Prime Mining Corp. (“Prime”, or the “Company”) (
TSX.V:
PRYM) (
OTCQX: PRMNF) (
Frankfurt:
O4V3) is pleased to report its operating and financial
results for the year ended December 31, 2022. Unless otherwise
stated, all amounts are presented in Canadian dollars. Prime is
focused on the exploration and development of its wholly owned
high-grade Los Reyes Gold-Silver Project in Sinaloa State, Mexico
(“Los Reyes” or the “Project”).
Prime Chief Executive Officer Daniel Kunz
commented, “Our performance in 2022 exceeded our expectations with
metres drilled well above plan. Excellent results from this and
prior Prime drilling are anticipated to contribute to an increase
in the quantity and quality of the upcoming Los Reyes resource
update. Phase 3 drilling, that is already underway, is
further expanding the three main resource zones and also focused on
developing new deposits outside of the main resource areas.”
Prime expects to release an updated mineral
resource estimate for the Los Reyes Gold-Silver Project in May 2023
to include Prime’s Phase 1 and 2 drilling results through December
2022.
Corporate Highlights During the
Quarter
On December
22nd, the Company announced the closing
of a C$21.0 million bought deal private placement issuing
14,030,000 units at $1.50 per unit which also included one common
share purchase warrant exercisable at a price $2.00 until December
22, 2025, with a $2.50 early call provision.
Exploration Highlights During the
QuarterOn October 11th,
the Company highlighted drill results from 5 key step out holes in
the Z-T area.
Highlight intercepts
include:
- 2.36 g/t Au and 177.8 g/t Ag over
13.2 m etw and 0.91 g/t Au and 139.0 g/t Ag over 7.4 m etw) and
1.39 g/t Au and 12.7 g/t Ag over 3.9 m etw;
- 3.86 g/t Au and 88.5 g/t Ag over
5.6 m etw), including 9.24 g/t Au and 223.0 g/t Ag over 2.1 m etw,
and 2.70 g/t Au and 333.04 g/t Ag over 0.8 m etw;
- 1.17 g/t Au and 207.4 g/t Ag over
5.3 m etw.
On October
14th, the Company announced exceptional
drill results from the Guadalupe area.
Highlight intercepts include:
- 27.9 g/t Au and 509 g/t Ag over 2.2m etw;
- 23.2 g/t Au and 2,550 g/t Ag over 0.6m etw;
- 6.08 g/t Au and 913 g/t Ag over 1.9m etw;
- 10.5 g/t Au and 284 g/t Ag over 1.8m etw.
On November
28th the Company announced multiple
bonanza and high-grade intercepts at Guadalupe.
Highlight intercepts
include:
- 6.8 g/t Au and
166 g/t Ag over 18.3 m etw;
-
12.8 g/t Au and 646 g/t Ag over 1.1 m etw, and 4.2 g/t Au and 212
g/t Ag over 12.7 m etw;
-
8.8 g/t Au and 289 g/t Ag over 5.6 m etw, including 33.2 g/t Au and
1,072 g/t Ag over 1.4 m etw;
- 6. 8 g/t Au and 208 g/t Ag over 6.8
m etw.
Maintaining Health and Safety
Protocols
The Company continues to successfully mitigate
the impact of Covid-19 on operations. To-date Covid-19 has not had
a material effect on the Company’s activities. Prime remains
engaged with local stakeholders and is proactive in monitoring
employees and contractors during this uncertain period. The Company
continues to closely adhere to the directives of all levels of
government and relevant health authorities in Mexico and
Canada.
Community Engagement and Environmental
Stewardship Strategy
We continued to gather environmental and
community data in the quarter to help support our ESG programs,
including completion of a materiality assessment, strategic plan
and disclosure matrix. We strive to minimize the environmental
impact of our activities and ensure that Los Reyes has a positive
impact on our host communities.
We expect to release our initial sustainability
report in Q2 of 2023 that establishes a baseline and a new
yardstick to measure our progress in meeting our commitments
regarding sustainability and stewardship of the environment,
relevant social issues and corporate governance.
