PARTNERING THE MOST HIGH RISK, HIGH-COST STAGES OF EXPLORATION Millrock (TSX.V: MRO.V) is a project generator company focused on the discovery and development of high-value metallic mineral deposits in two jurisdictions with outstanding potential: the State of Alaska and Mexico – primarily the state of Sonora. The company’s main emphasis has been on gold and copper, focusing on porphyry and high-grade vein style deposits. Our objective is to discover a world-class ore body, building further shareholder value through the exploration and development of existing projects and exploration joint ventures.
Rover Metals is raising a $1.5MM NBPP for winter drilling at the Bonanza Gold Grade “Arrow Zone”, Cabin Gold Project, NT, Canada. The book is at $550K. First closing next week.
The ice drill pads out over Cabin Lake have been built, and are ready to go. The Arrow Zone is the same Zone that Rover drilled 32m of 13.6 g/t Au (11th best drill hole of 2020 – all Canadian miners). We are now doing follow up drilling, down dip, at a depth of below 60m (under the lake). The use of proceeds also includes Phase 1 Exploration at our new Tobin Gold Project, NV, USA.
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Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – February 24, 2022) – Riverside Resources Inc. (TSXV: RRI) (OTCQB: RVSDF) (FSE: 5YY) (“Riverside” or the “Company”), is pleased to report it has signed an agreement with Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSX:AEM) for the sale of the Pima Property located in Sonora, Mexico, where Riverside will receive cash and completes the pass through royalty transfer with Millrock Resources Inc (TSV:MRO). The Pima Project is part of the Santa Teresa Gold Mining District which includes the Santa Gertrudis Gold Mine owned by Agnico Eagle.
The Pima mineral concession is located inside Agnico’s property tenure and south of the known mine operation. Acquiring the Pima project allows Agnico to consolidate another part of its property concession and provides cash to Riverside. As a reminder, this project was originally added to Riverside’s portfolio as part of the 2019 purchase of the Millrock’s set of 5 (five) assets that included the Cuarentas and La Union projects (see press release September 11, 2019). This current transaction with Agnico allows Riverside to recover the amount of the Millrock transaction with profit and pass on the royalty to Millrock who has been a positive partner with the Company in Mexico.
Riverside is now focusing on its 100% owned projects within its portfolio, including the Cuarentas Gold Project, which is located southeast of Agnico’s property and where drilling in 2021 discovered gold in intermediate sulfidation veins. Riverside plans to progress further work at the Cuarentas project in 2022.
About Riverside Resources Inc.: Riverside is a well-funded exploration company driven by value generation and discovery. The Company has over $4.5M in cash, no debt and less than 75M shares outstanding with a strong portfolio of gold-silver and copper assets and royalties in North America. Riverside has extensive experience and knowledge operating in Mexico and Canada and leverages its large database to generate a portfolio of prospective mineral properties. In addition to Riverside’s own exploration spending, the Company also strives to diversify risk by securing joint-venture and spin-out partnerships to advance multiple assets simultaneously and create more chances for discovery. Riverside has properties available for option, with information available on the Company’s website at www.rivres.com.
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Dr. John-Mark Staude, President & CEO
For additional information contact:
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North Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – February 23, 2022) – Lion One Metals Limited (TSXV: LIO) (OTCQX: LOMLF) (ASX: LLO) (“Lion One” or the “Company”) is very pleased to announce additional results from its recently completed Phase 1 infill drill program on the Zone 2 portion of the Tuvatu high-grade alkaline Au deposit located on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. The infill program began in June, 2021 and was completed last week with the termination of hole TUDDH576, bringing the total drilled to 7475.2m and total drill core resampled to 955.4m, for a program total of 8430.6m.
–7475m of drilling completed in 42 holes and 955m of resampling of 28 historic drillholes as part of Phase 1 infill program
Top Intercepts from Latest Infill Drilling Include
77.11 g/t Au over 3.90m from 30.8-34.7m, inc. 162.22 g/t Au over 1.8m from TUDDH 571 12.56 g/t Au over 7.80m from 87.1-94.9m, inc. 54.43 g/t Auover 1.2m from TUDDH 572 16.08 g/t Au over 7.80m from 30.1-37.9m, inc. 62.22 g/t Au over 1.8m from TUDDH 573 15.10 g/t Au over 3.60m from 121.1-124.7m, inc. 95.06 g/t Au over 0.3m from TUDDH 575
Infill Drilling Program
The consistent bonanza-grade results from many of the drill holes that are part of the Phase 1 infill drill program continue to suggest higher-than-expected continuity of high-grade mineralization as well as higher absolute grades between modelled lodes (Figure 1, Table 1). Analysis of historic drill core material to eliminate sample gaps in areas where the current resource model lacked adequate data density has also yielded positive results, and in several instances, gold grades well above the resource average (Table 2). These factors should result in additional ounces in the portion of the deposit earmarked for earliest production. The re-modelling of Zone 2 lodes will begin as soon as all new data has been received and compiled and all holes have been properly surveyed.
The next (Phase 2) infill program planned for ~5000m of diamond drilling from surface and ~2500m of grade control diamond drilling from underground is aimed at upgrading the resource database in Zone 5 which is scheduled for production within the initial 3 years of operation. This second infill drill program began February 17, 2022 with drill hole TUDDH577, and is expected to require 5-6 months of drilling using three rigs (two from surface and one from underground) to complete.
