Friday, October 17, 2014

TNR Gold and McEwen Mining Agree to Convert TNR’s Back in Right to a NSR on the Los Azules Copper Project, Argentina.




McEwen Mining:


"The termination of the back-in right removes a legal uncertainty over a contingent ownership interest in the project. Now, we own an uncontested 100% interest in Los Azules. We believe this transaction will make this large asset more attractive and marketable to potential joint venture partners and investors. The recent purchase of another large copper project in Argentina for more than $400 million is most encouraging. It suggests a positive change in market sentiment regarding Argentina is occurring. Both large copper producers looking for sources of future copper production growth and some big name investors appear prepared to once again invest inArgentina," said Rob McEwen , Chief Owner.
Los Azules is a large, high-grade, open pit copper project. At a cut-off grade of 0.35% Cu, Los Azules contains a resource of 5.4 billion pounds in the indicated category (389 million tonnes at 0.64% Cu) and 14.3 billion pounds in the inferred category (1,397 million tonnes at 0.46% Cu).
Los Azules is an advanced-stage porphyry copper exploration project located in San Juan ProvinceArgentina near the border with Chile. The border region between Chile and Argentina is home to some of the world's largest porphyry copper projects, including Lumina Copper Corp.'sTaca Taca Project which was recently bought by First Quantum Minerals Ltd. for approximately $428 million.
In exchange for the termination of the back-in right, TNR will receive a 0.4% net smelter royalty on Los Azules, 850,000 shares of McEwen Mining and, if McEwen Mining sells all of its interest in the project within thirty-six months of closing the transaction, a bonus payment equal to 1% of the gross proceeds will be paid to TNR."


Kirill Klip.:


TNR Gold and McEwen Mining Agree to Convert TNR’s Back in Right to a NSR on the Los Azules Copper Project, Argentina




I am very pleased to report our latest development on Los Azules.

We have finally locked up the participation in this unique world-class copper  asset for the benefit of all our shareholders:

1. Now we do not have to wait for feasibility study.

2. We do not have to contribute any capital.

3. Our industry standard NSR to "one of the largest undeveloped copper projects", according to McEwen Mining, is in effect immediately and can be monetised now at any time.

4. 0.4% NSR is now attributed to the entire Los Azules project - it is higher than pro-rata 0.6% attributed to only our part of Los Azules before.

5. We will participate in sale of Los Azules by McEwen Mining within 36 month and it is not affecting our NSR. 

6. We are receiving shares in McEwen Mining.

7. Now TNR Gold will benefit directly from:

A. Sale of Los Azules by McEwen Mining within 36 months.
B. Rise in value of McEwen mining shares.
C. Rise in Copper prices.
D. Potential increase in the deposit size and quality of the reported resources of the entire Los Azules.
E. Further feasibility studies conducted by the McEwen Mining or the new Operator and advancement of the project.

Jim Mustard VP of PI Financial can provide you with additional information on Los Azules Copper project and TNR Gold assets related to it.


Please read our full legal disclaimer in our presentation and on our website: http://www.tnrgoldcorp.com/

Stay tuned: new presentation will reflect this very important development for our company.






TNR Gold:


TNR GOLD CORP. AND MCEWEN MINING INC. AGREE TO CONVERT TNR’S BACK IN RIGHT TO A NSR ON THE LOS AZULES COPPER PROJECT, ARGENTINA

Vancouver, B.C. October 17, 2014, TNR Gold Corp. (the "Company" or “TNR) (TSX VENTURE:TNR.V ) announces that it has entered into a transfer agreement (the “Transfer Agreement”) with McEwen Mining Inc. (NYSE:MUX, TSX:MUX) ("McEwen") pursuant to which the Company will convert all of rights and interests (the “E&O Agreement Rights”)  under a Cordon de Los Azules Exploration and Option Agreement dated effective as of May 15, 2004, as amended April 26, 2005 and November 8, 2012, including its 25% back-in right (the “Back-In Right”) in the northern portion of the Los Azules Copper Project (the “Project”) in San Juan Province, Argentina.  The Back-In Right is exercisable following the completion of a feasibility study and if the Company elected to back-in for 5% or less or had its interest diluted to 5% or less, TNR would receive a net smelter royalty of 0.6% from the northern portion of the Project (see TNR News Release November 12, 2012).
In exchange for TNR converting the E&O Agreement Rights, McEwen will:
 (1) cause its  wholly owned Argentinian subsidiary, Andes Corporacion  Minera S.A. (“Andes”) to enter into a net smelter royalty agreement with Compania Minera Solitario Argentina S.A.  (“Solitario”), an Argentinian company controlled by TNR,  pursuant to which Andes will pay Solitario a 0.4% net smelter returns royalty (“NSR”) in respect of the entire Project;

