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11-08-2025
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NGEx Reports Q2 2025 Results; Porphyry and High-grade Gold Discoveries at Lunahuasi; Plan to Spin-out Royalties to Shareholders
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 11, 2025 /CNW/ - NGEx Minerals Ltd. ("NGEx Minerals" "NGEx" or the "Company") (TSX: NGEX) (OTCQX: NGXXF) is pleased to report its results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. PDF Version Highlights for three months ended June 30, 2025 ("Q2 2025") and the subsequent period thereto, include the following, details of which are discussed later in the release: Highly successful Phase 3 drill program continued to grow the Lunahuasi deposit. The Company successfully completed 25,003 metres of drilling in 24 holes during the Phase 3 drill program, confirming two significant new discoveries:Major new copper-gold porphyry system – Drillhole DPDH027 confirmed the presence of a predicted copper-gold porphyry system at Lunahuasi, adjacent to the high-grade copper-gold-silver high-sulphidation vein structures that were initially discovered at the project. The porphyry discovery opens an entirely new dimension to the project, comprising a very large-scale exploration target which holds the potential to significantly increase Lunahuasi's long-term veins with high-grade visible gold – Drillhole DPDH046 intersected two separate quartz veins containing ultra high-grade free gold. This new style of mineralization is rarely seen in high-sulphidation epithermal deposits but has accounted for a significant portion of the value at successful projects developed worldwide where it is present, such as the El Indio mine located 150 kilometres to the southwest. The exceptional gold grades intersected thus far suggest that substantial additional value creation may be possible within only a relatively small, mineralized volume, which greatly increases the gold potential of the Lunahuasi deposit. The full extent of this new style of mineralization has not yet been defined, and the Company will prioritize, among other things, follow-up drilling to test this exciting new exploration target in the upcoming program. NGEx plans to spin-out royalties on its flagship assets to shareholders. On July 22, 2025, the Company announced its intention to spin-out net smelter return ("NSR") royalties on its Lunahuasi and Los Helados Projects, that will be held by a wholly-owned subsidiary of NGEx ("RoyaltyCo") by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the "Arrangement"). If all requisite approvals are obtained, including those required from NGEx shareholders and the Toronto Stock Exchange, each shareholder of NGEx will receive 1/4 of a share of RoyaltyCo for each share of NGEx held as of the Share Distribution Record Date (as defined below) and NGEx will retain a 19.9% interest in RoyaltyCo. RoyaltyCo intends to apply to list its shares on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") following completion of the Arrangement. Such listing will be subject to it fulfilling all of the listing requirements of the TSXV. The creation and spin-out of RoyaltyCo is designed to allow NGEx Shareholders to capture additional long-term value from the Lunahuasi and Los Helados projects through the royalties, while NGEx continues to focus on advancing the projects through further exploration efforts. Wojtek Wodzicki, President and CEO, commented, "We take great pride in the outstanding value that NGEx and its predecessors have unlocked and delivered to shareholders over the years through successful exploration and the execution of thoughtful corporate transactions including past spin-outs that have created tremendous value for our shareholders. Our work during this past quarter is the latest example of this continuing endeavor. Phase 3 drilling at Lunahuasi has been a resounding success, with the final assays of the program confirming two new discoveries, each having the potential to further augment what is already a remarkable deposit: a copper-gold porphyry system and a new zone of quartz veins hosting ultra high-grade free gold. This past season of drilling at Lunahuasi has reconfirmed the unique nature of the deposit, which continues surprising to the upside, and we are eager to get back into the field in October to follow up on the findings of the recent campaign. On the corporate front, we are advancing the previously proposed spin-out of royalty assets on Lunahuasi and Los Helados. If completed, the Arrangement will continue to give shareholders exposure to our keystone assets in the emerging Vicuña District, while also providing a ground level opportunity to participate in a new and exciting investment opportunity in the royalty space that will be led by an experienced leadership team, that we have begun to assemble, with a mandate to grow and diversify its portfolio." Q2 2025 Operating Highlights and Outlook Successful Phase 3 Lunahuasi Program Results in Two New Discoveries The Company successfully completed its Phase 3 drill program at Lunahuasi, located in San Juan, Argentina, in early May 2025, with 25,003 metres completed in 24 holes, including three geotechnical holes designed to support the Company's analysis of a conceptual underground exploration adit at Lunahuasi. The final assays from the Phase 3 program were released by the Company on July 8, 2025. The program accomplished its main objectives of testing the Lunahuasi deposit at three target scales: Long-range exploration holes (+300m spacing) were big step-outs that tested for significant extensions of mineralization to the north, south, and west; Mid-range step out holes (50-300m spacing) explored for extensions of the mineralized zone in all directions and started to fill in large gaps in the drill pattern; and Short-range infill holes (30-50m spacing) tested the short-range variability of mineralized structures and high-grade zones and confirmed the main structural orientations. Throughout the Phase 3 campaign, drillholes at all three target scales consistently intersected high-grade vein-hosted mineralization across considerable widths and significantly contributed to improvements in the geological understanding of the structures that form the original Lunahuasi discovery, which continue to be the near-term exploration priority at the project. The final assay results from the Phase 3 program confirmed the discovery of a new copper-gold porphyry system at Lunahuasi (see News Release dated May 21, 2025) and the discovery of a third, distinct type of mineralization at the project with ultra high-grade visible gold in quartz veins (see News Release dated July 8, 2025). Drillhole DPDH027 was drilled across the high-sulphidation epithermal structures before discovering a new zone of porphyry copper-gold mineralization at approximately 1,262 metres downhole. The hole was drilled to a final depth of 2,005 metres, where it ended in mineralization, returning 1,619.4 metres at 0.87% copper equivalent ("CuEq") (0.52% Cu, 0.32 g/t Au, 13.2 g/t Ag) including a porphyry intersection of 743.00 metres at 0.56% CuEq (0.44% Cu, 0.13 g/t Au, 2.3 g/t Ag), which included: 18.00 metres at 2.68% CuEq (2.46% Cu, 0.18 g/t Au, 10.3 g/t Ag); and 17.80 metres at 1.23% CuEq (1.01% Cu, 0.24 g/t Au, 5.5 g/t Ag). While the full scale of the Lunahuasi porphyry system remains unknown, another Phase 3 drillhole, DPDH029, ended in argillic alteration associated with the high-sulphidation system overprinting early porphyry veins, some 500 metres south of the intersection in DPDH027, illustrating the size potential of the porphyry discovery. Importantly, this discovery has opened up an entirely new dimension to Lunahuasi and significantly increases the long-term potential of the project. Drillhole DPDH046 resulted in the discovery of ultra high-grade free gold in quartz veins, which is a new style of mineralization at Lunahuasi. Highlights include: 2.20 metres at 142.27 g/t Au from 467.10m, plus 3.60 metres at 245.39 g/t Au from 520.00m The discovery of this third distinct style of mineralization at Lunahuasi is potentially transformative for the project, as several renowned mines around the world have been built around high-grade gold quartz veins. While the size and extent of the quartz veins have yet to be confirmed, the remarkably high-grades observed in DPDH046 allude to the possibility that a relatively small volume of this gold-dominant mineralization could add a substantial amount of value to Lunahuasi. Following up on this third Lunahuasi discovery will be a key objective of the Company's upcoming Phase 4 drill program. The Company is now completing its analysis of the geological data collected during the Phase 3 campaign and refining the geological model at Lunahuasi. Planning for the Company's upcoming Phase 4 exploration program at Lunahuasi is well advanced, with a start date currently anticipated for around October 2025. Further details, such as the copper equivalent formula, can be found in the "Qualified Persons and Technical Notes" section of this news release. Proposed Spin-out of NSR Royalties on Lunahuasi and Los Helados The Company has caused a royalty purchase agreement to be entered into between a newly incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary ("RoyaltyCo") and the subsidiary that currently holds the Nacimiento I concession, which will result in a 1% NSR royalty on the Nacimiento I concession being granted to RoyaltyCo (the "Lunahuasi Royalty") in exchange for cash consideration. NGEx's 100% owned Lunahuasi Project, as currently defined, is located on the Nacimiento I concession. In addition, another wholly-owned subsidiary of NGEx which holds the Los Helados Project, located in Region III, Chile, on behalf of an unincorporated joint venture between NGEx and Nippon Caserones Resources LLC ("NCR"), has entered into royalty purchase agreements with each of RoyaltyCo and NCR to cause a combined 2.0% NSR royalty to be granted on the concessions comprising the Chilean portion of the Los Helados properties (the "Los Helados Royalty") in exchange for cash consideration. The Los Helados Royalty, and the associated aggregate cash consideration, will be allocated to RoyaltyCo and NCR based on the Company and NCR's respective pro rata interests in Los Helados of approximately 69% and 31%, resulting in RoyaltyCo's portion of the Los Helados Royalty amounting to a 1.38% NSR royalty. The Company has also entered into an arrangement agreement with RoyaltyCo (the "Arrangement Agreement"), whereby NGEx intends to complete a share capital reorganization by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act, which will result in, among other things, at least 80.1% of the common shares of the RoyaltyCo (the "RoyaltyCo Shares") being spun-out to the shareholders of NGEx (the "NGEx Shareholders"). As part of the spin-out of the RoyaltyCo Shares to NGEx Shareholders, NGEx will make an additional capital contribution into RoyaltyCo for working capital purposes, which is in addition to the amounts to be injected by NGEx to fund the acquisition of the Lunahuasi Royalty and RoyaltyCo's portion of the Los Helados Royalty, which will also be made by way of a capital contribution. The capital contributions by NGEx will result in it receiving a number of RoyaltyCo Shares in return representing up to a 19.9% ownership interest in RoyaltyCo that will be retained and not form part of the spin-out to NGEx Shareholders. The Arrangement Agreement describes the terms of the proposed arrangement (the "Arrangement"), which, among other things, includes: Each common share of NGEx (each, a "NGEx Share") outstanding at the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of the Arrangement (the "Share Distribution Record Date") will be redesignated and exchanged as part of a reorganization of the share capital of NGEx, and in accordance with section 86 of the Income Tax Act (Canada), for (i) one (1) new common share of NGEX (each, a "New NGEx Share"), which such New NGEx Share will be identical to the NGEx Shares immediately prior to the effective time of the Arrangement (the "Effective Time") and (ii) 1/4 of a RoyaltyCo Share; and Each outstanding stock option of NGEx (each, a "NGEx Option") that is outstanding immediately before the Effective Time will be exchanged for (i) one (1) replacement stock option of NGEx (each, a "NGEx Replacement Option") to purchase from NGEx one New NGEx Share having an exercise price (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the product of the exercise price of each NGEx Option so exchanged immediately before the Effective Time multiplied by the fair market value of a New NGEx Share at the Effective Time divided by the total of the fair market value of a New NGEx Share and the fair market value of 1/4 of a RoyaltyCo Share at the Effective Time, and (ii) one (1) fully-vested stock option of the Company (each, a "RoyaltyCo Option") to acquire 1/4 of a RoyaltyCo Share, each whole RoyaltyCo Option having an exercise price (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the product of the exercise price of the NGEx Option so exchanged immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the fair market value of 1/4 of a RoyaltyCo Share at the Effective Time divided by the total of the fair market value of one New NGEx Share and 1/4 of a RoyaltyCo Share at the Effective Time. Completion of the Arrangement is subject to receipt of requisite NGEx Shareholder, Toronto Stock Exchange and court approvals, the timing and receipt of which cannot be determined at this time. NGEx Shareholders will vote on the Arrangement at a special meeting to be held on September 12, 2025. Following completion of the Arrangement, NGEx is expected to hold up to a 19.9% ownership interest in RoyaltyCo, with the remaining RoyaltyCo Shares being distributed to NGEx Shareholders as described above, in accordance with their pro-rata interest in NGEx as of the Share Distribution Record Date. RoyaltyCo intends to apply to list its shares on the TSXV following completion of the Arrangement. Such listing will be subject to it fulfilling all of the listing requirements of the TSXV. Additional details with respect to the Arrangement can be found in the Company's News Release dated July 22, 2025, on SEDAR+ at and the Company's website Financial Results (In thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) Three months ended Six months ended June 30, June 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Exploration and project investigation17,414 7,818 53,837 30,337 General and administration ("G&A")3,294 1,977 7,066 3,836 Net loss21,387 7,579 56,529 27,323 Basic and diluted loss per share0.10 0.04 0.27 0.15 The financial information in this table was selected from the Company's condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three and six months June 30, 2025 (the "Financial Statements"), which are available on SEDAR+ at and the Company's website Selected Financial Information (In thousands of Canadian dollars)June 30, December 31, 20252024 Cash97,240153,368 Short-term investments46,02245,185 Working capital138,592188,944 Mineral properties6,1676,271 Total assets152,087208,563 The financial information in this table was selected from the Financial Statements, which are available on SEDAR+ at and the Company's website The Company incurred a net loss of $21.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2025, comprised primarily of $17.4 million in exploration and project investigation costs and $3.3 million in G&A costs. For the 2024 comparative period, the Company reported a net loss of $7.6 million, consisting primarily of $7.8 million in exploration and project investigation costs and $2.0 million in G&A costs, which were partially offset by a gain of approximately $2.4 million resulting from the use of marketable securities for the purposes of facilitating intragroup funding transfers. Liquidity and Capital Resources As at June 30, 2025, the Company had cash of $97.2 million, short-term investments of $46.0 million and net working capital of $138.6 million compared to cash of $153.4 million, short-term investments of $45.2 million and net working capital of $188.9 million as at December 31, 2024. The Company's total treasury, consisting of its cash and short-term investments, and net working capital decreased during the six months ended June 30, 2025, due primarily to funds used in operations and for general corporate purposes. About NGEx Minerals NGEx Minerals is a copper and gold exploration company based in Canada, focused on exploration of the Lunahuasi copper-gold-silver project in San Juan Province, Argentina, and the nearby Los Helados copper-gold project located approximately nine kilometres northeast in Chile's Region III. Both projects are located within the Vicuña District, which includes the Caserones mine, and the Josemaria and Filo del Sol deposits. NGEx owns 100% of Lunahuasi and is the majority partner and operator for the Los Helados project, subject to a Joint Exploration Agreement with Nippon Caserones Resources LLC, which is the indirect 30% owner of the operating Caserones open pit copper mine located approximately 17 kilometres north of Los Helados. Lundin Mining Corporation holds the remaining 70% stake in Caserones. The Company's common shares are listed on the TSX under the symbol "NGEX" and also trade on the OTCQX under the symbol "NGXXF". NGEx is part of the Lundin Group of Companies. Additional information relating to NGEx may be obtained or viewed on SEDAR+ at Additional Information The information contained in this news release was accurate at the time of dissemination but may be superseded by subsequent news release(s). The Company is under no obligation, nor does it intend to update or revise the forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws. Qualified Persons and Technical Notes The scientific and technical disclosure for the Lunahuasi Project included in this news release have been reviewed and approved by Bob Carmichael, who is the Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. Mr. Carmichael is Vice President, Exploration for the Company. Additional details on the drill results from the Company's completed Phase 3 drill program at Lunahuasi, including those specifically discussed above, can be found in the Company's press releases dated December 18, 2024, January 22, 2025, February 19, 2025, March 13, 2025, April 24, 2025, May 21, 2025, June 18, 2025, July 2, 2025, and July 9, 2025. Copper equivalent for Lunahuasi drill intersections is calculated based on US$ 3.00/lb Cu, US$ 1,500/oz Au and US$ 18/oz Ag, with 80% metallurgical recoveries assumed for all metals. The formula is: CuEq % = Cu % + (0.7292 * Au g/t) + (0.0088 * Ag g/t). Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements made and information contained herein in the news release constitutes "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation (collectively, "forward-looking information"). All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this document constitute forward-looking information, including but not limited to, statements regarding: exploration and development plans and expenditures, including the size, scope, nature, timing and foci of the Company's future exploration programs, particularly at Lunahuasi; the potential for an underground exploration adit at Lunahuasi; the geological interpretation of the Lunahuasi system which is expected to evolve with additional drilling, including whether current interpretation of the exploration and/or drill results to date at Lunahuasi will be confirmed by future work, the ability of future drilling to convert exploration potential to a Mineral Resource Estimate, the scale, grade, or significance of the discovery of a copper-gold porphyry system and visible gold in quartz veins at the project; the timing, structure and completion of the Arrangement; the timing and completion of the transactions contemplated by the royalty purchase agreements related to the Lunahuasi Royalty and the Los Helados Royalty; the timing and amount of the injection of cash from NGEx to RoyaltyCo; future potential for NGEx and RoyaltyCo; future acquisitions of additional royalty interests by RoyaltyCo to its portfolio; anticipated benefits of the Arrangement to NGEx, NGEx Shareholders or the shareholders of RoyaltyCo; the timing and receipt of required shareholder, court and stock exchange approvals for the Arrangement; the composition of RoyaltyCo's board of directors and management team; the application for, and listing of, the RoyaltyCo Shares on the TSXV following completion of the Arrangement; the future uses of the Company's cash and working capital; the success of future exploration activities; potential for the discovery of new mineral deposits or expansion of existing mineral deposits; ability to build shareholder value; expectations with regard to adding to Mineral Resources through exploration; expectations with respect to the conversion of Inferred Resources to an Indicated Resource classification, or the conversion of Indicated Resources to a Measured Resource classification; ability to execute the planned work programs; estimation of commodity prices, Mineral Resources, estimations of costs, and permitting time lines; ability to obtain surface rights and property interests; currency exchange rate fluctuations; requirements for additional capital; government regulation of mining activities; environmental risks; unanticipated reclamation expenses; title disputes or claims; limitations on insurance coverage; assumptions that the Company will be able to carry out exploration program at Lunahuasi as planned; fluctuations in the current price of and demand for commodities; and material adverse changes in general business and economic conditions, particularly in Argentina with respect to uncertainty around exchange rate and other economic policies potentially affecting the Company, as well as other factors associated with ongoing financial instability in Argentina. Generally, this forward-looking information can frequently, but not always, be identified by use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "projects", "budgets", "assumes", "strategy", "objectives", "potential", "possible", "anticipates", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events, conditions or results "will", "may", "could", "would", "should", "might" or "will be taken", "will occur" or "will be achieved" or the negative connotations thereof. Forward-looking information is necessarily based upon various estimates and assumptions including, without limitation, the intended use or deployment of the Company's treasury balance, and the nature, scope and timing of the work to be undertaken to advance the Lunahuasi Project. Although the Company believes that these factors and expectations are reasonable as at the date of this document, in light of management's experience and perception of current conditions and expected developments, these statements are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements and information. Such factors include, without limitation: the risk of the Company not obtaining court, NGEx Shareholder or stock exchange approvals to proceed with the Arrangement; the risk of unanticipated tax consequences to the Arrangement; the risk of the market valuing NGEx and RoyaltyCo in a manner not anticipated by the Company; risks related to the benefits of the Arrangement not being realized; risks relating to RoyaltyCo not being able to add additional royalty interests to its portfolio; the emergence or intensification of infectious diseases, such as COVID 19, and the risk that such an occurrence globally, or in the Company's operating jurisdictions and/or at its project sites in particular, could impact the Company's ability to carry out the program and could cause the program to be shut down; estimations of costs, and permitting time lines; ability to obtain environmental permits, surface rights and property interests in a timely manner; currency exchange rate fluctuations; requirements for additional capital; changes in the Company's share price; changes to government regulation of mining activities; environmental risks; unanticipated reclamation or remediation expenses; title disputes or claims; limitations on insurance coverage, fluctuations in the current price of and demand for commodities; material adverse changes in general business, government and economic conditions in the Company's operating jurisdictions, such as Argentina; the availability of financing if and when needed on reasonable terms; risks related to material labour disputes, accidents, or failure of plant or equipment; there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, or intended, including those set out in the Company's most recent annual information form and annual management discussion and analysis, and risks, uncertainties and other factors identified in the Company's periodic filings with Canadian securities regulators, which are available on the Company's website and SEDAR+ at under the Company's profile. The forward-looking information contained in this news release is based on information available to the Company as at the date of this news release. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update and/or revise any of the included forward-looking information, whether as a result of additional information, future events and/or otherwise. Forward-looking information is provided for the purpose of providing information about management's current expectations and plans and allowing investors and others to get a better understanding of the Company's operating environment. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that would cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. All the forward-looking information contained in this document is qualified by these cautionary statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information due to the inherent uncertainty thereof. Cautionary Note to U.S. Readers Information concerning the mineral properties of the Company contained in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Canadian securities laws, which differ in material respects from the requirements of securities laws of the United States applicable to U.S. companies subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. SOURCE NGEx Minerals Ltd. View original content to download multimedia:
