VIZSLA COPPER ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF ACQUISITION OF PALMER VMS PROJECT IN ALASKA AND $44 MILLION PRIVATE PLACEMENT
"With the transaction and upsized financing now officially closed, the team can focus on a busy 2026," stated the Company's Chairman and CEO,
We appreciate American Pacific's efforts to help close this transaction, and we welcome them as a new shareholder. With the healthiest treasury in the Company's history, the team will embark on its most exciting year to date with year-round exploration and newsflow. We will begin 2026 with a major winter drill campaign at Poplar focusing on expanding the
Transaction Highlights
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The Palmer Project is an advanced-stage critical minerals exploration project inSoutheast Alaska , with 60 kilometers of road access to tidewater.
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High-grade VMS-related copper, zinc, silver, gold and barite mineralization with strong resource with growth potential:
- Indicated: 4.77 million tonnes at 1.69% copper, 5.17% zinc (3.5% CuEq or 13.2% ZnEq)*. 178.0 million pounds of copper, 543.0 million pounds of zinc, with precious metals and barite (Table 1)
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Inferred: 12.00 million tonnes at 0.57% copper, 3.92% zinc (3.1% CuEq or 8.9% ZnEq)*. 151.5 million pounds of copper, 1,036.4 million pounds of zinc, with precious metals and barite (Table 1)
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Significant capital invested: Over
US$116 million has been invested on thePalmer Project to date establishing a strong foundation for the 2025 mineral resource estimates, with road access, and all necessary state and federal permits in place for rapid advancement. -
A Proven VMS Belt extending over 1,000 kilometers throughout southeast
Alaska and intoCanada to the north and south. Proximal to established mining operations and infrastructure includingGreens Creek (Hecla , Ag, Zn), andKensington (Coeur, Au). -
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Treasury : With the completion of the concurrent financing for gross proceeds of approximately$44 million ,Vizsla Copper is well-positioned to rapidly advance Palmer and its exciting portfolio ofBritish Columbia projects including the recentThira discovery at the Poplar project.
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Copper equivalent (CuEq) and Zinc equivalent (ZnEq) equations for the 2025 mineral resource estimate are listed in notes below Table 1. |
Figure 1. Map showing the location of the
Table 1: Palmer Project Mineral Resource Estimate Grades
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See Mineral Resource notes below Table 2 |
Table 2: Palmer Project Mineral Resource Estimate Contained Metal
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Mineral Resource Notes: |
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(1) Parsons, B and Kelloff, K, 2025: |
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(2) Mineral Resources, which are not Mineral Reserves, do not have demonstrated economic viability. The deposits have been classified as Indicated and Inferred based on confidence in the geological model, drill spacing. The estimate of Mineral Resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, market or other relevant issues. The quantity and grade of reported Inferred Resources are uncertain in nature and there has not been sufficient work to define these Inferred Mineral Resources as Indicated or Measured Resources. There is no certainty that any part of a Mineral Resource will ever be converted into reserves. |
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(3) Mineral resources are reported using an assumed NSR which includes prices, recoveries, and payabilities cut-off grade based on metal price assumptions*, variable metallurgical recovery assumptions**, mining costs, processing costs, general and administrative (G&A) costs and variable NSR factors. Mining ( |
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(*) Metal price assumptions considered for the calculation of Metal Equivalent grades are: Gold (US$/oz 2,100.00), Silver (US$/oz 28.0), Copper (US$/lb 4.50), Lead (US$/lb0.95) and Zinc (US$/lb 1.50). |
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(**) Cut-off grade calculations assume variable metallurgical recoveries as a function of grade and relative metal distribution. Average metallurgical recoveries are: SW/RW Zones: Gold (76.1%), Silver (90.2%), Copper (90.3%), Lead (82.9%) and Zinc (89.2%), |
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(4) NSR Calculations for SW/RW Domains: NSR= |
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(5) NSR Calculation for AG Domain: NSR= |
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(6) The resources are considered to have potential for extraction using underground methodology and constrained by mineable shapes. Resources are presented undiluted and in situ and are considered to have reasonable prospects for economic extraction. |
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(7) Barite as reported is shown for economic potential but has not been used in the NSR value at this stage. |
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(8) ZnEq defined by equation SW & RW = NSR value per block / |
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(9) CuEq defined by equation SW & RW = NSR value per block / |
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(10) Mineral Resources are based on validated data, which have been subjected to QA/QC analysis, using capped, composited samples at 2m. Estimation has been completed using a combination of Ordinary Kriging and Inverse Distance estimation methodologies and classified based on confidence in the underlying data and drill spacing. Mineral resource tonnages have been rounded to reflect the precision of the estimate. |
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(11) The mineral resources were estimated by |
VMS-related copper-zinc-lead-silver-gold-barite mineralization across the
Figure 2. Southwest looking view of the
Closing of Offering
In connection with the Offering, the Company issued:
- 23,148,148 common shares of the Company ("LIFEShares") at price of
$1.08 per LIFE Share for gross proceeds of$24,999,999.84 ; - 7,605,775 common shares (the "Common Shares") at price of
$1.08 per Common Share for gross proceeds of$8,214,237 ; and - 8,892,305 flow-through common shares of the Company ("FT Shares") at a price of
$1.24 per FT Share for gross proceeds of$11,026,458.20 .
