Full Metal is Proceeding with Its Option Agreement to Earn 60% Interest IN Olivine Mountain Project; Announces Appointment of CFO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 31st, 2020
(FMM 2020 NR #2)
FULL METAL IS PROCEEDING WITH ITS OPTION AGREEMENT TO EARN 60%
INTEREST IN OLIVINE MOUNTAIN PROJECT; ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT
OF CFO
Vancouver, BC – July 31st, 2020 – Full Metal Minerals Ltd. (FMM -TSX:V) ("Full Metal" or
the "Company") announces that the agreement (the "Agreement") with GSP Resource Corp.
(GSPR-TSX:V) ("GSPR") for an option (the "Option") to earn a 60% interest in GSPR’s Olivine
Mountain property in the Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia previously
announced on February 26, 2020 is proceeding to obtain the necessary approvals.
The Option may be exercised by (i) incurring exploration expenditures of $500,000 including
a minimum $75,000 within 12 months following the date (the "Acceptance Date") upon
which the Agreement is accepted by the TSX Venture Exchange ; (ii) making cash payments
totaling $500,000 ($80,000 (previously $75,000) within 12 months of the Acceptance Date);
and (iii) issuing 250,000 common shares of Full Metal (70,000 within 12 months of the
Acceptance Date) , over the four -year Option term. GSP Resource Corp. retains a 2% net
smelter returns royalty pursua nt to the Underlying Agreement, that may be purchased
down for $1,000,000 per each 1%.
GSPR will be the operator for exploration programs det ermined by Full Metal. The 10%
operator fee will count towards the required exploration expenditures. Following the
exercise of the Option, Full Metal and GSPR will continue under a joint venture with Full
Metal holding a 60% interest and GSPR holding a 40% interest.
The Agreement is subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange.
About Olivine Mountain
The 3,021.87-hectare Olivine Mountain Property (the “Property”) is located approximately
25km northwest of Princeton, British Columbia. The Property is underlain by rocks of the
Tulameen Mafic/Ultramafic Complex which hosts two adjacent magnetite deposits,
Lodestone Mountain and Tanglewood Hill, both less than a kilometre outside of the
Property boundary , and hosted within same geological formation s found within the
Property. Potential target metals include but aren’t limited to copper, nickel, platinum -
group metals, cobalt, and gold.
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In 2019 GSPR completed roughly 1200 metres of reconnaissance exploration drilling
consisting of seven (7) drill holes. Five (5) of the seven (7) holes encountered multiple
intersections of copper -mineralization, the results of this drill program can be found in a
GSPR news release dated January 15th, 2020. To date this is the only exploration drilling
known to have been completed within the Property Boundary.
In 2018 GSPR completed an airborne magnetic and TEM survey, a nine square kilometre (9
km2) soil geochemical sampling program consisting of approximately 1750 soil samples, and
a historical data compilation program. Th e work performed by GSPR in 2018 was used to
identify the 2019 drill targets.
Several surface showings and targets within the Property remain untested and warrant
future exploration work.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical information contained in this news release as it relates to the
Olivine Mountain Project has been reviewed and approved by Raymond E. Wladichuk,
P.Geo., a “Qualified Person” as defined in National Instrument 43 -101 – Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
Full Metal is c urrently evaluating several precious metal opportunities and following due
diligence will be looking at pursuing another acquisition.
Resignation and Appointment of CFO
The Company also announces Jasmine Lau has resigned her position as Chief Financial
Officer (“CFO”), Ms. Lau is an associate of Red Fern Consulting Ltd. (“Red Fern”), which
provides the Company with accounting services. The Company has appointed Mr. Alastair
Brownlow, a senior consultant with Red Fern, to the position of CFO, effective Ju ne 23,
2020. Mr. Brownlow is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a U.S. Certified Public
Accountant (Washington) specializing in resource -focused accounting and finance. Mr.
Brownlow has accumulated extensive experience working as CFO for TSX:V listed
exploration, development and production companies. Mr. Brownlow previously occupied
the position of Audit Associate at Davidson & Co. LLP and Assistant Manager at Baker Tilly
(BVI) Ltd. Mr. Brownlow has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with fir st class
honours from Simon Fraser University. Michael Williams, CEO commented: “We would like
to thank Ms. Lau for her contribution to the Company over the last two and a half years and
wish her well with her future endeavours. I would like to welcome Mr. Brownlow to the
Company and thank he and Ms. Lau for ensuring a smooth transition.”
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“Michael Williams”
Michael Williams
CEO & President
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TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
This news release includes certain forward -looking statements and forward -looking
information (together, “forward-looking statements”). All statements other than statements
of historical fact included in this release, including, without lim itation, statements regarding
the acceptance of the Agreement by the TSX Ventu re Exchange, the exercise of the Option
and the entering into a joint venture by Full Metal and GSPR are forward -looking
statements. There can be no assurance that such statement s will prove to be accurate and
actual results and future events may vary from those anticipated in such statements.
Full Metal cautions that all forward -looking statements are inherently uncertain and that actual
performance may be affected by a number o f material factors, many of which are beyond Full
Metal’s control. Important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from Full Metal’s plans or expectations include failure to obtain the acceptance of the
Agreement by the TSX Ven ture Exchange, the inability of Full Metal to exercise of the
Option, the inability of Full Metal and GSPR to enter into a joint venture and risks associated
with mineral exploration and the other risks disclosed in this news release.
The forward -looking statements in this news release were developed based on the
assumptions and expectations of management, including that there will be other
opportunities available, the other assumptions disclosed in this news release and that the
risks described above will not materialize. Accordingly, actual and future events, conditions
and results may differ materially from the estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations
expressed or implied in the forward -looking information. Full Metal expressly disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any forward -looking statements whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by
applicable securities legislation