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11-08-2025
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NGEx Reports Q2 2025 Results; Porphyry and High-grade Gold Discoveries at Lunahuasi; Plan to Spin-out Royalties to Shareholders
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 11, 2025 /CNW/ - NGEx Minerals Ltd. ("NGEx Minerals" "NGEx" or the "Company") (TSX: NGEX) (OTCQX: NGXXF) is pleased to report its results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. PDF Version Highlights for three months ended June 30, 2025 ("Q2 2025") and the subsequent period thereto, include the following, details of which are discussed later in the release: View PDF Highly successful Phase 3 drill program continued to grow the Lunahuasi deposit. The Company successfully completed 25,003 metres of drilling in 24 holes during the Phase 3 drill program, confirming two significant new discoveries: Major new copper-gold porphyry system – Drillhole DPDH027 confirmed the presence of a predicted copper-gold porphyry system at Lunahuasi, adjacent to the high-grade copper-gold-silver high-sulphidation vein structures that were initially discovered at the project. The porphyry discovery opens an entirely new dimension to the project, comprising a very large-scale exploration target which holds the potential to significantly increase Lunahuasi's long-term value. Quartz veins with high-grade visible gold – Drillhole DPDH046 intersected two separate quartz veins containing ultra high-grade free gold. This new style of mineralization is rarely seen in high-sulphidation epithermal deposits but has accounted for a significant portion of the value at successful projects developed worldwide where it is present, such as the El Indio mine located 150 kilometres to the southwest. The exceptional gold grades intersected thus far suggest that substantial additional value creation may be possible within only a relatively small, mineralized volume, which greatly increases the gold potential of the Lunahuasi deposit. The full extent of this new style of mineralization has not yet been defined, and the Company will prioritize, among other things, follow-up drilling to test this exciting new exploration target in the upcoming program. NGEx plans to spin-out royalties on its flagship assets to shareholders. On July 22, 2025, the Company announced its intention to spin-out net smelter return ("NSR") royalties on its Lunahuasi and Los Helados Projects, that will be held by a wholly-owned subsidiary of NGEx ("RoyaltyCo") by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the "Arrangement"). If all requisite approvals are obtained, including those required from NGEx shareholders and the Toronto Stock Exchange, each shareholder of NGEx will receive 1/4 of a share of RoyaltyCo for each share of NGEx held as of the Share Distribution Record Date (as defined below) and NGEx will retain a 19.9% interest in RoyaltyCo. RoyaltyCo intends to apply to list its shares on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") following completion of the Arrangement. Such listing will be subject to it fulfilling all of the listing requirements of the TSXV. The creation and spin-out of RoyaltyCo is designed to allow NGEx Shareholders to capture additional long-term value from the Lunahuasi and Los Helados projects through the royalties, while NGEx continues to focus on advancing the projects through further exploration efforts. Wojtek Wodzicki, President and CEO, commented, " We take great pride in the outstanding value that NGEx and its predecessors have unlocked and delivered to shareholders over the years through successful exploration and the execution of thoughtful corporate transactions including past spin-outs that have created tremendous value for our shareholders. Our work during this past quarter is the latest example of this continuing endeavor. Phase 3 drilling at Lunahuasi has been a resounding success, with the final assays of the program confirming two new discoveries, each having the potential to further augment what is already a remarkable deposit: a copper-gold porphyry system and a new zone of quartz veins hosting ultra high-grade free gold. This past season of drilling at Lunahuasi has reconfirmed the unique nature of the deposit, which continues surprising to the upside, and we are eager to get back into the field in October to follow up on the findings of the recent campaign. On the corporate front, we are advancing the previously proposed spin-out of royalty assets on Lunahuasi and Los Helados. If completed, the Arrangement will continue to give shareholders exposure to our keystone assets in the emerging Vicuña District, while also providing a ground level opportunity to participate in a new and exciting investment opportunity in the royalty space that will be led by an experienced leadership team, that we have begun to assemble, with a mandate to grow and diversify its portfolio." Q2 2025 Operating Highlights and Outlook Successful Phase 3 Lunahuasi Program Results in Two New Discoveries The Company successfully completed its Phase 3 drill program at Lunahuasi, located in San Juan, Argentina, in early May 2025, with 25,003 metres completed in 24 holes, including three geotechnical holes designed to support the Company's analysis of a conceptual underground exploration adit at Lunahuasi. The final assays from the Phase 3 program were released by the Company on July 8, 2025. The program accomplished its main objectives of testing the Lunahuasi deposit at three target scales: Long-range exploration holes (+300m spacing) were big step-outs that tested for significant extensions of mineralization to the north, south, and west; Mid-range step out holes (50-300m spacing) explored for extensions of the mineralized zone in all directions and started to fill in large gaps in the drill pattern; and Short-range infill holes (30-50m spacing) tested the short-range variability of mineralized structures and high-grade zones and confirmed the main structural orientations. Throughout the Phase 3 campaign, drillholes at all three target scales consistently intersected high-grade vein-hosted mineralization across considerable widths and significantly contributed to improvements in the geological understanding of the structures that form the original Lunahuasi discovery, which continue to be the near-term exploration priority at the project. The final assay results from the Phase 3 program confirmed the discovery of a new copper-gold porphyry system at Lunahuasi (see News Release dated May 21, 2025) and the discovery of a third, distinct type of mineralization at the project with ultra high-grade visible gold in quartz veins (see News Release dated July 8, 2025). Drillhole DPDH027 was drilled across the high-sulphidation epithermal structures before discovering a new zone of porphyry copper-gold mineralization at approximately 1,262 metres downhole. The hole was drilled to a final depth of 2,005 metres, where it ended in mineralization, returning 1,619.4 metres at 0.87% copper equivalent ("CuEq") (0.52% Cu, 0.32 g/t Au, 13.2 g/t Ag) including a porphyry intersection of 743.00 metres at 0.56% CuEq (0.44% Cu, 0.13 g/t Au, 2.3 g/t Ag), which included: 18.00 metres at 2.68% CuEq (2.46% Cu, 0.18 g/t Au, 10.3 g/t Ag); and 17.80 metres at 1.23% CuEq (1.01% Cu, 0.24 g/t Au, 5.5 g/t Ag). While the full scale of the Lunahuasi porphyry system remains unknown, another Phase 3 drillhole, DPDH029, ended in argillic alteration associated with the high-sulphidation system overprinting early porphyry veins, some 500 metres south of the intersection in DPDH027, illustrating the size potential of the porphyry discovery. Importantly, this discovery has opened up an entirely new dimension to Lunahuasi and significantly increases the long-term potential of the project. Drillhole DPDH046 resulted in the discovery of ultra high-grade free gold in quartz veins, which is a new style of mineralization at Lunahuasi. Highlights include: 2.20 metres at 142.27 g/t Au from 467.10m, plus 3.60 metres at 245.39 g/t Au from 520.00m The discovery of this third distinct style of mineralization at Lunahuasi is potentially transformative for the project, as several renowned mines around the world have been built around high-grade gold quartz veins. While the size and extent of the quartz veins have yet to be confirmed, the remarkably high-grades observed in DPDH046 allude to the possibility that a relatively small volume of this gold-dominant mineralization could add a substantial amount of value to Lunahuasi. Following up on this third Lunahuasi discovery will be a key objective of the Company's upcoming Phase 4 drill program. The Company is now completing its analysis of the geological data collected during the Phase 3 campaign and refining the geological model at Lunahuasi. Planning for the Company's upcoming Phase 4 exploration program at Lunahuasi is well advanced, with a start date currently anticipated for around October 2025. Further details, such as the copper equivalent formula, can be found in the "Qualified Persons and Technical Notes" section of this news release. Proposed Spin-out of NSR Royalties on Lunahuasi and Los Helados The Company has caused a royalty purchase agreement to be entered into between a newly incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary ("RoyaltyCo") and the subsidiary that currently holds the Nacimiento I concession, which will result in a 1% NSR royalty on the Nacimiento I concession being granted to RoyaltyCo (the "Lunahuasi Royalty") in exchange for cash consideration. NGEx's 100% owned Lunahuasi Project, as currently defined, is located on the Nacimiento I concession. In addition, another wholly-owned subsidiary of NGEx which holds the Los Helados Project, located in Region III, Chile, on behalf of an unincorporated joint venture between NGEx and Nippon Caserones Resources LLC ("NCR"), has entered into royalty purchase agreements with each of RoyaltyCo and NCR to cause a combined 2.0% NSR royalty to be granted on the concessions comprising the Chilean portion of the Los Helados properties (the "Los Helados Royalty") in exchange for cash consideration. The Los Helados Royalty, and the associated aggregate cash consideration, will be allocated to RoyaltyCo and NCR based on the Company and NCR's respective pro rata interests in Los Helados of approximately 69% and 31%, resulting in RoyaltyCo's portion of the Los Helados Royalty amounting to a 1.38% NSR royalty. The Company has also entered into an arrangement agreement with RoyaltyCo (the "Arrangement Agreement"), whereby NGEx intends to complete a share capital reorganization by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act, which will result in, among other things, at least 80.1% of the common shares of the RoyaltyCo (the "RoyaltyCo Shares") being spun-out to the shareholders of NGEx (the "NGEx Shareholders"). As part of the spin-out of the RoyaltyCo Shares to NGEx Shareholders, NGEx will make an additional capital contribution into RoyaltyCo for working capital purposes, which is in addition to the amounts to be injected by NGEx to fund the acquisition of the Lunahuasi Royalty and RoyaltyCo's portion of the Los Helados Royalty, which will also be made by way of a capital contribution. The capital contributions by NGEx will result in it receiving a number of RoyaltyCo Shares in return representing up to a 19.9% ownership interest in RoyaltyCo that will be retained and not form part of the spin-out to NGEx Shareholders. The Arrangement Agreement describes the terms of the proposed arrangement (the "Arrangement"), which, among other things, includes: Each common share of NGEx (each, a "NGEx Share") outstanding at the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of the Arrangement (the "Share Distribution Record Date") will be redesignated and exchanged as part of a reorganization of the share capital of NGEx, and in accordance with section 86 of the Income Tax Act (Canada), for (i) one (1) new common share of NGEX (each, a "New NGEx Share"), which such New NGEx Share will be identical to the NGEx Shares immediately prior to the effective time of the Arrangement (the "Effective Time") and (ii) 1/4 of a RoyaltyCo Share; and Each outstanding stock option of NGEx (each, a "NGEx Option") that is outstanding immediately before the Effective Time will be exchanged for (i) one (1) replacement stock option of NGEx (each, a "NGEx Replacement Option") to purchase from NGEx one New NGEx Share having an exercise price (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the product of the exercise price of each NGEx Option so exchanged immediately before the Effective Time multiplied by the fair market value