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EMX ROYALTY Congratulates Boreal on New High Grade Zinc-Silver-Lead-Gold Drill Results at the Gumsberg Royalty Property in Sweden

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – January 28, 2019) – EMX Royalty Corporation (TSXV: EMX) (NYSE American: EMX) (the “Company” or “EMX”) is pleased to announce Boreal Metals Corp.’s (“Boreal”) recent diamond drill results and the discovery of a high grade zone of zinc-silver-lead-gold mineralization at EMX’s Gumsberg royalty property. EMX is a royalty holder on the Gumsberg project, and currently owns a 9.4% equity interest in Boreal. Gumsberg is located in the Bergslagen mining district of southern Sweden. The drill results include 11.00 meters averaging 5.90% zinc, 239.0 g/t silver, 2.51% lead, and 0.96 g/t gold in hole GUM-18-003, and 11.01 meters averaging 7.45% zinc, 275.1 g/t silver, 2.65% lead, and 0.77 g/t gold in hole GUM-18-004 (true widths estimated at 50% of reported interval lengths). EMX congratulates Boreal on its new high grade discovery, termed the South Zone, and looks forward to further advancement of the Company’s Gumsberg royalty interests.

Boreal reported results from the first four holes of its recently completed nine hole, 1,620.8 meter winter drill program, including GUM-18-003 and GUM-18-004, which intersected South Zone massive sulfide mineralization east and west of previously reported hole BM-17-005 (10.94 meters averaging 16.97% zinc, 656.7 g/t silver, 8.52% lead, and 0.76 g/t gold; true width estimated at 20-50% of reported interval length). The South Zone occurs near the historic Östra Silvberg mine, and is currently delineated as 130 meters of eastward plunging mineralization that remains open for expansion to the east and at depth. Holes GUM-18-001 and GUM-18-002, drilled west of the South Zone, did not return significant intercepts. GUM-18-001 terminated when it drilled into an unmapped mine working, and GUM-18-002 deviated from plan and failed to intersect the target horizon.

Boreal reported that additional assays pending from the remaining holes of the winter campaign are expected in the coming weeks. Please see Boreal’s news release dated January 28, 2019 for further details, and Appendix 1 of this news release for a table of drill results reported by Boreal.

EMX has a significant equity interest in Boreal, as well as its subsidiary company Boreal Energy Metals Corp. (“BEMC”), that resulted from the sale of Gumsberg and other royalty generation properties in Sweden and Norway[1]. EMX retains uncapped 3% net smelter return (NSR) royalty interests on each of the properties sold to Boreal and BEMC[2], including the Gumsberg project, and will receive annual advance royalty (AAR) payments and other considerations from the sale of the projects.

The Boreal agreements are an excellent example of EMX’s execution of the royalty generation aspect of the Company’s business model. EMX leveraged in-country geologic and business development expertise to acquire prospective properties on open ground, built value through low cost work programs and targeting, and partnered the projects for retained royalty interests, equity interests, and AAR payments. This business strategy has provided EMX with substantial share equity in Boreal and BEMC, exposure to exploration and discovery upside at no additional cost, and the potential for future royalty payments upon the commencement of production.

EMX continues to build its portfolio of precious metal, base metal, and cobalt properties in Scandinavia. Many new properties are available for partnership. Please see www.EMXroyalty.com for more information.

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 leverages asset ownership and exploration insight into partnerships that advance our mineral properties, with EMX receiving pre-production payments and retaining royalty interests. EMX complements its royalty generation initiatives with royalty acquisitions and strategic investments.

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For further information contact:

David M. Cole
President and Chief Executive Officer
Phone: (303) 979-6666
Email: Dave@EMXroyalty.com

Scott Close
Director of Investor Relations
Phone: (303) 973-8585
Email: SClose@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 merits 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 nine month period that ended on September 30, 2018 (the “MD&A”), and the most recently filed Form 20-F for the year that ended on December 31, 2017, actual events may differ materially from current expectations. More information about the Company, including the MD&A, the 20-F 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.

Appendix 1

Drill results reported in Boreal’s January 28, 2019 news release.

Hole
ID		 From 
Meters		 To 
Meters		 Length
Meters		 Zn
%		 Ag
g/t		 Pb
%		 Au
g/t
GUM-18-001 No significant intercepts; intersected previously unidentified mine stope.
GUM-18-002 No significant intercepts; geological interpretations suggest hole failed to reach the targeted horizon.
GUM-18-003 105.00 116.00 11.00 5.90 239.00 2.51 0.96
Including 105.00 108.00 3.00 5.71 386.00 2.30 2.33
and 109.65 111.10 1.45 23.78 666.48 9.37 1.72
and 113.00 114.00 1.00 4.73 222.00 2.83 0.70
and 114.80 116.00 1.20 6.96 227.00 3.49 0.31
GUM-18-004 162.16 173.17 11.01 7.45 275.12 2.65 0.77
Including 162.16 164.18 2.02 11.09 313.00 3.61 0.76
and 165.28 166.18 0.90 8.93 403.00 3.62 1.17
and 165.28 168.50 3.22 8.57 343.39 3.68 1.52
and 169.45 172.25 2.80 11.05 429.14 3.25 0.70

True widths are estimated to be 50% of reported interval lengths.

