Osisko Announces Royalty Transaction With Marimaca Copper
09 September 2022 - 7:00AM
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (“
Osisko”) (OR: TSX
& NYSE) is pleased to announce that it has acquired a 1.0% net
smelter return (“NSR”) royalty covering the currently known
mineralization and prospective exploration areas that constitute
the Marimaca copper project located in Antofagasta, Chile (Figure
1).
HIGHLIGHTS
- Osisko has
acquired a 1.0% NSR royalty from Marimaca Copper Corp. (MARI:TSX)
and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries
(“Marimaca”) for total consideration of US$15.5
million;
- Newly-created
royalty on the Marimaca copper project covering approximately 1,310
hectares including the existing resource and prospective,
near-resource targets;
- As part of the
transaction Osisko has been granted certain rights including a
right of first refusal with respect to any royalty, stream, or
similar interest in connection with financing the Marimaca
project;
- The Marimaca
project is within a well-established mining jurisdiction, located
35 kilometers from the operating Mantos Blancos copper mine, owned
by Capstone Copper Corp. where Osisko owns a silver stream;
- Osisko believes
that the Marimaca project is one of the top undeveloped copper
projects currently owned by a single-asset developer;
- A 2020
preliminary economic assessment highlighted annual copper cathode
production of 36 thousand tonnes over a 12 year period;
- 41,572m of
drilling in 2022 is expected to expand mineral resources to support
a definitive feasibility study which is expected to commence later
this year;
- In particular,
Marimaca defined an exploration target of 30-50Mt of 0.4-0.5% Cu
for the MAMIX zone which is located at depth and along strike of
the known deposit that should add to increased mineral inventory in
upcoming studies;
- Simple low-strip
open-pit oxide copper project with low capital intensity;
- Proven mining
jurisdiction with access to key infrastructure including power,
water and ports;
- Experienced
management team and board of directors.
MARIMACA COPPER PROJECT
The Marimaca copper project is an oxide,
open-pit, heap-leach copper project located in Antofagasta, Chile.
The asset is 100%-owned by Marimaca and hosts a NI 43-101 compliant
resource of 70.4Mt grading 0.60% CuT (total copper), 0.39% CuS
(soluble copper) for 420kt CuT (276kt CuS) in the Measured and
Indicated resource categories plus 43Mt grading 0.52% CuT (0.31%
CuS) for 225kt CuT (132kt CuS) in the Inferred resource category.
These resources date from December 2019 and were more recently
reported in a PEA published by Marimaca in August, 2020 which is
available on SEDAR. The description and supporting evidence for the
various exploration targets, including MAMIX, are found in the
January 20, 2022 press release. Marimaca remains on
track for a resource update on the project in late September or
early October and the company anticipates the start of a definitive
feasibility study on the project later this year.
Figure 1: Osisko NSR Area of
Interesthttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/6921379b-61f1-42de-8547-9c89d22745bd
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 is an intermediate precious metal royalty company focused
on the Americas that commenced activities in June 2014. Osisko
holds a North American focused portfolio of over 165 royalties,
streams and precious metal offtakes. Osisko’s portfolio is anchored
by its cornerstone asset, a 5% net smelter return royalty on the
Canadian Malartic mine, which is the largest gold mine in
Canada.
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: |
Heather TaylorVice President,
Investor RelationsTel: (514) 940-0670 #105Email:
htaylor@osiskogr.com |
Forward-looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press
release may be deemed “forward‐looking statements” within the
meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities laws. These
forward‐looking statements, by their nature, require Osisko to make
certain assumptions and necessarily involve known and unknown risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied in these forward‐looking
statements. Forward‐looking statements are not guarantees of
performance. These forward‐looking statements, may involve,
but are not limited to, statements with respect to future events or
future performance, the realization of the anticipated benefits
deriving from Osisko’s investments, including from its investment
in Marimaca copper project the general performance of the assets of
Osisko and the results of exploration, development exploration and
production activities as well as expansions projects relating to
the properties in which Osisko holds a royalty, stream or other
interest and more particularly that all conditions will be met in
order to allow the operator to bring Marimaca copper project into
production in a timely manner. Words such as “may”, “will”,
“would”, “could”, “expect”, “believe”, “plan”, “anticipate”,
“intend”, “estimate”, “continue”, or the negative or comparable
terminology, as well as terms usually used in the future and the
conditional, are intended to identify forward‐looking statements.
Information contained in forward‐looking statements is based upon
certain material assumptions that were applied in drawing a
conclusion or making a forecast or projection, including, without
limitation, management’s perceptions of historical trends; current
conditions; expected future developments; the ongoing operation of
the properties in which Osisko holds a royalty, stream or other
interest by the operators of such properties in a manner consistent
with past practice; the accuracy of public statements and
disclosures made by the operators of such underlying properties; no
material adverse change in the market price of the commodities that
underlie the asset portfolio; no adverse development in respect of
any significant property in which Osisko holds a royalty, stream or
other interest; the accuracy of publicly disclosed expectations for
the development of underlying properties that are not yet in
production; and the absence of any other factors that could cause
actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated,
estimated or intended. Osisko considers its assumptions to be
reasonable based on information currently available, but cautions
the reader that their assumptions regarding future events, many of
which are beyond the control of Osisko, may ultimately prove to be
incorrect since they are subject to risks and uncertainties that
affect Osisko and its business. Such risks and uncertainties
include, among others, that the financial information presented in
this press release is preliminary and could be subject to
adjustments, the successful continuation of mining activities in
Québec and more particularly of the operations underlying the
Corporation’s assets, the performance of the assets of Osisko, the
growth and the benefits deriving from its portfolio of investments,
risks related to the operators of the properties in which Osisko
holds a royalty, stream or other interest, including changes in the
ownership and control of such operators; risks related to
development, permitting, infrastructure, operating or technical
difficulties on any of the properties in which Osisko holds a
royalty, stream or other interest, the influence of macroeconomic
developments as well as the impact of and the responses of relevant
governments to the COVID-19 outbreak and the effectiveness of such
responses. In this press release, Osisko relies on information
publicly disclosed by another other issuer pertaining to its asset
and, therefore, assumes no liability for such third party public
disclosure.
For additional information with respect to these
and other factors and assumptions underlying the forward‐looking
statements made in this press release, see the section entitled
“Risk Factors” in the most recent Annual Information Form of Osisko
which is filed with the Canadian securities commissions and
available electronically under Osisko’s issuer profile on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
and available electronically under Osisko’s issuer profile on EDGAR
at www.sec.gov. The forward‐ looking statements set forth
herein reflect Osisko’s expectations as at the date of this press
release and are subject to change after such date. Osisko disclaims
any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward‐looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, other than as required by law.
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