Marimaca Hosts Mejillones Open House; Achieves "A" Rating in 2023 Digbee Sustainability Assessment and Provides Corporate Update
Marimaca Hosts Mejillones Open House; Achieves "A" Rating in 2023 Digbee Sustainability Assessment and Provides Corporate Update
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marimaca Copper Corp. ("Marimaca Copper" or the "Company") (TSX: MARI) is pleased to provide project and corporate updates regarding it's ongoing development strategy to accelerate the Marimaca Oxide Deposit (the "MOD") toward first production.
马里马卡铜业公司(“Marimaca Copper”或“公司”)(TSX:MARI)非常高兴地宣布项目和企业更新,以加速Marimaca氧化物矿床(“MOD”)朝着首次生产的方向发展。更新日期为2024年5月22日,地点为英属哥伦比亚省温哥华(GLOBE NEWSWIRE)。
Mejillones Community Day
Mejillones社区日
Successful initial Open House in the community of Mejillones to present the Marimaca Copper Project
Open-forum format with interactive Q&A with Marimaca management and core team members
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Close to 80 attendees from across the Community
Opportunity for Marimaca to present the project development plan and key milestones ahead for 2024 including the planned project permitting submission in Q3 and ongoing Definitive Feasibility Study ("DFS")
Positive initial response from the Community to the Marimaca Copper Project
Marimaca will continue it's participatory approach to project development and permitting and looks forward to the next Open House planned for July 2024
在Mejillones社区成功举办了初步的开放日,以介绍Marimaca铜矿项目。
采用开放式论坛形式,与Marimaca管理层和核心团队成员进行互动问答交流。
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来自社区各地的近80名参与者。
Marimaca有机会介绍项目开发计划和2024年的关键里程碑,包括计划于第三季度提交的项目许可提交和正在进行的明确可行性研究(“DFS”)。
社区对Marimaca铜矿项目的初步反应是积极的。
Marimaca将继续采取参与式方法进行项目开发和许可,并期待计划于2024年7月举办的下一次开放日。
2023 Digbee Assessment
2023 Digbee评估
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Completion of Marimaca's third independent ESG performance assessment continues to highlight it's unique ESG position via the Digbee ESG reporting framework
The Digbee framework is designed specifically for the mining sector and endorsed by leading sector and financial stakeholders
Overall score of "A" awarded for the Company and Marimaca Project, an improvement from the "BBB" score assessed in 2022
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Assessment continues to highlight the significant ESG credential of the Marimaca Project development plan
Water – ability to utilize recycled seawater for life-of-mine operations, mitigating any potential groundwater use
Leaching operation – no wet tailings discharge required from expected SX-EW processing operation
Carbon intensity - No 'Scope 3' emissions generated given expected production of copper cathode which does not require smelting and refining of concentrates
Simple and transparent land and ownership structure
Very favourable access to existing regional infrastructure given the Project's unique location
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完成了马里马卡第三次独立的ESG绩效评估,继续通过Digbee ESG报告框架凸显其独特的ESG地位。
Digbee框架是专为矿业领域设计的,并得到了业内和金融利益相关者的认可。
该公司和Marimaca项目的总体评分为“A”,较2022年评定的“BBB”评分有所提高。
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评估继续突出Marimaca项目开发计划的重要ESG凭证。
水资源-能够利用再生海水进行矿山全生命周期的运营,从而减轻任何可能使用地下水资源的风险。
浸出操作-预计的SX-EW处理操作无需湿矿尾排放。
碳排放强度-无‘三范畴’排放,因为预计的铜阴极生产不需要浸出矿物精炼。
土地和所有权结构简单透明,鉴于项目独特的地理位置,具有非常有利的接近现有区域基础设施的条件。
该公司还宣布已与Canaccord Genuity Corp.(“Canaccord Genuity”)签订股本分销协议(“分销协议”),并根据修正后的招股说明书(如下所定义)申请了面向市场的股本计划(“ATm计划”)。
ATM Program
ATM计划
The Company also announces that it has entered into an equity distribution agreement (the "Distribution Agreement") with Canaccord Genuity Corp. ("Canaccord Genuity") and filed a Prospectus Supplement (as defined below) in respect of an at-the-market equity program (the "ATM Program").
ATm计划允许公司自行决定,按照分销协议的条款和条件,向公众从库存中发行和出售最多2000万加元的普通股(“Marimaca Copper Shares”)。在符合加拿大《44-102国家工具-货架发行》中所定义的“货架发行”条件下进行,包括在多伦多证券交易所或在加拿大任何其他“市场”(如《21-101国家工具-市场运作》所定义)上直接进行的销售以及/或者适用法律允许的任何其他方法,在销售时的市价随时可能在购买者间有所差异,并因ATm计划的期间而有所不同。
The ATM Program allows the Company to issue and sell up to C$20,000,000 of common shares (the "Marimaca Copper Shares") from treasury to the public, from time to time, at the Company's sole discretion and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Distribution Agreement entered into with Canaccord Genuity. Any Marimaca Copper Shares issued under the ATM Program will be sold in transactions that are deemed to be "at-the-market distributions" as defined in National Instrument 44-102 – Shelf Distributions, including sales made directly on the Toronto Stock Exchange or on any other "marketplace" (as defined in National Instrument 21-101 – Marketplace Operation) in Canada, and/or any other method permitted by applicable law, at the prevailing market price at the time of sale and, as such, prices may vary among purchasers during the period of the ATM Program.
