ELE.TO · 2023-08-23 12:00:00

Elemental Altus to Acquire an Existing Royalty on Arizona Sonoran's Cactus Project from RCF Opportunities Fund L.P.

Mergers & Acquisitions Royalties & Streams

Elemental Altus to Acquire an Existing Royalty

on Arizona Sonoran's Cactus Project from RCF

Opportunities Fund L.P.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 23, 2023) - Elemental Altus Royalties Corp.

(TSXV: ELE) (OTCQX: ELEMF) ("

Elemental Altus

" or "

the

Company

") announces that it has entered

into a binding agreement (the "

Agreement

") to acquire two existing royalties (the "

Royalties

") from

RCF Opportunities Fund L.P. ("

RCF

") for consideration of US$10,000,000 payable in common shares

of Elemental Altus (the "

Acquisition

"). The Royalties include an aggregate 0.68% net smelter return

NSR

") royalty on the Cactus Project in Arizona ("

Cactus Project

"), which is 100% owned by Arizona

Sonoran Copper Company Inc. ("

Arizona Sonoran

" or "

ASCU

"), and a 0.5% gross revenue royalty

GRR

") on the Nyanga Project in Gabon ("

Nyanga Project

"), which is 100% owned by Armada Metals

Limited (ASX:AMM) ("

Armada

").

Acquisition Highlights

0.68% NSR

on the advanced development stage Cactus Project

Cactus is a brownfields porphyry copper project in Arizona which produced 200,000 short

tons of copper between 1974 and 1984

Project is located on private land, has major development permits in place and is 100%

owned by ASCU

Timely acquisition as a heap leach preliminary feasibility study ("

PFS

") is underway and is

expected to substantially rescale the project with the addition of the adjacent Parks / Salyer

deposit, targeting 45-50,000 short tons of annual copper production over an approximately

30 year life of mine

0.5% GRR on the exploration stage Nyanga Project, a highly-prospective magmatic nickel-copper

sulphide project in Gabon with royalty coverage of 2,725km

Adds RCF as a new shareholder to Elemental Altus' high quality and institution-focused share

Frederick Bell, CEO of Elemental Altus, commented:

We are pleased to continue to enhance our portfolio through the additions of the Cactus and Nyanga

royalties and also welcome RCF, a highly recognised and credible mining investor, to our share

de-risked copper asset in a premier jurisdiction. Operator Arizona Sonoran has demonstrated an

outstanding rate of progress since acquiring the mine, and we eagerly anticipate the upcoming PFS

expected to showcase the potential scale of the operation. In addition, the Nyanga royalty offers

exposure to district scale discovery opportunities led by a highly-experienced exploration team

Terms of the Acquisition

Elemental Altus has agreed to pay consideration of US$10,000,000 for the Royalties through the

issuance of 11,111,111 Elemental Altus common shares at a price of C$1.20 per share. The shares

issued to RCF will represent approximately 5.7% of the Company's enlarged share capital.

Closing is expected to occur on or before October 31, 2023, and is subject to certain conditions

including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX-V").

Cactus Project Overview

The Cactus Project, formerly named Sacaton, is 100% owned by Arizona Sonoran. The project is

situated on private land in Pinal County, Arizona, the US's leading copper producing state and 7

ranked mining jurisdiction globally, per the Fraser Institute's 2022 Investment Attractiveness Index.

The Cactus Project has an Indicated Resource of 151.8 million short tons @ 0.531% total copper ('CuT')

for 806,000 short tons of contained copper, and an Inferred Resource of 449.9 million short tons @

0.544% CuT for 2.45Mt of contained copper. Of the Inferred Resource, 143.6 million tons @ 1.015%

CuT for 1.46Mt of contained copper is from the Parks/Salyer deposit

A PFS is targeted for release by operator ASCU by the end of Q1 2024, incorporating the Parks/Salyer

deposit and the resumption of open pit mining at Cactus.

The Cactus Project previously produced from the Sacaton open pit, which extends to a depth of 317m

and produced 38.1 million short tons of ore, recovering 200,000 short tons of copper, 27,455 ounces of

gold and 759,000 ounces of silver.

Elemental Altus' royalty covers the majority of the combined Cactus project area and Resource,

excluding the 0.64km

Bronco Creek tenement estimated to cover approximately 25% of the

Parks/Salyer Resource and 10-15% of the total Resource.

