Orosur Mining Inc.
Results for First Quarter ended August 31, 2024
London, October 30th, 2024.
Orosur Mining Inc. ("Orosur" or "the Company") (TSX-V: OMI) (AIM:
OMI) the minerals developer and explorer with operations in
Colombia, Argentina and Nigeria, announces
its unaudited results for the quarter ended August 31, 2024. All
dollar figures are stated in US$ unless otherwise noted. The
unaudited condensed interim financial statements of the Company for
the quarter ended August 31, 2024 and the related management's
discussion and analysis ("MD&A") have been filed and are
available for review on the SEDAR+ website
at www.sedarplus.ca. The financial statements and the MD&A are
also available on the Company's website at
www.orosur.ca.
A link to the PDF version of the
financial statements is available here: http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1125K_2-2024-10-29.pdf
A link to the PDF version of the
MD&A is available here:
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1125K_1-2024-10-29.pdf
HIGHLIGHTS
Operational and financial highlights
for the three months ended August 31, 2024 are set out
below:
Operational
· In
Colombia, the Company continued its negotiations with Agnico and
Newmont for the acquisition of MMA to regain 100% ownership of the
Anza gold project, whilst continuing with some low-level sampling
and community work.
· Post the quarter
end, on September 10, 2024, the Company entered into a sale and
purchase agreement ("SPA") to acquire MMA, thereby reassuming 100%
of the Company's flagship Anza Gold Project in Colombia. Under the
SPA, Orosur's wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, Waymar Resources
Ltd., will purchase all of the issued shares of MMA from wholly
owned subsidiaries of Newmont and Agnico resulting in Orosur
regaining 100% ownership of the Anza Project (the "Acquisition").
No cash is payable up front, with all consideration deferred and
wholly contingent upon commercial production from the Anza Project.
The agreed consideration payable to Newmont and Agnico consists of
a net smelter royalty of an aggregate amount of 1.5% on all future
mineral production, plus a further royalty of an aggregate amount
of US$75 per ounce of gold or gold equivalent ounce for the first
200,000 gold equivalent ounces of mineral production. Completion of
the Acquisition has been approved by the TSXV and Completion is now
subject only to customary closing conditions.
·
In Argentina, the Company
has completed and submitted all the necessary environmental studies
that are required as part of the Santa Cruz
Province drilling permit process. Consideration of these
reports and drilling approval is expected to take several months
and it is thus anticipated the Company will have drilling permits
later in the 2024 calendar year.
·
In Nigeria, where the project
returned good early results, the Company is proceeding at a slower
pace whilst lithium prices start to recover.
· In Uruguay
the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Loryser, continues to focus
its activities on the final stages of the Creditors Agreement. In
line with the Creditors Agreement, Loryser has sold all of its
assets. It has paid for the settlements with all of its former
employees, it has finalised the reclamation and remediation works
on the tailings dam and has successfully concluded a one-year
post-closure control phase. Loryser is well
advanced in distributing the proceeds to Loryser's trade creditors
in accordance with the Creditors' Agreement, via a court approved
paying agent.
Financial
· The condensed
unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been
prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost method
except for certain financial assets and liabilities which are
accounted for as Assets and Liabilities held for sale (at the lower
of book value or fair value) and Profit and Loss from discontinued
operations. This accounting treatment has been applied to the
activities in Uruguay and Chile.
· Post the quarter end, on September 30, 2024 the Company
announced that it had raised the sum of £835,000 (before expenses)
through a placing of 30,035,971 new common shares of no par value
("Placing Shares") at a price of 2.78 pence per Placing Share,
together with a grant of one unlisted 2 year warrant to purchase
one additional common share exercisable at US$0.0494 (approximately
3.697pence) for every two Placing Shares subscribed for. As part of
their fee, 3,003,597 unlisted 5 year warrants were granted to the
Company's broker on the transaction, exercisable at US$0.03715
(approximately 2.78 pence) for every share subscribed
for.
· On August 31,
2024, the Company had a cash balance of US$710,000 (May 31, 2024:
US$1,328.000). As at the date of this announcement, the Company has
a cash balance of US$1,150,000.
