TSX-V: TVI; OTC Pink: TVIPF
CALGARY, AB, July 28, 2021 /CNW/ - TVI Pacific Inc. (TSXV:
TVI) (OTC Pink: TVIPF) ("TVI" or
the "Company") is pleased to announce that TVI Resource
Development Phils., Inc. ("TVIRD"), a Philippines corporation in which TVI holds a
30.66% interest, has signed a binding agreement (the "GRC
Agreement") with Red 5 Limited ("Red 5") (ASX: RED), a
Perth, Western Australian-based
gold company, the shares of which are listed on the Australian
Securities Exchange, to acquire 100% of the outstanding equity in
Red 5's Philippines affiliated
company, Greenstone Resources Corporation ("GRC"), which is
the owner and operator of the Siana Gold Project ("Siana")
and the Mapawa Project ("Mapawa"), both of which are located
in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao.
Highlights:
- TVIRD has agreed to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of
GRC (the "GRC Shares"), for consideration that includes a
cash payment of U.S. $19 million. The
GRC Agreement also provides for the grant, to Red 5, of a 3.25% net
smelter return royalty ("NSR") payable on the sale of up to
619,000 oz. of gold produced from potential open-pit and
underground operations at Siana. In the GRC Agreement, the ascribed
value of the NSR is U.S. $35 million
(based on a U.S. $1,750/oz. Au
price).
- TVIRD has confirmed to TVI that it intends to fund the cash
portion of the purchase price for the GRC Shares from internal
resources. TVI is not party to the GRC Agreement or related
agreements and is not required to make any contribution to TVIRD to
support the Acquisition (as defined below).
- The assets of GRC include a modern 1.1 million tonnes per annum
("mtpa") Outotec mill, gravity and Carbon-in-Leach ("CIL") facility, and
all other key infrastructure together with the Siana, Mapawa and
Ferrer tenements.
- Management and the directors of TVIRD believe that the Siana
and Mapawa tenements have exploration potential with the currently
defined Siana deposit open to depth and laterally and Mapawa and
Ferrer in the early stages of exploration.
- Red 5 has confirmed to TVIRD that GRC has spent over U.S.
$200 million to date in its efforts
to develop Siana.
- A combined historical Indicated JORC 2012 mineral resource
estimate for the Siana open pit and underground mine of 4.3Mt @ 4.6
g/t Au and 6.8 g/t Ag and combined Inferred JORC 2012 mineral
resource estimate for the Siana open pit and underground mine of
0.5Mt @ 8.9 g/t Au and 10.6 g/t Ag (source: Red 5 2020 Annual
Report). TVI is not treating this a as a current mineral resource
under National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for
Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") as a qualified person has
not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as
current.
- TVIRD's plan is to recommence operations at Siana as soon as
possible and TVIRD is presently developing plans in furtherance of
this objective.
- TVIRD has also been advised that all required permits are in
place to restart Siana from its current voluntary care and
maintenance status, including an Environmental Compliance
Certificate and an approved Declaration of Mining Project
Feasibility, both from the
Philippines government.
The GRC Agreement:
TVIRD has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the GRC
Shares (the "Acquisition"). GRC owns and operates the
Siana Project and the Mapawa Project, both of which are located on
the southern Philippines island of
Mindanao.
The GRC Agreement provides for:
- the payment of U.S. $19 million
in cash to Red 5 upon closing of the purchase and sale of the GRC
Shares; and
- the grant, to Red 5 of the NSR, which is to be paid, at the
rate of 3.25%, from the sale of up to 619,000 oz. of gold produced
from open-pit and underground operations of Siana. In the GRC
Agreement, the ascribed value of the NSR is U.S. $35 million (based on a U.S. $1,750/oz Au price). Under the GRC
Agreement, the NSR is to be paid to Red 5 as a factor of production
within 30 days from the end of each calendar quarter, commencing
from the first gold pour following resumption of mining and
processing.
The assets of GRC include:
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The Siana Project, as
covered by Philippines Mineral Production Sharing Agreement
("MPSA") No. 184-2002-XIII covering 3,289 hectares, which
includes the following project infrastructure:
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- A modern 1.1mtpa Outotec mill,
gravity and CIL mill facility commissioned in 2012 at a capital
cost of U.S. $54 million that includes a single stage SAG mill and
6 CIL tanks;
- Grid power with backup 8MW diesel fired power
station; and
- Administration building, warehouse, mess
hall, camp facilities and accommodation, engineering building and
maintenance facilities.
