UNITED STATES
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Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): March 19, 2019
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Trilogy Metals Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)
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British Columbia |
001-35447 |
98-1006991 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
Suite 1150, 609 Granville Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada, V7Y 1G5
(Address of principal executive offices,
including zip code)
(604) 638-8088
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area code)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On
March 19, 2019, Trilogy Metals Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release providing an update on its project activities.
A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
In
accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1,
shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference
into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
Description |
99.1 |
Press Release, dated March 19, 2019, providing an update on project activities. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
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TRILOGY METALS INC. |
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Dated: March 19, 2019 |
By: |
/s/
Elaine Sanders |
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Elaine Sanders, Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 99.1
Trilogy Metals Provides Update on Project
Activities
VANCOUVER, March 19, 2019 /CNW/ - Trilogy
Metals Inc. (TSX/NYSE American: TMQ) ("Trilogy Metals", "Trilogy" or the "Company") is
pleased to provide an update on its project activities. Preparations are already underway to prepare the Bornite camp to accommodate
the 2019 field programs on the Company's 100%-owned Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects located in Northwest Alaska. All amounts are in
US dollars.
Bornite Project
Following the Company's announcement on March
5, 2019 of the results from the metallurgical program at the Bornite Project, the Company has now completed an analysis on the
copper and cobalt resource incorporating the updated copper and cobalt metallurgical results and the drill results from the 2017
and 2018 drill campaigns. Results for the Bornite resource estimate show that at an open pit cut-off grade of 0.5% copper
and a below pit cut-off grade of 1.5% copper, there is no significant change in the size and grade of the current resource estimate
at Bornite. These results also show that at a below pit cut-off grade of 0.5% copper, there is the potential for a significant
increase in lower grade copper mineralization. The 2017 and 2018 drilling campaigns at Bornite were focused on the expansions
of the known deposit and many of the drill holes are still too widely spaced apart to be included in an updated resource estimate.
See Table 1 and 2 for the Company's current estimate of the copper and cobalt mineral resources and the technical report titled
"NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Bornite Project, Northwest Alaska, USA" with an effective date of June 5, 2018, released
on July 20, 2018.
The 2019 program and budget of $9.2 million
for Bornite will be mainly directed at i) approximately 10,000 meters or 12 holes of infill and expansion drilling in the deposit;
ii) additional metallurgical work to optimize copper recoveries and the determination of next steps for the recovery of cobalt;
and iii) initial engineering studies to prepare Bornite for a preliminary economic assessment once the work from the 2019 work
programs are completed, including drill results, metallurgical program updates, a resource update and ongoing environmental baseline
data collection.
Table 1: Estimate of Copper Mineral Resources
for the Bornite Deposit
Type |
Cut-off
(Cu%) |
Tonnes
(million) |
Average Grade
Cu (%) |
Contained Metal
Cu (Mlbs) |
In-Pit |
0.5 |
40.5 |
1.02 |
913 |
Total Indicated |
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40.5 |
1.02 |
913 |
In-Pit |
0.5 |
84.1 |
0.95 |
1,768 |
Below-Pit |
1.5 |
57.8 |
2.89 |
3,683 |
Total Inferred |
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141.9 |
1.74 |
5,450 |
(1) |
Resources stated as contained within a pit shell developed using a metal price of US$3.00/lb Cu, mining costs of US$2.00/tonne, milling costs of US$11/tonne, G&A cost of US$5.00/tonne, 87% metallurgical recoveries and an average pit slope of 43 degrees. |
(2) |
Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. There is no certainty that all or any part of the Mineral Resources will be converted into Mineral Reserves. |
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It is reasonably expected that the majority of Inferred mineral resources could be upgraded to Indicated mineral resources with additional exploration. |
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Table 2: Estimate of Inferred Cobalt Mineral
Resources for the Bornite Deposit
Type |
Cut-off
(Cu%) |
Tonnes
(million) |
Average Grade
Co (%) |
Contained Metal
Co (Mlbs) |
In-Pit |
0.5 |
124.6 |
0.017 |
45 |
Below-Pit |
1.5 |
57.8 |
0.025 |
32 |
Total Inferred |
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182.4 |
0.019 |
77 |
(1) |
Resources stated as contained within a pit shell developed using a metal price of US$3.00/lb Cu, mining costs of US$2.00/tonne, milling costs of US$11/tonne, G&A cost of US$5.00/tonne, 87% metallurgical recoveries and an average pit slope of 43 degrees. |
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Arctic Project
The Company has commenced preparations for
the summer field season at the Arctic Project. Specifically, the Company will continue to advance engineering and environmental
work in 2019 in support of completing a feasibility study and preparing the Arctic Project for permitting. The total budgeted amount
for these activities is estimated to be $7.0 million. The Company will undertake additional hydrological and geotechnical work
at the site along with water management, tailings facility and waste rock containment analysis and design. Additional metallurgical
test work to verify ore hardness and grinding characteristics is currently on-going with materials from the project. The Company
expects to complete the feasibility study in the first half of 2020.
