Osisko Development Corp. (NYSE: ODV, TSXV: ODV)
("
Osisko Development" or the
"
Company") is pleased to announce that it has
received an Environmental Assessment ("
EA")
Certificate for the Company's 100%-owned Cariboo Gold Project
("
Cariboo" or the "
Project")
located in central British Columbia ("
BC"),
Canada.
The EA Certificate was granted by the
Environmental Assessment Office of the Province of British Columbia
("EAO") and is supported by approval decisions
from The Honourable George Heyman, Minister of Environment and
Climate Change Strategy and The Honourable Josie Osbourne, Minister
of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation. Receipt of the EA
Certificate successfully concludes the EA process for the Project,
which was launched in October 2019 (see Figure 1).
Sean Roosen, Chairman and CEO,
commented, "We are proud to be the first project, mining
or otherwise, in BC to receive an EA Certificate under the new
streamlined EA framework of the Environmental Assessment Act, 2018,
and we commend the EAO and the Government of BC for establishing
this robust regulatory framework. Receipt of the EA certificate
marks a major, positive milestone for the Cariboo Gold Project. We
continue to be encouraged by the steady progress made to de-risk
the Project, bringing it closer to shovel ready status. As we all
know, development projects fall into two buckets – those with
permits and those without permits – and we are keen to unlock
significant value at the Cariboo Gold Project as we move along that
path. I would like to thank our team for their dedication and
tireless efforts in shepherding the Project through this rigorous
EA process that started in 2019. Together with our partners and
stakeholders, we remain committed to developing a modern, safe and
sustainable operation that benefits all."
Lhtako Dené Nation Chief and Council
remarked, "We are extremely proud of the relationship
fostered with Osisko Development on the Cariboo Gold Project over
the past several years. This relationship has been reciprocal from
day one, and Lhtako Chief and Council look forward to many more
years of partnership and collaboration. Recently, Lhtako and Osisko
engaged in the EA process for the Company's Cariboo Gold Project.
Environmental risks, as well as wildlife concerns, are top
priorities for both Osisko Development and the Lhtako Dené Nation.
With the EA process now complete, we are quite confident that all
of our areas of concern have been addressed and mitigated
throughout this process."
Chief Willie Sellars of the Williams
Lake First Nation ("WLFN") noted, "This decision reflects
the importance of meaningful collaboration between industry and
Indigenous communities. This is a significant milestone in
advancing sustainable mining practices within our traditional
territory, particularly the QR Mill Site near Likely, BC. WLFN
remains committed to monitoring the Project's progress to ensure it
upholds the highest environmental and cultural standards. We look
forward to continuing our positive partnership with Osisko
Development."
Chief Rhonda Phillips of the Xatśūll
First Nation added, "Xatśūll First Nation would like to
congratulate the success of Osisko Development in being awarded
approval for the Cariboo Gold Mine Project. We acknowledge the hard
work, dedication and collaboration that went into getting the
Project to this point. Working together to ensure resource
development projects meet environmental sustainability targets and
improve the socio-economic wellbeing of our communities is a high
priority for Xatśūll First Nation. We look forward to continuing
work with Osisko and other stakeholders to advance this
Project."
The EA Certificate is the first step in the
permitting process of the Cariboo Gold Project. As previously
disclosed on May 8, 2023, the Company announced the signing of two
landmark permitting agreements – the Process Charter and the Joint
Information Requirements Table – which establish a defined
regulatory process timeline and outline all agreed upon information
requirements to support a robust permit application for
submission.
A Joint Permit Application for the BC Mines Act
/ Environmental Management Act is in process. The Company
anticipates receiving the permits in Q1 2024.
Figure 1: Cariboo Gold Project –
Permitting Timeline Summary
Cariboo Gold Project
The Cariboo Gold Project is an advanced stage
gold project 100%-owned by the Company located in the historic
Wells-Barkerville mining camp, in the District of Wells, central
BC, Canada, that extends for approximately 77 kilometres from
northwest to southeast. The Company's total land package consists
of 415 mineral titles and covers an area of approximately 1,920
km2. As of December 30, 2022, the Project's probable reserves
totalled 16.70 million tonnes ("Mt") grading 3.78
g/t gold for 2.031 million ounces ("Moz"),
measured resources totalled 0.05 Mt grading 5.06 g/t gold for 0.008
Moz, indicated resources totalled 14.64 Mt grading 3.32 g/t gold
for 1.564 Moz, and inferred resources totalled 15.47 Mt grading
3.44 g/t gold for 1.712 Moz.
The Company completed a Feasibility Study in
January 2023 supported by the technical report titled "Feasibility
Study for the Cariboo Gold Project, District of Well, British
Columbia, Canada", dated January 10, 2023 (amended January 12,
2023) with an effective date of December 30, 2022)
("Cariboo Technical Report").
Reference should be made to the full text of the Cariboo Technical
Report, which was prepared in accordance with National Instrument
43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI
43-101") and is available electronically on SEDAR+
(www.sedarplus.ca) and on EDGAR (www.sec.gov) under Osisko
Development's issuer profile.
For further information on the Cariboo Gold
Project, please visit the Osisko Development corporate website at
www.osiskodev.com and the Cariboo project website at
www.cariboogold.com.
Qualified Persons
The scientific and technical information in this
news release has been reviewed and approved by François Vézina,
ing., P.Eng., MBA, Senior Vice President, Project Development,
Technical Services and Environment, who is a "qualified person"
within the meaning of NI 43-101.
About Osisko
Development Corp.
