Usha Resources Closes Second Tranche of Oversubscribed Non-Brokered Private Placement at Premium to Market Price
Usha Resources Ltd. (“USHA” or the “Company”) (TSXV:USHA) (OTCQB:USHAF) (FSE:JO0) is pleased to report that, further to the previously announced non-brokered private placement (see news release dated April 4, 2022) and subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange“), it has closed the second tranche of a now oversubscribed non-brokered private placement (the “Private Placement“) issuing an aggregate of 2,934,998 units (each a “Unit“) at a price of $0.30 per Unit for total gross proceeds of $880,499. In total, USHA has raised gross proceeds of $1,111,499.40 in both tranches.
“We are very pleased to be able to raise capital at a premium to our share price and we are very grateful for the support from our new and existing shareholders,” stated Deepak Varshney, P.Geo., CEO of the Company.
Each Unit consists of one common share (each a “Share“) of the Company and one transferable common share purchase warrant (each a “Warrant“) with each Warrant exercisable to purchase one Share of the Company at a price of $0.45 per Share for a period of 2 years from the date of closing (the “Expiry Date“).
The Company paid finders’ fees totaling $22,740 cash and 75,800 non-transferable finder warrants (the “Finder Warrants“) to Research Capital Corporation and Richardson Wealth Limited in accordance with applicable securities laws. The Finder’s Warrants are exercisable on the same terms as the Warrants issued in the Private Placement.
All securities issued in the first tranche of the Private Placement are subject to the Exchange hold period, plus a hold period of four months and one day following the closing dates of the Private Placement expiring on September 14, 2022.
The Company also announces that the Exchange has granted the Company an extension to June 13, 2022 to close the final tranche of the Private Placement.
About Usha Resources Ltd.
Usha Resources Ltd. is a North American mineral acquisition and exploration company focused on the development of quality battery and precious metal properties that are drill-ready with high-upside and expansion potential. Based in Vancouver, BC, Usha’s portfolio of strategic properties provides target-rich diversification and consist of Jackpot Lake, a lithium project in Nevada; Nicobat, a nickel‑copper‑cobalt project in Ontario; and Lost Basin, a gold-copper project in Arizona. Usha trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol USHA, the OTCQB Exchange under the symbol USHAF and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol JO0.
USHA RESOURCES LTD.
“Deepak Varshney” CEO and Director
For more information, please call Tyler Muir, Investor Relations, at 1-888-772-2452, email tmuir@usharesources.com, or visit www.usharesources.com.
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Usha Resources Announces Creation of Formation Metals Spinout through Signing of Arrangement Agreement
Usha Resources Ltd. (“USHA” or the “Company”) (TSXV:USHA)(OTCQB:USHAF)(FSE:JO0), a North American mineral acquisition and exploration company focused on the development of drill-ready battery and precious metal projects, is pleased to announce unanimous Board of Director approval and support for its previously announced spin-out transaction (the “Spinout”) and that the Company has now entered into an arrangement agreement (the “Arrangement”) with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Formation Metals Corporation (“Formation Metals” or “FMC”), to transfer the Nicobat Nickel-Copper-Cobalt property to FMC.
Under the terms of the Arrangement dated May 10, 2022, USHA shareholders will be issued one (1) share of FMC with respect to every five (5) shares of USHA owned on the share distribution record date (the “Share Distribution Record Date”), which will be predetermined by USHA’s Board of Directors and announced by a news release -in advance. Holders of USHA options and warrants, who exercise their options and/or warrants before the Share Distribution Record Date, will also be entitled to receive one (1) share of FMC with respect to every five (5) shares of USHA.
Upon completion of the Arrangement, USHA shareholders will ultimately own shares in two public companies:
- USHA, which will be focused on its US-based assets, including the Jackpot Lake lithium brine project.
- Formation Metals, which will be focused on nickel at the Nicobat project.
Deepak Varshney, CEO of Usha Resources stated: “Formation Metals was conceived with the idea of expanding our investor base while creating additional shareholder value. This move will provide our investors with an ownership stake in two separate companies, while allowing each entity to pursue separate growth paths and unlock additional opportunities specific to their market. Both USHA and FMC will be better positioned to execute on their respective strategic business plans and have the required flexibility to allocate resources and deploy capital as each see fit. At the end of the day, I want to capitalize on the exciting opportunities we have in motion while building sustainable value for our long-term, big picture shareholders in both USHA and Formation Metals.”
