Vancouver, British Columbia -
Newsfile Corp. - October 30, 2024 -
Military Metals Corp. (CSE: MILI) (OTCQB: MILIF) (FSE: QN90) (the "Company" or "Military") is
pleased to announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement
with 1509149 B.C. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company,
1458205 B.C. Ltd. (the "
Target"), and the controlling shareholder
of the Target pursuant to which the Company will acquire 100% of the
issued and outstanding common shares in the capital of the Target (the "
Target Shares") by way of a three-cornered amalgamation (the "
Amalgamation").
"As we acquire this premier antimony project in Slovakia with
historical resources, we're taking a transformative step to strengthen
Europe's access to essential raw materials. With a well established,
rich mineral base, this brownfield site enables us to work towards a
reliable domestic antimony supply when Europe faces mounting supply
chain pressures," said CEO Scott Eldridge
. "This acquisition
reflects our commitment to reducing reliance on Chinese imports,
ensuring stability for the European market, and empowering the West to
drive a more resilient, self-sufficient future for critical materials."
About the Target
The Target owns three brownfield projects in Slovakia. Of the three
projects, Trojarova is the most advanced ("Trojarova"). Located in
western Slovakia, it potentially hosts one of the European Union's most
significant known primary antimony deposits. 63 holes were historically
completed into the deposit during the 1980-1900s over a strike length of
1.5 kilometers, along with nearly 1.7 kilometers of underground
workings; the deposit hosts historical (non-compliant) antimony and
accessory gold resources classified in the Soviet era Russian
classification system.
Additionally, Military has acquired both a tin and second antimony
property in Slovakia. The tin property ("Medvedi-Potok"), likewise
features significant historical drilling, underground development, and
features a historical (non-compliant) tin resource. The Tiennesgrund
antimony property features over two dozen small underground workings
along its 10-kilometer length where historical production is reported.
Consideration for the acquisition of 100% of the Target Shares comprises
10,000,000 common shares in the capital of the Company (the "
Company Shares"),
at a deemed issuance price of $0.56 per Company Share, valued at a sum
of CAD $5.6 million. The Company will also assume the Target's
obligations in respect of its outstanding share purchase warrants, which
will provide holders the right to acquire up to 3,499,997 Company
Shares at an exercise price of $0.10 per share.
"The Trojarova antimony project is potentially one of Europe's most
significant primary antimony deposits. We've experienced an
unprecedented rise in the antimony price increasing from $11,000 USD per
tonne, to a current spot of approximately $34,000. Increased trade wars
and geopolitical tensions have placed stronger importance on this
strategic metal with multiple applications," said CEO Scott Eldridge.
"The EU's Critical Raw Materials Act has opened multiple financing
sources from local European institutions to foster the development of
strategic metals within Europe's boarders."
Antimony, a vital component in everything from battery technologies to
advanced military applications such as night vision and infrared
sensors, is classified as a critical mineral by the United States,
Canada, the European Union, and the United Kingdom. Currently, over 90%
of global antimony reserves are concentrated in China, Russia, and
Tajikistan. Military seeks to target antimony with the goal of
contributing to the global antimony supply, and filling a gap that is
present in the ability of Western countries to obtain this critical
mineral.
About the Projects
Discovered in the late 1970s, Trojarova was the focus of extensive
surface and underground exploration from 1983 to 1995, with 63 core
holes for a total of 14,330m, and 1.7km of underground workings
completed. Efforts continued over the years as additional trenches were
dug and holes were drilled. Starting in 1990, underground development
work began ultimately comprising a 300-meter-long adit connected to a
700-plus meter-long drive in the footwall of the mineralized zone with
seven crosscuts into the mineralized zone for sampling purposes. These
efforts culminated in a multi-volume study comprising drill logs,
analyses, drill plans, maps and sections, deposit model studies,
petrographic studies, metallurgical studies and more, culminating in a
multi-volume compendium of reports produced by the Slovak Geological
Institute published in 1992 (the "
1992
Report"). Upon completion of the Amalgamation, the Company will
move forward to verify this historical estimate by confirmation drilling
so that it is able to classify mineral resources at Trojarova as
current, in accordance with National Instrument 43-101. The historical
estimate at Trojarova was classified using the Slovak version of the
newly post-Soviet Russian classification system, which is not directly
comparable to or compatible with the western system as defined by the
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroluem ("CIM
Definition Standards for Mineral Resources & Mineral Reserves").
