Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (“
Osisko”) (OR: TSX
& NYSE) is pleased to announce that it has completed an
amendment to its 75% silver stream (the “
Silver
Stream”) with respect to the Gibraltar copper mine
(“
Gibraltar”), located in British Columbia,
Canada, which is operated by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taseko
Mines Limited (“
Taseko”).
On March 15th, 2023, Taseko announced the
completion of its acquisition of an additional 12.5% interest in
Gibraltar from Sojitz Corporation giving Taseko an effective 87.5%
interest.
Osisko and Taseko have amended the Silver Stream
to increase Osisko’s effective stream percentage by 12.5% to 87.5%.
Further to this, Osisko and Taseko have also extended the step-down
silver delivery threshold to coincide with Taseko’s recently
updated mineral reserve estimate for Gibraltar. Osisko will provide
total consideration of US$10.25 million to Taseko plus C$50,000 per
year for the following three years to help support ongoing ESG
initiatives at Gibraltar.
Sandeep Singh, President and CEO of Osisko
commented: “We are pleased to increase our silver exposure on the
long-life Gibraltar mine and enhance our partnership with Taseko.
Our shareholders will benefit from the increased silver stream,
coupled with the approximately one-and-a-half million additional
ounces of silver to be delivered to Osisko due to the extended
threshold.”
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 |
CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING
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, that
one-and-a-half million additional ounces of silver will be
delivered to Osisko due to the extended threshold, 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: that the Gibraltar mine will maintain its
production schedule in a manner consistent with past practice and
in accordance with its 2022 life-of-mine plan; the accuracy of
public statements and disclosures made by Taseko; no adverse
development in respect of Gibraltar; and the absence of any other
factors that could cause actions, events or results to differ from
those anticipated, estimated or intended and the absence of
significant change in Osisko’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 Taseko pertaining to the Gibraltar mine and
the operation thereof 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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