Exploration, is the Qualified Person for the Company and has reviewed and is responsible for the technical and scientific content of this news release.

QAQC Procedures
Lion One adheres to rigorous QAQC procedures above and beyond basic regulatory guidelines in conducting its sampling, drilling, testing, and analyses. The Company utilizes its own fleet of diamond drill rigs, using PQ, HQ and NQ sized drill core rods. Drill core is logged and split by Lion One personnel on site. Samples are delivered to and analyzed at the Company’s geochemical and metallurgical laboratory in Fiji. Duplicates of all samples with grades above 0.5 g/t Au are both re-assayed at Lion One’s lab and delivered to ALS Global Laboratories in Australia (ALS) for check assay determinations. All samples for all high-grade intercepts are sent to ALS for check assays. All samples are pulverized to 85% passing through 75 microns. Gold analysis is carried out using fire assay with an AA finish. Samples that have returned grades greater than 10.00 g/t Au are then re-analyzed by gravimetric method. For samples that return greater than 0.50 g/t Au, repeat fire assay runs are carried out and repeated until a result is obtained that is within 10% of the original fire assay run. Lion One’s laboratory can also assay for a range of 71 other elements through Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES), but currently focuses on a suite of 9 important pathfinder elements. All duplicate anomalous samples are sent to ALS labs in Townsville QLD and are analyzed by the same methods (Au-AA26, and Au-GRA22 where applicable). ALS also analyses 33 pathfinder elements by HF-HNO3-HClO4 acid digestion, HCl leach and ICP-AES (method ME-ICP61).

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.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Lion One Metals Limited
“Walter Berukoff“, Chairman and CEO

Contact Investor Relations
Toll Free (North America) Tel: 1-855-805-1250
Email: info@liononemetals.com
Website: www.liononemetals.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release

This press release may contain statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are forward-looking information. Generally, forward-looking information may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “proposed”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases, or by the use of words or phrases which state that certain actions, events or results may, could, would, or might occur or be achieved. This forward-looking information reflects Lion One Metals Limited’s current beliefs and is based on information currently available to Lion One Metals Limited and on assumptions Lion One Metals Limited believes are reasonable. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, the actual results of exploration projects being equivalent to or better than estimated results in technical reports, assessment reports, and other geological reports or prior exploration results. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Lion One Metals Limited or its subsidiaries to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and other factors may include, but are not limited to: the stage development of Lion One Metals Limited, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current research and development or operational activities; competition; uncertainty as to patent applications and intellectual property rights; product liability and lack of insurance; delay or failure to receive board or regulatory approvals; changes in legislation, including environmental legislation, affecting mining, timing and availability of external financing on acceptable terms; not realizing on the potential benefits of technology; conclusions of economic evaluations; and lack of qualified, skilled labour or loss of key individuals. Although Lion One Metals Limited has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Lion One Metals Limited does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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.

Hole ID	Easting	Northing	Elevation	Azimuth	Dip	DEPTH
TGC-0056	1876439	3920583	117	79.6	121.2	9.5
TGC-0058	1876438	3920583	116	62.2	124.6	-11.3
TGC-0059	1876438	3920583	116	74.1	122.5	-22.0
TGC-0061	1876438	3920582	118	82.8	142.6	20.1
TGC-0065	1876438	3920582	117	71.2	133.2	10.6
TGC-0067	1876437	3920581	118	86.9	155.6	12.4
TUDDH-634	1876528	3920501	310	182.5	257.6	-55.3
TUDDH-637	1876557	3920389	352	320.3	292.0	-60.5
TUDDH-638	1876509	3920445	349	257.5	294.3	-66.4
TUDDH-639	1876556	3920389	352	56.6	297.3	-57.0
TUDDH-641	1876477	3920293	402	185.7	309.3	-66.1
TUDDH-643	1876556	3920389	352	274.8	297.1	-63.4
TUDDH-644	1876476	3920293	402	248.5	307.0	-64.3
TUDDH-646	1876557	3920388	352	270.5	283.6	-63.1
TUDDH-649	1876476	3920294	402	262.3	315.7	-66.5
TUDDH-650	1876539	3920395	352	230.8	283.0	-52.0
TUDDH-651	1876539	3920395	352	240.3	293.5	-53.3
TUDDH-653	1876496	3920546	296	131.4	281.2	-46.3
TUDDH-655	1876496	3920546	296	151.7	282.7	-51.5
TUDDH-656	1876539	3920395	352	215.3	306.9	-52.2

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EMX Royalty Announces Second Quarter 2023 Results

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Post date August 14, 2023

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.

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Highlights from Q2 2023 include the following:

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.

For further information contact:

David M. Cole
President and CEO
Phone: (303) 973-8585
Dave@EMXroyalty.com

Scott Close
Director of Investor Relations
Phone: (303) 973-8585
SClose@EMXroyalty.com

Isabel Belger
Investor Relations (Europe) 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 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 the most 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.