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Mapawa Project, as
covered by MPSA No. 280-2009-XIII covering 1,482
hectares.
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The Ferrer Claim, as
covered by the Application for Mineral Production Sharing Agreement
No. A000046 and comprising of one Block of 595 hectares.
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Established
government approvals and relationships with key
stakeholders.
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Red 5 has advised TVIRD that GRC has spent over U.S.
$200 million, to date, in its efforts
to develop Siana. TVIRD has also been advised that all of the
mining and processing facilities and required permits are in place
for re-commencement of operations. Siana has the only modern
gold plant in the region with the potential to establish Siana as a
processing centre for other nearby prospects/gold deposits.
Completion of the Acquisition is subject to the satisfaction or
waiver of a number of conditions.
"This represents a strategic acquisition for TVIRD", said Mr.
Cliff James, Chairman and CEO of TVI
and Chairman of TVIRD, "Management and directors of TVIRD believe
that the acquisition will expand TVIRD's resource base, especially
its gold bearing resources, and further extend the life of
TVIRD. Data reviewed by TVIRD to date suggests that the
mineralised tenements at Siana have the potential for further
mineral resource expansion. Management and the directors of
TVIRD are excited about the Acquisition, which coincides with the
anticipated start-up at Balabag and positive changes in
the Philippines Government and
financial community attitudes towards mining
projects. TVIRD's management and directors also consider
the Acquisition to be compatible with TVIRD's ongoing consideration
of an initial public offering in the Philippines. Management
of TVI anticipate that the Siana acquisition will be a unique
opportunity that will add value for TVI and its shareholders
through TVI's investment in TVIRD and the opportunities provided by
both Siana and Mapawa."
Mining History at the Siana Gold Mine:
Siana is located in Tubod, Surigao del Norte, approximately 35
kilometers from Surigao City, and is covered by MPSA No.
184-2002-XIII covering 3,289 hectares of land near Lake Mainit in
Surigao del Norte. The MPSA was granted on December 11, 2002 and registered with the
Philippine Mines and Geoscience Bureau ("MGB") on
December 27, 2002 for a term of 25
years. Siana is located along the Surigao Valley Fault, a
major mineral structure, which is a part of the major Philippine
Fault or Rift Zone. The Rift Zone constitutes multiple
epithermal gold and porphyry-type copper-gold mineral deposits.
Mining operations have been conducted at Siana since the early
1900's, with major commercial underground mining conducted by the
Philippine company, Suricon Consolidated Mining Company
("Suricon"), from 1938 to 1960 followed by open pit mining
from 1980 to 1991.
Siana had produced nearly one million ounces of gold prior to
its acquisition in 2003 by Red 5's Philippine affiliated company,
GRC. GRC acquired 100% of Siana in 2003, commenced
exploration work on Siana in 2004, completed a project feasibility
study in 2009 and received all necessary permits to construct and
operate by 2009.
Construction at the mine site commenced in 2010 and the
inaugural gold pour was achieved in February 2012.
Siana was subsequently placed voluntarily by GRC on care and
maintenance in April 2013, when a
superficial crack was noted in the external wall of one of the
tailings dams ("TSF4"). There was, however, no
tailings spill and the incident was therefore considered
environmentally benign. In order to mitigate any potential
environmental risk, the MGB imposed a cease-and-desist order
("CDO") in June 2013, which
could not be rescinded until completion of structural repairs and
improvements to tailings storage facilities. These works were
completed in January 2015. The MGB subsequently lifted the
CDO in January 2015 and commercial
operations resumed in February
2015.
Uncertainty surrounding the mining policy in the Philippines and difficulty obtaining
environmental permit approvals led Red 5 to again suspend mining
and processing activities at Siana and to place the site on
temporary standby in April 2017. Red 5 stated in an ASX
announcement on April 18, 2017 that
it believed the suspension to be the best way to preserve "the
significant inherent value of the large in-situ gold inventory and
high-quality infrastructure" at the site and that the decision was
made because of the operational impact "which the current
uncertainty regarding regulatory and government mining policy in
the Philippines has had on the
group's operations." Ongoing activities through suspension
have included dewatering of the open pit, infrastructure
maintenance and monitoring of geotechnical issues.
