Denarius Metals Corp. (“Denarius Metals” or “the Company”) (TSXV:
DSLV; OTCQB: DNRSF) announced today that it has filed its unaudited
interim condensed consolidated financial statements and
accompanying management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A) for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. These documents
can be found on its website at www.denariusmetals.com and by
reviewing its profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. All financial
figures contained herein are expressed in U.S. dollars unless
otherwise noted.
Commenting on the third quarter and first nine
months 2022 results, Serafino Iacono, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Denarius Metals, stated, “We are continuing to execute
our strategy to create a producer of copper, zinc, lead, silver and
gold from high-grade projects located in historic mining districts
to meet the growing demand for polymetallic concentrates. Emphasis
in the third quarter of 2022 remained on our flagship Lomero
Project in the Iberian Pyrite Belt in Southern Spain with the
completion of our Phase 1 drilling program and quantification of an
initial Mineral Resource estimate (“MRE”). Earlier this week, we
signed a definitive option agreement with Europa Metals Ltd.
(“Europa”) pursuant to which Europa has granted us two options to
acquire up to an 80% ownership interest in the Toral
zinc-lead-silver project (the “Toral Project”) located in the Leon
Province, Northern Spain. As operator, we will lead the development
of this high-grade polymetallic project located in a
well-mineralized historic mining area and a proactive jurisdiction
that also offers us the potential for further exploration
opportunities.”
The Company spent a total of $7.0 million for
exploration and capital expenditures on its exploration projects in
the first nine months of 2022, of which approximately $5.7 million
were attributable to its Lomero Project and the balance of $1.3
million were attributable to its projects in Colombia. In the first
nine months of 2021, the Company had spent a total of $1.5 million
on exploration expenditures.
Denarius Metals reported a net loss for the
third quarter and first nine months of 2022 of $0.7 million ($0.03
per share) and $2.3 million ($0.11 per share), respectively,
primarily associated with general and administrative expenses
associated with the public company, compared with a net loss in the
third quarter and first nine months of 2021 of $0.9 million ($0.04
per share) and $23.4 million ($1.68 per share), respectively. The
net loss for the first nine months of 2021 included a $12.9 million
charge related to the RTO Transaction and a $6.7 million loss on
financial instruments related to its Subscription Receipts
financing to fund the acquisition and exploration of the Lomero
Project.
As at September 30, 2022, Denarius Metals had a
cash position of $4.3 million and will require additional sources
of capital to fund ongoing operational requirements and planned
exploration and capital expenditures related to its exploration and
evaluation assets. To improve its capital structure in anticipation
of a financing, the Company completed a 1:10 share consolidation on
November 21, 2022.
In September 2022, Denarius Metals announced an
initial MRE at its Lomero Project based on the results from
approximately 26,000 meters completed in 83 diamond drill holes in
the Company’s Phase 1 surface drilling program completed in July
2022. Drilling to date has identified mineralization over a strike
of over 1 km and with a vertical extension of 400 meters.
The initial Inferred MRE at the Lomero Project
comprises 10.66 million tonnes (“Mt”) at 0.45% copper, 1.02% zinc,
0.41% lead, 21 g/t silver and 2.0 g/t gold representing a copper
equivalent (“CuEq”) of 1.59% and containing an estimated 48 kt
copper, 109 kt zinc, 44 kt lead, 7.4 Moz silver and 0.7 Moz gold.
This initial MRE also confirms the significant high gold grade
potential of this project within the Iberian Pyrite Belt, as it
remains open for further expansion down-dip and to the east.
The initial MRE at the Lomero Project provides a
solid foundation for further mineral resource expansion in Denarius
Metal’s Phase 2 drilling program which commenced in October 2021.
In addition to infill drilling, the Phase 2 program also includes a
directional drilling program to validate a high-grade dataset
relative to this MRE associated with a historical drilling campaign
of 61 horizontal underground holes that are not yet included in the
above initial MRE for the Lomero Project. Denarius Metals plans to
prepare an updated MRE and preliminary economic assessment in early
2023 incorporating the results of the Phase 2 drilling program.
At the Company’s Zancudo Project located in the
municipality of Titiribi, in the mining district of Antioquia,
Colombia, the Company has recently commenced work on a MRE for the
project incorporating results from approximately 40,000 meters of
drilling over the last ten years, including approximately 26,000
meters completed by IAMGOLD over the last five years. In July 2022,
IAMGOLD’s Option Agreement to earn an interest in the Zancudo
Project was terminated in response to a shortfall by IAMGOLD in
meeting its annual work commitment. The Company granted a 1% NSR,
payable in cash, to IAMGOLD on future production from the Zancudo
Project and has since established a local exploration and community
relations team to carry on its own work at the Zancudo Project. The
Company is also evaluating the potential to implement contract
mining in the historical mining areas at the Zancudo Project.
The planned initial drilling campaign at the
Company’s high-grade silver-gold Guia Antigua Project in Colombia
was completed in June 2022. The program, which commenced in July
2021, comprised a total of 6,699 meters of drilling in 37
drillholes and its results demonstrated that the Guia Antigua Vein
System is similar in geology, structure, vein style and mineralogy
to the neighboring Vera Vein of Aris Mining Corporation’s Segovia
Operations. Denarius Metals is currently evaluating next steps for
the Guia Antigua Project.
About Denarius Metals
Denarius Metals is a Canadian junior company
engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and eventual
operation of polymetallic mining projects in high-grade districts,
with its principal focus on the Lomero Project in Spain. The
Company has recently signed a definitive option agreement with
Europa Metals Ltd. pursuant to which Europa has granted Denarius
Metals two options to acquire up to an 80% ownership interest in
the Toral Zn-Pb-Ag Project, Leon Province, Northern Spain. The
Company also owns the Zancudo and Guia Antigua Projects in
Colombia.
Additional information on Denarius can be found
on its website at www.denariusmetals.com and by reviewing its
profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release contains "forward-looking
information", which may include, but is not limited to, statements
with respect to anticipated business plans or strategies, including
future financings, exploration programs, expected exploration
results and timing of mineral resource estimates and scoping
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factors which may cause the actual results, performance or
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results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements are described under the caption "Risk
Factors" in the Company's Annual Information Form dated as of
November 23, 2022 which is available for view on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made
as of the date of this press release and Denarius disclaims, other
than as required by law, any obligation to update any
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information,
results, future events, circumstances, or if management's estimates
or opinions should change, or otherwise. There can be no assurance
that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as
actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, the reader is
cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements.
For Further Information,
Contact:
Michael DaviesChief Financial Officer(416)
360-4653investors@denariusmetals.com
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