Gold Bar South - Afgan, Nevada

The Gold Bar South (“GBS”) royalty property (previously known as Afgan), owned and operated by McEwen Mining Inc. (TSX & NYSE: MUX), is located on the Battle Mountain-Eureka Trend, about 40 kilometers northwest of Eureka, Nevada. EMX’s GBS 1% NSR royalty covers a Carlin-type, sediment-hosted oxide gold deposit situated ~5.6 kilometers southeast of McEwen’s Gold Bar open pit mining operation.

McEwen provided an update for the Gold Bar operation in a feasibility study that included open pit resource and reserve contributions from GBS in a Technical Report filed on SEDAR titled “Gold Bar Project Form 43-101F1 Technical Report Feasibility Study Eureka County, Nevada” with an effective date of January 7, 2021 and a report date of February 22, 2021.*

 Gold Bar South Current Mineral Resources 
 Category  Tonnes (kt)  Grade  Metal 
 Au (g/t)  Au (koz) 
 Measured (M)                 -                  -                  -  
 Indicated (I)                 2,300                  0.99                     74
 M+I                 2,300                  0.99                     74
 Inferred                    300                  1.06                     11

 

 Gold Bar South Current Mineral Reserves  
 Category  Tonnes (kt)  Grade  Metal 
 Au (g/t)  Au (koz) 
 Proven (P)                 -                  -                  -  
 Probable (P)                 1,900                  1.05                     66
 P+P                 1,900                  1.05                     66

McEwen also provided a “Q1 2022 Results” update which stated thatWe received regulatory approval to amend the plan of operations to include the Gold Bar South (GBS) deposit on April 1st, 2022. We are planning to start construction of the access road and heap leach pad expansion to accommodate the expected gold production starting in Q4 2022” (See McEwen news release dated May 10, 2022).

 

Note: Gold Bar South Resource and Reserve estimates accessed from McEwen Mining Inc.’s web site on March 20, 2022

*The Mineral Resources and Reserves have been estimated in accordance with CIM guidelines. The Mineral Resource estimate and related geologic modeling were conducted by, or under the supervision of Kelly Lippoth, C.P.G. of McEwen Mining Inc, Elko, Nevada. Ms. Lippoth is a Qualified Person, and not independent of McEwen for purposes of NI 43-101.Mineral Resources were reported by McEwen inclusive of Mineral Reserves. Mineral Resources, which are not Mineral Reserves, do not have demonstrated economic viability. Contained metal does not account for recovery losses. The current Mineral Resources and Reserves represent the most recent publicly disclosed estimates for GBS. Rows and columns may not add up due to rounding.

 

Maps

Location of Nevada Royalties (Gold Bar South is marked as Afgan) Click to Enlarge