Completion of the Arrangement is subject to a number of conditions, including the following:
- the approval by the shareholders of USHA at a special general meeting (the “Meeting”);
- the approval of the Supreme Court of British Columbia; and
- the acceptance of the Arrangement by the TSX Venture Exchange.
The Arrangement cannot be completed until all the above conditions are met.
A copy of the Arrangement will be posted on www.sedar.com under the profile of the Company. Additional details regarding the Arrangement will be included in the information circular of the Company, which will be mailed to the shareholders of USHA prior to the Meeting.
About the Nicobat Nickel Property
The Nicobat Nickel Property is a nickel-copper-PGE project located in Dobie Township, Northwest Ontario 21 kilometres south of New Gold’s Rainy River Mine which hosts the Zone 34 nickel discovery.
Historic exploration work between 1952 and 1972 included over 15,000 metres of drilling, 220 drill holes and numerous bulk samples that identified a non-compliant historic resource of 5.3 Mt grading 0.24% Ni that contained a high-grade zone of approximately 225,000 tons grading 0.87% Ni.
Recent exploration work includes over 4,000 metres of drilling that has confirmed high-grade nickel-copper shoots do exist and are considerably better than previously recorded in the historical drilling, with drillhole A-04-15 intersecting from surface to approximately 63.75 metres a weighted average of 1.05% nickel and 2.18% copper that included an approximately 9.8-metre interval of 1.92% Ni from 53.95 to 63.75 metres.
The targeted feeder conduit measures approximately 305 metres by an average of 60 metres in width to a depth of 245 metres that is potentially open at depth and down-plunge to the north and is composed of cumulate textured olivine gabbro. This magma conduit sits in a larger norite body at the base of the Dobie Gabbro. The historical assessment data records high-grade “ribs”, one of which includes the zone described above. Future work will, therefore, focus on making the historic resource compliant current and expanding on the work completed to assess for other high-grade “ribs” and the potential high-grade feeder zone as shown in the model below.
Qualified person
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Andrew Tims, P.Geo., a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
About Usha Resources Ltd.
Usha Resources Ltd. is a North American mineral acquisition and exploration company focused on the development of quality battery and precious metal properties that are drill-ready with high-upside and expansion potential. Based in Vancouver, BC, Usha’s portfolio of strategic properties provides target-rich diversification and consist of Jackpot Lake, a lithium project in Nevada; Nicobat, a nickel‑copper‑cobalt project in Ontario; and Lost Basin, a gold-copper project in Arizona. Usha trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol USHA, the OTCQB Exchange under the symbol USHAF and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol JO0.
USHA RESOURCES LTD.
“Deepak Varshney” CEO and Director
For more information, please call Tyler Muir, Investor Relations at (888) 772-2452, email tmuir@usharesources.com, or visit www.usharesources.com.
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Usha Resources Begins Trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as FSE:JO0
Usha Resources Ltd. (“USHA” or the “Company”) (TSXV:USHA) (OTCQB:USHAF) (FSE:JO0), a North American mineral acquisition and exploration company focused on the development of drill-ready battery and precious metal projects, is pleased to announce the listing of its common shares for trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (“FSE”) under the symbol “JO0” with ISIN CA91734F1080 and WKN A3DK8K.
“With the recent acquisition of the Jackpot Lake Lithium Project, three planned drill programs and mounting investor interest in our Nicobat Nickel Project spin out, it makes sense to broaden USHA’s visibility and connect with a larger, global community of potential European institutional and retail investors,” commented Deepak Varshney, CEO of Usha Resources. “Anytime we can make it easier and help facilitate investment in the Company by the European investment community. we’ll take action so that all shareholders benefit.”
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is the world’s third-largest organized trading market in terms of turnover and dealing in securities behind the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. The listing of the Company’s shares on the FSE marks another step torward creating greater liquidity and increasing shareholder and overall market awareness for USHA’s drill-ready projects. The Company’s common shares are now cross-listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, OTCQB® and the FSE.