(2) issue TNR 850,000 common shares; and

(3) pay TNR 1% of any purchase price paid to and received by McEwen in respect of any sale, assignment of transfer of all of its interest in the Project, to a party other than to an affiliate of McEwen, on or before the third anniversary of the Transfer Agreement.

The Company believes converting the E&O Agreement Rights are in the best interest of its shareholders because it clarifies the ambiguity surrounding the details of the Back-In Right and the conditions under which the Back-In Right can be exercised.

Gary Schellenberg, President and CEO of TNR commented, “We have noted significant confusion in some of our shareholders regarding the particulars of the Back-In Right. It is the goal of TNR, through its lead generator business model, to advance toward the royalty ownership model as our projects, identified at an early stage of exploration, are advanced toward development by joint venture partners. This latest agreement with McEwen now completes the process for the Los Azules Project.”

 “We are very pleased to reach this agreement with McEwen. I would like to thank Rob McEwen personally for his efforts to work with us to find an amenable solution to simplify the Back-In Right at Los Azules. I am confident this transaction will facilitate the advancement of the Los Azules Project. Los Azules is a unique, long-life, copper mining opportunity in Argentina. Recent acquisitions which include the Las Bambas copper mining project in Peru acquired by Minmetals Group from China and the Taca Taca copper deposit in Argentina acquired by First Quantum Minerals Ltd. confirm there is significant value to be realized for projects in this region. TNR Gold now carries an industry standard NSR on the entire Los Azules project which also allows McEwen Mining to facilitate further strategic transactions with this Project and I believe the shareholders of TNR will benefit as the Project advances through the feasibility stages,” commented Mr. Kirill Klip, Non-Executive Chairman of TNR.

ABOUT LOS AZULES

The Los Azules copper deposit is located in the San Juan province of Argentina. McEwen is the current operator on the Los Azules copper deposit and the Company has previously advised that on May 15, March 28, and March 13, 2013, McEwen Mining Inc. issued press releases in relation to the deposit, which are accessible on SEDAR athttp://www.sedar.com and on McEwen Mining Inc.’s website at http://mcewenmining.com.
McEwen's press releases appear to be prepared by Qualified Persons and the procedures, methodology and key assumptions disclosed therein are those adopted and consistently applied in the mining industry, but no Qualified Person engaged by TNR has done sufficient work to analyze, interpret, classify or verify McEwen's information to determine the current mineral reserve or resource or other information referred to in their press releases. Accordingly, the reader is cautioned in placing any reliance on the disclosures therein.

ABOUT TNR GOLD CORP.  (WWW.TNRGOLDCORP.COM)

Over the past twenty-one years TNR, through its lead generator business model, has been successful in generating high quality exploration projects around the globe. With the Company's expertise, resources and industry network, it is well positioned to aggressively identify, source, explore, partner and continue to expand its project portfolio.
TNR recently reported an inferred mineral resource at the Shotgun Gold project in Alaska containing 20,734,313 tonnes at 1.06 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold for a total of 705,960 ounces gold (“Au”) using a 0.5 g/t Au cut-off (see news release dated 22 April 2013).
TNR is also a major shareholder of International Lithium Corp. (TSX:ILC.V) (“ILC”), a company created by TNR to advance its internationally acquired lithium prospects. TNR currently holds about 25.5% of the outstanding shares of ILC.
At its core, TNR provides significant exposure to gold and copper through its holdings in Alaska and Argentina and is committed to continued generation of in-demand projects, while diversifying its markets and building shareholder value.
John Harrop, PGeo, FGS, is a "Qualified Person" as defined under NI 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical content of this news release.
For further details please see our website at http://www.tnrgoldcorp.com/s/NewsReleases.asp
On behalf of the board,

Gary Schellenberg
President


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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

ZH: Another Conspiracy Theory Becomes Fact: The Fed's "Stealth Bailout" Of Foreign Banks Goes Mainstream.

