Prime Mining Corp. (“Prime”, or the “Company”) (
TSX.V:
PRYM) (
OTCQX: PRMNF) (
Frankfurt:
O4V3) is pleased to announce that the Company will begin
trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") on December 5, 2023
following its graduation from the TSX Venture Exchange (the
"TSXV"). The trading symbol for the common shares of Prime on the
TSX will remain unchanged as "PRYM". Concurrent with the
commencement of trading on the TSX, the common shares of the
Company will be delisted from the TSXV. Shareholders are not
required to exchange their share certificates or take any other
action in connection with the TSX listing. There will be no change
to the Company’s CUSIP.
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, “We are pleased to announce our graduation to the main
board of the Toronto Stock Exchange, a significant milestone in the
evolution of Prime Mining Corp. Prime has already had a very
productive year. We effectively doubled the Los Reyes resource as
outlined in our May 2, 2023 Technical Report, released our
inaugural Sustainability Report, are on track to complete some
60,000 metres of post-resource drilling, strengthened our board and
management team, and increased our cash position through an early
warrant exercise. Looking ahead to 2024, we are planning an
extensive drill program supported by our strong treasury of C$36
million. With environmental and social baseline studies completed,
we will continue permit planning and early-stage technical work. We
are committed to sustained engagement with shareholders and the
investment community as a new member of the TSX, Canada’s premier
international stock exchange.”
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, $US 22/ounce silver price, and an assumed
0.22 gpt gold cutoff grade. For more information and other
assumptions, please see Prime’s May 2, 2023 press release, or our
website.
- Gold equivalent
(“AuEq”) grades are calculated as in-situ contained grades,
applying the assumed ratio of gold to silver prices using the
following formula: AuEq grade (gpt) = Gold grade (gpt) + Silver
grade (gpt) x ($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, 2023 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.
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.
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
Neither the 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.
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 expected timing for graduation to the TSX,
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 August 21, 2023, available on
www.sedarplus.ca. 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.
A table accompanying this announcement is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/3ad4aebc-ef79-4ab5-8ddb-b1042b8159a2
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