The Jackpot Lake Lithium Project
The Jackpot Lake Lithium Project (“the Property) is located within Clark County, 35 kilometres northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and is comprised of 140 mineral claims that total 2,800 acres. The project is exploring a “playa” which appears to be within a closed basin that may contain potentially lithium-rich brines. The geologic model is similar to that of Albemarle’s Silver Peak Nevada Lithium Mine which has operated continuously since 1966, and Iconic Mineral’s Bonnie Claire Project, which recently released a Preliminary Economic Assessment report (PEA) that indicates 40-year mine with an after-tax NPV8% of 1.5 billion, where sediments from lithium‑rich surrounding source rocks accumulate and fill the deposit leading to a potential concentration of lithium brine due to successive evaporation and concentration events.
Figure 1 – Left, location of Jackpot Lake. Right, aerial image of the “playa.”
The project is considered to be “drill-ready” based on the following work which has successfully delineated a 5 x 2 kilometre anomaly within a closed basin that suggests the presence of a highly concentrated brine:
- 129 core samples collected by the USGS with an average lithium value of 175 ppm with a high of 550 ppm and spectrographic and atomic-absorption analyses of 135 stream sediment samples confirming the potential for lithium mineral deposits.
- Gravitational surveying which has identified a closed basin, critical for ensuring brines remain within the basin without dilution from external water sources.
- Geophysical modelling based upon gravitational and controlled source audio magnetotellurics/magnetotellurics (CSAMT/MT) surveys has provided evidence of highly concentrated brines which are relatively near the surface. The CSAMT survey results of the Jackpot Lake Project demonstrate a large consistent body of very low resistivity – consistent with highly concentrated brine behavior – throughout the property, predominantly above bedrock depths of 625 meters.
The CSAMT Survey and report was conducted and prepared by Hasbrouck Geophysics, who has extensive experience of both surveying and data processing for brine-bearing basin environments across the Southwestern United States.
Figure 2- Left, gravitational surveying outlined the footprint of the Jackpot lithium brine anomaly. Right, CSMAT survey slices showing a cross-section of the anomaly illustrating the highly enriched brines throughout the property in red.
Based on the above, the Company intends on completing an aggressive exploration program by drilling both shallow and deep holes to test the targets outlined by the CSAMT Survey at possible higher concentration brine zones with the goal of completing a 43-101 resource estimate by Q4 of 2022.
Qualified Person
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Helgi Sigurgeirson, P.Geo., a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”).
About Usha Resources Ltd.
Usha Resources Ltd. is a North American mineral acquisition and exploration company focused on the development of quality battery and precious metal properties that are drill-ready with high-upside and expansion potential. Based in Vancouver, BC, Usha’s portfolio of strategic properties provides target-rich diversification and consist of Jackpot Lake, a lithium project in Nevada; Nicobat, a nickel‑copper‑cobalt project in Ontario; and Lost Basin, a gold-copper project in Arizona. Usha trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol USHA, the OTCQB Exchange under the symbol USHAF and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol JO0.
We seek Safe Harbor.
USHA RESOURCES LTD.
“Deepak Varshney” CEO and Director
For more information, please phone Tyler Muir, Investor Relations at 1 (888) 772-2452, email tmuir@usharesources.com, or visit www.usharesources.com.
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Usha Resources Announces TSXV Approval to Jackpot Lake Acquisition
Usha Resources Ltd. (“USHA” or the “Company”) (TSXV:USHA)(OTCQB:USHAF), a North American mineral acquisition and exploration company focused on the development of drill-ready battery and precious metal projects, is pleased to announce that further to its news releases dated March 31, 2022 and April 25, 2022, it has received the final approval from the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) to its mineral property option agreement dated March 17, 2022, as amended, entered into with Ares Strategic Mining Inc. (the “Vendor”) to acquire a 100% interest in 140 mineral claims located in Jackpot Lake, Clark County, Nevada (the “Property”).
The Company is proceeding with the first issuance of 1,678,062 common shares (the “Shares”) to the Vendor at a deemed price of $0.30 per Share, which price is based on the Company’s 10-day VWAP. The Shares are subject to the Exchange hold period plus a hold period of four months and one day.
