Solitario Resources Corp.(AMEX:XPL)创立于1984年，前称Solitario Zinc Corp.，于2023年7月改为现用名，再之前名为Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp.，于2017年7月改为Solitario Zinc，总部位于美国科罗拉多州Wheat Ridge，全职雇员6人，Solitario Resources Corp. 是一家处于勘探阶段的公司，在北美和南美从事贵金属、锌和其他贱金属矿产的收购和勘探。
Solitario Resources Corp.(XPL)美股百科
Solitario Resources 及其前身母公司 Crown Resources 一直是西半球最成功的草根勘探公司之一。公司的团队发现了超过 400 万盎司的黄金和 40 亿磅的锌。在此期间，公司完成了两笔重大交易，总计约 2.5 亿美元的股票和现金，为股东带来了利益。此外，Solitario Resources 的勘探工作已使其合资伙伴在勘探项目上花费了超过 1.75 亿美元。
在过去五年中，Solitario Resources 已成功从一家以锌为中心的公司转型为一家以黄金（金矿）为中心的勘探公司，拥有两项高价值锌资产。随着 2021 年 Golden Crest 金矿项目的加入，Solitario 现在控制着北美最令人兴奋的绿地金矿项目之一。
Solitario Resources 现在完全专注于公司全资拥有的、占地 33,000 英亩的南达科他州 Golden Crest 金矿项目。经过三年在 Golden Crest 的密集地面勘探工作，Solitario 即将钻探一些公司开发过的最有前景的金矿目标。在一个经历了强烈热液蚀变和金矿化作用的 80 平方公里的巨大区域内，已经确定了 20 多个高质量钻探目标。
迄今为止发现的许多已确定的金矿带长度超过一公里，宽度达数百米。岩石抓取样品中的金含量通常超过每吨 10 克——就在地表。Solitario 的两个地表沟槽相交 36 米，金品位为17.6克/吨和8.6克/吨。令人惊讶的是，这块地从未进行过钻探，即使它位于拥有9000万盎司黄金储量的Homestake-Wharf矿区的附近。
Solitario 的两处锌矿资产——Florida Canyon 和 Lik 项目，是西半球品位最高的未开发锌矿。两处矿区都已完成初步经济评估，显示出强劲的经济潜力。秘鲁的 Florida Canyon 矿床由 Solitario 发现，并与全球第五大锌生产商 Nexa Resources（Nexa 61% - Solitario 39%）合资经营。除了规模大、品位高之外，Florida Canyon 合资企业的独特之处在于 Solitario 完全由 Nexa 负责生产。迄今为止，我们的合作伙伴已在该矿产上花费了超过 8000 万美元。
Solitario 在阿拉斯加的 Lik 锌矿床同样品位高，并且拥有大量钻探指示资源。Solitario 的 Lik 合资伙伴是 Teck Resources（Teck 50% - Solitario 50%），它是全球第三大锌生产商。迄今为止，该矿产的勘探支出估计为 4000 万美元。
Solitario Resources 相信其 Golden Crest 资产具有无与伦比的上行潜力，可以在 2024 年开始钻探时释放出来。支撑 Solitario 市场价值的是公司的两个高级锌项目 Florida Canyon 和 Lik，它们继续进入后期勘探阶段。
简单来说，Solitario Resources Corp. 持有位于阿拉斯加西北部的 Lik 锌铅银矿产 50% 的权益；持有位于秘鲁北部的 Florida Canyon 锌矿项目 39% 的权益；持有位于秘鲁的 Chambara 勘探项目 85% 的权益。该公司还持有位于南达科他州西部劳伦斯县的 Golden Crest 项目的权益。
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Solitario Zinc Corp. (“Solitario”) (NYSE American: XPL; TSX: SLR) is pleased to provide an update on its Lik zinc project, a review of the sale of its non-core royalty properties in 2018/2019, its corporate G & A cost reduction initiative for 2019, and a brief status report on its Florida Canyon drilling program.