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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.

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Nevada Copper Provides Update on Pumpkin Hollow Restart Progress

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Post date August 11, 2023

YERINGTON, Nev., Aug. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU) (OTC: NEVDF) (FSE: ZYTA) (“Nevada Copper” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an update on restart activities at its Pumpkin Hollow underground mine located in Yerington, Nevada (the “Underground Mine”).

Restart Progress

Underground development completed in Q2 2023 increased 65% to 1,424 feet (“ft”) as compared with Q1 2023 (496 ft).
Small Mine Development, Inc. (“SMD”), Nevada Copper’s development mining contractor, continues to ramp-up following their mobilization in June, with a 25% increase in average daily development footage in July compared with June development.
In Q2 2023, restart preparations for the mill and process plant advanced as planned and the mill is on track to restart in September 2023.
The surface stockpile has increased to approximately 73,000 tons of crushed ore, in preparation for sustained process operations on planned mill restart in September 2023.
Mining of the first stope began in early August and is expected to be completed before the end of August to provide an open stope for paste backfill placement to allow for commissioning of the paste plant.
Dumas Contracting USA Inc. (“Dumas”) completed all vertical and lateral development for the underground ore handling project and, as a result, the project has been turned over to RAM Enterprise, Inc. for the installation and commissioning of all mechanical and electrical components including the conveyors and crusher systems.
Dumas also advanced the Geho de-watering system installation and expects to have the new Geho pumps running by the end of the third quarter of 2023.
To date, the Company has rehabilitated ore passes #1 and #2 and expects to complete ore pass #3 in August 2023.
The Nevada Copper workforce has increased year to date by 30% to 177 employees, not including the development and projects contractor workforce; the largest workforce in the Company’s history.

Randy Buffington, President & CEO, stated: “The team, alongside our contracting partners, has made significant strides in advancing the underground mining and development activities at Pumpkin Hollow to enable the restart of milling activities in the third quarter, as planned. The process plant preparation and restart activities are moving forward well with September representing a significant milestone for Nevada Copper. The restart of processing operations will mark the end of restart activities and the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Nevada Copper as we realize the potential of this significant North American copper asset.”

2023 Outlook Reiterated

Nevada Copper reiterates its outlook for 2023 with the principal objective of achieving nameplate milling throughput of 5,000 tons per day (“tpd”) by the end of the year and all critical underground infrastructure complete and sufficient advance development to support sustained operations.

With the vent shaft project complete, underground lateral development continues to ramp-up as SMD increases staffing levels to meet development expectations. Lateral development over the second half of 2023 is planned to be 16,000 ft of combined primary and stope development. Commissioning of the underground crush and convey system is now scheduled for late October 2023 reflecting delays in underground excavation. To support the start of stope mining by the Company in September, existing ore passes and the surface crusher are being utilized until commissioning of the underground crusher is complete.

Mill restart is scheduled in September 2023 at an expected rate of approximately 3,500 tons per day. The mill and paste plant will be re-commissioned on low-grade stockpiled ore. Mill capacity and grade are expected to increase through the balance of 2023, however, milled grades will remain lower than average stope grades, as lower grade development ore constitutes a higher percentage of mill feed through these early commissioning months. The Company plans to truck its first concentrates in late September with first revenues expected in the fourth quarter.

Filing of Second Quarter 2023 Financial Statements and MD&A
Nevada Copper filed its consolidated interim financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. These filings can be found on the Company’s website at www.nevadacopper.com and the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

Qualified Person
The technical information and data in this news release has been reviewed by Steven Newman, member of SME, Vice President of Technical Services and Greg French, C.P.G., VP Exploration of Nevada Copper, each of whom are a non-independent Qualified Person within the meaning of NI 43-101.

About Nevada Copper

Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU) is the owner of the Pumpkin Hollow copper project located in Nevada, USA with substantial reserves and resources including copper, gold and silver. Its two fully permitted projects include the high-grade Underground Mine and processing facility, which is undergoing a restart of operations, and a large-scale open pit PFS stage project.

Randy Buffington
President & CEO

For additional information, please see the Company’s website at www.nevadacopper.com, or contact:

Tracey Thom | Vice President, IR and Community Relations
tthom@nevadacopper.com
+1 775 391 9029

Cautionary Language on Forward Looking Statements
This news release contains “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. All statements in this news release, other than statements of historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking information and forward-looking statements specifically include, but are not limited to, statements that relate to the advancement of restart operations at the Underground Mine. There can be no assurance that ramp-up of the Underground Mine will occur or will not cost more than expected and require the Company to raise additional financing. There can be no assurance that any such additional financing will be available on terms that are favourable to the Company or at all.