Deepak Varshney, CEO of Usha Resources, stated, “The closing of this acquisition is a key transformative event that firmly establishes the Company as a North American battery metals explorer. We are very excited to move this project forward and plan on completing an aggressive exploration program by drilling both shallow and deep holes with the goal of completing a 43-101 resource estimate by Q4 of 2022. The addition of Jackpot means that 2022 will be an extremely active period for USHA with three planned drill programs and a spinout giving our shareholders a number of potential catalysts across our various projects.”
The Property
The Property is located within Clark County, 35 kilometres northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and is comprised of 140 mineral claims that total 2,800 acres. The project is exploring a “playa” which appears to be within a closed basin that may contain potentially lithium-rich brines. The geologic model is similar to that of Albemarle’s Silver Peak Nevada Lithium Mine which has operated continuously since 1966, and Iconic Mineral’s Bonnie Claire Project, which recently released a Preliminary Economic Assessment report (PEA) that indicates 40-year mine with an after-tax NPV8% of 1.5 billion, where sediments from lithium‑rich surrounding source rocks accumulate and fill the deposit leading to a potential concentration of lithium brine due to successive evaporation and concentration events.
Figure 1 – Left, location of Jackpot Lake. Right, aerial image of the “playa”.
The project is considered to be “drill-ready” based on the following work which has successfully delineated a 5 x 2 kilometre anomaly within a closed basin that suggests the presence of a highly concentrated brine:
- 129 core samples collected by the USGS with an average lithium value of 175 ppm with a high of 550 ppm and spectrographic and atomic-absorption analyses of 135 stream sediment samples confirming the potential for lithium mineral deposits.
- Gravitational surveying which has identified a closed basin, critical for ensuring brines remain within the basin without dilution from external water sources.
- Geophysical modelling based upon gravitational and controlled source audio magnetotellurics/magnetotellurics (CSAMT/MT) surveys has provided evidence of highly concentrated brines which are relatively near the surface. The CSAMT survey results of the Jackpot Lake Project demonstrate a large consistent body of very low resistivity – consistent with highly concentrated brine behavior – throughout the property, predominantly above bedrock depths of 625 meters.
The CSAMT Survey and report was conducted and prepared by Hasbrouck Geophysics, who has extensive experience of both surveying and data processing for brine-bearing basin environments across the southwestern U.S.
Figure 2- Left, gravitational surveying outlined the footprint of the Jackpot lithium brine anomaly. Right, CSMAT survey slices showing a cross-section of the anomaly illustrating the highly enriched brines throughout the property in red.
Based on the above, the Company intends on completing an aggressive exploration program by drilling both shallow and deep holes to test the targets outlined by the CSAMT Survey at possible higher concentration brine zones with the goal of completing a 43-101 resource estimate by Q4 of 2022.
Qualified Person
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Helgi Sigurgeirson, P.Geo., a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”).
About Usha Resources Ltd.
Usha Resources Ltd. is a North American mineral acquisition and exploration company focused on the development of quality battery and precious metal properties that are drill-ready with high-upside and expansion potential. Based in Vancouver, BC, Usha’s portfolio of strategic properties provides target-rich diversification and consist of Jackpot Lake, a lithium project in Nevada; Nicobat, a nickel‑copper‑cobalt project in Ontario; and Lost Basin, a gold-copper project in Arizona. Usha trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol USHA and the OTCQB Exchange under the symbol USHAF.
We seek Safe Harbor.
USHA RESOURCES LTD.
“Deepak Varshney” CEO and Director
For more information, please phone Tyler Muir, Investor Relations at 1 (888) 772-2452, email tmuir@usharesources.com, or visit www.usharesources.com.
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Usha Resources, Ares Strategic property agreement
The TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing a mineral property option agreement dated March 17, 2022, and an amended agreement dated April 22, 2022, between Ares Strategic Mining (the vendor) and Usha Resources Ltd., whereby the company may acquire a 100-per-cent interest in 140 mineral claims located in Jackpot Lake in Clark county in Nevada. Consideration is $75,000 cash, $500,000 in shares within five days of this bulletin and $450,000 in shares (a maximum of 1,875,000 shares) within 12 months of the agreement.
The vendor retains a 1-per-cent gross overriding royalty, with the company having the right to repurchase one-half (a 0.5-per-cent royalty) for $1-million.