Lik Project, Alaska
The Lik high-grade zinc project located in northwestern Alaska is an advanced exploration project joint ventured with Teck American Incorporated (“Teck”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK), the world’s third largest zinc miner. Solitario recently received results for the 2018 Lik exploration program conducted by Teck, and planning is nearly complete for a jointly funded 2019 exploration program.
The 2018 Lik exploration program consisted of:
Geologic mapping and geochemical sampling over the deposit and potential extensions to the northeast,
A ground gravity geophysical survey over prospective stratigraphy, mainly on the eastern half of the property; and,
Nineteen previously drilled core holes were selected and recovered for geologic logging for 2019.
Approximately 1.5 kilometers north-northeast of Lik, reconnaissance geologic mapping and geochemical sampling in 2018 identified a geochemically anomalous area within stratigraphic rock units that host Red Dog district mineralization with the presence of pyritic shales at surface. Although a gravity high is coincident with this area, the high could also be associated with overlying carbonate rocks or complicated by topographic effects. This potential new target, informally called “North Area Prospect,” will be one of the primary work areas for 2019.
Objectives for the 2019 Lik exploration program include:
Follow-up geologic mapping and geochemical sampling in the newly identified North Area Prospect.
Multi-element continuous scan of historic core with state-of-the-art X-ray fluorescence scanning technology to further define the Lik deposit’s geochemical signature and characterize its distal geochemical halo to potentially vector in on new drill targets.
Complete selective relogging of historic drill core from the Lik deposit to better understand its geologic characteristics.
The 2019 Lik exploration program will be jointly funded by Teck and Solitario and is expected to begin in April and be completed by the end of September. Teck will manage the 2019 program. Teck and Solitario anticipate signing an extension to the 2018 Exploration Agreement to facilitate the 2019 program within the next 90 days.
Review of Sale of Non-Core Royalty Properties
Solitario sold all four of its non-producing royalties during the past 12 months in two separate transactions. Combined, Solitario received approximately US$686,000 in cash and a convertible note valued at approximately US$262,000, for a total of $948,000.
In April 2018, Solitario sold its royalty interest in the non-producing Yanacocha property (the “Yanacocha Royalty”) to a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation (“Newmont”) for approximately $502,000 in cash. The Yanacocha Royalty covered 43 concessions totaling 36,052 hectares. Newmont owns the underlying mineral concessions covered by the Yanacocha Royalty. None of the concessions covered by the Yanacocha Royalty have any reported reserves or resources.
In January 2019 Solitario sold two royalties and an option to purchase a third royalty to SilverStream SEZC (“SilverStream”), a private Cayman Island royalty and streaming company. Solitario received CDN $250,000 in cash (US$184,625) and CDN $350,000 (US$262,500) in a one-year 5% convertible note as payment for the royalties and option. The note is convertible into SilverStream stock should SilverStream complete an IPO before the end of the one-year term. The royalties cover the 125,000-acre polymetallic Pedra Branca palladium, platinum, gold, nickel, cobalt and chrome project in Brazil and Solitario’s 3,880-acre Mexico royalty portfolio. The purchase option covers Solitario’s 16,500-acre Montana royalty portfolio.
G & A Cost Reduction Initiative
During the fourth quarter of 2018, management of Solitario undertook an initiative to identify General and Administrative expenditures that could be reduced or eliminated. Over US$250,000 in annual cost reductions were identified. These ranged from salary and benefit reductions for all Officers and employees, to elimination of certain corporate functions and recurring corporate costs such as outside consulting and lease costs. These cost reductions were implemented at the first of the year.
Chris Herald commented, “Even though Solitario has ample financial resources in the Company with nearly US$12 million in cash and marketable securities, we undertook this effort because of the depressed state of the junior mining industry and the resultant share performance of the industry, including Solitario, during 2018. This is what responsible management does when their interests are directly aligned with shareholders through significant equity positions in their company.”