Forward-looking statements and information include statements regarding the expectations and beliefs of management. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements and forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects”, “potential”, “is expected”, “anticipated”, “is targeted”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or “believes” or the negatives thereof or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements or information should not be read as guarantees of future performance and results. They are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results and events to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or information.

Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, those relating to: results of exploration programs, the potential need for additional capital and no assurance can be given regarding the availability thereof; the ability of the Company to complete the restart and ramp-up of the Underground Mine within the expected cost estimates and timeframe; the impact of COVID-19 on the business and operations of the Company; the state of financial markets; history of losses; dilution; adverse events relating to milling operations, construction, development and restart and ramp-up, including the ability of the Company to address underground development and process plant issues; ground conditions; cost overruns relating to development, construction and restart and ramp-up of the Underground Mine; loss of material properties; interest rate increases; global economy; limited history of production; future metals price fluctuations; speculative nature of exploration activities; periodic interruptions to exploration, development and mining activities; environmental hazards and liability; industrial accidents; failure of processing and mining equipment to perform as expected; labour disputes; supply problems; uncertainty of production and cost estimates; the interpretation of drill results and the estimation of mineral resources and reserves; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; possible variations in ore reserves, grade of mineralization or recovery rates from management’s expectations and the difference may be material; legal and regulatory proceedings and community actions; accidents; title matters; regulatory approvals and restrictions; increased costs and physical risks relating to climate change, including extreme weather events, and new or revised regulations relating to climate change; permitting and licensing; dependence on management information systems and cyber security risks; volatility of the market price of the Company’s securities; insurance; competition; hedging activities; currency fluctuations; loss of key employees; other risks of the mining industry as well as those risks discussed in the Company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis in respect of the year ended December 31, 2022 and in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Information Form dated March 20, 2023. The forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release are based upon assumptions management believes to be reasonable, including, without limitation: no adverse developments in respect of the property or operations at the project; no material changes to applicable laws; the restart and ramp-up of operations at the Underground Mine in accordance with management’s plans and expectations; no material adverse impacts from COVID-19 going forward; the Company will be able to obtain sufficient additional funding to complete the restart and ramp-up of the Underground Mine, if required, no material adverse change to the price of copper from current levels; and the absence of any other factors that could cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended.

The forward-looking information and statements are stated as of the date hereof. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update forward-looking statements or information except as required by law. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events, or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking information and statements, there may be other factors that could cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Specific reference is made to “Risks and Uncertainties” in the Company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis in respect of the year ended December 31, 2022 and “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Information Form dated March 20, 2023, for a discussion of factors that may affect forward-looking statements and information. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, should other risks or uncertainties materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and events may vary materially from those described in forward-looking statements and information. For more information on the Company and the risks and challenges of its business, investors should review the Company’s filings that are available at www.sedarplus.com.

The Company provides no assurance that forward-looking statements and information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements or information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information.

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Nevada Gold Mines Commences Drill Program at Ridgeline Minerals’s Swift Gold Project, Nevada

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Post date August 10, 2023

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – August 10, 2023) – Ridgeline Minerals Corp. (TSXV: RDG) (OTCQB: RDGMF) (FSE: 0GC0) (“Ridgeline” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that Nevada Gold Mines LLC (“NGM” or “Nevada Gold Mines“), a joint venture between Barrick Gold and Newmont Corp., has mobilized a drill rig to the Swift Gold Project (“Swift“) located in the Cortez District of the Battle Mountain – Eureka mine trend (Figure 1). Ridgeline entered into an exploration earn-in agreement with NGM on September 22, 2021 (see press release HERE) where NGM can incur a minimum of US$ 20 million (of which US$ 5 million has been spent to-date) in qualifying work expenditures over an initial five-year term to earn an initial 60% interest in Swift, and will have further options to increase its interest to a total 75% interest. Details of the proposed drill program are highlighted below.

Drill Program Highlights

Drill hole SW23-005 will target the intersection of proposed low-angle structures and favourable lower plate carbonate host rocks of the Wenban and Roberts Mountains Formations.
- Drill hole will provide key litho-structural information between historical drill intercepts in hole MCK-99-5A (18.3 meters (“m”) grading 0.64 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold (“Au”)) and 2022 NGM drill intercepts in SW22-002 (41.9 m grading 0.26 g/t Au) and SW22-003 (48.8 m grading 0.45 g/t Au), (see Figure 2 and February 16, 2023 press release HERE)
Drill hole SW22-004 will be extended from a starting depth of 1,104 m where the hole was previously halted by NGM in January 2023 due to severe winter weather conditions.
- Drilling returned up to 3.0 m grading 2.27 g/t Au in Upper Plate rocks prior to intersecting Lower Plate host rocks at 1,065 m (Figure 2).
- Hole will be extended through prospective host rocks to an anticipated depth of 1,500+ meters.

