SASKATOON, SK, June 29,
2023 /CNW/ - Royal Helium Ltd. (TSXV: RHC)
(OTCQB: RHCCF) ("Royal" or the "Company") is pleased
to announce that that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Imperial Helium
Corp. ("Imperial"), has agreed to acquire a significant new
project located in the vicinity of the Company's Steveville asset
in southern Alberta from an
arm's-length private company (the "Vendor"). Pursuant
to the terms of a purchase and sale agreement among Royal, the
Vendor and Imperial (the "Purchase and Sale Agreement")
Imperial has now exercised its sole and exclusive one-time option
to purchase the Asset pursuant to the terms of a revised seismic
review and option to purchase agreement between Imperial and the
Vendor.
Andrew Davidson, President &
CEO states, "As the Steveville helium processing facility nears
completion for our first helium production and sales, we are
pleased to expand our footprint in Alberta and look toward developing another
helium field in the province."
Royal's geological and engineering team has determined that the
newly acquired land in Alberta
holds significant potential for high flow rate helium enriched gas
in the Cambrian and Devonian horizons in at least two structures
identified in the acquired and reprocessed 2D seismic. Royal has
plans for an initial drill program for the fall/winter season of
2023. Details will be provided once the program is finalized.
The Asset includes the entire right, title, estate and interest
to drill, explore, and produce as well as all surface rights and
records not in the public domain.
Shayne Neigum COO comments, "This new project area presented
something unique to other areas that we have reviewed, with the
presence of existing historic test data demonstrating high flow
rate inert gas and confirmed, significant helium
concentrations. Upon completion of the seismic program, which
began in the fourth quarter of 2022, it became clear that this will
become one of our highest priority areas, as all of the geological
features required of a successful helium production reservoir have
been confirmed."
Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the
total purchase price for the Asset will be $400,000 consisting of a combination of cash
consideration and a number of common shares in the capital of the
Company (the "Common Shares") that represents the equivalent
of $160,000, with such Common Shares
to be at a deemed value as the volume-weighted average market price
of the Common Shares for the five (5) Business Days prior to the
closing date, or such other deemed price as prescribed and
acceptable to the TSX Venture Exchange, which amounts to 468,796
Common Shares at a deemed price of $0.3413. No finders fees are payable in
connection with the transaction and no non-arm's length parties are
involved in the transaction.
About Royal Helium Ltd.
Royal is an exploration, production and infrastructure company
with a primary focus on the development and production of helium.
The Company controls over 1,000,000 acres of prospective helium
permits and leases across southern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta. Given the current and foreseeable
global undersupplied nature of this critical and non-renewable
product, Royal is well positioned to be a leading North American
producer of this increasingly high value commodity.
Royal's helium reservoirs are carried primarily with nitrogen.
Nitrogen is not considered a greenhouse gas (GHG) and therefore has
a low GHG footprint when compared to other jurisdictions that rely
on large scale natural gas production for helium extraction. Helium
extracted from wells in Saskatchewan and Alberta can be up to 90% less carbon intensive
than helium extraction processes in other jurisdictions.
Andrew Davidson
President and Chief Executive
Officer
Royal Helium
Ltd.
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SOURCE Royal Helium Ltd.