
Orosur Mining Inc.
Results for Second Quarter ended November 30,
2024
London, January 30th, 2025.
Orosur Mining Inc. ("Orosur" or "the Company") (TSX-V: OMI) (AIM:
OMI) the minerals developer and explorer with operations in
Colombia, Argentina and Nigeria, announces
its unaudited results for the quarter ended November 30, 2024. All
dollar figures are stated in US$ unless otherwise noted.
The unaudited condensed interim
financial statements of the Company for the quarter ended November
30, 2024 and the related management's discussion and analysis
("MD&A") have been filed and are available for review on
the SEDAR+ website at www.sedarplus.ca. The
financial statements and the MD&A are also available on the
Company's website at www.orosur.ca.
A link to the PDF version of the
financial statements is available here:
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1875V_1-2025-1-29.pdf
A link to the PDF version of the
MD&A is available here:
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1875V_2-2025-1-29.pdf
HIGHLIGHTS
Operational and financial highlights
for the six months ended November 30, 2024 are set out
below:
Operational
· In
Colombia, on November 27, 2024, the
Company completed the acquisition of Minera Monte Aguila S.A.S.
("Monte Aguila") as a result of which the Company now has 100%
ownership of the Company's flagship Anzá Gold Project. Under the
terms of the acquisition, Orosur's wholly owned Canadian
subsidiary, Waymar Resources Ltd., purchased all of the issued
shares of Monte Aguila from wholly owned subsidiaries of Newmont
and Agnico resulting in Orosur regaining 100% ownership of the
Project. No cash is payable up front, with all consideration
deferred and wholly contingent upon commercial production from the
Anza Project. The agreed consideration is a net smelter royalty of
1.5% on all future mineral production, plus a capped fixed royalty
of an aggregate amount of US$75 per ounce of gold or gold
equivalent ounce on the first 200,000 gold equivalent ounces of
mineral production. Completion of the acquisition was subject to
customary conditions including the approval of the TSXV, which
conditions have all been met. The Company also re-took operatorship
of the Anza Gold Project, commencing a drilling program at the
Pepas prospect in late November 2024 which has extended post
quarter end with very good results.
· In
Argentina, the Company has completed
and submitted all the necessary environmental studies that are
required as part of the Santa Cruz Province drilling
permit process. Consideration of these reports and drilling
approval was expected to take several months. The Company has now
received the approval necessary for drilling. A further
geo-physical campaign is planned to refine targets after which the
Company will consider drilling, likely to take place later in 2025
subject to funding.
· In
Nigeria, the Company will look to
make some advances on its lithium project, but at a slower pace
whilst lithium prices continue to recover.
· In
Uruguay, the Company's wholly owned
subsidiary, Loryser, continues to focus its activities on the final
stages of the Creditors Agreement. In line with the Creditors
Agreement, Loryser has sold all of its assets. It has paid for the
settlements with all of its former employees; it has finalised the
reclamation and remediation works on the tailings dam and has
successfully concluded a one-year post-closure control
phase. Loryser is well advanced in
distributing the proceeds to Loryser's trade creditors in
accordance with the Creditors' Agreement, via a Court approved
settlement agent.
Financial
· The
unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements have
been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost
method except for certain financial assets and liabilities which
are accounted for as Assets and Liabilities held for sale (at the
lower of book value or fair value) and Profit and Loss from
discontinuing operations. This accounting treatment has been
applied to the activities in Uruguay and Chile.
· On
September 30th, 2024, the Company announced that it had
raised the sum of £835,000 (before expenses) through a
placing of 30,035,971 new common shares of no par value at a price
of 2.78 pence per Placing Share, together with a grant of
one unlisted warrant to purchase one additional common share
exercisable at US$0.0494 (approximately 3.697p) for every
two Placing Shares subscribed for.
· On
November 30, 2024, the Company had a cash balance of $945,000 (May
31, 2024 $2,104,000). As at the date of this announcement the
Company has a cash balance of $2,200,000.
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial
Position
|
(Expressed in thousands of United States
dollars)
|
|
|
Unaudited
|
|
|
|
As at
November 30,
2024
$
|
As at
May 31,
2024
$
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets
|
|
|
Cash
|
945
|
1,328
|
Restricted cash
|
12
|
12
|
Accounts receivable and other
assets
|
391
|
279
|
Assets held for sale in
Uruguay
|
192
|
226
|
Total current assets
|
1,540
|
1,845
|
|
|
|
Non-current assets
|
|
|
Property and equipment
|
319
|
202
|
Exploration and evaluation
assets
|
5,632
|
3,343
|
Right-of-use asset
|
131
|
-
|
Total assets
|
7,622
|
5,390
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities
|
667
|
445
|
Liability of Chile discontinued
operation
|
-
|
2,376
|
Liabilities held for sale in
Uruguay
|
10,618
|
11,208
|
Right-of use asset
|
27
|
-
|
Total current liabilities
|
11,312
|
14,029
|
|
|
|
Non-current liabilities
|
|
|
Contingency
royalties
|
2,556
|
-
|
Right-of use asset
|
147
|
-
|
Total liabilities
|
14,015
|
14,029
|
Equity
|
|
|
Share capital
|
70,086
|
69,529
|
Share-based payments
reserve
|
10,645
|
10,538
|
Warrants
|
697
|
302
|
Currency translation
reserve
|
(2,488)
|
(1,808)
|
Accumulated deficit
|
(85,324)
|
(87,194)
|
Total equity attributable to owners
of the parent
|
(6,384)
|
(8,633)
|
Non-controlling interest
|
(9)
|
(6)
|
Total equity
|
(6,393)
|
(8,639)
|
Total liabilities and equity
|
7,622
|
5,390
|
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)
and
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
(Expressed in thousands of United States
dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
(Except common shares and per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
