Resouro Strategic Metals Inc. Announces Completion of Fundamental Acquisition and Filing of Technical Report
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As previously announced, a proposed grant of 4,000,000 non-transferable options, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Option Plan of the Company, to purchase 4,000,000 common shares of the Company ("Common Shares") at an exercise price of $0.20 per Common Share during a period of five years expiring on August 2, 2028, to Mr. Christopher Eager, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, has been approved by the Exchange and all necessary shareholder approvals including disinterested shareholders' approval have been received.
Resouro entered into a share purchase agreement dated July 24, 2023 among the Company and Resmin PTE Ltd. to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of Tiros Stratemet Pte. Ltd. (formerly, Brazil Copper Pte Ltd. (Singapore)) and an option and farm-in agreement among the Company, RBM Consultoria Mineral Ltda ("RBM"), Rodrigo De Brito Mello ("Rodrigo"), Brazil Copper PTE Ltd. (Singapore) ("BCS" or "TSPS") and Brazil Copper Mineração Ltda. (to be renamed Tiros Minerais Estratégicos Mineraçao Ltda ("TMEL")) (the "Tiros Agreement") pursuant to which RBM and Rodrigo will fully assign and transfer all legal rights and title to certain mineral rights in respect of the lands encompassing the Tiros Project to TMEL, a subsidiary of BCS, in exchange for the issuance of 160,000 BCS common shares to RBM, representing 66.7% of the issued and outstanding BCS Shares, resulting in Resouro maintaining a 33.3% equity stake in BCS.
Resouro further entered into a first addendum dated October 5, 2023 (the "First Addendum") with RBM to accelerate the earn-in arrangements detailed in the Tiros Agreement for the acquisition of all interest in the Tiros Project. Pursuant to the agreements and First Addendum, Resouro has acquired a 100% interest in TSPS subject to a 10% minority interest to be issued in a subsidiary of TSPS. The Company signed an amendment to the Tiros Agreement and accelerated the purchase of the remaining 66.7% of the issued and outstanding shares on BCS. The Company holds, via its Brazilian subsidiary, a 90% interest in the Tiros Project and the remaining 10% interest in the Tiros Project is held by RBM Consultoria Mineral Ltda (RBM), an unrelated third-party vendor.
Pursuant to the Tiros Agreement and the First Addendum, the Company will issue 1,642,000 Common Shares and 750,000 performance warrants that will vest and be convertible for no additional consideration, into Common Shares on completion of a Detailed Feasibility Study on the Tiros Project.
The Technical Report, entitled "RSM_TSXV_Tiros Technical Report 10012024" and dated effective January 12, 2024 has been prepared for the Company by Ednie Rafael, Exploration Geologist, of Grupo GE21, who is a "Qualified Person" as such term is defined in NI 43-101. The Technical Report is available on www.sedarplus.ca under Resouro's profile.
The Common Shares were halted at the request of the Exchange, on December 11, 2023, pending successful completion of the Tiros Acquisition. The Common Shares resumed trading effective at market open on December 22, 2023.
About Resouro Strategic Metals Inc.
Resouro is a Canadian-based mineral exploration and development company focused on the discovery and advancement of economic mineral projects in Brazil, including the Tiros Project in Minas Gerais and the Novo Mundo and Santa Angela gold projects in Mato Grosso State.
The Tiros Municipality is located approximately 317 km West-North-West of Belo Horizonte, sixth largest city in Brazil and the capital of Minas Gerais state. The Tiros Project is targeting commodities of interest being Titanium and Rare Earth Elements (REE's). The Tiros Project comprises 25 mineral titles in total, being 16 granted exploration licenses, which have a total area of approximately 27,325 hectares. The Project also includes 8 applications for exploration license and one tenement able for mining permit request.
Learn more about the Company on its website: https://resouro.com
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Chris Eager, President & CEO
Resouro Strategic Metals Inc.
For further information, please contact the Company at:
Chris Eager, CEO
chris.eager@resouro.com
Phone: +44-738-805-7980
For Investor inquiries
sandra.evans@resouro.com
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