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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_______________________
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
September 11, 2023
_______________________
Trilogy Metals Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
_______________________
British Columbia |
001-35447 |
98-1006991 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
Suite 1150, 609 Granville Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada, V7Y 1G5
(Address of principal executive offices, including
zip code)
(604) 638-8088
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since
last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing
is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2 below):
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.24d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.23e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Shares |
TMQ |
NYSE American
Toronto Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant
has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant
to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On September 11, 2023, the Company issued a press release providing an
update on project activities. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained in the press release attached hereto is being
furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement
or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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TRILOGY METALS INC. |
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Dated: September 11, 2023 |
By: |
/s/ Elaine Sanders |
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Elaine Sanders, Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT 99.1
Trilogy Metals Provides
Update on Project Activities
September 11, 2023 - Vancouver, British Columbia
- Trilogy Metals Inc. (TSX/NYSE American: TMQ) ("Trilogy" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on
the activities at the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects (“UKMP”) which are held by Ambler Metals LLC ("Ambler Metals"),
the joint venture operating company owned equally by Trilogy and South32 Limited (ASX, LSE, JSE: S32; ADR: SOUHY) ("South32").
The UKMP is located in northwestern Alaska and includes the Company’s flagship Arctic copper-zinc-lead-silver-gold project, Bornite
copper-cobalt project and surrounding state mining claims and NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. (“NANA”) lands.
Ambler Access Project
The Bornite camp opened in mid-June this year predominately
to support the field work for the Ambler Access Project (“AAP”) - the proposed 211-mile, industrial-use-only road from the
UKMP to the Dalton Highway that will enable advancing exploration and development at the Ambler Mining District. The AAP has a total budget
this year of $24.6 million, funded equally by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (“AIDEA”) and Ambler
Metals. The budget includes funding for the 2023 field season work consisting of cultural survey work, field studies, permitting and data
collection, as well as to support the United States Bureau of Land Management (“USBLM”) in conducting the Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement (“SEIS”) work.
AIDEA started field work in May 2023 utilizing a
camp at Coldfoot, which work is anticipated to be complete by mid-September. In mid-June AIDEA started utilizing the Ambler Metals Bornite
camp with an average of 40 people daily at camp throughout the summer with approximately 20 NANA shareholder hires among them. Ambler
Metals recently closed the Bornite camp with no safety incidents reported. AIDEA successfully completed the planned field program from
Bornite consisting of cultural resource inventory surveys and testing of sites over approximately 450 acres, hydraulic and hydrology studies
at bridge crossings to assess conditions for area drainage, culvert placement and bridge design, collecting topographical and bathymetric
survey data to support bridge data and fish passage culverts, engineering reconnaissance surveys and fish habitat investigations.
The right-of-way permits issued to AIDEA by the USBLM
for the Ambler Access Project were remanded last year pending completion of a SEIS. In its status report submitted in May, the USBLM anticipates
publishing a draft SEIS in the third quarter of calendar year 2023, a final SEIS in the first quarter of calendar year 2024, and a Record
of Decision within the second quarter of calendar year 2024. We understand the draft SEIS has been prepared and circulated to the cooperating
agencies in August for comments and that the agency is targeting the release of the draft SEIS at the end of September.
UKMP Field Activities
In July, Ambler Metals used the camp to support a
small team of geologists who were continuing work started in 2022 on the geological setting and alteration of the Arctic deposit. The
focus of the work was to study existing drill core from 13 holes across the deposit and 4 holes from regional prospects. In addition,
sampling was undertaken for chemostratigraphy and alteration footprint definition. Geological and talc models for the Arctic deposit were
updated and we commenced a new geological and structural model for the area surrounding Arctic.
The camp was also utilized by Ambler Metals to conduct
sampling of core from the Bornite deposit to be used in a study initiated by the Center to Advance the Science of Exploration to Reclamation
in Mining (“CASERM”) at the Colorado School of Mines to investigate the occurrence and distribution of critical elements,
including germanium. Ambler Metals has recently accepted a proposal from CASERM with leveraged funding from the United States Geological
Survey to contribute samples from Bornite to further investigate the occurrence, distribution, and sequestration of critical elements,
including germanium, using a suite of micro-analytical methods such as SEM- and XRF-based techniques, electron probe micro analysis, and
LA-ICP-MS. Objectives of the study include compiling a comprehensive whole-rock 60+ geochemical dataset of select samples from the Bornite
deposit that complement the existing dataset from the South Reef area related to a recently prepared Master of Science thesis.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (“ADF&G”)
visited the Bornite camp to conduct aquatic sampling around the area. The Ambler Metals environmental team completed environmental data
collection of baseline water quality, hydrology, ARD collection and data downloads during the same period ADF&G were at camp.