Unaudited
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended November 30, 2024
$
|
Three Months
Ended November 30, 2023
$
|
Six Months Ended November
30,
2024
$
|
Six Months Ended November 30,
2023
$
|
Corporate and administrative
expenses
|
(478)
|
(468)
|
(913)
|
(866)
|
Exploration expenses
|
(33)
|
(26)
|
(109)
|
(53)
|
Share-based compensation
|
(107)
|
-
|
(107)
|
-
|
Other income
|
13
|
10
|
51
|
16
|
Net finance cost
|
(3)
|
(5)
|
(6)
|
(9)
|
Foreign exchange gain net
|
(10)
|
97
|
18
|
156
|
Net
(loss) for the period for continuing
operations
|
(618)
|
(392)
|
(1,066)
|
(756)
|
(Loss) income from discontinued
operations
|
2,767
|
136
|
2,936
|
(114)
|
Net
income (loss) for the period
|
2,149
|
(256)
|
1,870
|
(870)
|
Item which may be subsequently
reclassified to profit or loss:
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative translation
adjustment
|
(292)
|
356
|
(680)
|
683
|
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the
period
|
1,857
|
100
|
1,190
|
(187)
|
Basic and diluted net income (loss per share
for
|
|
|
|
|
- continuing operations
|
(0.00)
|
(0.00)
|
(0.00)
|
(0.00)
|
- discontinued operations
|
0.01
|
0.00
|
0.01
|
(0.00)
|
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding
|
225,718,428
|
188,560,300
|
215,596,429
|
188,560,300
|
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows
|
(Expressed in thousands of United States
dollars)
|
|
|
|
Unaudited
|
Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2024
$
|
Six Months
Ended
November,
2023
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating activities
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) for the period for
continued and discontinued operations
|
1,870
|
(870)
|
|
Adjustments for
|
|
|
|
Depreciation / Write
downs
|
10
|
6
|
|
Share-based payments
|
107
|
-
|
|
Reversed liability and interest
accrued
|
(2,376)
|
-
|
|
Foreign exchange and
other
|
(11)
|
366
|
|
Changes in non-cash working capital
items:
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable and other
assets
|
(69)
|
(271)
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities
|
(628)
|
(138)
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(1,097)
|
(907)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing activities
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property and
equipment
|
-
|
(85)
|
|
Exploration and evaluation
expenditures
|
(268)
|
(727)
|
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(268)
|
(808)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing activities
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issue of common shares,
net of shares issuance cost
|
952
|
-
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
952
|
-
|
|
Net
change in cash
|
(413)
|
(1,715)
|
|
Net
change in cash classified within assets held for
sale
|
30
|
71
|
|
Cash, beginning of period
|
1,328
|
3,748
|
|
Cash
end of period
|
945
|
2,104
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating activities
|
|
|
|
- continuing operations
|
1,309)
|
(836)
|
|
- discontinued operations
|
(2,406)
|
(71)
|
|
Investing activities
|
|
|
|
- continuing operations
|
(268)
|
(808)
|
|
- discontinued operations
|
-
|
-
|
|
Financing activities
|
|
|
|
- continuing operations
|
952
|
-
|
|
For
further information, visit www.orosur.ca, follow on X @orosurm or
please contact:
Orosur Mining Inc
Louis Castro, Chairman,
Brad George, CEO
info@orosur.ca
Tel: +1 (778) 373-0100
SP
Angel Corporate Finance LLP - Nomad & Broker
Jeff Keating / Jen Clarke / Devik
Mehta
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3 470
0470
Turner Pope Investments (TPI) Ltd - Joint
Broker
Andy Thacker/James Pope
Tel: +44 (0)20 3657 0050
Flagstaff Communications
Tim Thompson
Mark Edwards
Fergus Mellon
orosur@flagstaffcomms.com
Tel: +44 (0)207 129 1474
The information contained within
this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside
information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU)
No. 596/2014 ('MAR') which has been incorporated into UK law by the
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Upon the publication of this
announcement via Regulatory Information Service ('RIS'), this
inside information is now considered to be in the public
domain.
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.
About Orosur Mining Inc.
Orosur Mining Inc. (TSXV: OMI; AIM:
OMI) is a minerals explorer and developer currently operating in
Colombia, Argentina and Nigeria.
Forward Looking Statements
All statements, other than
statements of historical fact, contained in this news release
constitute "forward looking statements" within the meaning of
applicable securities laws, including but not limited to the "safe
harbour" provisions of the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are based on expectations
estimates and projections as of the date of this news
release.
Forward-looking statements include,
without limitation, completion of the Acquisition, Orosur becoming
operator of the Anzá Project, the expected focus on the Pepas
prospect, the exploration plans in Colombia and the funding of
those plans, and other events or conditions that may occur in the
future. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove
to be accurate. Actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking
statements. Such statements are subject to significant risks and
uncertainties including, but not limited to, meeting the closing
conditions of the Acquisition, timing of closing of the Acquisition
and those as described in Section "Risks Factors" of the Company's
MD&A for the year ended May 31, 2024. The Company disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements whether as a result of new information, future events
and such forward-looking statements, except to the extent required
by applicable law. The Company's continuance as a going concern is
dependent upon its ability to obtain adequate financing, and to
reach a satisfactory closure of the Creditor´s Agreement in
Uruguay. These material uncertainties may cast significant doubt
upon the Company's ability to realize its assets and discharge its
liabilities in the normal course of business and accordingly the
appropriateness of the use of accounting principles applicable to a
going concern.