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Usha Resources Announces Amendment to Jackpot Lake Agreement
Usha Resources Ltd. (“USHA” or the “Company”) (TSXV:USHA) (OTCQB:USHAF), a North American mineral acquisition and exploration company focused on the development of drill-ready battery and precious metal projects, is pleased to announce that further to its news release dated March 31, 2022, it has entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its mineral property option agreement (the “Option Agreement”) with Ares Strategic Mining Inc. (the “Vendor”) to acquire a 100% interest in 140 mineral claims located in Jackpot Lake, Clark County, Nevada (the “Property“) following a preliminary review completed by the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange“).
Pursuant to the Amendment, the Company and the Vendor have agreed to reduce the maximum number of shares to be potentially issued under the Option Agreement for the 2nd and 3rd payments from 3,000,000 common shares (the “Shares“) to 1,875,000 Shares. Total consideration for each of the 2nd and 3rd payments remains the same at $225,000 in cash or Shares at the discretion of the Company.
The amended consideration terms are as follows:
- $75,000 payable within five days from receiving approval from the Exchange.
- $500,000 payable in Shares of the Company within five days from the date of Exchange approval, to be issued at a deemed value according to the 10-day VWAP;
- $225,000 payable through a combination of cash or Shares of the Company (at the discretion of the Company), up to a maximum of 937,500 Shares, on the 6-month anniversary date, to be issued at a deemed value according to the 10-day VWAP; and
- $225,000 payable through a combination of cash or Shares of the Company (at the discretion of the Company), up to a maximum of 937,500 Shares, on the 12-month anniversary date, to be issued at a deemed value according to the 10-day VWAP.
All other terms of the Option Agreement remain the same. The Amendment and the transactions contemplated therein, including the issuance of the Shares, is subject to final approval of the Exchange. All securities issued in connection with the Amendment will be subject to a four-month-and-one-day statutory hold period.
The Property
The Property is located within Clark County, 35 kilometres northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and is comprised of 140 mineral claims that total 2,800 acres. The project is exploring a “playa” which appears to be within a closed basin that may contain potentially lithium-rich brines. The geologic model is similar to that of Albemarle’s Silver Peak Nevada Lithium Mine which has operated continuously since 1966, and Iconic Mineral’s Bonnie Claire Project, which recently released a Preliminary Economic Assessment report (PEA) that indicates 40-year mine with an after-tax NPV8% of 1.5 billion, where sediments from lithium‑rich surrounding source rocks accumulate and fill the deposit leading to a potential concentration of lithium brine due to successive evaporation and concentration events.
Figure 1 – Left, location of Jackpot Lake. Right, aerial image of the “playa”.
The project is considered to be “drill-ready” based on the following work which has successfully delineated a 5 x 2 kilometre anomaly within a closed basin that suggests the presence of a highly concentrated brine:
- 129 core samples collected by the USGS with an average lithium value of 175 ppm with a high of 550 ppm and spectrographic and atomic-absorption analyses of 135 stream sediment samples confirming the potential for lithium mineral deposits.
- Gravitational surveying which has identified a closed basin, critical for ensuring brines remain within the basin without dilution from external water sources.
- Geophysical modelling based upon gravitational and controlled source audio magnetotellurics/magnetotellurics (CSAMT/MT) surveys has provided evidence of highly concentrated brines which are relatively near the surface. The CSAMT survey results of the Jackpot Lake Project demonstrate a large consistent body of very low resistivity – consistent with highly concentrated brine behavior – throughout the property, predominantly above bedrock depths of 625 meters.
The CSAMT Survey and report was conducted and prepared by Hasbrouck Geophysics, who has extensive experience of both surveying and data processing for brine-bearing basin environments across the southwestern U.S.
Figure 2- Left, gravitational surveying outlined the footprint of the Jackpot lithium brine anomaly. Right, CSMAT survey slices showing a cross-section of the anomaly illustrating the highly enriched brines throughout the property in red.
Based on the above, the Company intends on completing an aggressive exploration program by drilling both shallow and deep holes to test the targets outlined by the CSAMT Survey at possible higher concentration brine zones with the goal of completing a 43-101 resource estimate by Q4 of 2022.
Qualified Person
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Helgi Sigurgeirson, P.Geo., a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”).
About Usha Resources Ltd.
