(TSXV: TVC) (OTCQB: TVCCF) Three Valley Copper Corp.
(“
Three Valley Copper” or the
“
Company”) confirms that its 95.1% indirectly
owned subsidiary, Minera Tres Valles (“
MTV”) has
not made the interest payments due on March 31, 2022, to its senior
secured lenders (the “
Lenders”) as required
pursuant to the terms of the amended loan facility. Certain loan
principal repayments in 2022 have been deferred pursuant to an
undertaking entered into between the Company and the Lenders on
November 21, 2021.
As previously disclosed, the Company and MTV are
in negotiations with the Lenders to find a longer-term solution to
the financing requirements of MTV. A successful solution will
enable MTV to continue operations and complete the ramp up of
production of the Papomono mine over the upcoming twelve months. If
approvals from the respective parties are not obtained and
longer-term funding not provided, it is expected that MTV will not
have sufficient funds to operate beyond April 2022.
As a result of the current financial situation
of MTV, certain defaults of the senior secured debt facility have
occurred and are continuing. While the Lenders have not
provided a notice thereof to MTV, they have expressly reserved
their rights.
The Company and MTV continue to preserve their
cash resources during negotiations with the Lenders and other
creditors and thank all stakeholders for their continued support
and patience.
About Three Valley Copper
Three Valley Copper, headquartered in Toronto,
Ontario, Canada is focused on growing copper production from, and
further exploration of, its primary asset, Minera Tres Valles.
Located in Salamanca, Chile, MTV is 95.1% owned by the Company and
MTV's main assets are the Minera Tres Valles mining complex and its
46,000 hectares of exploratory lands. For more information about
the Company, please visit www.threevalleycopper.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Information
Certain statements in this news release, contain
forward-looking information (collectively referred to herein as the
"Forward-Looking Statements") within the meaning
of applicable Canadian securities laws. The use of any of the words
"expect", "anticipate", "continue", "estimate", "may", "will",
"project", "should", "believe", "plans", "intends" and similar
expressions are intended to identify Forward-Looking Statements. In
particular, but without limiting the foregoing, this news release
contains Forward-Looking Statements pertaining to: expected cash
flow and capital resources; ability of the Company to continue as a
going concern; ability of MTV to comply with the terms of its
existing debt facility and other material agreements; advancement
of ongoing projects, and expectations regarding additional
financing.
Although TVC believes that the Forward-Looking
Statements are reasonable, they are not guarantees of future
results, performance or achievements. A number of factors or
assumptions have been used to develop the Forward-Looking
Statements, including: the availability of certain consumables
(including water) and services and the prices for power, sulfuric
acid and other key supplies; expected labour and materials costs
and available supply; certain tax rates, including the allocation
of certain tax attributes, being applicable to MTV; the
availability of financing for the Company's and MTV’s planned
operations and development activities; assumptions made in mineral
resource and mineral reserve estimates and the financial analysis
based on these estimates, including (as applicable), but not
limited to, geological interpretation, grades, commodity price
assumptions, metallurgical performance, extraction and mining
recovery rates, hydrological and hydrogeological assumptions,
capital and operating cost estimates, and general marketing,
political, business and economic conditions; the continued
availability of quality management; critical accounting estimates;
all terms of the restructuring agreement and facility agreement to
which MTV and the Company are parties will be satisfied in the
future including no events of default; existing water supply will
continue; supplemental water availability will continue; the
geopolitical risk of Chile will remain stable, including risks
related to labour disputes; the litigation and /or arbitration
initiated by the minority shareholder of the Company’s operating
subsidiary, MTV, will proceed according to the timeline provided by
litigation counsel; expected ability to repay the indebtedness of
MTV; and the Company and its senior secured lenders will be able to
successfully finalize the proposed financing.
Actual results, performance or achievements
could vary materially from those expressed or implied by the
Forward-Looking Statements should assumptions underlying the
Forward-Looking Statements prove incorrect or should one or more
risks or other factors materialize, including: (i) possible
variations in grade or recovery rates; (ii) copper price
fluctuations and uncertainties; (iii) delays in obtaining
governmental approvals or financing; (iv) risks associated with the
mining industry in general (e.g., operational risks in development,
exploration and production; delays or changes in plans with respect
to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures; the
uncertainty of estimates and projections relating to mineral
reserves, production, costs and expenses; and labour, health,
safety and environmental risks) and risks associated with the other
portfolio companies' industries in general; (v) performance of the
counterparty to the ENAMI contract; (vi) risks associated with
investments in emerging markets; (vii) general economic, market and
business conditions; (viii) market volatility that would affect the
ability to enter or exit investments; (ix) failure to secure
additional financing in the future on acceptable terms to the
Company, if at all; (x) commodity price and foreign exchange
fluctuations and uncertainties; (xi) risks associated with
catastrophic events, manmade disasters, terrorist attacks, wars and
other conflicts, or an outbreak of a public health pandemic or
other public health crises, including COVID-19; (xii) those risks
disclosed under the heading "Risk Management" in TVC’s Management’s
Discussion and Analysis for the period ended December 31, 2020; and
(xiii) those risks disclosed under the heading "Risk Factors" or
incorporated by reference into TVC’s Annual Information Form dated
March 3, 2021. The Forward-Looking Statements speak only as of the
date hereof, unless otherwise specifically noted, and the Company
does not assume any obligation to publicly update any
Forward-Looking Statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as may be expressly required by
applicable Canadian securities laws.
Cautionary Note to United States
Investors Concerning Estimates of measured, indicated and inferred
mineral resources
This news release may use the terms "measured",
"indicated" and "inferred" mineral resources. Historically, while
such terms were recognized and required by Canadian regulations,
they were not recognized by the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The SEC has
adopted amendments to its disclosure rules to modernize the mineral
property disclosure requirements for issuers whose securities are
registered with the SEC under the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These
amendments became effective February 25, 2019 (the “SEC
Modernization Rules”) with compliance required for the
first fiscal year beginning on or after January 1, 2021. The SEC
Modernization Rules replace the historical property disclosure
requirements for mining registrants that were included in SEC
Industry Guide 7, which will be rescinded from and after the
required compliance date of the SEC Modernization Rules. As a
result of the adoption of the SEC Modernization Rules, the SEC now
recognizes estimates of “measured”, “indicated” and “inferred”
mineral resources. In addition, the SEC has amended its definitions
of “proven mineral reserves” and “probable mineral reserves” to be
substantially similar to the corresponding Canadian Institute of
Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum definitions, as required by NI
43-101. Investors are cautioned that "Inferred mineral resources"
have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and as to
their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all
or any part of an inferred mineral resource will ever be upgraded
to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of inferred
mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or other
economic studies. United States investors are cautioned not to
assume that all or any part of measured or indicated mineral
resources will ever be converted into mineral reserves. United
States investors are also cautioned not to assume that all or any
part of an inferred mineral resource exists or is economically or
legally mineable.
For further information:
Michael StaresinicPresident and Chief Executive
OfficerT: (416) 943-7107E: mstaresinic@threevalleycopper.com
Renmark Financial Communications Inc.Joshua
Lavers: jlavers@renmarkfinancial.comT: (416) 644-2020 or (212)
812-7680www.renmarkfinancial.com
Source: Three Valley Copper Corp.
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