Rider Investment Capital Corp. Announces Purchase of Mann Mine from Power Ore
Rider Investment Capital Corp. Announces Purchase of
Mann Mine from Power Ore
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - February 25, 2020) - Rider Investment Capital Corporation (TSXV: RDR.P) ("Rider" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Letter of Intent dated February 11, 2020 (the "Agreement") to
purchase the Mann Silver-Cobalt Mine from PowerOre Inc. ("Power Ore") (TSXV: PORE), a copper-focused exploration
company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. The Transaction is subject to approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and the
entering into of a definitive agreement.
Rider has agreed to issue 17,857,143 shares at $0.07 per share for aggregate consideration of $1,250,000 to Power Ore in
exchange for a 100% interest in the Mann Mine. The sale is a part of the Company's Qualifying Transaction requirement for full
listing on the TSX Venture Exchange. The proposed Qualifying Transaction is an Arm's Length Qualifying Transaction and is not
subject to shareholder approval, however an annual general and special meeting of shareholders will be convened concurrent
with approval of the Qualifying Transaction by the TSX Venture Exchange to approve certain corporate changes that are part of
the Agreement, including, inter alia, a name change of the Corporation. Concurrent with the Qualifying Transaction, Rider will
complete a non-brokered financing, of a minimum of $700,000 at 10 cents, issuing an aggregate of a minimum of 7,000,000
shares. Proceeds of the financing will go towards a work program on the Mann Mine as well as for general working capital.
Subsequent to the closing of the deal, Rider's Board of Directors will be reconstituted and will comprise of the following
individuals:
Alexander Stewart
: Alex has over 40 years of experience in the practice of corporate and securities law and natural resource
investments. He has been a director of numerous public companies on various exchanges including Nasdaq, AMEX, TSX and
TSXV. For the last fifteen years he has focused exclusively on the mining and metals sector and has been instrumental in
sourcing, funding and developing high-quality mineral assets in North and South America. In the past he was the founder, seed
financier and principal behind a number of mining projects including the Cote Lake Project, acquired by IAMGOLD in 2012 for
over $580m and the Eagle One polymetallic project now owned by Noront Resources. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Western University, a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Toronto Law School and a Diploma, LCE, from the University of
Madrid.
Stephen Stewart
: Stephen has been involved in natural resource development and finance for over fifteen years. He is currently
the CEO of Orefinders Resources Inc. and Power Ore Inc., both listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. He is also the Chairman of
the Young Mining Professionals global group.
Stephen holds a BA from the Western University, an MBA from the University of
Toronto's Rotman School of Management and a M.Sc. from the University of Florida's Hough Graduate School of Business.
Gautam Narayanan
: Gautam is currently the Director of Corporate Development for Orefinders Resources and Power Ore Inc.
Prior to joining Orefinders and Power Ore, he was a research associate at Canaccord Genuity, covering base and precious
metal equities. Gautam was previously an independent consultant focused on providing research and analysis on the general
mining space, and more specifically in fertilizer commodities such as phosphate and potash. He holds a Bachelor of Science
and Master of Science in Geology from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Business Administration from the Schulich
School of Business at York University.
Charles Beaudry
: Charles is a P. Geo with over 35 years experience in project generation, business development, exploration
geochemistry and hands-on project management. Charles previously held the position of General Manager of new business
opportunities with IAMGOLD Corporation from 2008 until 2009, after having spent nearly 17 years in various capacities for
Noranda-Falconbridge-Xstrata, including as country manager of Brazil from 1996 to 2001 and manager of the Frieda River
Project in Papua New Guinea from 2005 to 2006. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Geology from the University of Ottawa and
a Masters of Geology from McGill University.
Mike Mansfield
: Mike is a Vice-President, investment professional with Industrial Alliance Securities Inc. and has 20 years'
experience as investment advisor specializing in the Canadian venture market working both on the private and public investors
and companies. He has a track record of successfully taking public over a hundred of companies through the completion of
qualifying transactions by Capital Pool Corporations and secondary financings. He graduated from the University of Calgary in
1989, articled with KPMG and obtained his CA designation in 1993 and CFA designation in 1998.
About the Mann Mine
The Mann Silver-Cobalt Mine property is located in Milner township, Ontario. The property covers 867 hectares, and is located
west of Cobalt, Ontario, within the renowned Temiskaming silver area. Historical regional production is reported >570 million
ounces of silver and 28 million pounds of cobalt. The Mann Mine property contains 9 historic shafts and a ramp driven to the
210-foot level. Historically, the Mann Mine produced 330,000 ounces of silver prior to 1987 (See MNDM RP175, 1978).
Work completed by previous owners include airborne and ground geophysical surveys and a 15-hole, 1,458 metre diamond drill
program undertaken in the fall and winter of 2011 and 2012, with a focus on confirming silver mineralization on the property.
Previous drilling on the property has yielded favourable cobalt and silver values, including 1.4 metres showing 1.12% cobalt,
29.3 metres showing 131 gpt silver and 28.7 metres showing 181 gpt silver (Table 1).
The true thickness of the intersections are
typically about 70 to 80% of the quoted intervals.