Usha Resources Ltd. is a North American mineral acquisition and exploration company focused on the development of quality battery and precious metal properties that are drill-ready with high-upside and expansion potential. Based in Vancouver, BC, Usha’s portfolio of strategic properties provides target-rich diversification and consist of Jackpot Lake, a lithium project in Nevada; Nicobat, a nickel‑copper‑cobalt project in Ontario; and Lost Basin, a gold-copper project in Arizona. Usha trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol USHA and the OTCQB Exchange under the symbol USHAF.
We seek Safe Harbor.
USHA RESOURCES LTD.
“Deepak Varshney” CEO and Director
For more information, please phone Tyler Muir, Investor Relations at 1 (888) 772-2452, email tmuir@usharesources.com, or visit www.usharesources.com.
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Usha Resources Retains Leading Capital Markets and Communications Advisory Firm and Announces Non-Brokered Private Placement and Closing of First Tranche
Usha Resources Ltd. (“USHA” or the “Company”) (TSXV:USHA)(OTCQB:USHAF) is pleased to announce that, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange“), it has engaged Volt Strategic Partners Ltd. (“Volt Strategic“) as its capital markets and communications advisor and has entered into an agreement (the “Agreement“) dated effective March 29, 2022.
Volt Strategic works with investment professionals and senior business leaders to help grow organizational value, build business, and accelerate market appreciation for emerging technology, sustainability, and life sciences public companies.
Pursuant to the Agreement, USHA will remunerate Volt Strategic an aggregate amount of $93,600 over a term of twelve months for various services, including but not limited to capital markets and communications advisory, and will grant a total of 250,000 incentive stock options (the “Options“) of the Company, exercisable for a period of 24 months at market price of $0.375 per Share. The Options are subject to vesting provisions wherein 25% of the Options every three months from the date of grant over a period of not less than 12 months. The Agreement may be extended with the prior written consent of the parties or terminated at any time with 30-day notice.
Volt Strategic does not currently have any interest, directly or indirectly, in USHA or its securities.
Deepak Varshney, CEO of Usha Resources, stated, “We are thrilled to partner with Volt. The acquisition of Jackpot Lake firmly puts us in the battery metals space, adding lithium to our existing portfolio of nickel, copper, and cobalt assets. Volt brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in this sector and will help the Company develop a strong capital markets and communications program as we look to increase market awareness and visibility for the investment community.”
Non-Brokered Private Placement
The Company is also pleased to announce that, subject to the approval of the Exchange, it has arranged for a non-brokered private placement (the “Private Placement“) of up to 1,000,000 units (each a “Unit“) at $0.30 per Unit to raise potential aggregate gross proceeds of up to $300,000. The Company also announces that it has closed the first tranche of the Private Placement, issuing a total of 769,333 Units for aggregate gross proceeds of $230,800 raised.
Each Unit issued consists of one common share (a “Share“) in the capital of the Company and one-half of one transferable Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant a “Warrant“) with each whole Warrant exercisable at $0.45 per Share for a period of two (2) years from the date of closing of the Private Placement.
The Company paid finders’ fees totaling $14,766 cash and 49,220 non-transferable finder warrants (the “Finder Warrants“) to PI Financial Corp. and Canaccord Genuity Corp. in accordance with applicable securities laws. The Finder’s Warrants are exercisable on the same terms as the Warrants issued in the Private Placement.
All securities issued in the first tranche of the Private Placement are subject to the Exchange hold period, plus a hold period of four months and one day following the closing dates of the Private Placement expiring on August 2, 2022.
About Usha Resources Ltd.
Usha Resources Ltd. is a Canadian mineral acquisition and exploration company based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Usha’s project portfolio consists of Jackpot Lake, a lithium project in Nevada, Nicobat, a nickel‑copper‑cobalt project in Ontario, and Lost Basin, a gold-copper project in Arizona. Usha increases shareholder value through the acquisition and exploration of quality battery metal properties that are drill-ready with high-upside that can be achieved through the completion of relatively inexpensive work programs. Usha’s portfolio of strategic properties provides diversification and mitigates investment risk.
USHA RESOURCES LTD.
“Deepak Varshney” CEO and Director
For more information, please call 306-690-8886, email info@usharesources.com, or visit www.usharesources.com.
