SIMPLY SOLVENTLESS ANNOUNCES Q1 2025 FINANCIAL RESULTS INCLUDING RECORD ANNUALIZED GROSS REVENUE OF $49.6 MILLION ($0.459/SHARE) AND ANNUALIZED ADJUSTED EBITDA OF $12.8 MILLION ($0.120/SHARE)
CALGARY, AB, June 20, 2025 /CNW/ - Simply Solventless Concentrates Ltd. (TSXV: HASH) (" SSC") is pleased to announce its Q1 2025 financial and operating results including record quarterly gross revenue of $12.4 million, EBITDA of $9.5 million, net and comprehensive income of $8.4 million, and adjusted EBITDA of $3.2 million. These results represent annualized gross revenue of $49.6 million ($0.459/share) and annualized adjusted EBITDA of $12.8 million ($0.120/share). The information set out in this press release should be read in conjunction with SSC's condensed interim consolidated financial statements as at and for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and the related management's discussion and analysis, which are available for review on SSC's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.
Jeff Swainson, President and CEO of SSC, stated: "Q1 2025 was a strong quarter for SSC with the closing of the Humble acquisition, which vertically integrated our operations into cultivation, the closing of an over subscribed $6.0 million convertible debenture offering, achieving record gross revenue and adjusted EBITDA, the expansion of our asset base from $10.9 million in Q1 2024 to $57.8 million in Q1 2025, and subsequent to quarter end, significantly improving our balance sheet with the repayment of $3.4 million, the discharge of $0.5 million, and the deferral of $3.25 million of debt. Our steadfast focus for 2025 is to leverage our portfolio of assets to maximize profitability, cash flow from operations, and balance sheet strength, while achieving a lower cost of capital."
Q1 2025 Financial Highlights:
INCOME STATEMENT FIGURES
Q1 2025
Q1 2025
ANNUALIZED
Q1 2024
Q1 2024
ANNUALIZED
% INCREASE
Gross Revenue
$12.4M
$49.6M
$3.1M
$12.4M
298 %
Gross Revenue/Share
$0.115
$0.459
$0.064
$0.258
78 %
Net Revenue
$9.9M
$39.6M
$2.3M
$9.2M
330 %
Net Revenue/Share
$0.091
$0.365
$0.047
$0.190
93 %
Gross Margin
$4.8M
$19.2M
$1.1M
$4.4M
331 %
Gross Margin/Share
$0.044
$0.178
$0.023
$0.092
94 %
EBITDA (1)
$9.5M
Not Annualized (2)
$0.6M
$2.4M
1,451 %
EBITDA/Share
$0.087
Not Annualized (2)
$0.012
$0.050
595 %
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
$3.2M
$12.8M
$0.6M
$2.4M
417 %
Adjusted EBITDA/Share
$0.030
$0.120
$0.012
$0.050
131 %
Net Income
$8.4
Not Annualized (2)
$0.5M
$2.0M
1,573 %
Net Income/Share
$0.078
Not Annualized (2)
$0.010
$0.041
650 %
Normalized Net Income (NNI) (1)
$1.6
$6.4M
$0.5M
$2.0M
500 %
NNI/Share
$0.014
$0.057
$0.010
$0.041
38 %
Cash from Operations Prior to Changes in Working Capital
$2.0M
$8.0M
$0.6M
$2.4M
233 %
Gross Margin %
48.7 %
48.7 %
48.6 %
48.6 %
0 %
(1)
Non-IFRS financial measure. See discussion in the Non-IFRS Financial Measures advisories section of this press release below.
(2)
Not annualized as $7.7 million bargain purchase gain is non-recurring and skews figures.
The results above include the consolidated operations of SSC and its wholly owned subsidiaries Massive Hash Factory Ltd., CannMart Inc. (acquired on September 12, 2024), ANC (acquired on October 18, 2024, effective October 1, 2024), and Humble (acquired on February 28, 2025, adding 1 month of operating results). SSC is continuing to capture synergies in respect of these acquisitions to further reduce costs.
Continued Rationalization and Cost Savings
During late Q1 2025, SSC continued to restructure operations to capture acquisition synergies. This restructuring reduced headcount by approximately 58 during March 2025, reducing annualized payroll costs by approximately $2,500,000. These amounts exclude headcount reductions made prior to closing the Humble acquisition. SSC has identified further restructuring opportunities with an estimated cost savings of between $500,000-$1,000,000 per year.
Q1 2025 Operational Highlights
$6.0 million Convertible Debenture Financing: On February 13, 2025, SSC completed a $6.0 million financing through the issuance of 6,000 debenture units (" Debenture Units") pursuant to an offering (the " Offering") at a price of $1,000 per Debenture Unit. Each Debenture Unit is comprised of one $1,000 principal value secured convertible debenture of SSC (" Debentures") and 1,000 common share purchase warrants of SSC (the " Warrants"). The Debentures are convertible into SSC common shares (" Common Shares") at $1.00 per Common Share at the option of the holder and at any time during the term of the Debentures. Interest accrues on the Debentures at 11% per annum, which interest is payable quarterly in cash by SSC. The Debentures mature on the date which is 48 months from the closing date, are secured by all present and after acquired property of SSC and its subsidiaries, and are subordinated to the Notes (defined below). A total of 6,000,000 Warrants were issued pursuant to the Offering. Each Warrant is exercisable for one Common Share at a price of $1.20 per Common Share for a period of four years from the closing date. The Debentures, Warrants and underlying Common Shares were subject to a hold period of four months and one day from the closing date. 350 Debenture Units (for gross proceeds of $350,000) were issued to Note holders for partial settlement of the Note balance outstanding.
Acquisition of Humble: On February 28, 2025, SSC acquired all the issued and outstanding shares of Delta 9 Bio-Tech (now Humble) for cash consideration of $3,000,000 (" Acquisition"). In connection with the Acquisition, SSC entered into a lease agreement on closing in respect of the Facility (defined below) with an arms-length party for a 10-year term with renewal options. Humble operates a 98,000 square foot GACP certified cannabis cultivation facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba (the " Facility"), with an annual cultivation capacity of approximately 8,000-9,000kg of dried cannabis flower and trim. Humble services the recreational dried flower markets in Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and the Maritimes, and the business-to-business wholesale market in Canada and internationally. Key anticipated benefits and synergies are as follows:
Low Cultivation Costs: Upon capture of synergies and optimization, it is expected that the all-in cash cost to cultivate will be approximately $0.70 per gram, among the lowest for indoor cannabis in Canada.
