Vacaville, CA —- July 19, 2024. Athena Gold Corporation (CSE: ATHA) (OTCQB: AHNR) (“Athena” or the “Company”) announces today that on July 19, 2024, it disposed of 1,169,666 common shares of Nubian Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: NBR) (“Nubian”) at a price of CAN $0.06 per share for gross proceeds of CAN $70,179.96 through the facilities of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Transaction”).
On December 29, 2023, Athena acquired (the “Acquisition”) beneficial ownership, direction and control of 10,000,000 Common Shares of Nubian pursuant to a share purchase agreement dated December 22, 2023, between 2176423 Ontario Ltd. (a corporation controlled by Eric Sprott) and Athena. As a result of the Acquisition (early warning report filed January 2, 2024), Athena became an insider of Nubian, having beneficial ownership over approximately 15.79% of Nubian’s then issued and outstanding Common Shares (calculated on a non-diluted basis).
On June 28, 2024, Nubian, through a private placement financing, issued an aggregate of 4,416,667 Common Shares. Immediately following this financing, Athena held beneficial ownership of, or control and direction over, an aggregate of 10,000,000 Common Shares, representing approximately 14.76% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of Nubian (calculated on a non-diluted basis).
Immediately following today’s sale Transaction, Athena held beneficial ownership, control and direction over 8,830,334 Common Shares, representing 13.04% of the current issued and outstanding Common Shares of Nubian (calculated on a non-diluted basis), which disposition, together with the increase in the issued and outstanding Common Shares of Nubian resulted in the requirement to file an early warning report.
Athena also announces that it has entered into option agreements dated July 19, 2024 with two individuals and one company (the “Optionees”), all of whom are arm’s length, wherein Athena has agreed to the sale of an aggregate of 2,000,000 Common Shares of Nubian (the “Optioned Shares”) at a price of CAN $0.06 per Common Share at any time commencing July 19, 2024, until January 31, 2025 (the “Expiry Date”). In the event that the daily volume weighted average trading price (or closing bid price on days when there are no trades) of the Common Shares of Nubian on the TSX Venture Exchange is at least CAN $0.25 per Common Share for a minimum of ten (10) consecutive trading day, Athena shall have the right (the “Put Right”), but not the obligation, to cause the Optionees to purchase the Common Shares. If Athena desires to sell any of the Optioned Shares Athena shall deliver to the Optionees a written notice (the “Put Exercise Notice”) exercising the Put Right and specifying the number of Optioned Shares to be sold (the “Put Shares”) by Athena. The closing of any Optioned Shares shall take place no later than ten (10) calendar days following receipt by the Optionee of the Put Exercise Notice. The Optionee shall give Athena at least ten (10) calendar days written notice of the date of closing (the “Put Right Closing Date”). The above options are terminated if not exercised on or before the Expiry Date.
In the future, Athena may acquire additional securities of Nubian or dispose of such securities subject to a number of factors, including general market and economic conditions and other available investment and business opportunities.
This press release is being issued pursuant to National Instrument 62-103 – The Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues, which also requires a report to be filed in accordance with applicable securities laws (the “Early Warning Report”). A copy of the Early Warning Report will be available under Athena’s and Nubian’s profiles on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and may also be obtained by contacting John Power, President and CEO, Athena Gold Corporation, at 707-291-6198.
About Athena Gold Corporation
Athena is a US mineral exploration and development company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Athena’s head office is located at 2010-A Harbison Dr., PMB #312, Vacaville, California, USA, 95687. Its objective is to locate and develop economic precious and base metal properties of merit and to conduct additional exploration drilling and studies on the Excelsior Spring Gold Project.
For further information about Athena Gold Corporation, please visit www.athenagoldcorp.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities laws. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein including, without limitation, statements regarding future exploration plans and the completion of a phase 2 drill program at the Project, future results from exploration, and the anticipated business plans and timing of future activities of the Company, are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as: “believes”, “will”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “estimates”, “plans”, “may”, “should”, “potential”, “scheduled”, or variations of such words and phrases and similar expressions, which, by their nature, refer to future events or results that may, could, would, might or will occur or be taken or achieved. In making the forward-looking statements in this press release, the Company has applied several material assumptions, including without limitation, that there will be investor interest in future financings, market fundamentals will result in sustained precious metals demand and prices, the receipt of any necessary permits, licenses and regulatory approvals in connection with the future exploration and development of the Company’s projects in a timely manner, QAQC procedures at the Project were followed, the availability of financing on suitable terms for the exploration and development of the Company’s projects and the Company’s ability to comply with environmental, health and safety laws.