Chad Peters, Ridgeline’s President, CEO & Director commented, “To date, we are very encouraged by the exploration results at Swift with early results highlighting the potential to discover a large Carlin-Type gold system. The Nevada Gold Mines team has done an exceptional job generating a property-wide geologic model and SW23-005 will target a highly prospective structural corridor bounded by mineralized gold intercepts on both sides. We look forward to updating our shareholders as results are received.”

Figure 1: Plan view map showing the location of the Swift exploration earn-in agreement with Nevada Gold Mines. Modified from Barrick Investor Day presentation¹ (November 18, 2022 Presentation HERE)

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Figure 2: Ridgeline’s conceptual long section A-A’ interpreted from drilling to-date highlights past exploration results and proposed 2023 drill holes

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Swift Project

Swift is located on the Cortez District of the historic Battle Mountain – Eureka Trend approximately 30 kilometers (“km”) south of the town of Battle Mountain, in Lander County, Nevada. The district-scale 75 km² property is on trend to the Pipeline, Cortez Hills, and Goldrush deposits (View our Swift VRIFY Presentation), which comprise the multi-million ounce Cortez Complex owned by Nevada Gold Mines (a joint venture between Barrick Gold and Newmont Corp.). Ridgeline entered into an exploration earn-in agreement with NGM on September 22, 2021, where NGM can incur a minimum US$20 million (of which US$ 5 million has been spent to-date) in qualifying work expenditures over an initial five-year term to earn an initial 60% interest in the Swift gold project. NGM will have further options to increase its interest to a total 75% interest (subject to additional expenditures and commitments).

QAQC Procedures

Samples are submitted to ALS Minerals, Elko Nevada, which is a certified and accredited laboratory, independent of Nevada Gold Mines. Samples are prepared using industry-standard prep methods and analysed using Au-AA23 (Au; 30 g fire assay) and ME-MS61 (48 element Suite; 0.25 g 4-acid digestion/ICP-MS) methods. ALS also undertakes its own internal coarse and pulp duplicate analysis to ensure proper sample preparation and equipment calibration. Nevada Gold Mines QAQC program includes regular insertion of CRM standards, duplicates, and blanks into the sample stream with a stringent review of all results completed internally by Nevada Gold Mines technical personnel.

Technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Michael T. Harp, CPG. the Company’s Vice President, Exploration, who is Ridgeline’s Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 and responsible for technical matters of this release.

About Ridgeline Minerals Corp.

Ridgeline is a discovery focused gold-silver explorer with a proven management team and a 192 km² exploration portfolio across six projects in Nevada and Idaho, USA. More information about Ridgeline can be found at www.RidgelineMinerals.com.

On behalf of the Board
“Chad Peters”
President & CEO

Further Information:
Chad Peters, P.Geo.
President & CEO
Ridgeline Minerals Corp.
(775) 304-9773 | info@ridgelineminerals.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.

Cautionary Note regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are “forward-looking information” or “forward-looking statements” (collectively, “Forward-Looking Information”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-Looking Information includes, but is not limited to, the anticipated benefits of the Earn-In Agreement and the transaction contemplated thereby. The words “potential”, “anticipate”, “meaningful”, “discovery”, “forecast”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “plan”, “historical”, “historic” and similar expressions are intended to be among the statements that identify Forward-Looking Information. Forward-Looking Information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by the Forward-Looking Information. In preparing the Forward-Looking Information in this news release, Ridgeline has applied several material assumptions, including, but not limited to, assumptions that TSX Venture Exchange approval will be granted in a timely manner subject only to standard conditions; the current objectives concerning the Project can be achieved and that its other corporate activities will proceed as expected; that general business and economic conditions will not change in a materially adverse manner; and that all requisite information will be available in a timely manner. Forward-Looking Information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of Ridgeline to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the Forward-Looking Information. Such risks and other factors include, among others, risks related to dependence on key personnel; risks related to unforeseen delays; risks related to historical data that has not been verified by the Company; as well as those factors discussed in Ridgeline’s public disclosure record. Although Ridgeline has attempted to identify important factors that could affect Ridgeline and may cause actual actions, events, or results to differ materially from those described in Forward-Looking Information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that Forward-Looking Information 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 Information. Except as required by law, Ridgeline does not assume any obligation to release publicly any revisions to Forward-Looking Information contained in this news release to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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Dolly Varden Silver Intersects Near-Surface Kitsol Vein Extension with 342 g/t Ag over 18m, Including 2,270 g/t Ag over .5m and Adds Fifth Drill Rig

Post author By admin
Post date August 8, 2023

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – August 8, 2023) – Dolly Varden Silver Corporation (TSXV: DV) (OTCQX: DOLLF) (the “Company” or “Dolly Varden“) is pleased to announce initial drill results from expansion drilling at Kitsol and Torbrit as part of the 2023 exploration program on the 100%-owned Dolly Varden property in BC’s Golden Triangle. Due to drilling success and efficiencies, a fifth drill has been mobilized to site and the 2023 program has been expanded by approximately 10,000m to 55,000m of drilling. Over 70 drill holes have been completed to-date this season.