ATm计划允许公司自行决定,按照分销协议的条款和条件,向公众从库存中发行和出售最多C$20,000,000的普通股(“Marimaca Copper Shares”)。在符合加拿大《44-102国家工具-货架发行》中所定义的“货架发行”条件下进行,包括在多伦多证券交易所或在加拿大任何其他“市场”(如《21-101国家工具-市场运作》所定义)上直接进行的销售以及/或者适用法律允许的任何其他方法,在销售时的市价随时可能在购买者间有所差异,并因ATm计划的期间而有所不同。
The ATM Program is intended to provide the Company with additional financing flexibility should it be required in the future. The volume and timing of distributions under the ATM Program, if any, will be determined in the Company's sole discretion. Distributions of the Marimaca Copper Shares under the ATM Program will be made pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Distribution Agreement.
ATm计划旨在为公司提供未来可能需要的额外融资灵活性。如果有的话,ATm计划下的分发的成交量和时间将由公司自行决定。根据分配协议的条款和条件,将发行Marimaca铜股票的分发权由ATm计划决定。
The ATM Program will be effective until the earlier of the date on which (i) the issuance and sale of all of the Marimaca Copper Shares issuable pursuant to the ATM Program have been completed, and (ii) the receipt issued for the Shelf Prospectus (as defined below) ceases to be effective, unless earlier terminated prior to such date by the Company or Canaccord Genuity in accordance with the terms of the Distribution Agreement.
ATm计划将有效直至以下日期的较早时间:(i) 根据ATm计划发行和出售的所有Marimaca铜股票已完成;以及(ii) 「主板公司簿冊前景公告」(如下所定義)所頒發的收據失效。除非公司或Canaccord Genuity根据分销协议的条款提前终止,否则在此之前不得终止。
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the ATM Program, if any, to finance exploration activities, including exploration at the Company's Mercedes and Sierra de Medina property block targets, and fund any shortfall in funds required to achieve certain business objections and milestones for the remainder of 2024, as further described in the Prospectus Supplement.
公司打算利用ATm计划的净收益(如果有的话)为勘探活动提供资金支持,包括在公司Mercedes和Sierra de Medina地块目标进行勘探,并为2024年剩余时间内实现某些业务目标和里程碑所需基金的不足额提供资金。更多细节请参阅招股书补充文件。
The offering of Marimaca Copper Shares under the ATM Program is qualified by a prospectus supplement dated May 22nd, 2024 (the "Prospectus Supplement") to the short form base shelf prospectus dated September 12, 2023 (the "Shelf Prospectus"), which were each filed with the applicable securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories in Canada. Before making an investment in the Marimaca Shares, potential investors should read the Prospectus Supplement and the Shelf Prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, which contains detailed information about the Company and the securities offered. The Distribution Agreement, the Prospectus Supplement and the Shelf Prospectus are available on SEDAR+ at . Alternatively, Canaccord Genuity will send copies of the Distribution Agreement, the Prospectus Supplement and the Shelf Prospectus upon request by contacting Canaccord Genuity at: Canaccord Genuity Corp., Suite 2100, 40 Temperance Street, Toronto, Ontario M5H 0B4 or by email at ecm@cgf.com.
根据加拿大各省和区域适用的安全证券监管机构,ATm计划下的Marimaca铜股票发行经过May 22, 2024的《招股书补充文件》(以下简称“招股书补充文件”)和September 12,2023的《简表格主板公司簿冊前景公告》(以下简称“主板公司簿冊前景公告”)合格。在投资Marimaca铜股票之前,潜在投资者应阅读包括在其中的关于公司和所发行证券的详细信息的招股书补充文件和主板公司簿冊前景公告,文中还有引用材料。招股书补充文件、主板公司簿冊前景公告和分配协议可在SEDAR+上获得。或者,如果有需要,Canaccord Genuity可以通过联系Canaccord Genuity Corp.,Suite 2100,40 Temperance Street,Toronto,Ontario M5H 0B4或发送电子邮件至ecm@cgf.com来提供分配协议、招股书补充文件和主板公司簿冊前景公告的副本。
The securities offered in the ATM Program have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the securities laws of any state of the United States and may not be offered or sold absent such registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Marimaca Copper Shares, nor shall there be any sale of the Marimaca Copper Shares in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
在美国1933年证券法的修正案或任何美国州的证券法下,ATm计划提供的证券未注册并且将不会注册,除非符合这些注册要求或适用免注册规定。此新闻稿不构成销售或购买Marimaca铜股票的要约,也不得在任何未在这些州或管辖区内进行注册或符合证券法注册或有资格要求之前的销售,征集或销售。
Hayden Locke, President and CEO of Marimaca Copper, commented:
Marimaca铜公司总裁兼首席执行官Hayden Locke评论道:
"We are extremely pleased to continue our commitment to community and sustainability in our approach to developing the Marimaca Project. Our initial Open House was a positive milestone in our journey to develop the Marimaca Project, and we thoroughly enjoyed engaging with the Mejillones community on our development strategy and key milestones targeted for 2024 and 2025. Our third independent Digbee Assessment underlines our progress in developing a sustainable mine in partnership with key stakeholders."
“我们非常高兴继续致力于社区和可持续性,在开发Marimaca项目的方法中采取这种方针。我们的初始开放日是我们发展Marimaca项目旅程中的一个积极的里程碑,我们非常喜欢与Mejillones社区在我们的发展策略和2024年和2025年的关键里程碑上互动。我们的第三份独立Digbee评估强调了我们与关键利益相关者合作开发可持续矿山方面的进展。”