Prime Mining Corp. (“Prime”, or the “Company”) (
TSX.V:
PRYM) (
OTCQX: PRMNF) (
Frankfurt:
O4V3) is pleased to report its operating and financial
results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. Prime is focused
on the exploration and development of its wholly owned high-grade
Los Reyes Gold-Silver Project in Sinaloa State, Mexico (“Los Reyes”
or the “Project”).
Prime Chief Executive Officer Daniel Kunz
commented, “With 51,000 metres drilled to date and six drills now
turning, we are well on our way to completing 2023’s planned 60,000
metre drill program at Los Reyes. Recent results from both
expansion and generative drilling continue to demonstrate solid
potential to contribute to resource inventories and develop an
outstanding high-grade gold-silver project. Early-stage technical
analysis is underway as we advance our understanding of the Los
Reyes project. Working with our community partners, we supported a
back-to-school program in September. We ended the quarter in strong
financial condition to execute on our upcoming plans for 2024 and
into 2025.”
Corporate Highlights During the
Quarter (Unless otherwise stated, all amounts are
presented in Canadian dollars.)
On July
17h, the Company
announced its AGM voting results.
On August 16th, the Company
reported its Second Quarter 2023 Financial and Operating
results.
On September
28th, the Company
announced the grant of incentive options in accordance with its
long-term incentive plan.
Exploration Highlights During the
Quarter
On July
11th, the Company
reported drill results from nine core holes at the Central
Area, one of three main zones hosting the gold-silver
mineral resource estimate (“MRE”) at the Company’s Los Reyes
Project, located in Sinaloa State, Mexico.
Highlight intercepts include:
- 4.99 grams per tonne (gpt)
gold-equivalent (AuEq) (4.11 gpt Au and 67.9 gpt Ag) over 9.1
metres (m) estimated true width (etw) in hole 23NB-46, located 150
m along strike from the bottom of the MRE pit, including:
-
37.48 gpt AuEq (31.40 gpt Au and 470.0 gpt Ag) over 1.1 m etw.
-
1.50 gpt AuEq (1.23 gpt Au and 20.5 gpt Ag) over 14.0 m etw in hole
23NB-39, located immediately adjacent to the MRE pit,
including:
-
5.17 gpt AuEq (4.19 gpt Au and 76.0 gpt Ag) over 2.0 m etw.
-
2.25 gpt AuEq (1.86 gpt Au and 30.2 gpt Ag) over 5.7 m etw in hole
23NB-40, located 80 m along strike and below the MRE pit,
including:
-
5.62 gpt AuEq (4.75 gpt Au and 67.6 gpt Ag) over 1.4 m etw.
On September
6th, the Company
reported high grade drill results from the Las Primas and Fresnillo
generative targets.
Highlight intercepts include:
Las Primas Area:
- 12.34 gpt AuEq (10.85 gpt Au and
114.9 gpt Ag) over 2.5 metres (m) estimated true width (‘etw’) in
hole 23LP-14, including:
- 17.50 gpt AuEq (15.40 gpt Au and
162.2 gpt Ag) over 1.7 m etw.
- 1.73 gpt AuEq (1.70 gpt Au and 2.3
gpt Ag) over 9.6 m etw in hole 23LP-06, including:
- 4.94 gpt AuEq (4.88 gpt Au and 4.7
gpt Ag) over 3.0 m etw.
- 1.20 gpt AuEq (0.87 gpt Au and 25.8
gpt Ag) over 14.6 m etw in hole 23LP-07, starting just below
surface.
Fresnillo Area:
- 0.74 gpt AuEq (0.56 gpt Au and 14.3
gpt Ag) over 23.8 m etw, and
- 0.48 gpt AuEq (0.41 gpt Au and 5.3
gpt Ag) over 20.8 m in hole 23FRE-12.
- 1.65 gpt AuEq (1.06 gpt Au and 45.2
gpt Ag) over 10.9 m etw in hole 23FRE-19, including:
- 12.30 gpt AuEq (6.63 gpt Au and
438.0 gpt Ag) over 0.85 m etw.
- 1.39 gpt AuEq (0.87 gpt Au and 40.4
gpt Ag) over 7.5 m etw in hole 23FRE-20.
On September
12h, the Company
reported expansion drilling results from Los Reyes.
