TIDMOMI
RNS Number : 6271L
Orosur Mining Inc
14 January 2021
Orosur Mining Inc.
Second Quarter Results for 2020/21
London, January 14th, 2021. Orosur Mining Inc. ("Orosur" or "the
Company") (TSX/AIM: OMI), a South American-focused gold developer
and explorer, is pleased to announce the results for the second
quarter ended November 30, 2020 ("Q2 21" or the "Quarter"). All
dollar figures are stated in US$ unless otherwise noted. The
unaudited condensed interim financial statements of the Company for
the quarter ended November 30, 2020 and the related management's
discussion and analysis have been filed and are available for
review on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. They are also
available on the Company's website at www.orosur.ca.
A link to the PDF version of this announcement is also available
here:
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6271L_1-2021-1-13.pdf
Highlights of the Second Quarter Results for 2020/21
Colombia
-- As announced on September 3, 2020, an additional cash payment
of $500k, in addition to the $500k received in March 2020, was
received by the Company from Newmont Colombia, in connection with
maintaining its earn-in rights pursuant to the Exploration
Agreement.
-- On September 30, 2020, Newmont Corporation, entered into a
Joint Venture with Agnico Eagle ("Agnico") whereby it was agreed
that the two companies jointly assume and advance Newmont's prior
rights and obligations with respect to the Anzá Project in Colombia
on a 50:50 basis, with Agnico as operator of the Joint Venture.
Orosur's Anzá Project is subject to the Exploration Agreement with
Newmont Colombia. Newmont Colombia then became the Joint Venture
vehicle between Newmont and Agnico and its name was changed to
Minera Monte Águila SAS ("Monte Águila").
-- Orosur's position with respect to the Anzá project, and all
terms and conditions of the Exploration Agreement remain unchanged.
Monte Águila assumes all rights and obligations with respect to the
Anzá Project that were previously held by Newmont Colombia, with
Orosur's wholly owned subsidiary Minera Anzá remaining operator of
the Anzá Project and conducting exploration work on behalf of Monte
Águila, until such time as Monte Águila assumes operatorship at its
discretion.
-- Initial funding of approximately $650k was received by Minera
Anzá on October 2, 2020 from Agnico to restart the exploration
program. And a further $1,130k was received subsequent to the
period end on December 11, 2020. This funding is to be directed
solely to fund exploration on the Anzá Project for the 12 month
period starting September 7, 2020 and are the first two tranches of
the required $4 million of expenditure for this 12 month period per
the terms of the Exploration Agreement.
-- This funding is not related to the payment in lieu, for the
shortfall of qualifying expenditure for the previous 12 months
period ended September 6, 2020. The payment in lieu, which amounted
to $582k was received on November 5, 2020.
-- Upon receipt of exploration funds, Minera Anzá began the
process of re-establishing its field camp at the Anzá project in
readiness for commencement of field operations. In addition, a
process of recruitment was commenced to hire the required technical
and logistics staff.
-- Drilling operations commenced on the November 15, 2020, at
the Anzá project, but no assay results were returned during the
quarter.
Uruguay
-- In Uruguay, the Company has focused its activities on the
implementation of the Creditors Agreement, which was approved by
the Court in September 2019, and the sale of the assets of its
Uruguayan subsidiary Loryser.
-- Loryser is continuing with the reclamation of the tailings dam which is progressing well.
-- Good progress is also being made on the sale of Loryser's
other assets including plant and equipment. The proceeds from these
sales will be used to pay liabilities in Uruguay in connection with
the aforementioned Creditors Agreement.
Financial and Corporate
-- On November 30, 2020, the Company had a cash balance of $1.5
million (May 31, 2020 - $0.8 million). As at January 12, 2021 the
cash balance was $7.6 million, subsequent to the private placement
and options exercised set out below.
-- On October 30, 2020, 2,876,670 options were exercised by a
number of employees and former employees.
-- Subsequent to the period end, on December 7, 2020, the
Company completed a private placement financing consisting of the
sale of 23,529,412 units (the "Units") at 17 pence per Unit for
aggregate gross proceeds of GBP4 million ($5,372,000). Each Unit
consisted of one (1) common share in the capital stock of the
Company ("Common Share") and one-half (1/2) of one Common Share
purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant
entitles the holder thereof to acquire an additional Common Share
at a price of 25.5 pence for a period of 12 months from the date of
issuance.
For further information, please contact:
Orosur Mining Inc
Louis Castro, Chairman,
Brad George, CEO
info@orosur.ca Tel: +1 (778) 373-0100
SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP - Nomad & Broker
Jeff Keating / Caroline Rowe Tel: +44 (0) 20 3 470 0470
Flagstaff Communications
Tim Thompson
Mark Edwards
Fergus Mellon
orosur@flagstaffcomms.com Tel: +44 (0)207 129 1474
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by
the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under
the Market Abuse Regulation ("MAR " ). Upon the publication of this
announcement via Regulatory Information Service, this inside
information is now considered to be in the public domain .
About Orosur Mining Inc.
Orosur Mining Inc. (TSX: OMI; AIM: OMI) is a precious metals
developer and explorer focused on identifying and advancing gold
projects in South America. The Company operates in Colombia and
Uruguay.
About the Anzá Project
Anzá is a gold exploration project, comprising three exploration
licenses, four exploration license applications, and several small
exploitation permits, totaling 207.5km2 in the prolific Mid-Cauca
belt of Colombia.
