VR Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: VRR, FSE: 5VR; OTCBB: VRRCF), the
"
Company", or “
VR”, is pleased to
announce that it has successfully Closed the recently announced
Acquisition Agreement for the Empire, Silverback and Golden Bear
mineral properties (the “Properties”; see
Figure
1) in northern Ontario, and plans to commence exploration
on them immediately.
Acquisition terms are provided in the previous
news release dated Sept. 12, 2024, and are summarized here:
- The first 90% interest is acquired with an initial payment of
$45,000 and the issuance of 600,000 shares.
- The remaining 10% interest can be acquired by a second payment
of $5,000 and issuance of 400,000 common shares upon commencement
of a diamond drill program on the Properties.
- A 2% NSR is granted and VR has the option to buy down for $4M
for each half percent down to a 1% royalty in favour of the
vendor
From VR’s CEO Justin Daley: "Empire and
Silverback have been on VR’s radar for the past two years. We have
monitored progress closely, as the vendor, Holbik Exploration,
developed and began testing targets with airborne DIGEM geophysics
and two scout holes on Silverback. Holbik has both re-examined
regional datasets with an eye to new exploration models on historic
showings, and been active on the ground prospecting (see Photo 1).
I’m excited to be heading up to Thunder Bay this week to get my
hands dirty on these new ideas and targets.
The Properties represent a new chapter for
low-cost, high-impact exploration by VR Resources, continuing our
strategy for large-footprint copper-gold systems on deep crustal
structures in Ontario. Scoping is well underway for advanced 3D
DCIP geophysics this fall to target the source for surface
mineralization: a large-footprint, disseminated sulfide system with
copper and gold.
We have been hard at work over the past week
integrating these projects within our own regional databases and
staking new opportunities nearby. Our expertise exploring under
cover for our KSZ strategy north of Cochrane, paired with the deep
regional knowledge of Holbik Exploration will enable us to quickly
synthesize the results of Holbik’s initial exploration at Empire in
order to identify and prioritize targets going forward.
We look forward to providing further updates
soon as we advance these targets, boots on the ground.”
Figure 1. Location of VR’s
newly acquired and recently expanded properties in northwestern
Ontario, outlined in blue, showing proximity to greenstone belts
with mafic and alkalic-felsic intrusions mapped by the OGS. The
Empire District, an area covered by thin glacial till and is nearly
unexplored relative to surrounding areas. Contained metal for
advanced and producing projects are from publicly available sources
and are not mineral resources.
Technical Information
Technical information for this news release has
been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory
requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101. Justin Daley,
P.Geo., President & CEO at VR and a non-independent Qualified
Person oversees and/or participates in all aspects of the Company’s
mineral exploration projects, and the content of this news release
has been reviewed on behalf of the Company by the Executive
Chairman, Dr. Michael Gunning, P.Geo., a non-independent Qualified
Person.
About the New Properties
The Properties now consists of 410 mineral
claims in 3 contiguous blocks covering 15,229 hectares. The
Properties are located on Federal crown land, with mineral rights
administered by the provincial Ontario Ministry of Mines. There is
a 2% net smelter royalty on the claims and within the Empire AOI
(See Figure 1 NR-24-17). There are no annual payments, but the
MENDM requires certain annual exploration expenditures and
reporting (ie. mineral assessment reports) in order to maintain a
mineral claim in good standing. The Properties falls within the Lac
de Mille Lac and Wabigoon Lake First Nations traditional
territories.
Technical information for this news release has
been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory
requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101. Justin Daley,
P.Geo., President and CEO at VR and a non independent Qualified
Person oversees and/or participates in all aspects of the Company’s
mineral exploration projects, and the content of this news release
has been reviewed on behalf of the Company by the Executive
Chairman, Dr. Michael Gunning, P.Geo., a non-independent Qualified
Person.
About VR Resources VR is an established junior
exploration company based in Vancouver (TSX.V: VRR; Frankfurt: 5VR;
OTCQB: VRRCF). VR evaluates, explores and advances large-scale,
blue-sky opportunities in copper, gold and critical metals in
Nevada, USA, and Ontario, Canada, and more recently, Canada’s
newest discovery of a diamond-bearing kimberlite pipe at its
Northway project. VR applies modern exploration technologies and
leverages in-house experience and expertise in greenfields
exploration to large-footprint mineral systems in underexplored
areas/districts. The foundation of VR is the proven track record of
its Board in early-stage exploration, discovery and M&A. The
Company is financed for its mineral exploration and corporate
obligations. VR owns its properties outright and evaluates new
opportunities on an ongoing basis, whether by staking or
acquisition.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
“Justin Daley”
Justin Daley, MSc, P.GeoPresident & CEO
For general information please use the following:
Website: www.vrr.caEmail: info@vrr.caPhone:
778-731-9292
Forward Looking Statements
This news release contains statements that
constitute "forward-looking statements". Such forward looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or
achievements, or developments in the industry to differ materially
from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are statements that are not historical facts and are
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"plans," "anticipates," "believes," "intends," "estimates,"
"projects," "potential" and similar expressions, or that events or
conditions "will," "would," "may," "could" or "should" occur.
Forward-looking statements in this document include statements
concerning VR’s plans for near-term exploration on the newly
acquired properties this fall, and all other statements that are
not statements of historical fact.
Although the Company believes the
forward-looking information contained in this news release is
reasonable based on information available on the date hereof, by
their nature forward-looking statements involve assumptions, known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause
our actual results, performance or achievements, or other future
events, to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements.
Examples of such assumptions, risks and
uncertainties include, without limitation, assumptions, risks and
uncertainties associated with general economic conditions; adverse
industry events; future legislative and regulatory developments in
the mining sector; the Company’s ability to access sufficient
capital from internal and external sources, and/or inability to
access sufficient capital on favorable terms; mining industry and
markets in Canada and generally; the ability of the Company to
implement its business strategies; competition; and other
assumptions, risks and uncertainties.
The forward-looking information contained in
this news release represents the expectations of the Company as of
the date of this news release and, accordingly, is subject to
change after such date. Readers should not place undue importance
on forward-looking information and should not rely upon this
information as of any other date. While the company may elect to,
it does not undertake to update this information at any particular
time except as required in accordance with applicable laws.
This news release may also contain statements
and/or information with respect to mineral properties and/or
deposits which are adjacent to and/or potentially similar to the
Company’s mineral properties, but which the Company has no interest
in nor rights to explore. Readers are cautioned that mineral
deposits on similar properties are not necessarily indicative of
mineral deposits on the Company’s properties.
Trading in the securities of the Company should
be considered highly speculative. All of the Company’s public
disclosure filings may be accessed via www.sedarplus.ca and readers
are urged to review them.
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Photo 1. Byron Holbik of Holbik Exploration
prospecting roadcut exposures on the Trans Canada Highway on the
Empire property just west of Upsala, Ontario.
Photos accompanying this announcement are available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/b96e8510-eacd-4997-857a-56a48364de81
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