VANCOUVER, BC, June 28,
2024 /CNW/ - GR Silver Mining Ltd. ("GR
Silver Mining" or the "Company") (TSXV: GRSL) (OTCQB:
GRSLF) (FRANKFURT: GPE) – is pleased to announce that the Company
and a private, arm's-length Canadian company active in Mexico ("PrivateCo") have signed on
June 27, 2024, a definitive and
binding Share Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") pursuant
to which PrivateCo will acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding
shares of Marlin Gold Mining Ltd. ("Marlin") from GR Silver
Mining. Marlin is a private British
Columbia company, 100% owned by GR Silver Mining. Marlin
owns, amongst other assets, Oro Gold de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. ("Oro Gold"), a private Mexican company that
owns 100% of nine non-core concessions ("Other
Concessions"), including the past producing La Trinidad mine, located adjacent to GR
Silver Mining's core Plomosas Project.
Pursuant to the Agreement, GR Silver Mining will transfer to
PrivateCo all existing assets and rights, as well as all
outstanding undertakings, covenants, indemnities and obligations,
of Marlin and its subsidiaries, including Oro Gold, in consideration for which GR Silver
Mining will receive a 0.5% NSR Royalty on the Other Concessions
owned by Oro Gold (as shown in
Figure 1) and a 10-year first right of refusal on any disposition
of Other Concessions by PrivateCo. The transaction is expected to
close within one month.
The disposition of Marlin and its subsidiaries allows GR Silver
Mining to focus on resource growth and the potential development of
the Company's core Plomosas Project (78 km2) (as shown
in Figure 1), including the San Marcial, Plomosas Mine, and San
Juan Areas. In addition, the Company continues to hold several
non-core concessions (270 km2) (as shown in Figure
1).
CEO and Chair of GR Silver Mining, Eric Zaunscherb, commented,
"It is our priority to increase the value of our Plomosas Project
on behalf of our shareholders. This Agreement with PrivateCo will
allow us to focus on our bulk sampling test mining program (news
release, update dated June 27), as
well as position the Company to resume resource drilling in the San
Marcial area and advance technical studies. The Agreement
eliminates most of the Company's working capital deficit without
diminishing its resource inventory." Zaunscherb added, "GR Silver
Mining's geological team has done an excellent job growing the
Plomosas Project resource estimate significantly and cost
effectively. The team has demonstrated the exploration model's
efficacy with an exceptional hit rate, and we continue to be
excited by the project's potential for further resource
growth."
The Plomosas Project, including the San Marcial – Plomosas Mine
- San Juan/La Colorada areas, hosts 55 million ounces of
silver or 85 million ounces of silver equivalent in the Indicated
category, and 22 million ounces silver or 45 million ounces of
silver equivalent in the Inferred category. The full technical
report dated May 3rd, 2023, with an
effective date of March 15th, 2023,
is entitled "Technical Report and Mineral Resource Update for the
Plomosas Project". The report was prepared for GR Silver Mining
Ltd. by Dr. Gilles Arseneau, P.Geo.
of ARSENEAU Consulting Services Inc. and can be found under the
Company issuer profile at SEDAR+.
In management's view, the San Marcial area represents an
important focus for exploration given its silver-dominant
mineralization (46 million ounces of silver in the Indicated
Category and 14 million ounces of silver in the Inferred category),
scalability, significant widths, and shallow depths, Figure2.
Simultaneously, management intends to advance technical studies and
permitting for San Marcial's potential development. Management
continues to advance Bulk Sampling Trial Mining at the Plomosas
Project, exploring low-cost alternatives to explore existing
historical underground mines and define new areas for potential
drilling and resource expansion.
Qualified Person
The Qualified Person under National
Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects for
this news release is Marcio Fonseca,
P. Geo., President & COO for GR Silver Mining, who has reviewed
and approved its contents.
About GR Silver Mining Ltd.
GR Silver Mining is a Canadian-based, Mexico-focused junior mineral exploration
company engaged in cost effective silver-gold resource expansion on
its 100%-owned assets, located on the eastern edge of the Rosario
Mining District, in the southeast of Sinaloa State, Mexico. GR Silver Mining controls 100% of the
former Plomosas underground mine within the Plomosas Project, which
includes the integrated San Marcial Area. In conjunction with a
portfolio of early to advanced stage exploration targets, the
Company holds 78 km2 of highly prospective core
concessions and an additional 270 km2 of non-core
concessions.
GR Silver Mining Ltd.
Eric Zaunscherb, Chair &
CEO
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SOURCE GR Silver Mining Ltd.