The Company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements by the Company are not guarantees of future results or performance, and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, operating and technical difficulties in connection with mineral exploration and development activities, actual results of exploration activities, the estimation or realization of mineral reserves and mineral resources, the inability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing required to conduct its business and affairs, as currently contemplated, the timing and amount of estimated future production, the costs of production, capital expenditures, the costs and timing of the development of new deposits, requirements for additional capital, future prices of precious metals, changes in general economic conditions, changes in the financial markets and in the demand and market price for commodities, lack of investor interest in future financings, accidents, labor disputes and other risks of the mining industry, delays in obtaining governmental approvals, permits or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities, risks relating to epidemics or pandemics such as COVID–19, including the impact of COVID–19 on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations, changes in laws, regulations and policies affecting mining operations, title disputes, the inability of the Company to obtain any necessary permits, consents, approvals or authorizations, including of the Canadian Securities Exchange, the timing and possible outcome of any pending litigation, environmental issues and liabilities, and other factors and risks that are discussed in the Company’s periodic filings with the SEC and disclosed in the final long form prospectus of the Company dated August 31, 2021.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements in this press release or incorporated by reference herein, except as otherwise.
Vacaville, California — June 12, 2024 — Athena Gold Corporation (OTCQB: AHNR) (CSE: ATHA) (“Athena” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an asset purchase and sale agreement dated June 1, 2024 (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Silver Reserve Inc. to acquire an 100% interest in 11 unpatented BLM claims covering approximately 89 hectares (220 acres) known as the Blue Dick Mine and related mineral claims (“BD”), together with certain technical data relating to the mining claims (the “Purchased Assets”). Total consideration consists of an aggregate of US $45,000 in cash and a 3% NSR. This acquisition expands our flagship Excelsior Springs Project located in the Walker Lane Trend, Nevada. area to 1,675 hectares (4,140 acres).
The Blue Dick Mine was discovered in the 1870s and was reported as a high-grade producer of silver along with gold and base metals. According to Jack Quade, who visited the Blue Dick mine in 1982 and collected three samples on behalf of the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, “The (Blue Dick) Mine is located near a thrust intersection of the Campito and Deep Springs Formations of lower Cambrian both of which host ore at the mine.” Mineralized material was transported from the adit by rail and then down Palmetto Mountain via a tram for direct shipment or processing on-site.
Quade’s sample #1125[i] collected from a highly silicified quartzite along the tram and inside the main Blue Dick adit contained 33 ppm Gold, 1500 ppm (43.75 ounces per ton) silver, .15% Cu, 2% lead and 1%+ Zinc[ii].
Sampling by Silver Reserve consulting geologist Richard Milne in June 2007[iii] also confirmed anomalous precious and base metal values. Fourteen of the sixteen rock-chip samples1 collected by Milne (BD/M-1 through BD/M-16) are on the BD claims being acquired or on claims already held by Athena.
Highlights are listed below:
Sample BD/M-1 contained 6.4 ppm Gold, 2340 ppm Silver (69 ounces per ton),1.175% Copper and 1.34% Lead.
Sample BD/M-15 contained 49 ppm Silver and 2.06% Copper.
Sample BD/M-16 contained 7.45 ppm of Gold with .03% Copper.
No exploration drilling or geophysical surveys have been completed on the BD claims. Additional rock and soil data acquired with the BD claims will be further analyzed and integrated into our exploration database.
John Power, President of Athena, commented “This is an exciting opportunity for Athena as it consolidates the heart of the Palmetto Mountain Trend (Figure 1) for the first time as part of our Excelsior Springs Project. It also provides new prospective gold, copper, and silver targets to our expanding land package. Palmetto Peak was once the end of our claim block but is now the 50-yard line with the historic Buster mine and Western Slope to the west of the peak and Lida Belle and Blue Dick to the southeast.
“Our immediate focus remains on finalizing our Phase 4 exploration plans at Excelsior Springs as we build upon the success of our Phase 1 – Phase 3 RC drilling programs completed in 2022 and 2023” added Power.