Ambler District Exploration Program
The Company will complete a $2 Million exploration
program along the 100-kilometer Ambler volcanogenic massive sulphide ("VMS") Belt funded equally by Trilogy and South32.
This program will include a district-wide VTEM and ZTEM geophysical surveys flown on 200 and 400 meter line spacing over both the
Cosmos Hills and the Ambler Belt. Both surveys are electromagnetic surveys that have proven to be successful in identifying
targets and mineralization in VMS districts. This survey is expected to start in mid-April and be completed by the beginning
of May. The data will then be processed to identify and prioritize drill targets for follow up geologic mapping, soil geochemistry
and drilling – including on known historic resources previously identified along the 100-kilometer long belt (Figure 1).
![Figure 1. Location of Historic Resources at the Ambler VMS Belt (CNW Group|Trilogy Metals Inc.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1543418/000127956919000631/image_001.jpg)
Figure 1. Location of Historic Resources at
the Ambler VMS Belt (CNW Group/Trilogy Metals Inc.)
1. |
Source: Anaconda Copper Mining Company ("ACM"), ACM Internal Report, 1981 |
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Source: Kennecott Mines Company ("KMC"), KCM Internal Report, 1985 |
3. |
Source: Kennecott Mines Company ("KMC"), KCM Internal Report, 1997 |
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Source: Bear Creek Mining Company ("BCM"), BCM Progress Report, 1983 |
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Source: Kennecott Mines Company ("KMC"), KCM Internal Report, 1997 |
6. |
Source: North of 60 Mining News, September 7, 2018. The Sun project is 100%-owned by Valhalla Metals Inc. Inferred resources have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to whether they can be mined legally or economically. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of inferred resources will ever be upgraded to a higher category. See "Cautionary Note to United States Investors." |
7. |
"Arctic Project, Northwest Alaska, USA, NI 43-101 Technical Report on Pre-Feasibility Study". See the news release at https://Trilogy PR February 20, 2018 and the technical report which is available on the Company's website at https://trilogymetals.com/assets/docs/2018-04-06-Arctic-NI-43-101-TechReport.pdf or on the Company's profiles at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov. |
A Qualified Person has not done sufficient
work to classify the above historical estimates (Smucker, Horse Creek, Sunshine, Shungnak and BT) as current mineral resources
or mineral reserves. Trilogy is not treating these historical estimates as current mineral resources or mineral reserves, has not
verified the above historical resource estimates and is not relying on them. The historical estimates were prepared prior to the
adoption and implementation of National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101")
and do not use categories that conform to the current Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Definition Standards
for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves. Additional work, including drilling, would need to be carried out on these historical
resources to make them complaint with NI 43-101.
Ambler Mining District Industrial Access
Project
Over the last few months, the Company has been
in contact with the various agencies involved in the permitting of the Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Project ("AMDIAP").
According to the Bureau of Land Management ("BLM"), which is the lead agency, the permitting of the AMDIAP is moving
along on schedule. The Preliminary Draft Environmental Impact Statement ("EIS") is expected to be made available to all
the cooperating agencies by the end of April 2019, including: the Bureau of Land Management, the US Army Corp of Engineers, the
US Park Service, the US Department of Transportation, the US Coast Guard and the US Fish and Wildlife Service; State agencies –
the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Environmental Conservation; the Northwest Arctic Borough; and several
participating Tribal entities. According to the BLM, the draft EIS is expected to go out for public comment during the summer and
be completed in the late summer/early fall 2019 with the final EIS expected by the end of 2019. Shortly after the final EIS has
been issued, the Company expects the BLM to issue the Record of Decision for the Right-of-Way across federal BLM managed lands
and the Army Corp. of Engineers to issue the 404 Wetlands Dredge and Fill Permit as per the Clean Water Act.
Qualified Persons
Andrew W. West, Certified Professional Geologist,
Exploration Manager for Trilogy Metals Inc., is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. West has reviewed
the technical information in this news release and approves the disclosure contained herein.
About Trilogy Metals
Trilogy Metals Inc. is a metals exploration
and development company focused on exploring and developing the Ambler mining district located in northwestern Alaska. It is one
of the richest and most-prospective known copper-dominant districts located in one of the safest geopolitical jurisdictions in
the world. It hosts world-class polymetallic volcanogenic massive sulphide ("VMS") deposits that contain copper, zinc,
lead, gold and silver, and carbonate replacement deposits which have been found to host high-grade copper and cobalt mineralization.