Highlights from the Kitsol Vein in the Torbrit Deposit area include*:

DV23-334: 297 g/t Ag over 8.32 meters including 1,090 g/t Ag over 0.90 meters at Kitsol
DV23-336: 342 g/t Ag over 18.00 meters including 2,270 g/t Ag over 0.50 meters and 995 g/t Ag with 3.6% Pb over 0.60 meters at Kitsol
DV23-337: 496 g/t Ag over 9.57 meters including 1,100 g/t Ag over 0.73 meters at Kitsol

DV23-348: 334 g/t Ag over 3.50 meters including 672 g/t Ag over 1.34 meters at Torbrit Main, south extension

* Intervals are core length; true widths vary from 64 to 87% of core length interval (see table 1), assays are uncut

“As the flow of results from our fully funded 2023 exploration drill program have started, we continue to see successful resource expansion drilling at the Kitsol Vein, intersecting high grade silver mineralization over wide intervals, that is potentially amenable to bulk underground mining methods,” said Shawn Khunkhun, President and CEO of Dolly Varden Silver. “We are excited to have the fifth drill turning as it will allow us to allocate extra meters to exploration drilling on our priority list of targets along the Kitsault Valley trend.”

Figure 1. Area of results released relative to Silver and Gold Deposits of Dolly Varden’s Kitsault Valley Trend

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Holes DV23-334 and 336 extended the plunge extent of the wide, high grade, silver mineralization at the Kitsol vein for an additional 40m towards surface. The plunge direction has been extended to over 250m from the furthest southwest intercept, down plunge in drill hole DV22-323 (Figure 2). Drilling has identified a consistent, high-grade interval within the wide vein interval, associated with multiple phases of brecciation (DV23-334: 1,090 g/t Ag over 0.90 meters and DV23-336: 2,270 g/t Ag over 0.50 meters).

Drill holes DV23-335, 337, 341 and 343 tested the high-grade shoot along strike; hole DV23-337 was a 41 meter step-out, up plunge from DV18-131, confirming the consistent vertical dimension of the shoot to be of 50-75 meters, along the length of the plunge. The remaining holes intersected the Kitsol vein, either above or below the higher grade mineralized shoot.

Exploration holes to the west, testing for new structures in the hanging wall of the Moose Lamb fault encountered a block of the Kitsol vein in drill hole DV23-338 within a fault splay. Further modelling with the new oriented core data will guide targeting of the possible offset of the Kitsol Vein across the Moose Lamb fault.

At the southern end of the Torbrit Main deposit, drill holes DV23-348 and 350 were collared as a 31m step outs testing for the mineralized horizon. DV23-348 intersected mineralization consistent with the lower sequence of the basin fill-style silver zone at Torbrit, within potassic and chlorite altered volcanic tuff.

Figure 2. Kitsol Vein Longitudinal section with plunge of high grade silver shoot and 2023 results

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Figure 3. Drill hole DV22-336 (74.00m to 85.55m) from the Kitsol Vein deposit showing breccia vein style mineralization with argentite, native silver in a dark silica matrix and vein breccia fragments

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Addition of fifth Diamond Drill and start of Geophysical Survey

The 15km long extent of the prospective Hazelton rocks on the property is host to numerous surface occurrences of alteration and silver mineralization that have been prioritized for drill testing. With the addition of approximately 10,000 meters to the initial 45,000 meter planned program, the extra drilling will be allocated to discovery-focused exploration targets. Efficiencies and excellent drill production have allowed for the additional drilling within the current budget.

In addition, a MT geophysical survey conducted by Simcoe Geoscience has commenced. The ground survey will be run over post-mineralization sedimentary rocks over the centre of the valley. Additional surveys will be performed to the area west and north of Homestake Ridge, where extensive gold in soil anomalies coincident with strong quartz-sericite-pyrite (QSP) alteration in interpreted to suggest a possible source at depth for the structurally-controlled gold-silver mineralization at Homestake Main and Homestake Silver deposits.

Figure 4. Kitsol Vein Plan View showing Drill Hole locations with Lithology, this release.

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Table 1. Drill Hole Assays from 2023 Kitsol and Torbrit drill holes.