The Company plans to use the proceeds of the Offering as follows: (a) an amount equal to the gross proceeds from the sale of the FT Shares will be used by the Company to incur "Canadian critical minerals exploration expenses" that qualify as "critical mineral flow-through mining expenditures" and/or Canadian exploration expenses" that qualify as "flow-through mining expenditures", as such terms are defined under the Income Tax Act (
In connection with the closing of the Offering, the Company has paid or will pay an aggregate of
The Common Shares and FT Shares issued pursuant to the Offering will be subject to a four-month and one day hold period. The LIFE Shares will not be subject to a hold period in
Certain directors and officers of the Company subscribed for an aggregate of 1,949,754 Common Shares and 241,937 FT Shares for gross proceeds of
Effective
Closing of Acquisition
The Company acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of CMR in consideration for the issuance of 13,888,888 common shares of
Pursuant to the amended and restated share purchase agreement dated
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$5,000,000 (the "Resource Update Milestone Payment") payable upon the public disclosure byVizsla Copper of an updated mineral resource estimate for thePalmer Project prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"), which delineates a total of not less than 22 million tonnes of mineralized material; and -
$10,000,000 (the "Commercial Production Milestone Payment", and together with the Resource Update Milestone Payment, the "Milestone Payments") payable upon the commencement of commercial production at thePalmer Project .
The Milestone Payments may be satisfied, at the election of the Company, in cash or by issuing common shares of
American Pacific is prohibited from holding or exercising, whether individually or jointly with any Associates, Affiliates (as defined in Exchange policies), or other persons, beneficial ownership of, or control or direction over, directly or indirectly, greater than 19.99% of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the Company (the "Control Person Limit"), calculated on a non-diluted basis.
If the issuance of any Milestone Shares would result in American Pacific becoming a Control Person (as defined in Exchange policies) of the Company, then, subject to the approval of the Exchange, the Company will issue to American Pacific, in lieu of that portion of such Milestone Shares that would result in American Pacific becoming a Control Person of the Company, an equivalent number of non-transferable special warrants in the capital of the Buyer (the "Special Warrants"). Each Special Warrant will be exercisable into one common share of the Company for no additional consideration, subject to the Control Person Limit. The issuance of any common shares or Special Warrants to American Pacific is subject to customary protective covenants and American Pacific will not have any board nomination, information, anti-dilution, pre-emptive, top-up or participation rights. All Milestone Shares and Special Warrants will be subject to a four-month and one day hold period. No Special Warrants have been issued in connection with the closing of the Acquisition.
The Agreement also includes a make-whole mechanism (the "Make-Whole Payment") designed to compensate American Pacific if Milestone Shares to be issued for a Milestone Payment falls below a reference price, entitling American Pacific to receive cash in payment as consideration an agreed make-whole period of 180 days. To mitigate potential Company cash-flow constraints, the Agreement also includes a non-breach mechanism that allows any required Make-Whole Payment to be deferred for a further 180 days until the Company is able to fund such payment (the "Deferred Make-Whole Amount"), without triggering a default. Amounts owing as a Deferred Make-Whole Amount will become an unsecured obligation of
In connection with the Acquisition, the Company assumed responsibility and granted an indemnity with respect to certain obligations arising from the purchase agreement dated
The Acquisition was an arm's length transaction. The Company paid
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Historical Data: This news release includes historical information that has been reviewed by |
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Third-Party Mineral Projects: These deposits are cited solely for geological context. The Company cautions that these properties are not adjacent to, nor does the Company or American Pacific have any interest in or control over them. Although certain geological features may be similar, there is no assurance that mineralization comparable to these deposits will be discovered on any of the Company's properties or the |
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Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE): All scientific and technical information relating to the |
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References:: (1) Parsons, B and Kelloff, K, 2025: |
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