Highlights from Latest Phase 1 Infill Drilling Results
TUDDH570
16.13 g/t Au over 0.5m from 132.1-132.6m
39.36 g/t Au over 0.3m from 142.0-142.3m
8.99 g/t Au over 3.6m from 154.0-157.6m, including
11.79 g/t Au over 0.9m from 155.2-156.1m,
30.28 g/t Au over 0.6m from 157.0-157.6m,
TUDDH571
77.11 g/t Au over 3.90m from 30.8-34.7m, including
162.22 g/t Au over 1.8m from 30.8-32.6m, which includes
179.0 g/t Au over 0.3m from 30.8-31.1, and
61.86 g/t Au over 0.3m from 31.1-31.4m, and
210.3 g/t Au over 0.3m from 31.4-31.7m, and
190.0 g/t Au over 0.3m from 31.7-32.0m, and
261.0 g/t Au over 0.3m from 32.0-32.3m, and
71.13 g/t Au over 0.3m from 32.3-32.6m, and including
16.96 g/t Au over 0.3m from 34.4-34.7m
TUDDH572
12.56 g/t Au over 7.80m from 87.1-94.9m, including
54.43 g/t Au over 1.2m from 87.1-88.3m, which includes
19.67 g/t Au over 0.3m from 87.1-87.4m, and also includes
196.0g/t Au over 0.3m from 88.0-88.3m, and also includes
16.04 g/t Au over 1.5m from 89.8-91.3m, which includes
34.92 g/t Au over 0.6m from 89.8-90.4m
26.19 g/t Au over 0.6m from 105.1-105.7m, including
21.39 g/t Au over 0.3m from 105.1-105.4m, and
30.97 g/t au over 0.3m from 105.4-105.7m
TUDDH573
9.98 g/t Au over 1.60m from 27.5-29.1m, including
16.54 g/t Au over 0.9m from 27.5-28.4m, which includes
31.58 g/t Au over 0.3m from 27.8-28.1m
16.08 g/t Au over 7.80m from 30.1-37.9m, including
62.22 g/t Au over 1.8m from 35.5-37.3m, which includes
89.02 g/t Au over 0.3m from 35.5-35.8m, and
52.18 g/t Au over 0.3m from 35.8-36.1m, and
201.0 g/t Au over 0.3m from 36.1-36.4m
10.70 g/t Au over 0.6m from 269.9-270.5m, including
15.41 g/t Au over 0.3m from 269.9-270.2m
TUDDH574
11.19 g/t Au over 0.3m from 81.2-81.5m
29.53 g/t Au over 0.9m from 106.1-107.0m, including
21.11 g/t Au over 0.3m from 106.1-106.4m, and
33.74 g/t Au over 0.6m from 106.4-107.0m
TUDDH575
12.07 g/t Au over 0.3m from 77.3-77.6m
16.11 g/t Au over 0.6m from 109.7-110.3m, including
26.24 g/t Au over 0.3m from 110.0-110.3m
5.99 g/t Au over 10.50m from 114.2-124.7m, including
18.53 g/t Au over 1.80m from 119.6-121.4m, and
15.10 g/t Au over 3.60m from 121.1-124.7m, which include
95.06 g/t Au over 0.3m from 121.1-121.4m, and
55.71 g/t Au over 0.3m from 124.4-124.7m
Figure1: Schematic vertical section showing selected infill drilling, Tuvatu. Some of the drillholes shown are off section (e.g. TUDDH571 is N of section, and TUDDH 568 is S of section) and are projected onto the section for clarity.
Table 1: Drilling Intervals >0.5 g/t Au Reported (intervals > 3.0 g/t Au cutoff and wider than 2.0m are bolded)
Hole ID
From (m)
To (m)
Interval (m)
Grade (g/t Au)
TUDDH-567
62.9
65.8
2.9
2.13
including
64.1
64.4
0.3
7.85
67.0
67.6
0.6
0.5
69.4
70.0
0.6
1.49
72.1
72.8
0.7
2.25
78.3
78.6
0.3
0.76
79.9
84.8
4.9
1.59
including
83.5
83.8
0.3
5.03
88.1
92.2
4.1
0.89
93.4
97.3
3.9
0.62
103.1
103.7
0.6
1.13
106.1
107.3
1.2
2.32
110.0
112.5
2.5
6.09
including
111.9
112.5
0.6
21.28
115.3
116.2
0.9
5.43
136.1
137.3
1.2
2.87
TUDDH-568
no significant results
TUDDH-569
58.3
59.2
0.9
6.12
including
58.8
59.2
0.4
8.9
78.4
78.7
0.3
1.78
82.0
82.6
0.6
0.93
93.1
93.7
0.6
6.79
101.8
103.0
1.2
0.96
105.4
106.9
1.5
0.82
132.4
134.4
2.0
3.64
including
133.6
134
0.4
15.78
155.9
156.3
0.4
1.32
TUDDH-570
33.5
35.2
1.7
1.71
39.7
40.4
0.7
12.78
41.6
42.2
0.6
2.53
46.0
49.9
3.9
1.41
53.5
56.4
2.9
0.89
60.3
60.9
0.6
0.95
65.4
66.0
0.6
1
72.7
73.3
0.6
3.51
84.4
84.7
0.3
3.29
88.1
90.5
2.4
0.72
91.7
95.8
4.1
1.35
99.3
99.6
0.3
0.68
102.6
104.4
1.8
1.21
107.0
114.7
7.7
4.09
including
110.1
110.8
0.7
15.96
including
111.1
111.7
0.6
6.87
also including
113.8
114.7
0.9
6.26
115.9
117
1.1
3.41
118.8
121.3
2.5
4.8
including
118.8
119.1
0.8
13.17
which also includes
119.1
119.6
0.5
15.87
130.0
132.6
2.6
6.4
including
130.0
130.9
0.9
9.3
including
132.1
132.6
0.5
16.13
135.6
136.5
0.9
0.86
137.7
143.5
5.8
3.13
including
142.0
142.3
0.3
39.36
147.5
149.3
1.8
0.77
151.4
152.3
0.9
2.62
including
151.4
151.7
0.3
5.54
154.0
157.6
3.6
8.99
including
154.0
154.3
0.3
7.3
and including
155.2
156.1
0.9
11.79
which also includes
157.0
157.6
0.6
30.28
161.5
163.6
2.1
4.38
including
161.5
162.1
0.6
7.49
including
162.7
163.0
0.3
9.59
165.1
166.3
1.2
1.44
TUDDH-571
30.8
34.7
3.9
77.11
including
30.8
32.6
1.8
162.22
including
30.8
31.1
0.3
179.0
including
31.1
31.4
0.3
61.86
including
31.4
31.7
0.3
210.3
including
31.7
32.0
0.3
190.0
including
32.0
32.3
0.3
261.0
including
32.3
32.6
0.3
71.13
including
34.4
34.7
0.3
16.96
75.5
76.1
0.6
0.64
TUDDH-572
29.8
30.4
0.6
0.85
35.5
36.1
0.6
5.1
37.3
42.4
5.1
0.58
44.2
47.2
3
4.94
including
44.2
45.4
1.2
8.04
which includes
44.2
44.5
0.3
20.4
48.4
49.6
1.2
0.61
63.4
63.7
0.3
2.75
66.1
67.3
1.2
0.55
73.6
75.4
1.8
1.13
82.6
83.2
0.6
5.66
including
82.6
82.9
0.3
7.85
85.0
85.3
0.3
6.78
87.1
94.9
7.8
12.56
including
87.1
88.3
1.2
54.43
which includes
87.1
87.4
0.3
19.67
and
88.0
88.3
0.3
196.0
and also includes
89.8
91.3
1.5
16.04
which includes
89.8
90.4
0.6
34.92
103.3
106.6
3.3
5.86
including