Statement of Quality Control, Quality Assurance and Core Handling Protocols reported in Boreal’s January 28, 2019 news release.

Drill core is logged and prepped for sampling before submittal to ALS in Malå, Sweden where it is cut, bagged and prepped for analysis. Accredited control samples (blanks and accredited standards) are inserted into the sample intervals regularly. Samples are dried (if necessary), weighed, crushed (70% < 2mm), and riffle split into two fractions. One is retained (coarse reject) and the other is pulverized to 85% < 75µm. Pulps are analyzed by ultra-trace ICP-MS (ME-MS41) and ICP-AES Au-Pt-Pd (PGM-ICP23). Over detection limit samples are reanalyzed using ore grade ICP-AES by aqua regia (ME-OG46) or by AAS in the case of high grade zinc (Zn-AAORE).

[1] See EMX news releases dated November 22, 2016, January 16, 2018, February 9, 2018 and April 11, 2018.
[2] Boreal and BEMC retain a right to purchase 1% of the NSR royalty on individual projects by paying EMX CDN $2,500,000 in cash and shares within five years of the closing date.

To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/42487

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MIRASOL Signs a Binding Letter Agreement with Newcrest Mining for Gorbea Gold Project JV in Chile

VANCOUVER , Jan. 28, 2019 /CNW/ – Mirasol Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: MRZ, OTCPK: MRZLF) (the “Company” or “Mirasol“) is pleased to report the signing of binding letter agreement (the “Agreement“) with Newcrest International Pty Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Newcrest Mining Limited (NCM.AX)(“NCM“), for an Option to Farm-in on the Gorbea High-Sulfidation Epithermal (HSE) gold projects (the “Project“) in Chile (Figure 1).

Mirasol’s CEO Stephen Nano stated: “Newcrest is the ideal partner for our Gorbea projects. Subject to drill permitting, Newcrest will this year fund drill testing of two, large Mio-Pliocene belt HSE Au+Ag projects at Gorbea and under a separate agreement, at the Altazor project in northern Chile “.

The Gorbea Agreement comprises a package of projects totaling 26,684 ha, including the Atlas Au+Ag and the Titan Au (Cu) lead properties, located in the Mio-Pliocene age mineral belt of northern Chile.  NCM has the right to acquire, in multiple stages, up to 75% of the Gorbea Project by completing a series of exploration and development milestones and making staged option payments to Mirasol.  NCM has committed to spend a minimum of US$4 million and to complete a minimum of 3,000 m of drilling over an initial 18-month period.  NCM will operate the exploration program at Gorbea.

NCM and Mirasol are working collaboratively to advance the drill permitting process at Gorbea and upgrade the exploration camp ahead of the planned Q1 2019 restart of the exploration program that will initially focus on the Atlas project, including detailed re-mapping, alteration vectoring studies, 60 line-km of CSAMT geophysics, and diamond core drilling.

Terms of the Agreement

Option phase:

  • US$100,000 cash payment upon signing the Agreement;
  • NCM’s minimum commitment is to spend US$4 million and drill a minimum of 3,000m in the first 18 months of the exploration program;
  • NCM will operate the Project and will receive a 5% management fee; and
  • At the end of the Option phase, NCM will have the right to exercise the Farm-in phase of the Agreement.

Farm-in phase:

  • Stage 1: NCM will make a cash payment to Mirasol of US$500,000 , and will have the right to earn 51% of the Project over a 4.5-year period (total 6 years) by spending an additional US$15 million (total US$19 million ), which includes a minimum drilling commitment of 6,000 m to be completed within the first 2 years;
  • Stage 2: If NCM elects to proceed to Stage 2 of the  Farm-in, it will make a cash payment to Mirasol of US$650,000 and have the right to earn 65% of the Project over an additional 1-year period (total 7 years), by funding the delivery of a positive preliminary economic assessment, in accordance with NI 43-101, on a resource of not less than 1 million  ounces of gold at a cut-off grade of 0.30 grams per tonne (g/t);
  • Stage 3: If NCM elects to proceed to Stage 3 of the  Farm-in, it will have the right to earn 75% of the Project over an additional 2-year period (total 9 years) by funding the lesser of either: (i) additional expenditures of US$100 million ; or (ii) the delivery of a positive bankable[1] Feasibility Study, in accordance with NI 43-101;
  • Stage 4: After completion of Stage 3, Mirasol can elect to: (i) contribute its proportionate 25% share of further development expenditures, (ii) exercise a one-time equity conversion option to convert up to 10% of its equity into a NSR royalty at a rate of 2.5% equity per 0.5% NSR royalty (max 2% NSR royalty) and then contribute funding to advance the Company’s remaining Project equity interest; or (iii) dilute.  The rate of royalty dilution (up to 2% and triggered upon dilution of its interest to 10%) will be adjusted based on the percentage royalty acquired as part of the equity conversion option. NCM will hold a 0.5% NSR buyback right at fair market value exercisable on the conversion royalty or the dilution royalty.

After meeting the minimum commitment in the Option phase, NCM may terminate the Agreement at any time without liability. In the event that NCM should complete Stage 1, but elect not to proceed to Stage 2, NCM’s 51% interest shall be adjusted to a 49% interest.  If NCM completes Stage 2, but elects not to proceed to Stage 3, the 65% interest shall be adjusted to 60% and the parties may agree to halt further exploration or continue and contribute in proportion to their interests or be diluted.

