Northisle Announces Appointment of Sam Lee as President and CEO TSX Venture Exchange Symbol: NCX
Northisle Announces Appointment of Sam Lee as
President and CEO
TSX Venture Exchange Symbol: NCX
VANCOUVER, BC
,
Oct. 5, 2020
/CNW/ -
Northisle Copper and Gold Inc.
(TSXV: NCX)
("Northisle" or the "Company") is
pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has appointed Sam Lee as President and Chief Executive Officer of Northisle,
effective
October 5, 2020
.
John McClintock
has resigned as President and CEO and will continue with the Company as Vice
President, Exploration.
Over the past 20 years Mr. Lee has advised on some of the most prominent M&A, equity, and debt transactions in the
international and Canadian global mining industry totalling over
$100 billion
in value. During this period, he has worked in major
resource markets including
Toronto
,
Sydney
, and
Vancouver
where he led various strategic initiatives for CIBC World
Markets. Most recently he was Managing Director and head of CIBC's Vancouver Mining Group. Mr. Lee holds a Bachelor of
Applied Science, Faculty of Engineering, from the
University of Toronto
, was a graduate of the Lassonde Mineral Engineering
program, and is a CFA charter holder. He also serves on the board of directors of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and
the Vancouver Symphony School of Music.
Dale Corman
, Chairman of Northisle comments: "I am delighted to welcome Sam to Northisle at this pivotal juncture in the
Company's strategic plan. Sam's proven success and extensive experience in the global resource industry and capital markets
makes him exceptionally qualified to lead us through the next phase of our growth. He is recognized as being highly principled,
tenacious, and a thought leader. I look forward to working with Sam in building the leading, globally sustainable mineral
resource company.
I would also like to sincerely thank
Jack McClintock
for his leadership and exceptional work on modeling and demonstrating the
enormous exploration potential of the North Island Project over the past nine years. With a positive preliminary metallurgical
test result on Red Dog released last Friday (
see press release dated
October 2, 2020
) we have completed our technical work
and are now in a position to update the Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") to reflect the upside potential related to the
expected higher gold and copper recovery rates, inclusion of silver and rhenium metal recovery at Red Dog and Hushamu
deposits as well as the higher metal prices."
Sam Lee
comments: "I am pleased to have this opportunity to help grow Northisle into a leading mineral resource company
whose aim is to benefit all stakeholders and to work closely with its community partners in achieving common goals. When
looking at sustainable development opportunities globally, one rarely comes across the trifecta of asset characteristics that are
present at Northisle. Specifically, the project has a large defined resource base, an attractive PEA with tangible upside
potential, and is located near a historical mining community with exceptional access to clean power, skilled labour, and existing
infrastructure. I feel privileged to be working with Dale who successfully developed and then sold Penasquito to Glamis (now
Newmont) for
$1.2 billion
, and Jack who received recognition as PDAC Prospector of the Year for the discovery of the Spence
Deposit now owned by BHP. I look forward to working with both in realizing our collective vision."
Jack McClintock
comments: "I welcome Sam to the team and look forward to accelerating our exploration program on our
highly prospective land package. I am proud of what we have accomplished successfully progressing the project through to
PEA optimization and identifying significant upside potential. In addition to the two known deposits there are numerous
additional porphyry copper – gold targets on the property including the North Red Dog Extension, the NW Expo 1.5 km long
induced polarization anomaly and the 3.5km by 1.5km high-level lithocap currently under option to
Freeport
– McMoRan."
The Company has approved the granting of stock options to Mr. Lee for the purchase of 4,000,000 common shares of the
Company. The options will vest immediately. These options have a five-year term and allow the holder to purchase one
common share of the company for
$0.12
a share until
October 5, 2025
.
ABOUT NORTHISLE COPPER AND GOLD INC.
NorthIsle Copper and Gold Inc. is a
Vancouver
based junior resource company committed to the development of the North
Island Project on Northern Vancouver Island. The North Island Project is a 38,000 hectare block of mineral titles 100% owned
by NorthIsle stretching northwest from the now closed Island Copper Mine of BHP Billiton, which is located 10 km south of
Port Hardy
.
The 100%-owned North Island Project consists of the Hushamu and nearby Red Dog deposits, with Mineral Resources
summarized in the below table.