105.1
105.7
0.6
26.18
which includes
105.1
105.4
0.3
21.39
and includes
105.4
105.7
0.3
30.97
121.9
122.2
0.3
0.51
128.2
128.5
0.3
0.5
TUDDH-573
7.4
8.3
0.9
0.7
10.2
10.5
0.3
2.44
12.6
16.55
3.95
0.62
23.0
23.3
0.3
0.52
27.5
29.1
1.6
9.98
including
27.5
28.4
0.9
16.54
which also includes
27.8
28.1
0.3
31.58
30.1
37.9
7.8
16.08
including
35.5
37.3
1.8
62.22
including
35.5
35.8
0.3
89.02
including
35.8
36.1
0.3
52.18
which also includes
36.1
36.4
0.3
201.0
41.5
43.0
1.5
5.05
including
41.5
41.8
0.3
8.86
51.7
52
0.3
2.14
58.7
59.9
1.2
1.62
185.3
185.6
0.3
6.68
205.4
206.9
1.5
4.06
including
206.6
206.9
0.3
9.2
216.5
217.4
0.9
0.8
225.5
225.8
0.3
6.34
249.0
249.3
0.3
2.06
269.9
271.7
1.8
4.23
including
269.9
270.5
0.6
10.7
which includes
269.9
270.2
0.3
15.41
TUDDH-574
23.3
24.2
0.9
0.58
41.0
43.7
2.7
1.66
49.1
50.6
1.5
2.62
59.3
59.6
0.3
1.33
70.1
71.3
1.2
2.78
81.2
81.5
0.3
11.19
92.9
93.2
0.3
3.69
106.1
107.0
0.9
29.53
including
106.1
106.4
0.3
21.11
and
106.4
107.0
0.6
33.74
TUDDH-575
32.3
32.6
0.3
0.66
33.8
34.1
0.3
0.76
41.9
44.3
2.4
1.29
including
41.9
42.2
0.3
4.74
and
42.5
43.1
0.6
0.56
and
43.4
43.7
0.3
0.62
and
44.0
44.3
0.3
0.75
46.4
47.0
0.6
0.68
48.2
48.5
0.3
0.55
66.5
67.1
0.6
0.53
77.0
79.1
2.1
2.18
including
77.0
77.3
0.3
0.57
and
77.3
77.6
0.3
12.07
78.5
78.8
0.3
1.00
78.8
79.1
0.3
0.83
83.6
83.9
0.3
3.30
85.1
86.3
1.2
1.63
90.2
90.5
0.3
1.19
99.2
99.8
0.6
0.79
106.1
107.0
0.9
3.42
including
106.1
106.4
0.3
4.08
and
106.4
106.7
0.3
1.93
and
106.7
107.0
0.3
4.24
109.1
110.3
1.2
8.39
including
109.1
109.4
0.3
0.54
and
109.4
109.7
0.3
0.79
and
109.7
110.0
0.3
5.97
and
110.0
110.3
0.3
26.24
114.2
124.7
10.5
5.98
including
114.2
114.5
0.3
1.32
and
115.4
115.7
0.3
4.35
and
116.0
116.3
0.3
0.50
and
117.2
117.5
0.3
1.08
and
117.5
117.8
0.3
3.30
and
118.7
119.0
0.3
0.52
and
119.6
121.4
1.8
18.53
which includes
119.6
119.9
0.3
6.94
and includes
119.9
120.2
0.3
4.59
and includes
120.2
120.5
0.3
4.45
and includes
121.1
121.4
0.3
95.06
or
121.1
124.7
3.6
15.1
which includes
121.1
121.4
0.3
95.06
and includes
121.7
122.0
0.3
0.57
and includes
122.0
123.2
1.2
2.77
and includes
123.2
123.5
0.3
3.05
and includes
123.5
123.8
0.3
0.73
and includes
123.8
124.4
0.6
7.47
and includes
124.4
124.7
0.3
55.71
129.5
131.3
1.8
1.21
including
129.5
130.1
0.6
2.81
and
131.0
131.3
0.3
0.67
132.5
132.8
0.3
4.97
135.5
135.8
0.3
0.93
137.6
137.9
0.3
1.41
143.3
144.5
1.2
1.59
including
143.3
143.6
0.3
1.05
and
143.6
144.2
0.6
1.97
and
144.2
144.5
0.3
1.35
162.2
162.5
0.3
1.45
TUDDH-576
22.9
23.5
0.6
1.49
25.0
25.6
0.6
0.63
29.2
29.5
0.3
1.1
36.7
38.5
1.8
8.25
including
36.7
37.0
0.3
2.60
and
37.0
37.6
0.6
0.56
and
37.6
38.5
0.9
15.26
39.7
40.0
0.3
0.57
43.0
44.2
1.2
0.77
including
43.0
43.6
0.6
0.55
and
43.6
44.2
0.6
0.98
Table 2: Summary of results from selected sample gap intervals from historic drill core
Hole ID
From (m)
To (m)
Interval (m)
Grade (g/t Au)
TUDDH-212
448.1
448.4
0.30
1.25
TUDDH-225
52.70
53.35
0.35
14.10
54.25
54.85
0.60
1.06
89.0
89.6
0.60
0.71
91.1
92.0
0.90
10.98
94.3
94.6
0.30
3.22
102.0
103.4
1.40
0.68
TUDDH-356
60.05
60.35
0.30
0.61
72.2
72.5
0.30
4.21
77.6
77.9
0.30
0.53
81.5
82.26
0.76
1.81
TUDDH-362
84.81
85.11
0.30
0.56
85.41
85.71
0.30
0.69
85.71
86.01
0.30
1.47
86.31
86.61
0.30
74.58
86.91
87.4
0.49
0.53
TUDDH-408
43.23
43.74
0.51
0.54
44.65
45.25
0.60
1.28
79.27
79.87
0.60
2.21
79.87
80.47
0.60
1.80
TUDDH-410
73.2
73.8
0.60
3.38
118.2
118.8
0.60
1.81
TUDDH-525
466.6
466.9
0.30
0.95
TUDDH-539
131.1
131.7
0.60
6.88
TUDDH-540
62.93
63.23
0.30
4.22
64.6
64.9
0.30
0.61
64.9
65.2
0.30
3.87
69.8
70.4
0.60
2.20
77.3
77.6
0.30
0.97
90.7
91.0
0.30
4.11
Table 3: Survey details of diamond drill holes referenced in this release
Hole No
Coordinates (Fiji map grid)
RL
final depth
dip
azimuth
N
E
m
(TN)
TUDDH567
3920779
1876395
219.9
183.8
-40
255
TUDDH568
3920686
1876364
255.1
112.9
-75
258
TUDDH569
3920779
1876396
219.9
191.7
-69
252
TUDDH570
3920780
1876396
220.0
233.3
-44
270
TUDDH571
3920932
1876510
236.1
847.6
-62
147
TUDDH572
3920779
1876396
219.9
203.5
-60
270
TUDDH573
3920796
1876351
209.7
779.2
-66
131
TUDDH574
3920779
1876396
219.9
182.6
-70
270
TUDDH575
3920779
1876396
219.9
164.3
-47
285
TUDDH576
3920779
1876396
219.9
200.5
-60
285
TUDDH577
3920435
1876513
348.0
in progress
-40
270
TUDDH-212
3920664
1876757
281.3
600.5
-58
245
TUDDH-225
3920737
1876336
222.8
300.3
-60
330
TUDDH-356
3920760
1876260
205.5
112.9
-61
010
TUDDH-362
3920775
1876303
219.6
132.0
-65
360
TUDDH-408
3920767
1876337
225.0
140.6
-70
330
TUDDH-410
3920731
1876309
228.9
143.6
-65
340
TUDDH-525
3920796
1876351
209.4
350.6
-57
123
TUDDH-539
3920733
1876297
225.1
186.2
-72
004
TUDDH-540
3920733
1876297
225.1
168.2
-60
001
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The scientific and technical content of this news release has been reviewed, prepared, and approved by Mr. Sergio Cattalani, P. Geo, who is a qualified person pursuant to National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI-43-101).