of a New NGEx Share at the Effective Time divided by the total of the fair market value of a New NGEx Share and the fair market value of 1/4 of a RoyaltyCo Share at the Effective Time, and (ii) one (1) fully-vested stock option of the Company (each, a "RoyaltyCo Option") to acquire 1/4 of a RoyaltyCo Share, each whole RoyaltyCo Option having an exercise price (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the product of the exercise price of the NGEx Option so exchanged immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the fair market value of 1/4 of a RoyaltyCo Share at the Effective Time divided by the total of the fair market value of one New NGEx Share and 1/4 of a RoyaltyCo Share at the Effective Time. Completion of the Arrangement is subject to receipt of requisite NGEx Shareholder, Toronto Stock Exchange and court approvals, the timing and receipt of which cannot be determined at this time. NGEx Shareholders will vote on the Arrangement at a special meeting to be held on September 12, 2025. Following completion of the Arrangement, NGEx is expected to hold up to a 19.9% ownership interest in RoyaltyCo, with the remaining RoyaltyCo Shares being distributed to NGEx Shareholders as described above, in accordance with their pro-rata interest in NGEx as of the Share Distribution Record Date. RoyaltyCo intends to apply to list its shares on the TSXV following completion of the Arrangement. Such listing will be subject to it fulfilling all of the listing requirements of the TSXV. July 22, 2025, on SEDAR+ at and the Company's website The financial information in this table was selected from the Company's condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three and six months June 30, 2025 (the "Financial Statements"), which are available on SEDAR+ at and the Company's website Selected Financial Information The financial information in this table was selected from the Financial Statements, which are available on SEDAR+ at and the Company's website The Company incurred a net loss of $21.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2025, comprised primarily of $17.4 million in exploration and project investigation costs and $3.3 million in G&A costs. For the 2024 comparative period, the Company reported a net loss of $7.6 million, consisting primarily of $7.8 million in exploration and project investigation costs and $2.0 million in G&A costs, which were partially offset by a gain of approximately $2.4 million resulting from the use of marketable securities for the purposes of facilitating intragroup funding transfers. Liquidity and Capital Resources As at June 30, 2025, the Company had cash of $97.2 million, short-term investments of $46.0 million and net working capital of $138.6 million compared to cash of $153.4 million, short-term investments of $45.2 million and net working capital of $188.9 million as at December 31, 2024. The Company's total treasury, consisting of its cash and short-term investments, and net working capital decreased during the six months ended June 30, 2025, due primarily to funds used in operations and for general corporate purposes. About NGEx Minerals NGEx Minerals is a copper and gold exploration company based in Canada, focused on exploration of the Lunahuasi copper-gold-silver project in San Juan Province, Argentina, and the nearby Los Helados copper-gold project located approximately nine kilometres northeast in Chile's Region III. Both projects are located within the Vicuña District, which includes the Caserones mine, and the Josemaria and Filo del Sol deposits. NGEx owns 100% of Lunahuasi and is the majority partner and operator for the Los Helados project, subject to a Joint Exploration Agreement with Nippon Caserones Resources LLC, which is the indirect 30% owner of the operating Caserones open pit copper mine located approximately 17 kilometres north of Los Helados. Lundin Mining Corporation holds the remaining 70% stake in Caserones. The Company's common shares are listed on the TSX under the symbol "NGEX" and also trade on the OTCQX under the symbol "NGXXF". NGEx is part of the Lundin Group of Companies. Additional information relating to NGEx may be obtained or viewed on SEDAR+ at Additional Information The information contained in this news release was accurate at the time of dissemination but may be superseded by subsequent news release(s). The Company is under no obligation, nor does it intend to update or revise the forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws. Qualified Persons and Technical Notes The scientific and technical disclosure for the Lunahuasi Project included in this news release have been reviewed and approved by Bob Carmichael, who is the Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. Mr. Carmichael is Vice President, Exploration for the Company. Additional details on the drill results from the Company's completed Phase 3 drill program at Lunahuasi, including those specifically discussed above, can be found in the Company's press releases dated December 18, 2024, January 22, 2025, February 19, 2025, March 13, 2025, April 24, 2025, May 21, 2025, June 18, 2025, July 2, 2025, and July 9, 2025. Copper equivalent for Lunahuasi drill intersections is calculated based on US$ 3.00/lb Cu, US$ 1,500/oz Au and US$ 18/oz Ag, with 80% metallurgical recoveries assumed for all metals. The formula is: CuEq % = Cu % + (0.7292 * Au g/t) + (0.0088 * Ag g/t). Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements made and information contained herein in the news release constitutes "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation (collectively, "forward-looking information"). All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this document constitute forward-looking information, including but not limited to, statements regarding: exploration and development plans and expenditures, including the size, scope, nature, timing and foci of the Company's future exploration programs, particularly at Lunahuasi; the potential for an underground exploration adit at Lunahuasi; the geological interpretation of the Lunahuasi system which is expected to evolve with additional drilling, including whether current interpretation of the exploration and/or drill results to date at Lunahuasi will be confirmed by future work, the ability of future drilling to convert exploration potential to a Mineral Resource Estimate, the scale, grade, or significance of the discovery of a copper-gold porphyry system and visible gold in quartz veins at the project; the timing, structure and completion of the Arrangement; the timing and completion of the transactions contemplated by the royalty purchase agreements related to the Lunahuasi Royalty and the Los Helados Royalty; the timing and amount of the injection of cash from NGEx to RoyaltyCo; future potential for NGEx and RoyaltyCo; future acquisitions of additional royalty interests by RoyaltyCo to its portfolio; anticipated benefits of the Arrangement to NGEx, NGEx Shareholders or the shareholders of RoyaltyCo; the timing and receipt of required shareholder, court and stock exchange approvals for the Arrangement; the composition of RoyaltyCo's board of directors and management team; the application for, and listing of, the RoyaltyCo Shares on the TSXV following completion of the Arrangement; the future uses of the Company's cash and working capital; the success of future exploration activities; potential for the discovery of new mineral deposits or expansion of existing mineral deposits; ability to build shareholder value; expectations with regard to adding to Mineral Resources through exploration; expectations with respect to the conversion of Inferred Resources to an Indicated Resource classification, or the conversion of Indicated Resources to a Measured Resource classification; ability to execute the planned work programs; estimation of commodity prices, Mineral Resources, estimations of costs, and permitting time lines; ability to obtain surface rights and property interests; currency exchange rate fluctuations; requirements for additional capital; government regulation of mining activities; environmental risks; unanticipated reclamation expenses; title disputes or claims; limitations on insurance coverage; assumptions that the Company will be able to carry out exploration program at Lunahuasi as planned; fluctuations in the current price of and demand for commodities; and material adverse changes in general business and economic conditions, particularly in Argentina with respect to uncertainty around exchange rate and other economic policies potentially affecting the Company, as well as other factors associated with ongoing financial instability in Argentina. Generally, this forward-looking information can frequently, but not always, be identified by use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "projects", "budgets", "assumes", "strategy", "objectives", "potential", "possible", "anticipates", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events, conditions or results "will", "may", "could", "would", "should", "might" or "will be taken", "will occur" or "will be achieved" or the negative connotations thereof. Forward-looking information is necessarily based upon various estimates and assumptions including, without limitation, the intended use or deployment of the Company's treasury balance, and the nature, scope and timing of the work to be undertaken to advance the Lunahuasi Project. Although the Company believes that these factors and expectations are reasonable as at the date of this document, in light of management's experience and perception of current conditions and expected developments, these statements are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements and information. Such factors include, without limitation: the risk of the Company not obtaining court, NGEx Shareholder or stock exchange approvals to proceed with the Arrangement; the risk of unanticipated tax consequences to the Arrangement; the risk of the market valuing NGEx and RoyaltyCo in a manner not anticipated by the Company; risks related to the benefits of the Arrangement not being realized; risks relating to RoyaltyCo not being able to add additional royalty interests to its portfolio; the emergence or intensification of infectious diseases, such as COVID 19, and the risk that such an occurrence globally, or in the Company's operating jurisdictions and/or at its project sites in particular, could impact the Company's ability to carry out the program and could cause the program to be shut down; estimations of costs, and permitting time lines; ability to obtain environmental permits, surface rights and property interests in a timely manner; currency exchange rate fluctuations; requirements for additional capital; changes in the Company's share price; changes to government regulation of mining activities; environmental risks; unanticipated reclamation or remediation expenses; title disputes or claims; limitations on insurance coverage, fluctuations in the current price of and demand for commodities; material adverse changes in general business, government and economic conditions in the Company's operating jurisdictions, such as Argentina; the availability of financing if and when needed on reasonable terms; risks related to material labour disputes, accidents, or failure of plant or equipment; there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, or intended, including those set out in the Company's most recent annual information form and annual management discussion and analysis, and risks, uncertainties and other factors identified in the Company's periodic filings with Canadian securities regulators, which are available on the Company's website and SEDAR+ at under the Company's profile. The forward-looking information contained in this news release is based on information available to the Company as at the date of this news release. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update and/or revise any of the included forward-looking information, whether as a result of additional information, future events and/or otherwise. Forward-looking information is provided for the purpose of providing information about management's current expectations and plans and allowing investors and others to get a better understanding of the Company's operating environment. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that would cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. All the forward-looking information contained in this document is qualified by these cautionary statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information due to the inherent uncertainty thereof. Cautionary Note to U.S. Readers Information concerning the mineral properties of the Company contained in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Canadian securities laws, which differ in material respects from the requirements of securities laws of the United States applicable to U.S. companies subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. SOURCE NGEx Minerals Ltd.
