Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (the “
Corporation” or
“
Osisko”) (OR: TSX & NYSE) is pleased to
announce the publication of its annual Asset Handbook and the third
edition of the Corporation’s Sustainability Report, Growing
Responsibly.
2023 ASSET HANDBOOK
Osisko has built a deep portfolio of
high-quality royalty and streaming assets, located in favourable
jurisdictions and operated by responsible mining partners. The
royalty and stream portfolio provides exposure to over 180 assets,
including over 20 producing assets which underpin Osisko’s
2023 guidance of 95,000 to 105,000 gold equivalent ounces1 (“GEOs”)
at a 93% cash margin2. To this solid foundation, significant
organic growth is expected over the coming years, demonstrated by
the Corporation’s previously announced five-year outlook which
projects 130,000 to 140,000 GEOs in 2027.
Osisko’s mining partners continue to add value
through exploration, with an average of over 1 million meters
drilled over the past six years. This ongoing work has unlocked
significant upside through new discoveries, reserve and resource
additions, as well as mine life extensions and expansions. Over the
course of 2022, Osisko’s estimate of Attributable GEOs3 in the
proven and probable reserve category, net of depletion and
covered by Osisko’s royalties and streams, increased by 46%;
demonstrating the importance of these shared assets to both Osisko
and its operating partners.
2022 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
The 2022 edition of Growing Responsibly, guided
by the Global Reporting Initiative, highlights the progress Osisko
has made on Environmental, Social and Governance
(“ESG”) matters and the Corporation’s ongoing
effort to enhance transparency and accountability. The following
are select highlights:
- Formalization of an ESG strategy
which commits to upholding sustainable business practices and
growing responsibly focused on five key pillars:
1) Due
Diligence2) Climate
Change3) Social
Contributions4) Health and
Safety5) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion;
- Ongoing commitment to the UN
Global Compact to formally promote and align
with its Ten Principles;
-
Participation in the funding of the Magdalena Bay Blue Carbon
Project, which has the potential to deliver 40,000 blue carbon
credits annually to Osisko. The project aims to preserve 22,000
hectares of coastal mangrove forest from nearby shrimp farming and,
in doing so, efficiently sequester and store carbon;
-
Expansion of our climate change disclosures including reporting
emissions associated with our royalty and stream agreements
(financed emissions) and business travel;
-
Expansion of our Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
disclosures; now reporting against two standards, responding to our
stakeholders’ expectations;
-
Preservation of a leading position within MSCI and
Sustainalytics ESG rankings; and
-
New membership with the World Gold Council, highlighting our
commitment to responsible gold mining.
In order to continue to shape and expand upon
Osisko’s focus on ESG initiatives, Heather Taylor has transitioned
to a new role as Vice President, Sustainability &
Communications. Ms. Taylor’s role will now formally include
oversight of environmental, social and governance related strategy
and disclosure.
Sandeep Singh, President and CEO of Osisko
commented: “Our 2023 Asset Handbook provides a comprehensive review
of Osisko’s remarkable asset base and also highlights numerous
upcoming catalysts that are expected to support the Corporation’s
near-term and long-term growth outlook. In our view, long-term
value is created and subsequently preserved only as long as Osisko
and its partners develop and operate in a responsible manner. In
our third edition of Growing Responsibly, we provide a summary of
our recent sustainability initiatives, as well as a framework with
respect to the Corporation’s continued ambitions to improve
transparency and accountability. We trust that the Asset Handbook
and Sustainability report will assist our stakeholders in
understanding the fundamental value of our business, along with our
ongoing dedication to sustainability.”
The 2023 Asset Handbook and the 2022
Sustainability Report, Growing Responsibly, can be found on
Osisko’s website at www.osiskogr.com.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical content of this
news release has been reviewed and approved by Guy Desharnais,
Ph.D., P.Geo., Vice President, Project Evaluation at Osisko Gold
Royalties Ltd, who is a “qualified person” as defined by National
Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects
(“NI 43-101”).
About Osisko Gold Royalties
Ltd
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd is an intermediate
precious metal royalty company which holds a North American focused
portfolio of over 180 royalties, streams and precious metal
offtakes. Osisko’s portfolio is anchored by its cornerstone asset,
a 5% net smelter return royalty on the Canadian Malartic mine, one
of Canada’s largest gold mines.
Osisko’s head office is located at 1100 Avenue
des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Suite 300, Montréal, Québec,
H3B 2S2.
For further information, please contact
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd:
Grant MoentingVice President, Capital Markets Tel: (514)
940-0670 #116Email: gmoenting@osiskogr.com
Heather TaylorVice President, Sustainability &
Communications Tel: (514) 940-0670 #105Email:
htaylor@osiskogr.com
1 GEOs are calculated on a quarterly basis
and include royalties, streams and offtakes. Silver earned from
royalty and stream agreements are converted to gold equivalent
ounces by multiplying the silver ounces earned by the average
silver price for the period and dividing by the average gold price
for the period. Diamonds, other metals and cash royalties are
converted into gold equivalent ounces by dividing the associated
revenue earned by the average gold price for the period. Offtake
agreements are converted using the financial settlement equivalent
divided by the average gold price for the period
2 Cash margin is a non-IFRS financial
performance measure which has no standard definition under IFRS. It
is calculated by deducting the cost of sales from the revenues
(excluding depletion). For more details, refer to Osisko’s
Management Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended March
31, 2023 filed on Sedar (www.sedar.com) and available on Osisko’s
website (www.osiskogr.com).