About Tuvatu
The Tuvatu gold deposit is located on the island of Viti Levu in the South Pacific island nation of Fiji. The mineral resource for Tuvatu as disclosed in the technical report “Tuvatu Gold Project PEA”, dated June 1, 2015, and prepared by Mining Associates Pty Ltd of Brisbane Qld, and subsequently updated in January 2018 as disclosed in the technical report and PEA by Tetra Tech “Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment Update for the Tuvatu Gold Project, The Republic of Fiji” dated September 2020, comprises 1,007,000 tonnes Indicated at 8.48 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.
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 volcanic edifice of alkaline affinity. 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
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Burlington, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – February 22, 2022) – Silver Bullet Mines Corp. (TSXV: SBMI) (‘SBMI’ or ‘the Company’) announces it has closed on $764,000, in its previously announced financing. This represents 1,910,000 Units, with each Unit priced at $0.40 (forty cents). Each Unit consists of one common share and one full 60-cent (sixty cent) warrant with a 24-month term, with each such warrant being exercisable into a common share (the “Financing”). There is no acceleration clause on such warrants. That pricing is at a 33% premium to the previous round of financing.
This is the first tranche of Units on which SBMI has closed. SBMI has subscription agreements in hand totalling roughly a further $500,000, which means SBMI will continue to close on further tranches over the next while as it collects funds.
These funds will be used to complete the process of putting the Buckeye Silver Mine into pilot production in March, 2022, to advance metallurgic work at the past-producing silver and gold Washington Mine in Idaho, and for working capital.
“What’s fascinating to me is the continued strong shareholder support,” said A. John Carter, SBMI’s CEO. “We are particularly pleased with the high percentage of subscribers in this financing who are already shareholders. Their repeat participation indicates a strong endorsement of SBMI’s business plan and our execution upon it. Because we took a non-traditional route, we remain on path to be in pilot production of silver this quarter.”
Referral fees may be paid to arm’s length persons in connection with the issuance of the Units. Other than the subscription agreement, there will be no further offering material provided to Existing Security Holders or others related to Financing. The subscription agreement is available at the Company’s website https://www.silverbulletmines.com/technical-corporatedocuments.
For further information, please contact:
John Carter Silver Bullet Mines Corp., CEO cartera@sympatico.ca +1 (905) 302-3843
Peter M. Clausi Silver Bullet Mines Corp., VP Capital Markets pclausi@brantcapital.ca +1 (416) 890-1232
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Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – February 18, 2022) – EMX Royalty Corporation (NYSE American: EMX) (TSXV: EMX) (FSE: 6E9) (the “Company“, or “EMX“) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bullion Monarch Mining, Inc., (“Bullion”) has reached a settlement with Barrick Gold Corporation (“Barrick”) and Barrick affiliates and subsidiaries (“Barrick Entities”) with respect to Bullion’s claim of non-payment of royalties by the Barrick Entities to Bullion on production from properties in the Carlin trend, Nevada. Bullion initiated litigation in 2008, before EMX acquired Bullion in 2012. Pursuant to the settlement, Barrick will pay Bullion US$ 25 million, of which US$ 6.175 million is owed as payment of the contingency fee to Bullion’s Reno, Nevada lawyers. The settlement of the lawsuit does not affect our 1% gross smelter return royalty from portions of Nevada Gold Mine’s Leeville, Turf and other underground gold mining operations, which will continue to be paid.
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”, as well as on the Frankfurt exchange under the symbol “6E9”. Please see www.EMXroyalty.com for more information.
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David M. Cole President and Chief Executive Officer Phone: (303) 973-8585 Dave@EMXroyalty.com
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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / February 17, 2022 / (CSE:ROO)(OTC PINK:JNCCF)(Frankfurt:5VHA) – RooGold Inc. (“RooGold” or the “Issuer“).
To Our Shareholders & Prospective Investors:
On February 9th 2022 RooGold announced their appointment of Carlos Espinosa as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), President and member of the Board of Directors, effective March 4th, 2022.
Carlos Espinosa comments, “As I transition into my role as CEO and President of RooGold, and with reconnaissance field work commencing at one of the Company’s flagship projects, I would like to take this opportunity to reach out to all RooGold shareholders and prospective investors. Specifically, I would like to recap RooGold’s substantial achievements in 2021, outline the Company’s immediate exploration plans for the first half of 2022 and importantly discuss the Company’s project acquisition strategy and commitment to value creation by reducing exploration risk”.
2021 Highlights
In 2021 RooGold consolidated a significant portfolio of high grade gold and silver properties in New South Wales Australia comprising 13 concessions within the prolifically mineralized New England and the Lachlan Orogens (Figure 1).
Concessions cover 1380 km2 and host at least 137 gold and/or silver mineralized showings, prospects and historical small scale mines.
Most concessions are located on regional scale structures with multiple gold and/or silver occurrences and mines along their length (Figure 1). Globally, the more significant gold and silver deposits are hosted along regional.
RooGold’s large land-holding, coupled with the large number of mineralized occurrences, prospects and historical mines, and diversity of deposit type, helps reduce exploration risk.
RooGold has acquired 100% of all properties, with no staged earn in payments, royalties or claw backs.