Bornite Studies
Ambler Metals has engaged Wood Canada Limited and
SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. to complete an initial scoping level study on the Bornite deposit to determine if the ore at Bornite may
extend the mine life at the proposed Arctic Project. The scope of work covers mining, processing, hydrogeology, infrastructure, tailings
management, and waste rock management.
The study assumes that ore from Bornite will be transported
approximately 30 km northeast to the Arctic mill for processing after completion of mining at the Arctic deposit. Bornite will utilize
the proposed infrastructure supporting the Arctic Project including power generation, airstrips and camp. There are potential significant
synergies between Arctic and Bornite which could lower the overall capital costs and extend the regional mine life from 13 years for the
Arctic deposit to 30 years with both Arctic and Bornite.
The study is considering both an open-pit and an
underground mine using existing geologic modelling, geotechnical information, and hydrogeological information and, where possible, will
rely on concepts and costs developed for the Arctic Feasibility Study1.
Metallurgical test work to potentially increase cobalt
reporting with copper concentrate was initiated in July using three previously tested concentrates from the Bornite deposit. The test
work is being conducted by ALS Minerals and is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of this year.
Community Relations
During the summer, the Ambler Metals team visited
and conducted community engagement meetings at the villages of Alatna, Allakaket, Ambler, Kiana, Kobuk, Noatak, and Shungnak. On average
30 to 45 NANA shareholders attended each of those community meetings.
1
See technical report titled “NI 43-101 Technical Report
of Feasibility Study, Ambler District, Alaska” with an effective date of January 20, 2023 and a release date of February 14, 2023.
See also the Arctic Project S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary, Ambler Mining District, Alaska.
Qualified Person
Richard Gosse, P.Geo., Vice President Exploration
for Trilogy Metals Inc., is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Gosse has reviewed the technical information
in this news release and approves the disclosure contained herein.
About Trilogy Metals
Trilogy Metals Inc. is a metal exploration
and development company which holds a 50 percent interest in Ambler Metals LLC, which has a 100 percent interest in the Upper Kobuk Mineral
Projects in northwestern Alaska. On December 19, 2019, South32, a globally diversified mining and metals company, exercised its option
to form a 50/50 joint venture with Trilogy. The UKMP is located within the Ambler Mining District which is one of the richest and most-prospective
known copper-dominant districts in the world. It hosts world-class polymetallic volcanogenic massive sulphide (“VMS”) deposits
that contain copper, zinc, lead, gold and silver, and carbonate replacement deposits which have been found to host high-grade copper and
cobalt mineralization. Exploration efforts have been focused on two deposits in the Ambler Mining District - the Arctic VMS deposit and
the Bornite carbonate replacement deposit. Both deposits are located within a land package that spans approximately 190,929 hectares.
Ambler Metals has an agreement with NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., an Alaska Native Corporation that provides a framework for the exploration
and potential development of the Ambler Mining District in cooperation with local communities. Trilogy’s vision is to develop the
Ambler Mining District into a premier North American copper producer while protecting and respecting subsistence livelihoods.
Company Contacts
Tony Giardini |
Elaine Sanders |
President & Chief Executive Officer |
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Phone: 604-638-8088
# # #
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release includes certain "forward-looking
information” and "forward-looking statements” (collectively "forward-looking statements”) within the meaning
of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein, including, without limitation, perceived merit of properties,
completion and outcomes of the 2023 field season work, anticipated publishing of the SEIS and the Record of Decision, and outcomes of
the initial scoping level study at Bornite are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are frequently, but not always,
identified by words such as "expects”, "anticipates”, "believes”, "intends”, "estimates”,
"potential”, "possible”, and similar expressions, or statements that events, conditions, or results "will”,
"may”, "could”, or "should” occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements involve various risks and
uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
Company's expectations include the uncertainties involving our ability to conserve cash and to raise capital at terms favorable to the
Company, or at all and other risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November
30, 2022 filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and in other
Company reports and documents filed with applicable securities regulatory authorities from time to time. The Company's forward-looking
statements reflect the beliefs, opinions and projections on the date the statements are made. The Company assumes no obligation to update
the forward-looking statements or beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they change, except as required by law.
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