Aftermath Silver Announces $3.0 million Non-Brokered Private Placement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 21, 2024
(AAG2024 – NR #03)
Aftermath Silver Announces $3.0 million Non-Brokered Private Placement
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Vancouver, BC, March 21, 2024 – Aftermath Silver Ltd. (the “Company” or “Aftermath”) (TSX-V: AAG)
(OTCQX: AAGFF) is pleased to announce that it intends to complete a non-brokered private placement
(the “Private Placement”) of up to 13,636,363 units (the “Units”) to be sold at a price of $0.22 per Unit
for total gross proceeds of up to $3,000,000.
Each Unit will be comprised of one common share in the capital of the Company (each , a “Common
Share”) and one-half of one non -transferable Common Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a
“Warrant”). Each Warrant is exercisable by the holder thereof to acquire one additional Common Share
(a “Warrant Share”) for a period of 24 months from the date of issuance at a price of $0.32 per Warrant
Share.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds to complete geological, metallurgical and engineering
studies at the Company’s Berenguela Silver-Copper-Manganese project in southern Peru (“Berenguela”),
and for general working capital purposes.
Finder’s fees may be paid to certain finders in connection with the Offering, such fees being:
• a cash fee of 6% of the gross proceeds raised from subscribers introduced to the Company by the
finders; and
• to eligible parties, such number of finder’s warrants (the “ Finder’s Warrants”) equal to 6% of the
number of Units acquired by subscribers introduced to the Company by the finders. Each Finder's
Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Share at a price of $0.3 2 per share for 24
months from the date of issuance.
All securities issued with respect to the Private Placement will be subject to a hold period of four months
and one day from the date of issuance in accordance with applicable securities laws. Closing of the Private
Placement is subject to receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, including the TSX Venture Exchange.
None of the securities sold under the Private Placement have been and will not be registered under the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and no such securities may be offered or sold in the
United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This
news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be
any sale of the securities in the United States or any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale
would be unlawful.
Berenguela Project: Background
• The Company has an option to acquire a 100% interest in Berenguela through a binding
agreement with SSR Mining.
• Berenguela hosts a potentially open - pittable silver-copper-manganese resource close to Santa
Lucia in Puno province, southern Peru.
• Silver, copper and manganese have crucial industrial applications in the clean energy and battery
spaces. Copper and manganese have been designated critical metals by the US government and
the European Union.
• The project is less than 6km from road, rail and power lines and 4 hours from Arequipa by sealed
road.
• Aftermath published a resource estimate in March 2023 based on over 300 core and RC holes ,
which is linked here.
• Recent bench-scale metallurgical test work successfully produced commercial battery -grade
99.98% pure manganese sulphate crystals (see news release dated February 29, 2024 linked here.)
Qualified person
Michael Parker, a fellow of the AusIMM and a non -independent director of Aftermath, is a non -
independent qualified person, as defined by National Instrument 43 -101. Mr. Parker has reviewed the
technical content of this news release and consents to the information provided in the form and context
in which it appears.
About Aftermath Silver Ltd.
Aftermath Silver Ltd. is a leading Canadian junior exploration company focused on silver, and aims to
deliver shareholder value through the discovery, acquisition and development of quality silver projects in
stable jurisdictions. Aftermath has developed a pipeline of projects at various stages of advancement. The
Company's projects have been selected based on growth and development potential.
• Challacollo Silver-Gold project. The Company owns a 100% interest in the Challacollo silver -gold
project. A NI 43-101 mineral resource was released on December 15, 2020 (available on SEDAR and
the Company’s web page). The Company is currently completing environmental permitting in
anticipation of an upcoming drill program.
• Cachinal Silver-Gold project. The Company owns a 100% interest in the Cachinal Ag -Au project,
located 2.5 hours south of Antofagasta. On September 16, 2020, the Company released a CIM
compliant Mineral Resource and accompanying NI 43 -101 Technical Report (available on SEDAR
and on the Company's web page).
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“Ralph Rushton”
Ralph Rushton
CEO and Director
604-484-7855
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
legislation. “Forward-looking information ” includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the
activities, events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future,
including the completion and anticipated results of planned exploration activities, the ability of the Company to
complete the Private Placement on the proposed terms or at all, the anticipated use of proceeds from the Private
Placement and receipt of regulatory approvals with respect to the Private Placement. Generally, but not always,
forward-looking information and statements can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects”,
“is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or “believes” or the
negative connotation thereof 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” or the negative connation
thereof.
Such forward -looking information and s tatements are based on numerous assumptions, including among
others, that the Company will be able to complete the Private Placement on the terms as anticipated by
management, that the Company will use the proceeds of the Private Placement as anticipated, and that the
Company will receive regulatory approval with respect to the Private Placement. Although the assumptions
made by the Company in providing forward -looking information or making forward -looking statements are
considered reasonable by management at the time, there can be no assurance that such assumptions will prove
to be accurate.
There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events
could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from the Company’s plans or expectations include the risk that the Company will not
be able to complete the Private Placement on the terms as anticipated by management or at all, that the
Company will not use the proceeds of the Private Placement as anticipated, that the Company will not receive
regulatory approval with respect to the Private Placement , risks relating to the actual results of current
exploration activities, availability of capital and financing, general economic, market or business conditions,
and regulatory changes.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in the forward-looking information or implied by 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 forward -looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should
not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information.
The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward -looking
statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise except as otherwise required by
applicable securities legislation.