Ares Strategic Mining Closes and Deposits $10.5M USD ($14M CAD) Financing and Commences Expanded Manufacturing Project
Ares Strategic Mining Closes and Deposits $10.5M USD
($14M CAD) Financing and Commences Expanded
Manufacturing Project
• Non-dilutive financing to protect the Company Share Structure.
• Largest Financing ever completed by the Company.
• Funds will build a new plant able to produce the highest quality fluorspar products.
• New plant will be located with the lumps plant currently under construction.
• Opens up a much larger market to the Company.
Vancouver, B.C., December 22nd, 2023 — Ares Strategic Mining Inc. (“ARES” or the “Company”)
(CSE: ARS) (OTC:ARSMF) (FRA: N8I1), is pleased to announce closing a State of Utah backed
financing of over $14,000,000 CAD, for the purposes of purchasing, constructing, and
commissioning a new, advanced, and the only one of its kind in the country, acidspar
manufacturing facility.
The Company is seeking to rebuild the U.S. fluorspar industry, which has elicited enormous help
from the government, which referred the Company to both the USDA loan closed earlier this
year, and the State of Utah’s Private Activity Bond (PAB) Program. This program is Utah’s tax-
exempt bonding authority creating a lower cost, long-term source of capital under the Federal
Tax Act of 1986. The Company was referred to the Program by the State of Utah through its
business development channels, to help support and realize the Company’s project.
The Company intends to use the proceeds for to build its second and larger plant – a flotation
facility designed to produce acidspar. Acidspar is the highest-grade fluorspar product produced
for industry and is one of the most ubiquitously used industrial minerals in manufacturing, with
applications in the chemical, hydrofluoric acid, aluminum, electronics, li-ion battery, and
refrigeration industries. This high-end industrial product requires a fluorspar purity of 97%+,
which the new plant will provide. Acidspar sells for a premium in the fluorspar market due to the
vast number of industrial applications. The product composes over two -thirds of the United
States’ fluorspar market and is currently 100% imported from countries outside the United
States.
Ares Acidspar Production Facility
In 2018 the U.S. government classified fluorspar as a Critical Mineral, “deemed critical to U.S.
national security and the economy”. Fluorspar remains the only non-metallic Critical Mineral
which is 100% imported in the entire country. Fluorspar’s classification as a Critical Mineral in the
United States translates to a faster permitting period, enabling mining operations to initiate more
quickly than operations for conventional minerals.
James Walker, President and CEO of the Company said, “This is a major step for our Company
and business. The financing will enable the completion of a large processing facility and give the
Company the financial reach to accelerate construction, move forward our acidspar production
plans, and install a modern, well-designed industrial infrastructure at our Utah manufacturing
site. This financing ensures a very active and productive 2024 for our Company, we have the
resources to build a much-expanded operation able to cater to a far larger market.”
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
ARES STRATEGIC MINING INC.
James Walker
Chief Executive Officer and President
For further information, please contact James Walker at [email protected]
DISCLOSURE AND FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
Companies typically rely on comprehensive feasibility reports on mineral reserve estimates to reduce the
risks and uncertainties associated with a production decision. Historically, situations where the issuer
decides to put a mineral project into production without first establishing mineral reserves supported by a
technical report and completing a feasibility study have a higher risk of economic or technical failure,
though some industrial mineral ventures are relatively simple operations with low levels of investment and
risk, where the operating entity has determined that a formal prefeasibility or feasibility study in
conformance with NI 43-101 and 43-101 CP is not required for a production decision. Based on historical
engineering work, geological reports, historical production data and current engineering work completed
or in the process by Ares, the Company intends to move forward with the development of its Utah asset.
Certain information in this news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial
known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are often identified by terms
such as “will”, “may”, “should”, “anticipate”, “expects” and similar expressions. All statements other than
statements of historical fact included in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks
and uncertainties. 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 expectations include the
failure to satisfy the conditions of the relevant securities exchange(s) and other risks detailed from time to
time in the filings made by the Company with securities regulations. The reader is cautioned that
assumptions used in the preparation of any forward-looking information may prove to be incorrect. Events
or circumstances may cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted, as a result of numerous
known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the
Company. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking information. Such
information, although considered reasonable by management at the time of preparation, may prove to be
incorrect and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated. Forward-looking statements
contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking
statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release and the Company
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise such information, except as required by applicable
law.