Los Andes Copper Announces Election to Issue Common Shares in Satisfaction of US$5 Million Convertible Debenture Interest Payment Obligation
Los Andes Copper Announces Election to
Issue Common Shares in Satisfaction of US$5
Million Convertible Debenture Interest
Payment Obligation
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 11, 2022) - Los Andes Copper Ltd. (TSXV: LA)
(OTCQX: LSANF) ("Los Andes" or the "Company") announces that in accordance with the terms of the
US$5,000,000 eight per cent convertible debenture issued to Queen's Road Capital Investment Ltd.
("Queen's Road Capital") on June 2, 2021 (the "Convertible Debenture"), and the terms of a trust
indenture entered into between the Company and Computershare Trust Company of Canada dated
June 2, 2021 (the "Trust Indenture"), the Company has elected to issue 3,275 common shares in the
capital of the Company ("Common Shares") at a deemed price of US$11.45 (C$14.73) to Queen's
Road Capital as payment for US$37,499 (C$48,241) in interest owing on the Convertible Debenture.
Under the terms of the Trust Indenture, interest on the Convertible Debenture is payable quarterly, five
per cent in cash and three per cent in shares, at the greater of: (i) the 20-day volume weighted average
price prior to the interest payment date; or (ii) the Discounted Market Price (as such term is defined in
the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSX-V")).
The issuance of the Common Shares as payment for interest owing on the Convertible Debenture is
subject to the terms and conditions of the Trust Indenture as well as the receipt of all requisite approvals,
including, without limitation, the approval of the TSX-V.
About Queen's Road Capital Investment Ltd.
Queen's Road Capital Investment Ltd. is a leading financier to the global resource sector. The company
is a resource focused investment company, making investments in privately held and publicly traded
resource companies.
It is intended that the company will acquire and hold securities for both long-term capital appreciation
and short-term gains, with a focus on convertible debt securities and resource projects in advanced
development or production located in safe jurisdictions.
Queen's Road Capital Investment Ltd. is listed on the TSX-V under the ticker: QRC.
About Los Andes Copper Ltd.
Los Andes Copper Ltd. is an exploration and development company with an 100% interest in the
Vizcachitas Project in Chile. The Company is focused on progressing the Project, which is located along
Chile's most prolific copper belt, into production. Vizcachitas is one of the largest copper deposits in the
Americas not controlled by the majors and the Company believes it will be Chile's next major copper
mine. The Company is currently drilling at the Vizcachitas project. Recent drill results include 1177.15m
at 0.50% Copper Equivalent.
The Project is a copper-molybdenum porphyry deposit, located 120 kilometres north of Santiago, in an
area of very good infrastructure. The Company's Preliminary Economic Assessment (the "PEA"),
delivered in June 2019, highlights that the Project has a post tax NPV of $1.8 billion and an IRR of
20.77%, based on a $3 per pound copper price. It also has a Measured Resources of 254.4 million
tonnes having a grade of 0.439% copper and Indicated Resource of approximately 1.03 billion tonnes
having a grade of 0.385% copper. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have
demonstrated economic viability. Please refer to the technical report dated June 13, 2019, with an
effective date of May 10, 2019 and titled "Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Vizcachitas Project",
prepared by Tetra Tech.
The PEA is preliminary in nature, it includes inferred mineral resources that are considered too
speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to
be categorized as mineral reserves, and there is no certainty that the PEA will be realized.
Los Andes Copper Ltd. is listed on the TSX-V under the ticker: LA.
Qualified Persons
Antony Amberg CGeol FGS, the Company's Chief Geologist, is the qualified person who has reviewed
and approved the scientific and technical information contained in this news release. The QP has
validated the data by, supervising the sample collection process, through chain of custody records and
inspecting the detailed technical data and quality control and assurance information.
For more information please contact:
R. Michael Jones , P.Eng CEO
+44 203 4407982
Blytheweigh, Financial PR
Megan Ray
Rachael Brooks
Tel: +44 207 138 3203
E-Mail:
or visit our website at:
www
.
losandescopper
.
com
Follow us on twitter
@LosAndesCopper
Follow us on LinkedIn
Los Andes Copper Ltd
Certain of the information and statements contained herein that are not historical facts, constitute
"forward-looking information" within the meaning of the Securities Act (British Columbia), Securities
Act (Ontario) and the Securities Act (Alberta) ("Forward-Looking Information").
Forward-Looking
Information is often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "seek", "anticipate",
"believe", "plan", "estimate", "expect" and "intend"; statements that an event or result is "due" on or
"may", "will", "should", "could", or might" occur or be achieved; and, other similar expressions.
More
specifically, Forward-Looking Information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry
results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by such Forward-Looking Information. Such Forward-Looking Information includes, without
limitation, the timing of and ability to obtain TSX-V and other regulatory approvals and the prospects,
details related to and timing of the Vizcachitas Project. Such Forward-Looking Information is based
upon the Company's assumptions regarding global and Chilean economic, political and market
conditions and the price of metals and energy and the Company's production.
Among the factors that
have a direct bearing on the Company's future results of operations and financial conditions are
changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, a change in government policies,
competition, currency fluctuations and restrictions and technological changes, among other things.
Should one or more of any of the aforementioned risks and uncertainties materialize, or should
underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from any conclusions,
forecasts or projections described in the Forward-Looking Information.
Accordingly, readers are
advised not to place undue reliance on Forward-Looking Information.
Except as required under
applicable securities legislation, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise
Forward-Looking Information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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.
To view the source version of this press release, please visit
https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/116478