Electric Royalties Announces Agreement To Acquire Cash-Flowing Copper Stream From Minera Cobre Verde in Chile
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / September 18, 2024 / Electric Royalties Ltd. (TSXV:ELEC)(OTCQB:ELECF) ("Electric Royalties" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the signing of a binding letter agreement dated September 17, 2024 (the "Agreement") with Minera Cobre Verde ("MCV"), a subsidiary of Cobre y Metales, to acquire a copper stream (the "Stream") on the Minera Cobre Verde Mine ("MCV Mine"), located in the Antofagasta Region of Chile (the "Transaction").
Under the terms of the Agreement, Electric Royalties will pay consideration to MCV of US$2.1 million to acquire the Stream, whereby Electric Royalties will have the immediate right to acquire a fixed amount of 76,000 pounds of copper monthly at a fixed price of US$2.75 per pound for a term of four years. The Stream will be cash-settled and is not dependent on actual copper production at the MCV Mine.
The parties will also have the opportunity (by mutual agreement) within 30 days of closing of the Transaction to increase the amount of the Stream by an additional 76,000 pounds of copper monthly (the "Opportunity") by Electric Royalties paying an additional US$2.1 million in cash to MCV.
Brendan Yurik, CEO of Electric Royalties, commented, "With this transaction, Electric Royalties is gaining direct exposure to copper prices over the next four years and is progressing towards becoming cash flow positive ahead of our numerous advanced royalties expected to enter or re-enter production over the next six to 48 months.
"We are thrilled to be partnering with MCV on our first streaming acquisition - a transaction that's expected to significantly boost our revenue and cash flow on a per share basis, while also providing long-term potential to partner and help fund production expansion in the future. MCV routinely lowers risk by buying production material from multiple local sources, an approach in which Franck Lançon and his management team have tremendous experience."
Neither MCV nor Cobre y Metales is a Non-Arm's Length Party of the Company or its Associates or Affiliates, within the meaning of TSX Venture Exchange policy.
Transaction Highlights:
Accretive to Electric Royalties' cash flow
Electric Royalties expects to potentially benefit from copper prices projected to reach US$10,100 per metric ton in 2025, according to a Goldman Sachs note published on September 2, 20241.
The Stream will have a term of four years from closing. Payments will be settled in cash rather than physical copper and will be calculated each month as copper payable multiplied by the difference between the average LME monthly spot price and the fixed copper price of US$2.75 per pound.
Illustrative potential revenues from the Stream are as follows:
at a copper price of US$11,000 per metric ton, equating to approximately US$5 per pound, the Stream (without exercise of the Opportunity) would equate to a monthly revenue stream of approximately US$162,450 (approximately US$1.95 million annually).
at a copper price of US$11,000 per metric ton and if the Opportunity is exercised, the monthly revenue stream will be approximately US$324,900 (approximately US$3.9 million annually).
at a copper price of US$8,800 per metric ton, equating to approximately US$4 per pound, the Stream (without exercise of the Opportunity) would equate to a monthly revenue stream of approximately US$90,250 per month (approximately US$1.1 million annually).
at a copper price of US$8,800 per metric ton and if the Opportunity is exercised, the monthly revenue stream will be approximately US$180,500 (approximately US$2.2 million annually).
Provides Electric Royalties immediate cash flow over the next four years while portfolio royalties mature and provides high leverage to potentially increasing copper prices, provided there is no guarantee that copper prices will increase or even maintain at current prices over the term of the Stream.
Minera Cobre Verde highlights
Excellent mining jurisdiction in Region II, Antofagasta Chile, situated 40km away from the Port of Antofagasta.
Former Ivan SX-EW plant and Rayrock mine acquired in 2023 from FIP Neith including:
SX-EW plant capable of producing 10,000 tonnes per annum of copper cathode2.
existing agglomeration and leaching circuits with expansion potential3.
The Transaction noted herein (including any finder's fee) is subject to completion of due diligence, securing necessary financing, and approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and other customary conditions.
Finder's Fee
The company has agreed to pay a finder's fee to Phaedrus Dynamic Inc. ("Phaedrus") in connection with the Transaction. The finder's fee will be payable by the Company to Phaedrus as and when the Company receives payment under the Stream, on the basis that the Company will pay to Phaedrus the cash value of 3,800 pounds of copper, net of US$2.75 per pound, in respect of each month during the term of the Stream. This equates to 5% of the 76,000 pounds per month of copper that the Company will receive under the Stream (cash settled against the fixed price of US$2.75 per pound).
In the event that the Opportunity is exercised to increase the Company's monthly entitlement under the Stream by a further 76,000 pounds of copper per month, the finder's fee payable to Phaedrus would be increased by a further 3,800 pounds of copper per month (in each case on the same cash-settled basis, net of US$2.75 per pound).
Phaedrus is not a Non-Arm's Length Party of the Company, MCV, Cobre y Metales or their respective Associates and Affiliates, within the meaning of TSX Venture Exchange policy.
Financing
Electric Royalties may syndicate the transaction to finance the acquisition. The Company has the right to divide the Stream interest among such parties.
David Gaunt, P.Geo., a qualified person who is not independent of Electric Royalties, has reviewed and approved the technical information in this release.
About Electric Royalties Ltd.
Electric Royalties is a royalty company established to take advantage of the demand for a wide range of commodities (lithium, vanadium, manganese, tin, graphite, cobalt, nickel, zinc and copper) that will benefit from the drive toward electrification of a variety of consumer products: cars, rechargeable batteries, large scale energy storage, renewable energy generation and other applications.
Electric vehicle sales, battery production capacity and renewable energy generation are slated to increase significantly over the next several years and with it, the demand for these targeted commodities. This creates a unique opportunity to invest in and acquire royalties over the mines and projects that will supply the materials needed to fuel the electric revolution.
Electric Royalties has a growing portfolio of 40 royalties in lithium, vanadium, manganese, tin, graphite, cobalt, nickel, zinc and copper across the world. The Company is focused predominantly on acquiring royalties on advanced stage and operating projects to build a diversified portfolio located in jurisdictions with low geopolitical risk, which offers investors exposure to the clean energy transition via the underlying commodities required to rebuild the global infrastructure over the next several decades toward a decarbonized global economy.
For further information, please contact:
Brendan Yurik
CEO, Electric Royalties Ltd.
Phone: (604) 364‐3540
Email: Brendan.yurik@electricroyalties.com
https://www.electricroyalties.com/
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1 https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/international/2024/09/03/goldman-slashes-copper-forecast-on-softening-chinese-demand/
2 Coro Mining Corp. news release dated June 9, 2017 https://marimaca.com/coro-signs-purchase-agreement-for-acquisition-of-ivan-sxew-plant-for-marimaca-project-chile/
3 Definitive feasibility study for Marimaca 1-23 Claim Project, Antofagasta, II Region, Chile, NI 43101 Technical Report, effective date June 13, 2018, prepared by Enrique Quiroga V., Luis Oviedo, and Carlos Guzmán, filed under Marimaca Copper Corp.'s profile on sedarplus.ca
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