Halcones Precious Metals Closes Transaction to Acquire the Polaris Project
January 30 2025 - 6:00AM
Halcones Precious Metals Corp. (TSXV: HPM) (the
“
Company” or “
Halcones”) is
pleased to announce that it has completed the transaction (the
“
Transaction”) to acquire an option to acquire a
100% interest in the Polaris project in Antofagasta region, Chile
(“
Polaris” or the “
Project”),
from Austral Exploraciones SpA (“
Austral”).
About Polaris:
- Polaris is a large, highly
prospective gold project. 17 former artisanal, high-grade
operations have been identified on the Project or in the immediate
vicinity. Extensive gold mineralization has been identified by
surface rock sampling over 2.7 km of strike length to date and
potential extensions of this mineralization remain unsampled.
Additional surface mapping and sampling is being planned.
- Several sampling campaigns
including due diligence work completed by Halcones have returned
high-grade results. Of the 371 samples collected from the Polaris
gold project to date, 60 returned values greater than 5 g/t. There
is no record of modern exploration other than surface sampling most
recently by Austral and Halcones geologists.
- The Project is located in a
well-developed mining district between Antofagasta and Taltal, with
road access and moderate elevation making the Project advanceable
year-round. Initial exploration targets are at or near
surface.
Ian Parkinson, Halcones’ CEO, commented: “With
the regulatory approval of the Polaris transaction now granted, we
are ready to get to work on this exciting project. Our geological
team expects to be back in the field shortly to complete the first
phase of exploration. Initial activity will be focused on extensive
mapping and sampling of the project area with the aim to generate
priority drill targets that can be tested once all permits and
access agreements are in place.”
Pursuant to the closing of Transaction, the
Company has issued 15 million Halcones common shares (the
“Halcones Shares”) to Austral and paid USD$100,000
in cash to Austral in exchange for an option to acquire a 100%
interest in the Project (the “Polaris
Option”). Halcones is required to issue the
following Halcones Shares to Austral to maintain the Polaris Option
in good standing:
- 20 million Halcones Shares on such
date that is 8 months from the closing of the Transaction; and
- 15 million Halcones Shares on such
date that is 12 months from the closing of the Transaction.
The Halcones Shares issued to Austral are
subject to a statutory four month hold period. If the issuance of
any Halcones Shares would result in Austral owning more than 19.99%
of the issued and outstanding common shares of Halcones, the
issuance of such Halcones Shares shall be subject to disinterested
shareholder approval at a meeting of the shareholders of the
Company (the “Shareholder Approval”). If the
Shareholder Approval is not obtained, Halcones may elect to satisfy
a portion of the share consideration in cash at a deemed price of
$0.05 per Halcones Share.
For further details regarding the Transaction
and the Project, please refer to the Company’s press releases dated
October 28, 2024 and December 31, 2024.
The Transaction has been approved by the TSX
Venture Exchange and the Company has filed a NI 43-101 technical
report on the Project on www.sedarplus.ca under the Company’s
profile and on the Company’s website.
The Company is also pleased to announce a
reduction in outstanding accounts payable. A total of approximately
$823,000 CDN (subject to finalization of foreign exchange rates) of
outstanding fees payable to select management, directors and
advisors have been waived. The reduction in outstanding payables
will be reflected in quarter ending December 31 2024.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical information in this
news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. David Gower,
P.Geo., as defined by National Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian
Securities Administrators.
About Halcones
Halcones Precious Metals Corp. is focused on
exploring for and developing gold-silver projects in, Chile. The
Company has a team with a strong background of exploration success
in the region.
For further information, please
contact:
Vincent ChenInvestor
Relationsinfo@halconespreciousmetals.comwww.halconespreciousmetals.com
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-looking Information
This press release contains “forward-looking
information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
legislation. Forward-looking information includes, without
limitation, regarding the option to acquire the Project, the
Transaction, the Company’s exploration plans, the mineralization
and prospectivity of the Project and the Company’s future plans.
Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use
of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does
not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”,
“forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or
“believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or state that
certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might”
or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”. Forward-looking
information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of
activity, performance or achievements of Halcones, as the case may
be, to be materially different from those expressed or implied by
such forward-looking information, including but not limited to:
general business, economic, competitive, geopolitical and social
uncertainties; the actual results of current exploration
activities; risks associated with operation in foreign
jurisdictions; ability to successfully integrate the purchased
properties; foreign operations risks; and other risks inherent in
the mining industry. Although Halcones has attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in forward-looking information,
there may be other factors that cause results not to be as
anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that
such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated in
such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking information. Halcones does not
undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in
accordance with applicable securities laws.
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