Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (“
Osisko” or the
“
Company”) (OR: TSX & NYSE) is pleased to
announce that it has completed an amendment to its silver stream
(the “
Silver Stream”) with respect to the
Gibraltar copper mine (“
Gibraltar”), located in
British Columbia (“
BC”), Canada, which is operated
by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taseko Mines Limited
(“
Taseko”).
Osisko and Taseko have amended the Silver Stream
to increase Osisko’s attributable silver percentage by 12.5% to
100%. Further to this, Osisko and Taseko have also extended the
step-down silver delivery threshold to 6,811,603 ounces delivered,
accounting for Osisko’s additional silver ownership. In exchange
for these amendments Osisko has paid an additional deposit amount
of US$12.7 million to Taseko. These amendments were concluded
further to the announcement by Taseko on March 25th, 2024
that it had entered into a definitive agreement to consolidate a
100% interest in Gibraltar by acquiring the remaining 12.5%
interest from Dowa Metals & Mining Co., Ltd. and Furukawa Co.,
Ltd.
Separately, Osisko is pleased to announce the
successful closing of its transaction to acquire a 1.8% gross
revenue royalty (“GRR”) on the Dalgaranga Gold
project (the “Dalgaranga Royalty” and the
“Project”) operated by Spartan Resources Limited
(“Spartan”) in Western Australia for US$44
million, as originally announced on September 30th, 2024. Osisko’s
complementary transaction to acquire a 1.35% GRR (the
“Exploration Royalty”) on additional regional
exploration licenses in proximity to Dalgaranga for US$6 million
has also closed.
Jason Attew, President and CEO of Osisko
commented:
“We are very pleased to have worked in
partnership with Taseko to once again increase our silver exposure
associated with the Gibraltar mine in BC. Osisko’s shareholders
will benefit from the increased silver stream from a producing mine
thanks to a transaction that is consistent with our strategy of
adding cash flow from long-life assets in Tier 1 mining
jurisdictions.
“Moving to Dalgaranga, since we announced the
agreement to acquire the Dalgaranga Royalty just over two months
ago, our new partner Spartan has continued to deliver on key
milestones, including: the receipt of all key approvals and permits
required for underground mining and development; the discovery of a
new high-grade gold zone called “Freak”; and the release of an
updated Mineral Resource Estimate which demonstrated an impressive
68% increase in contained Indicated ounces, and which will serve as
the basis for the upcoming Dalgaranga Feasibility Study. In
addition, Spartan recently completed a A$220 million equity raise,
which puts the management team in a strong position to accelerate
Dalgaranga’s re-start over the next 24 months.”
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical content of this
news release has been reviewed and approved by Guy Desharnais,
Ph.D., P.Geo., Vice President, Project Evaluation at Osisko Gold
Royalties Ltd, who is a “qualified person” as defined by National
Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects
(“NI 43-101”).
About Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd is an intermediate
precious metal royalty company which holds a North American focused
portfolio of over 185 royalties, streams and precious metal
offtakes, including 21 producing assets. Osisko’s portfolio is
anchored by its cornerstone asset, a 5% net smelter return royalty
on the Canadian Malartic Complex, one of Canada’s largest gold
mines.
Osisko’s head office is located at 1100 Avenue
des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Suite 300, Montréal, Québec,
H3B 2S2.
For further information, please contact
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd:
Grant MoentingVice President, Capital Markets Tel: (514) 940-0670
#116Mobile: (365) 275-1954 Email: gmoenting@osiskogr.com |
Heather TaylorVice President, Sustainability & Communications
Tel: (514) 940-0670 #105Email: htaylor@osiskogr.com |
CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this press
release may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995 and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of
applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking
statements are statements other than statements of historical fact,
that address, without limitation, future events, the development of
the Dalgaranga project as planned, including the delivery of the
Dalgaranga Feasibility Study and the timely re-starting of
Dalgaranga, management’s expectations on the growth of its asset
base and expected development on time and on budget of the projects
and properties underlying Osisko’s interests. Forward-looking
statements are statements that are not historical facts and are
generally, but not always, identified by the words “expects”,
“plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “intends”, “estimates”,
“projects”, “potential”, “scheduled” and similar expressions or
variations (including negative variations), or that events or
conditions “will”, “would”, “may”, “could” or “should” occur.
Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors, most of which are beyond the
control of Osisko, and actual results may accordingly differ
materially from those in forward-looking statements. Such risk
factors include, without limitation, (i) with respect to properties
in which Osisko holds a royalty, stream or other interest; risks
related to: (a) the operators of the properties, (b) timely
development, permitting, construction, commencement of production,
ramp-up (including operating and technical challenges), (c)
differences in rate and timing of production from resource
estimates or production forecasts by operators, (d) differences in
conversion rate from resources to reserves and ability to replace
resources, (e) the unfavorable outcome of any challenges or
litigation relating title, permit or license, (f) hazards and
uncertainty associated with the business of exploring, development
and mining including, but not limited to unusual or unexpected
geological and metallurgical conditions, slope failures or
cave-ins, flooding and other natural disasters or civil unrest or
other uninsured risks, (ii) with respect to other external factors:
(a) fluctuations in the prices of the commodities that drive
royalties, streams, offtakes and investments held by Osisko, (b)
fluctuations in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the
U.S. dollar, (c) regulatory changes by national and local
governments, including permitting and licensing regimes and
taxation policies, regulations and political or economic
developments in any of the countries where properties in which
Osisko holds a royalty, stream or other interest are located or
through which they are held, (d) continued availability of capital
and financing and general economic, market or business conditions,
and (e) responses of relevant governments to infectious diseases
outbreaks and the effectiveness of such response and the potential
impact of such outbreaks on Osisko’s business, operations and
financial condition; (iii) with respect to internal factors: (a)
business opportunities that may or not become available to, or are
pursued by Osisko, (b) the integration of acquired assets or (c)
the determination of Osisko’s PFIC status (d) that financial
information may be subject to year-end adjustments. The
forward-looking statements contained in this press release are
based upon assumptions management believes to be reasonable,
including, without limitation: the absence of significant change in
Osisko’s ongoing income and assets relating to determination of its
PFIC status, and the absence of any other factors that could cause
actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated,
estimated or intended and, with respect to properties in which
Osisko holds a royalty, stream or other interest, (i) the ongoing
operation of the properties by the owners or operators of such
properties in a manner consistent with past practice and with
public disclosure (including forecast of production), (ii) the
accuracy of public statements and disclosures made by the owners or
operators of such underlying properties (including expectations for
the development of underlying properties that are not yet in
production), (iii) no adverse development in respect of any
significant property, (iv) that statements and estimates relating
to mineral reserves and resources by owners and operators are
accurate and (v) the implementation of an adequate plan for
integration of acquired assets.
For additional information on risks,
uncertainties and assumptions, please refer to the most recent
Annual Information Form of Osisko filed on SEDAR+ at
www.sedarplus.ca and EDGAR at www.sec.gov which also provides
additional general assumptions in connection with these statements.
Osisko cautions that the foregoing list of risk and uncertainties
is not exhaustive. Investors and others should carefully consider
the above factors as well as the uncertainties they represent and
the risk they entail. Osisko believes that the assumptions
reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable, but
no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be
accurate as actual results and prospective events could materially
differ from those anticipated such the forward-looking statements
and such forward-looking statements included in this press release
are not guarantee of future performance and should not be unduly
relied upon. In this press release, Osisko relies on
information publicly disclosed by Taseko pertaining to the
Gibraltar mine and the operation thereof and, therefore, assumes no
liability for such third party public disclosure. These
statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Osisko
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, other than as required by applicable
law.
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