All amounts are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise
indicated.
VANCOUVER, BC, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Maverix Metals Inc.
("Maverix" or the "Company") (NYSE: MMX) (TSX: MMX) is pleased to
announce that it has acquired a package of three royalties on gold
projects located in Nevada from an
indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Waterton Precious Metals Fund
II Cayman, LP for a $5 million cash
payment.
Dan O'Flaherty, CEO of Maverix,
commented, "This royalty package fits Maverix's strategy perfectly.
The properties have excellent exploration and development potential
for gold in a great jurisdiction while, uniquely, providing
immediate cash flow via advance royalty payments while the projects
continue to be advanced."
Royalties
Asset
|
Location
|
Stage
|
Royalty
|
Advance Royalty
Payment
|
Lewis
|
Nevada,
USA
|
Resource
|
3.5% NSR on gold
& silver and 4% NSR on all other minerals
|
~$97,000 per year in
2021, increasing each year in line with the Consumer Price
Index
|
Dixie
Creek
|
Nevada,
USA
|
Exploration
|
4% NSR on metallic
minerals and 4% GSR on non-metallic minerals
|
$90,000 per year
until 2023, increasing to $100,000 per year in 2024
|
Railroad
|
Nevada,
USA
|
Exploration
|
4% NSR on metallic
minerals and 4% GSR on non-metallic minerals
|
$75,000 per year from
2022 to 2031, increasing to $100,000 per year in 2032
|
Lewis
A 3.5% to 4% net smelter return ("NSR") royalty on the Lewis
property ("Lewis") owned by Gold Standard Ventures Corp. ("Gold
Standard"). The royalty ground covers 367 claims immediately
adjacent to the high-quality Phoenix gold mine operated by Nevada Gold Mines ("NGM"), which is a joint
venture between Barrick Gold Corporation and Newmont
Corporation.
There is an existing resource on the Lewis property that is
identified as the Virgin deposit. The Virgin deposit has an
inferred mineral resource of 205,827 contained ounces of gold and
3,537,268 contained ounces of silver in 7.74 million tonnes at a
grade of 0.83 grams per tonne ("g/t") of gold and at a grade of
14.22 g/t of silver.1 Gold Standard believes that the
Lewis inferred mineral resource estimate at the Virgin deposit is a
continuation of the Phoenix-Fortitude mineralization currently
being mined by NGM in the Phoenix
mine. In 2021, the Phoenix mine
produced approximately 177,000 ounces of gold at an all-in
sustaining cost of $533 per
ounce.2 As shown in the map below, open pit laybacks for
the Phoenix mine's approved
environmental impact statement cross onto the Lewis property and
may include mining portions of the inferred mineral resource.
Lewis also has several known mineralized zones and has the
potential for new gold and silver discoveries on the 2,161 hectare
land package.
Dixie Creek
A 4% royalty on 105 claims, covering approximately 846 hectares,
including the Dixie Creek prospect, which are currently leased by
Gold Standard and form part of the South Railroad project land
package. On February 23, 2022, Gold
Standard released a feasibility study on the South Railroad open
pit heap leach gold project that showed a NPV5% of
$315 million and an IRR of 44% using
a gold price of $1,650 per ounce.
Annual production is expected to be 152,000 ounces of gold per year
over the first four years and approximately 100,000 ounces of gold
per year over its projected 10.5 year mine life.3 The
Dixie Creek claims have good exploration potential given they are
located approximately 2 kilometres south of the Dark Star and
Pinion deposits. The historic drilling on the claims showed the
mineralization intersected at Dixie Creek is hosted in rocks that
are similar in nature to the host rocks for the Dark Star gold
mineralization (the key deposit for the South Railroad
project).
Railroad
A 4% royalty on 2 claims near the Railroad prospect area,
currently leased by Gold Standard, approximately 7 kilometres north
of the Pinion deposit on Gold Standard's South Railroad
project.
1 Mineral resource effective May
2020. For more information please refer to the Technical Report
entitled "Technical Report and Mineral Resource Estimate for the
Lewis Project, Lander County, Nevada, USA" dated May 1, 2020
available at www.goldstandardv.com, or under Gold Standard's
profile at www.sedar.com.
|
2 For
more information please refer to www.barrick.com and see the Q4
2021 Management's Discussion and Analysis.
|
3 For
more information please refer to www.goldstandardv.com and see the
news release dated February 23, 2022.
|
Qualified Person
Brendan Pidcock, P.Eng., is Vice
President, Technical Services for Maverix, and a qualified person
under National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for
Mineral Projects, has reviewed and approved the scientific and
technical disclosure contained in this news release.
About Maverix
Maverix is a gold-focused royalty and streaming company with a
globally diversified portfolio of over 120 assets. Maverix's
mission is to increase per share value by acquiring precious metals
royalties and streams. Its shares trade on both the NYSE American
and the TSX under the symbol "MMX".