After suspending Siana operations, Red 5 realigned its corporate
strategy with a particular focus on channelling its financing with
acquiring and developing two gold projects in Western Australia, Darlot and King of the
Hills. As a consequence, the Red 5 board made the decision to
dispose of the GRC/Siana assets.
TVIRD understands that, to date, Siana has produced 149,203
ounces of gold and 199,669 ounces of silver, in addition to nearly
one million ounces of gold prior to its acquisition in 2003 by
GRC. During its brief operating period, GRC has mined the
Siana deposit by open pit methods with a plan that included a
transition to underground mining following completion of open pit
mining. Underground mine development has commenced with
445m of development completed, three
portals developed and the establishment of several critical surface
infrastructures for the mining operations. Material mined
from the Siana open pit has been processed onsite at the Siana CIL
gold processing plant that has a design capacity of 1.1 mtpa.
TVIRD understands that processing recoveries reported have been
between 75 to 85% for gold and 40 to 45% for silver. The
plant comprises single stage crushing, SAG milling, gravity
concentration and high intensity cyanidation, leaching and
adsorption (CIL), followed by carbon elution and electrowinning to
produce combined gold and silver doré. Tailings from the
cyanide leach area are treated in a detoxification circuit to
minimize cyanide concentration prior to discharge to the TSF.
TVIRD intends to review historical processing operations with the
objective of testing and optimising future performance.
Siana Reported Resource and Reserves:
Red 5 has previously published underground and open pit mineral
resource and mineral reserve estimates for Siana and mineral
resource estimates for Mapawa. These estimates, detailed
below, were prepared using the Australasian Code for Reporting of
Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (the
"JORC Code" or "JORC 2012"). No estimates for
either Siana or Mapawa have been prepared using the 2014 definition
standards published by the Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy
and Petroleum ("CIM 2014 Standard") and no technical report
supporting this estimate has been prepared in accordance with NI
43-101. A "qualified person" (as defined in NI 43-101) has
not done sufficient work to classify any of these mineral resource
or mineral reserve estimates as current. As a result, the
Company is treating the following estimates as historical in nature
and not current mineral resources or mineral reserves, and they
should not be relied upon. There are certain differences
between the JORC Code and the CIM 2014 Standard described further
below.
Red 5 announced on February 23,
2016 that Mining One Pty Ltd had completed a JORC 2012
underground mineral resource and reserves estimate using a 2.4 g/t
gold cut-off that has been subsequently reviewed annually by Red 5
and most recently confirmed in their Annual Report at June 30, 2020. Further to the ASX
announcement released by Red 5 on January
11, 2016, the database for the Siana resource estimate
included 109 holes and approximately 47,300 meters in addition to
79 historic holes drilled by Suricon between 1980 and 1990 for
approximately 10,600 meters. The database also includes a
further 10,417 grade control channel samples conducted by GRC prior
to April 2013.