Selected Financial Data
The following selected financial data is
summarized from the Company’s consolidated financial statements and
related notes thereto (the “Financial Statements”) for the year
ended December 31, 2022. A copy of the Financial Statements and
MD&A is available at www.primeminingcorp.ca or on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com.
|
Year ended December 31, 2022 |
Eight months endedDecember 31,
2021 |
Loss and comprehensive loss |
$27,372,260 |
$14,297,342 |
Loss per share - basic and diluted |
$0.24 |
$0.13 |
|
December 31, 2022 |
December 31, 2021 |
Cash |
$23,811,434 |
$27,413,707 |
Total assets |
$38,105,206 |
$41,785,376 |
Total current liabilities |
$1,209,140 |
$1,372,458 |
Total liabilities |
$2,092,161 |
$2,470,784 |
Total shareholders’ equity |
$36,013,045 |
$39,314,592 |
Qualified Person
Scott Smith, P.Geo., Executive Vice President of
Exploration, is a qualified person for the purposes of National
Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical
content in this news release.
Los Reyes Gold and Silver
Project
Los Reyes is a rapidly evolving high-grade, low
sulphidation epithermal gold-silver project located in Sinaloa
State, Mexico. Historic operating results indicate that an
estimated 1 million ounces of gold and 60 million ounces of silver
were recovered from five separate operations at Los Reyes between
1770 and 1990. Prior to Prime’s acquisition, recent operators of
Los Reyes had spent approximately US$20 million on exploration,
engineering, and prefeasibility studies. The Project remains
underexplored and holds potential for additional discovery and
resource expansion.
Since acquiring Los Reyes in 2019, Prime has
spent approximately US$30 million on direct exploration activities
and has completed two phases of comprehensive drilling totaling
over 110,000 m. Results to date suggest the three known main
deposit areas, Guadalupe, Central and Z-T are much larger than
previously reported. Potential exists for new discoveries outside
of the current defined resource areas.
About Prime Mining
Prime Mining is an ideal mix of successful
mining executives, strong capital markets personnel, and
experienced local operators focused on unlocking the full potential
of the high-grade Los Reyes Gold-Silver Project in Mexico. Prime
Mining has a well-planned capital structure with significant team
and insider ownership.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Daniel KunzChief Executive
Officer
For further information, please contact:
Daniel KunzChief Executive
Officer and DirectorPrime Mining Corp.1307 S. Colorado Ave.Boise,
Idaho 83706Telephone: +1 (208) 926-6379 officeemail:
daniel@primeminingcorp.ca
Scott HicksExecutive Vice
PresidentPrime Mining Corp.710 – 1030 West Georgia StreetVancouver,
BC, V6E 2Y3Telephone: +1 (604) 428-6128 officeemail:
scott.hicks@primeminingcorp.ca
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Forward Looking Information
This news release contains certain
“forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation as may be
amended from time to time, including, without limitation,
statements regarding the perceived merit of the Company’s
properties, including additional exploration potential of Los
Reyes, potential quantity and/or grade of minerals, the potential
size of the mineralized zone, metallurgical recoveries, the timing
and results of permitting and the Company’s exploration and
development plans in Mexico. Forward-looking statements are
statements that are not historical facts which address events,
results, outcomes or developments that the Company expects to
occur. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs,
estimates and opinions of the Company’s management on the date the
statements are made, and they involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Certain material assumptions regarding such
forward-looking statements were made, including without limitation,
assumptions regarding the price of gold, silver and copper; the
accuracy of mineral resource estimations; that there will be no
material adverse change affecting the Company or its properties;
that all required approvals will be obtained, including concession
renewals and permitting; that political and legal developments will
be consistent with current expectations; that currency and exchange
rates will be consistent with current levels; and that there will
be no significant disruptions affecting the Company or its
properties. Consequently, there can be no assurances that such
statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements. Forward-looking statements involve significant known
and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual
results to differ materially from those anticipated. These risks
include, but are not limited to: risks related to uncertainties
inherent in the preparation of mineral resource estimates,
including but not limited to changes to the cost assumptions,
variations in quantity of mineralized material, grade or recovery
rates, changes to geotechnical or hydrogeological considerations,
failure of plant, equipment or processes, changes to availability
of power or the power rates, ability to maintain social license,
changes to interest or tax rates, changes in project parameters,
delays and costs inherent to consulting and accommodating rights of
local communities, environmental risks, title risks, including
concession renewal, commodity price and exchange rate fluctuations,
risks relating to COVID-19, delays in or failure to receive access
agreements or amended permits, risks inherent in the estimation of
mineral resources; and risks associated with executing the
Company’s objectives and strategies, including costs and expenses,
as well as those risk factors discussed in the Company's most
recently filed management's discussion and analysis, as well as its
annual information form dated April 22, 2022, available on
www.sedar.com. Except as required by the securities disclosure laws
and regulations applicable to the Company, the Company undertakes
no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if
management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors,
should change.
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