Figure 1. Map of Palmetto Mountain Trend depicting the location of historic mines now controlled by Athena as part of its flagship Excelsior Springs Project. This trend connects the historic Palmetto and Lida Mining Districts and was the location of several reported high-grade gold and silver occurrences during the district’s discovery boom in the 1870s.
Timeline of District Scale Consolidation
Upon the successful close of this transaction, Athena will have completed a series of transactions over a multi-year period to consolidate all the important historic mines (Buster, Lida Belle and Blue Dick) on Palmetto Mountain (See Figures 1 and 2).
Athena acquired the Excelsior Springs project in 2021 from Nubian Resources Ltd. with its 140 unpatented BLM claims and a lease on two patented claims. This claim group included the historic Buster Mine and Western Slope (aka Upper or Tripod shaft) mines.
In 2022, Athena purchased the two patented claims (Fortunatus and Prout) that had been held under an expiring lease.
In Q4-2022, Athena staked an additional 51 unpatented BLM claims to cover the southeastern slope of Palmetto Mountain. These claims included the historic Lida Belle high grade gold occurrence and mine.
Also, in Q4-2022, the Company staked claims to the border of the BD claims being acquired (See Figure 2).
Figure 2. Map of Athena’s Excelsior Springs Project depicting the original claim block and additional claims staked and acquired between 2022 – 2024.
Blue Dick Mineralization
Mineralization occurs in quartz or calcite veins mostly hosted by Limestone (Stewart and Albers 1972). The Deep Spring and Palmetto Formations are the main host rocks for precious and base metal mineralization on the property. Copper, gold, silver and lead mineralization sampled by Milne (2007) is found locally in thrust faults and high-angle northeast-southwest structures.
There are several important targets for future exploration including:
Sediment hosted bulk Au tonnage targets in the Palmetto formation.
Additional high-grade vein mineralization from known veins and undiscovered veins in the carbonates with two targets of Gold, Silver & Copper and Silver, Gold & Base Metals
Blue Dick Purchase Transaction Details
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Athena will acquire the Purchased Assets for total consideration of:
US $10,000 payable upon execution of the agreement (Paid);
US $15,000 payable on or before July 1, 2024;
US $20,000 payable on or before August 1, 2024; and
the grant of a 3% net smelter return royalty to Silver Reserve, of which 2% may be purchased by the Company subject to certain buy-back options.
The transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement remains subject to approval of the Canadian Securities Exchange.
Technical Information
The data disclosed in this news release is related to historical exploration sampling results. The reader is cautioned that the historical results are based on prior data and reports prepared by previous property owners and other sources. Athena has not undertaken any independent investigation of the work at Blue Dick, nor has it independently analyzed the results of the historical exploration work to verify the results. The reader is cautioned not to treat them, or any part of them, as current and that a qualified person has not done sufficient work to verify the results and that they may not form a reliable guide to future results. No independent QA/QC protocols are known for these samples and as such analytical results may be unreliable. Athena’s current and future exploration work includes verification of the historical data through further exploration.
About Our Flagship Excelsior Springs Project
The Excelsior Springs Project (the “Project”) lies within the prolific Walker Lane tectonic trend, a large region of northwest-trending, strike-slip fault zones that host a significant number of precious metal deposits having very strong structural control for mineralization. The Project contains numerous prospect pits, trenches, roads, surface sampling sites and 113 drill holes to date within a 300m X 3,000m wide (1,000 foot-wide and 10,000-foot-long east-west trending zone of shearing and alteration. Underground workings on the two patented claims within the Project had unverified, historical production of 19,200 troy ounces from 18,000 tons averaging 37.3 grams/ton Au (1.2 oz/ton Au).
The Walker Lane trend is experiencing a major resurgence of intense and successful exploration and development. The Walker Lane has had total production of 20+ million ounces (“Moz”) of gold, including the following deposits at Goldfields (5 Moz), Bullfrog (2 Moz), Tonopah (2 Moz), Mineral Ridge (1.5 Moz) and Comstock (8 Moz Au, 200 Moz Ag). Readers are cautioned that the Company has no interest in or right to acquire any interest in any of the above-mentioned properties, other than Excelsior Springs (the “Project”), and that the mineral deposits, and the results of any exploration or mining thereof, on adjacent or similar properties are not indicative of potential mineral deposits on the Project or any potential exploitation thereof.