The Agreement also contains other customary terms, including extension rights to increase the duration of each stage in return for cash payments to Mirasol, and pre-emptive rights provisions should either party elect to sell its interest in the Project.

The Gorbea Project

The Gorbea Project comprises a package of nine projects totaling 26,684 ha, including the Atlas Au+Ag and the Titan Au (Cu) projects, located in the Mio-Pliocene age mineral belt of northern Chile.  Mirasol has completed and reported (news release January 7, 2018 ) the results of an integrated analysis of the extensive Atlas database generated from exploration expenditures in excess of US$ 8 million completed under a prior joint venture agreement. The previous exploration identified a significant body of HSE gold mineralization at the Atlas project, which returned a drill intercept of 114 m grading 1.07 g/t Au, including 36 m grading 2.49 g/t Au (news release September 11, 2017 ). However, the scale of the Atlas Au+Ag system, combined with the relatively modest amount of exploration drilling to date ( 10,499 m in 26 holes) and the range of priority targets identified, highlights the Project as a large, under-explored HSE system, requiring further drill testing for potential large tonnage bulk minable Au+Ag mineralization.

About Newcrest Mining Limited

Newcrest is one of the world’s largest gold mining companies, operating four mines in Australia and the Asia – Pacific regions.  Newcrest has extensive experience developing and operating successful underground and open pit mines in culturally and geographically diverse environments. Newcrest seeks to identify and secure large mineral districts, or provinces, in order to establish long term mining operations.

About Mirasol Resources Ltd

Mirasol is a premier project generation company that is focused on the discovery and development of profitable precious metal and copper deposits, operating via a hybrid joint venture and self-funded drilling business model. Strategic joint ventures with precious metal producers have enabled Mirasol to maintain a tight share structure while advancing its priority projects that are focused in high-potential regions in Chile and Argentina. Mirasol employs an integrated generative and on-ground exploration approach, combining leading-edge technologies and experienced exploration geoscientists to maximize the potential for discovery. Mirasol is in a strong financial position and has a significant portfolio of exploration projects located within the Tertiary Age Mineral belts of Chile and the Jurassic age Au+Ag district of Santa Cruz Province Argentina .

Stephen Nano , President and CEO of Mirasol, has approved the technical content of this news release. Mr Nano is a Chartered Professional geologist and Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CP and FAusIMM) and is a Qualified Person under NI 43 -101.

Under the terms of the pervious Gorbea Joint Venture (terminated in April 2018 ), all exploration was managed by the then joint venture partner. Pre-joint venture exploration on the projects was managed by Stephen C. Nano , who is the Qualified Person under NI 43-101.  Exploration data generated from the previous Gorbea Joint Venture program was reviewed and validated by Mirasol prior to release. The technical interpretations presented here are those of Mirasol Resources Ltd.

Mirasol applies industry standard exploration sampling methodologies and techniques. All geochemical rock and drill samples are collected under the supervision of the company’s geologists in accordance with industry practice. Geochemical assays are obtained and reported under a quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) program. Samples are dispatched to an ISO 9001:2008 accredited laboratory in Chile for analysis. Assay results from surface rock, channel, trench, and drill core samples may be higher, lower or similar to results obtained from surface samples due to surficial oxidation and enrichment processes or due to natural geological grade variations in the primary mineralization.

Forward Looking Statements: The information in this news release contains forward looking statements that are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in our forward looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences include: changes in world commodity markets, equity markets, costs and supply of materials relevant to the mining industry, change in government and changes to regulations affecting the mining industry. Forward-looking statements in this release include statements regarding future exploration programs, operation plans, geological interpretations, mineral tenure issues and mineral recovery processes. Although we believe the expectations reflected in our forward looking statements are reasonable, results may vary, and we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Mirasol disclaims any obligations to update or revise any forward looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.

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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“Bankable” is defined as suitable to be submitted to a recognized financial institution as a basis for lending funds for the development of a mine

SOURCE Mirasol Resources Ltd.

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ALTIUS Announces Purchase of 2% NSR Royalty on Curipamba Copper-Gold-Zinc Project, Ecuador