No Liabilities: As Humble was acquired through CCAA proceedings, SSC assumed no liabilities upon closing of the Acquisition.
Tax Pools: Humble has approximately $60 million of accrued non-capital loss tax pools which may be usable to SSC. Should these tax pools be utilized, they are expected to reduce future tax payments by up to $12 million at an effective tax rate of 20%.
International Exposure: The Facility is GACP certified, allowing for the export of dried flower to international markets, which currently attracts higher selling prices.
Complimentary Products: The Acquisition allows SSC to participate in the dried flower product category, which is the largest cannabis product category in Canada with a market share of approximately 40% (according to Headset data).
Supply Chain: In the opinion of SSC, the supply demand dynamic is balancing in the Canadian wholesale cannabis marketplace, making it more difficult to procure the inputs that SSC requires. The Acquisition secured a supply of high-quality flower and trim for use in SSC's prerolls and in the manufacturing of concentrates and hash.
Prerolling: Humble sells regular and infused prerolls in numerous markets. SSC's subsidiary ANC Inc. brings this manufacturing in-house, maximizing efficiency.
Vapes: Humble sells vape cartridges in numerous markets. This manufacturing has come in-house at SSC's Massive Hash Factory facility, reducing production costs.
Inventory Velocity: Humble sells several products that SSC manufactures, including hash, which helps maximize inventory turnover.
Facility Cost Savings: SSC will be able to rationalize the activities performed at its various facilities, reducing fixed operating costs by approximately $750,000 annually once rationalized.
Cost Synergies: Administration, including but not limited to public company costs, accounting, IT, governance, and HR are shared, reducing costs significantly.
Blended Excise Rate: Humble pays lower excise rates as a cultivator, which lowers SSC's overall corporate blended excise tax rate.
Repayment of $3.4 Million of ANC Promissory Notes & Deferral of Remainder: Subsequent to Q1 2025, $3.4 of the maximum remaining $7.15 million combined ANC Promissory Note and Reserve Earnout Promissory Note (collectively, the " Notes") were repaid through the issuance of 6,875,000 common shares of SSC at $0.50 per common share (subject to TSXV approval). $0.5 million of the Notes were discharged, $1.0 million of the Notes are now payable on June 3, 2026, and $2.2 million (" Payments Balance") of the Notes are payable with average weekly payments of $21,370.19 over two years. Should SSC repay the $2.2 million Payments Balance by July 31, 2025, the remaining principal balance owing at that time will be reduced by $367,500. Should SSC repay this balance by December 31, 2025, the remaining principal balance owing at that time will be reduced by $245,000. The equity issued is subject to a hold period of four months and one day from the date of issuance. This transaction significantly de-levered SSC's balance sheet.
About Simply Solventless Concentrates Ltd.
SSC is a public company incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta). SSC's mission is to provide pure, potent, terpene-rich ready to consume cannabis products to discerning cannabis consumers. For more information regarding SSC, please see www.simplysolventless.ca.
Notice on Forward Looking Information
This press release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Any statements that are contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often identified by terms such as "may", "should", "anticipate", "will", "estimates", "believes", "intends", "expects", "projected", "approximately" and similar expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements. More particularly and without limitation, this press release contains forward looking statements concerning continued organic revenue growth, the continued synergies expected from integrating CannMart Inc., ANC, and Humble into SSC's operations, capitalizing on SSC's business plan and SSC's expected growth, results of operations and performance. SSC cautions that all forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and that actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors, assumptions and expectations, many of which are beyond the control of SSC, including expectations and assumptions concerning SSC, the timing and market acceptance of products, competition in SSC's markets, SSC's reliance on customers, fluctuations in interest rates, SSC's ability to maintain good relations with its customers, employees and other stakeholders, changes in law or regulations, SSC's ability to protect its intellectual property, as well as other risks and uncertainties, including those described in SSC's filings available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. The reader is cautioned that assumptions used in the preparation of any forward-looking statements may prove to be incorrect. Events or circumstances may cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted as a result of numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of SSC. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Such information, although considered reasonable by management at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and SSC does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by securities law.
This press release contains future-oriented financial information and financial outlook information (collectively, "FOFI") about cost saving and rationalization and restructuring (payroll and other), gross revenue, adjusted EBITDA and NNI of SSC, which are subject to the same assumptions, risk factors, limitations and qualifications as set forth in the above paragraphs. FOFI contained in this document was approved by management as of the date of this document and was provided for the purpose of providing further information about SSC's future business operations. SSC and its management believe that FOFI has been prepared on a reasonable basis, reflecting management's best estimates and judgments, and represent, to the best of management's knowledge and opinion, SSC's expected course of action. However, because this information is highly subjective, it should not be relied on as necessarily indicative of future results. SSC disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any FOFI contained in this document, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required pursuant to applicable law. Readers are cautioned that the FOFI contained in this document should not be used for purposes other than for which it is disclosed herein. Differences in the timing of capital expenditures or revenues and variances in production estimates can have a significant impact on the key performance measures included in SSC's guidance. SSC's actual results may differ materially from these estimates.
Non-IFRS Financial Measures
This press release includes references to "working capital", "current ratio", "inventory turnover", "EBITDA", "adjusted EBITDA" and "normalized net income", which are not defined under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The intent of these non-IFRS measures is to provide additional useful information to investors and analysts. These non-IFRS measures do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other entities. As such, these non-IFRS measures should not be considered in isolation or used as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.
Working capital is an indicative measure of SSC's ability to service its short-term financial obligations with short-term assets. Management believes this measure provides useful information about SSC's current short-term liquidity. Refer to "Liquidity and Capital Resources" for a detailed calculation of this measure in SSC's Q1 2025 MD&A.
Current ratio is calculated by dividing current assets by current liabilities and is meant to indicate whether a company is capable of servicing its current liabilities.
Inventory turnover is calculated by dividing cost of goods sold by inventory, and is meant to indicate how efficient a company is at turning inventory into cash.
EBITDA is calculated as income before interest and finance costs, taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses. EBITDA is considered as a useful measure by management of SSC to understand the profitability of SSC excluding the effects of capital structure, taxation and depreciation, but may not be appropriate for other purposes. EBITDA is considered a useful measure by management to understand profitability excluding the effects of capital structure, taxation and depreciation, but may not be appropriate for other purposes.
Adjusted EBITDA is not defined under IFRS and therefore should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss). Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as net income before interest and finance costs, taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses, share based compensation, gain settlement or disposal or bargain purchase gains, non-recurring restructuring costs and acquisition costs, foreign exchange gains and losses and government rebates, and other gains or costs that are expected to be non-recurring. Adjusted EBITDA is considered a useful measure by management to understand profitability excluding the effects of capital structure, taxation and depreciation, and non-recurring items, but may not be appropriate for other purposes.
