Silver Bull Resources, Inc. (OTCQB: SVBL, TSX: SVB) (“Silver Bull”
or the “Company”), a mineral exploration company with assets in
Kazakhstan and Mexico, is pleased to announce the completion of a
C$2,517,500 private placement (the “Private Placement”) into its
newly incorporated British Columbia subsidiary, Arras Minerals
Corp. (“Arras Minerals”).
Pursuant to the Private Placement, investors
purchased 5.035 million shares of Arras Minerals at a price of
C$0.50 each for gross proceeds of C$2,517,500, with management and
directors (and their affiliates) taking approximately C$200,000 of
the offering. No placement agent or finder’s fees were paid in
connection with the Private Placement.
Silver Bull’s assets in Kazakhstan, including
the Beskauga Option Agreement and the Ekidos and Stepnoe mineral
licences, have been transferred to Arras Minerals. In return,
Silver Bull has received 36 million shares of Arras Minerals and
owns approximately 88% of the company, with the remaining 12% owned
by the individuals who participated in the Private Placement.
The net proceeds from the Private Placement will
be used to fund exploration activities, technical studies and
permitting on the Company’s projects in Kazakhstan and for general
and working capital purposes in managing the Kazakhstan
projects.
Beskauga Deposit, Kazakhstan:
The Beskauga deposit is an open pittable gold-copper-silver deposit
with a NI 43-101 compliant “Indicated Mineral Resource” of 207
million tonnes grading 0.35 g/t gold, 0.23% copper and 1.09 g/t
silver for 2.33 million contained ounces of gold, 476.1 thousand
contained tonnes of copper and 7.25 million contained ounces of
silver and an “Inferred Mineral Resource” of 147 million tonnes
grading 0.33 g/t gold, 0.15% copper and 1.02 g/t silver for 1.56
million contained ounces of gold, 220.5 thousand contained tonnes
of copper and 4.82 million contained ounces of silver.
The constraining pit was optimised and
calculated using a net smelter return (“NSR”) cut-off based on
prices of: $1,500/oz for gold, $2.80/lb for copper, $17.25/oz for
silver, and with an average recovery of 81.7% for copper and 51.8%
for both gold and silver. Mineralization remains open in all
directions as well as at depth.
Table 1. Pit-constrained Mineral Resource estimate for the
Beskauga copper-gold project
CATEGORY |
TONNAGE (MT) |
CU % |
AU G/T |
AG G/T |
AU (MOZ) |
CU (KT) |
AG (MOZ) |
Inferred |
207 |
0.23 |
0.35 |
1.09 |
2.33 |
476.1 |
7.25 |
Indicated |
147 |
0.15 |
0.33 |
1.02 |
1.56 |
220.5 |
4.82 |
Notes:
- An NSR $/t cut-off of $5.70/t was
used, and the NSR formula is: NSR $/t = (38.137+11.612 x Cu%) x Cu%
+ (19.18 + 12.322 x Au g/t) x Au g/t + (0.07 + 0.0517 x Ag g/t) x
Ag g/t
- The NSR formula incorporates
variable recovery formulae. Average copper recovery was 81.7%
copper and 51.8% for both gold and silver.
- Metal prices considered were
$2.80/lb copper, $1,500/oz gold and $17.25/oz silver.
- The Resource is stated within a pit
shell that considers a 1.25 factor above the metal prices.
- Mineral Resources are estimated and
reported in accordance with the CIM Definition Standards for
Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves adopted 10 May 2014.
- The Mineral Resource is not
believed to be materially affected by any known environmental,
permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-economic, marketing,
political or other relevant factors
- These Mineral Resources are not
Mineral Reserves as they do not have demonstrated economic
viability.
- The quantity and grade of reported
Inferred Resources in this mineral resource estimate (MRE) are
uncertain in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to
define these Inferred Resources as Indicated or Measured; however,
it is reasonably expected that the majority of Inferred Mineral
Resources could be upgraded to Indicated Mineral Resources with
continued exploration.
For additional details, please refer to the
Beskauga Copper-Gold Project NI 43-101 Technical Report prepared by
CSA Global Mining Industry Consultants dated February 8, 2021,
which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
The technical information of this news release
has been reviewed and approved by Tim Barry, a Chartered
Professional Geologist (CPAusIMM), and a qualified person for the
purposes of National Instrument 43-101.
On behalf of the Board of Directors "Tim Barry"
Tim Barry, CPAusIMM Chief Executive Officer,
President and Director
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Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors
concerning estimates of Measured, Indicated, and Inferred
Resources: This news release uses the terms "measured
resources", "indicated resources", and "inferred resources" which
are defined in, and required to be disclosed by, NI 43-101. We
advise U.S. investors that these terms are not recognized by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under
SEC Industry Guide 7. The SEC has adopted amendments to its
disclosure rules in subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K to modernize the
mineral property disclosure requirements for issuers whose
securities are registered with the SEC under the United States
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “New Mining
Disclosure Rules”). Under the New Mining Disclosure Rules, the SEC
will permit issuers to disclose estimates of mineral resources if
certain conditions are met. The estimates prepared in this news
release were prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 and not in
accordance with the New Mining Disclosure Rules. The estimation of
measured, indicated and inferred resources involves greater
uncertainty as to their existence and economic feasibility than the
estimation of proven and probable reserves. U.S. investors are
cautioned not to assume that measured and indicated mineral
resources will be converted into reserves. The estimation of
inferred resources involves far greater uncertainty as to their
existence and economic viability than the estimation of other
categories of resources. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume
that estimates of inferred mineral resources exist, are
economically minable, or will be upgraded into measured or
indicated mineral resources. Under Canadian securities laws,
estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of
feasibility or other economic studies.
Disclosure of "contained ounces" in a resource
is permitted disclosure under Canadian regulations, however under
SEC Industry Guide 7 the SEC normally only permits issuers to
report mineralization that does not constitute "reserves" by SEC
standards as in place tonnage and grade without reference to unit
measures. Accordingly, the information contained in this news
release may not be comparable to similar information made public by
U.S. companies that are not subject NI 43-101.
Cautionary note regarding forward
looking statements: This news release contains
forward-looking statements regarding future events and Silver
Bull's future results that are subject to the safe harbors created
under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), and applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking
statements include, among others, statements relating to the
expected use of proceeds from the Private Placement. These
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Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of assumptions,
risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control,
including such factors as the results of exploration activities and
whether the results continue to support continued exploration
activities, unexpected variations in ore grade, types and
metallurgy, volatility and level of commodity prices, the
availability of sufficient future financing, and other matters
discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020 and our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the interim period ended January
31, 2021 and our other periodic and current reports filed with the
SEC and available on www.sec.gov and with the Canadian securities
commissions available on www.sedar.com. Readers are cautioned that
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance
and that actual results or developments may differ materially from
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forward-looking statement made by us in this news release is based
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the date on which it is made. We undertake no obligation to
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oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of
new information, future developments or otherwise.
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