ZeroHedge.

End Gold Manipulation: The Stunner From Today's Round Table Debate To "Fix" The London Gold Fix. $TNR.v $MUX $GLD $ABX



 

Jim Puplava: The Swiss Gold Initiative With Luzi Stamm, Member of the Swiss National Council $TNR.v $MUX $GLD $GDX



  "Jim Puplava discusses the groundbreaking developments in Switzerland where the real democracy can be in action now. Even debates about the Gold and Money Printing will be unprecedented on the national level and if this decision finds the support of the people Central Planers will be in horror."



End Gold Manipulation: The Stunner From Today's Round Table Debate To "Fix" The London Gold Fix.






ZeroHedge:


Another Conspiracy Theory Becomes Fact: The Fed's "Stealth Bailout" Of Foreign Banks Goes Mainstream



Back in June 2011, Zero Hedge first posted:
which we followed up on various occasions, most notably with
With the following key chart:
Of course, the conformist counter-contrarian punditry, for example the FT's Alphaville, promptly said this was a non-issue and was purely due to some completely irrelevant microarbing of a few basis points in FDIC penalty surcharges, which as weexplained extensively over the past 3 years, has nothing at all to do with the actual motive of hoarding Fed reserves by offshore (or onshore) banks, and which has everything to do with accumulating billions in "dry powder" reserves to use for risk-purchasing purposes (alas understanding that would require grasping that reserves are perfectly valid collateral to use as margin against purchase of such market moving products as e-mini futures, which in turn explains why traders usually don't end up as journos).
Fast, or rather slow, forward to today when none other than the WSJ's Jon Hilsenrath debunks yet another "conspiracy theory" and reveals it as "unconspiracy fact" with "Fed Rate Policies Aid Foreign Banks: Lenders Pocket a Spread by Borrowing Cheaply, Parking Funds at Central Bank"
Wait... the Wall Street Journal said that? Yup. Read more on ZeroHedge."

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Kirill Klip.: International Lithium And Ganfeng Lithium: Avalonia Lithium Project, Ireland.




Kirill Klip.:


International Lithium And Ganfeng Lithium: Avalonia Lithium Project, Ireland.



 I would like to present to your attention our Avalonia Lithium project in Ireland today. Now we are back on the ground advancing this J/V with Ganfeng Lithium - one of the top world-wide lithium producers from China. 
  Ganfeng Lithium is closing its purchase of lithium battery maker in China and International Lithium will become part of this vertically integrated lithium business. You can learn more from the materials below and always visit our website for the latest information. You can find me on LinkeIn and Twitter to engage in conversation.
  Recent world-wide public awareness about the climate change and lithium technology advance demonstrated by Tesla Motors, present to us the unique opportunity to capitalise on this trends advancing the development of lithium supply chain. The largest world auto-market is based now in China. The Chinese Premier has announced the war on pollution and electric cars are at the forefront of this development. Our strategic partnership with Ganfeng Lithium opens the doors for our company to participate in these global development in electrification of our transportation.

"Mr. Kirill Klip, President, International Lithium Corp. comments, "We are excited to spearhead this international collaboration and program that sets a precedent for sourcing metals that are imperative to the advancement of mobile devices, electric vehicles and alternative energy. The demand for Lithium is continually on the rise and there are shortage concerns which could impede on the growth of the green technology sector worldwide. The Irish government has taken this risk very seriously and pledged to facilitate the advancement of lithium production as part of an initiative to improve strategic metal supply chains. Together with Ganfeng Lithium, ILC has the opportunity to be part of this development and we are optimistic that we have a new potential source for the lithium battery supply chain".