NNI is considered as a useful measure by management of SSC to understand the profitability of SSC excluding the effects of certain non-operating items. NNI is calculated as net income less gain settlement or disposal or bargain purchase gains, non-recurring restructuring costs and acquisition costs, foreign exchange gains and losses and government rebates, income tax recovery, and other gains or costs that are expected to be non-recurring.
See the " Operations" section in SSC's management's discussion & analysis for Q1 2025 and the year ended December 31 2024, available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca, for a quantitative reconciliation of net income to adjusted EBITDA for such period, which information is incorporated by reference in this press release. Shown below is a reconciliation of EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and NNI for Q1, 2025.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025
March 31,
2024
Net and comprehensive income
$ 8,408,008
$ 502,536
Non-operating items:
Depreciation and amortization
587,091
13,234
Finance costs
558,221
51,832
Income tax recovery
(97,214)
-
EBITDA
9,456,106
567,602
Non-operating items:
Restructuring costs
551,175
-
Acquisition costs
372,316
-
Foreign exchange loss
15,175
-
Government rebates
28,786
-
Bargain purchase acquisition price
(7,725,913)
-
Share compensation expense
552,237
43,969
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 3,249,882
$ 611,571
Normalized Net Income
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025
March 31,
2024
Net and comprehensive income
$ 8,408,008
$ 502,536
Non-operating items:
Restructuring costs
551,175
-
Acquisition costs
372,316
-
Foreign exchange loss
15,175
-
Government rebates
28,786
-
Bargain purchase acquisition price
(7,725,913)
-
Income tax recovery
(97,214)
43,969
Normalized net income
$ 1,552,333
$ 546,505
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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Spot price is based on the LBMA gold price as of the close of business on July 1, 2025, rounded down to the nearest $100/oz for gold and $1/oz for silver. 2. Cash Costs consist of mining costs, processing costs, mine-level G&A, offsite charges, and royalties less by-product credits. Refer to the 'Non-Gaap Financial Measures' section in Appendix B of this news release for more information. 3. All-In Sustaining Costs (AISC) includes cash costs plus sustaining capital, closure costs, and salvage credits. Refer to the 'Non-GAAP Financial Measures' section in Appendix B of this news release for more information. 4. Free cash flow is calculated as after tax cash flow from mine-site operating activities less capital expenditures, including closure costs (net of salvage value). Refer to the 'Non-GAAP Financial Measures' section in Appendix B of this news release for more information. Article content The economic analysis contained in this news release is preliminary in nature and is based primarily on Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources totalling 33.3% and 65.1% respectively, and in part, Inferred Mineral Resources totalling 1.6% of the proposed mill feed from the Main deposit. Inferred Mineral Resources are considered too geologically speculative to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as Mineral Reserves. There is no certainty that economic forecasts on which this PEA is based will be realized. Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Table 2 lists the breakdown by resource category of the run of mine ('ROM') mill feed for the PEA life of mine plan. Article content Table 2: ROM mill feed and ounces by resource category Article content Mineral Resource Estimate for the Main Deposit Article content Note: The Main Deposit is included in the financial modelling for the 2025 PEA. Article content The updated MRE for the Main deposit is based on the amalgamation of what have been historically described as the Main Zone, North Zone, Slipper Zone, and K Zone, effective January 10, 2025, and it is reported at a 0.15 g/t gold cut-off (see Table 3). There is no certainty that Mineral Resources will be converted into Mineral Reserves. Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Mineral Resources include Inferred Mineral Resources which have had insufficient work to classify them as Indicated Mineral Resources. It is uncertain but reasonably expected that Inferred Mineral Resources could be uplifted to Indicated Mineral Resources with additional drilling. Article content Geological and resource domain modelling and estimation for the Project was completed using Leapfrog 2024.1. The lithological model was developed based on data from the extensive re-logging program of 170,000 m drill core that was completed in 2023 and 2024, in addition to geochemical classification of 56,550 previously sampled intervals. Mineralization domains are modelled by identifying zones with gold values greater than 0.3 g/t over a minimum width of 3 m. Two primary styles of mineralization were recognized. Early mineralization includes disseminated stratabound mineralization in argillite-bearing lithologies. Late mineralization includes gold associated with late-stage quartz veins. Three high-confidence faults were modelled, including the North Fault, South Fault, and Fault 1. The Main Block is bound by the North and South Faults, representing significant discontinuities in stratigraphy and mineralization. Within the Main Block, Fault 1 introduces a minor offset in the main block. Article content Reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction were evaluated by performing a pit optimization using the Lerchs-Grossman algorithm with the following parameters: gold price of US$2,400/oz, silver price of US$30/oz, and gold selling costs of C$7/oz for offsite charges, and a 1.5% royalty. Mining costs for mineralized material and waste are C$3.75/t, with incremental mining costs of C$0.03/t. Processing costs are C$12/t for mill processing and include site G&A. Payability for gold is 99.8%, and payability for silver is 90%. Process recovery for gold is 90%, while process recovery for silver is 50%. The exchange rate used is C$0.73 to US$1. Article content Total Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources for the Main deposit includes 292.1 Mt at an average grade of 0.44 g/t gold and 0.66 g/t silver, for a total of 4.2 M contained ounces of gold and 6.2 M contained ounces of silver. Total Inferred Mineral Resources for the Main deposit includes 14.8 Mt at an average grade of 0.33 g/t gold and 0.95 g/t silver, for a total of 0.2 M ounces of gold and 0.5 M ounces of silver. Article content Table 3: Mineral Resource for the Main deposit Article content Mineral Resource Estimate for the Phoenix Deposit Article content Note: The Phoenix Deposit is not included in the financial modelling for the 2025 PEA Article content . Article content The inaugural MRE for the Phoenix deposit is reported at a 0.20 g/t gold cut-off. Total Indicated Mineral Resources for the Phoenix deposit include 0.05 Mt at an average grade of 0.35 g/t Au, for a total of 0.6 thousand ounces (koz) of contained gold. Inferred Mineral Resources include 25.4 Mt at an average grade of 0.44 g/t Au, for a total of 357 koz of contained gold (see Table 4). Article content Notes for Tables 4 and 5: 1. The qualified person responsible for the Phoenix deposit MRE, with an effective as of as of June 17, 2025, is Bahram Bahrami, of Equity Exploration Consultants Ltd. 2. Mineral Resources are classified in accordance with CIM (2014) definition standards 3. Mineral Resources are reported using a 0.20 g/t gold cut-off grade 4. Metal price assumptions include US$2,400/oz Au 5. Metallurgical recoveries assumptions are 90% recovery for gold 6. 99.8 payability for gold 7. Numbers may not add due to rounding 8. Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. 