3 The Corporation estimates its “Attributable
GEOs” by aggregating all of the Reserves and Resources located on
claims covered by its royalties and streams. For the purpose of
estimating Attributable GEOs, royalty assets are simply calculated
as the proportion of ounces eventually payable to Osisko. However,
in the case of a stream, the Corporation adjusts for each transfer
price, so that the resulting total can be considered on a 100%
payable basis. For a detailed breakdown of the mineral Resources
and Reserves, and the attributable royalty or stream on individual
assets, please refer to the Asset Handbook on Osisko’s website at
www.osiskogr.com. Readers are cautioned that the resulting
estimates of Attributable GEOs are subject to uncertainty due to a
number of factors that are described in the Cautionary Notes
section of the Asset Handbook on Osisko’s website at
www.osiskogr.com.
Forward-looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press
release may be deemed "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995 and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of
applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking
statements are statements other than statements of historical fact,
that address, without limitation, future events, the ability to
complete any announced transaction, production estimates of
Osisko’s assets (including increase of production), timely
developments of mining properties over which Osisko has royalties,
streams, offtakes and investments, management’s expectations
regarding Osisko’s growth, results of operations, estimated future
revenues, production costs, carrying value of assets, ability to
continue to pay dividend, requirements for additional capital,
business prospects and opportunities future demand for and
fluctuation of prices of commodities (including outlook on gold,
silver, diamonds, other commodities) currency, markets and general
market conditions. In addition, statements and estimates (including
data in tables) relating to mineral reserves and resources and gold
equivalent ounces are forward-looking statements, as they involve
implied assessment, based on certain estimates and assumptions, and
no assurance can be given that the estimates will be realized.
Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical
facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words
"expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends",
"estimates", "projects", "potential", "scheduled" and similar
expressions or variations (including negative variations), or that
events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could" or "should"
occur. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors, most of which are beyond
the control of Osisko, and actual results may accordingly differ
materially from those in forward-looking statements. Such risk
factors include, without limitation, (i) with respect to properties
in which Osisko holds a royalty, stream or other interest; risks
related to: (a) the operators of the properties, (b) timely
development, permitting, construction, commencement of production,
ramp-up (including operating and technical challenges), (c)
differences in rate and timing of production from resource
estimates or production forecasts by operators, (d) differences in
conversion rate from resources to reserves and ability to replace
resources, (e) the unfavorable outcome of any challenges or
litigation relating title, permit or license, (f) hazards and
uncertainty associated with the business of exploring, development
and mining including, but not limited to unusual or unexpected
geological and metallurgical conditions, slope failures or
cave-ins, flooding and other natural disasters or civil unrest or
other uninsured risks; (ii) with respect to other external factors:
(a) fluctuations in the prices of the commodities that drive
royalties, streams, offtakes and investments held by Osisko, (b)
fluctuations in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the
U.S. dollar, (c) regulatory changes by national and local
governments, including permitting and licensing regimes and
taxation policies, regulations and political or economic
developments in any of the countries where properties in which
Osisko holds a royalty, stream or other interest are located or
through which they are held, (d) continued availability of capital
and financing and general economic, market or business conditions,
and (e) responses of relevant governments to infectious diseases
outbreaks and the effectiveness of such response and the potential
impact of such outbreaks on Osisko’s business, operations and
financial condition; (iii) with respect to internal factors: (a)
business opportunities that may or not become available to, or are
pursued by Osisko, (b) the integration of acquired assets or (c)
the determination of Osisko’s PFIC status. The forward-looking
statements contained in this press release are based upon
assumptions management believes to be reasonable, including,
without limitation: the absence of significant change in the
Corporation’s ongoing income and assets relating to determination
of its PFIC status; the absence of any other factors that could
cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated,
estimated or intended and, with respect to properties in which
Osisko holds a royalty, stream or other interest, (i) the ongoing
operation of the properties by the owners or operators of such
properties in a manner consistent with past practice and with
public disclosure (including forecast of production), (ii) the
accuracy of public statements and disclosures made by the owners or
operators of such underlying properties (including expectations for
the development of underlying properties that are not yet in
production), (iii) no adverse development in respect of any
significant property, (iv) that statements and estimates relating
to mineral reserves and resources by owners and operators are
accurate and (v) the implementation of an adequate plan for
integration of acquired assets.
For additional information on risks,
uncertainties and assumptions, please refer to the most recent
Annual Information Form of Osisko filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com
and EDGAR at www.sec.gov which also provides additional general
assumptions in connection with these statements. Osisko cautions
that the foregoing list of risk and uncertainties is not
exhaustive. Investors and others should carefully consider the
above factors as well as the uncertainties they represent and the
risk they entail. Osisko believes that the assumptions reflected in
those forward-looking statements are reasonable, but no assurance
can be given that these expectations will prove to be accurate as
actual results and prospective events could materially differ from
those anticipated such the forward looking statements and such
forward-looking statements included in this press release are not
guarantee of future performance and should not be unduly relied
upon. In this press release, Osisko relies on information publicly
disclosed by other issuers and third parties pertaining to its
assets and, therefore, assumes no liability for such third party
public disclosure. These statements speak only as of the date of
this press release. Osisko undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than
as required by applicable law.
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