Cision Canada
22-07-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
NGEx Minerals to Spin-Out Royalties to Shareholders
VANCOUVER, BC, July 22, 2025 /CNW/ - NGEx Minerals Ltd. ("NGEx", "NGEx Minerals" or the "Company") (TSX: NGEX) (OTCQX: NGXXF) is pleased to announce plans to spin-out net smelter return (" NSR") royalties on the Lunahuasi and Los Helados Projects by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the " Arrangement"). PDF Version Highlights Create a 1% NSR royalty on the 100% owned Lunahuasi Project, located in San Juan Province Argentina. Intends to create a 2% NSR royalty on the Los Helados Project located in Region 3, Chile, with a 1.38% NSR to be allocated to a newly incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary (" RoyaltyCo") and a 0.62% NSR to be allocated to Nippon Caserones Resources LLC (" NCR"), a subsidiary of JX Advanced Metals Corporation, based on each company's respective pro-rata interest in Los Helados of approximately 69% and 31%. Shareholders of NGEx will vote on the Arrangement at a special meeting to be held on September 12, 2025. The Arrangement will also be subject to Toronto Stock Exchange and court approval. If approved, shareholders of NGEx will receive 1/4 of a share of RoyaltyCo for each share of NGEx held as of the Record Date (as defined below). RoyaltyCo intends to apply to list its shares on the TSX Venture Exchange (the " TSXV") following completion of the Arrangement. Such listing will be subject to it fulfilling all of the listing requirements of the TSXV. Wojtek Wodzicki, President and CEO, commented, "NGEx and its predecessor companies have an extremely strong track record of creating very significant value for shareholders through spin-outs and an entrepreneurial, value-driven approach to managing its assets. Today's announcement marks the next step in that ongoing journey. If approved, this transaction is expected to provide NGEx shareholders with long-term exposure to Lunahuasi and Los Helados through RoyaltyCo, which intends to apply to list its shares for trading on the TSXV following completion of the Arrangement. In addition, through NGEx's anticipated holding of up to a 19.9% interest in RoyaltyCo, NGEx itself will also retain future exposure to a vehicle that is expected to use the royalties to spearhead future portfolio growth and diversification. We plan to put an experienced management team and board in place with a mandate to drive a growth strategy and build RoyaltyCo into a significant new player in the royalty space." Summary The Company has entered into a royalty purchase agreement with a newly incorporated wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (" RoyaltyCo") pursuant to which NGEx will cause a 1.0% NSR royalty on the Nacimiento I concession, located in San Juan Province, Argentina, on which the Company's 100% owned Lunahuasi Project is currently defined, to be granted to RoyaltyCo (the " Lunahuasi Royalty") in exchange for cash consideration. In addition, the Company also intends to cause its wholly-owned subsidiary which holds the Los Helados Project, located in Region III, Chile, on behalf of an unincorporated joint venture between the Company and NCR, to enter into royalty purchase agreements with each of RoyaltyCo and NCR to cause a combined 2.0% NSR royalty to be granted on the concessions underlying the Los Helados properties (the " Los Helados Royalty") in exchange for cash consideration. The Los Helados Royalty, and the associated aggregate cash consideration, will be allocated to RoyaltyCo and NCR based on the Company and NCR's respective pro rata interest in Los Helados of approximately 69% and 31%, resulting in RoyaltyCo's portion of the Los Helados Royalty amounting to a 1.38% NSR royalty. Concurrent with the foregoing, NGEx has also entered into an arrangement agreement with RoyaltyCo (the " Arrangement Agreement"), whereby, among other things, the common shares of RoyaltyCo (the " RoyaltyCo Shares") will be spun-out to the shareholders of NGEx (the " NGEx Shareholders") by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act. As part of the spin-out of the RoyaltyCo Shares to NGEx Shareholders, NGEx also expects to make a cash injection into RoyaltyCo. The creation and spin-out of RoyaltyCo is designed to allow NGEx Shareholders to capture additional long-term value from the Lunahuasi and Los Helados projects through the Royalties, while NGEx continues to focus on advancing the Lunahuasi and Los Helados projects. Over time, it is expected that RoyaltyCo may add new and additional royalty interests to its portfolio. Terms of the Arrangement The Arrangement involves, among other things, the distribution of RoyaltyCo Shares to NGEx Shareholders such that each NGEx Shareholder as of a particular date, immediately prior to closing of the Arrangement (the " Record Date") will receive 1/4 of a RoyaltyCo Share for each common share of NGEx (each, a " NGEx Share") held as of the Record Date. There will be no change in the NGEx Shareholders' holdings in NGEx as a result of the Arrangement. Following completion of the Arrangement, NGEx is expected to hold up to a 19.9% ownership interest in RoyaltyCo, with the remaining RoyaltyCo Shares being distributed to NGEx Shareholders on a pro-rata basis as described above. Each outstanding stock option of NGEx (each, a " NGEx Option") will be exchanged for a replacement stock option of NGEx (each, a " NGEx Replacement Option") and a fully-vested stock option of RoyaltyCo (each, a " RoyaltyCo Option") exercisable for 1/4 of a RoyaltyCo Share, and the exercise prices for the NGEx Replacement Options and the RoyaltyCo Options will be adjusted to reflect the relative value of the shares. NGEx Shareholders will vote on the Arrangement at a special meeting to be held on September 12, 2025 (the " Meeting"). To be effective, the Arrangement must be approved by a special resolution passed by at least 66 2/3 % of the votes cast by NGEx Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Meeting, which NGEx Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each NGEx Share held. Completion of the Arrangement will also be subject to Toronto Stock Exchange and court approval. Full details of the Arrangement will be included in the management information circular (the " Circular") that will be mailed to NGEx Shareholders in connection with the Meeting. The Circular will propose an experienced senior management team and board of directors for RoyaltyCo. Further details regarding the proposed management team and board of directors of RoyaltyCo will be described in the Circular. After careful consideration, the Board of Directors has unanimously determined that the Arrangement is fair to NGEx Shareholders and is in the best interests of the Company. A description of the various factors considered by the Board of Directors in arriving at this determination will be provided in the Circular. Following completion of the Arrangement, the NGEx Shares will continue trading on the TSX under the symbol "NGEX" and on the OTCQX under the symbol "NGXXF". RoyaltyCo intends to apply to list the RoyaltyCo Shares on the TSXV shortly following completion of the Arrangement. Readers are cautioned that, while RoyaltyCo intends to pursue a listing on the TSXV shortly following completion of the Arrangement, it has not yet submitted an application for listing, and completion of a listing is subject to regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of all of the applicable listing requirements of the TSXV. There can be no assurance that a listing will be completed, and RoyaltyCo may elect not to proceed with a listing at any time in its sole discretion. About NGEx Minerals NGEx Minerals is a copper and gold exploration company based in Canada, focused on exploration of the Lunahuasi copper-gold-silver project in San Juan Province, Argentina, and the nearby Los Helados copper-gold project located approximately nine kilometres to the northeast in Chile's Region III. Both projects are located within the Vicuña District, which includes the Caserones mine, and the Josemaria and Filo del Sol deposits. NGEx owns 100% of Lunahuasi and is the majority partner and operator for the Los Helados project, subject to a Joint Exploration Agreement with Nippon Caserones Resources LLC, which is the indirect 30% owner of the operating Caserones open pit copper mine located approximately 17 kilometres north of Los Helados. Lundin Mining Corporation holds the remaining 70% stake in Caserones. The Company's common shares are listed on the TSX under the symbol "NGEX" and also trade on the OTCQX under the symbol "NGXXF". NGEx is part of the Lundin Group of Companies. Additional information relating to NGEx may be obtained or viewed on SEDAR+ at Additional Information Neither the TSX nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release. The information contained in this news release was accurate at the time of dissemination but may be superseded by subsequent news release(s). The Company is under no obligation, nor does it intend to update or revise the forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements made and information contained herein in the news release constitutes "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation (collectively, "forward-looking information"). All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this document constitute forward-looking information, including but not limited to, statements regarding: the timing, structure and completion of the Arrangement, the entering into of the royalty purchase agreements related to the Los Helados Royalty, the completion of the transactions contemplated by the royalty purchase agreements related to the Lunahuasi Royalty and the Los Helados Royalty, the injection of cash from NGEx to RoyaltyCo, future potential for NGEx and RoyaltyCo, future acquisitions of additional royalty interests by RoyaltyCo to its portfolio, future exploration and development of the Lunahuasi and Los Helados Projects, anticipated benefits of the Arrangement, the timing and receipt of required shareholder, court and stock exchange approvals for the Arrangement, the composition of RoyaltyCo's board of directors and management team, the application for, and listing of, the RoyaltyCo Shares on the TSXV following completion of the Arrangement and the timing for mailing of the Circular and the holding of the Meeting. Generally, this forward-looking information can frequently, but not always, be identified by use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "projects", "budgets", "assumes", "strategy", "objectives", "potential", "possible", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events, conditions or results "will", "may", "could", "would", "should", "might" or "will be taken", "will occur" or "will be achieved" or the negative connotations thereof. Forward-looking information is necessarily based upon various estimates and assumptions including, without limitation, the expectations and beliefs of management. Although the Company believes that these factors and expectations are reasonable as at the date of this document, in light of management's experience and perception of current conditions and expected developments, these statements are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements and information. Such factors include, without limitation: the risk of the Company not obtaining court, NGEx Shareholder or stock exchange approvals to proceed with the Arrangement, the risk of unanticipated tax consequences to the Arrangement, the risk of the market valuing NGEx and RoyaltyCo in a manner not anticipated by the Company, risks related to the benefits of the Arrangement not being realized, risks relating to RoyaltyCo not being able to add additional royalty interests to its portfolio, the emergence or intensification of infectious diseases, such as COVID 19, and the risk that such an occurrence globally, or in the Company's operating jurisdictions and/or at its project sites in particular, could impact the Company's ability to carry out the program and could cause the program to be shut down; estimations of costs, and permitting time lines; ability to obtain environmental permits, surface rights and property interests in a timely manner; currency exchange rate fluctuations; requirements for additional capital; changes in the Company's share price; changes to government regulation of mining activities; environmental risks; unanticipated reclamation or remediation expenses; title disputes or claims; limitations on insurance coverage, fluctuations in the current price of and demand for commodities, particularly gold prices, as they are fluctuating currently due to market volatility; material adverse changes in general business, government and economic conditions in the Company's operating jurisdictions, particularly Argentina; the availability of financing if and when needed on reasonable terms; risks related to material labour disputes, accidents, or failure of plant or equipment; there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, or intended, including those set out in the Company's annual information form and annual management discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2024, which are available on the Company's website and SEDAR+ at under the Company's profile. The forward-looking information contained in this news release is based on information available to the Company as at the date of this news release. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update and/or revise any of the forward-looking information included, whether as a result of additional information, future events and/or otherwise. Forward-looking information is provided for the purpose of providing information about management's current expectations and plans and allowing investors and others to get a better understanding of the Company's operating environment. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that would cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. All the forward-looking information contained in this document is qualified by these cautionary statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information due to the inherent uncertainty thereof. Cautionary Note to U.S. Readers
Cision Canada
08-07-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
NGEx Discovers High-Grade Gold Veins at Lunahuasi; Drills 14.74 g/t Gold (Uncut) over 104.80m Core Length, Including 504.00 g/t Gold (Uncut) over 1.55m Core Length and 142.27 g/t Gold (Uncut) over 2.20m Core Length
VANCOUVER, BC, July 8, 2025 /CNW/ - NGEx Minerals Ltd. ("NGEx", "NGEx Minerals" or the "Company") (TSX: NGEX) (OTCQX: NGXXF) is pleased to announce the final drill results from the Phase 3 program at its 100% owned Lunahuasi high-grade copper-gold-silver project in San Juan, Argentina. The highlight of these results is the discovery of ultra high-grade visible gold in quartz veins in the Saturn zone, including 504.0 g/t over 1.55m and 290.0 g/t over 0.90m in two separate veins in hole DPDH046. This represents a new style of mineralization and a new exploration target for the project. PDF Version Highlights: Drillhole DPDH044 intersected: 50.50m at 10.68% copper equivalent ("CuEq") from 479.00m Drillhole DPDH045 intersected: 15.40m at 10.28% CuEq from 191.60m Drillhole DPDH046 intersected: 104.80m at 2.97% Cu, 14.74 g/t Au and 65.0 g/t Ag from 447.00m, including: 61.90m at 3.46% Cu, 23.81 g/t Au and 87.3 g/t Ag from 467.10m, including: 2.20m at 11.61% Cu, 142.27 g/t Au and 451.2 g/t Ag from 467.10m, plus: 15.20m at 1.91% Cu, 61.72 g/t Au and 20.0 g/t Ag from 513.80m, including: 3.60m at 2.68% Cu, 245.39 g/t Au and 14.7 g/t Ag from 520.00m Wojtek Wodzicki, President and CEO, commented, "The discovery of ultra high-grade free gold in quartz veins (see Figures 1-3) adds an entirely new dimension to the Lunahuasi project. High-grade gold quartz veins are a well-known component of the high-sulphidation epithermal deposit model and have proven to be a very significant part of successful projects developed on this deposit style elsewhere, such as the renowned El Indio mine located 150km to the southwest. We have intersected some outstanding gold grades in previous drilling at Lunahuasi, but seeing this new style of mineralization with these grades provides us with the possibility of outlining substantial value in a gold-dominant style of mineralization – further increasing the potential of what is already a great mineral deposit. These results cap a very successful Phase 3 drill program which has exceeded our expectations on several fronts. Following up on this intersection and continuing to explore for similar veins within the gold-rich Saturn and Mars zones will be an important component of our upcoming Phase 4 drill campaign. We are still in the early stages of exploring this remarkable deposit, continue to get positive surprises as we add drillholes to the Lunahuasi project, and we believe that there will be more discoveries to come." Table 1: Significant Intersections Copper equivalent (CuEq) for drill intersections is calculated based on US$3.00/lb Cu, US$1,500/oz Au and US$18/oz Ag, with 80% metallurgical recoveries assumed for all metals. The formula is: CuEq % = Cu % + (0.7292 * Au g/t) + (0.0088 * Ag g/t). A * indicates that no CuEq was calculated as samples within the interval and/or the entire interval returned >100% CuEq. Table 1 shows intervals calculated with gold grades both uncut and cut to 90 g/t which is consistent at this time with statistical analysis of the distribution of gold grades drilled to date. We currently have 148 samples > 10 g/t Au, 18 samples > 50 g/t Au and 8 samples > 100 g/t Au and top cut values are subject to change as more assays are added to the data set. Estimated true widths are rounded to the nearest metre for widths over 10m and to the nearest 0.1m for widths less than 10m, as this better reflects the precision of the estimates. True widths should be regarded as approximate as these are derived from an estimation that uses a preliminary interpretation of the geological model and are subject to change as more information becomes available. DPDH044 was collared on the same platform as DPDH023 and angled to the south (170 o) with a dip of -61 o to drill across the Saturn zone perpendicular to the direction of the other drill holes. The hole drilled an oblique intersection of the zone between 259.00m and 721.20m which included a number of higher-grade sections. The estimated true width and overall grade of this intersection matches well with other Saturn zone holes (see News Release dated April 24, 2025) and helps to delineate the geometry of the zone. DPDH045 was collared from the same platform as DPDH040 and drilled towards the northeast (45 o) at a dip of -65 o to test for continuity of the Mars zone between holes DPDH032 and DPDH042. The hole intersected a new zone between 191.60m and 207.00m (15.40m at 10.28% CuEq) and is interpreted to have hit the Mars zone between 391.00m and 397.00m (6.00m at 2.38% CuEq). DPDH046 was drilled from the same platform as DPDH028 and angled to the west at a dip of -45 o to explore the Saturn zone to the north of DPDH028. It intersected the Saturn zone between 447.00m and 551.80m about 35m north of the zone intersected in DPDH028. The hole drilled a very strong Saturn zone intersection, highlighted by two high-grade gold veins 53.90m apart; 2.20m at 142.27 g/t Au from 467.10m and 1.55m at 504.00 g/t Au from 521.00m. Both were characterized by visible gold in quartz veins, with the shallower vein clearly crosscutting an earlier pyrite-enargite vein as indicated by its higher copper grade. These veins appear to have been intersected by other Saturn zone holes, as shown in Table 2 below, most of which cross-cut massive sulphide veins. There is a 123m gap in drilling between this intersection and DPDH042 to the north, and the zone remains open up-dip and down-dip of this intersection. DPDH047 was collared on the same platform as DPDH042 and drilled at an azimuth of 263 o and a dip of -65 o to test the Mars zone down dip of the strong intersection in that hole. It intersected the interpreted continuation of the Mars zone at 336.00m with 9.50m at 3.83% CuEq, 64m below the intersection in DPDH042. The zone remains open down-dip and to the south of this intersection. The hole went on to intersect two additional intervals, as shown in Table 1, and stopped short of the northern projection of the Saturn zone due to the end of the season. The presence of ultra-high-grade native gold in quartz veins at Lunahuasi confirms the existence of a part of the system that we have been hoping to discover since we started drilling. Although we have intersected high gold grades in previous holes, this new style of mineralization is fundamentally different and significantly increases the potential value of the project. This style of veining is a well-known component of the high-sulphidation epithermal deposit model, and there are several good examples of these veins in similar systems, including at the El Indio deposit located 150km southwest of Lunahuasi. It is related to a slightly later stage of intermediate or low-sulphidation mineralization, typically following the same structures and cross-cutting the earlier pyrite-enargite copper-gold-silver veins. This cross-cutting nature can make it difficult to recognize this as a separate mineralizing event in places where the veins manifest as massive sulphide veins or breccias with a cross-cutting component of gold-rich quartz as breccia filling or discreet veins. The distribution of gold within them can be highly variable, typically forming an "ore shoot" geometry with sections of the veins containing much higher grades than the average. For example, at El Indio the gold veins averaged between 18 and 30 g/t Au, with ore shoots containing >100 g/t Au obtaining dimensions of 1-2m wide and up to 100m long. These veins differ from the pyrite-enargite veins, which themselves can contain appreciable gold, by their simple mineralogy – native gold in quartz veins with a low sulphide content. They are typically comprised of chalcedonic quartz with textures characteristic of low-sulphidation deposits, such as banding, open vugs and brecciation. See Figures 1-3 for examples of the mineralization. Table 2 shows interpreted intersections of these later, gold-rich veins in both the Saturn and Mars zones. Table 2: Intersections of Gold-Quartz Vein Mineralization The Saturn zone veins shown in Table 2 span a strike length of 120m north-south from DPDH046 in the north to DPDH021 in the south, and 100m vertical between the same two holes and remain open in all directions. The Mars zone veins are 40m north-south from DPDH007 in the north to DPDH032 in the south and 155m vertical from DPDH007 down to DPDH035 and also remain open in all directions. The Phase 3 drill program was completed on May 8, 2025, with a total of 25,003m drilled in 24 holes. All field activities have now been concluded, and all assay results have now been released. We are focused on advancing our geological interpretation and building out the deposit model during the austral winter season before finalizing and announcing our Phase 4 program plans in the upcoming months. Table 3: Assay Intervals by News Release Date Hole ID Feb 19 Mar 13 Apr 24 May 21 June 18 July 2 July 9 DPDH024 757.0-968 DPDH025 652.0-1303.8 DPDH026 553.0-1261.2 DPDH027 459.0-1075.1 1015.1-2005.0 DPDH028 588.0-1530.7 DPDH029 0-1060.0 1060.0-1600.0 DPDH030 0-502.9 DPDH031 0-860.0 DPDH032 0-573.0 573.0-896.1 DPDH033 0-475.8 475.8-1235.0 DPDH034 0-353.3 353.3-1329.7 DPDH035 0-273.5 273.5-1073.0 DPDH036 0-1105.2 DPDH037 0-1196.1 DPDH038 0-785.0 DPDH039 0-1200.8 DPDH040 0-1177.3 DPDH041 0-1098.5 DPDH042 0-891.5 DPDH043 0-554.0 DPDH044 0-737.5 DPDH045 0-455.0 DPDH046 0-670.9 DPDH047 0-497.0 Qualified Persons and Technical Notes The scientific and technical disclosure included in this news release have been reviewed and approved by Bob Carmichael, who is the Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. Mr. Carmichael is Vice President, Exploration for the Company. Samples were cut at NGEx's operations base in San Juan, Argentina by Company personnel. Diamond drill core was sawed and then sampled in maximum 2-meter intervals, stopping at geological boundaries. Core diameter is a mix of PQ, HQ and NQ depending on the depth of the drill hole. Samples were bagged, tagged, and packaged for shipment by truck to the ALS preparation laboratory in Mendoza, Argentina where they were crushed and a 500g split was pulverized to 85% passing 200 