9. The qualified persons responsible for this section of the technical report are not aware of any environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-economic, marketing, political, or other relevant factors that could materially affect the Mineral Resource estimate other than those disclosed in this news release and in the PEA Technical Report 10. Refer to Appendix C for the estimation methodology Article content Geological and resource modelling for the Phoenix deposit was completed using Leapfrog 2024.1 and Micromine Origin & Beyond 2025. The lithological model was developed based solely on geochemical classification, with six principal stratigraphic units identified: Upper Mafic Tuff, Upper Sedimentary Sequence, Lower Mafic Tuff, Intermediate Sedimentary Sequence, Intermediate Tuff, and Lower Sedimentary Sequence. These units generally dip gently to the northeast. A steeply dipping north-south trending fault divides the Phoenix deposit into eastern and western blocks. The eastern block contains the full stratigraphic sequence, while the western block includes only the two lowermost stratigraphic units found in the eastern block. Article content Gold mineralization was modelled based on downhole structural data measured from oriented drill core. This interpretation includes identifying two principal sets of mineralized structures: flat to gently east-dipping and steeper northeast-dipping orientations. These define three mineralized lenses—two upper, gently dipping zones and a deeper, steeper-dipping zone. Article content Capping values for the Phoenix deposit were determined using decile analysis and log-scaled probability plots of length-weighted gold assays. Outlier restrictions were applied to lithological domains during the second estimation pass, excluding samples above 0.2 g/t gold where search distances exceeded 30% of the variogram range. No outlier restrictions were applied to mineralized domains. A semi-hard boundary approach was applied to specific lithological contacts reflecting gradational contacts of lithological units. These included the Lower Mineralized Zone (Domain 630) with a distance threshold of 5 m, the Lower Mafic Tuff with 15 m, and the Lower Sedimentary unit with 50 m. This approach was used to reduce artefacts and better represent grade continuity in stratigraphically complex or sparsely drilled areas. The block model was constructed using a parent block size of 5m x 5m x 5m, with sub-blocks refined down to 1.25 m to accurately honor geological boundaries and minimum mining widths. Grade estimation was conducted using a combination of Ordinary Kriging (OK) and inverse distance cubed (ID3) methods. OK was used for all mineralized domains where variograms could be reliably modelled; ID3 was applied to other domains where variogram stability could not be achieved. Locally varying anisotropy (LVA) was applied within mineralized domains to reflect observed structural controls. Article content Resource classification followed the CIM Definition Standards (2014) and was guided by geological confidence, data spacing, and estimation support. The current drilling density supports predominantly Inferred classification. These are supported by at least two drill holes within a spacing of ≤155 m. Indicated Mineral Resources are supported by drill hole spacing of ≤70 m with minimum of 3 drill holes used for estimation. Article content Reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction were applied by performing a resource pit optimization and applying the following parameters: a gold price of US$2,400/oz, gold selling costs of C$7/oz for offsite charges, a 1.5% royalty, Mining costs of C$3.75/t with incremental costs of C$0.03/t, and combined processing and site G&A costs of C$12/t. Gold payability was assumed to be at 99.8%, with a metallurgical recovery of 90%. The exchange rate used was C$0.73 to US$1.00. No by-product metals were included in the estimate. Article content For Phoenix, a cutoff grade of 0.20 g/t gold is used due to limited metallurgical data compared to the Main deposit. This higher cut-off accounts for increased geological and metallurgical uncertainty for the Phoenix deposit. Cut-off sensitivities of the Phoenix deposit mineral resource are summarized in Table 5. Article content Table 5: Mineral Resource for the Phoenix deposit at varying gold cut-off grades Article content Notes: See Table 4 Article content Spanish Mountain Project Consolidated Mineral Resources Article content Total combined Mineral Resources for the Spanish Mountain Gold Project are summarized in Table 6. Total Measured and Indicated mineral resources include 292.1 Mt at 0.44 g/t gold for total 4.16 M contained gold ounces. Total inferred mineral resources include 40.3 Mt at 0.40 g/t gold for total 512 k contained gold ounces. Article content Table 6: Consolidated Mineral Resources for the Spanish Mountain Gold Project Article content Notes on Table 6: 1. The Mineral Resource for the Main Deposit is reported using a cut-off grade of 0.15 g/t Au, while the Phoenix Deposit uses a 0.20 g/t Au cut-off. 2. The Mineral Resources are constrained within an optimized pit shell generated using Lerchs–Grossman pit optimization based on a gold price of US$2,400/oz, 99.8% payability, 90% gold recovery, C$12/t processing and G&A, C$3.75/t mining for ore and waste, C$0.03/t incremental mining cost, 1.5% royalty, C$7/oz offsite charges, and an exchange rate of 0.73:1 (CAD:USD). 3. Mineral Resources are derived from resource statements for each deposit and area, prepared by Bahram Bahrami, a Qualified Person as defined under NI 43-101. 4. Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. 5. The Mineral Resource estimate complies with NI 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (May 2016) and CIM Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (May 2014). 6. Any discrepancies in totals are due to rounding. 7. The effective date of the Mineral Resource statement is January 10, 2025 for the Main Deposit and June 17, 2025 for the Phoenix Deposit. Article content Mining and Processing Article content Open pit mine designs, mine production schedules and mine capital and operating costs have been developed for the Main deposit, at a scoping level of engineering. The mineral resources, including inferred resources, form the basis of the mine planning. The Phoenix deposit MRE are not included or considered as part of the mine plan. Article content Open pit mining activities are designed for approximately 24.5 years of operation. Mine planning is based on large scale conventional drill/blast/load/haul open pit mining methods suited for the Project location and local site requirements. The subset of mineral resources contained within the designed open pits are summarized in Table 7, with a 0.2 g/t Au cut-off grade, and form the basis of the mine plan and production schedule, which is summarized in Figure 5. Article content Mill feed quantities and grades include estimates of mining dilution and recovery based on a 10 m selective block size and 2 m dilution skins applied to all waste contacts. This results in an addition of 16% dilution and 2% loss to the original resource block model. Article content Figure 5: PEA Mine Production Schedule Summary Article content Processing of the mill feed at 26,000 tpd (or 9.5 Mt per annum) is by means of a conventional process flowsheet including primary grinding, gravity concentration, flotation, and regrinding of the concentrate followed by cyanidation via a CIL circuit to produce doré. The process achieves an average overall LOM gold recovery of 89%. The average silver recovery as a by‐product of the milling process for the life of the Project is 44%. Non-Acid Generating ('NAG') tailings from the plant are dewatered by screening and filtering and conveyed to a dry stack tailings facility, where it will be spread and compacted in engineered lifts. All site water is managed through a separate water management pond that includes a water treatment plant for any water to be discharged during the LOM. Article content The tailings storage facilities proposed for construction and development at Project are primarily based on utilization of filtered tailings technology for the base case scenario. Multiple tailings storage locations, designs, and technologies were analyzed to arrive at the preferred location and tailings technology. Article content Initial Capital Costs Article content The initial capital expenditures for the Project as estimated by Ausenco are summarized in Table 8 and the capital expenditures to be incurred after the start-up of operations are assigned to sustaining capital and are projected to be covered by operating cash-flows. Project contingencies have been added where applicable, excluding capitalized operating costs, which results in an overall contingency of $270.3M or 22.6% (excluding taxes). Article content The Project will benefit from established infrastructure in central British Columbia, noting that the Project is approximately 100 km by road to the city of Williams Lake. Local infrastructure in Likely will further support the Project development. The estimated initial capital cost of $1,250 M is inclusive of applicable taxes. Article content Notes on Table 8: 1. Direct process plant capital costs are based on benchmarking and not from engineering design. 2. Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of the components due to rounding adjustments; not all cost components are illustrated in this table. Article content Sustaining Capital Costs: Article content Ausenco estimates the LOM sustaining capital for Project to be C$443 M, which is expected to be funded by operating cash flows. The sustaining capital estimate is primarily for the expansion of the tailing storage facility, mining fleet additions as total material movements increase with depth, and reclamation and closure. The PEA has assumed C$163 M in closure and reclamation costs. Article content The estimated Opex for Project is US$15.33/t of mill feed – see Table 7. Ausenco and MMTS have estimated the Opex based on first-principles calculation, industry benchmarking, proprietary information and its professional experience. Article content Notes for Table 9: 1. Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of the components due to rounding adjustments; not all cost components are illustrated in this table. Article content Royalties Article content There is a 1.0 to 1.5% Net Smelter Royalty ('NSR') payable to two royalty holders. These are the only royalties that apply to the current Mineral Resources as mill feed for the Project and has been incorporated into the economic analysis of the 2025 PEA. The Company plans to exercise its right to buydown the NSRs to 1.5% and 1% respectively, for a total buydown payment of $1 million as provided in the agreements. Article content Infrastructure Article content The major infrastructure items considered and costed in the PEA support a mining and milling operation that is expected to operate 24-hours per day, seven-days per week. The design of Project infrastructure has prioritized environmental protection, workforce safety, and operating efficiency while minimizing community impacts. The Project site will consist of the open pit mine and mining related workshops, a processing plant, waste rock and tailings stack, and support service infrastructure such as warehousing, offices and workshops. Article content The Project site-wide water balance is positive for which water capture, treatment and discharge infrastructure has been allowed for and designed. The Project will draw water from within the property and contain process water and tailings within the water management pond and tailings stack, effectively. Water management and treatment has been included to treat both open pit dewatering and surface facilities run-off to required environmental discharge standards. Article content The site will be supported by renewable electrical grid power through a new, 75 km long 230kV, transmission line constructed by the Company from site to a new switching station designated as SMM, which is currently being designed by BC Hydro, located near the McLeese Lake Capacitor station. The mine and process operations are supported by functional maintenance and administration infrastructure located on site as well as off-site locations for non-critical administrative functions. Select local access roads will be upgraded and maintained throughout the mine life. Article content The proposed tailings storage method is placement of dewatered material containing both tailings and minor amounts of process water. The minor proportion of Potential Acid Generating ('PAG') tailings will be managed within a dedicated conventional tailings lined cell contained within the tailings stack. NAG waste rock, PAG waste rock and over burden will be split by type and placed in suitably designed facilities that will be designed for physical stability and collect and manage run-off from the waste rock storage facilities. All facilities are located near the open pit mine to maximize efficiencies and minimize impact, subject to condemnation drilling. Article content Environmental and Community Matters Article content All exploration permits with the Government of British Columbia are in good standing. During its recent 2024 to 2025 exploration drill programs, the Company has regularly engaged communities and pro-actively sought shared benefits opportunities with each local to regional businesses, contractors and workers. The Company recognizes and respects the First Nations asserted aboriginal rights and title in the Project area and looks forward to continuing meaningful engagement with each First Nation on our proposed next steps to advance the Project. The Company has continued baseline studies during the PEA on the climate and waterways. Further work is anticipated during the next stages of advancement due to the new vision proposed in the PEA for a larger scale operation and associated tailings, waste and water management facilities as compared to the 2021 PFS. Article content Opportunities and Future Work Article content Ausenco, the team of consultants, and the Company have identified several areas and opportunities that may provide significant costs savings and improved economics for the Project. Post-PEA the Company will embark on additional technical work and engineering studies to better position and further de-risk the Project, including but not limited to the following: Article content Mining Article content Optimization of the pit phasing and mine production schedule, especially as the Mineral Resource is modified through further exploration and infill drilling; Optimization of the open-pit design through collection of additional geotechnical information; Further work to increase confidence in the Mineral Resource and lead to the definition of a Mineral Reserve; Detailed equipment costing to determine potential discounts to list price for all major components, as well as review purchase versus leasing options for mining equipment; Further planned electrification of the mine fleet, specifically the mine hauling function, as cutting-edge technologies for battery and trolley operations become commercialized in the near future; and Back-filling of waste rock into the open pit. Article content Milling and Metallurgy Article content Additional metallurgical work to optimize results from geometallurgical domains and continue research on the optimum grind size, analyze recoveries of the gold and silver, and the effects of the higher grade coming from the mineral sorters on metal recoveries; Optimize reagents to reduce costs and improve metallurgy; Investigate the potential for a gold recovery circuit from a pyrite concentrate not currently in the PEA; and Ore sorting of low grade for expansion scenarios. Article content Tailings Storage and Waste Rock Facilities Article content Detailed analysis of tailings storage and waste rock storage facilities for an integrated waste management plan and design to optimize the management of mine-impacted runoff and associated collection and treatment costs; Phasing of tailings and water storage starter structures to reduce initial capex; Alternative water treatment solutions being considered to the included reverse osmosis that meet BC discharge regulations; and Whole tailings belt filtration options to dewater tails before placement. Article content Other Article content Construction camp location, and a trade-off study between at site accommodation versus daily commutes to the Project from local communities; Investigate regional quarry sites and quality of quarry material for construction purposes, notably the tailing storage facility; Water supply for the Project, and a trade-off study between a constructed reservoir with Project infrastructure or a water pipeline from a local source; and Addition of the 2025 drill results and Phoenix maiden resource. Article content Changes to the conceptual mine plan and mine design that may be recommended in the PEA