The Company has completed a comprehensive review of the extensive historical NSW government database and identified six priority concessions.
Figure 1: RooGold NSW concessions (Red) on a 90 m Digital Terrane Model showing showing gold (yellow) and silver (blue) occurrences and mines.
2022 Q1 & Q2 Work Program
RooGold’s immediate focus in 2022 will be rapid field reconnaissance of six high priority concessions that have been identified from the comprehensive data base review. RooGold’s work program will initially comprise of:
Acquisition of high resolution satellite and DEM data to provide a base for structural mapping and reconnaissance planning.
Establishment of a land-owner database and negotiation of land-owner access agreements for priority targets.
Reconnaissance mapping of six priority concessions, which will be followed by prospect mapping and target generation for the initial top three prospective properties.
Alexandra Bonner, RooGold’s Chief Operations Manager, comments, “The Company is preparing to commence its first field reconnaissance program at the end of February 2022 which will focus on the southern part of the Peel-Manning Fault system. RooGold will update investors in due course”.
Project Acquisition Strategy
RooGold’s acquisition strategy focused on reducing exploration risk through the acquisition of a large and diverse exploration portfolio of gold and silver targets, each hosting high grade showings, prospects and historical mines. Specifically:
Multiple Concessions: The likelihood of a mineral exploration discovery is generally better for companies with a diverse portfolio of targets, provided project acquisition is based on geological merit and project holding costs are sustainable.
Simple Deal Structure: RooGold holds 100% of all 13 concessions, with no staged earn in or joint venture payments. RooGold’s expenditures will be driven by exploration merit, not by deal terms.
Low Holding Costs: RooGold has committed to exploration expenditures of AUD $25,000 per concession in Year 1 and AUD $50,000 per concession in year two. This equates to AUD $325,000 Year 1 and AUD $650,000 Year 2, for all 13 concessions. RooGold has already met approximately AUD $175,000 of Year 1.
The Importance of Structure: Many factors influence the risk reward profile of exploration projects. This is highlighted by Figure 1 which shows a positive correlation between the distribution of gold mines, historical mines and prospects, and crustal scale structures. Some of these structures, such as the Peel-Manning Fault are suture zones marking former plate boundaries and associated magmatic arcs. Major faults provide fluid conduits for circulation of mineralizing fluids.
Figure 2: RooGold NSW concessions (Red) on an aeromagnetic base map. Note that regional scale structures exert a fundamental control on gold and silver mineralization.
Most of RooGold’s concessions are spatially associated with the major crustal structures, all of which are significantly gold mineralized along their length. Many of these structures have also shed significant gold alluvials, which is often a vector to hard rock mineralization.
Multiple Targets within Each Concession: Most concessions held by RooGold are large and contain multiple gold and/or silver showings, prospects and historical small scale mines. Not only does this speak to the prospectivity of each concession, but it provides multiple targets for a better risk reward profile.
High Grade: High grade exploration targets generally have a better exploration risk reward profile than low or marginal grade targets. A significant number of the 137 gold and/or silver mineralized showings, prospects and historical small scale mines have reported high to very high precious metal grades.
Very Limited Historical Drilling: Despite over 137 known high grade, gold and/or silver mineralized showings, prospects and historical small scale mines, only 28 holes have been drilled historically for 2046m. There has been almost no modern exploration across RooGold’s concessions, which allows for significant potential for discovery.
Carlos Espinosa notes, “RooGold’s extensive and highly prospective, yet largely under explored land holdings, in a stable and mining friendly country such as Australia, was an important factor in my decision to join RooGold as CEO. By owning multiple concessions, all 100% owned, with low holding and work commitment costs, and all with multiple high grade historical gold and silver showings, RooGold has sufficient exploration targets to significantly reduce the overall exploration risk”.
RooGold will be providing regular updates as the field program ramps up during Q1 of 2022.
ROOGOLD is a Canadian based junior venture mineral exploration issuer which is uniquely positioned to be a dominant player in New South Wales, Australia, through a growth strategy focused on the consolidation and exploration of high potential, mineralized precious metals properties in this prolific region of Australia. Through its announced acquisitions of Southern Precious Metals Ltd., RooGold Ltd. and Aussie Precious Metals Corp. properties, RooGold commands a portfolio of 13 high-grade potential gold (9) and silver (4) concessions covering 1,380 km2 which have 137 historic mines and prospects.
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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / February 17, 2022 / Metallic Minerals (TSX.V:MMG | US OTCQB:MMNGF) (“Metallic Minerals“, or the “Company“) is pleased to announce drill results from the Central Keno target area, which intercepted high-grade silver mineralization within broad, bulk tonnage intervals akin to those recently discovered at East Keno but previously unknown in this part of Keno Hill. The Caribou target, in particular, is a top priority for resource definition and the Company is currently updating its 3D model based on drilling to date in anticipation of a robust 2022 campaign.
A total of 2,965 meters in 37 reverse circulation (“RC”) holes were completed throughout the Central Keno target areas out of 53 holes in the 6,200 meter (“m”) total 2021 Keno Silver program, along with 20.3 line-kilometers of deep-penetrating IP geophysical surveys. Results from the 26 holes from East and West Keno drilling remain pending.
Central Keno Highlights
32 of the 37 Central Keno RC holes intersected intervals of silver mineralization, with two holes lost short of target depth due to challenging ground conditions.
Multiple high-grade silver intervals were intersected, often within broader, silver-bearing, bulk-tonnage mineralized intervals representing a new target style not previously identified in Central Keno.
In addition to high-grade, vein-hosted silver typical of the Keno Hill district, significant, stacked regional scale thrust faults and associated high-grade epithermal systems have been identified as an additional host for silver mineralization, providing a major expansion of the district’s overall scale potential.
Caribou Target Highlights
Drilling at the advanced-stage Caribou target successfully extended high-grade silver mineralization to the north and 400 meters along strike to the south of the previously known extent of the Caribou structure.
A down-dip intersection, along the northern extent of the Caribou vein, returned some of the highest grades to date and validated the continuity of the high-grade structure at depth, with a 50-meter step out from previously confirmed mineralization.
Hole KS21-47 intersected 27.4 meters of 146.0 g/t silver equivalent1 (“AgEq”), including a high-grade interval of 3.05 meters (“m”) at 1150.8 g/t AgEq (562.06 g/t Ag, 1.48 g/t Au, 3.0% Pb, 6.96%Zn).
Hole KS21-55 intersected 19.8 m grading 119.1 g/t AgEq, including a high-grade interval of 1.52 m at 1009.8 g/t AgEq. (147 g/t Ag, 3.24% Au, 0.99% Pb, 10.90% Zn).
