Eurasian Minerals Announces Royalty Interests on Timok Joint Venture Copper-Gold Properties in Serbia
February 04 2014 - 7:00AM
Marketwired
Eurasian Minerals Announces Royalty Interests on Timok Joint
Venture Copper-Gold Properties in Serbia
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Feb 4, 2014) -
Eurasian Minerals Inc. (TSX-VENTURE:EMX)(NYSEMKT:EMXX) (the
"Company" or "EMX") is pleased to announce the acquisition of an
uncapped 0.5% net smelter return ("NSR") royalty covering Reservoir
Minerals Inc.'s ("Reservoir" or "RMC") share of minerals and metals
mined from the "Brestovac" and "Jasikovo East" properties in
Serbia. These properties occur in the Timok Magmatic Complex, and
are included in the Timok Project joint venture between Reservoir
(45%) and Freeport-McMoRan Exploration Corp. ("Freeport") (55%).
The Brestovac property hosts porphyry and epithermal copper-gold
mineralization at the Cukaru Peki discovery, and the Jasikovo East
property occurs to the north in the Timok copper-gold belt.
Reservoir recently announced an initial NI 43-101 compliant
resource estimate for the Cukaru Peki deposit. EMX congratulates
Reservoir and Freeport on achieving this important milestone, as
well as their continuing Timok Project exploration successes.
EMX's royalty acquisition complements the Company's existing
royalty portfolio in Serbia, which includes the "Brestovac West"
property located adjacent to Brestovac. Together, EMX's Brestovac
and Brestovac West royalty properties comprise RMC's
Brestovac-Metovnica exploration permit. EMX's consolidation of the
Brestovac, Brestovac West, and Jasikovo East Timok royalty
properties strategically positions the Company to participate in
ongoing discoveries in one of the richest copper-gold mineral belts
in Europe.
EMX's Timok Royalty Properties. The Brestovac and Jasikovo East
(Durlan Potok) royalty was purchased from Euromax Resources Ltd. in
2013 for CAD $200,000. The 0.5% NSR royalty is proportionately
reduced to RMC's interest in the properties as Freeport earns-in by
making exploration expenditures under the circumstances provided in
the NSR agreement. The two royalty properties covered by the NSR
agreement, along with the Company's existing "Brestovac West"
royalty property (2% NSR on gold and silver and 1% NSR on all other
minerals), occur adjacent to and along trend from the world-class
copper-gold mines of eastern Serbia's Bor-Majdanpek mining
complex.
Reservoir reported an initial resource estimate for the Cukaru
Peki deposit's High Sulphidation Epithermal (HSE) zone of
copper-gold mineralization in a January 27, 2014 news release.
According to Reservoir, the HSE inferred resource above a 1% copper
equivalent (CuEq% = Cu% + (Au g/t x 0.6)) cut-off was
estimated to be "65.3 million tonnes (Mt) at an average grade of
2.6% copper and 1.5 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, or 3.5%
copper-equivalent, containing 1.7 million tonnes (3.8 billion
pounds) copper and 3.1 million ounces gold or 2.3 million tonnes
(5.1 billion pounds) copper-equivalent." Reservoir stated that the
underlying porphyry type mineralization had not been modeled or
included in the resource estimate "due to the lack of drill data
and geometrical understanding."
RMC also commented on the project's upside exploration
potential: "The extent of the associated porphyry copper-gold
mineralization has not been determined and remains an important
target for further definition drilling. Reconnaissance drilling
elsewhere in the Brestovac-Metovnica Exploration Permit continues
to intersect alteration and mineralization that provides
encouragement for further discovery within the permit area."
Reservoir remarked that the discovery at Cukaru Peki "demonstrates
the potential for additional blind discoveries within the Timok
Magmatic Complex."
EMX's Brestovac West royalty property is just 700 meters west of
the Cukaru Peki discovery, and contains the Corridor Zone
high-grade gold prospect and the Ogashu Kucajna epithermal gold
occurrence. These targets illustrate the exploration potential
described by Reservoir, and underscore the upside of EMX's Timok
Project royalty holdings. Brestovac West was conveyed by an earlier
agreement between EMX and Reservoir (see EMX news release dated
October 30, 2006).
Other EMX Royalty Portfolio Properties in Serbia. EMX also holds
interests in the Deli Jovan, Plavkovo and Stara Planina royalty
properties, sold to Reservoir in 2006 along with Brestovac West. As
with Brestovac West, the terms of the sale for these other
properties include uncapped NSR royalties payable to EMX at a rate
of 2% for gold and silver, and 1% for all other metals.
- Deli Jovan is located in eastern Serbia, and covers an eight
kilometer trend of shear-hosted mesothermal gold veins that include
the historic Ginduša and Rusman gold mines. The property is in
joint venture with AIM listed Orogen Gold Plc.
- Plavkovo occurs in southwest Serbia's Vardar Zone of epithermal
and porphyry copper mineralization, and hosts outcropping
gold-copper mineralization within an 800 meter long, east-west
trending zone.
- Stara Planina hosts auriferous polymetallic vein and
intrusion-related gold-copper targets. There was minor historic
production from this mineralization in the 20th century.
The Deli Jovan, Plavkovo, and Stara Planina descriptions are
based upon information provided by RMC at
www.reservoirminerals.com.
EMX Prospect Generation and Royalty Growth Business Models.
EMX's initial portfolio of precious and base metal royalty
properties in Serbia resulted from early stage prospect generation
and subsequent organic royalty growth via the sale of the portfolio
to Reservoir in 2006. The Company's Timok Project JV royalty
properties add strategic upside potential in an ongoing copper-gold
discovery funded and aggressively being explored by Freeport, and
occurring in the world-class Bor-Majdanpek district.
About EMX. Eurasian is a global gold and copper exploration
company utilizing a partnership business model to explore the
world's most promising and underexplored mineral belts. Eurasian
generates wealth via grassroots prospect generation, strategic
acquisition and royalty growth.
Mr. Michael P. Sheehan, CPG, a Qualified Person as defined by
National Instrument 43-101 and employee of the Company, has
reviewed, verified and approved the disclosure of the technical
information contained in this news release.
Neither the 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.
Forward-Looking Statements
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that reflect the Company's current expectations and projections
about its future results. When used in this news release, words
such as "estimate," "intend," "expect," "anticipate," "will" and
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Company's future operational or financial performance, and are
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cause Eurasian's actual results, performance, prospects or
opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or
implied by, these forward-looking statements. These risks,
uncertainties and factors may include, but are not limited to:
unavailability of financing, failure to identify commercially
viable mineral reserves, fluctuations in the market valuation for
commodities, difficulties in obtaining required approvals for the
development of a mineral project, increased regulatory compliance
costs, expectations of project funding by joint venture partners
and other factors.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
news release or as of the date otherwise specifically indicated
herein. Due to risks and uncertainties, including the risks and
uncertainties identified in this news release, and other risk
factors and forward-looking statements listed in the Company's
MD&A for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013 (the
"MD&A") and most recently filed Annual Information Form for the
year ended December 31, 2012 (the "AIF"), actual events may differ
materially from current expectations. More information about the
Company, including the MD&A, the AIF and financial statements
of the Company, is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the
SEC's EDGAR website at www.sec.gov.
Eurasian Minerals Inc.David M. ColePresident and Chief Executive
Officer(303) 979-6666 Dave@EurasianMinerals.comEurasian Minerals
Inc.Scott CloseDirector of Investor Relations(303)
973-8585Scott@EurasianMinerals.comwww.EurasianMinerals.com
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