mesh. The prepared sample splits were sent to the ALS assay laboratory in Lima, Peru for copper, gold and silver assays, and multi-element ICP. ALS is an accredited laboratory which is independent of the Company. Gold assays were by fire assay fusion with AAS finish on a 30g sample (Au-AA23). Any samples returning > 10 g/t were then reanalyzed by fire assay with gravimetric finish on a 30g sample (Au-GRA21). Copper and silver were assayed by atomic absorption following a 4-acid digestion. Samples were also analyzed for a suite of 48 elements with ME-MS61 plus mercury and a sequential copper leach analysis was completed on each sample with copper greater than 500ppm (0.05%). Sequential copper analysis involves the sequential leaching of the sample by acid, followed by a cyanide solution. It can be used to differentiate copper speciation, with copper oxide minerals leachable with acid and secondary copper minerals (enargite, chalcocite, covellite) leachable by cyanide. The residual copper remaining following the sequential leaches it typically contained in chalcopyrite and bornite. Copper and gold standards as well as blanks and duplicates (field, preparation, and analysis) were randomly inserted into the sampling sequence for Quality Control. On average, 10% of the submitted samples are Quality Control samples. No data quality problems were indicated by the QA/QC program. About NGEx Minerals NGEx Minerals is a copper and gold exploration company based in Canada, focused on exploration of the Lunahuasi copper-gold-silver project in San Juan Province, Argentina, and the nearby Los Helados copper-gold project located approximately nine kilometres to the northeast in Chile's Region III. Both projects are located within the Vicuña District, which includes the Caserones mine, and the Josemaria and Filo del Sol deposits. NGEx owns 100% of Lunahuasi and is the majority partner and operator for the Los Helados project, subject to a Joint Exploration Agreement with Nippon Caserones Resources LLC, which is the indirect 30% owner of the operating Caserones open pit copper mine located approximately 17 kilometres north of Los Helados. Lundin Mining Corporation holds the remaining 70% stake in Caserones. The Company's common shares are listed on the TSX under the symbol "NGEX" and also trade on the OTCQX under the symbol "NGXXF". NGEx is part of the Lundin Group of Companies. Additional information relating to NGEx may be obtained or viewed on SEDAR+ at Additional Information Neither the TSX nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release. The information contained in this news release was accurate at the time of dissemination but may be superseded by subsequent news release(s). The Company is under no obligation, nor does it intend to update or revise the forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements made and information contained herein in the news release constitutes "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation (collectively, "forward-looking information"). All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this document constitute forward-looking information, including but not limited to, statements regarding: the geological interpretation of the Lunahuasi system which is expected to evolve with additional drilling, the nature and timing of the work to be undertaken to advance the Lunahuasi project, including the timing of the planned Phase 4 drill program, the potential for further discovery and/or extension of mineralized zones at the Lunahuasi project; the timing of, and conclusions resulting from, an update to the geological interpretation at Lunahuasi, including the ultimate size potential of the Lunahuasi system, or the timing and/or results thereof; and the Company's ability to use information gathered from drilling to date to effectively target and drill in future campaigns. Generally, this forward-looking information can frequently, but not always, be identified by use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "projects", "budgets", "assumes", "strategy", "objectives", "potential", "possible", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events, conditions or results "will", "may", "could", "would", "should", "might" or "will be taken", "will occur" or "will be achieved" or the negative connotations thereof. Forward-looking information is necessarily based upon various estimates and assumptions including, without limitation, the expectations and beliefs of management with respect to the nature, scope and timing of the work to be undertaken to advance the Lunahuasi Project. Although the Company believes that these factors and expectations are reasonable as at the date of this document, in light of management's experience and perception of current conditions and expected developments, these statements are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements and information. Such factors include, without limitation: the emergence or intensification of infectious diseases, such as COVID 19, and the risk that such an occurrence globally, or in the Company's operating jurisdictions and/or at its project sites in particular, could impact the Company's ability to carry out the program and could cause the program to be shut down; estimations of costs, and permitting time lines; ability to obtain environmental permits, surface rights and property interests in a timely manner; currency exchange rate fluctuations; requirements for additional capital; changes in the Company's share price; changes to government regulation of mining activities; environmental risks; unanticipated reclamation or remediation expenses; title disputes or claims; limitations on insurance coverage, fluctuations in the current price of and demand for commodities, particularly gold prices, as they are fluctuating currently due to market volatility; material adverse changes in general business, government and economic conditions in the Company's operating jurisdictions, particularly Argentina; the availability of financing if and when needed on reasonable terms; risks related to material labour disputes, accidents, or failure of plant or equipment; there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, or intended, including those set out in the Company's annual information form and annual management discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2024, which are available on the Company's website and SEDAR+ at under the Company's profile. The forward-looking information contained in this news release is based on information available to the Company as at the date of this news release. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update and/or revise any of the forward-looking information included, whether as a result of additional information, future events and/or otherwise. Forward-looking information is provided for the purpose of providing information about management's current expectations and plans and allowing investors and others to get a better understanding of the Company's operating environment. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that would cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. All the forward-looking information contained in this document is qualified by these cautionary statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information due to the inherent uncertainty thereof.
Cision Canada
02-07-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
NGEx Drills 46.8m at 9.55% CuEq plus 48.9m at 7.75% CuEq at Lunahuasi
VANCOUVER, BC, July 2, 2025 /CNW/ - NGEx Minerals Ltd. ("NGEx", "NGEx Minerals" or the "Company") (TSX: NGEX) (OTCQX: NGXXF) is pleased to announce additional drill results from its 100% owned Lunahuasi high-grade copper-gold-silver project in San Juan, Argentina. Assay results from four of the remaining eight drill holes of the Phase 3 drill program are presented below. PDF Version Highlights: Drillhole DPDH041 intersected: 8.30m at 12.38% copper equivalent ("CuEq") from 266.70m, plus: 89.10m at 4.09% CuEq from 581.90m, including: 38.10m at 7.07% CuEq from 605.40m Drillhole DPDH042 intersected: 48.90m at 7.75% CuEq from 281.70m, including: 12.55m at 19.05% CuEq from 292.25m, plus: 2.30m at 23.82% CuEq from 509.10m Drillhole DPDH043 intersected: Wojtek Wodzicki, President and CEO, commented, "The drill results in this release confirm and extend the known zones of high-grade mineralization, improve our understanding of the associated porphyry system and have discovered new zones, all while expanding the boundaries of the Lunahuasi deposit. The 46.8m intersection at 9.55% CuEq in DPDH043 is particularly noteworthy and extends high-grade mineralization well to the north of previous drilling. We now have enough confidence in the size and shape of three of these zones to provide them with names - the Mars, Saturn and Jupiter zones. Each of these zones represents a significant volume of contiguous high-grade mineralization which we plan to further extend and define with the next phase of drilling. Results to date indicate that these are just the first three of many additional zones that we have discovered in isolated drill intersections, and we are confident that additional closer spaced drilling will ultimately help to define them. With results from the final four holes of the program still to come and planning well underway for our fourth drill campaign, set to start in October, we are in a very strong position to continue increasing the value of this unique asset." Table 1: Significant Intersections Copper equivalent (CuEq) for drill intersections is calculated based on US$3.00/lb Cu, US$1,500/oz Au and US$18/oz Ag, with 80% metallurgical recoveries assumed for all metals. The formula is: CuEq % = Cu % + (0.7292 * Au g/t) + (0.0088 * Ag g/t). Estimated true widths are rounded to the nearest metre for widths over 10m and to the nearest 0.1m for widths less than 10m, as this better reflects the precision of the estimates. True widths should be regarded as approximate as these are derived from an estimate that uses a preliminary interpretation of the geological model and are subject to change as more information becomes available. Intervals greater than 300m are interpreted as bulk disseminated and stockwork mineralization and drilled width is equal to estimated true width. DPDH040 was collared on a new platform at the western edge of the drill pattern and angled to the west at -46 o to explore the up-dip extension of the vein system. Several mineralized zones were intersected as shown in Table 1, all of which extend the deeper zones upwards and remain open to surface. For example, the intersection at 554.00m to 562.00m is 314m vertically above the intersection from 842.00m to 855.00m in hole DPDH039 and may be on the same structure. On a larger scale, the 133.30m interval at 2.10% CuEq from 523.00m correlates well with the 400.40m interval at 1.72% CuEq in hole DPDH039, over 300m below (News Release dated June 19, 2025). Hole DPDH040 also intersected the far eastern edge of the porphyry system, starting at about 818m as indicated by the presence of porphyry veins and a transition indicated by the sequential copper analyses from enargite-dominated copper mineralization to chalcopyrite-dominated. The 359.30m interval from 818.00m to the end of the hole at 1,177.30m averaged 0.28% Cu and 0.12 g/t Au (0.40% CuEq) consistent with the distal part of the porphyry system. This interval is just over 400m north of the porphyry interval in DPDH027. DPDH041 was collared from the same platform as DPDH018, 22, 28 and 34 and drilled towards the west at a dip of -56 o to test for a southern extension to the Saturn zone. The 89.10m intersection at 4.09% CuEq from 581.90m correlates well with the Saturn zone and is located 150m below and to the south of the interval in DPDH028 and 100m above and to the south of the interval in DPDH034, providing a significant expansion to the zone. DPDH042 was drilled from a new platform on the eastern edge of the drill pattern and angled to the west at a dip of -48 o to test for both a northern extension to the Saturn zone and a southern extension to the Mars zone. The hole intersected a broad zone of very strong mineralization from 281.70m (48.9m at 7.75% CuEq), including a 12.55m section of 19.05% CuEq, which is interpreted as the southern