St. John’s – Altius Minerals Corporation (“Altius”) (TSX: ALS; OTCQX: ATUSF)reports that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a 2% Net Smelter Return Royalty covering the Curipamba copper-gold-zinc project (the “Curipamba Project”) from Resource Capital Fund VI L.P. and RCF VI SRL LLC (collectively, “RCF”) for US$10 million in cash.
The Curipamba Project, located in central Ecuador, is being developed under a 75:25 partnership between Adventus Zinc Corporation (“Adventus”) (TSX-V: ADZN; OTCQX: ADVZF), and Salazar Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: SRL). Altius currently holds 21% of the outstanding shares of Adventus.
The Curipamba Project includes the resource stage El Domo deposit, a near-surface, copper and gold rich massive sulphide deposit that has seen more than 50,000 metres of drilling to date, including approximately 18,000 metres in 2018.  On January 31, 2018 Adventus announced the El Domo resource consists of Indicated Mineral Resources of 8.8 million tonnes grading 1.62% copper, 2.42% zinc, 0.27% lead, 2.34 g/t gold, and 48 g/t silver and Inferred Mineral Resources of 2.6 million tonnes grading 1.29% copper, 1.51% zinc, 0.14% lead, 1.09 g/t gold, and 29 g/t silver. An updated mineral resource estimate and Preliminary Economic Assessment is currently underway and is expected to be released during the first half of 2019.  The Curipamba Project also encompasses more than 22,000 hectares of mineral rights that host several other prospective targets, many of which are expected to be advanced and tested during 2019.
Lawrence Winter, Ph.D., P.Geo., Vice‐President of Exploration for Altius, a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, is responsible for the scientific and technical data presented herein and has reviewed, prepared and approved this release.
Further detailed information regarding the project can be found by visiting www.adventuszinc.com and the most recent National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report relating to the project, dated March 9, 2018, is available at www.sedar.com.
About Altius
Altius directly and indirectly holds diversified royalties and streams which generate revenue from 15 operating mines. These are located in Canada and Brazil and produce copper, zinc, nickel, cobalt, iron ore, potash, and thermal (electrical) and metallurgical coal. The portfolio also includes numerous predevelopment stage royalties covering a wide spectrum of mineral commodities and jurisdictions. Altius also holds a large portfolio of exploration stage projects which it has acquired for future transactions with industry partners that are anticipated to result in royalties and equity and minority interests for Altius.
Altius has 42,851,726 common shares issued and outstanding that are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange. It is a member of both the S&P/TSX Small Cap and S&P/TSX Global Mining Indices.
For further information, please contact Flora Wood (fwood@altiusminerals.com) or Chad Wells at 1.877.576.2209
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Join MILLROCK at the 2019 Vancouver Resources Investment Conference (Plus Complimentary Tickets)

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Dear shareholders and subscribers,
This weekend, on January 20th to 21st, the team from Millrock, along with dozens of the world’s top investment experts, will be gathering in Vancouver to talk markets, insights, and opportunities in this current resource environment.
We invite you to stop by the Millrock booth – Booth 1213.
If you are attending, we look forward to providing you with an update of everything Millrock has accomplished in the last year, as well as a detailed look into what’s ahead. If you’d like to attend, use the promo code “VRIC19GUEST” to receive complimentary tickets, courtesy of Millrock. You can register here.
The exhibit hall will be open on Sunday and Monday between 10AM and 5PM, with the first keynote beginning at 8:30AM in the Speaker Hall.
As well, Millrock will be part of Round Up 2019’s Project Generator Hub on Monday, January 28, from 9AM to 4PM. The Project Generators Hub will feature seven companies during each day of Roundup that specialize in generating exploration ideas and turning these ideas into active projects and we would love to see you if you are attending.
If you are unable to attend either but would still like a company update, simply reply to this message, email me at mhenderson@millrockresources.com, or contact me toll-free at 1-877-217-8978.
We look forward to seeing you!
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PAUL STEPHENS – Robertson Stephens Funds discusses the royalty model; EMX Royalty “Town Hall” live (& replay) webinar, Wed, Jan 16, 4:05 PM EST

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Join Us: Paul Stephens, co-founder of RS Investments (Robertson Stephens) discusses the royalty model; EMX Royalty Corp. “Town Hall”-style (live & replay) webinar, Wed, Jan 16, 4:05 PM EST

This Wednesday, January 16th at 4:05 PM  Eastern (EST) we will be covering the royalty model of resource investing with EMX Royalties and Silicon Valley legendary financier and investor Paul Stephens. The royalty model provides exposure to multiple upside opportunities, while minimizing the impact on a company’s treasury. (Think Wheaton, Franco Nevada, Osisko Gold Royalties and Sandstorm.) David Cole, Pres&CEO of EMX will be presenting.
EMX: website, presentation, stock page (US), stock page (CA), pre-registration link.
To help explain the model before the formal presentation by EMX Royalty, Paul H. Stephens, Stephens Investment Management (19% shareholder of EMX) will be speaking. Paul  has been a leading figure in west coast asset management and investment banking for over thirty years. He is the co-founder and Managing Director of RS Investments. RS Investments (formerly Robertson StephensInvestment Management) is a San Francisco-based mutual fund group that managed over $10 billion in assets. (full bio at end of this email.)

Along with a live presentation by management, there will be an expert Q&A panel of Wall Street veterans asking the tough questions you may not have thought to ask. There will also be an opportunity to send in your questions. pre-register here

EMX Royalty Corporation has a long-standing track record of success in exploration discovery, royalty generation, royalty acquisition, and strategic investments. Their diversified, three pronged business approach provides exposure to multiple upside opportunities, while minimizing the impact on EMX’s treasury.

EMX’s business model is designed to efficiently manage the risks inherent to the minerals exploration and mining industry.  Key elements and resulting advantages of their unique approach are:

  • The company organically generate royalties through low cost property acquisition and early-stage exploration to build value, and then develop partnerships with quality companies to advance the projects, with EMX retaining a royalty interest and receiving pre-production payments.
  • Their organic royalty growth is supplemented by purchases of royalties from other parties, as well as strategic investments.
  • Cash flow from royalties, advance royalties, and other property payments are supplemented by returns from strategic investments, and provide “self-funding” operating capital for our ongoing business initiatives.
  • Using this model, they sustainably grow the royalty portfolio, with minimal dilution to our shareholders.