The Red 5 2020 Annual Report at June 30,
2020 reports the JORC 2012 underground mineral resource and
reserves estimate to be:
SIANA JORC 2012
UNDERGROUND MINERAL RESOURCE as at June 30, 2020:
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Classification
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Cut-off
Gold
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Tonnes
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Gold
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Silver
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Contained
Gold
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Contained
Silver
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(g/t)
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(kt)
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(g/t)
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(g/t)
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(koz)
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(koz)
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Indicated
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2.4
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3,400
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5.2
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7.2
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566
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779
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Inferred
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2.4
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500
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9.3
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11.2
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153
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186
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Total
Resource
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2.4
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3,900
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5.7
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7.7
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719
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965
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SIANA JORC 2012
UNDERGROUND ORE RESERVE as at June 30, 2020:
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Classification
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Cut-off
Gold
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Tonnes
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Gold
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Silver
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Contained
Gold
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Contained
Silver
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(g/t)
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(kt)
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(g/t)
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(g/t)
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(koz)
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(koz)
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Probable
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2.4
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3,010
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4.1
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6.7
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396
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644
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Total
Resource
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2.4
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3,010
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4.1
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6.7
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396
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644
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Source: Red 5
Limited 2020 Annual Report
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In the Red 5 Annual Report at June 30,
2020, and due to what Red 5 has reported as pending
construction of additional tailings storage capacity, no updated
JORC 2012 reserve estimate is reported for the Siana open pit as at
that date. As such, Red 5 has reported the open pit mineral
resource and reserve estimate at June 30,
2020 to be:
SIANA JORC 2012
OPEN PIT MINERAL RESOURCE as at June 30, 2020:
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Classification
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Cut-off
Gold
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Tonnes
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Gold
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Silver
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Contained
Gold
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Contained
Silver
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(g/t)
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(kt)
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(g/t)
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(g/t)
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(koz)
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(koz)
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Indicated
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0.7
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650
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3.7
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7.9
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77
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164
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Inferred
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0.7
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30
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2.8
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1.2
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3
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1
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Stockpile
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0.7
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290
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1.1
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6.6
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10
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61
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Total
Resource
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0.7
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970
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2.9
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7.3
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90
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226
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SIANA JORC 2012
OPEN PIT ORE RESERVE as at June 30, 2020:
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Classification
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Cut-off
Gold
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Tonnes
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Gold
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Silver
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Contained
Gold
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Contained
Silver
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(g/t)
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(kt)
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(g/t)
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(g/t)
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(koz)
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(koz)
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Probable
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-
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-
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-
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ROM
Stockpile
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0.7
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290
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1.1
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6.6
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10
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61
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Total
Resource
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0.7
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290
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1.1
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6.6
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10
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61
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Source: Red 5
Limited 2020 Annual Report
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In summary, and further to the above tables as included in the
Red 5 2020 Annual Report, the Siana open pit and underground mine
have at June 30, 2020, a combined
Indicated JORC 2012 mineral resource estimate of 4.3Mt @ 4.6 g/t Au
and 6.8 g/t Ag and combined Inferred JORC 2012 mineral resource
estimate of 0.5Mt @ 8.9 g/t Au and 10.6 g/t Ag. TVI is not
treating this as a current mineral resource under NI 43-101 as a
qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the
historical estimate as current, and the estimates should not be
relied upon.
Siana Open Pit and Underground Feasibility Study
Results
Red 5, together with GRC, has engaged various mining engineering
firms since 2009 to complete numerous Feasibility Studies that have
been publicly disclosed. These studies were prepared using
the JORC Code. Qualified persons have not done sufficient
work under NI 43-101 to verify the results of these studies or
render them current and complete under NI 43-101, and therefore
details of these reports are not included in this news
release.
TVIRD is presently assessing GRC's mine development and
production plan for Siana in order to develop its own plan in
furtherance of a potential recommencement of operations.
Mining History at the Mapawa Gold Project:
GRC also holds a 100% interest in Mapawa under MPSA No.
280-2009-XIII covering 1,482 hectares and located as well in
Surigao del Norte, Philippines. Mapawa is located 20
kilometers north of Siana and has the potential to be developed as
a satellite source of mineralized feed for the Siana processing
plant. Red 5 reported in the 2016 Annual Report that Mapawa
hosts a known gold porphyry system with a number of significant
gold occurrences throughout the project area and thereby considered
the area to have significant potential.
Red 5 announced on June 14, 2016
that an inaugural JORC 2012 mineral resource estimate had been
completed for Mapawa by Optiro Pty. Ltd., an independent group of
Australian geological consultants who reported the following on a
dry tonne basis based on a 0.7g/t gold cut-off and taking into
account historic mining depletion:
MAPAWA JORC 2012
OPEN PIT MINERAL RESOURCE as at June 30, 2020
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Classification
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Cut-off
Gold
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Tonnes
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Gold
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Silver
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Contained
Gold
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Contained
Silver
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(g/t)
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(kt)
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(g/t)
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(g/t)
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(koz)
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(koz)
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Indicated
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0.7
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3,270
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1.0
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3.5
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103
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371
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Inferred
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0.7
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5,560
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1.0
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2.5
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185
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438
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Total
Resource
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0.7
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8,830
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1.02
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2.9
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288
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809
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Source: Red 5
Limited 2020 Annual Report
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Red 5 reported that the Mapawa JORC 2012 mineral resource
estimate was calculated based on a total of 78 diamond core
drill-holes totaling 13,798 meters of drilling, comprising 5,628
meters of historical drilling completed by Suricon and 8,170 meters
of additional diamond drilling completed by GRC.
