Osisko Development Moves Non-Essential Personnel From Cariboo Gold Project Off-Site Following Fire Evacuation Order
July 22 2024 - 2:53PM
Osisko Development Corp. (NYSE: ODV, TSXV: ODV)
("
Osisko Development" or the
"
Company") announces that the Company has
temporarily paused non-essential activities at its 100%-owned
Cariboo Gold Project ("
Cariboo" or the
"
Project") located in central British Columbia
("
BC"), Canada, following a wildfire evacuation
order that includes the Project. As of July 21, 2024, to ensure
safety and welfare of employees, all non-essential personnel and
contractors have been temporarily moved off-site, while several
essential staff remain. The Company has taken precautionary
measures to safeguard certain site infrastructure and is currently
assisting with the wildfire response by hosting a group of
firefighters at the Project's camp facilities. The Company remains
in regular contact with local authorities and will continue to
closely monitor the situation as it evolves and will provide an
update, when appropriate.
ABOUT OSISKO
DEVELOPMENT CORP.
Osisko Development Corp. is a North American
gold development company focused on past-producing mining camps
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, visit our website at
www.osiskodev.com or contact:
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 |
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and limitations relating the potential impact of wildfires on our
business, operations or assets; the impact of the wildfires and
regulatory responses thereto on the business of the Company, if
any; the ability of the Company to safeguard site infrastructure;
and future drilling and advancement at the Property; the ability of
the Company to complete its exploration and development objectives
for its projects in 2024 in the timing contemplated and within
expected costs (if at all); the ongoing advancement of the deposits
on the Company's properties; as well as other considerations that
are believed to be appropriate in the circumstances, and any other
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looking information". Material assumptions also include,
management's understanding of wildfires and site infrastructure,
current conditions and expected future developments, 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, wildfires and
other natural disasters being sometimes unpredictable; the ability
to continue current operations and exploration; risks relating to
exploration, development and mining activities; fluctuations in the
currency markets; 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, 2023 as well as
the financial statements and MD&A for the year ended December
31, 2023, 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 facing the Company, its business and operations.
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