study, if approved and implemented as the Project moves forward, could impact the capital and operating costs, profitability and cash flows and an eventual timeline to production, the impact of which cannot be quantified at this time. As a result, there are additional uncertainties with respect to the size and grade of the Mineral Resources that may become Mineral Reserves in the future, and that will serve as the basis for future studies. Article content In addition, the Company will continue to conduct exploration activities within the 11,633-hectare ('ha') SMG mineral claims property which encompasses the estimated MRE, which the PEA is based upon. The objective of continuing regional exploration is to develop and assess targets that could further maximize the Company's flexibility with respect to future development decisions on the Project. Article content Investors should be cautioned that there is no guarantee that the future construction and development of the Project that will be completed in accordance with the 2025 PEA results set forward in this news release. There is no certainty that production will begin, or that operating capital, or that financial results will be consistent with the 2025 PEA. Article content Technical Information and Quality Control & Quality Assurance ('QAQC') Article content Once received from the drill and processed, all drill core samples were sawn in half, labeled, and bagged. The remaining half of the drill core was securely stored on-site. Numbered security tags were applied to sample shipments to ensure chain of custody compliance. The Company inserts quality control (QC) samples at regular intervals, including blanks and reference materials, for all sample shipments to monitor laboratory performance. Standards and blanks account for a minimum of 15% of the samples in addition to the laboratory's internal quality assurance programs. The QAQC program was overseen by the Company's Qualified Person, Julian Manco, Director of Exploration (as described below). Article content Drill core samples from the 2025 drill program were submitted to MSALABS' analytical facility in Prince George, British Columbia, for sample preparation and PhotonAssay TM analysis. The MSALABS facilities are accredited to the International Standards ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 9001 standard for gold and multi-element assays, with all analytical methods incorporating quality control materials at defined frequencies and established data acceptance criteria. MSALABS Inc. is independent of the Company. Details on the historical assay work before 2025 will be included in the 43-101 Technical Report to be published within 45 days. Article content PhotonAssay TM Article content The PhotonAssay TM method utilizes gamma ray analysis for gold detection using the Chrysos PhotonAssay TM instrument (PA1408X). This non-destructive, fully automated technique offers high accuracy for analyzing crushed core and pulps. Sample preparation begins with drying and crushing up to 1 kg of material to achieve at least 70% passing through a 2-millimetre (mm) sieve. The sample is then riffle split to obtain a suitable aliquot for 2 testing cycles (MSALABS Method CPA-Au1). Article content The PhotonAssay TM instrument bombards 400 to 600-gram samples contained in sealed containers with gamma rays. These containers remain sealed throughout the process, preserving the sample for potential further testing. The analysis is performed robotically, with results that integrate into existing laboratory management systems. Article content Each sample is accompanied by a reference disc traceable to a Certified Reference Material (CRM). Both the sample and reference disc undergo gamma ray exposure, with signals detected and analyzed to ensure accurate and reliable results. Article content The method offers a gold detection range from 0.015 parts per million (ppm – lower limit) to 10,000 ppm (upper limit). Quality control includes the use of reference materials and blanks, with all results reviewed by a competent person before reporting. Article content Spanish Mountain Gold implemented two QAQC methodologies to validate the accuracy of PhotonAssay TM results, both demonstrating good comparability: 1) comparative analysis of diverse mineralization styles using Total Au screen metallic methods with both FAS-415 (gravimetric finish) and FAS-211 (AAS finish), and 2) comprehensive testing of both sample aliquots and rejects using FAS-211 (AAS finish). Article content QAQC Testing typically can include the following spot checks: 1) Pulverizing tests to evaluate variability in sample preparation, 2) Cross-analysis at external laboratories using screen metallic method, and 3) Four-cycle radiation testing to identify and calibrate potential variability in gold results with variable radiation intensity. Article content To effectively manage the nugget effect on high-grade gold samples MSALABS tested samples to 'extinction' (CPA-Au1E method). This approach divides samples into multiple splits, analyzes each separately using PhotonAssay TM, and then calculates a weighted average of the results. By testing various portions of the sample independently and combining their values proportionally, this method provides significantly more representative gold values than traditional single-split analysis for samples with a large nugget effect. Article content Multi-Elemental Analysis Article content For the 2025 drilling campaign Spanish Mountain Gold used IMS-230 method to provide multi-element determination using a four-acid digestion followed by ICP-OES and ICP-MS analysis. Article content Key Process Steps: Article content Sample Preparation: Samples are dried and ground to specific criteria (85% passing 75 microns (μm) for rocks and drill core; 180μm for soils and sediments). A homogeneous 10-gram sample is required. Article content Digestion: Samples undergo sequential digestion with nitric, perchloric, hydrofluoric, and hydrochloric acids, followed by dilution with deionized water. Analysis: The solution is analyzed via ICP-OES and ICP-MS for multi-element quantification. Quality Control: The process includes reference materials, blanks, and duplicates, with corrections for spectral interferences and thorough review before final reporting. Article content Qualified Persons Article content Various consultants provided input and helped write the forthcoming PEA Technical Report. Consultants that are responsible for elements of the Technical Report are independent qualified persons ('QP') as defined within NI 43-101. Article content Geology: Ron Voordouw, Equity Exploration Mineral Resource for Main Deposit: Bahram Bahrami, Equity Exploration Mineral Resource for Phoenix Deposit: Bahram Bahrami, Equity Exploration Metallurgy, Processing, Infrastructure, and Economic Evaluation: Kevin Murray, Ausenco Mining: Marc Schulte, Moose Mountain Technical Services Tailings and Water Management: Brad Russell, BGC Water Treatment: Lee Josslyn, PE, Linkan Engineering Geochemistry: Andrea Samuels, pHase Geochemistry Off-site Power and Electrical: Neil Brazier, WN Brazier Associates Environmental & Community: James Millard, Ausenco Article content The QPs have reviewed the information in this news release that pertain to the sections of the forthcoming PEA Technical Report for which they are responsible. All scientific and technical information in this press release in respect of the PEA is based on information prepared by or under the supervision of those individuals. The Mineral Resource estimate in this news release has been classified in accordance with CIM Definition Standards – For Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (May 14, 2014) and CIM Estimation of Mineral Resources & Mineral Reserves Best Practice Guidelines (November 29, 2019). Article content In accordance with NI 43-101, the PEA Technical Report will be filed on SEDAR within 45 days of the disclosure of this news release. Article content Julian Manco, Director of Exploration with Spanish Mountain Gold, is the Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101 who has reviewed and has approved the contents of this news release. Article content About the Company Article content Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd. is focused on advancing its 100%-owned