KS21-57 intersected 21.3 m of 147.3 g/t AgEq, including a high-grade interval of 3.05m at 694.9 g/t AgEq (476.35 g/t Ag, 0.40 g/t Au, 4.23% Pb, 0.37% Zn)
Hole KS21-63 intersected 15.2 m grading 97.2 g/t AgEq, including a high-grade interval of 1.52 m at 627 g/t AgEq (500 g/t Ag, 0.13 g/t Au, 2.35% Pb, 0.45% Zn).
Metallic Minerals Chairman & CEO, Greg Johnson, stated, “We are very encouraged by the results from our work in 2021 which has brought major new insights into the mineralizing controls across the Keno District, particularly at Central and East Keno. Our team has identified significant structural features indicative of regional scale thrust faults that appear to form important permeable zones for hosting high-tenor epithermal-style silver mineralization throughout the central and eastern parts of the Keno District. Work planned for 2022 will follow up on the confluence of these newly identified zones of thrust-associated high-grade epithermal-style silver mineralization with the main phase of Keno-style mineralization and its potential to host high-grade and bulk-tonnage resources.”
“Central Keno continues to show exceptional resource potential through the continued expansion of areas of known high-grade Keno-style silver mineralization, along with this newly recognized epithermal silver mineralization. Drilling in 2021 extended the Caribou target a further 400 meters along strike to the south as well as to the north and down dip, making it, along with the Formo target, a top priority for resource definition of significant scale. Drilling and surface sampling has similarly extended the Homestake target by more than a kilometer along strike, making this historic producer another focus for the 2022 program. Both the advanced-stage, historically productive Caribou and Homestake targets are host to well-defined areas with bonanza grades. Additional results from targets at East and West Keno are anticipated to be reported in the coming weeks, preceded by key updates with respect to our La Plata project in Colorado.”
Figure 1 – Keno Silver District Geology and Deposits
Central Keno Hill Silver District
The central part of the Keno Hill Silver District is host to over 100 million ounces of past production and current Indicated resources in shallow deposits that to date have not previously seen systematic exploration to depth or along strike. Central Keno was one of the original discovery areas in the region and hosted the historic producing Keno Hill mine, along with 8 other high-grade deposits including those on Metallic Minerals land holdings. Metallic Minerals’ work to date in this area shows the presence of a major structural corridor that is comparable in surface expression and structural setting to the +150 million-ounce Bermingham-Calumet system in the more extensively explored western part of the district.
Caribou Target Area
The Caribou target in the central part of the district is one of the most advanced individual targets at the Keno Silver Project. The Caribou deposit historically produced very high-grade material grading more than 1,000 g/t silver from near surface and is interpreted to be a significant connecting structure between the main shear structures in the Keno Summit structural corridor. The Caribou deposit spatially occurs within a high-level silver-in-soil anomaly of over 10 g/t AgEq that extends over 2.5 km long by 1.5 km in width and that remains open to expansion.
As part of the exploration program in 2021, Metallic Minerals completed the first-ever application of deep-sensing IP geophysics on the Keno Silver project using Simcoe Geoscience’s Alpha IPTM system. Two deep-looking IP lines were completed across the Central Keno area, which identified significant conductive features that spatially correspond with the newly mapped regional scale thrust fault structures and associated epithermal style silver mineralization. This IP survey in combination with the drilling and detailed mapping has allowed the Metallic Minerals technical team to identify major conductive features that are spatially associated with kilometer-scale soil and magnetic anomalies and significant silver mineralization. This combination of utilizing drilling, geophysics and soil sampling is a highly effective tool set for targeting mineralization across the Keno Hill silver district.
Figure 2 – Caribou Vein Long Section
Drilling in 2021 returned significant step out extensions of mineralization from the main Caribou deposit to the north, south and down dip. Eight of these holes intersected continuous mineralized zones from 15 to 64 m width including a 400-meter step out that encountered 15.2 m grading 97.2 g/t AgEq with 1.5 m grading 628 g/t AgEq (500 g/t Ag, 0.13 g/t Au, 2.35% Pb, 0.45% Zn). This zone appears to be spatially associated with the location of one of the newly mapped regional thrust faults that can host high-grade epithermal silver mineralization. The high-level silver-in-soil anomaly continues for another 1.5 km to the south along strike from this southernmost drill hole at Caribou.
In addition, holes KS21-46 and -47 tested extension of the Caribou deposit to the north and downdip. These holes both confirmed the continuation of strong silver tenor both on strike to the north and at depth with KS21-47 returning one of the highest-grade down dip holes drilled to date intersecting 1597 g/t AgEq over 1.5 meters within a mineralized zone of 27.4 m width grading 146 g/t AgEq.
Table 1- Highlight 2021 Drill Results from the Caribou Target
Hole
From (m)
To (m)
Width (m)
AgEq (g/t)
Ag (g/t)
Au (g/t)
Pb (%)
Zn (%)
KS21-46
42.67
44.2
1.53
71.6
1.5
0.73
0.01
0.00
79.25
94.49
15.24
81.9
18.7
0.04
0.17
1.11
incl
79.25
88.39
9.14
85.6
24.0
0.03
0.23
1.05
incl
80.77
82.3
1.53
448.7
125.0
0.13
1.29
5.51
incl
92.96
94.49
1.53
260.4
31.0
0.20
0.22
4.29
KS21-47
92.96
120.4
27.44
146.0
70.6
0.18
0.40
0.88
incl
109.73
112.78
3.05
1150.8
562.1
1.48
3.00
6.96
incl
109.73
111.25
1.52
1597.1
850.0
1.05
2.57
11.46
KS21-52
0
62.48
62.48
35.3
21.9
0.01
0.23
0.07
incl
1.52
25.91
24.39
79.7
51.9
0.02
0.55
0.09
incl
7.62
12.19
4.57
297.0
191.3
0.09
2.16
0.26
incl
9.14
10.67
1.53
500.6
340.0
0.22
2.94
0.49
KS21-54
16.76
42.67
25.91
53.4
35.2
0.01
0.30
0.11
incl
21.34
36.58
15.24
83.8
57.4
0.01
0.50
0.12
incl
22.86
24.38
1.52
517.0
387.0
0.07
2.74
0.30
KS21-55
44.2
76.2
32
75.6
14.8
0.19
0.09
0.82
incl
44.2
64.01
19.81
119.1
22.7
0.30
0.15
1.30
incl
50.29
60.96
10.67
210.8
37.1
0.55
0.26
2.34
incl
50.29
54.86
4.57
467.2
75.8
1.29
0.58
5.21
incl
51.82
53.34
1.52
1009.8
147.0
3.24
0.99
10.90
KS21-57
33.53
54.86
21.33
147.3
100.4
0.07
0.93
0.09
incl
33.53
42.67
9.14
332.4
227.7
0.16
2.15
0.15
incl
35.05
41.15
6.1
486.9
335.2
0.23
3.12
0.20
incl
35.05
38.1
3.05
694. 9
476.4
0.40
4.23
0.37
KS21-61
33.53
77.72
44.19
24.9
11.0
0.01
0.04
0.23
incl
50.29
59.44
9.15
102.6
47.7
0.05
0.16
0.92
incl
51.82
53.34
1.52
337.1
170.0
0.21
0.30
2.83
KS21-63
30.48
45.72
15.24
97.2
75.2
0.02
0.40
0.08
incl
30.48
38.1
7.62
160.1
125.2
0.03
0.65
0.12
incl
33.53
35.05
1.52
627.8
500.0
0.13
2.35
0.45
1Silver equivalent (Ag Eq) values assume Ag $19/oz, Pb $1.05/lb, Zn $1.30/lb, Au $1,800/oz and 100% metallurgical recovery. Sample intervals are based on measured drill intercept lengths.
