Condor Receives Its Second Critical Minerals Mining License in Kazakhstan
10 March 2025 - 11:01PM
Condor Energies Inc. (“Condor” or the “Company”) (TSX: CDR), a
Canadian based energy transition company is pleased to announce
that it has been awarded a second critical minerals mining license
(the “Kolkuduk License”) by the Government Ministry responsible for
mining in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Condor has a 100% working
interest in the 6,800-hectare Kolkuduk License which provides the
exploration rights for mining solid minerals for a six-year term.
The Kolkuduk Licence is in close proximity to
the Company’s existing 37,300-hectare Sayakbay critical minerals
license (collectively the “Licenses”) and both are located in a
heavily faulted, geothermally active region, allowing migration of
mineralized brines into reservoirs. The Licenses are also adjacent
to other developing hard rock mining operations focused on critical
minerals. Both Licenses are strategically positioned between Europe
and China, providing direct access to existing and robust critical
minerals markets.
A prior well drilled in the Kolkuduk License
territory for hydrocarbon exploration encountered and tested brine
deposits with lithium concentrations of up to 130 milligrams per
litre as reported by the Ministry of Geology of the Republic of
Kazakhstan. A 1,000-meter column of tested and untested brine
reservoir has been identified from historical wireline log and core
data. Other critical minerals identified include rubidium,
strontium and cesium.
Don Streu, Condor’s President and CEO commented
“Condor’s focus on developing critical minerals in Kazakhstan
aligns with the strategic focus of multiple countries to accelerate
the development of diverse, secure, and sustainable supply chains
of critical minerals. Kazakhstan is one of the select group of
minerals-producing countries identified as strategic to these
efforts.
Critical minerals have become a key focus for
many country’s national security and economic prosperity. Condor’s
expanding critical mineral initiatives compliment our existing
Uzbekistan natural gas production enhancement project and our
developing Kazakhstan Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) transportation
fuel business to position the company to be a valuable supplier of
secure, stable and sustainable energy and mineral needs in the
geo-politically strategic Central Asia region. It also positions
the Company to realize multiple revenue streams that should remain
robust across varying economic conditions and geo-political
priorities”.
The Company does not treat the historical
estimates as current mineral resources or mineral reserves as
additional drilling and testing is necessary, and a qualified
person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical
estimates as current mineral resources or mineral reserves. It is
uncertain if further drilling will result in the area being
delineated as a mineral resource or reserve. Readers should
similarly not rely on the historical lithium concentration estimate
for the Lithium Licenses as indicative of the actual lithium
concentration or the likelihood that the Company will be able to
achieve similar production results.
Readers are invited to review the Company’s
latest corporate presentation available on the Condor website at
“condorenergies.ca”.
ABOUT CONDOR ENERGIES INC
Condor Energies Inc is a TSX-listed energy
transition company that is uniquely positioned on the doorstep of
European and Asian markets with three distinct first-mover energy
security initiatives: increasing natural gas and condensate
production from its existing fields in Uzbekistan; an ongoing
project to construct and operate Central Asia’s first LNG ‘lower
carbon fuel’ diesel substitution facility in Kazakhstan; and a
separate initiative to develop and produce critical minerals from
brines in Kazakhstan. Condor has already built a strong foundation
for reserves, production and cashflow growth while also striving to
minimize its environmental footprint.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this news release
constitute forward-looking statements under applicable securities
legislation. Such statements are generally identifiable by the
terminology used, such as “anticipate”, “appear”, “believe”,
“intend”, “expect”, “plan”, “estimate”, “budget”, “outlook”,
“scheduled”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “would”, “in the
process of” or other similar wording. Forward-looking information
in this news release includes, but is not limited to, information
concerning: the timing and ability of mineralized brines to migrate
into reservoirs; the ability to identify brine reservoirs from
historical wireline log and core data; the potential for the
Licenses areas to contain commercials deposits of critical minerals
including lithium, rubidium, strontium, and cesium; the extent to
which prior lithium testing results are indicative of future
testing results; the timing and ability to access critical minerals
markets; the timing and ability to develop and supply diverse,
secure and sustainable supply chains of critical minerals; and the
timing and ability to realize multiple revenue streams.
The TSX does not accept responsibility
for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
For further information, please contact Don
Streu, President and CEO or Sandy Quilty, Vice President of Finance
and CFO at 403-201-9694.
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