Gold mineralization discovered at the Project to date occurs in quartz veins, stock-works, and silicified zones in hornfels and calc-silicate altered country rock and is generally close to porphyry dykes. The best grades and thicknesses discovered recently were found in oxidized and altered sedimentary rock immediately above porphyry dykes intruded along preexisting east- and east-northeast trending faults. The mineralized stock-work vein zones are shallow and have a relatively flat plunge, making them potentially amenable to open pit mining methods.
Based on the results of previous drilling programs, the Project has the potential with to host one or more shallow gold deposits amenable to open pit mining, along with deeper, higher grade feeder zones that may be found and could be mined by underground methods. In the opinion of management and its consultants, the Project is very promising and further exploration has the potential to expand the known mineralization and establish additional mineralized zones.
Qualified Person
John Hiner, SME Registered Member and Washington State Licensed Geologist is a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101 and has reviewed the scientific and technical information that forms the basis of this press release and has approved the disclosure herein. Mr. Hiner is not independent of the Company.
About Athena Gold Corporation
Athena is engaged in the business of mineral exploration and the acquisition of mineral property assets. Its objective is to locate and develop economic precious and base metal properties of merit and to conduct additional exploration drilling and studies on the Project.
For further information about Athena Gold Corporation and our Excelsior Springs Gold project, please visit www.athenagoldcorp.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities laws. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein including, without limitation, statements regarding future exploration plans and the completion of a phase 2 drill program at the Project, future results from exploration, and the anticipated business plans and timing of future activities of the Company, are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as: “believes”, “will”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “estimates”, “plans”, “may”, “should”, “potential”, “scheduled”, or variations of such words and phrases and similar expressions, which, by their nature, refer to future events or results that may, could, would, might or will occur or be taken or achieved. In making the forward-looking statements in this press release, the Company has applied several material assumptions, including without limitation, that there will be investor interest in future financings, market fundamentals will result in sustained precious metals demand and prices, the receipt of any necessary permits, licenses and regulatory approvals in connection with the future exploration and development of the Company’s projects in a timely manner, QAQC procedures at the Project were followed, the availability of financing on suitable terms for the exploration and development of the Company’s projects and the Company’s ability to comply with environmental, health and safety laws.
The Company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements by the Company are not guarantees of future results or performance, and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, operating and technical difficulties in connection with mineral exploration and development activities, actual results of exploration activities, the estimation or realization of mineral reserves and mineral resources, the inability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing required to conduct its business and affairs, as currently contemplated, the timing and amount of estimated future production, the costs of production, capital expenditures, the costs and timing of the development of new deposits, requirements for additional capital, future prices of precious metals, changes in general economic conditions, changes in the financial markets and in the demand and market price for commodities, lack of investor interest in future financings, accidents, labor disputes and other risks of the mining industry, delays in obtaining governmental approvals, permits or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities, risks relating to epidemics or pandemics such as COVID–19, including the impact of COVID–19 on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations, changes in laws, regulations and policies affecting mining operations, title disputes, the inability of the Company to obtain any necessary permits, consents, approvals or authorizations, including of the Canadian Securities Exchange, the timing and possible outcome of any pending litigation, environmental issues and liabilities, and other factors and risks that are discussed in the Company’s periodic filings with the SEC and disclosed in the final long form prospectus of the Company dated August 31, 2021.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements in this press release or incorporated by reference herein, except as otherwise.
[i] The historical sampling and information disclosed in this press release is related to historical exploration results. The reader is cautioned that the historical sampling and information are based on prior data and reports previously prepared by third parties without the involvement of the Company. Athena has not undertaken any independent investigation of the historical sampling and information, nor has it independently analyzed the results of the historical sampling and exploration work in order to verify the results.
[ii] Semi-Quantitative Spectrographic Analysis by Branch Exploration Research, USGS, Denver, Colorado. Gold analysis through Atomic-Adsorption Analysis.
[iii] ALS Chemex Certificate of Analysis issued to Silver Reserve Corp dated July 13, 2007.
RENO, NV – February 15, 2024 – Athena Gold Corporation (OTCQB: AHNR) (CSE: ATHA) (“Athena” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has successfully completed an Induced Polarization/Resistivity (the “Survey”) at its 100% owned Crow Springs Project (“Project”) located approximately 21 miles northwest of Tonopah, Nevada.