For more information on the Cactus Project, please visit

https://arizonasonoran.com/

Nyanga Project Overview

The Nyanga Project is 100% owned by Armada. The project is located in the Nyanga Province of

southern Gabon. The project, consisting of two expansive tenements, extends for more than 75km of

strike length and covers a land package of 2,725km

The project hosts multiple mafic-ultramafic intrusions which can host large scale nickel-copper sulphide

deposits, principally along two significant trends, the Libonga-Matchiti Trend (LMT) and the Ngongo-

Yoyo Trend (NYT). Armada Metals have commenced geophysical testing of the licence areas to

generate targets across the whole belt following a successful Stage 1 diamond drilling program during

2022.

Armada boasts a management team and board with a strong track record of success exploring in Africa.

Key members of the exploration staff were part of the Ivanhoe Mines exploration team awarded the 2015

PDAC Thayer Lindsley Award for an International Mineral Discovery at Kamoa, which has a current pre-

development Indicated Resource of 38Mt Cu at 2.74% Cu

For more information on the Nyanga Project, please visit

https://armadametals.com.au/

On behalf of Elemental Altus Royalties Corp.

Frederick Bell

CEO and Director

Corporate & Media Inquiries:

Jacy Zerb, VP Investor Relations

Direct: +1 604-243-6511 ext. 2700

[email protected]

Elemental Altus is a proud member of Discovery Group. For more information please visit:

www.discoverygroup.ca or contact 604-653-9464.

TSXV: ELE | OTCQX: ELEMF | ISIN: CA28619K1093 | CUSIP: 28619K109

About Elemental Altus Royalties Corp.

Elemental Altus is an income generating precious metals royalty company with 10 producing royalties

and a diversified portfolio of pre-production and discovery stage assets. The Company is focused on

acquiring uncapped royalties and streams over producing, or near-producing, mines operated by

established counterparties, as well as generating royalties on new discoveries.

Notes

0.68% NSR royalty on the Cactus Project has an associated buydown right, allowing the operator the option to repurchase 0.14% for

consideration of US$1,913,333. The buydown right may be exercised at any time prior to July 10, 2025, after which the right will expire.

Technical Report titled "NI 43-101-Compliant Mineral Resource Estimate and Technical Report, Parks/Salyer" effective September 26, 2022 and

dated November 10, 2022, prepared by Stantec Consulting Services and posted under Arizona Sonoran Copper Company's profile at

www.sedarplus.ca

Please refer to Ivanhoe Mines website for more detail.

https://ivanhoemines.com/projects/kamoa-kakula-project/

Qualified Person

Richard Evans, FAusIMM, is Senior Vice President Technical for Elemental Altus, and a qualified person

under National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed and

approved the scientific and technical disclosure contained in this press release.

Neither the TSX-V nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX-

V) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.

Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements

This news release contains certain "forward looking statements" and certain "forward-looking

information" as defined under applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements and

information can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will",

"should", "expect", "intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "plans" or similar terminology.

Forward-looking statements and information include, but are not limited to, the ability to complete the

Acquisition and the timing thereof, resource estimates at the Cactus Project and the timing for the PFS,

the prospectivity of the Nyanga Project, the future growth, development and focus of the Company, and

the acquisition of new royalties and streams. Forward-looking statements and information are based on

forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions that, while

believed by management to be reasonable, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and

competitive uncertainties and contingencies.

Forward-looking statements and information are subject to various known and unknown risks and

uncertainties, many of which are beyond the ability of Elemental Altus to control or predict, that may

cause Elemental Altus' actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those

expressed or implied thereby, and are developed based on assumptions about such risks, uncertainties

and other factors set out herein, including but not limited to: the impact of general business and

economic conditions, the absence of control over the mining operations from which Elemental Altus will

receive royalties, risks related to international operations, government relations and environmental

regulation, the inherent risks involved in the exploration and development of mineral properties; the

uncertainties involved in interpreting exploration data; the potential for delays in exploration or

development activities; the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits; the impact of the COVID-

19 pandemic; the possibility that future exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent

with Elemental Altus' expectations; accidents, equipment breakdowns, title matters, labour disputes or

other unanticipated difficulties or interruptions in operations; fluctuating metal prices; unanticipated costs

and expenses; uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future; the

inherent uncertainty of production and cost estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and

expenses, commodity price fluctuations; currency fluctuations; regulatory restrictions, including

environmental regulatory restrictions; liability, competition, loss of key employees and other related risks

and uncertainties. For a discussion of important factors which could cause actual results to differ from

forward-looking statements, refer to the annual information form of the Company for the year ended

December 31, 2022. Elemental Altus undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements

and information except as required by applicable law. Such forward-looking statements and information

represents management's best judgment based on information currently available. No forward-looking

statement or information can be guaranteed, and actual future results may vary materially. Accordingly,

readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information.

To view the source version of this press release, please visit

https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/178221

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