Dundee Precious Metals Announces Investment in Velocity Minerals Ltd.
November 16 2020 - 7:31AM
Dundee Precious Metals Inc. (TSX: DPM) (“DPM” or
“the Company”) today announced that it has entered into an
investment agreement (the “Agreement”) with Velocity Minerals
Ltd. (TSXV: VLC) (“Velocity”) to invest up to C$7 million in
Velocity on a private placement basis. DPM is expected to purchase
up to 14 million common shares of Velocity at a price of C$0.50 per
share. Upon closing the transaction, DPM is expected to own
approximately 9.99% of Velocity’s issued and outstanding common
shares on a non-diluted basis.
Velocity is a gold exploration and development
company focused on southeastern Bulgaria. Velocity has a 70%
interest in the Tintyava prospecting licence, which includes the
Rozino gold project (“Rozino”), located approximately 40 kilometres
by road from DPM’s Ada Tepe mine. Velocity’s 70% interest in Rozino
is held through a joint venture arrangement with a local third
party. On October 15, 2020, Velocity filed a pre-feasibility
technical report on Rozino which contained a probable mineral
reserve estimate (effective as at August 30, 2020) at a 0.5
g/t gold cut-off grade of 11.8 Mt at 1.22 g/t gold for 465,000
ounces.1 Velocity also has option agreements to earn a 70% interest
in the Obichnik and Makedontsi gold projects; and an option
agreement to earn a 100% interest in the Iglika project.
“We are pleased to be investing in further gold
exploration in southeastern Bulgaria through our equity financing
in Velocity,” said David Rae, President and CEO of Dundee Precious
Metals. “Given our strong presence and capabilities in the region,
we believe that we are uniquely positioned to support Velocity as a
strategic shareholder.”
The Agreement contains certain rights and
restrictions customary for these types of transactions. Subject to
approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and other closing conditions,
the transaction is expected to close on or about November 24, 2020.
All securities issued in connection with the transaction will be
subject to a hold period of four months and one day in Canada.
About Dundee Precious Metals
Inc.
Dundee Precious Metals Inc. is a Canadian based,
international gold mining company engaged in the acquisition of
mineral properties, exploration, development, mining and processing
of precious metals. The Company's operating assets include the
Chelopech operation, which produces a gold-copper concentrate
containing gold, copper and silver and a pyrite concentrate
containing gold, located east of Sofia, Bulgaria; the Ada Tepe
operation, which produces a gold concentrate containing gold and
silver, located in southern Bulgaria; and the Tsumeb smelter, a
complex copper concentrate processing facility located in Namibia.
DPM also holds interests in a number of developing gold and
exploration properties located in Canada, Serbia and Ecuador,
including its 9.4% interest in Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. and
its 19.4% interest in INV Metals Inc.
For further information please contact:
David RaePresident and Chief
Executive OfficerTel: (416) 365-5092drae@dundeeprecious.com
Jennifer CameronDirector,
Investor RelationsTel: (416)
219-6177jcameron@dundeeprecious.com
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains “forward looking
statements” or “forward looking information” (collectively,
“Forward Looking Statements”) that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Forward Looking Statements are statements that are
not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified
by the use of forward looking terminology such as “plans”,
“expects”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”,
“forecasts”, “outlook”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “believes”, or
variations of such words and phrases or that state that certain
actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or
“will” be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of
these terms or similar expressions. The Forward Looking Statements
in this news release relate to, among other things: the closing of
the transaction, the expected ownership level of the Company in
Velocity following the closing of the transaction, the future
support of Velocity and Velocity’s mineral reserve estimate.
Forward Looking Statements are based on certain key assumptions and
the opinions and estimates of management, as of the date such
statements are made, and they 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 other future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by the Forward Looking
Statements. Such risks include, without limitation, there being no
assurance that the transaction will be completed, uncertainties
inherent to mineral reserve estimates, risks and uncertainties with
respect to conducting business in Bulgaria and other risks
identified by the Company in its continuous disclosure documents
filed 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 anticipated, estimated or intended.
There can be no assurance that Forward Looking Statements will
prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could
differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The
Company’s Forward Looking Statements reflect current expectations
regarding future events and speak only as of the date hereof.
Unless required by securities laws, the Company undertakes no
obligation to update Forward Looking Statements if circumstances or
management’s estimates or opinions should change. Accordingly,
readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on Forward
Looking Statements.
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1 Source: Rozino Gold Project Pre-Feasibility
Technical Report, dated October 14, 2020, available on Velocity’s
profile at www.sedar.com, which includes additional information,
including assumptions and parameters relating to the
pre-feasibility study and the mineral reserve estimate.
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