Ssr Mining Announces the Sale of Its San Luis Project FOR Total Consideration of up to US$42.5 Million and a 4% NSR Royalty
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News Release
November 30, 2023
SSR MINING ANNOUNCES THE SALE OF ITS SAN LUIS PROJECT FOR TOTAL
CONSIDERATION OF UP TO US$42.5 MILLION AND A 4% NSR ROYALTY
DENVER – SSR Mining Inc. (NASDAQ/TSX: SSRM, ASX: SSR) (“SSR Mining” or the “Company”) announced today
that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its San Luis Project (“San Luis” or the “ Project”) to Highlander
Silver Corp. (CSE:HSLV) (“Highlander Silver ”) in exchange for total consideration of up to US$42.5 million (the
“Transaction”).
Total consideration consists of US$5.0 million in upfront cash and up to US$37.5 million in contingent payments
payable in cash . Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, SSR Mining will retain a 4% net smelter returns (“ NSR”)
royalty on the Project, which will be granted prior to the closing of the Transaction.
The upfront cash component of the consideration will be paid upon closing of the Transaction and the contingent
payments are expected to be received in five instal lments beginning with the commencement of an initial drilling
program at the Project and ending on the second anniversary of commercial production from the Project. Under the
terms of the agreement, at any time until commencement of construction, half of the NSR royalty can be repurchased
by Highlander Silver for US$15 million in cash.
Closing of the Transaction is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2024, and is subject to the receipt of any required
regulatory approvals and certain customary closing conditions for transactions of this nature .
The Transaction is expected to be accretive to SSR Mining on a NAV per share basis, based on street consensus
estimates. With this transaction, SSR Mining continues to deliver on its goal of portfolio rationalization, realizing more
than US$300 million in aggregate consideration for non-core assets since the start of 2021.
San Luis is a greenfield gold and silver development project located in the Ancash Department of Central Peru.
About Highlander Silver
Highlander Silver Corp., backed by the Augusta Group and the Lundin Family, is a mineral exploration company
focused on the discovery of exceptional silver -gold-polymetallic projects in the Central Andes, leveraging the team’s
significant technical and ope rational experience in Peru and South America more widely. Currently the Company is
developing the La Estrella and Alta Victoria projects in central Peru. The Company is listed on the CSE under the
ticker symbol HSLV and additional information about Highlander Silver and its mineral projects can be viewed on the
Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedarplus.ca and its website at www.highlandersilver.com.
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About SSR Mining
SSR Mining Inc. is a leading, free cash flow focused gold company with four producing operations located in the USA,
Türkiye, Canada, and Argentina, combined with a global pipeline of high-quality development and exploration assets.
Over the last three years, the four operating assets combined have produced on average more than 700,000 gold -
equivalent ounces annually. SSR Mining is listed under the ticker symbol SSRM on the NASDAQ and the TSX, and
SSR on the ASX.
SSR Mining Contacts:
F. Edward Farid, Executive Vice President, Chief Corporate Development Officer
Alex Hunchak, Director, Corporate Development and Investor Relations
SSR Mining Inc.
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (888) 338-0046
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and outlook relating to closing of the Transaction, timing and realized value of the development of the San Luis property, including
timing of exploration, construction and production, the existence or realization of Mineral Resource estimates, value and timing of
compensation relating to the contingent payment, value and timing of compensation relating to the NSR royalty; potential timing
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