Vizsla Silver Enters into Definitive Agreement FOR Strategic Investment IN Prismo Metals
VIZSLA SILVER ENTERS INTO DEFINITIVE
AGREEMENT FOR STRATEGIC INVESTMENT
IN PRISMO METALS
NYSE: VZLA TSXV: VZLA
VANCOUVER, BC
,
Dec. 19, 2022
/CNW/ -
Vizsla Silver Corp.
(TSXV: VZLA) (NYSE: VZLA)
(
Frankfurt
: 0G3) ("
Vizsla
" or the "
Company
") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a
binding strategic investment agreement (the "
Definitive Agreement
") with Prismo Metals Inc. (CSE:
PRIZ) ("
Prismo
"). Pursuant to the Definitive Agreement, the Company will make a strategic
investment (the "
Strategic Investment
") with a right of first refusal to purchase the Palos Verdes
project from Prismo, and acquire 4,000,000 units of Prismo, for aggregate consideration of
C$2,000,000
.
The terms of the Strategic Investment are set out in the Company's news release dated
November
24, 2022
. The Strategic Investment is expected to close upon receipt of all required approvals.
About the Palos Verdes concession
The Palos Verdes concession sits in the eastern area of Vizsla's
Panuco
district and covers 700
metres of strike length of the Palos Verdes vein, a member of the north-easterly trending vein family
located in the eastern part of the district outside of the area of modern exploration. Shallow drilling
(<
100m
) conducted in 2018 on the Palos Verdes Vein was targeted 30 to 50 metres beneath largely
barren vein outcrops and cut a well mineralized multistage vein two to seven metres wide with
narrow intervals of high-grade precious metal values and subordinate base metals. This
mineralization is open in all directions and the currently planned drilling program is designed to follow
it along strike and to depth.
Recent drilling at the concession has intercepted a wide vein structure and past drilling has returned
encouraging results, with the best being 2,336 g/t Ag and 8.42 g/t Au over a true width estimated at
0.8 metres within a larger mineralized interval with 1,098 g/t Ag and 3.75 g/t Au over a true width of
2.3 metres.
About the
Panuco
project
The newly consolidated
Panuco
silver-gold project is an emerging high-grade discovery located in
southern
Sinaloa, Mexico
, near the city of Mazatlán. The 6,761-hectare, past producing district
benefits from over 86 kilometres of total vein extent, 35 kilometres of underground mines, roads,
power, and permits.
The district contains intermediate to low sulfidation epithermal silver and gold deposits related to
siliceous volcanism and crustal extension in the Oligocene and Miocene. Host rocks are mainly
continental volcanic rocks correlated to the Tarahumara Formation.
Panuco
hosts an estimated in-situ indicated mineral resource of 61.1 Moz AgEq and an in-situ
inferred resource of 45.6 Moz AgEq. A NI 43-101 technical report, titled "National Instrument 43-101
Technical Report for the Panuco Project Mineral Resource Estimate
Concordia, Sinaloa, Mexico
"
was filed on SEDAR on
April 7, 2022
, with an effective date of
March 1, 2022
was prepared by
Tim
Maunula
, P.Geo., Principal Geologist, T. Maunula & Associates Consulting Inc and
Kevin Murray
,
P.Eng, Manager Process Engineering, Ausenco.
About Vizsla Silver
Vizsla Silver is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company headquartered in
Vancouver, BC
, focused on advancing its flagship, 100%-owned
Panuco
silver-gold project located
in
Sinaloa, Mexico
. To date, Vizsla has completed over 210,000 metres of drilling at
Panuco
leading
to the discovery of several new high-grade veins. For 2022, Vizsla has budgeted +120,000 metres
of resource/discovery-based drilling, designed to upgrade, and expand the maiden resource as well
as test other high priority targets across the district.
Qualified Person
In accordance with NI 43-101,
Martin Dupuis
, P.Geo., COO, is the Qualified Person for the
Company and has reviewed and approved the technical and scientific content of this news release.
Website:
www.vizslasilvercorp.ca
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.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release includes certain "Forward–Looking Statements" within the meaning of the United
States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward–looking information" under
applicable Canadian securities laws. When used in this news release, the words "anticipate",
"believe", "estimate", "expect", "target", "plan", "forecast", "may", "would", "could", "schedule" and
similar words or expressions, identify forward–looking statements or information. These forward–
looking statements or information relate to, among other things: the timing of completion of the
Strategic Investment, and future exploration and development of the Company's projects, including
the intended upgrade and expansion of the maiden resource.
Forward–looking statements and forward–looking information relating to any future mineral
production, liquidity, enhanced value and capital markets profile of Vizsla, future growth potential for
Vizsla and its business, and future exploration plans are based on management's reasonable
assumptions, estimates, expectations, analyses and opinions, which are based on management's
experience and perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, and other
factors that management believes are relevant and reasonable in the circumstances, but which may
prove to be incorrect. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things, the price of
silver, gold, and other metals; no escalation in the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic; costs of
exploration and development; the estimated costs of development of exploration projects; Vizsla's
ability to operate in a safe and effective manner and its ability to obtain financing on reasonable
terms.
These statements reflect Vizsla's respective current views with respect to future events and are
necessarily based upon a number of other assumptions and estimates that, while considered
reasonable by management, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive,
political and social uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors, both known and unknown, could
cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from the results,
performance or achievements that are or may be expressed or implied by such forward–looking
statements or forward-looking information and Vizsla has made assumptions and estimates based
on or related to many of these factors. Such factors include, without limitation: the Company's
dependence on one mineral project; precious metals price volatility; risks associated with the
conduct of the Company's mining activities in
Mexico
; regulatory, consent or permitting delays; risks
relating to reliance on the Company's management team and outside contractors; risks regarding
mineral resources and reserves; the Company's inability to obtain insurance to cover all risks, on a
commercially reasonable basis or at all; currency fluctuations; risks regarding the failure to generate
sufficient cash flow from operations; risks relating to project financing and equity issuances; risks
and unknowns inherent in all mining projects, including the inaccuracy of reserves and resources,
metallurgical recoveries and capital and operating costs of such projects; contests over title to
properties, particularly title to undeveloped properties; laws and regulations governing the
environment, health and safety; the ability of the communities in which the Company operates to
manage and cope with the implications of COVID-19; the economic and financial implications of
COVID-19 to the Company; operating or technical difficulties in connection with mining or
development activities; employee relations, labour unrest or unavailability; the Company's
interactions with surrounding communities and artisanal miners; the Company's ability to successfully
integrate acquired assets; the speculative nature of exploration and development, including the risks
of diminishing quantities or grades of reserves; stock market volatility; conflicts of interest among
certain directors and officers; lack of liquidity for shareholders of the Company; litigation risk; and
the factors identified under the caption "Risk Factors" in Vizsla' management discussion and
analysis. Readers are cautioned against attributing undue certainty to forward–looking statements or
forward-looking information. Although Vizsla has attempted to identify important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be
anticipated, estimated or intended. Vizsla does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to
update these forward–looking statements or forward-looking information to reflect changes in
assumptions or changes in circumstances or any other events affecting such statements or
information, other than as required by applicable law.
SOURCE
Vizsla Silver Corp.
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