Highlight intercepts include:
Z-T Zone:Tahonitas Area
- 3.87 grams per tonne (“gpt”)
gold-equivalent (AuEq) (3.16 gpt Au and 54.9 gpt Ag) over 20.5
metres (“m”) estimated true width (“etw”) in hole 23TA-71,
including:
- 8.72 gpt AuEq (7.63 gpt Au and 84.0
gpt Ag) over 5.5 m etw.
Zapote South Area
- 2.22 gpt AuEq (1.91 gpt Au and 24.3
gpt Ag) over 7.9 m etw in hole 23ZAP-118, including:
- 5.20 gpt AuEq (4.65 gpt Au and 42.7
gpt Ag) over 2.55 m etw.
- 3.51 gpt AuEq (3.07 gpt Au and 34.4
gpt Ag) over 4.8 m etw and 0.94 gpt AuEq (0.69 gpt Au and 19.5 gpt
Ag) over 11.4 m etw in hole 23ZAP-115.
- 0.87 gpt AuEq (0.56 gpt Au and 24.2
gpt Ag) over 18.5 m etw in hole 23ZAP-112.
Zapote West Area
- 4.24 gpt AuEq (3.77 gpt Au and 36.6
gpt Ag) over 3.6 m etw, including 7.12 gpt AuEq (6.37 gpt Au and
57.6 gpt Ag) over 2.1 m etw, in hole 23ZAP-106
Guadalupe Zone:
- 13.51 gpt AuEq (10.10 gpt Au and
263.8 gpt Ag) over 2.2 m etw in hole 23GE-142, including:
- 23.46 gpt AuEq (17.80 gpt Au and
437.0 gpt Ag) over 1.2 m etw; and,
- 44.39 gpt AuEq (18.20 gpt Au and
2,024.0 gpt Ag) over 1.0 m etw
- 15.06 gpt AuEq (5.46 gpt Au and
742.0 gpt Ag) over 0.8 m etw in hole 23GE-136.
Central Zone:Noche Buena
Area
- 2.87 gpt AuEq (2.63 gpt Au and 18.8
gpt Ag) over 2.5 m etw in hole 23NB-48.
Maintaining Health and Safety
Protocols
The Company has avoided possible health issues
that may have had a material effect on the Company’s activities.
Prime remains engaged with local stakeholders and is proactive in
monitoring employees and contractors concerning general health
conditions. The Company continues to closely adhere to the
directives of all levels of government and relevant health
authorities in Mexico and Canada.
Community Engagement and Environmental
Stewardship Strategy
We continued to gather environmental and
community data in the quarter in support of our ESG programs,
including completion of a materiality assessment, strategic plan,
and disclosure matrix. We strive to minimize the environmental
footprint of our activities and ensure that Los Reyes has a
positive impact on our host communities.
The Company released its initial sustainability
report during April 2023 which establishes a baseline and a new
yardstick to measure our progress in meeting our commitments
regarding sustainability and stewardship of the environment,
relevant social issues, and corporate governance.
Selected Financial Data
The following selected financial data is
summarized from the Company’s consolidated financial statements and
related notes thereto (the “Financial Statements”) for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. A copy of the
Financial Statements and MD&A is available at
www.primeminingcorp.ca or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
|
Three months ended September 30, 2023 |
Three months ended September 30, 2022 |
Loss and comprehensive loss |
$ (5,235,461 |
) |
$ (5,891,219 |
) |
Loss per share – basic and diluted |
$ (0.04 |
) |
$ (0.05 |
) |
|
September 30, 2023 |
December 31, 2022 |
Cash |
$ 39,231,792 |
$ 23,811,434 |
Total assets |
|
53,352,971 |
|
38,105,206 |
Total current liabilities |
|
998,874 |
|
1,209,140 |
Total liabilities |
|
1,850,853 |
|
2,092,161 |
Total shareholders’ equity |
|
51,502,118 |
|
36,013,045 |
Qualified Person
Scott Smith, P.Geo., Executive Vice President of
Exploration, is a qualified person for the purposes of National
Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical
content in this news release.
Los Reyes Gold and Silver
Project
Los Reyes is a rapidly evolving high-grade, low
sulphidation epithermal gold-silver project located in Sinaloa
State, Mexico. Since acquiring Los Reyes in 2019, Prime has spent
approximately US$32 million on direct exploration activities and
has completed over 158,000 m of drilling. On May 2, 2023, Prime
announced an updated multi-million-ounce high-grade open pit
constrained resource (see below, and refer to Note 1 and the May 2,
2023 press release for more details).