Spanish Mountain Gold Project (Project) towards construction of the next gold mine in the Cariboo Gold Corridor, British Columbia. The Company will publish, within 45 days of this news release, a new NI 43-101 Technical Report setting out the new executable vision to advance the Project. This new NI 43-101 Technical Report, with a de-risked and optimized Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) with an updated Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE), will supersede the prior technical report of the Company. Upon receipt of the new PEA and updated MRE, the Company will decide the next steps to advance the Project to position the Company to make a construction decision in or before 2027. We are striving to be a leader in community and Indigenous relations by leveraging technology and innovation to build the 'greenest' gold mine in Canada. The Relentless Pursuit for Better Gold means seeking new ways to achieve optimal financial outcomes that are safer, minimize environmental impact and create meaningful sustainability for communities. Details of the Company are available on and on the Company's website: Article content All Mineral Resource estimates of the Company disclosed or referenced in this news release have been prepared in accordance with the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum ('CIM') Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves dated May 10, 2014 ('2014 CIM Definition Standards'), whose definitions are incorporated by reference in National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ('NI 43-101'): Article content Mineral resource: is a concentration or occurrence of material of economic interest in or on the earth's crust in such form, grade or quality, and quantity that there are reasonable prospects for economic extraction. A mineral resource is a reasonable estimate of mineralization, taking into account relevant factors such as cut-off grade, likely mining dimensions, location or continuity, that, with the assumed and justifiable technical and economic conditions, is likely to, in whole or in part, become economically extractable. Article content Inferred mineral resource: is that part of a mineral resource for which quantity and grade or quality can be estimated on the basis of geological evidence and limited sampling and reasonably assumed, but not verified, geological and grade continuity. The estimate is based on limited information and sampling gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes. An inferred mineral resource has a lower level of confidence than that applying to an indicated mineral resource and must not be converted to a mineral reserve. It is reasonably expected that the majority of inferred mineral resources could be upgraded to indicated mineral resources with continued exploration. Article content Indicated mineral resource: that part of a mineral resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and physical characteristics can be estimated with a level of confidence sufficient to allow the appropriate application of technical and economic parameters to support mine planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. The estimate is based on detailed and reliable exploration and testing information gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes that are spaced closely enough for geological and grade continuity to be reasonably assumed. An indicated mineral resource has a lower level of confidence than that applying to a measured mineral resource and may only be converted to a probable mineral reserve. Article content Measured mineral resource: that part of a mineral resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and physical characteristics are so well established that they can be estimated with confidence sufficient to allow the appropriate application of technical and economic parameters to support production planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. The estimate is based on detailed and reliable exploration, sampling and testing information gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes that are spaced closely enough to confirm both geological and grade continuity. A measured mineral resource has a higher level of confidence than that applying to either an indicated mineral resource or an inferred mineral resource. It may be converted to a proven mineral reserve or to a probable mineral reserve. Article content Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Article content FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION: Article content Certain of the statements and information in this press release constitute 'forward-looking information'. Any statements or information that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as 'expects', 'anticipates', 'believes', 'plans', 'estimates', 'intends', 'targets', 'goals', 'forecasts', 'objectives', 'potential' or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results 'may', 'could', 'would', 'might' or 'will' be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be considered forward-looking information. The Company's forward-looking information is based on the assumptions, beliefs, expectations and opinions of management as of the date of this press release and include but are not limited to information with respect to, the potential to extend mineralization within the near-surface environment; the potential to expand resources and to find higher-grade mineralization at depth; the timing, size and budget of a winter drill program, and the results thereof; and the delivery of a maiden resource for the Phoenix Deposit within the Phoenix Target, and the timing and results thereof. Other than as required by applicable securities laws, the Company does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking information if circumstances or management's assumptions, beliefs, expectations or opinions should change, or changes in any other events affecting such statements or information. For the reasons set forth above, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Article content APPENDIX A Article content The 2025 PEA incorporates several important improvements and de-risking initiatives compared to the 2021 Prefeasibility Study, all of which better positions the Project for a successful next phase of development. Notable changes include: Article content Larger Project Scale: The project has increased the production rate from 20 ktpd to 26 ktpd, which increases the LOM average gold production profile by 19% to 122 koz per year, and 203 koz per year in the first five years. For the project, this will bring greater efficiency, lower unit costs, and uplift to the NPV, in addition to expanding Life of Mine (LOM) to 24.5 years and total gold production to 3.0Moz. Pre-concentration of mill feed to uplift feed grade to the proposed 26 ktpd mill such as mineralized material sorting was investigated during the PEA. It was identified as a target case opportunity to 'bolt-on' to the base case which will be further assessed during the next stages of project development. Article content Improved Flowsheet Design: Updated metallurgical studies and testing has resulted in modification to a coarse mill feed floatation circuit with cleaner and scavenger stages and two gravity circuits, lowering power costs while boosting throughput These circuit modifications, when combined with a rougher and cleaner flotation circuit, resulted in overall project gold recovery of 89.3% with approximately 20% of gold expected to be recovered by gravity. Article content Optimized Open Pit Mine Design: Through targeting lower strip ratios based upon improved geotechnical assessments, additional resource included in the mine plan and better stockpile management, an optimum open pit was selected to maximize efficiency. A selective mining unit (SMU) analysis was completed on bench mining dimensions, block model block sizes and equipment sizing, selection concluding that larger 240 t class trucks and associated fleet are optimal for the project. This also means higher productivities and less cost moving material to either the process plant or waste rock pads are possible. The LOM waste to resource strip ratio reduces to 2:1 in the PEA from 4:1 in the PFS. Article content Electrification: The future electrification