VANCOUVER, May 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Entrée Resources Ltd.
(TSX:ETG; NYSE American:EGI – the "Company" or
"Entrée") is pleased to announce the results of voting at
its annual general meeting of shareholders which was held on
May 23, 2018, in Vancouver, British Columbia (the "Meeting").
All matters submitted to shareholders for approval as set out in
the Company's Notice of Meeting and Information Circular, both
dated April 18, 2018, were approved by the requisite majority
of votes cast at the Meeting. Also, at the Meeting, Stephen Scott, Entrée's President & CEO
provided a corporate update.
CORPORATE UPDATE
Highlights of Mr. Scott's
presentation included:
- The value-added corporate reorganization a year ago that
created Mason Resources Corp (TSX: MNR) and re-branded Entrée
Resources Ltd;
- An update on the Hugo North Lift 1 underground development at
Oyu Tolgoi;
- The tightening copper markets and, according to CRU, the
potential for US$3.75 per pound as
the new copper benchmark price;
- The sensitivity of Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi joint venture property
economics to copper prices in the 2018 PEA; and
- The Company's near-term priorities of streamlining and securing
Entrée's joint venture interest, educating the market about the
Company's low risk profile and exploration opportunities on the
Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi joint venture property in 2018.
The presentation can be found here.
NUMBER OF DIRECTORS
Shareholders approved setting the
number of directors at six.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The details of the voting
results for the election of directors are set out below:
|
Votes
For
|
Withheld
Votes
|
Director
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Mark
Bailey
|
52,846,958
|
98.77
|
659,812
|
1.23
|
Alan
Edwards
|
53,157,408
|
99.35
|
349,362
|
0.65
|
James
Harris
|
52,536,420
|
98.19
|
970,350
|
1.81
|
Michael
Price
|
53,158,208
|
99.35
|
348,562
|
0.65
|
Stephen
Scott
|
52,843,686
|
98.76
|
663,084
|
1.24
|
Anna
Stylianides
|
53,129,883
|
99.30
|
376,887
|
0.70
|
APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS
Davidson & Company LLP was
re-appointed auditors of the Company for the ensuing year at the
remuneration to be fixed by the directors.
Detail voting results for the Meeting are available on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com.
QUALIFIED PERSON
Robert Cinits, P.Geo., Entrée's Vice
President, Corporate Development, a Qualified Person as defined by
National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects, has approved the technical information in this
release. For further information on the Entrée/Oyu
Tolgoi JV Property, see the Company's Technical Report, titled
"Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi Joint Venture Project, Mongolia, NI 43-101 Technical Report", with an
effective date of January 15, 2018,
available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
ABOUT ENTRÉE RESOURCES LTD.
Entrée Resources Ltd. is
a well-funded Canadian mining company with a unique carried joint
venture interest on a significant portion of one of the world's
largest copper-gold projects – the Oyu Tolgoi project in
Mongolia. Entrée has a 20% carried participating interest in
the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi joint venture, with a 30% interest in all
mineralization identified above 560 metres elevation on the
Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. Sandstorm Gold Ltd., Rio Tinto and
Turquoise Hill are major shareholders of Entrée, holding
approximately 14%, 9% and 8% of the shares of the Company,
respectively. More information about Entrée can be found at
www.EntreeResourcesLtd.com.
This News Release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 and forward-looking information within the
meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws with respect
to corporate strategies and plans; uses of funds; the value and
potential value of assets and the ability of Entrée to maximize
returns to shareholders; construction and continued development of
the Oyu Tolgoi underground mine; plans for future
exploration and/or development programs and budgets; anticipated
business activities; proposed acquisitions and dispositions of
assets; and future financial performance.