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial
Position
|
(Expressed in thousands of United States
dollars)
|
|
|
Unaudited
|
|
|
|
As at
August 31,
2024
$
|
As at
May 31,
2024
$
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets
|
|
|
Cash
|
710
|
1,328
|
Restricted cash
|
12
|
12
|
Accounts receivable and other
assets
|
290
|
279
|
Assets held for sale in
Uruguay
|
210
|
226
|
Total current assets
|
1,222
|
1,845
|
|
|
|
Non-current assets
|
|
|
Property, plant and
equipment
|
188
|
202
|
Exploration and evaluation
assets
|
3,111
|
3,343
|
Total assets
|
4,521
|
5,390
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities
|
428
|
445
|
Liability of Chile discontinued
operation
|
2,417
|
2,376
|
Liabilities held for sale in
Uruguay
|
10,982
|
11,208
|
Total current liabilities
|
13,827
|
14,029
|
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
Share capital
|
69,529
|
69,529
|
Share-based payments
reserve
|
10,538
|
10,538
|
Warrants
|
302
|
302
|
Currency translation
reserve
|
(2,196)
|
(1,808)
|
Accumulated deficit
|
(87,473)
|
(87,194)
|
Total equity attributable to owners
of the parent
|
(9,300)
|
(8,633)
|
Non-controlling interest
|
(6)
|
(6)
|
Total equity
|
(9,306)
|
(8,639)
|
Total liabilities and equity
|
4,521
|
5,390
|
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Loss and
Comprehensive Loss
|
(Expressed in thousands of United States
dollars)
|
|
|
(Except common shares and per share amounts)
|
|
|
Unaudited
|
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended
August 31,
2024
$
|
Three Months
Ended
August 31,
2023
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate and administrative
expenses
|
(435)
|
(398)
|
Exploration expenses
|
(76)
|
(27)
|
Other income
|
38
|
6
|
Net finance cost
|
(3)
|
(4)
|
Foreign exchange gain
net
|
28
|
59
|
Net
loss for the period for continuing operations
|
(448)
|
(364)
|
Income (loss) from discontinued
operations
|
169
|
(250)
|
Net
loss for the period
|
(279)
|
(614)
|
Item which may be subsequently
reclassified to profit or loss:
|
|
|
Cumulative translation
adjustment
|
(388)
|
327
|
Total comprehensive loss for the period
|
(667)
|
(287)
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share
for
|
|
|
- continuing operations
|
(0.00)
|
(0.00)
|
- discontinued operations
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding
|
193,212
|
188,560
|
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows
|
(Expressed in thousands of United States
dollars)
|
|
|
Unaudited
|
Three Months
Ended
August 31,
2024
$
|
Three Months
Ended
August 31,
2023
$
|
|
|
|
Operating activities
|
|
|
Net loss for the period for continued
and discontinued operations
|
(279)
|
(614)
|
Adjustments for
|
|
|
Depreciation / Write
downs
|
5
|
2
|
Foreign exchange and
other
|
(47)
|
109
|
Changes in non-cash working capital
items:
|
|
|
Accounts receivable and other
assets
|
(10)
|
14
|
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities
|
(215)
|
70
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(546)
|
(419)
|
|
|
|
Investing activities
|
|
|
Purchase of property, plant and
equipment
|
-
|
(9)
|
Exploration and evaluation
expenditures
|
(85)
|
(171)
|
Net
cash used in provided by investing activities
|
(85)
|
(180)
|
Net
change in cash
|
(631)
|
(599)
|
Net
change in cash classified within assets held for
sale
|
13
|
37
|
Cash, beginning of period
|
1,328
|
3,748
|
Cash
end of period
|
710
|
3,186
|
|
|
|
Operating activities
|
|
|
- continuing operations
|
(533)
|
(382)
|
- discontinued operations
|
(13)
|
(37)
|
Investing activities
|
|
|
- continuing operations
|
(85)
|
(180)
|
- discontinued operations
|
-
|
-
|
For
further information, visit www.orosur.ca, follow on X @orosurm or
please contact:
Orosur Mining Inc
Louis Castro, Chairman,
Brad George, CEO
info@orosur.ca
Tel: +1 (778) 373-0100
SP
Angel Corporate Finance LLP - Nomad & Broker
Jeff Keating / Caroline
Rowe
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3 470
0470
Turner Pope Investments (TPI) Ltd - Joint
Broker
Andy Thacker/James Pope
Tel: +44 (0)20 3657 0050
Flagstaff Communications
Tim Thompson
Mark Edwards
Fergus Mellon
orosur@flagstaffcomms.com
Tel: +44 (0)207 129 1474
The information contained within
this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside
information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU)
No. 596/2014 ('MAR') which has been incorporated into UK law by the
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Upon the publication of this
announcement via Regulatory Information Service ('RIS'), this
inside information is now considered to be in the public
domain.
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.
About Orosur Mining Inc.
Orosur Mining Inc. (TSXV: OMI; AIM:
OMI) is a minerals explorer and developer currently operating in
Colombia, Argentina and Nigeria.
Forward Looking Statements
All statements, other than
statements of historical fact, contained in this news release
constitute "forward looking statements" within the meaning of
applicable securities laws, including but not limited to the "safe
harbour" provisions of the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are based on expectations
estimates and projections as of the date of this news
release.
Forward-looking statements include,
without limitation, completion of the Acquisition, Orosur becoming
operator of the Anzá Project, the expected focus on the Pepas
prospect, the exploration plans in Colombia and the funding of
those plans, and other events or conditions that may occur in the
future. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove
to be accurate. Actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking
statements. Such statements are subject to significant risks and
uncertainties including, but not limited to, meeting the closing
conditions of the Acquisition, timing of closing of the Acquisition
and those as described in Section "Risks Factors" of the Company's
MD&A for the year ended May 31, 2024. The Company disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements whether as a result of new information, future events
and such forward-looking statements, except to the extent required
by applicable law. The Company's continuance as a going concern is
dependent upon its ability to obtain adequate financing, and to
reach a satisfactory closure of the Creditor´s Agreement in
Uruguay. These material uncertainties may cast significant doubt
upon the Company's ability to realize its assets and discharge its
liabilities in the normal course of business and accordingly the
appropriateness of the use of accounting principles applicable to a
going concern.