Millrock Enters Into an Agreement to Acquire a Mexican Exploration
Company
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - May 23, 2014) -
Millrock Resources Inc. (TSX-VENTURE:MRO) ("Millrock" or "the
Company") announced today that it has entered a binding letter
agreement to purchase Pembrook Mexico Holdings Corp. ("PMXH") and
all of its assets, which include the shares of a wholly-owned
Mexican subsidiary and its nine 100%-owned mineral properties, two
mineral properties under option, an extensive geological database
and various exploration equipment. The projects, primarily located
in the State of Sonora, Mexico, have potential for large-scale
copper-gold porphyry deposits, high-sulphidation epithermal gold
deposits, high-grade vein gold deposits, and skarn and
replacement-style silver-zinc-lead deposits.
Gregory A. Beischer, Millrock President & CEO stated: "We
are very pleased to be making this purchase and thereby acquiring
eleven high-potential projects at low cost. Several of the projects
should be of immediate interest to funding partners. Most
importantly, the geological database and technical team associated
with the acquired company gives Millrock the knowledge and
operational ability to effectively compete in this jurisdiction. We
will be well-positioned to take advantage of many new project
generation opportunities that are being created by Mexico's mining
law reform. We plan to move aggressively to acquire more projects
in Mexico but will still remain highly active in Alaska and the
southwest US. This has been a great opportunity to increase the
scope and breadth of Millrock in a mining-friendly
jurisdiction."
Philip St. George, Millrock's Chief Exploration Officer stated:
"The Rio Sonora and Las Cuarentas Oeste projects have some great
indications of buried porphyries. There could be another deposit
similar in scope to the long-producing Cananea copper mine on our
new claims. The potential for high-grade gold deposits at the Los
Chinos and Ramard projects is also excellent."
PMXH is a British Columbia incorporated holding company that was
owned by Pembrook Mining Corp. ("Pembrook"). The mineral properties
are held in a Mexico-registered subsidiary that is beneficially
wholly-owned by PMXH. Millrock and Pembrook will work diligently to
complete a definitive agreement by the Closing Date, which will be
no later than June 10, 2014. The transaction is subject to approval
by the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX-V") and due diligence. The terms
of the transaction include cash payments, Millrock share payments
and a royalty:
Cash payments:
- $250,000 on the Closing Date.
- $250,000 on or before the first anniversary of the Closing
Date, payable in cash or Millrock shares or a combination thereof
at Pembrook's sole discretion, subject to TSX-V approval.
Share payments:
- Initial Share Payment: Millrock will issue 7,297,297 of its
shares to Pembrook on the Closing Date. This will result in
Pembrook owning 7.76% of Millrock issued and outstanding share
capital as of today's date ("Pembrook Ownership").
- Additional Share Payment: One year from the Closing Date,
Millrock will issue to Pembrook that number of shares that will
ensure that the Pembrook Ownership established today has not been
diminished. However, the requirement for Millrock to make the
additional share payment will be voided if Pembrook sells any of
the shares issued under the Initial Share Payment during the year
following the Closing Date.
- Shares issued will be subject to a hold period of four
months.
Royalty:
- A royalty of 1.5% on gold and silver and 1.0% on other metals
applies to production from any Mexico property held by PMXH (and
not already subject to an underlying royalty) as of the Closing
Date of the purchase but no others.
Following is a brief synopsis of the main PMXH project assets.
Further descriptions and a location map can be found on Millrock's
website at this link:
Rio Sonora Project, Sonora, northern Mexico, Cu-Au, 100%: This
is a large land position situated between Cananea and La Caridad
mines. The target is a buried copper porphyry beneath conglomerate
valley fill. Copper occurrences and alteration in surrounding rocks
provide support for geophysical targets beneath the
conglomerate.
Las Cuarentas Oeste Project, Sonora, Mexico, Cu (Au), 100%: This
property is situated on a very large, intense, zoned alteration
system typical of porphyry copper deposits. Very little work has
been done by prior workers because no actual intrusive porphyry
rock is exposed at surface and base metal occurrences are limited.
A buried porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit is possible.
Las Cuarentas Este Project, Sonora, Mexico, Au-Ag, 100%: The
property is situated on a continuation of the mineralized structure
associated with the adjoining Mercedes gold-silver mine that is
operated by Yamana Gold Inc. There is potential for high-grade
epithermal gold deposits on this property.