of the mine and equipment is expected to increase productivity with a significantly lower carbon intensity. The upsized power from 30 MW in the PFS to 60 MW included in the PEA is expected to potentially support the future electrification of the mine fleet and equipment. Equipment proposed in the PEA includes renewable diesel capable haul trucks and electrification of drills and shovels. Article content New Tailings Stack: With coarser sized tailings material from coarse mill feed floatation, screening and filtered tailings, dewatering and placement of landforms has been selected. This is expected to result in improved geotechnical stability and enabling a safer site. This Tailings Stack location avoids the large Cedar Creek water catchment. As well, moving from a conventional slurry containment to a free draining, filtered tails means this coarser product minimizes borrow pit and starter dyke construction costs, meaning more placement flexibility and reduced starter material costs while lowering the potential for mineral endowment sterilization. Article content Mineral Resource Estimate: Constrained geological interpretation and estimation methodology resulted in a decrease of the Main deposit Indicated and Inferred contained gold ounces. The decrease of Inferred total contained gold ounces of the Main deposit are partially offset by an increase of Inferred contained gold ounces of the Phoenix deposit. The Main deposit and Phoenix deposit show potential for resource expansion and classification uplift. Article content APPENDIX B Article content In this news release the Company uses certain abbreviations, including: net present value ('NPV'); NPV at a 5% discount rate ('NPV5%'); internal rate of return ('IRR'); measured and indicated ('M&I'); million ('m'); thousand ('k'); metric tonne ('t'); troy ounce ('oz'); grams per tonne ('g/t'); gold ('Au'); silver ('Ag'); life of mine ('LOM'); tonnes per day ('tpd'); free cash flow ('FCF'); years ('yrs'); per annum ('pa'); average ('avg.'); life-of-mine ('LOM'); versus ('vs.'); non acid generating ('NAG'); potentially acid generating ('PAG'). Payback is calculated from commercial production, which is defined as the achievement of reaching a minimum of 30 consecutive days of operations during which the mill operated at an average of 60% of nameplate throughput of 26,000 tpd. Spot price is based on the LBMA gold price as of the close of business on July 1, 2025, rounded down to the nearest $100/oz for gold and $1/oz for silver. Article content USE OF NON-GAAP MEASURES Article content Certain financial measures referred to in this news release are not measures recognized under IFRS and are referred to as non-GAAP financial measures or ratios. These measures have no standardized meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The definitions established and calculations performed by Ausenco are based on the QP's reasonable judgement and are consistently applied. These measures are intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures prepared in accordance with IFRS. Article content The non-GAAP financial measures used in this news release and common to the gold mining industry are cash costs and all-in sustaining cost per ounce of gold produced and free cash flow. Article content Free cash flow, Cash costs, and All-in sustaining cost per ounce of gold sold are non-GAAP financial measures or ratios and have no standardized meaning under IFRS Accounting Standards ('IFRS') and may not be comparable to similar measures used by other issuers. As the Company is not in production, the Company does not have historical non-GAAP financial measures nor historical comparable measures under IFRS, and therefore the foregoing prospective non-GAAP financial measures or ratios may not be reconciled to the nearest comparable measures under IFRS. Article content Cash Costs consist of mining costs, processing costs, mine-level G&A, offsite charges, and royalties less by-product credits. Article content All-In Sustaining Costs (AISC) includes cash costs plus sustaining capital, closure costs, and salvage credits. Article content Free cash flow is calculated as after-tax cash flow from mine-site operating activities less capital expenditures, including closure costs (net of salvage value). Article content APPENDIX C Article content The estimation methodology for the Main Deposit is similar to Phoenix Deposit except for: (1) outlier restrictions for the lithology domains use higher gold thresholds (3 g/t vs 0.2 g/t) with different search distance criteria (20-33% vs 30% of range); (2) boundary treatment applies semi-hard boundaries with uniform thresholds (15-25m) to lithological domains while mineralized domains used hard boundaries for initial passes, whereas Phoenix applied semi-hard boundaries to specific lithological contacts with variable thresholds (5-50m); (3) grade estimation uses exclusively ID3 interpolation instead of the hybrid OK/ID3 approach; (4) resource classification employs more stringent drill hole spacing requirements (≤30m/≤70m/≤138m vs ≤70m/≤155m) and incorporates Sequential Gaussian simulation for statistical validation; and (5) includes Measured resource classification not reported for the Phoenix Deposit. 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All levels of government must confirm Alstom Thunder Bay plant as builder for TTC subway cars contractor
THUNDER BAY, ON, July 3, 2025 /CNW/ - Unifor is demanding all three levels of government make an open and official commitment to ensure jobs for workers at Unifor Local 1075 at the Thunder Bay Alstom plant are secured with a deal to build future TTC subway cars. "We don't understand the hold up. Unifor has been patiently waiting for all three levels to sign on and commit to these important manufacturing jobs for Canadian workers – but so far, we haven't seen any ink on paper," said Unifor National President Lana Payne. "The federal and provincial governments as well as the City of Toronto have committed the necessary funding and publicly declared their support for a sole-source procurement to Alstom in Thunder Bay. " If Alstom is awarded the contract, Unifor members would build the 55 new subway cars, intended to replace the current cars on the Bloor-Danforth line, which will reach their 30-year life service line next year. The federal government has indicated its support for the transit to be build in Canada, at the Thunder Bay facility including in Nov. 2024 when it announced $758 million in federal funding to support this transit project. In April, Ontario Premier Doug Ford urged Toronto to have its subway cars manufactured at the Alstom plant in Thunder Bay and to consider a sole-source deal with Alstom to support provincial workers, amid Donald Trump's ongoing trade war. At that time, Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria sent a letter to Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow requesting the procurement be sole-sourced to Alstom Thunder Bay. In June, Chow announced her support for the sole-source procurement to Alstom in Thunder Bay. In response to U.S. tariffs, Toronto had already moved in March to bar American firms from bidding on contracts. "And yet here we are, still waiting with workers at Thunder Bay facing layoffs. If there was ever a time to use Canadian procurement dollars to support Canadians and, in this case, Canadian-built transit it is now," said Payne. "We need procurement policies to match the intentions we have been clearly hearing from our political leaders." In January, Ontario committed to spend nearly $500 million to refurbish 181 GO Transit bi-level rail coaches, which is expected to support hundreds of jobs for at the Alstom plant in Thunder Bay. "With the ongoing trade war, Made-in-Canada has never been so important," said Unifor Unifor Local 1075 President Justin Roberts. "Our members are highly skilled and ready to build this transit. This should be a no-brainer given the times we are in. Let's get these subway cars built here at home." Unifor is Canada's largest union in the private sector, representing 320,000 workers in every major area of the economy. The union advocates for all working people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and abroad, and strives to create progressive change for a better future. SOURCE Unifor
