VANCOUVER, B.C., Sept. 16,
2022 /CNW/ - Trevali Mining Corporation
("Trevali" or the "Company") announced that the Supreme Court of
British Columbia (the "Court"), on
application of the Company as well as its wholly owned subsidiary
Trevali Mining (New Brunswick)
Ltd. ("Trevali NB" and, together with Trevali Corp., "Trevali"),
has granted a Sales and Investment Solicitation Process Order (the
"SISP Order").
The SISP Order, among other things: (i) approves a sales and
investment solicitation process for Trevali's 90%-interest in the
Rosh Pinah Mine and 100%-interest in the Caribou Mine (the "SISP");
and (ii) approves an engagement letter between Trevali and National
Bank Financial Inc. ("NBF") appointing NBF as Trevali's Sales Agent
for the purposes of the SISP.
In order to participate in the SISP and obtain access to a
virtual data room, all interested parties must comply with the
terms and conditions set forth in the SISP Order and other related
documents, which are available on the Monitor's website
at http://cfcanada.fticonsulting.com/trevali/. Parties
interested in participating in the SISP should contact Morten Eisenhardt and Andrew Armstrong at NBF at the following email
addresses: morten.eisenhardt@nbc.ca and
andrew.armstrong@nbc.ca.
Organizational
Departures
Trevali also announced that Ricus Grimbeek has resigned as
President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of the
Company. Mr. Grimbeek joined Trevali as President and CEO in
April 2019 and was appointed to the
Board of Directors in March 2020.
With the SISP Order obtained and the sales process underway for the
Company's interests in the Rosh Pinah and Caribou mines, the Board
and Mr. Grimbeek determined that it was the appropriate time for
him to step away from Trevali.
In addition, Derek du Preez has resigned as Chief Operating
Officer of the Company, effective October
14, 2022. Mr. du Preez joined Trevali in July 2019 and held a number of roles since that
time. Mr. du Preez will remain with the Company until October 14, 2022 to support a transition of
operational, technical, and other aspects of the business, as well
as the initial phase of the SISP.
Dan Isserow has resigned as a
director of the Company. Mr. Isserow was first appointed to the
Board of Directors in October 2017
following the acquisition by the Company of the Perkoa and Rosh
Pinah mines.
About Trevali Mining
Corporation
Trevali is a global base-metals mining company headquartered in
Vancouver, Canada. The bulk of
Trevali's revenue is generated from zinc and lead concentrate
production. The Company has three primary assets: the 90%-owned
Perkoa Mine in Burkina Faso, the
90%-owned Rosh Pinah Mine in Namibia, and the wholly owned Caribou Mine in
northern New Brunswick, Canada. In
addition, Trevali owns the Halfmile and Stratmat Properties and the
Restigouche Deposit in New Brunswick,
Canada. Trevali also owns an effective 44% interest in the
Gergarub Project in Namibia.
Trevali is committed to socially responsible mining, working
safely, ethically, and with integrity.
For further details on Trevali, readers are referred to the
Company's website (www.trevali.com) and to Canadian regulatory
filings on SEDAR at www.sedar.com
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Information and Statements
This news release contains "forward-looking information" within
the meaning of Canadian securities legislation and "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (collectively,
"forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking statements are based
on the beliefs, expectations and opinions of management of the
Company as of the date the statement are published, and the Company
assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement,
except as required by law. In certain cases, forward-looking
statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans",
"expects", "outlook", "guidance", "budget", "scheduled",
"estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "believes",
or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain
actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might", "will
be taken", "occur" or "be achieved" or the negative of these terms
or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements in this news
release include, among others, statements with respect to: the SISP
and the outcome thereof; and with respect to the changes to senior
management of the Company, including plans for transition.
Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future
performance and reflect management's expectations or beliefs
regarding future events including, but not limited to, statements
with respect to the outcome of the SISP, and the continued
involvement of Derek du Preez in the transition of operational,
technical and other aspects of the business and the initial phase
of the SISP. By their very nature, forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of
the Company to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others,
operating in foreign jurisdictions with risk of changes to
governmental regulation; compliance with governmental regulations;
compliance with environmental laws and regulations; maintaining
ongoing social license to operate; limitations inherent in our
insurance coverage; litigation; and other risks of the mining
industry including, without limitation, risks and uncertainties
that are more fully described in the Company's annual information
form, interim and annual audited consolidated financial statements
and management's discussion and analysis of those statements, all
of which are filed and available for review under the Company's
profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Although the Company has
attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual
actions, events or results to differ materially from those
described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors
that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated,
estimated or intended. Trevali provides no assurance that
forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual
results and future events may differ from those anticipated in such
statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements.
SOURCE Trevali Mining Corporation