As noted above, TVI is not treating the estimates reported for
Siana and Mapawa as current mineral resources as a qualified person
acting in compliance with NI 43-101 reporting requirements has not
done sufficient work to classify these estimates as current
resources, has not verified this information and these estimates
should not be relied upon The historical estimates are
believed to be based on reasonable assumptions, and neither the
Company nor the qualified person responsible for the scientific and
technical content of this news release has any reason to contest
their relevance and reliability.
TVIRD currently does not plan to conduct any work to verify the
historical estimates other than using them to guide its
exploration, resource modeling and possible development
work.
TVIRD is presently assessing the GRC resource model, mine
development and production plan for Siana in order to develop its
own plan in furtherance of a potential recommencement of
operations. TVIRD is evaluating steps that would be required
to upgrade or verify the foregoing historical estimates as current
under NI 43-101 standards, which would include a review of past
drill results and Quality Assurance/Quality Control procedures
applied as well as possibly resource modeling with the involvement
of a qualified person.
Additional information related to Siana and Mapawa may be found
on the TVIRD website at https://tvird.com.ph/.
Financing for the Acquisition:
TVIRD has confirmed to TVI that it intends to fund the cash
portion of the purchase price for the GRC Shares from internal
resources. TVI is not required to make any contribution to
TVIRD to support the GRC acquisition; in effect, TVI is fully
carried.
Qualified Person
The Qualified Person responsible for the scientific and
technical content of this news release is Mr. Michael James Bue, Bsc. Eng, M.Eng, P.Eng.
Mr. Bue has acted as the Qualified Person in compliance with NI
43-101 reporting requirements by virtue of his membership in the
Professional Engineers of Ontario
and Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and has confirmed
compliance of this news release with NI 43-101
requirements.
JORC Reconciliation
The mineral resources and ore reserves detailed above were
classified using the JORC Code and reported by Red 5 as per
regulations under the JORC Code. In the Company's view, there
are no material differences between the confidence categories
assigned under the JORC Code and the equivalent confidence
categories in the CIM 2014 Standard. Certain terminology from
JORC 2012 is different to that used under CIM 2014 Standard.
The JORC Code uses the term "Ore Reserves", which is equivalent to
"Mineral Reserves" using the CIM 2014 Standard. The CIM 2014
Standard uses the term "Proven Mineral Reserves", which is
equivalent to "Proved Ore Reserves" under the JORC Code
Additionally, NI 43-101 reporting requirements do not allow for
"Inferred Mineral Resources" to be added to other Mineral Resource
categories, and must be reported separately. The Inferred
Resource category estimates above under JORC 2012 were reported
separately in each instance. The Company will consider
retaining qualified person(s) acting in compliance with NI 43-101
reporting requirements to complete a formal review of the Red 5
mineral resources and ore reserves.
About TVI Resource Development Phils., Inc.
TVIRD, a Philippine corporation in which TVI holds a 30.66%
interest, is a diversified mining company that focuses on the
acquisition, exploration, development and production of resource
projects in the Philippines. TVIRD has a pool of highly
competent managers, technical personnel and skilled workers with
previous experience in gold-silver operation and owns 100% of the
Balabag gold/silver project in addition to 60% interest in Agata
Mining Ventures Inc. ("AMVI"), a direct shipping Nickel/Iron
operation that commenced in October
2014 and in which TVIRD is operator. AMVI has shipped
a total of 17.44 million wet metric tonnes of nickel laterite ore
through 320 shipments through to June 30,
2021.
About TVI Pacific Inc.