Exploration to date has hit more than 70 mineralized intersections on the Caribou system over a strike distance of 700 m and down to 100 m depth. The Caribou deposit remains open to expansion to the south, north and down dip making it a top priority for resource focused drilling efforts in 2022. The highlighted results in Table 1 above build upon prior diamond drilling on the Caribou target by Metallic Minerals, results of which can be found here.
Metallic will look to follow up the 2021 success with diamond drilling in 2022 with intent to establish an initial resource at Caribou. Additional diamond drilling will be planned to test the newly extended southern strike and provide context for its association with the thrust structure. Importantly, 2021 drilling encountered ultra-high-grade, Keno-style vein intersects within much broader, bulk tonnage intervals similar to those discovered previously at East Keno in 2020.
Homestake
The historically productive Homestake target is located south of the Keno Summit target area along a parallel structural corridor. The style of the Homestake structure is comparable to those seen at the Keno Summit and in the more developed Western Keno areas. Homestake is comprised of two parallel vein structures within a broad structural corridor over 200 meters wide that has a demonstrated strike length of over 1 km in the host Keno Hill quartzite. Homestake #1 vein shows classic Keno-style, high-grade silver-lead-zinc mineralization, while the #2 vein can also show high gold grades with silver, which is characteristic of some structures in the larger deposits within the Keno Hill Silver District. The highest grades to date include assays of 4,027 g/t silver from drilling and 4,717 g/t silver from trenching on the Homestake #1 vein, and 22.1 g/t gold with 332 g/t silver from trenching on the Homestake #2 vein Prior drill results from Homestake can be found here.
To date there are 21 drilled vein intersections grading more than 600 g/t silver equivalent on the Homestake structures, including five that exceed 10 g/t gold on the Homestake #2 structure. Work in 2021 at Homestake focused on wide-spaced reconnaissance drilling along the main trends as well as extension of the open-ended soil anomalies. The soil sampling work expanded the high-level silver-in-soil anomaly associated with the Homestake mineralized system to 3 km in length by 1.5 km in width with the anomalies still open to further expansion. Intersections of anomalous silver over significant widths indicate a strike length of 1.5 km for the Homestake system. The next phase of systematic testing of these structures will be designed to delineate areas of the high-grade and bulk-tonnage toward development of an initial resource at Homestake.
About the Keno Silver Project
Exploration by Metallic Minerals at the Keno Silver project continues to systematically build on the Company’s 3D geologic database covering the east, central and western portions of the prolific Keno Hill silver district. The project includes eight high-grade, shallow past-producing mines that have yet to be subjected to modern exploration due to previously unconsolidated land ownership. Along the known, historically productive trends in the central and western parts of the district, the Company has advanced three targets towards an initial resource estimate along with identifying 12 priority multi-kilometer-scale early-stage targets in the under-explored eastern and southern parts of the district where initial drilling has returned significant high-grade Keno-style mineralization as well as bulk-tonnage style silver mineralization.
About Metallic Minerals
Metallic Minerals Corp. is a growth-stage exploration company, focused on high-grade silver and gold projects in underexplored, brownfields mining districts of North America. Our objective is to create shareholder value through a systematic, entrepreneurial approach to exploration in the Keno Hill silver district, La Plata silver-gold-copper district, and Klondike gold district through new discoveries and advancing resources to development. Metallic Minerals has consolidated the second-largest land position in the historic Keno Hill silver district of Canada’s Yukon Territory, directly adjacent to Alexco Resource Corp’s operations, with nearly 300 million ounces of high-grade silver in past production and current M&I resources. In addition, exploration at the recently acquired La Plata silver-gold-copper project in southwestern Colorado is targeting a silver and gold-enriched copper porphyry and adjacent high-grade silver and gold epithermal systems. The Company also continues to add new production royalty leases on its holdings in the Klondike gold district in the Yukon. All three districts have seen significant mineral production and have existing infrastructure, including power and road access. Metallic Minerals is led by a team with a track record of discovery and exploration success on several major precious and base metal deposits, as well as having large-scale development, permitting and project financing expertise.
About the Metallic Group of Companies
The Metallic Group is a collaboration of leading precious and base metals exploration companies, with a portfolio of large, brownfields assets in established mining districts adjacent to some of the industry’s highest-grade producers of silver and gold, platinum and palladium, and copper. Member companies include Metallic Minerals in the Yukon’s high-grade Keno Hill silver district and La Plata silver-gold-copper district of Colorado, Group Ten Metals in the Stillwater PGM-nickel-copper district of Montana, and Granite Creek Copper in the Yukon’s Minto copper district. The founders and team members of the Metallic Group include highly successful explorationists formerly with some of the industry’s leading explorer/developers and major producers. With this expertise, the companies are undertaking a systematic approach to exploration using new models and technologies to facilitate discoveries in these proven, but under-explored, mining districts. The Metallic Group is headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and its member companies are listed on the Toronto Venture, US OTC, and Frankfurt stock exchanges.
