Adventus Mining Corp. V.ADZN

ADVENTUS MINING AND SALAZAR RESOURCES SECURE US$235.5 M

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TORONTO, Jan. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Adventus Mining Corporation ("Adventus Mining") (TSXV: ADZN) (OTCQX: ADVZF) and Salazar Resources Limited ("Salazar") (TSXV: SRL) (OTCQX: SRLZF) (collectively the "Participants") are pleased to announce that Alliance Metals International ("AMI"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Participants' joint venture company Salazar Holdings Ltd., has, together with Adventus Mining, entered into a definitive Precious Metals Purchase Agreement (the "PMPA") with Wheaton Precious Metals International Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. ( "Wheaton") in respect of the Curipamba copper project in central Ecuador (the "Curipamba Project"). Additionally, Adventus Mining has entered into a binding engagement for an Offtake Financing Agreement (the "OFA") with Trafigura Pte Ltd ("Trafigura") in respect of the Curipamba Project. A detailed feasibility study on the Curipamba Project, which focuses on the development of the shallow and high-grade El Domo deposit, was completed in late 2021 (the "Feasibility Study"). This significant financial commitment validates the Feasibility Study and economic potential of the Curipamba Project for all stakeholders and allows Adventus Mining and Salazar to firmly advance towards potential production.