The survey was conducted by Zonge International and generated IP/Resistivity data on the two lines specified by Athena as depicted on Figure 3. The IP/Resistivity data was acquired using a dipole-length of 200 meters, in the 9- spread dipole-dipole configuration, providing continuous coverage. The survey was designed to define potential porphyry copper-gold targets to a depth of 1,200 feet or more.
Prior to the IP/Resistivity survey, a district-scale helicopter airborne magnetics radiometric survey was flown in September 2017 with 100-meter spaced N-S flight lines with 1000-meter tie lines flown E-W (see Figure 3). The survey indicates that a strong untested magnetic anomaly controlled by Athena underlies classic porphyry-associated potassic alteration noted in geologic mapping. The untested magnetic anomaly is suggestive of a possible porphyry copper-gold target of significant size. The IP-Resistivity survey was designed to further refine and delineate Cu-Mo-Au drill targets within or adjacent to the magnetic anomaly.
IP Line 1Discussion & Analysis
The IP response on Line 1 was muted but the significant magnetic high denotes a target as noted by gridlines in the cross-section. Combined with geology, strong potassic alteration, and Cu-Mo soil anomalies this area is a high-priority target for future work and an initial drill target has been established.
Figure 1. Inversion IP Model for Line 1 with geologic overlay showing prospective drill target.
IP Line 2 Discussion & Analysis
The fault located at 2400 cuts off the IP source to the east. Anomalous IP response extends from this station to the west end of the line. The mapped Jurassic porphyry unit is IP anomalous throughout, but strongest between stations 1800 and 2000 directly over Athena’s CS-124 claim. This target also underlies strong potassic alteration and copper-molybdenum geochemical anomalies on the surface.
Figure 2. Inversion IP Model for Line 2 with geologic overlay showing prospective drill target.Figure 3. Map depicting 2017 helicopter Magnetics radiometric survey over Athena’s CS claims (IP Line #1 South) and Athena claim CS-124 (IP Line #2 North).
John Power, Athena’s President & CEO commented, “We are pleased with our results from our recent IP survey at Crow Springs as we prepare drill ready targets having significant upside.”
“The Crow Springs District has been known as a top tier concealed porphyry target since the early exploration by Homestake Mining and others in the late 1950’s through the early 1980’s but has received only minimal modern exploration and as such the potential for discovery of copper-molybdenum mineralization is high” added Power.
The Crow Springs Project was internally generated, and Athena staked 10 unpatented claims with the BLM in 2022 and leased claim CS-124 at that time. The CS-124 claim is strategically positioned based on mapped surface potassic alteration, geochemistry, and past drilling. Athena holds claims over one of the two major magnetic highs thought to be related to potassium feldspar-magnetite-Cu-Mo-Au mineral potential. The other magnetic high is controlled by EMX Royalty Corp (“EMX”), which holds 132 claims in the Crow Springs district. Athena staked 19 additional claims in 2023 and the project now comprises 30 unpatented claims.
Crow Springs History and Location
The project is in west central Nevada within the Walker Lane structural belt and is a porphyry Cu- Mo-Au system with the size potential to develop a world class resource. Porphyry-related alteration, geochemistry, magnetics, and past drilling indicate a porphyry system of over 4.5 square miles in surface area.
Crow Springs, a porphyry Cu-Mo-Au target in a quartz monzonite porphyry stock is located along the eastern margin of the Tertiary Walker Lane structural province in the southern Royston Hills, northern Esmeralda Co., Nevada.
Porphyry copper mineralization at Crow Springs District is related to strong potassic alteration that is locally developed in a coarse-grained quartz monzonite porphyry and aplitic-textured monzonite. Surface rock geochemistry indicates that moderate to strong Cu-Mo-Au mineralization is exposed at shallow levels and is amenable to reverse circulation drilling to depths of less than 1,500 feet.
Wide-spaced core drilling by Homestake in 1963 indicates pervasive propylitic alteration (clay-pyrite-carbonate) that surrounds magnetic high centers overlain by strong and pervasive potassic alteration that have not been drill tested.
Figure 4. Locations of porphyry copper and related occurrences in Nevada of Late Triassic to Early Cretaceous age. (Source: Porphyry Copper and Related Occurrences in Nevada – NBMG Wendt & Albino 1991).
