TSX Venture Exchange: BSK
Frankfurt Stock Exchange: MAL2
OTCQB Venture Market (OTC): BKUCF
VANCOUVER, BC, June 10,
2024 /CNW/ - Blue Sky Uranium Corp.
(TSX-V: BSK) (FSE: MAL2) (OTC: BKUCF), "Blue Sky" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into
a binding term sheet (the "Term Sheet") effective as
of June 6, 2024 with Corredor Americano S.A. ("COAM"), an
Argentine company of the Corporación América Group, to complete an
option agreement (the "Proposed Transaction") in respect to
the Company's Ivana Uranium-Vanadium Deposit ("Ivana" or the
"Property").
Proposed Transaction Highlights (All figures in US
dollars):
- COAM can earn up to a 50% indirect interest in the Property by
spending up to US$35M and advancing
Ivana through to completion of a feasibility study, and to drill
key exploration targets located in adjacent areas of the
Property.
- Following a positive feasibility study, COAM can earn an
additional 1% upon its decision to fund the capital cost of the
Project and further 29% interest by funding 100% of the estimated
capital costs to achieve commercial production.
Nikolaos Cacos, Blue Sky
President & CEO commented, "The recent PEA for our Amarillo
Grande Project confirmed the Ivana deposit as a potential candidate
for low-cost uranium production. The proposed transaction with COAM
provides compelling benefits for Blue Sky and its shareholders by
setting a clear path to bring Ivana to production in partnership
with one of the most capable groups in Argentina.
Following an initial 50% interest for bringing Ivana to feasibility
phase, Blue Sky will receive a free carry on the estimated capital
costs in exchange for COAM earning an additional 30% interest in
the Project. Furthermore, we are benefiting from substantial
investment towards exploration at adjacent Properties, with the
potential for new discoveries to be purchased by the JVCO in the
future. We look forward to completing the agreement and
quickly moving Ivana forward through the next stages."
COAM, an arms-length party to the Company, is a subsidiary of
Corporación América International sàrl, ultimate parent company of
the Corporación América Group. The Corporación América Group
(www.corporacionamerica.com) is a conglomerate with diversified
investments across Latin America
and Europe, with significant
stakes in the energy (www.cgc.energy), airport (www.caap.aero),
agribusiness, services, infrastructure, transportation and
technology sectors.
The parties have agreed for a period of 90 days (the "Interim
Period") to negotiate in good faith definitive agreements (the
"Definitive Agreements") in connection with the Proposed
Transaction. The obligations to enter into Definitive
Agreements remains subject to various conditions, including but not
limited to, COAM completing its due diligence and the parties
having agreed on the final forms of Definitive Agreements.
Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Definitive
Agreements will be entered into nor that the Proposed Transaction
will be completed on the terms described above or at all.
Completion of the Proposed Transaction will be subject to the terms
and conditions of the Definitive Agreements, including obtaining
the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") and Blue
Sky shareholder approval.
Proposed Transaction
Details
The Proposed Transaction includes but is not limited to the
following, subject to the terms and conditions of the Term
Sheet:
- the Company grants to COAM the sole and exclusive option
to earn up to a 50% indirect interest in the Property in three
stages, each conditional upon COAM funding or securing funding for
pre-feasibility and feasibility studies.
- COAM delivers a first demand corporate guarantee to the Company
guaranteeing COAM's funding commitments.
- the parties enter into a shareholders' agreement that governs
the relationship between the parties in respect to the Property and
the joint venture entity ("JVCO") which, among other things,
will provide for rights and obligations of the parties in respect
of the funding and development of the Property and for the
governance of JVCO, including that upon COAM making a decision to
proceed with the development of the Property, COAM will be entitled
to receive an additional 1% interest (resulting in COAM holding a
51% interest and Minera Ciero Azul,
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company ("MCA"), holding a
49% interest in JVCO) and, in consideration therefore, COAM being
obligated to fund 100% of the estimated costs and expenses to
production, upon which COAM can earn an additional 29% interest
(resulting in COAM holding an 80% interest and MCA holding a 20%
interest in JVCO); and
- MCA and JVCO enter into a call option agreement which,
among other things, will provide JVCO with the right to conduct
exploration and drilling activities on certain prospective areas
and exploration targets (the "Exploration Targets") and a
five year option to acquire the Exploration Targets (the "Call
Option") at a price determined by reference to the amount and
type of resources and reserves in respect of such properties at the
time of exercise of the Call Option, as verified by a technical
report prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 –
Standards for Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
Advisors
Blue Sky has engaged ACP Capital Markets LLC ("ACP") and
Southern Cone Partners ("SCP") as joint financial advisors,
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP ("Blakes") as Canadian
legal advisor and Alfaro Abogados ("Alfaro") as Argentine
legal advisor in connection with the Transaction.
About Blue Sky Uranium
Corp.
Blue Sky Uranium Corp. is a leader in uranium discovery in
Argentina. The Company's objective
is to deliver exceptional returns to shareholders by rapidly
advancing a portfolio of surficial uranium deposits into low-cost
producers, while respecting the environment, the communities, and
the cultures in all the areas in which we work. Blue Sky has the
exclusive right to properties in two provinces in Argentina. The Company's flagship Amarillo
Grande Project was an in-house discovery of a new district that has
the potential to be both a leading domestic supplier of uranium to
the growing Argentine market and a new international market
supplier. The Company is a member of the Grosso Group, a resource
management group that has pioneered exploration in Argentina since 1993.
For additional details on the Property, please refer to the
technical report entitled "Preliminary Economic Assessment
Update for the Ivana Uranium-Vanadium Deposit, Amarillo Grande
Project" with an effective date of December 31, 2023 available on the Company's
SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
"Nikolaos Cacos"
______________________________________
Nikolaos Cacos, President, CEO
and Director
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture
Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this release.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and
therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. All statements,
other than statements of historical fact, that address activities,
events or developments the Company believes, expects or anticipates
will or may occur in the future, including, without limitation, the
Proposed Transaction; the use of proceeds; the strengths,
characteristics and potential of the Proposed Transaction; the
negotiation and execution of the Definitive Agreements; the
Company's plans for, and the future prospects of, the Property and
other mineral properties; COAM exercising its rights under the
Definitive Agreements; JVCO exercising the Call Option; the
successful commencement of commercial production at the Property;
the consummation and timing of the Proposed Transaction; and
satisfaction of the conditions precedents, including obtaining TSXV
and shareholder approval are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks
and uncertainties that may cause the actual results of the Company
to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking
statements and, even if such actual results are realized or
substantially realized, there can be no assurance that they will
have the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company. As
the obligations to enter into Definitive Agreements remains subject
to various conditions, there can be no assurance that the
Definitive Agreements will be entered into nor that the Proposed
Transaction will be completed on the terms described above or at
all. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ
materially from current expectations include, among other things:
failure to receive TSXV approval or shareholder approval; failure
to satisfy the condition precedents, including successful
negotiation of Definitive Agreements; the potential that the
Proposed Transaction could be terminated under certain
circumstances; risks and uncertainties related to the ability to
obtain, amend, or maintain licenses, permits, or surface rights;
risks associated with technical difficulties in connection with
mining activities; and the possibility that future exploration,
development or mining results will not be consistent with the
Company's expectations. Actual results may differ materially from
those currently anticipated in such statements.
Readers are encouraged to refer to the Company's public
disclosure documents for a more detailed discussion of factors that
may impact expected future results. The Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements, unless required pursuant to applicable laws.
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