Scout Minerals Amends Option Agreement for McKinney Property
SCOUT MINERALS AMENDS OPTION AGREEMENT FOR MCKINNEY PROPERTY
Vancouver, British Columbia, January 26, 2023 – Scout Minerals Corp. Corp. (CSE: SCTM) (“Scout” or the
“Company”) is pleased to announce that it has agreed to extend certain deadlines in the option agreement
dated January 27, 2022 (the “Option Agreement”) between 1218802 BC Ltd. (the “Optionor”) and the
Company, pursuant to which the Company has an option to earn a 75% interest in the McKin ney
exploration property (the “McKinney Property”).
The Company and the Optionor have amended the Option Agreement such that the deadline by which
the Company must pay $50,000 and issue 250,000 common shares of the Company to the Optionor has
been extended to June 30, 2023. As consideration for this extension, the Company has agreed to pay the
Optionor $5,000. No other terms of the Option Agreement have been amended.
Scout’s President and CEO, Jeffrey Wilson stated “We are pleased to announce the amendment to the
option terms, as this extension will allow the Company sufficient time to receive and evaluate all analytical
and interpretive information generated from the first phase of work at McKinney. Analysis of this
comprehensive dataset will allow management to contemplate future planning for the project and
determine a possible next phase of work. Scout thanks the Optionor for its cooperation in reaching this
amendment.“
As announced by way of a news release dated November 15, 2022, the Company completed a first phase
of exploration work at the McKinney Property and satisfied the minimum expenditure obligations
required before the first anniversary of the Option Agreement. Final analytical results from the first phase
of work are pending and will be reported as they become available.
About the McKinney Property
The Company secured an option to earn -in to an undivided 75% interest in the McKinney Property
pursuant to the O ption Agreement with 1218802 B.C. Ltd. , dated January 27, 2022. The McKinney
Property is located on the southeast slope of Mt. Baldy in southern British Columbia, approximately 25
kilometres northeast of the town of Osoyoos, British Columbia, and directly north of the past -producing
Caribou-Amelia mine at Ca mp McKinney . The McKinney Property is composed of five mineral claims
totalling approximately 1,289 hectares and covers a geological setting that is considered prospective for
polymetallic vein mineralization similar to known gold-bearing mesothermal veins first discovered at the
McKinney camp. Historical and more recent exploration campaigns have yet to fully evaluate the potential
of the known mineralization discovered to date. The McKinney Property is accessible by a series of all -
weather gravel logging roads that bring access both to the west and east sides.
About Scout Minerals Corp.
Scout Minerals Corp. is a junior mining company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development
of mineral properties. The Company is currently focused on the McKinney Property located in the Osoyoos
mining division of British Columbia.
Qualified Person
In accordance with National Instrument 43 -101, Ken MacDonald P.Geo., is the Qualified Person for the
Company and has reviewed and approved the technical and scientific content of this news release.
Contact Information
For more information, please contact:
Jeffrey Wilson – Chief Executive Officer
E-mail: [email protected]
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policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
The information contained herein contains “forward-looking statements ” within the meaning of
applicable securities legislation. “Forward-looking information” includes, but is not limited to, statements
with respect to the activities, events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will or may
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forward-looking statements or information may relate to: exploration at the McKinney Property; and the
acquisition by the Company of an interest in the McKinney Property.
Such forward-looking information and statements are based on numerous assumptions, including among
others, that the results of planned exploration activities are as anticipated, the anticipated cost of planned
exploration activities, that general business and economic conditions will not change in a material adverse
manner, that financing will be available if and when needed and on reasonable terms, that third party
contractors, equipment and supplies and governmental and other approvals required to conduct the
Company’s planned exploration activities will be available on reasonable terms and in a timely manner.
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additional financing from time to time in order to continue its operations which may not be available
when needed or on acceptable terms and conditions acceptable; compliance with extensive government
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results of operations; the stock markets have experienced volatility that often has been unrelated to the
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