EMX’s royalty and property portfolio spans five continents, and consists of a balanced mix of precious metal, base metal, and other assets.

Now all you have to do is listen…. Click below to pre-register (required):

• Projects & investments on five continents
• Total of over 1.8 million acres of mineral property assets from acquisition & evaluation of >5 million acres over 15 years
• Gold, copper, cobalt, polymetallic, & other interests
• Assets range from royalty properties to early stage exploration projects

• Diversified portfolio with multiple sources of cash flow: ‒ Royalty revenue from producing operations ‒ Sale of assets with retained royalty interests ‒ Pre-production payments from new and ongoing agreements

• Optionality from operators’ investments on EMX’s royalty properties

About Paul H. Stephens, Partner and Chairman

Paul Stephens is a Partner and Chairman of SIM. Paul has been a leading figure in west coast asset management and investment banking for over thirty years. He is the co-founder and Managing Director of RS Investments. RS Investments (formerly Robertson Stephens Investment Management) is a San Francisco-based mutual fund group that managed over $10 billion in assets.
Paul was also a co-founder of Robertson Stephens & Company (“RSCO”) with Sandy Robertson in 1978. While at RSCO, he initially headed up the firm’s research and institutional sales groups, before managing the Robertson Stephens venture capital group from 1984-1990. RSCO grew to become one of the world’s premier boutique investment banks, helping to finance hundreds of Silicon Valley growth companies. RSCO was sold to Bank of America in 1997 and then re-sold to BancBoston in 1998. Paul spearheaded RSCO’s expansion into the asset management business and launched the Orphan Fund in 1990 and the Contrarian Fund in 1993. These funds were part of the foundation of the RSCO asset management business that would later become Robertson Stephens Investment Management.
Paul is a past Chairman and board member of the Haas Business School Advisory Board at the University of California at Berkeley. As an Adjunct Professor of Finance at Haas, Paul taught an investment class for ten years entitled “Investment Styles and Strategies” to second-year MBA students. He has also been an active board member of DUMAC (the Duke Management Company), which manages Duke University’s endowment fund, as well as a director of the U.C. Berkeley Foundation. In 2002, Paul was named a Berkeley Fellow. Paul holds both Bachelor’s (1967) and Master’s (1969) degrees in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley.

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MIRASOL RESOURCES Announces Appointment of Norman Pitcher as President and CEO

VANCOUVER , Jan. 15, 2019 /CNW/ – Mirasol Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: MRZ) (OTCPK: MRZLF) (the “Company” or “Mirasol“) is pleased to report that Norman Pitcher , P.Geo., has been appointed President and CEO of the Company effective February 1, 2019 . Mr. Pitcher will succeed Stephen Nano , who has led the Company as President and CEO since the spring of 2014. Mr. Nano will continue to serve as a director of Mirasol and as an advisor to the Company.

Mr. Pitcher has over 30 years of experience in the mining industry and recently served as the President of Eldorado Gold Corporation from July 2012 until December 2015 , prior to which he served as Chief Operating Officer of Eldorado from July 2005 to July 2012 . Throughout his career with Eldorado , Pan American Silver, H.A. Simons, Ivanhoe Gold and Pioneer Metals, he was involved in exploration, evaluation and exploitation of open pit and underground mineral deposits on a world-wide basis. Mr. Pitcher is a Professional Geologist and holds a B.Sc. in Geosciences from the University of Arizona . Mr. Pitcher is currently a non-executive director of Roxgold Inc. and Allegiant Gold.

Dana Prince , the Chairman of the Company, stated: “On behalf of the Board and management of the Company, we welcome Norman to Mirasol. We are confident that his experience as a seasoned and successful international mining executive will hasten Mirasol’s further success as it enters its next stage of development.”

Mr. Nano is a founder of Mirasol, serving the Company since its inception in 2003, where he has played an integral role in its development, initially as Vice President of Exploration and over the last four and a half years as President, CEO and Director.

Mr. Prince stated: “On behalf of the Board and the entire Company, we thank Stephen for his exceptional service as President and CEO and for his contributions and leadership which have helped place the Company in a very strong position for its next stage of development.”

About Mirasol Resources Ltd

Mirasol is a premier project generation company that is focused on the discovery and development of profitable precious metal and copper deposits, operating via a hybrid joint venture and self-funded drilling business model. Strategic joint ventures with precious metal producers have enabled Mirasol to maintain a tight share structure while advancing its priority projects that are focused in high-potential regions in Chile and Argentina. Mirasol employs an integrated generative and on-ground exploration approach, combining leading-edge technologies and experienced exploration geoscientists to maximize the potential for discovery. Mirasol is in a strong financial position and has a significant portfolio of exploration projects located within the Tertiary Age Mineral belts of Chile and the Jurassic age Au+Ag district of Santa Cruz Province Argentina .

Forward Looking Statements: The information in this news release contains forward looking statements that are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in our forward looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences include: changes in world commodity markets, equity markets, costs and supply of materials relevant to the mining industry, change in government and changes to regulations affecting the mining industry. Forward-looking statements in this release include statements regarding future exploration programs, operation plans, geological interpretations, mineral tenure issues and mineral recovery processes. Although we believe the expectations reflected in our forward looking statements are reasonable, results may vary, and we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Mirasol disclaims any obligations to update or revise any forward looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.