TVI Pacific Inc. is a Canadian resource company focused on the
acquisition of resource projects in the Asia Pacific region. TVI currently holds
a 30.66% equity interest in TVIRD and a 2.95% equity interest in
Integrated Green Energy Solutions Ltd., a publicly listed company
incorporated in Australia with
shares listed on the ASX (but currently suspended since
January 2020 and subject to an order
for winding up). Integrated Green Energy Solutions Ltd. is
engaged in the commercialization of technologies to convert waste
plastics to fuel in Australia and
internationally. TVI's other holdings include a 14.4% equity
interest in Mindoro Resources Ltd. and a 100% investment in shares
of TG World Energy Corp. As at the date of this announcement, TVI
has 656,987,039 outstanding common shares and 696,887,039 fully
diluted including the currently issued outstanding options of
39,900,000.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
Certain information set out in this News Release constitutes
forward-looking information. Forward-looking statements are
often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as
"seek", "anticipate", "plan", "continue", "estimate", "expect",
"may", "will", "intend", "could", "might", "should", "believe",
"scheduled", "to be", "will be" and similar expressions.
The forward-looking statements contained in this News Release
include: (1) reference to a gold production volume of 619,000 oz.
and a gold price of U.S. $1,750
upon which the NSR is to be based, both of which may not be
realized; (2) statements related to exploration at Siana and
Mapawa, both of which are not guaranteed and require further review
and analysis by TVIRD to review and determine and may be affected
by factors beyond the control of TVIRD; (3) the stated Indicated
and Inferred JORC 2012 mineral resource estimate for the Siana open
pit and underground mine, as well as the JORC 2012 open pit mineral
resource for the Mapawa Project as included in the Red 5 2020
Annual Report, for which actual volumes produced may vary.
The estimation of mineral reserves and mineral resources is
inherently uncertain and involves subjective judgments about many
relevant factors; and, (4) any reference to when mining and
processing operations at Siana may recommence.
Forward-looking statements in this News Release are based
upon the opinions and expectations of management of the Company as
at the effective date of such statements and, in certain cases,
information supplied by third parties. Although the Company
believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking
statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no
assurance that those expectations will prove to have been
correct.
Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks
and uncertainties (known and unknown) that could cause actual
outcomes to differ materially from those anticipated or implied and
should not be read as guarantees of future performance or
results. These factors include, but are not
limited to, such things as: (i) general economic conditions in
Canada, the Philippines and elsewhere; (ii) volatility
of prices for precious metals, base metals, and other commodities;
(iii) commodity supply and demand; (iv) fluctuations in currency
and interest rates; (v) inherent risks associated with the
exploration and development of mining properties, including but not
limited to geological characteristics, metallurgical
characteristics of the mineralization, the availability of
equipment and facilities necessary to complete development and the
ability to develop adequate processing capacity; (vi) the cost of
consumables and mining and processing equipment; (vii) unforeseen
technological and engineering problems; (viii) ultimate
recoverability of reserves; (ix) production, timing, results and
costs of exploration and development activities; * political
factors, political stability or civil unrest, including but not
limited to acts of sabotage or terrorism; (xi) availability of
financial resources or third-party financing; (xii) changes in laws
or regulations (domestic or foreign); (xiii) changes in
administrative practices; (xiv) changes in exploration plans or
budgets; (xv) the availability of skilled labour; (xvi) the failure
of parties to contracts with the Company to perform as agreed,
including its joint venture partners; (xvii) the impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic; and (xviii) extreme weather conditions and
forces of nature (i.e. typhoons, heavy rains, earthquakes, and the
like) that may disrupt operations and explorations.
The Company does not have control over TVIRD nor does it have
any involvement in the management or decisions of TVIRD or control
over financial reporting and internal controls of TVIRD. The
Company relies on the internal controls and financial reporting
controls of TVIRD and their failure to maintain effectiveness or
comply with applicable standards may adversely affect
TVI.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance upon
the forward-looking statements contained in this news release and
such forward-looking statements should not be interpreted or
regarded as guarantees of future outcomes.
Various risks to which the Company is exposed in the conduct
of its business (including mining activities) are described in
detail in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended
December 31, 2020, which was filed on
SEDAR on April 28, 2021 and is
available under the Company's profile at
www.SEDAR.com.
The forward-looking statements contained in this News Release
are made as of the date hereof and the Company does not undertake
any obligation to update or to revise any of the included
forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable
securities laws in force in Canada. The forward-looking
statements contained herein are expressly qualified by this
cautionary statement.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
SOURCE TVI Pacific Inc.