DeepRock Minerals Amends Golden Gate Project Option Agreements to Expedite Earn In
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DEEPROCK MINERALS AMENDS GOLDEN GATE PROJECT OPTION AGREEMENTS
TO EXPEDITE EARN-IN
Vancouver, BC, April 1 7th, 2024 – DeepRock Minerals Inc. (CSE: DEEP) ("DeepRock" or "the
Company"), is pleased to announce amendments to its option agreements concerning the Fall Grid
Property and the Lugar Property, comprising the Golden Gate Project. Under these amendments,
there is no change in the total cash payments, however, the transactions will involve the issuance of
shares and eliminate all commitments on exploration expenditures.
Falls Grid Property
Under the revised terms, DeepRock will achieve full earn -in status for the Falls Grid property by
making a cash payment of $50,000 and issuing 500,000 shares ($10,000 value) to the Optionor. The
Optionor will retain a 2% Net Smelter Returns (“NSR”) royalty on the Falls Grid property.
For more details on the Falls Grid option agreement please read the August 7th, 2019 news release.
https://tinyurl.com/4r243rrt
Lugar Property
Similarly, DeepRock will acquire 100% interest in the Lugar property through a cash payment of
$105,000 and the issuance of 1,000,000 shares ($20,000 value) to the Lugar Optionor (“Lugar
Optionor”), with no further exploration expenditure requirements. The Lugar Optionor will also retain
a 1.25% NSR royalty on the property.
For further information on the Lugar option agreement please read the July 22nd, 2021 news release.
https://tinyurl.com/46fysf7d
The acquisition of both properties is expected to be finalized on or before April 30th, 2024.
Andrew Lee, CEO of DeepRock Minerals, stated: " This marks a significant milestone in our
restructuring plans for the Company. With these agreements in place, we are on track to finalize the
acquisition of two key properties in New Brunswick, securing 100% interest. I feel DeepRock is very
close now to being in a great position to deliver substantial value to our shareholders."
About the Golden Gate Project
The Golden Gate project is situated within the Bathurst Mining Camp which lies towards the
northern end of a northeasterly trending belt or terrane of Cambrian- to Ordovician-age, sedimentary
and volcanic rocks. This terrane is unconformably overlain by or in fault contact with Silurian rocks
to the north and west, and unconformably overlain by Carboniferous rocks to the east. The regional
geology has rocks that belong to the Dunnage and Gander zones of the Canadian Appalachians and
formed during the Ordovician times by rifting of an existing submarine volcanic arc on the continental
margin of which is now North America. Rifting ultimately produced a basin into which felsic and later
mafic volcanism occurred in Early Ordovician time with coincident ‘black smoker’ volcanogenic
massive sulphide (‘VMS’) mineralization. In Late Ordovician to Silurian time the rifting was closed by
westward subduction.
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There are numerous mineral showings recorded within the Bathurst Mining Camp (‘BMC’). The most
famous and notable is the Brunswick No. 12 Mine, which closed on April 30, 2013, after 49 years in
operation. This mine reportedly produced 136,643,367 tonnes of ore grading 3.44% Pb, 8.74% Zn,
0.37% Cu, 102.2 g/t Ag, making it one of the largest known and longest lived, underground VMS
deposits in the world. This mine and those of the BMC also produced an estimated 500 million
ounces of silver during the 50 years of mining history (McCutcheon and Walker, 2019).
The Golden Gate project hosts several copper, lead -zinc and precious metal showings that have
received local prospecting and geological mapping, geophysical surveying (airborne and ground EM
and magnetometer), soil and rock sampling, and cursory diamond drilling in the past. The results of
this work show that the project covers mafic lava flows and related sedimentary rocks of the Little
River Formation (Tetagouche Group). The area is cut by a series of thrust faults that appear to occur
along several conta cts between the various sedimentary and volcanic rock units. Three types of
hydrothermal alteration have been included within the project area, include: low -grade chlorite -
epidote regional alteration of mafic volcanics with dissemination s, veinlets and stringers of pyrite
and arsenopyrite; siliceous alteration of the mafic volcanics; and polylithic pebble breccias.
Private Placement
The Company also announces it intends to complete a non-brokered private placement financing of
up to 20,000,000 flow-through units of the Company (the “FT Units”) at a price of $0.025 per FT Unit
for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $500,000 (the “Offering”).
Each FT Unit will consist of one (1) flow-through share of the Company and one-half of one (1/2) non-
transferable common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant a “Warrant”). Each Warrant will
be exercisable by the warrant holder to acquire one (1) additional non-flow through common share
at a price of CAD$0.0 7 for a period of twenty -four (24) months from the closing of the Private
Placement (the “Closing Date”). The proceeds from this offering will primarily support the
advancement of the Golden Gate Project. The closing of the private placement is anticipated in May
2024.
In consideration of the introduction to the Company of investors in the Offering, a finder's fee may
be paid in cash and/or in securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws
and Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”) policies. The completion of the Offering will be subject
to receipt of and all necessary regulatory approvals, including, approval by the Canadian Securities
Exchange. The securities issued in connection with the Offering will be subject to a four-month hold
period under applicable Canadian securities laws commencing on the Closing Date of the Offering.
It is anticipated that insiders of the Company will participate in the Offering. Participation of insiders
of the Company in the Offering will constitute a related party transaction as defined under
Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI
61-101”). The Company intends to rely on the exemption from the formal valuation requirements of
Section 5.4 of MI 61 -101 pursuant to Subsection 5.5(a) of MI 61 -101 and the exemption from the
minority approval requirements of Section 5.6 of MI 61 -101 pursuant to Subsection 5.7(1)(a) of MI
61-101.
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J. Douglas Blanchflower, P. Geo. (BC and NL), a Qualified Person in accordance with National
Instrument 43 -101, has reviewed and accepted the technical material contained in this news
release.
About DeepRock Minerals
DeepRock Minerals is a Canadian mineral exploration company headquartered in Vancouver, British
Columbia engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral resource properties.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
Andrew Lee
President/CEO/Director
604-720-2703 / [email protected]
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