Hole ID	From (m)	To (m)	Length (m)	True Width (m)	Ag* (g/t)	Pb* (%)	Zn* (%)	Au* (g/t)
DV23-334	63.00	71.32	8.32	7.21	297	0.28	0.22
including	65.10	66.00	0.90	0.78	1090	1.59	0.90
DV23-335	159.50	160.50	1.00	0.72	118	0.24	0.06
and	174.00	175.00	1.00	0.72	104	0.24	0.50
and	176.70	177.61	0.91	0.65	176	0.12	0.09
DV23-336	70.00	88.00	18.00	15.59	342	0.58	0.57
including	75.40	75.90	0.50	0.42	2270	0.10	1.13
including	79.65	80.25	0.60	0.51	995	3.60	1.48
DV23-337	122.33	131.90	9.57	7.94	496	0.78	0.38
including	122.33	123.06	0.73	0.61	1100	0.14	0.37
and	171.00	172.00	1.00	0.83	129	0.03	0.09
DV23-338	123.27	123.74	0.47	0.33	14	0.02	1.02
DV23-341	176.90	177.40	0.50	0.32	310	1.20	0.11	0.80
and	184.14	184.64	0.50	0.32	208	1.48	0.11
and	187.03	187.53	0.50	0.32	22	0.11	0.09	0.16
and	272.50	275.50	3.00	1.92	115	0.21	0.06	0.11
DV23-342					NSV
DV23-343	216.45	217.36	0.91	0.52	107	0.02	0.11
and	299.00	300.00	1.00	0.57	140	0.18	0.32
DV23-346					NSV
DV23-348	86.00	89.50	3.50	3.50	334	0.03	0.05	0.13
including	86.00	87.34	1.34	1.34	672	0.02	0.07	0.24
DV23-350					NSV

* Assays reported are uncut. NSV denotes ‘No Significant Values’

Table 2. Drill Hole Collars for 2023 Dolly Varden Kitsol – Torbrit Area Drilling (this release)

Hole ID	Easting UTM83 (m)	Northing UTM83 (m)	Elev. (m)	Azimuth	Dip	Length (m)
DV23-334	467617	6172166	380	100	-45	130
DV23-335	467569	6172125	408	113	-59	201
DV23-336	467617	6172166	380	81	-45	130
DV23-337	467569	6172125	408	104	-49	228
DV23-338	467482	6172082	410	108	-60	401
DV23-341	467543	6172134	405	122	-55	321
DV23-342	467482	6172082	410	130	-60	326
DV23-343	467543	6172134	405	121	-70	396
DV23-346	467482	6172082	410	120	-50	276
DV23-348	468321	6171190	562	45	-55	168
DV23-350	468321	6171190	562	45	-72	186

Quality Assurance and Quality Control

The Company adheres to CIM Best Practices Guidelines for exploration related activities conducted on its property. Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) procedures are overseen by the Qualified Person.

Dolly Varden QA/QC protocols are maintained through the insertion of certified reference material (standards), blanks and field duplicates within the sample stream. Drill core is cut in-half with a diamond saw, with one-half placed in sealed bags and shipped to the laboratory and the other half retained on site. Third party laboratory checks on 5% of the samples are carried out as well. Chain of custody is maintained from the drill to the submittal into the laboratory preparation facility.

Analytical testing was performed by ALS Canada Ltd. in North Vancouver, British Columbia. The entire sample is crushed to 70% minus 2mm (10 mesh), of which a 500 gram split is pulverized to minus 200 mesh. Multi-element analyses were determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) for 48 elements following a 4-acid digestion process. High grade silver testing was determined by Fire Assay with either an atomic absorption, or a gravimetric finish, depending on grade range. Au is determined by Fire Assay on a 30g split.

Qualified Person

Rob van Egmond, P.Geo., Vice-President Exploration for Dolly Varden Silver, the “Qualified Person” as defined by NI43-101 has reviewed, validated and approved the scientific and technical information contained in this news release and supervises the ongoing exploration program for Dolly Varden on the Kitsault Valley Project.

About Dolly Varden Silver Corporation

Dolly Varden Silver Corporation is a mineral exploration company focused on advancing its 100% held Kitsault Valley Project (which combines the Dolly Varden Project and the Homestake Ridge Project) located in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia, Canada, 25kms by road to tide water. The 163 sq. km. project hosts the high-grade silver and gold resources of Dolly Varden and Homestake Ridge along with the past producing Dolly Varden and Torbrit silver mines. It is considered to be prospective for hosting further precious metal deposits, being on the same structural and stratigraphic belts that host numerous other, on-trend, high-grade deposits, such as Eskay Creek and Brucejack. The Kitsault Valley Project also contains the Big Bulk property which is prospective for porphyry and skarn style copper and gold mineralization, similar to other such deposits in the region (Red Mountain, KSM, Red Chris).

