Generation Mining Limited (TSX: GENM) (OTCQB: GENMF) (“Gen Mining”
or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has received,
through its wholly-owned subsidiary Generation PGM Inc. (“Gen
PGM”), the first C$20 million payment from the previously announced
Precious Metal Purchase Agreement (the “PMPA”) with Wheaton
Precious Metals Corp. (“Wheaton”) in respect to the Marathon
Palladium Copper project in Northwestern Ontario (the “Marathon
Project”).
Under the terms of the PMPA, Wheaton will pay Gen PGM total cash
consideration of C$240 million in return for a stream on all gold
production and 22% of the platinum production from the Marathon
Project. Subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions
precedent, the Company expects Gen PGM to receive the second C$20
million tranche later this year, on or before the end of the third
quarter. During construction of the Marathon Project the remaining
C$200 million will be payable in four staged installments which are
also subject to various customary conditions precedent being
satisfied. Further details are contained in the Gen Mining news
release dated December 22, 2021.
Jamie Levy, the President and CEO commented
“This represents a significant funding milestone towards the
construction of the Marathon Project, one of North America’s
largest undeveloped critical mineral deposits. We are excited to be
in a position to continue advancing the Marathon Project with this
non-dilutive cash infusion, and to have gained the confidence and
financial support of Wheaton’s highly skilled management, technical
and investment teams.”
As detailed in the Marathon Feasibility Study
released on March 4, 2021, over a 13-year mine life the Marathon
Project is estimated to produce 1,905,000 ounces of palladium, 467
million lbs of copper, 537,000 ounces of platinum, 151,000 ounces
of gold and 2,823,000 ounces of silver.
Endeavour Financial is acting as financial
advisor and Cassels as legal advisor to Generation Mining for the
PMPA.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical content of this
news release was reviewed, verified, and approved by Drew Anwyll,
P.Eng., M.Eng, Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and a
Qualified Person as defined by Canadian Securities Administrators
National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects.
About the Company
Gen Mining’s focus is the development of its
100%-owned Marathon Project, a large undeveloped palladium-copper
deposit in Northwestern Ontario. The Company released the results
of the Feasibility Study on March 3, 2021 and published the
NI43-101 Technical Report dated March 25, 2021. The Marathon
property covers a land package of approximately 22,000 hectares, or
220 square kilometres.
The Feasibility Study in respect of the Marathon
Project estimated that at US$1725/oz palladium, and US$3.20/lb
copper, Marathon’s Net Present Value (at 6% discount rate) is
approximately C$1.07 billion with a payback of 2.3 years and an
Internal Rate of Return of 30%. Up front capital costs were
estimated at C$665 million, net of equipment financing, and
pre-completion operating costs and revenues. The mine would produce
an estimated 245,000 palladium equivalent ounces per year over a
13-year mine life at an All-In Sustaining Cost of US$809 per
palladium-equivalent ounce. For more information, please review the
detailed Feasibility Study dated March 25, 2021, filed under the
Company’s profile at www.sedar.com.
For further information please contact:Jamie
LevyPresident and Chief Executive Officer(416) 640-2934(416)
567-2440jlevy@genmining.com
Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains certain
forward-looking information and forward-looking statements, as
defined in applicable securities laws (collectively referred to
herein as "forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking statements
reflect current expectations or beliefs regarding future events or
the Company’s future performance. All statements other than
statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements.
Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified
by the use of words such as "plans", "expects", "is expected",
"budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "continues", "forecasts",
"Projects", "predicts", "intends", "anticipates", "targets" or
"believes", or variations of, or the negatives of, such words and
phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may",
"could", "would", "should", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be
achieved, including statements relating to funding pursuant to the
PMPA, satisfaction of the conditions precedent under the PMPA, or
advancing the Marathon Project to bring it into production. All
forward-looking statements, including those herein are qualified by
this cautionary statement.
Although the Company believes that the
expectations expressed in such statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future
performance and actual results or developments may differ
materially from those in the statements. There are certain factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
the forward-looking information. These include commodity price
volatility, continued availability of capital and financing,
uncertainties involved in interpreting geological data, increases
in costs, environmental compliance and changes in environmental
legislation and regulation, the Company’s relationships with First
Nations communities, exploration successes, and general economic,
market or business conditions, as well as those risk factors set
out in the Company’s annual information form for the year ended
December 31, 2020, and in the continuous disclosure documents filed
by the Company on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Readers are cautioned
that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive of the factors
that may affect forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The
forward-looking statements in this news release speak only as of
the date of this news release or as of the date or dates specified
in such statements.
Forward-looking statements are based on a number
of assumptions which may prove to be incorrect, including, but not
limited to, assumptions relating to: the availability of financing
for the Company’s operations; operating and capital costs; results
of operations; the mine development and production schedule and
related costs; the supply and demand for, and the level and
volatility of commodity prices; timing of the receipt of regulatory
and governmental approvals for development projects and other
operations; the accuracy of Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource
Estimates, production estimates and capital and operating cost
estimates; and general business and economic conditions.
Investors are cautioned that any such statements
are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or
developments may differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking information. For more information on the Company,
investors are encouraged to review the Company’s public filings on
SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The Company disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward- looking information,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
other than as required by law.
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