Exploration efforts have been focused on two deposits in the Ambler mining district - the Arctic VMS deposit and the Bornite carbonate
replacement deposit. Both deposits are located within the Company's land package that spans approximately 143,000 hectares. The
Company has an agreement with NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., a Regional Alaska Native Corporation that provides a framework for
the exploration and potential development of the Ambler mining district in cooperation with local communities. Our vision is to
develop the Ambler mining district into a premier North American copper producer.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release includes certain "forward-looking
information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively "forward-looking statements") within the meaning
of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein, including, without limitation, planned
expenditures and the anticipated drilling, survey and other activity at the Company's properties and the timing thereof, the timing
and the filing of updated reports on the Company's projects, the future price of copper and cobalt, the estimation of mineral reserves
and mineral resources, the realization of mineral reserves and mineral resource estimates, the potential increase in copper mineralization
at the Bornite Project, costs of production, capital expenditures, costs and timing of the development of projects, are forward-looking
statements. The metallurgical results discussed in this press release should not be considered representative of other drilling
results for the 2019 drilling campaign. Forward-looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by words such as
"expects", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "potential",
"possible", and similar expressions, or statements that events, conditions, or results "will", "may",
"could", or "should" occur or be achieved. These forward-looking statements may include statements regarding
perceived merit of properties; exploration plans and budgets; mineral reserves and resource estimates; work programs; capital expenditures;
timelines; strategic plans; market prices for precious and base metals; or other statements that are not statements of fact. Forward-looking
statements involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and
actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include the uncertainties involving success of exploration,
development and mining activities, permitting timelines, requirements for additional capital, government regulation of mining operations,
environmental risks, unanticipated reclamation expenses; mineral reserve and resource estimates and the assumptions upon which
they are based; assumptions and discount rates being appropriately applied to the pre-feasibility study; our assumptions with respect
to the likelihood and timing of the AMDIAP; capital estimates; prices for energy inputs, labour, materials, supplies and services
the interpretation of drill results, the need for additional financing to explore and develop properties and availability of financing
in the debt and capital markets; uncertainties involved in the interpretation of drilling results and geological tests and the
estimation of reserves and resources; the need for cooperation of government agencies and native groups in the development and
operation of properties as well as the construction of the access road; the need to obtain permits and governmental approvals;
risks of construction and mining projects such as accidents, equipment breakdowns, bad weather, non-compliance with environmental
and permit requirements, unanticipated variation in geological structures, metal grades or recovery rates; unexpected cost increases,
which could include significant increases in estimated capital and operating costs; fluctuations in metal prices and currency exchange
rates; and other risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30,
2018 filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and in
other Company reports and documents filed with applicable securities regulatory authorities from time to time. The Company's forward-looking
statements reflect the beliefs, opinions and projections on the date the statements are made. The Company assumes no obligation
to update the forward-looking statements or beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they change, except as required
by law.
Cautionary Note to United States Investors
This press release has been prepared in
accordance with the requirements of the securities laws in effect in Canada, which differ from the requirements of U.S. securities
laws. Unless otherwise indicated, all resource and reserve estimates included in this press release have been prepared in accordance
with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and the Canadian
Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM)—CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, adopted
by the CIM Council, as amended ("CIM Definition Standards"). NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities
Administrators which establishes standards for all public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning
mineral projects. Canadian standards, including NI 43-101, differ significantly from the requirements of the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC), and resource and reserve information contained herein may not be comparable to similar information
disclosed by U.S. companies. In particular, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term "resource"
does not equate to the term "reserves". Under U.S. standards, mineralization may not be classified as a "reserve"
unless the determination has been made that the mineralization could be economically and legally produced or extracted at the time
the reserve determination is made. The SEC's disclosure standards normally do not permit the inclusion of information concerning
"measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" or "inferred mineral resources" or other
descriptions of the amount of mineralization in mineral deposits that do not constitute "reserves" by U.S. standards
in documents filed with the SEC. Investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of "measured" or "indicated
resources" will ever be converted into "reserves". Investors should also understand that "inferred mineral
resources" have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility.
Under Canadian rules, estimated "inferred mineral resources" may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility
studies except in rare cases. Disclosure of "contained ounces" in a resource is permitted disclosure under Canadian regulations;
however, the SEC normally only permits issuers to report mineralization that does not constitute "reserves" by SEC standards
as in-place tonnage and grade without reference to unit measures. The requirements of NI 43-101 for identification of "reserves"
are also not the same as those of the SEC, and reserves reported by Trilogy Metals in compliance with NI 43-101 may not qualify
as "reserves" under SEC standards. Arctic does not have known reserves, as defined under SEC Industry Guide 7.
Accordingly, information concerning mineral deposits set forth herein may not be comparable with information made public by companies
that report in accordance with U.S. standards.
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