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

SOURCE Mirasol Resources Ltd.

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RIVERSIDE RESOURCES Visit Riverside at the VRIC – Booth #816

Dear Riverside Shareholders and Followers,
Riverside invites you to visit management on January 20-21 to the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) held at the Vancouver Convention Centre West. We look forward to meeting and providing shareholders and investors with a detailed corporate update and outlook for 2019.
Use Promo Code ‘VRIC19GUEST‘ for free entry to this years show.
Please visit us at booth #816 or give us a call at your convenience to catch-up on the latest Riverside news.
Best regards,
The Riverside Team
relmajian@rivres.com 
778-327-6671 x 312

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MILLROCK RESOURCES Inc.: Invitation to VRIC Booth 1213

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – January 14, 2019) – Millrock Resources Inc. (TSXV: MRO) would like to cordially invite you to visit us at Booth #1213 at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) to be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre West (1055 Canada Place, Vancouver) on Sunday January 20 – Monday January 21, 2019.

The Vancouver Resource Investment Conference has been the bellwether of the junior mining market for the last twenty-five years. It is the number one source of information for investment trends and ideas, covering all aspects of the natural resource industry.

Each year, the VRIC hosts over 60 keynote speakers, 350 exhibiting companies and 9000 investors.

Investment thought leaders and wealth influencers provide our audiences with valuable insights. C-suite company executives covering every corner of the mineral exploration sector as well as metals, oil & gas, renewable energy, media and financial services companies are available to speak one on one. This is a must-attend for investors and stakeholders in the global mining industry.

For more information and/or to register for the conference please visit: https://cambridgehouse.com/vancouver-resource-investment-conference

We look forward to seeing you there.

For further information:

Millrock Resources Inc.
Millrock Resources Inc.
1-877-217-8978
mhenderson@millrockresources.com
www.millrockresources.com

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RIVERSIDE RESOURCES Outlines Corporate Outlook for 2019

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Riverside Resources Inc. (“Riverside” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: RRI) (RVSDF) (R99.F) is pleased to provide a brief outlook for the coming year. Riverside is pleased to enter 2019 with a stable of high-quality gold, silver and copper exploration assets in Mexico. Riverside continues to have a tight share structure (less than 45M shares outstanding); increasing the potential for strong share price appreciation on new exploration successes. The list below outlines some of the key catalysts and opportunities the Company is currently forwarding:

  • Riverside has exciting drill targets that are permitted and ready for testing at multiple 100% owned projects in Mexico (including high-grade gold at Cecilia and high-grade silver at the Peñoles Project)
  • The Company has been advancing potential joint venture partnerships and is optimistic new deals can be secured to advance multiple projects simultaneously
  • Riverside expects to expand outside of Mexico during 2019, as the Company continues to grow and diversify the generative portfolio
  • Actively engaged in strategic alliance discussions with major companies, with aim of leveraging past investments and regional knowledge in Mexico
  • Partner-funded exploration expected to commence at the La Silla Project in 2019 (Sinaloa Resources)
  • New go-public transaction expected during Q1-Q2 from Croesus Gold Corp., (Riverside currently owns >5,000,000 Croesus common shares and holds a 2% NSR on the Sugarloaf Peak Project)

Listen to Riverside’s President & CEO, John-Mark Staude speak on the Company’s growth plans for 2019.
Riverside’s President and CEO, John-Mark Staude, stated: “Riverside is in a good position heading into 2019, we are focused to leverage off of last year’s work to improve the Company’s portfolio and are working up partnerships and catalysts for a positive year ahead. We have drill targets ready to go along with shares in other juniors and remain focused on delivering new accretive transactions for the Company. We are confident 2019 will be a strong rebound year for the company with momentum building during the first quarter.”

Options & Bonus Shares Granted:
On January 8, 2019 the Company granted 785,000 incentive stock options (the “Options”) to certain Directors, Officers and Consultants of the Company. The Options are exercisable at $0.17 per share for a period of 5 years from the date of grant. Options granted to individuals in their capacity as a Director vest in 3 equal instalments over 18 months and Options granted to Officers and Consultants vest in 4 equal instalments over 12 months. The Company also granted 265,000 bonus shares to certain Directors, Officers and Consultants of the Company. The Options & bonus shares were granted pursuant to the Company’s shareholder-approved stock option and bonus share plan and are subject to the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange and any applicable regulatory hold periods.

About Riverside Resources Inc.:
Riverside is an exploration company driven by value generation and discovery. The company has a strong portfolio of gold-silver and copper assets in Mexico and a tight share structure with less than 45M shares outstanding. Riverside has extensive experience and knowledge operating in Mexico and has leveraged 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 additional properties available for option, with more information available on the Company’s website at www.rivres.com.