In certain cases, forward-looking statements and information
can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects" or
"does not expect", "is expected", "budgeted", "scheduled",
"estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", or "does not
anticipate" or "believes" or variations of such words and phrases
or statements that certain actions, events or results "may",
"could", "would", "might", "will be taken", "occur" or "be
achieved". While the Company has based these forward-looking
statements on its expectations about future events as at the date
that such statements were prepared, the statements are not a
guarantee of Entrée's future performance and are based on numerous
assumptions regarding present and future business strategies, local
and global economic conditions, and the environment in which Entrée
will operate in the future, including the price of copper, gold and
silver, anticipated capital and operating costs, anticipated future
production and cash flows and the status of Entrée's relationship
and interaction with the Government of Mongolia, Oyu Tolgoi LLC ("OTLLC"), Rio Tinto
and Turquoise Hill on the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi joint venture and the
continued development of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. With
respect to the construction and continued development of the Oyu
Tolgoi underground mine, important risks, uncertainties and factors
which could cause actual results to differ materially from future
results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and
information include, amongst others, the timing and cost of the
construction and expansion of mining and processing facilities; the
timing and availability of a long term domestic power source for
the Oyu Tolgoi underground mine (or the availability of financing
for OTLLC to construct such a source); the ability of OTLLC to
secure and draw down on the supplemental debt under the Oyu Tolgoi
project finance facility and the availability of additional
financing on terms reasonably acceptable to OTLLC, Turquoise Hill
and Rio Tinto to further develop Oyu Tolgoi; delays, and the costs
which would result from delays, in the development of the
underground mine; projected copper, gold and silver prices and
demand; and production estimates and the anticipated yearly
production of copper, gold and silver at the Oyu Tolgoi underground
mine. The 2018 PEA is based on a conceptual mine plan that includes
Inferred resources. Numerous assumptions were made in the
preparation of the 2018 PEA, including with respect to mineability,
capital and operating costs, production schedules, the timing of
construction and expansion of mining and processing facilities, and
recoveries, that may change materially once production commences at
Hugo North Extension Lift 1 and additional development and capital
decisions are required. Any changes to the assumptions underlying
the 2018 PEA could cause actual results to be materially different
from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by forward-looking statements and information relating to
the 2018 PEA.
Other uncertainties and factors which could cause actual
results to differ materially from future results expressed or
implied by forward-looking statements and information include,
amongst others, unanticipated costs, expenses or liabilities;
discrepancies between actual and estimated production, mineral
reserves and resources and metallurgical recoveries; the size,
grade and continuity of deposits not being interpreted correctly
from exploration results; the results of preliminary test work not
being indicative of the results of future test work; fluctuations
in commodity prices and demand; changing foreign exchange rates;
actions by Rio Tinto, Turquoise Hill and OTLLC and by government
authorities including the Government of Mongolia; the availability of funding on
reasonable terms; the impact of changes in interpretation to or
changes in enforcement of laws, regulations and government
practices, including laws, regulations and government practices
with respect to mining, foreign investment, royalties and taxation;
the terms and timing of obtaining necessary environmental and other
government approvals, consents and permits; the availability and
cost of necessary items such as water, skilled labour,
transportation and appropriate smelting and refining arrangements;
unanticipated reclamation expenses; geotechnical or hydrogeological
considerations during mining being different from what was assumed;
changes to assumptions as to the availability of electrical power,
and the power rates used in operating cost estimates and financial
analyses; changes to assumptions as to salvage values; ability to
maintain the social licence to operate; and misjudgements in the
course of preparing forward-looking statements.
In addition, there are also known and unknown risk factors
which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of
Entrée to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements and information. Such factors include,
among others, risks related to international operations, including
legal and political risk in Mongolia; risks associated with changes in the
attitudes of governments to foreign investment; risks associated
with the conduct of joint ventures; global financial conditions;
changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined;
inability to upgrade Inferred mineral resources to Indicated or
Measured mineral resources; inability to convert mineral resources
to mineral reserves; conclusions of economic evaluations; future
prices of copper, gold, silver and molybdenum; failure of plant,
equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour
disputes and other risks of the mining industry; delays in
obtaining government approvals, permits or licences or financing or
in the completion of development or construction activities;
environmental risks; title disputes; limitations on insurance
coverage; as well as those factors discussed in the
Company's most recently filed MD&A and in the Company's Annual
Information Form for the financial year ended December 31, 2017, dated March 8, 2018 filed with the Canadian Securities
Administrators and available at www.sedar.com. Although the Company
has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual
actions, events or results to differ materially from those
described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors
that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated,
estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that
forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual
results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company is
under no obligation to update or alter any forward-looking
statements except as required under applicable securities
laws.
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