Violeta Project, northern Sonora - Au veins/breccias, 100%: This
is a fractional claim block in the core of a known mineralized
system in northern Sonora. The surrounding claims are owned by
another company that has expressed interest in purchasing this key
land block.
Los Chinos Project, Sonora near Hermosillo, orogenic Au, 100%:
This project targets Herradura-type gold deposits. It is located
along a juxtaposed contact of high grade Proterozoic metamorphic
rocks against relatively un-metamorphosed but deformed
metasedimentary rocks of Jura-Cretaceous age. Several known gold
showings suggest a favourable exploration environment. Preliminary
exploration has defined some interesting gold values, including a
newly discovered zone of oxidized pegmatite and quartz veining in
the Proterozoic rocks.
Ramard Project, Sonora, epithermal / vein Au, 80 km north of
Hermosillo, 100%: The claims cover a historic, polymetallic stream
sediment anomaly as well as a known epithermal stockwork vein
showing. Two areas of high grade gold in vein float with magnetite
stockworks are present. Additionally, a large skarn system was
recently discovered. The skarn contained anomalous silver, lead and
zinc.
Villa Hidalgo, Sonora, vein Au, 100%: This claim is on the
southern extension of the Sacoton-Cananea-Caridad porphyry trend
and was acquired on the basis of favourable geology and colour
anomalies. Reconnaissance exploration has led to the discovery of
auriferous stockwork zones near some historic mine workings.
Further mapping and prospecting are warranted.
La Union Project, Sonora, Au-Ag, 100%: This project is situated
in the Herradura district of northwest Sonora. Mapping has
identified an area with high-grade silver-gold (and lead-zinc)
veins.
Los Chivos Project, Central Baja California, orogenic gold,
100%: Reconnaissance exploration has defined some high grade vein
mineralization in the district and there may be potential for
larger Herradura-style orogenic gold deposits.
Guadalcazar Project, San Luis Potosí, central Mexico, Au-Ag,
100% Option from Servicio Geologico Mexico: At this project a skarn
zone with strong silver is known. Pembrook, from a 2013 drilling
program, has reported high grade silver over significant drill
intervals including 22 m @ 148 gpt Ag.
Caotan Project, Chiapas, southern Mexico, Au, 100% Option from
Riverside: Early stage exploration has defined several drainages
covering ten km of strike that yield transported float of high
sulphidation gold mineralization consisting of vuggy silica,
silicification and iron oxides with strong gold-silver. Community
relations work will be necessary to gain access.
The technical information within this document has been reviewed
and approved by Gregory A. Beischer, President & CEO of
Millrock. Mr. Beischer is a Qualified Person as defined in NI
43-101. The Qualified Person has personally inspected the Rio
Sonora, Las Cuarentas, Ramard, Los Chinos and Guadalcazar
properties and drill cores from the Las Cuarentas and Guadalcazar
properties but has not verified assay results or grade
calculations.
About Millrock Resources Inc.
Millrock Resources Inc. is a premier project generator to the
mining industry. In the search for world-class metallic mineral
deposits, Millrock identifies, packages and operates large-scale
projects for joint venture, thereby exposing its shareholders to
the benefits of mineral discovery without the usual financial risk
taken on by most exploration companies. Funding for Millrock's
exploration projects primarily comes from its joint venture
partners. Business partners of Millrock include some of the leading
names in the mining industry: Teck, First Quantum and Altius.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD |
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"Gregory Beischer" |
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Gregory Beischer, President & CEO |
Some statements in this news release contain forward-looking
information including the statements that the acquisition of PMXH
will generate more projects in Mexico, that several of the projects
should be of immediate interest to funding partners, and as to the
potential for high grade gold deposits. These statements address
future events and conditions and, as such, involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the
actual results, performance or achievements to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by the statements. Such factors include
without limitation the completion of the acquisition of PMXH,
generation of more projects in Mexico, the ability of Millrock to
raise the funding required to undertake exploration activities
prior to entering into earn-in agreements with funding partners,
and the ability of Millrock to negotiate earn-in agreements with
funding partners.
"NEITHER TSX-VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES
PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE
TSX-VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR
ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE."
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