ON BEHALF OF RIVERSIDE RESOURCES INC.
“John-Mark Staude”
Dr. John-Mark Staude, President & CEO

For additional information contact:

John-Mark Staude
President, CEO
Riverside Resources Inc.
info@rivres.com
Phone:  (778) 327-6671
Fax:  (778) 327-6675
Web:  www.rivres.com		 Raffi Elmajian
Corporate Communications
Riverside Resources Inc.
relmajian@rivres.com
Phone: (778) 327-6671
TF: (877) RIV-RES1
Web: www.rivres.com

Certain statements in this press release may be considered forward-looking information. These statements can be identified by the use of forward looking terminology (e.g., “expect”,” estimates”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “plans”). Such information involves known and unknown risks — including the availability of funds, the results of financing and exploration activities, the interpretation of exploration results and other geological data, or unanticipated costs and expenses and other risks identified by Riverside in its public securities filings that may cause actual events to differ materially from current expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.

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

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MIRASOL Provides Update on the Atlas Gold-Silver Project, Gorbea Property Package, Mio-Pliocene Belt Chile

VANCOUVER , Jan. 7, 2019 /CNW/ – Mirasol Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: MRZ, OTCPK: MRZLF) (the “Company” or “Mirasol”) is pleased to provide an exploration update for the Company’s Gorbea property package in Chile , that is subject to a recently announced non-binding Heads of Agreement for an Option to Farm-in with Newcrest International Pty Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM; “NCM” – see news release December 10, 2018 ). Gorbea comprises a claims package totaling 26,684 ha (266.84 sq. km) including the Atlas and Titan Au+Ag+Cu projects, within the highly prospective Mio-Pliocene mineral belt of northern Chile (Figure 1).

  • Subject to completion of ongoing due diligence, NCM has committed US$4 million in exploration expenditures, including a minimum of 3,000 m of drilling over the first 18 months of the Option Period.
  • Mirasol and NCM are advancing the drill permitting process and upgrading the exploration camp ahead of a planned Q1 2019 restart of exploration program that will initially focus on Atlas, including detailed remapping mapping, alteration vectoring studies and 60 line-km of CSAMT geophysics, and diamond core drilling.
  • At Atlas, significant progress in geological understanding has been derived from Mirasol’s initial interpretation US$8 million of exploration data generated under a recently terminated Joint Venture on the Gorbea package (see news release April 13, 2018 ).
  • Outcomes include recognition of a large breccias complex at Atlas that is host to the better gold mineralization, a development of a new alteration vectoring model suggesting that a number of previous drill holes with anomalous Au+Ag assays may have been terminated early above the potentially better mineralized zone and recognition of new target areas where gold mineralization may occur closer to surface.

The scale of the Atlas Au+Ag system, combined with the relatively modest amount of exploration drilling to date ( 10,499 m in 26 holes) and the range of priority targets identified, highlights the project as a large, under-explored HSE system, requiring further drill testing for potential large tonnage bulk minable Au+Ag mineralization.

Atlas Prospect Update  

Atlas is centered on the Dos Hermanas andesite to dacite composition, lava, pyroclastic and dome field that hosts the large-area, argillic to advanced argillic alteration and Au+Ag system which characterizes the prospect.  A combination of assays from detailed stream sediment, soil and rock chip sampling outline a precious metal “footprint” for the Atlas system of approximately 14 sq. km.

A 53 sq. km conventional PDP electrical geophysical survey over the central part of the Atlas project outlined large resistivity anomalies along the NE oriented Cerro Chaco fault zone and a 4.5 km diameter resistivity feature, interpreted to delimit a large zone of stronger alteration and silicification (Figure 2). The circular resistivity feature contains the more significant bodies of breccia identified to date, that host the better intersections of Au+Ag mineralization encountered in drilling at Atlas.  Only a small part of the circular resistivity feature has been drill tested at this time.

Recent radiometric age-dating of alunite alteration associated with Au+Ag mineralization at Atlas has returned a determination of 20.6 ma ±0.6 ma1.  Previous reported age-dating of alunite from Mirasol’s adjacent Titan Au (Cu) project, returned an age date of 17.08 ma ±0.8 ma2.  These ages correlate with Lower to Middle Miocene mineralization events recognized in the Maricunga Au+Ag+Cu Belt, located 150 km to the south, which has produced significant metallic deposits, including Pan Pacific Copper’s Caserones mine (4.6 Mt Cu3) and Kinross Gold Corporation’s La Coipa High Sulfidation Epithermal (HSE) Au+Ag district (5.5 Moz Au and 295 Moz Ag4; Figure 1).

Exploration at Atlas has shown Au+Ag mineralization is hosted by:

1)

Vuggy silica – alunite structures, such as the 900 m long Atlas Gold Zone (AGZ) where limited shallow drilling on the NW end of the structure returned an anomalous intersection of 24 m at 0.18 g/t Au and 13.1 g/t Ag (Table 1). The un-drilled areas of higher-grade rock chip sampling at the center and SE end of the AGZ trend returned assays of up to 8.86 g/t Au and 44.7 g/t Ag and 16.75 g/t Au and 43.9 g/t Ag, representing a target area for future drilling.

2)

Multiphase phreatomagmatic and hydrothermal breccia bodies, that are seen at various prospects across the Atlas project.  Where mineralized, these breccias are altered to quartz-alunite ± jarosite ± dark hematite assemblage with vuggy silica textures. The Steam Heated Zone (SHZ) breccia body hosts the best drill intersections to-date, which reported 114.1 m at 1.07 g/t Au and 1.8 g/t Ag, including 36 m at 2.49 g/t Au and 3.1 g/t (Table 1).  Brecciation is a key feature in many large HSE precious metal deposits, where the breccia bodies act as both a conduit for mineralizing fluids and a host rock for economic concentrations of mineralization. The presence of widespread strongly altered brecciation is considered one of the positive features of the Atlas project.