Table 1) Mineralized intersections on the Mann Mine Property (see CRESO News Releases published on Sedar.ca on
1-12-2011, 14-12-2011 and 4-4-2012)
Hole Number
From (m)
To (m)
Interval (m)
Co Grade (%)
MN11-01
111.5
117.3
5.8
0.34%
including
112.9
114.3
1.4
1.12%
MN11-03
11.0
11.4
0.4
0.20%
Hole Number
From (m)
To (m)
Interval (m)
Ag Grade (g/t)
MN11-01
29.0
58.3
29.3
131
including
37.0
38.0
1.0
2,320
including
52.2
52.7
0.5
1,210
MN11-03
21.3
50.0
28.7
181
including
35.9
41.0
5.1
979
including
39.8
40.5
0.7
5,130
MN11-02
27.8
34.3
6.5
18
and
95.0
144.5
49.5
14
including
47.8
48.4
0.6
141
MN12-06
16.6
38.3
21.7
59
including
23.3
24.7
1.4
695
Given the Mann Mine previously produced only silver, with historical workings, including stockpiles and tailings on the property
potentially containing cobalt, which was at the time considered waste, a stockpile sampling program was conducted at the end
of September 2018. This sampling program yielded positive results, including:
Table 2) Results from PowerOre Inc's September 2018 Stockpile Sampling Program (see Power Ore news release of
15-10-2018 on Sedar.ca)
Cobalt (%)
Silver (gpt)
Copper (%)
Sample #
1.39
>10,000
0.04
M95429
1.65
91
0.026
M95430
0.949
112
0.86
M95431
0.792
10
0.148
M95432
0.779
66
0.765
M95433
0.854
0.002
M95434
5.72
403
0.005
M95434
0.842
81
M95436
0.967
0.097
M95437
0.927
17
0.368
M95440
Furthermore, a high-resolution airborne magnetic survey conducted in October 2018 to identify the structural controls associated
with cobalt and silver mineralization identified high-potential drill targets on the Mann Mine (see PowerOre news release of 2-10-
2018 on Sedar.ca). Magnetic lows horizontally intersect the high magnetic diabase sill, and appear to correlate with historically
mined areas and our areas of known mineralization.
Numerous mineralized zones were identified, of which Zone D has been the recent area of focus. Zone D was interpreted to
have high-grade silver mineralization striking east-west, at near-vertical dip, with high cobalt values associated with silver
intersections. This potentially represents a new style of mineralization dominated by cobalt, instead of typical silver dominated
mineralization found in Zone D. Historical work tends to indicate that the silver mineralization at the Mann Mine property is typical
of that found elsewhere in the Cobalt Mining district and occurs as native silver and arsenides and sulphides of silver, cobalt and
copper in quartz calcite veins that are sub-vertical and either east-west or nearly north-south. The veins are typically quite narrow
but may locally expand to several metres at the intersections of fault structures. This is apparently what happened on Zone D
near Shaft #5.
Completion of the transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including but not limited to, Exchange acceptance and if
applicable pursuant to Exchange Requirements, majority of the minority shareholder approval. Where applicable, the transaction
cannot close until the required shareholder approval is obtained. There can be no assurance that the transaction will be
completed as proposed or at all. Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the management information circular or
filing statement to be prepared in connection with the transaction, any information released or received with respect to the
transaction may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of a capital pool company
should be considered highly speculative. The TSX Venture Exchange Inc. has in no way passed upon the merits of the proposed
transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release.
Sponsorship
A general policy of the TSXV requires that a sponsor be retained to prepare a sponsor report in compliance with TSXV Policy
2.2.
Rider intends to apply to the TSXV for an exemption from the sponsorship requirements; however, there is no assurance
that Rider will obtain such exemption.
[Trading in the common shares of Rider will remain halted until certain required documents
have been provided to the TSXV.]
QP Statement
The technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Charles Beaudry, P.Geo, Director
and Vice President Exploration for PowerOre Inc., who is a Qualified Person as defined in "National Instrument 43-101,
Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects." Certain information in this press release may contain forward-looking statements.
This information is based on current expectations that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict.
Actual results might differ materially from results suggested in any forward-looking statements. Power Ore is a trade name of
PowerOre Inc.
About Power Ore
Power Ore is a copper exploration company incorporated under the laws of British Columbia. Power Ore is currently developing
its flagship Opemiska Copper Complex, a copper-gold project in Chibougamau, Quebec. Stephen Stewart (Toronto, ON) is the
CEO of Power Ore.
For further information, please contact:
Rider Investment Capital Corp.
Dave Antony
403-531-1710
Mann Mine Project
Gautam Narayanan
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Certain information in this press
release may contain forward-looking statements. This information is based on current expectations that are subject to
significant risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Actual results might differ materially from results suggested in
any forward-looking statements. Rider Investment Capital Corp. assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking
statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those reflected in the forward looking-statements
unless and until required by securities laws applicable to Rider Investment Capital Corp. Additional information identifying
risks and uncertainties is contained in filings by Rider Investment Capital Corp. with Canadian securities regulators, which
filings are available under Rider Investment Capital Corp. profile at
www.sedar.com
.
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