Forward Looking Statements

This release may contain forward-looking statements or forward-looking information under applicable Canadian securities legislation that may not be based on historical fact, including, without limitation, statements containing the words “believe”, “may”, “plan”, “will”, “estimate”, “continue”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “expect”, “potential”, and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of Dolly Varden to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements or information in this release relates to, among other things, the 2022 drill program at the Kitsault Valley Project, the results of previous field work and programs and the continued operations of the current exploration program, interpretation of the nature of the mineralization at the project and that that the mineralization on the project is similar to Eskay and Brucejack, results of the mineral resource estimate on the project, the potential to grow the project, the potential to expand the mineralization and our beliefs about the unexplored portion of the property.

These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and assume, among other things, the ability of the Company to successfully pursue its current development plans, that future sources of funding will be available to the company, that relevant commodity prices will remain at levels that are economically viable for the Company and that the Company will receive relevant permits in a timely manner in order to enable its operations, but given the uncertainties, assumptions and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements or information. The Company disclaims any obligation to update, or to publicly announce, any such statements, events or developments except as required by law.

For additional information on risks and uncertainties, see the Company’s most recently filed annual management discussion & analysis (“MD&A“) and management information circular dated January 21, 2022 (the “Circular“), both of which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The risk factors identified in the MD&A and the Circular are not intended to represent a complete list of factors that could affect the Company.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX-V) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

For further information: Shawn Khunkhun, CEO & Director, 1-604-609-5137, www.dollyvardensilver.com.

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EMX Royalty Sells Two Additional Battery Metal Projects to Kendrick Resources PLC

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Post date August 8, 2023

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – August 8, 2023) – EMX Royalty Corporation (TSXV: EMX) (NYSE American: EMX) (the “Company” or “EMX”) is pleased to announce the execution of an agreement (the “Agreement”) to add its Mjövattnet and Njuggträskliden nickel-copper-PGE-cobalt projects in Sweden (the “Swedish Projects”) to an existing arrangement with Kendrick Resources PLC (“Kendrick”), a current EMX partner. Mjövattnet and Njuggträskliden battery metals projects will follow the same schedule of work commitments, advance royalty payments and milestone payments as the Espedalen battery metals project in Norway, another EMX royalty property being advanced by Kendrick. EMX will retain a 3% NSR royalty on the Swedish Projects along with other considerations summarized below. Kendrick is a Scandinavian focused energy metal exploration and development company currently listed on the London Stock Exchange (“LSE”) under the trading symbol “KEN”. See Figure 1 for project locations.

Each of the Swedish Projects contain nickel-copper-cobalt-PGE (Ni-Cu-Co-PGE) sulfide deposits associated with mafic-ultramafic intrusive complexes in the Skellefteå region of north-central Sweden, and both contain historical mineral resources. The Skellefteå area is known for its mining culture and heritage and is home to multiple actives mines, processing facilities and Boliden AB’s Rönnskär smelting complex.

The addition of the Swedish Projects follows Kendrick’s recent announcement of compelling drill results from the Espedalen battery metals project in Norway, a key EMX royalty property. Kendrick recently announced drill reported but Espedalen, including 11.60 meters averaging 2.85% nickel, 1.04% copper and 0.08% cobalt from 52.4 meters depth in drill hole ESP23-08, 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)¹. Please see www.EMXroyalty.com for more information on these and other battery metal projects in EMX’s portfolio.

Commercial Terms Overview. In accordance with the Agreement, Kendrick will issue to EMX 15,000,000 options exercisable at a strike price of 1.3 pence (GBX) for 60 months. EMX currently holds an 8.8% equity stake in Kendrick, and the options will allow EMX to maintain its equity position for the foreseeable future. Additional provisions include:

A 3% NSR royalty in favor of EMX, 1% of which can be bought down by Kendrick by paying EMX $1,000,000 by the fifth anniversary of the agreement (leaving EMX with a minimum 2% NSR royalty).
Annual work commitments of 1,000 meters of drilling on each of the Swedish Projects.

Annual Advance Royalty Payments (“AAR’s”) on each of the Swedish Projects beginning at $30,000 in 2024 and escalating by $5,000 per year.

Overview of the Swedish Projects. Regional nickel exploration became a focus of the Swedish Geological Survey (“SGU”) and other state-run mining concerns in the 1970’s and early 1980’s, leading to the discoveries of the Mjövattnet and Njuggträskliden nickel-copper-cobalt-PGE deposits along what became known as the “Nickel Line” in north central Sweden. The Nickel Line is broadly coincident with a belt of similar aged volcanogenic massive sulfide (“VMS”) type deposits and orogenic gold deposits that comprise the greater Skellefteå Mining Region.

