Forsys Metals Corp. (TSX: FSY) (FSE: F2T) (NSX: FSY)
(“Forsys” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce
that its wholly-owned subsidiary Valencia Uranium (Pty) (“Valencia
Uranium”) has finalised an agreement with Namibplaas Guestfarm and
Tours (Proprietory) Limited (the “Farm Owner”) for the purchase of
Portion-1 of farm Namibplaas No. 93 (the “Property”), at the
Company’s Norasa Uranium project (“Norasa1”).
The Property hosts the Namibplaas uranium
deposit (“Namibplaas”), under Exclusive Prospecting Licence
(EPL-3638) The purchase of this Property is the final
outcome of lengthy negotiations for the economic terms for access
rights with the previous farm owner.
EPL-3638 covers a total surface area of 1,266
ha; with approximately 93 % (1,179 ha) located on the Property,
which measures approximately 6,700 hectares (ha). Figure-1 (below)
provides an overview of the Property, the Company’s mineral licence
holding and applications, exclusive use area and planned and
existing linear infrastructure.
EPL-3638 is situated less than 3 km to the
northeast of the Valencia deposit (ML-149) and is accessed via a
newly constructed industrial grade road from the B2 highway to the
Valencia project site followed by a track suitable for 4x4
vehicles.
For detailed information on the recent updated
Mineral Resource Estimate for Norasa, please refer to the Company’s
news release dated 14 May 2024. Planning is underway for diamond
and reverse circulation drilling designed to expand and upgrade the
resource within the Namibplaas main deposit and from adjacent
targets.
The Company has also applied for additional
exclusive prospecting ground, EPL-10501 and EPL-8633. Approximately
237 ha, (42 %) of the EPL-10501 application area and 239 ha,(5%) of
EPL- 9865 are are also located on the Property. For further detail,
see Figure-1 below.
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1 The Norasa Uranium Project (“Norasa“) is
wholly owned by the Company’s 100% subsidiary Valencia Uranium
(Pty) Ltd. (“Valencia Uranium”) and comprises the Valencia uranium
deposits (held under ML-149) ("Valencia”) and the Namibplaas
uranium deposit (under EPL-3638) (“Namibplaas”), located in the
Erongo region of Namibia.
On farm Valencia No.122, ML-149, the company’s
interest including its planned access works area for the mine’s
infrastructure, are covered by an exclusive use contract over
approximately 3,346 ha. The contract with this land owner is valid
for the duration of ML-149, which extends until 2033.
Figure-1: Overview map showing the transaction
property, Valencia mineral licence holdings and applications and
linear infrastructure
Key Terms of the Land Purchase
Agreement
Under the terms of the agreement Valencia
Uranium will pay the Farm Owner an aggregate amount of 24 million
Namibia Dollars (NAD) (approximately US$1,282k). An initial payment
of NAD 7 million (approximately US$374k) will be made once all
conditions have been met, with the remaining NAD 17 million
(approximately US$908k) payable in monthly installments over a ten
year period, accruing interest at Namibia’s prime lending rate 2
plus 2% per annum from the date of title transfer following
regulatory approval. The signing of the agreement was 17th December
2024.
The transaction remains subject to the receipt
of all regulatory approvals, including, without limitation, the
approval of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Lands
and Resettlement.
Mark Frewin, Forsys’ CEO commented: “The
acquisition of farm Namibplaas, Portion-1 means that the Company
now has unfettered access to the Namibplaas licence area, adding
significant value and flexibility to our mine development strategy.
The plan is to prioritize a drill program on Namibplaas as soon as
possible and continue to expand and upgrade the total uranium
resources to support the overall Norasa mine development.”
2 10.75% per Bank of
Namibia______________________________________________________________________________________________________
About Forsys
Metals Corp.Forsys Metals Corp.
(TSX: FSY, FSE: F2T, NSX: FSY) is an emerging uranium developer
focused on advancing its wholly owned Norasa Uranium Project,
located in the politically and uranium friendly jurisdiction of
Namibia, Africa. The Norasa Uranium Project is comprised of the
Valencia Uranium deposit (ML-149) and the nearby Namibplaas Uranium
deposit (EPL-3638). Further information is available at the Company
website www.forsysmetals.com.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Forsys
Metals Corp. Richard Parkhouse, Investor Relations. For additional
information please contact:
Richard Parkhouse, Investor Relationsemail:
rparkhouse@forsysmetals.com email: info@forsysmetals.com
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Forsys Metals Corp disclaim any intention or obligation to update
or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly
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