The Anzá Project is located 50km west of Medellin and is easily
accessible by all-weather roads and boasts excellent infrastructure
including water, power, communications and large exploration
camp.
The Anza Project is currently wholly owned by Orosur via its
subsidiary, Minera Anza S.A. The Anza project is subject to an
Exploration Agreement with Venture Option between Orosur's 100%
subsidiary Minera Anza S.A and Minera Monte A guila SAS, a 50/50
joint venture between Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM, TSX:NGT), and
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE:AEM, TSX:AEM).
Forward Looking Statements
All statements, other than statements of historical fact,
contained in this news release constitute "forward looking
statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws,
including but not limited to the "safe harbour" provisions of the
United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and
are based on expectations estimates and projections as of the date
of this news release.
Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the
exploration plans in Colombia and the funding from Newmont/Agnico
of those plans, Newmont/Agnico's decision to continue with the
Exploration and Option agreement, the ability for Loryser to
continue and finalize with the remediation in Uruguay, the ability
to implement the Creditors' Agreement successfully as well as
continuation of the business of the Company as a going concern and
other events or conditions that may occur in the future. The
Company's continuance as a going concern is dependent upon its
ability to obtain adequate financing, to reach profitable levels of
operations and to reach a satisfactory implementation of the
Creditor's Agreement in Uruguay. These material uncertainties may
cast significant doubt upon the Company's ability to realize its
assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of
business and accordingly the appropriateness of the use of
accounting principles applicable to a going concern. There can be
no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate. Actual
results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Such statements are
subject to significant risks and uncertainties including, but not
limited, those as described in Section "Risks Factors" of the
Company's MDA and the Annual Information Form. The Company
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information,
future events and such forward-looking statements, except to the
extent required by applicable law.
Orosur Mining Inc.
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of
Financial Position (Expressed in thousands of
United States dollars)
Unaudited
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As at November As at May 31,
30,
2020 2020
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ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,543 $ 782
Accounts receivable and other assets 551 130
Assets held for sale of Uruguay 2,300 3,081
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Total current assets 4,394 3,993
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 70 72
Exploration and evaluation assets Columbia 5,277 6,479
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Total assets $ 9,741 $ 10,544
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LIABILITIES AND (DEFICIT)
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 331 $ 313
Liabilities of Chile discontinued operation 1,995 2,010
Liabilities held for sale of Uruguay 18,041 17,389
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Total current liabilities 20,367 19,712
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Deficit
Share capital 66,166 65,670
Shares held by Trust (380) (380)
Contributed surplus 5,900 5,987
Currency translation reserve (1,859) (2,016)
Deficit (80,453) (78,429)
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Total deficit (10,626) (9,168)
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Total liabilities and deficit $ 9,741 $ 10,544
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Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Loss and
Comprehensive Income (loss)
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
Unaudited
Three Months Three Months Six Months Six Months
Ended November Ended November Ended November Ended November
30, 30, 30, 30,
2020 2019 2020 2016
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(Restated) (Restated)
Operating expenses
Corporate and
administrative
expenses $ (288) $ (358) $ (541) $ (720)
Exploration expenses (8) (19) (29) (57)
Other income 3 1 11 1
Net finance cost (2) (2) (3) (3)
Gain on fair value of
financial
instrument - 21 - 9
Net foreign exchange
loss 31 (10) 17 (7)
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Net loss for the period for
continued
operations $ (264) $ (367) $ (545) $ (777)
Other comprehensive income
(loss)
Cumulative translation
adjustment $ 191 $ (152) $ 157 $ (269)
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Total comprehensive loss
for the
period
from continued operations (73) (519) (388) (1,046)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
(404) 560 (1,479) 677
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Total comprehensive income (loss) for the
period (477) 41 (1,867) (369)
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per
share for
continued operations $ (0.00) $ (0.00) $ (0.00) $ 0.00
Basic and diluted net
income (loss)
per share for
discontinued operations $ (0.00) $ 0.00 $ (0.01) $ 0.00
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Weighted average number of
common
shares
outstanding 161,357 150,278 160,814 150,278
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Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of
Cash Flows
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
Unaudited
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Six Months Six Months
Ended Ended
November 30, November
30,
2020 2019
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(Restated)
Operating activities
Net loss for the period $ (2,024) $ (100)
Adjustments for:
Share-based payments 8 31
Fair value of financial instrument - (9)
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment (341) (337)
Foreign exchange and other 1,409 (166)
Changes in non-cash working capital items:
Accounts receivable and other assets (62) 252
Inventories 698 106
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (659) (744)
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Net cash used in operating activities (971) (967)
Investing activities
Proceeds received for sale of property, plant
and equipment 445 410
Environmental tasks - (290)
Proceeds received from exploration and option
agreement 1,549 1,250
Exploration and evaluation expenditures (212) (297)
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Net cash provided by investing activities 1,782 1,073
Financing activities
Proceeds from exercise of options 44 -
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Net cash provided by financing activities 44 -
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Net Change in cash and cash equivalents 855 106
Net change in cash classified within assets
held for sale (94) 181
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 782 526
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 1,543 $ 813
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Operating activities
- continued operations (620) (666)
- discontinued operations (351) (301)
Investing activities
- continued operations 1,337 953
- discontinued operations 445 120
Financing activities
- continued operations 44 -
- discontinued operations - -
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