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 Metallic Minerals believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of material factors and assumptions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include failure to obtain necessary approvals, unsuccessful exploration results, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, results of future resource estimates, future metal prices, availability of capital and financing on acceptable terms, general economic, market or business conditions, risks associated with regulatory changes, defects in title, availability of personnel, materials and equipment on a timely basis, accidents or equipment breakdowns, uninsured risks, delays in receiving government approvals, unanticipated environmental impacts on operations and costs to remedy same, and other exploration or other risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by the companies with securities regulators. Readers are cautioned that mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Mineral exploration and development of mines is an inherently risky business. Accordingly, the actual events may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For more information on Group Ten and the risks and challenges of their businesses, investors should review their annual filings that are available at www.sedar.com
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Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – February 17, 2022) – EMX Royalty Corporation (NYSE American: EMX) (TSXV: EMX) (FSE: 6E9) (the “Company” or “EMX”) is pleased to announce the execution of an agreement on February 14, 2022 to sell its Mo-i-Rana volcanogenic massive sulfide (“VMS“) project in Norway (the “Project“) to Mahvie Minerals AB (“Mahvie“), a private Swedish Company. In return for the transfer of the Project to Mahvie, the agreement provides EMX with a 9.9% equity interest in Mahvie, annual advance royalty payments, 2.5% Net Smelter Return (“NSR“) royalty interests, work commitments, and other considerations. In conjunction with the Mo-i-Rana transaction, Mahvie intends to establish a public listing on one of the Nordic exchanges. This is anticipated sometime in Q2, 2022.
The Mo-i-Rana VMS belt was acquired by EMX in 2021 (see EMX News Release dated April 6, 2021). This VMS belt is situated in central Norway and contains numerous polymetallic (zinc-lead-copper-silver-gold) occurrences and historical mines (see Figures 1 and 2). Over 200 mines and prospects with VMS and carbonate replacement (“CRD“) styles of mineralization are located within the Mo-i-Rana project area, including ten former producing mines.
EMX and Mahvie will work together to explore the Project, where considerable exploration upside exists at many of the historical occurrences and mines. Much of the historical exploration work was done at a time when VMS models were only poorly understood and only limited portions of the nine individual VMS horizons that exist in the belt have been tested to date. Additionally, most historical drilling was shallow (i.e., less than 100 meters) and clustered around the historical mine workings. EMX and Mahvie will apply modern exploration methods and deposit models to seek additional discoveries in the belt.
Commercial Terms Overview. Via an arm’s length transaction, Mahvie will acquire a 100% interest in the EMX subsidiary company that controls the Project, subject to the following terms:
Upon closing, EMX will receive 75,000 Norwegian Krone (approximately US$8,500 at current exchange rates) in cash and 9.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of Mahvie Minerals AB.
EMX will receive a 2.5% NSR royalty interest in the Project. On the sixth anniversary after closing, Mahvie has the option to purchase 0.5% of the NSR on the Project by paying EMX US$1,500,000.
EMX will receive annual advance royalty (“AAR“) payments of US$25,000 for the Project commencing on the third anniversary of the closing, with the AAR payment increasing by US$5,000 per year until reaching US$100,000.
A financial instrument will be put in place that allows EMX to maintain its 9.9% interest in Mahvie until a total of 25,000,000 Swedish Kronor (approximately US$2.7 million at current exchange rates) has been raised by Mahvie.
A payment of US$500,000, payable in cash or shares of Mahvie, will be made to EMX upon the completion of a Prefeasibility or Feasibility study.
To maintain its interest in the Project, Mahvie will also: (i) spend a minimum of US$200,000 on the Project by the first anniversary of the agreement and (ii) spend aggregate of US$1,000,000 by the third anniversary of the agreement or complete a minimum of 2,000 meters of drilling on the Project.
Mo-i-Rana VMS Belt. VMS and CRD style polymetallic deposits are developed in the Rana-Hemmes metallogenic region of Norway, which is also host to the prolific Rana Gruber iron mines as well as the nearby Bleikvassli Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag deposit, an EMX royalty property (see Figure 1). This metallogenic area represents a tectonically displaced continuation of the Cambrian-Ordovician VMS belts in northeastern North America, which includes the Buchans and Bathurst VMS camps in eastern Canada, and also the Avoca VMS district in Ireland. As such, this represents one of the more prolific VMS belts in the world in terms of total production from its various mining districts, albeit now tectonically displaced and occurring along opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
The most notable historical producer within the Project area is the Mofjell Mine (the core of which remains covered by state-owned mining licenses) which produced 4.35 million tonnes at 3.61% Zn, 0.71% Pb, and 0.31% Cu from 1928-1987[1]. The deposit consists of three rod-shaped elongate VMS lenses, approximately 100 meters wide that extend for lengths of up to 2.8 kilometers. Just prior to mine closure, high gold and silver grades were discovered as disseminations in wall rocks within the historical mine workings (such as 2.8 meters averaging 3.88 g/t gold and 44.3 g/t silver in underground drill hole DD1313 and 3.7 meters averaging 2.30 g/t gold and 75.7 g/t silver in underground drill hole DD781A; true widths unknown[2]) but were never followed up[3]. This underscores the potential for additional discoveries of precious-metal enriched zones of mineralization in the belt.
In 2008, a partnership between industry, the Norwegian Geological Survey (NGU) and the local county administration was formed to investigate additional potential in the Mo-i-Rana belt. This effort generated high resolution airborne geophysical data sets, as well as district scale mapping and geochemical sampling campaigns carried out by the NGU. These represent key data sets that EMX and Mahvie intend to utilize for further advancement of the Project.
Comments on Sampling, Assaying and Adjacent Properties. Samples and geochemical assays mentioned in this news release are reported by Norwegian Geologic Survey. EMX has not performed sufficient work to verify the Project’s historical drill results or production data, but considers this information as reliable and relevant based upon the Company’s reviews of data from multiple independent sources. Additional drilling and sampling would be required to confirm these results.
The Mofjell Mine and other nearby mines and deposits discussed in this news release provide context for EMX’s Project, which occurs in a similar geologic setting, but this is not necessarily indicative that the Company’s Project hosts similar 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, as well as 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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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 September 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “MD&A”), and the most recently filed Revised Annual Information Form (the “AIF”) for the year ended December 31, 2020, 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.sedar.com and on the SEC’s EDGAR website at www.sec.gov.
Figure 1: Location map for the Mo-i-Rana VMS belt in Norway.
[1] Bjerkgård, et. al (2013). The Mofjell Project: Summary and conclusions. NGU (Norwegian Geological Survey) Report 2013.048.
[2] Bergverkselskapet Nord-Norge A/S, 1987. As Reported by Directorate of Mining Norway. The historical drilling was completed by Bergverkselskapet Nord-Norge A/S, 1987 and archived by the NGU. EMX believes these results to be reliable and relevant.
[3] Bjerkgård, et al (2001). Ore Potential with emphasis on gold in the Mofjellet deposit, Rana, Nordland, Norway. NGU Report 2001.050.