In addition, fifteenmiles east-northeast of Crow Springs, lies the Hall Molybdenum Mine, which formerly produced 53 million pounds of Mo. It is a porphyry Mo-Cu deposit hosted in 69 million years old quartz monzonite that has been intruded by a granite porphyry.
Allegiant Gold’s Eastside project, which hosts a large and open resource of 1.4 million ounces of gold with excellent potential for expansion of that resource lies within 3 miles to the west.
Qualified Person
John Hiner, SME Registered Member and Washington State Licensed Geologist is a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101 and has reviewed the scientific and technical information that forms the basis of this press release and has approved the disclosure herein. Mr. Hiner is not independent of the Company.
About Athena Gold Corporation
Athena is engaged in the business of exploring its flagship Excelsior Springs Project and the acquisition of additional mineral properties of merit.
For further information about Athena Gold Corporation and our Excelsior Springs Gold Project, please visit www.athenagoldcorp.com.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
John Power Chief Executive Officer and President
Contact:
Phone: John Power
1 (707)-291-6198 Email: info@athenagoldcorp.com
Jason Libenson
President and CCO
Castlewood Capital Corporation
1 (647)-534-9884
Email: jason@castlewoodcapital.ca
Cautionary Statement to U.S. Investors
This press release references NI 43-101, which differs from the requirements of U.S. securities laws. NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators that establishes standards for all public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects.
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) permits mining companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only those mineral deposits that a company can legally extract or produce. Pursuant to SEC Industry Guide 7 under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a “final” or “bankable” feasibility study is required to report reserves. Currently Athena has not delineated “reserves” on any of its properties. Athena cannot be certain that any deposits at its properties will ever be confirmed or converted into SEC Industry Guide 7 or any successor rule or regulation compliant “reserves”. Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all the historic Buster Mine or Western Slope gold zones will ever be confirmed or converted into reserves or that it can be economically or legally extracted.
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 United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These amendments became effective February 25, 2019, with compliance required for the first fiscal year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and historical property disclosure requirements for mining registrants that were included in SEC Industry Guide 7, which was rescinded from and after such date and replaced with disclosure requirements known as S-K 1300.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities laws. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein including, without limitation, statements regarding future exploration plans and the completion of a phase 2 drill program at the Project, future results from exploration, and the anticipated business plans and timing of future activities of the Company, are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as: “believes”, “will”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “estimates”, “plans”, “may”, “should”, “potential”, “scheduled”, or variations of such words and phrases and similar expressions, which, by their nature, refer to future events or results that may, could, would, might or will occur or be taken or achieved. In making the forward-looking statements in this press release, the Company has applied several material assumptions, including without limitation, that there will be investor interest in future financings, market fundamentals will result in sustained precious metals demand and prices, the receipt of any necessary permits, licenses and regulatory approvals in connection with the future exploration and development of the Company’s projects in a timely manner, QAQC procedures at the Project were followed, the availability of financing on suitable terms for the exploration and development of the Company’s projects and the Company’s ability to comply with environmental, health and safety laws.
The Company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements by the Company are not guarantees of future results or performance, and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, operating and technical difficulties in connection with mineral exploration and development activities, actual results of exploration activities, the estimation or realization of mineral reserves and mineral resources, the inability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing required to conduct its business and affairs, as currently contemplated, the timing and amount of estimated future production, the costs of production, capital expenditures, the costs and timing of the development of new deposits, requirements for additional capital, future prices of precious metals, changes in general economic conditions, changes in the financial markets and in the demand and market price for commodities, lack of investor interest in future financings, accidents, labor disputes and other risks of the mining industry, delays in obtaining governmental approvals, permits or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities, risks relating to epidemics or pandemics such as COVID–19, including the impact of COVID–19 on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations, changes in laws, regulations and policies affecting mining operations, title disputes, the inability of the Company to obtain any necessary permits, consents, approvals or authorizations, including of the Canadian Securities Exchange, the timing and possible outcome of any pending litigation, environmental issues and liabilities, and other factors and risks that are discussed in the Company’s periodic filings with the SEC and disclosed in the final long form prospectus of the Company dated August 31, 2021.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements in this press release or incorporated by reference herein, except as otherwise.
