Blackrock Silver Announces Amendment to Silver Cloud Lease and Option to Purchase Agreement Substantial Savings On Payments And Reduction of Work Obligations Realized
Blackrock Silver Announces Amendment to
Silver Cloud Lease and Option to Purchase
Agreement
Substantial Savings On Payments And Reduction of Work
Obligations Realized
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 27, 2023) -
Blackrock Silver Corp. (TSXV:
BRC) (the "
Company
" or "
Blackrock
") is please to announce that the Company has entered into a
further amendment (the "
Amendment
") to the mineral lease agreement between the Company and
Pescio Exploration, LLC (the "
Owner
") dated October 27, 2017, as amended June 1, 2019 (the
"
Lease
") which provides for the exploration, development, mining and option to purchase of the Silver
Cloud project situated in Elko County, Nevada ("
Silver Cloud
").
Pursuant to the terms of the Amendment:
(i)
the annual cash payments required by the Company to maintain the Lease in good standing have
been reduced and amended as follows:
Payment Date
Payment Amount (US$)
By January 27, 2024;
$75,000
October 27, 2024
$100,000
October 27, 2025
$125,000
October 27, 2026
$125,000
October 27, 2027 to October 27, 2031
$150,000 per year
all subsequent anniversaries during the term of the
Lease
$175,000 per year (subject to annual adjustment
for inflation)
(ii)
the Company shall have the right, exercisable any time within 10 years of the date of the
Amendment, to buy down the 3.5% royalty payable to the Owner to 2% by way of cash payment to the
Owner of US$4.5 million;
(iii)
in substitution of the previous drilling commitment on Silver Cloud provided for in the Lease, the
Company is now required to incur work expenditures on Silver Cloud in a minimum amount of: (A)
US$500,000 on or before October 27, 2030; and (B) a further US$500,000 on or before October 27,
2033, representing a cumulative total work commitment of $1,000,000;
(iv)
the Company's option to purchase 100% of Silver Cloud (the "
Purchase Option
") has been
amended to provide for a purchase price of: (A) US$5,000,000 if the Purchase Option is exercised
on or before October 27, 2029; and (B) US$7,000,000 (subject to annual inflationary increases) if the
Purchase Option is exercised after October 27, 2029; and
(v)
the Company has agreed to pay to the Owner a one-time cash payment of US$75,000 in the event
that the Company sells all or the majority of its interest in the mining claims comprising Silver Cloud or
enters into or forms a joint venture on Silver Cloud wherein another party may earn an interest in at
least fifty-percent (50%) of Silver Cloud.
Andrew Pollard, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, "The restructuring
of the underlying terms at Silver Cloud allow Blackrock to realize substantial savings, both immediate
and over the long term, creating a compelling opportunity for our investors as we seek to see our early-
staged bonanza grade discovery (see January 17, 2023 news release) advanced.
With its large land
package immediately adjacent to two of Nevada's highest-grade historic gold mines, Midas and
Hollister, both of which are owned by Hecla, this deal makes us a stronger company over the coming
years, while freeing up our treasury in the short term to be focused on the rapid advancement of our
flagship Tonopah West project."
About Blackrock Silver Corp.
Backed by gold and silver ounces in the ground in Nevada, Blackrock is a junior precious metal focused
exploration company driven to add shareholder value via the drill bit. With 6.12 million tonnes grading
508.5 g/t silver equivalent for an inferred resource of 100.04m oz AgEq at its flagship Tonopah West
project, and an emerging bonanza-grade gold discovery at Silver Cloud, the Company has a proven
track record of exploration success. In addition to its gold and silver project portfolio, the Company is
credited with a lithium discovery, the Tonopah North project, which is under option to a lithium exploration
group.
For further information, please contact:
Andrew Pollard, President & CEO
Blackrock Silver Corp.
Phone: 604 817-6044
Email:
Forward Looking Statements
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities
legislation. Such forward-looking statements concern, without limitation: the timing of lease payment
for Silver Cloud pursuant to the terms of the Lease and the Amendment. Such forward-looking
statements or information are based on a number of assumptions, which may prove to be incorrect.
Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things: the ability of the Company to make the
payments and incur the work expenditures on Silver Cloud in accordance with the terms of the Lease
and the Amendment; conditions in general economic and financial markets; accuracy of assay
results; geological interpretations from drilling results, timing and amount of capital expenditures;
performance of available laboratory and other related services; future operating costs; and the
historical basis for current estimates of potential quantities and grades of target zones. The actual
results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of
risk factors, including: the ability of the Company to successfully acquire Silver Cloud pursuant to the
Purchase Option; the ability of the Company to make payments and incur expenditures as required
under the Lease and the Amendment; the timing and content of work programs; results of exploration
activities and development of mineral properties; the interpretation and uncertainties of drilling results
and other geological data; receipt, maintenance and security of permits and mineral property titles;
environmental and other regulatory risks; project costs overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses;
availability of funds; failure to delineate potential quantities and grades of the target zones based on
historical data, and general market and industry conditions. Forward-looking statements are based on
the expectations and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made.
The assumptions used in the preparation of such statements, although considered reasonable at the
time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statements
were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements included in this news release if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other
circumstances should change, except as otherwise required by applicable law.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
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