Camrova Resources Inc. (“
Camrova”
or the “
Company”) (TSX-V: CAV; OTC: BAJFF; SSE
:CAVCL.CAV US$ - Chile) is pleased to advise that Wolf Seidler,
Director and Tom Ogryzlo, Interim CEO attended meetings of both the
Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Minera Metalurgica
Del Boleo, S.A.P.I. De C.V. (“MMB”)
held in Sta. Rosalia on May 14, 2019. Camrova
is invited to attend Board Meetings as an observer with voice but
no vote and is entitled to receive the same documentation that is
provided to Board Members.
Korea Resources
Corporation ("
Kores") is the majority
shareholder of MMB through direct and indirect holdings. MMB is the
operator of the Boleo Mine (copper, cobalt, zinc).
Two of the main items addressed at both meetings
were forecast performance for 2019 and approval of MMB’s revised
Life of Mine Plan. These items were presented to Camrova, and
Camrova had no input into their preparation. Camrova is relying
upon MMB in providing the projections below.
For 2019, production of underground ore is
forecast by MMB to be 508,000t at a grade of 1.19% Cu while
open pit production is forecast at 2,438,000t of ore with a grade
of 0.80% Cu, to give a combined total of 2,946,000t at 0.87%
Cu. Surface production includes processing historic tailings with a
grade of about 0.50% Cu. Taking plant recoveries into account,
(Cu-80.4%/Co-29.9%/Zn-4.2%) MMB in 2019 expects to produce 19,697t
of cathode copper, 419t of cobalt and 1016t of zinc resulting in
negative Free Cash Flow of $21M after payment of $25M in
interest.
MMB’s LOM plan also forecasts a mine life of 16
years ending in 2034 by which time all debt is projected to be
repaid, without a return of any of the capital that has been
invested to date.
A MMB Shareholder’s Meeting was held immediately
following the Board Meeting. At this meeting there was unanimous
approval of a proposal to make changes to certain MMB’s bylaws to
make them consistent with corresponding clauses contained in the
revised Shareholder’s Agreement in December, 2016.
During the visit to Boleo, Camrova held
discussions with Kores and MMB with respect to outstanding
receivables owed by MMB to Camrova, totaling approximately
Cdn$430,000. Camrova has filed a litigation claim in Mexico
against MMB. Kores and MMB have yet to formally defend the
litigation.
Update on Slag Project in
Chile
As previously disclosed, Camrova has entered
into an asset purchase agreement (the "Asset Purchase
Agreement") dated May 1, 2019 with Asesoria y
Inversiones MAYG SpA ("MAYG") pursuant to
which Camrova has the right to acquire MAYG's interest in a slag
agreement (the "Slag Agreement") between
Anglo American Sur S.A. ("Anglo")
and MAYG. Upon closing of the Asset Purchase Agreement, Camrova
will have the right to process and recover copper contained in the
existing 2.4 Mt slag dump (average copper content of 1%) that was
generated by Anglo's Chagres smelter. Fresh slag is being produced
at a rate of 30,000t/m which is forecast to continue for the next
25 years.
A condition for closing of the Asset Purchase
Agreement is that Camrova acquire a suitable flotation plant to
process the slag (the “Process Plant”). Camrova is in advanced
negotiations with the owner of such a facility in Chile that
currently has a monthly capacity of 18,000t. Camrova has retained a
well-known Chilean engineering company WS Ingeneria Ltda
(“WSI”) to carry out legal, corporate and financial Due
Diligence relating to the Process Plant, and to prepare a technical
study. WSI has undertaken to provide Camrova with its due diligence
and technical/economic findings by mid Q3-2019. Management expects
this project will not be classified as a mining project by
authorities in either Chile or Canada but will fall into a category
of environmental remediation or industrial processing.
Subject to the WSI technical study and Due
Diligence referred to above, Camrova currently intends that a
Chilean subsidiary of Camrova will acquire the Process Plant, and
Camrova will change the plant from processing ore to processing
slag to produce a 20% copper concentrate at a beginning annual rate
of 15,000t. Camrova expects that increases to throughput can be
made with further capital expenditures, which are unknown at this
time and will be disclosed as the information becomes available to
Camrova.
Predicated on preliminary financial projections
for the project, Camrova has engaged Oak Hill Financial to assist
Camrova in raising funding for the acquisition of the Slag
Agreement and the Process Plant, and to fund the conversion from
processing ore to processing slag. In the interim until this
financing is in place, Camrova intends to seek financing to meet
working capital requirements amounting to approximately Cdn$200,000
(two hundred thousand dollars). No terms of such financing have yet
been determined, and such financing may be subject to regulatory
approval.
Tom Ogryzlo, Interim CEO of Camrova, stated the
following: “We are confident that the due diligence and technical
studies presently underway with WSI will result in a financial
model showing an attractive return on investment. WSI has the
advantage of having recently completed a definitive study for
Camrova regarding a “grass roots” flotation plant very similar to
the one that Camrova is now negotiating to acquire. We were very
satisfied with WSI’s work on the previous study.”
About Camrova
Resources Inc.
Camrova is a Canadian mining company whose
common shares are listed on the TSX-V. Camrova owns a 7.24%
interest in the Boleo copper-cobalt-zinc mine located in Baja
California Sur, Mexico.
Neither TSX
Venture Exchange
nor its Regulation Services Provider (as
that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
For further information contact:
Camrova Resources Inc.
Tom OgryzloInterim Chief Executive Officer Tel: 416-271-0879Email:
info@camrovaresources.com |
Kris MisirChief Financial Officer Tel: 647-632-3444Email:
kris.misir@camrovaresources.com |
Cautionary Statements
Certain statements contained in this press
release constitute forward-looking information. These statements
relate to future events or future performance. The use of any of
the words “could”, “intend”, “expect”, “believe”, “will”,
“projected”, “estimated” and similar expressions and statements
relating to matters that are not historical facts are intended to
identify forward-looking information and are based on the Camrova’s
current belief or assumptions as to the outcome and timing of such
future events. Actual future results may differ materially. In
particular, this release contains forward-looking information
relating to, among other things, ongoing discussions with Kores and
MMB, and the ability of the Company to successfully complete the
Asset Purchase Agreement with MAYG, including the acquisition of
the Process Plant or another a suitable processing facility to
process the slag waste material. Various assumptions or factors are
typically applied in drawing conclusions or making the forecasts or
projections set out in forward-looking information. Those
assumptions and factors are based on information currently
available to Camrova, and are subject to the WSI technical study
and Due Diligence. Although such statements are based on
management’s reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that
the proposed transactions will occur, or that if the proposed
transactions do occur, will be completed on the terms described
above.
The forward-looking information contained in
this release is made as of the date hereof and Camrova is not
obligated to update or revise any forward-looking information,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except as required by applicable securities laws. Because of the
risks, uncertainties and assumptions contained herein, investors
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The
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particular, this announcement does not constitute an offer to sell,
or a solicitation of an offer to buy, securities in the United
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The securities referred to herein have not been
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amended (the “Securities Act”), or under the
securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United
States and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly,
within the United States, unless the securities have been
registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from the
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