The 1992 Report contains a table featuring 10 alternate historical
resource estimates, five focused on the antimony component of the
mineralized system and five on its gold component, each group of five
featuring decreasing tonnage at increasing grade for antimony and gold,
respectively:
Historical alternate resource estimate scenarios for Trojarova
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The Slovak Geological Institute, the state agency that carried out all
exploration and underground development work at Trojárová, classified
the resource as "P1" in the Slovak version of the Russian classification
system. P1 is closest within the Canadian Institute of Mining,
Metallurgy & Petroleum's ("CIM") classification system to "Inferred
Mineral Resources," which is defined by the CIM as that part of a
Mineral Resource for which quantity and grade or quality are estimated
on the basis of limited geological evidence gathered through appropriate
sampling techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits,
workings and drill holes.
Considerable work remains to be completed before it will be possible to
classify mineralization documented at Trojarova as current mineral
resources. The historical drill logs need to be translated and
transcribed into a logging format suitable for resource estimation
purposes. All collar locations along with the underground maps need to
be digitized and georeferenced. Depending upon the assessed quality and
reliability of these data, it will be possible for a resource estimation
geologist to determine the extent of confirmation drilling necessary so
that mineralization documented at Trojarova can be classified as
current mineral resources. A qualified person has not done sufficient
work to classify the historical estimate as current mineral resources or
mineral reserves. Military is not treating the historical estimate as
current mineral resources or mineral reserves.
The Tiennesgrund antimony project, located in eastern Slovakia,
comprises a 10-kilometer-long license covering a large,
fault/shear-hosted antimony-gold vein system hosting multiple adits and a
long artisanal-scale mining history. The nearby Medvedi-Potok property
hosts a classic tin vein system in a greisened intrusive; it features
underground workings and a historical (non-compliant) resource.
Additionally, on completion of the Amalgamation, the Company will
inherit a small processing facility in Slovakia owned by the Target. Its
inclusion in our strategic narrative underscores our commitment to
efficiency and innovation, making it a key differentiator in today's
market.
With global demand for antimony soaring and critical mineral supply
chains becoming increasingly strained geopolitically, Military is
seeking to take advantage of a strategic opportunity to acquire an asset
that can fill this global demand.
Map showing the location of Military's properties in Slovakia
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The technical contents of this release were reviewed and approved by
Avrom E. Howard, MSc, PGeo, geological consultant to Military Metals and
a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101.
About Military Metals Corp.
The Company is a British Columbia-based mineral exploration company that
is primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of
mineral properties with a focus on antimony.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD of DIRECTORS
For more information, please contact:
Scott Eldridge
CEO and Director
scott@militarymetalscorp.com
For enquiries, please call 604-722-5381 or 604-537-7556
This news release contains "forward-looking information". Often, but not
always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of
words such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled",
"estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", or "believes" or
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state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would",
"might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking
information in this news release includes statements related to the
completion of the Amalgamation, as well as future plans for exploration
activities, and assumptions related to the continuation of the global
demand for antimony. A variety of factors, including known and unknown
risks, many of which are beyond our control, could cause actual results
to differ materially from the forward-looking information in this news
release. These include meeting the conditions to close the Amalgamation,
geopolitical developments related to the supply of antimony, the
continued use of antimony and availability of alternatives, availability
of capital and labour in respect of the properties that are the
subjects of this news release, the results of any future exploration
activities, which cannot be guaranteed, and such other factors as may
impact both the Amalgamation and any future activities in respect of the
properties held by the Target. Additional risk factors can also be
found in the Company's public filings under the Company's SEDAR+ profile
at
www.sedarplus.ca.
Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of
this news release and the Company disclaims any obligation to update any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or results or otherwise. 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 undertakes no obligation to update
forward-looking statements if circumstances, management's estimates or
opinions should change, except as required by securities legislation.
Accordingly, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on
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