May 2, 2023 Pit Constrained Resource
Statement
Drilling is on-going and suggests that the three
known main deposit areas (Guadalupe, Central and Z-T) are larger
than previously reported. Potential also exists for new discoveries
where mineralized trends have been identified outside of the
currently defined resource areas.
Historic operating results indicate that an
estimated 1 million ounces of gold and 60 million ounces of silver
were recovered from five separate operations at Los Reyes between
1770 and 1990. Prior to Prime’s acquisition, recent operators of
Los Reyes had spent approximately US$20 million on exploration,
engineering, and prefeasibility studies.
Notes
- Mineral Resource
Estimate is based on economically constrained pits using a $US
1700/ounce gold price, $US 22/ounce silver price, and an assumed
0.22 gpt gold cutoff grade. For more information and other
assumptions, please see Prime’s May 2, 2022 press release, or our
website.
- Gold equivalent
(“AuEq”) grades are calculated as in-situ contained grades,
applying the assumed ratio of gold to silver prices using the
following formula: AuEq grade (gpt) = Gold grade (gpt) + Silver
grade (gpt) x ($US 22 / $US 1700). Relative recoveries are not
considered in the in-situ contained grade estimate but are assumed
to have mill recoveries of 93% and 83% for gold and silver,
respectively and heap leach recoveries of 73% and 25% for gold and
silver, respectively. For more information and other assumptions,
please see Prime’s May 2, 2022 press release, or our website.
About Prime Mining
Prime is managed by an ideal mix of successful
mining executives, strong capital markets personnel and experienced
local operators all focused on unlocking the full potential of the
Los Reyes Project. The Company has a well-planned capital structure
with a strong management team and insider ownership. Prime is
targeting a material resource expansion at Los Reyes through a
combination of new generative area discoveries and growth, while
also building on technical de-risking activities to support
eventual project development.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSDaniel
KunzChief Executive Officer
For further information, please contact:
Daniel KunzChief Executive
Officer and DirectorPrime Mining Corp.1307 S. Colorado Ave.Boise,
Idaho 83706Telephone: +1 (208) 926-6379 officeemail:
daniel@primeminingcorp.ca
Scott HicksExecutive Vice
PresidentPrime Mining Corp.710 – 1030 West Georgia StreetVancouver,
BC, V6E 2Y3Telephone: +1 (604) 428-6128 officeemail:
scott.hicks@primeminingcorp.ca
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Forward Looking Information
This news release contains certain
“forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation as may be
amended from time to time, including, without limitation,
statements regarding the perceived merit of the Company’s
properties, including additional exploration potential of Los
Reyes, potential quantity and/or grade of minerals, the potential
size of the mineralized zone, metallurgical recoveries, the timing
and results of permitting and the Company’s exploration and
development plans in Mexico. Forward-looking statements are
statements that are not historical facts which address events,
results, outcomes or developments that the Company expects to
occur. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs,
estimates and opinions of the Company’s management on the date the
statements are made, and they involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Certain material assumptions regarding such
forward-looking statements were made, including without limitation,
assumptions regarding the price of gold, silver and copper; the
accuracy of mineral resource estimations; that there will be no
material adverse change affecting the Company or its properties;
that all required approvals will be obtained, including concession
renewals and permitting; that political and legal developments will
be consistent with current expectations; that currency and exchange
rates will be consistent with current levels; and that there will
be no significant disruptions affecting the Company or its
properties. Consequently, there can be no assurances that such
statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements. Forward-looking statements involve significant known
and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual
results to differ materially from those anticipated. These risks
include, but are not limited to: risks related to uncertainties
inherent in the preparation of mineral resource estimates,
including but not limited to changes to the cost assumptions,
variations in quantity of mineralized material, grade or recovery
rates, changes to geotechnical or hydrogeological considerations,
failure of plant, equipment or processes, changes to availability
of power or the power rates, ability to maintain social license,
changes to interest or tax rates, changes in project parameters,
delays and costs inherent to consulting and accommodating rights of
local communities, environmental risks, title risks, including
concession renewal, commodity price and exchange rate fluctuations,
risks relating to COVID-19, delays in or failure to receive access
agreements or amended permits, risks inherent in the estimation of
mineral resources; and risks associated with executing the
Company’s objectives and strategies, including costs and expenses,
as well as those risk factors discussed in the Company's most
recently filed management's discussion and analysis, as well as its
annual information form dated April 22, 2022, available on
www.sedar.com. Except as required by the securities disclosure laws
and regulations applicable to the Company, the Company undertakes
no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if
management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors,
should change.
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