The SHZ Au+Ag mineralized breccia body has not been fully delineated by drilling. As currently defined by 0.1 Au g/t cutoff, the body has dimensions of 950 by 500 m , up to 120 m thick and is open to depth and laterally in all directions. The SHZ mineralization is located beneath a +230 m “barren” alteration cap.  The presence of a barren alteration cap at Atlas is a characteristic in common with other recent HSE Au+Ag discoveries in the Mio-Pliocene belt, including the Salares Norte deposit (3.7 Moz Au and 49.5 Moz Ag 5) located 65 km to the south of Atlas, undergoing a feasibility study by Gold Fields Ltd6.

Relogging of Atlas core holes by Mirasol along a NW-SE oriented cross section through the SHZ body (Figure 3 and Figure 4) has led to the following understanding of the prospect:

1)

The SHZ mineralization may be located at progressively shallower depths to the NW, toward a 700 m long gap in drilling, located between the SHZ breccia zone and the AGZ.  Drilling to test for shallower potential high-grade mineralization in this “gap” is a priority;

2)

The development of a more detailed alteration / mineralization model for the SHZ breccia mineralization.  The model suggests that the better mineralized zone has a low-grade outer “jarosite alunite cap” that is recognized as either a jarosite-alunite matrix vuggy breccia or a cream-coloured, jarosite-bearing silica veinlets or breccia matrix. Au+Ag grade improves beneath the low grade “jarosite- alunite cap” and at depth into the mineralized body.

3)

Mineralization is deeply oxidized beyond the base of drilling to +370 m below surface. Au+Ag is associated with a multiphase breccia with vuggy quartz textures and coarse alunite ± jarosite and dark hematite interpreted to be after original sulfide.

The recognition of a low-grade jarosite-alunite cap, immediately overlying the SHZ mineralization may be used to vector to zones of potentially better Au+Ag grade at the SHZ. This highlights that a number of drill holes in the SHZ and other breccia bodies (holes CLATDH0016, 21, 23 and 25) at Atlas appear to have been prematurely terminated in the low-grade cap, potentially not intercepting nor testing the underlying potentially better-grade mineralization. The presence of deep oxidation associated with hematite replacement of original sulfide mineralization has also been noted at the giant Veladero HSE gold mine (17.3 Moz Au and 195.5 Moz Ag 7) operated by Barrick Gold in the Mio-Pliocene belt of Argentina , where deep oxidization of the mineralization is attributed to a combination of late-stage heated ground water collapsing into the system at the later stages of the mineralizing system, as well as post mineral supergene processes. Oxidation of the mineralization can be an indication of positive metallurgical characteristics for gold recovery in HSE precious metal deposits.

Stephen Nano , President and CEO of Mirasol, has approved the technical content of this news release. Mr Nano is a Charter Professional geologist and Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CP and FAusIMM) and is a Qualified Person under NI 43 -101.

Under the terms of the pervious Gorbea Joint Venture (terminated in April 2018 ), all exploration was managed by the then joint venture partner. Pre-joint venture exploration on the projects was managed by Stephen C. Nano , who is the Qualified Person under NI 43-101.  Exploration data generated from the previous Gorbea Joint Venture program was reviewed and validated by Mirasol prior to release. The technical interpretations presented here are those of Mirasol Resources Ltd.

Mirasol applies industry standard exploration sampling methodologies and techniques. All geochemical rock and drill samples are collected under the supervision of the company’s geologists in accordance with industry practice. Geochemical assays are obtained and reported under a quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) program. Samples are dispatched to an ISO 9001:2008 accredited laboratory in Chile for analysis. Assay results from surface rock, channel, trench, and drill core samples may be higher, lower or similar to results obtained from surface samples due to surficial oxidation and enrichment processes or due to natural geological grade variations in the primary mineralization.

Forward Looking Statements: The information in this news release contains forward looking statements that are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences include: changes in world commodity markets, equity markets, costs and supply of materials relevant to the mining industry, change in government and changes to regulations affecting the mining industry. Forward-looking statements in this release include statements regarding future exploration programs, operation plans, geological interpretations, mineral tenure issues and mineral recovery processes. Although we believe the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, results may vary, and we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Mirasol disclaims any obligations to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.

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 news release.

1

Ar/Ar radiometric age date determination commissioned by Yamana Gold, performed at Sernageomin Geochronology Laboratories in Santiago, Chile.

2

Ar/Ar radiometric age date determination commissioned by Mirasol Resources, performed at Australian National University Argon Facility in Canberra, Australia

3

S&P Global Market Intelligence

4

S&P Global Market Intelligence

5

Gold Fields Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Supplement to the Integrated Annual Report,2017.

6

Gold Fields. (2017). Integrated Annual Report 2017.

7

S&P Global Market Intelligence

Additional Explanatory Notes:

*

AuEq60 is the sum of the value of gold and silver in a given interval represented as a gold equivalent g/t value calculated via the formula: Au assay in g/t + (silver assay in g/t ÷ 60)

SOURCE Mirasol Resources Ltd.

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