For further information, please visit our website at
www.maverixmetals.com
Cautionary statements to U.S. investors
Information contained or referenced in this press release or in
the documents referenced herein concerning the properties,
technical information and operations of Maverix has been prepared
in accordance with requirements and standards under Canadian
securities laws, which differ from the requirements of the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") under subpart 1300 of
Regulation S-K ("S-K 1300"). The terms "mineral resource" and
"inferred mineral resource" used in this press release or in the
documents incorporated by reference herein are mining terms as
defined in accordance with NI 43-101 under guidelines set out in
the Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves
adopted by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and
Petroleum Council. While the terms are substantially similar to the
same terms defined under S-K 1300 there are differences in the
definitions. Accordingly, there is no assurance any mineral
resources that the Company may report under NI 43-101 will be the
same as resource estimates prepared under the standards adopted
under S-K 1300. Because the Company is eligible for the
Multijurisdictional Disclosure System adopted by the SEC and
Canadian Securities Administrators, the Company is not required to
present disclosure regarding its mineral properties in compliance
with S-K 1300. Accordingly, certain information contained in this
press release concerning descriptions of mineralization and mineral
resources under these standards may not be comparable to similar
information made public by US companies subject to reporting and
disclosure requirements of the SEC.
Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements
This release contains certain "forward looking statements" and
certain "forward-looking information" as defined under applicable
Canadian and U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements and
information can generally be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "should",
"expect", "intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe",
"continue", "plans" or similar terminology. The forward-looking
information contained herein is provided for the purpose of
assisting readers in understanding management's current
expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are
cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other
purposes. Forward-looking statements and information include, but
are not limited to, developments in respect of the projects that
underly each of the Lewis, Dixie Creek and Railroad royalties, and
Maverix's portfolio of royalties and streams and those developments
at certain of the mines, projects or properties that underlie the
Company's interests. Forward-looking statements and information are
based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet
determinable and assumptions that, while believed by management to
be reasonable, are inherently subject to significant business,
economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies.
Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual actions,
events or results to be materially different from those expressed
or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not
limited to: the impact of general business and economic conditions;
the absence of control over mining operations from which Maverix
will purchase gold and other metals or from which it will receive
royalty payments and risks related to those mining operations,
including risks related to international operations, government and
environmental regulation, delays in mine construction and
operations, actual results of mining and current exploration
activities, conclusions of economic evaluations and changes in
project parameters as plans continue to be refined; accidents,
equipment breakdowns, title matters, labor disputes or other
unanticipated difficulties or interruptions in operations; problems
inherent to the marketability of gold and other metals; the
inherent uncertainty of production and cost estimates and the
potential for unexpected costs and expenses; industry conditions,
including fluctuations in the price of the primary commodities
mined at such operations, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates
and fluctuations in interest rates; government entities
interpreting existing tax legislation or enacting new tax
legislation in a way which adversely affects Maverix; stock market
volatility; regulatory restrictions; liability, competition, the
potential impact of epidemics, pandemics or other public health
crises, including the current outbreak of the novel coronavirus
known as COVID-19 on Maverix's business, operations and financial
condition, loss of key employees, as well as those risk factors
discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Maverix's
annual information form dated March 23,
2021 available at www.sedar.com. Maverix has attempted to
identify important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in forward-looking
statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be
as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance
that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results
and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in
such statements. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place
undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information.
Maverix undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking
information except as required by applicable law. Such
forward-looking information represents management's best judgment
based on information currently available.
Technical and third-party information
The disclosure herein and relating to properties and operations
on the properties in which Maverix holds royalty, stream or other
interests is based on information publicly disclosed by the owners
or operators of these properties and information/data available in
the public domain as at the date hereof, and none of this
information has been independently verified by Maverix.
Specifically, as a royalty or stream holder, Maverix has limited,
if any, access to properties included in its asset portfolio.
Additionally, Maverix may from time to time receive operating
information from the owners and operators of the properties, which
it is not permitted to disclose to the public. Maverix is dependent
on, (i) the operators of the properties and their qualified persons
to provide information to Maverix, or (ii) on publicly available
information to prepare disclosure pertaining to properties and
operations on the properties on which Maverix holds royalty, stream
or other interests, and generally has limited or no ability to
independently verify such information. Although Maverix does not
have any knowledge that such information may not be accurate, there
can be no assurance that such third-party information is complete
or accurate. Some information publicly reported by operators may
relate to a larger property than the area covered by Maverix's
royalty, stream or other interest. Maverix's royalty, stream or
other interests often cover less than 100% and sometimes only a
portion of the publicly reported mineral reserves, mineral
resources, and production of a property.
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