Table
3:
North
Island
Project
Resources
as
at
December
31,
2018
Tonnes,
'000
Grade
Contained
Metal
Cu,
%
Au,
g/t
Mo,
%
Re,
ppm
Cu Eq, %
Cu,
B lb
Au,
Moz
Mo,
M lb
Re,
Kg x
1000
Cu eq, B lb
Au
eq,
Moz
Red
Dog
Indicated
36,568
0.27
0.38
0.005
0.52
0.22
0.45
4.0
0.42
0.99
Inferred
1,774
0.20
0.30
0.003
0.39
0.01
0.02
0.1
0.02
0.04
Hushamu
Indicated
305,180
0.24
0.28
0.008
0.54
0.43
1.62
2.75
53.8
165
2.92
6.97
Inferred
189,640
0.19
0.24
0.007
0.35
0.36
0.79
1.46
29.3
66
1.49
3.56
Total
Indicated
341,743
0.24
0.29
0.008
0.48
0.44
1.83
3.2
57.8
165
3.34
7.96
Inferred
190,788
0.19
0.24
0.007
0.35
0.36
0.80
1.48
29.4
66
1.51
3.60
Mineral Resource estimates follow the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum ("CIM") definitions standards for Mineral Resources and Reserves and have been completed in accordance with the Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects as defined by National Instrument 43-101. The NI 43-101 reports co-authored by P Burt PGeo and B Game PGeo documenting the resource estimate available on the company's website and filed
on SEDAR. Reported tonnage and grade figures have been rounded from raw estimates to reflect the relative accuracy of the estimate. Minor variations may occur during the addition of rounded numbers. Mineral Resources
that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
Copper and gold equivalent calculated using US$3.10/lb Cu, US$1300/oz Au and US$9.00/lb Mo and is not adjusted for mining and metallurgical
recoveries as these remain uncertain. The formula used is as follows: CuEQ =
(Cu% x 22.0462 x 3.10) + (Au g/t x 1300.00/ 31.1035) + (Mo% x 22.0462 x 9.00)/22.046x3.1. AuEQ =(Cu% x 22.0462 x 3.10) + (Au g/t x
1300.00/ 31.1035) + (Mo% x 22.0462 x 9.00)/(1300/31.1035)
. Rhenium values have not been used in the cut-off grade or Cu or gold Equivalent calculations
.
In
September 2017
, Northisle published the results of a PEA which demonstrated the potential technical and economic viability
of the project constructed as an open-pit mine, with a concentrator processing nominally 75,000 tonnes/day (27Mtpa) with the
results summarized in the below table. This PEA is expected to be updated to reflect the results from the metallurgical tests
described in the sections above.
LIFE
OF MINE PHYSICALS
Table
4:
North
Island
Project
PEA
Summary
Mine life, years
22 years
Strip ratio, w:o
0.72
Throughput
27.4Mtpa
Mineralization inventory
600Mt
Copper grade
0.18%
Gold grade
0.24g/t
Molybdenum grade
0.01%
Pyrite grade
9%
LOM production
Copper
1.9B lb
Gold
1.8Moz
Molybdenum
55M lb
Pyrite
17B lb
Copper
equivalent,
M lb pa
3.1B lb
Gold equivalent, koz
7.4Moz
AVERAGE
ANNUAL
PRODUCTION
Copper, M lb
82M lb
Gold, koz
79koz
Molybdenum, M lb
3M lb
Pyrite, kt
0.64Kt
Copper
equivalent,
M lb
141M lb
Gold equivalent, koz
AVERAGE
ANNUAL
PRODUCTION
COSTS
335koz
Copper C1 Cash Costs net of by-products, US$/lb
$0.88/lb
Copper AISC net of by-products, US$/lb
Copper equivalent AISC, US$/lb Cu eq
$2.00/lb
Gold equivalent AISC, US$/oz Au eq
$840/oz
ECONOMICS
$1.22/lb
After-tax NPV5%, US$m
$757m
After-tax NPV8%, US$m
$413m
After-tax IRR, %
14%
The commodity prices used are as follows: US$ 3.10/lb Cu, US$ 1,300/oz Au, US$ 9.00/lb Mo, US$ 9/t Py with a CAD/USD of 0.75. For more information, please consult the 2017 PEA available on SEDAR under the Company's
profile or on Northisle's website.
John McClintock
, P. Eng is the Qualified Person who reviewed and approved the scientific and technical disclosure in this news
release.
On behalf of Northisle Copper and Gold Inc.
Sam Lee
President and CEO
604-638-2515
www.northisle.ca
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
This news release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon the reasonable
beliefs of Northisle and its management as of the date of this news release; however, forward-looking statements involve risks
and uncertainties and are based upon factors that may change and assumptions that may prove, with the passage of time, to
be incorrect as a result of exploration and other risk factors associated with mineral exploration and development that are
beyond the control of Northisle. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon such statements. If factors materially
change or assumptions are materially incorrect, the actual results, performance or achievements of Northisle may be materially
different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Northisle does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information,
future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
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