Mjövattnet Project. The translation of Mjövattnet is “mead water” in English, which was one of the first nickel sulfide discoveries made along the Nickel Line. Discovered in 1971, the Mjövattnet nickel sulfide deposit occurs along a structural corridor of similar mineralized bodies, including the Lappvattnet Brannorna, and Lappbacken zones to the southwest, each of which have drill defined zones of mineralization, with the latter two also lying within the EMX license (See Figure 2; note that Lappvattnet is currently held by a third party). Notes from the Swedish Geological Company (“NSG”) in 1987 state that Mjövattnet has only been partly explored and its depth potential remains unknown². Likewise, several clusters of nickel sulfide bearing boulders lie to the northeast and southeast (the Frangsmyran, Holmsvattnet, Långbacken and Vallen occurrences), the bedrock sources of which have yet to be identified.

This combination of known, drilled defined nickel sulfide mineralization which remains open in multiple directions, and the upside potential in the vicinities of the clusters of mineralized boulders makes the Mjövattnet project particularly attractive for further exploration.

Njuggträskliden Project. This deposit was discovered in the early 1970’s via boulder tracing, which led to the identification of several mineralized outcrops. Multiple drill defined zones of nickel sulfide mineralization were delineated in the early 1980’s, many of which were recognized as being enriched in PGE’s, but only some of the collected drill core samples were analyzed for PGE’s.

The drill defined zones of mineralization at Njuggträskliden remain open at depth, and the NSG noted in their summary report that a 10 kilometer corridor of similar boulder clusters with nickel sulfide mineralization remains to be explored at Njuggträskliden (see Figure 3)³. These occurrences all lie within the EMX license and represent considerable upside exploration potential. Since being drilled by the NSG, a few smaller companies have conducted limited exploration in the area, including twinning of some of the historic holes and reanalyzing the historic drill core for PGE’s. However, little to no systematic exploration has taken place.

Recent exploration programs conducted by EMX have identified numerous new copper and nickel soil anomalies on the Njuggträskliden project. Some of these newly recognized anomalies coincide with clusters of mineralized glacially transported boulders, the source(s) of which have not yet been discovered.

Exploration Plans for 2023. Permitting for drill testing has already begun, and Kendrick expects to commence a maiden drill program at Mjövattnet in later 2023 or early 2024.

Comments on Nearby and Adjacent Properties. The mines and deposits discussed in this news release provide context for EMX’s Projects, which occur in a similar geologic setting, but this is not necessarily indicative that the Projects host similar quantities, grades or styles of mineralization.

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

Isabel Belger
Investor Relations (Europe)
Phone: +49 178 4909039
IBelger@EMXroyalty.com

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 reserve 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 quarter ended March 31, 2023 (the “MD&A”), and the most 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.

Figure 1: Location map of the Swedish Projects.

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Figure 2: Mineralized trends, occurrences and geophysical map of the Mjövattnet project.

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Figure 3: Mineralized trends, occurrences and geophysical map of the Njuggträskliden project.

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¹ See Kendrick Resources PLC News Release dated May 4, 2023: “Stormyra Second Batch Assay Results Maiden Diamond Drill Programme”. EMX has not performed sufficient work to verify the published assay results, and these data cannot be verified as being compliant with NI43-101 standards. However, EMX believes these results to be reliable and relevant.
² Information from the Geological Survey of Sweden archives in Malå., Sweden.
³ Information from the Geological Survey of Sweden archives in Malå., Sweden., including report BRAP 81007, 1981, Nickelmineraliseringarna i Njuggtraskliden.

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Hot Chili Commences 30,000m Drill Programme at Costa Fuego

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Hot Chili Limited (ASX: HCH) (TSXV: HCH) (OTCQX: HHLKF) (“Hot Chili” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that drilling has re-commenced across the western extension of the Cortadera porphyry resource, part of the Company’s Costa Fuego Copper-Gold Project (“Costa Fuego” or “the Project”) located 600 km north of Santiago, at low elevation (<1,000 m) in the coastal range of the Atacama Region, Chile.

Drilling operations have been underway for five days with one reverse circulation rig in operation and further diamond drill rigs to be added as the Company ramps up its fully-funded 30,000m expansion drilling programme across Costa Fuego.

Given the Company’s significant advance on its Pre-Feasibility Study for Costa Fuego (over 80% complete) and high Indicated categorisation of the current Mineral Resource (82% Indicated), the majority of planned drilling is being directed toward exploration and mineral resource growth.

A mineral resource update for Costa Fuego is planned to be completed in H2 2023 and will include drilling from the current 30,000m programme as well as significant drilling undertaken across Costa Fuego since the beginning of 2022.

The Company is well funded with approximately A$26 million in treasury following closing of its recent investment agreement with Osisko Gold Royalties for US$15 million (as announced 26^th July 2023).

A PEA technical report prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 (as defined below) will be filed on SEDAR+ by 11^th August 2023.

The Company looks forward to providing further updates on results from drilling activities and ongoing development study workstreams.

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