Cosa Resources Corp. Exercises Option to Acquire a 100% Interest in the Heron Copper Project
13.05.2022 | The Newswire
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Keith Bodnarchuk, President & CEO, commented: “Having now met the terms of the Heron Option Agreement, we are excited to officially take 100% ownership of the project. Since completing the IPO in March, Cosa Resources has remained very active in creating value for stakeholders. Securing 100% ownership of Heron is another value accretive step. The Company is in a solid financial position with $2.4 million in the treasury to continue exploration in the mining-friendly jurisdiction of Saskatchewan.”
Pursuant to the terms of the Heron Option agreement, Cosa Resources has issued an additional 1,000,000 common shares of the Company (the “Option Shares”) to the Heron Vendors and satisfied its obligation to incur a minimum of $100,000 in eligible exploration expenditures on the Heron Project. The Heron Vendors will retain a 2% Net Smelter Return Royalty (the “NSR”) on the Heron Project. Cosa Resources will have the right to repurchase one-half of the NSR for $2 million in cash, and the remaining one-half of the NSR for $5 million in cash.
In addition to any resale restrictions imposed by applicable securities law, the Option Shares are subject to a 24-month hold period with 25% being released every three months commencing on August 13, 2023.
About the Heron Project
The Heron Project is a copper exploration project located in Northern Saskatchewan, approximately 180 kilometres north of La Ronge. The Project is comprised of three mineral claims totaling 11,122 hectares and is immediately adjacent to the Janice Lake Copper Property, a highly prospective sedimentary-hosted copper project owned by Forum Energy Metals Corp. and currently under option to Rio Tinto Exploration Canada. All claims at Heron are within 30 kilometres of the newly constructed Janice Lake trail, and a high-voltage powerline runs within 4 kilometres of the central mineral claim. Heron covers an underexplored area underlain by Wollaston Group sandstones which host the stratabound sedimentary copper on the parallel Janice Lake property.
In August 2021, Cosa Resources completed a property-wide airborne magnetics survey. The survey successfully outlined multiple target areas based on magnetic highs interpreted to be similar to the magnetic highs that host copper mineralization at the Janice Lake property.
In April 2022, Cosa Resources completed magnetic and electromagnetic ground geophysical surveys at Heron. The surveys were designed to follow up on the highest priority target area from the 2021 airborne geophysical survey and the primary objective was to map and characterize the electrical and magnetic properties of the subsurface within the project area to focus future exploration for sedimentary-hosted copper deposits. The program consisted of a combined total of 60 km of magnetic and electromagnetic survey coverage with a line spacing of 100 m, tightening to 50 m spacing overtop of the strongest airborne anomalies.
About Cosa Resources
Cosa Resources is a Canadian mineral exploration company based in Vancouver, BC and is currently focused on the exploration of its 100% owned Heron Copper Project. The Heron Project consists of three mineral claims approximately 180 km north of La Ronge, Saskatchewan, and is considered prospective for sedimentary-hosted copper mineralization. The team behind Cosa Resources has a track record of success in Saskatchewan, with a combined 45 years of experience in exploration, discovery, and development in the province.
Qualified Person
The Company’s disclosure of technical or scientific information in this press release has been reviewed and approved by Keith Bodnarchuk, P.Geo., President & CEO for Cosa Resources. Mr. Bodnarchuk is a Qualified Person as defined under the terms of National Instrument 43-101.
Contact
Cosa Resources Corp.
Keith Bodnarchuk, President and CEO
kbodnarchuk@cosaresources.ca
+1 888-899-2672
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