Osisko Development Corp. is a premier North
American gold development company focused on high-quality
past-producing properties located in mining friendly jurisdictions
with district scale potential. The Company's objective is to become
an intermediate gold producer by advancing its 100%-owned Cariboo
Gold Project, located in central B.C., Canada, the Tintic Project
in the historic East Tintic mining district in Utah, U.S.A., and
the San Antonio Gold Project in Sonora, Mexico. In addition to
considerable brownfield exploration potential of these properties,
that benefit from significant historical mining data, existing
infrastructure and access to skilled labour, the Company's project
pipeline is complemented by other prospective exploration
properties. The Company's strategy is to develop attractive,
long-life, socially and environmentally sustainable mining assets,
while minimizing exposure to development risk and growing mineral
resources.
For further information, please contact
Osisko Development Corp.:
Sean Roosen |
Philip Rabenok |
Chairman and CEO |
Director, Investor Relations |
Email: sroosen@osiskodev.com |
Email: prabenok@osiskodev.com |
Tel: +1 (514) 940-0685 |
Tel: +1 (437) 423-3644 |
CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING
STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this news
release may be deemed "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of
applicable Canadian securities legislation. These forward‐looking
statements, by their nature, require Osisko Development to make
certain assumptions and necessarily involve known and unknown risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied in these forward‐looking
statements. Forward‐looking statements are not guarantees of
performance. Words such as "may", "will", "would", "could",
"expect", "believe", "plan", "anticipate", "intend", "estimate",
"continue", or the negative or comparable terminology, as well as
terms usually used in the future and the conditional, are intended
to identify forward‐looking statements. Information contained in
forward‐looking statements is based upon certain material
assumptions that were applied in drawing a conclusion or making a
forecast or projection, including the assumptions, qualifications
and limitations relating to the expected permitting timeline and
summary (if at all); the ability of the Project to receive permit;
the value that would be created assuming the Project were to
receive permits; positive future relationships with Lhtako Dené
Nation, Xatśūll First Nation and Williams Lake First Nation; the
framework for regulatory process and timeline being adhered to; the
results in the Cariboo Technical Report; the capital resources
available to Osisko Development; the ability of the Company to
execute its planned activities, including as a result of its
ability to seek additional funding or to reduce planned
expenditures; the ability of the Company to obtain future financing
and the terms of such financing; management's perceptions of
historical trends, current conditions and expected future
developments; the utility and significance of historic data,
including the significance of the district hosting past producing
mines; future mining activities; the timing and status of
permitting; the results (if any) of further exploration work to
define and expand mineral resources; the ability of exploration
work (including drilling) to accurately predict mineralization; the
ability to generate additional drill targets; the ability of
management to understand the geology and potential of the Company's
properties; the ability of the Company to expand mineral resources
beyond current mineral resource estimates; the ability of the
Company to complete its exploration objectives for its projects in
2023 in the timing contemplated (if at all); the ability to realize
upon any mineralization in a manner that is economic; the Cariboo
project design and ability and timing to complete infrastructure at
Cariboo (if at all); the ability and timing for Cariboo to reach
commercial production (if at all); the ability to adapt to changes
in gold prices, estimates of costs, estimates of planned
exploration and development expenditures; the ability of the
Company to obtain further capital on reasonable terms; the
profitability (if at all) of the Company's operations; the Company
being a well-positioned gold development company in Canada, USA and
Mexico; sustainability and environmental impacts of operations at
the Company's properties; as well as other considerations that are
believed to be appropriate in the circumstances; and any other
information herein that is not a historical fact may be "forward
looking information". Material assumptions also include,
management's perceptions of historical trends, the ability of
exploration (including drilling) to accurately predict
mineralization, budget constraints and access to capital on terms
acceptable to the Company, current conditions and expected future
developments, regulatory framework remaining defined and
understood, results of further exploration work to define or expand
any mineral resources, as well as other considerations that are
believed to be appropriate in the circumstances. Osisko Development
considers its assumptions to be reasonable based on information
currently available, but cautions the reader that their assumptions
regarding future events, many of which are beyond the control of
Osisko Development, may ultimately prove to be incorrect since they
are subject to risks and uncertainties that affect Osisko
Development and its business. Such risks and uncertainties include,
among others, risks relating to capital market conditions and the
Company's ability to access capital on terms acceptable to the
Company for the contemplated exploration and development at the
Company's properties; the ability to continue current operations
and exploration; regulatory framework and presence of laws and
regulations that may impose restrictions on mining; the ability of
exploration activities (including drill results) to accurately
predict mineralization; errors in management's geological
modelling; the ability to expand operations or complete further
exploration activities; the timing and ability of the Company to
obtain required approvals and permits; the results of exploration
activities; risks relating to exploration, development and mining
activities; the global economic climate; metal and commodity
prices; fluctuations in the currency markets; dilution;
environmental risks; and community, non-governmental and
governmental actions and the impact of stakeholder actions. Readers
are urged to consult the disclosure provided under the heading
"Risk Factors" in the Company's annual information form for the
year ended December 31, 2022 as well as the financial statements
and MD&A which have been filed on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca)
under Osisko Development's issuer profile and on the SEC's EDGAR
website (www.sec.gov), for further information regarding the risks
and other factors applicable to the exploration results. Although
the Company's believes the expectations conveyed by the
forward-looking statements are reasonable based on information
available as of the date hereof, no assurances can be given as to
future results, levels of activity and achievements. The Company
disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or results or
otherwise, except as required by law. Forward-looking statements
are not guarantees of performance and there can be no assurance
that these forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as
actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this news release. No stock exchange,
securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or
disapproved the information contained herein.
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