C3 Metals Provides Jamaica Project Update Following Hurricane Beryl; Near Term Focus to Shift from Exploration to Community Assistance
C3 Metals Provides Jamaica Project Update
Following Hurricane Beryl; Near Term Focus
to Shift from Exploration to Community
Assistance
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 9, 2024) -
C3 Metals Inc.
(TSXV: CCCM) (OTCQB: CUAUF)
("C3 Metals" or the "Company") is providing an update following hurricane Beryl causing significant
damage across Jamaica last week.
The Company is pleased to report that its team on the ground in Jamaica is safe and no injuries have
been reported.
Overall, the Company's equipment, drill rig, drill core and rock samples are secure with
no damage to these items.
The Company sustained damage to the roofs of its core logging and core
storage facilities, but the structures of these buildings remain intact.
Heavy winds and rainfall have resulted in significant damage to the existing infrastructure of the
Company's project areas.
There is currently only one access road into the Bellas Gate project area, and
the Arthurs Seat and Super Block project areas are currently inaccessible.
All project areas are without
power due to significant damage of multiple power line polls uprooted during the storm event.
Multiple
landslides have also been reported, resulting in the roads in which C3 Metals' uses to access various
porphyry and epithermal prospects currently being impassible.
In addition, prepared drill pad sites and
drill access trails have been damaged and will also require repair.
The Company continues to gather information.
More time is needed to better understand the full impact
of hurricane Beryl and when the Company will regain access and power at all project areas.
Dan Symons, President and CEO, commented: "
The safety of our workforce is our number one priority.
I'm happy to report that our team is safe and no injuries were reported.
Our equipment and drill core
are all intact.
The biggest impact of hurricane Beryl to our exploration projects is the damage to
infrastructure.
Currently, the vast majority of roads are inaccessible, and our project areas are without
power.
It is yet to be determined how long it will take to regain power and infrastructure.
We are thankful
that our team and equipment are safe, and the damage to the infrastructure of our project areas will be
repairable over time."
While power and infrastructure are being restored to the project areas, C3 Metals has shifted its focus
from exploration to community assistance.
The Company is doing what it can to provide food and water
to those most vulnerable to the storm's impacts.
The C3 Metals' team is also assisting in clearing
landslide debris to open road access and helping local community members repair damaged homes
where possible.
Dan Symons continued: "
Major storm events can be devasting, and hurricane Beryl's impact will be felt
by the local communities closest to our projects for quite some time.
It is times like these where it is
important to come together as a community, ensure our neighbours have access to food and water,
and work together to rebuild homes and critical infrastructure.
This will be our team's focus in the near
term."
For additional information, contact:
Dan Symons
President and CEO
+1 416 716 6466
ABOUT C3 METALS INC.
C3 Metals Inc. is a mineral exploration company focused on creating substantive value for its
shareholders through the discovery and development of large copper and gold deposits.
The Company
is actively exploring in Jamaica where it has identified 16 porphyry, 40 epithermal and multiple volcanic
redbed copper prospects over a 30km strike extent.
The Company holds a 100% interest in 17,855
hectares of exploration licenses and a 50% interest in 9,870 hectares in a joint venture with Geophsyx
Jamaica Ltd, the largest mineral tenure holder in the country.
Barrick Gold Corp. announced on May 1,
2024 that it had entered into an earn-in agreement with Geophysx Jamaica Ltd. on approximately
400,000 hectares of exploration licenses, several of which surround C3 Metals' mineral concessions.
Mining is currently the second largest industry in Jamaica, and historical mining dates back to the
colonial eras of the 1500s (Spanish) and 1800s (British).
The Company also holds approximately
30,000 hectares located in the prolific high-grade Andahuaylas-Yauri Porphyry-Skarn belt of Southern
Peru.
Mineralization at Jasperoide is hosted in a similar geological setting to the nearby major mining
operations at Las Bambas (MMG), Constancia (Hudbay) and Antapaccay (Glencore).
At Jasperoide,
the Company has identified over 15 skarn prospects and an outcropping porphyry system over two
parallel 28km belts.
The Company has published a maiden resource estimate on the first of these skarn
targets, which contained Measured & Indicated Resources of 52Mt at 0.5% copper and 0.2 g/t gold.
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redefined, risks relating to variations in grade or recovery rates, risks relating to changes in mineral
prices and the worldwide demand for and supply of minerals, risks related to increased competition and
current global financial conditions and the COVID-19 pandemic, access and supply risks, reliance on
key personnel, operational risks, and regulatory risks, including risks relating to the acquisition of the
necessary licenses and permits, financing, capitalization and liquidity risks.
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