Mr. Wang Xiaoshen, Vice Chairman/ VP, Ganfeng Lithium Corp. notes, "Recent news that corporations such as Tesla and Panasonic are making significant commitments to build gigafactory battery plants will significantly impact the demand for Lithium. Similarly the Chinese market will become increasingly more important to companies like Tesla in the near future. These two reasons make BLL an ideal prospect for the lithium industry."

International Lithium Corp. Begins Reconnaissance Program and Renames Blackstairs Lithium Project, Ireland.




China Rolls Out Welcome Mat for Electric Cars: Ganfeng Lithium Partners with International Lithium in Argentina and Ireland.



“Ganfeng has an army of lithium-focused geologists who looked at projects in every corner of the planet,” stated ILC president Kirill Klip in an exclusive interview, “but they chose ILC to do business with. This is a big de-risking factor for our current and future shareholders. The Chinese do their homework. They believe in the geology of our assets, our management and our development strategy.” Read more.




International Lithium:


International Lithium Corp. Begins Reconnaissance Program and Renames Blackstairs Litihum Project, Ireland

    Vancouver, B.C. September 17, 2014: International Lithium Corp. (the "Company" or "ILC") (TSX VENTURE:ILC.V) is pleased to announce the commencement of the first phase of a EUR€1,600,000 (approximately CAN$2,300,000) exploration program on the newly named Avalonia Lithium project located in Leinster province of southeastern Ireland. Pursuant to the Option Agreement announced on March 19, 2014 and Company News Release dated July 30, 2014, strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd. ("Ganfeng or "GFL") has advanced EUR€500,000 (approximately CAN$725,000) for the first phase of the program.

    The first cash advance of the multi-phase program will be used to conduct regional scale geological mapping and geochemical surveys in preparation for drill target selection. Crews are now on-site. The newly acquired results will be compiled with existing data and known mineralized occurrences to prioritize exploratory drilling and resource delineation drilling in subsequent phases. ILC is manager of the project and will receive a management fee of up to 10% of the exploration expenditures.

    In respect of the expanded scale of the target area, the Company has elected to choose a name for the project that better reflects the potential for a significant lithium discovery within the over 50 kilometre strike length of the East Carlow Deformation Zone and the associated Leinster granites that host the lithium bearing pegmatites. The project will now be known as the Avalonia Lithium project.

    The name is derived from an ancient micro-continent called Avalonia which, during the closing of the Iapetus Ocean (the Caledonian orogeny), collided with the European continent (Baltica) and the North American continent (Laurentia). The collision created a deep extensive suture zone (Iapetus suture zone) well recognized as an excellent structural domain to produce Li and Rare Metal enriched pegmatite bodies. The suture extends from Norway to the British Isles, Southeast Ireland, Newfoundland, and the Eastern USA where the suture zone is known to host the Kings Mountain and Bessemer City lithium mines.

    The Avalonia Lithium project's Li and Rare Metal enriched pegmatite field is situated along the highly prospective Southeast Ireland segment (the East Carlow Deformation zone) of the Iapetus suture zone.

    About the Avalonia Lithium Project


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    Wednesday, September 17, 2014

    Martin Katusa: End of Petrodollar - Russia to Help Kill U.S. Dollar.




    Rob McEwen Live On Gold, Silver And Los Azules Copper Potential Value Based on Lumina Copper Buyout.





    Jim Rickards & Peter Schiff Discuss Global Gold Markets. $TNR.v $MUX $GLD $GDX $RGLD $ABX


      "Jim Rickards and Peter Schiff are explaining the complex global geopolitical situation as the part of the ongoing Currency Wars leading to The Death Of Money. BRICS Bank is the very important development among these very difficult economical and financial issues and its rising as alternative to IMF will play the very important role in the destiny of US Dollar and Gold."

    Jim Puplava: The Swiss Gold Initiative With Luzi Stamm, Member of the Swiss National Council $TNR.v $MUX $GLD $GDX



      "Jim Puplava discusses the groundbreaking developments in Switzerland where the real democracy can be in action now. Even debates about the Gold and Money Printing will be unprecedented on the national level and if this decision finds the support of the people Central Planers will be in horror."