continuation of the Mars zone structure. The intersection here is 100m south of the Mars zone intersection in DPDH032 (27.40m at 25.19% CuEq – see News Release dated March 13, 2025). The hole then continued to intersect a narrower, but high-grade intersection at 509.10m (12.20m at 9.36% CuEq, including 2.30m at 23.82% CuEq) which is interpreted to lie along the same structure as the Saturn zone 140m north of the key intersection in DPDH028. This interval includes a 0.90m sample at 68.0 g/t Au, consistent with the very high gold tenure of the Saturn zone. DPDH043 was collared at the northern edge of the deposit from the same platform as DPDH038 and drilled at an azimuth of 316 o and a dip of -54 o to test the northern extent of the deposit. It intersected the interpreted continuation of the Mars zone at 198.40m with a broad zone (89.60m) at 2.42% CuEq including high-grade intervals of 3.00m at 14.29% CuEq from 202.00m and 10.60m at 5.78% CuEq from 257.80m. This intersection extends the Mars zone by 50m from DPDH038. The hole then went on to hit a much stronger zone at 492.20m (46.80m at 9.55% CuEq) which included several much higher-grade intervals as shown in Table 1 above. This interval is thought to represent the first intersection into a new high-grade zone and clearly indicates that the deposit is completely open to the north. With these latest results, we now have enough confidence in the location and continuity of the three initial zones discussed in earlier news releases to name them and begin designing drill holes specifically to understand their geometry and extent. These three zones have been named Jupiter, Saturn and Mars, and we believe that they represent the first group of what will ultimately become several distinct high-grade zones within the Lunahuasi deposit. Jupiter is the initial high-grade zone discovered by hole DPDH002 - the first hole drilled into this part of the property. Mars is the shallow high-grade zone first discovered by hole DPDH014 and described in the March 13, 2025 news release. Saturn is currently the southernmost defined zone and was first intersected by hole DPDH028 and described in the news release dated April 24, 2025. All three of these zones, along with the entirety of the Lunahuasi deposit, remain open to expansion in all directions as we have yet to define any of the deposit's limits. In addition to these three zones, we have numerous isolated drill intersections that we are confident will develop into new zones. For example, Table 1 shows intersections from hole DPDH040 (8.00m at 11.42% CuEq) and DPDH043 (46.80m at 9.55% CuEq) which, along with multiple intersections in other holes, appear to represent additional high-grade zones which will be defined with more drilling. The Phase 3 drill program was completed on May 8, 2025, with a total of 25,003m drilled in 24 holes and all field activities have now been concluded. We are now focused on advancing our geological interpretation and building out the deposit model during the austral winter season before finalizing and announcing our Phase 4 program plans in the upcoming months. Full assays for the final four holes of the Phase 3 program representing 2,360m of drill core are pending. Table 2: Assay Intervals by News Release Date Hole ID Feb 19 2025 Mar 13 Apr 24 2025 May 21 2025 June 18 Jul-02 Pending 2025 2025 2025 DPDH024 757.0-968 - - - None DPDH025 652.0-1303.8 - - - None DPDH026 553.0-1261.2 - - - None DPDH027 459.0-1075.1 - - 1015.1-2005.0 None DPDH028 588.0-1530.7 - - - None DPDH029 0-1060.0 - - 1060.0-1600.0 None DPDH030 0-502.9 - - None DPDH031 0-860.0 - - None DPDH032 0-573.0 573.0-896.1 - None DPDH033 0-475.8 475.8-1235.0 - None DPDH034 0-353.3 353.3-1329.7 - None DPDH035 0-273.5 273.5-1073.0 - None DPDH036 0-1105.2 None DPDH037 0-1196.1 None DPDH038 0-785.0 None DPDH039 0-1200.8 None DPDH040 0-1177.3 None DPDH041 0-1098.5 None DPDH042 0-891.5 None DPDH043 0-554.0 None DPDH044 All DPDH045 All DPDH046 All DPDH047 All Qualified Persons and Technical Notes The scientific and technical disclosure included in this news release have been reviewed and approved by Bob Carmichael, who is the Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. Mr. Carmichael is Vice President, Exploration for the Company. Samples were cut at NGEx's operations base in San Juan, Argentina by Company personnel. Diamond drill core was sawed and then sampled in maximum 2-meter intervals, stopping at geological boundaries. Core diameter is a mix of PQ, HQ and NQ depending on the depth of the drill hole. Samples were bagged, tagged, and packaged for shipment by truck to the ALS preparation laboratory in Mendoza, Argentina where they were crushed and a 500g split was pulverized to 85% passing 200 mesh. The prepared sample splits were sent to the ALS assay laboratory in Lima, Peru for copper, gold and silver assays, and multi-element ICP. ALS is an accredited laboratory which is independent of the Company. Gold assays were by fire assay fusion with AAS finish on a 30g sample. Copper and silver were assayed by atomic absorption following a 4-acid digestion. Samples were also analyzed for a suite of 48 elements with ME-MS61 plus mercury and a sequential copper leach analysis was completed on each sample with copper greater than 500ppm (0.05%). Sequential copper analysis involves the sequential leaching of the sample by acid, followed by a cyanide solution. It can be used to differentiate copper speciation, with copper oxide minerals leachable with acid and secondary copper minerals (enargite, chalcocite, covellite) leachable by cyanide. The residual copper remaining following the sequential leaches it typically contained in chalcopyrite and bornite. Copper and gold standards as well as blanks and duplicates (field, preparation, and analysis) were randomly inserted into the sampling sequence for Quality Control. On average, 9% of the submitted samples are Quality Control samples. No data quality problems were indicated by the QA/QC program. About NGEx Minerals NGEx Minerals is a copper and gold exploration company based in Canada, focused on exploration of the Lunahuasi copper-gold-silver project in San Juan Province, Argentina, and the nearby Los Helados copper-gold project located approximately nine kilometres to the northeast in Chile's Region III. Both projects are located within the Vicuña District, which includes the Caserones mine, and the Josemaria and Filo del Sol deposits. NGEx owns 100% of Lunahuasi and is the majority partner and operator for the Los Helados project, subject to a Joint Exploration Agreement with Nippon Caserones Resources LLC, which is the indirect 30% owner of the operating Caserones open pit copper mine located approximately 17 kilometres north of Los Helados. Lundin Mining Corporation holds the remaining 70% stake in Caserones. The Company's common shares are listed on the TSX under the symbol "NGEX" and also trade on the OTCQX under the symbol "NGXXF". NGEx is part of the Lundin Group of Companies. Additional information relating to NGEx may be obtained or viewed on SEDAR+ at Additional Information Neither the TSX nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release. The information contained in this news release was accurate at the time of dissemination but may be superseded by subsequent news release(s). The Company is under no obligation, nor does it intend to update or revise the forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements made and information contained herein in the news release constitutes "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation (collectively, "forward-looking information"). All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this document constitute forward-looking information, including but not limited to, statements regarding: the geological interpretation of the Lunahuasi system which is expected to evolve with additional drilling, the nature and timing of the work to be undertaken to advance the Lunahuasi project, including the timing of the Phase 4 drill campaign, the potential for further discovery and/or extension of mineralized zones at the Lunahuasi project; the timing of, and conclusions resulting from, an update to the geological interpretation at Lunahuasi, including the ultimate size potential of the Lunahuasi system, or the timing and/or results thereof; and the Company's ability to use information gathered from drilling to date to effectively target and drill in future campaigns. Generally, this forward-looking information can frequently, but not always, be identified by use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "projects", "budgets", "assumes", "strategy", "objectives", "potential", "possible", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events, conditions or results "will", "may", "could", "would", "should", "might" or "will be taken", "will occur" or "will be achieved" or the negative connotations thereof. Forward-looking information is necessarily based upon various estimates and assumptions including, without limitation, the expectations and beliefs of management with respect to the nature, scope and timing of the work to be undertaken to advance the Lunahuasi Project. Although the Company believes that these factors and expectations are reasonable as at the date of this document, in light of management's experience and perception of current conditions and expected developments, these statements are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements and information. Such factors include, without limitation: the emergence or intensification of infectious diseases, such as COVID 19, and the risk that such an occurrence globally, or in the Company's operating jurisdictions and/or at its project sites in particular, could impact the Company's ability to carry out the program and could cause the program to be shut down; estimations of costs, and permitting time lines; ability to obtain environmental permits, surface rights and property interests in a timely manner; currency exchange rate fluctuations; requirements for additional capital; changes in the Company's share price; changes to government regulation of mining activities; environmental risks; unanticipated reclamation or remediation expenses; title disputes or claims; limitations on insurance coverage, fluctuations in the current price of and demand for commodities, particularly gold prices, as they are fluctuating currently due to market volatility; material adverse changes in general business, government and economic conditions in the Company's operating jurisdictions, particularly Argentina; the availability of financing if and when needed on reasonable terms; risks related to material labour disputes, accidents, or failure of plant or equipment; there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, or intended, including those set out in the Company's annual information form and annual management discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2024, which are available on the Company's website and SEDAR+ at under the Company's profile. The forward-looking information contained in this news release is based on information available to the Company as at the date of this news release. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update and/or revise any of the forward-looking information included, whether as a result of additional information, future events and/or otherwise. Forward-looking information is provided for the purpose of providing information about management's current expectations and plans and allowing investors and others to get a better understanding of the Company's operating environment. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that would cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. All the forward-looking information contained in this document is qualified by these cautionary statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information due to the inherent uncertainty thereof. Information concerning the mineral properties of the Company contained in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Canadian securities laws, which differ in material respects from the requirements of securities laws of the United States applicable to U.S. companies subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. SOURCE NGEx Minerals Ltd.