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Usha Resources Acquires Drill-Ready Lithium Project in Nevada
Usha Resources Ltd. (“USHA” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:USHA)(OTCQB:USHAF) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a mineral property option agreement (the “Option Agreement” or “Transaction“) with Ares Strategic Mining Inc. (the “Vendor“) of Vancouver, British Columbia, whereby the Company has been granted the exclusive option to acquire a 100% interest in 140 mineral claims located in Jackpot Lake, Clark County, Nevada (the “Property“).
The Property is located within Clark County, 35 kilometres northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and is comprised of 140 mineral claims that total 2,800 acres. The project is exploring a “playa” which appears to be within a closed basin that may contain potentially lithium-rich brines. The geologic model is similar to that of Albemarle’s Silver Peak Nevada Lithium Mine which has operated continuously since 1966, and Iconic Mineral’s Bonnie Claire Project, which recently released a Preliminary Economic Assessment report (PEA) that indicates 40-year mine with an after-tax NPV8% of 1.5 billion, where sediments from lithium‑rich surrounding source rocks accumulate and fill the deposit leading to a potential concentration of lithium brine due to successive evaporation and concentration events.
Figure 1 – Left, location of Jackpot Lake. Right, aerial image of the “playa”.
The project is considered to be “drill-ready” based on the following work which has successfully delineated a 5 x 2 kilometre anomaly within a closed basin that suggests the presence of a highly concentrated brine:
- 129 core samples collected by the USGS with an average lithium value of 175 ppm with a high of 550 ppm and spectrographic and atomic-absorption analyses of 135 stream sediment samples confirming the potential for lithium mineral deposits.
- Gravitational surveying which has identified a closed basin, critical for ensuring brines remain within the basin without dilution from external water sources.
- Geophysical modelling based upon gravitational and controlled source audio magnetotellurics/magnetotellurics (CSAMT/MT) surveys has provided evidence of highly concentrated brines which are relatively near the surface. The CSAMT survey results of the Jackpot Lake Project demonstrate a large consistent body of very low resistivity – consistent with highly concentrated brine behavior – throughout the property, predominantly above bedrock depths of 625 meters.
The CSAMT Survey and report was conducted and prepared by Hasbrouck Geophysics, who has extensive experience of both surveying and data processing for brine-bearing basin environments across the southwestern U.S.
Figure 2- Left, gravitational surveying outlined the footprint of the Jackpot lithium brine anomaly. Right, CSMAT survey slices showing a cross-section of the anomaly illustrating the highly enriched brines throughout the property in red.
Based on the above, the Company intends on completing an aggressive exploration program by drilling both shallow and deep holes to test the targets outlined by the CSAMT Survey at possible higher concentration brine zones with the goal of completing a 43-101 resource estimate by Q4 of 2022.
Deepak Varshney, CEO of Usha Resources, stated, “We are thrilled to add Jackpot Lake to our growing portfolio of “green” projects and thank Ares for partnering with us to move this project forward. Our goal is to identify high-quality projects that are near or drill-ready with high-upside that can be achieved through the completion of relatively inexpensive work programs. Lithium brine deposits have a significant cost advantage over lithium clay deposits in that lithium mineralization is much less difficult and much less expensive to process. They can also be explored through smaller drilling programs that can result in the Company identifying resource estimates much more economically. The addition of Jackpot means that 2022 will be an extremely active period for USHA with three planned drill programs giving our shareholders a number of potential catalysts across our various projects.“
James Walker, CEO of Ares Strategic Mining, stated, “We are pleased to have USHA as a partner for Jackpot. Our goal was to find a well-structured and capitalized company that could move the project forward and look forward to supporting USHA as shareholders and strategic partners.”
The Transaction
Under the terms of the Transaction, USHA will be able to acquire a 100% interest in the Property in exchange for the following consideration:
- $75,000 payable within five days from receiving approval from the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange“).
- $500,000 payable in common shares (the “Shares“) of the Company within five days from the date of Exchange approval, to be issued at a deemed value at the greater of the 10-day VWAP or Discounted Market Price;
- $225,000 payable through a combination of cash or Shares of the Company (at the discretion of the Company), up to a maximum of 1,500,000 Shares, on the six-month anniversary date, to be issued at a deemed value at the greater of the 10-day VWAP or Discounted Market Price; and
- $225,000 payable through a combination of cash or Shares of the Company (at the discretion of the Company), up to a maximum of 1,500,000 Shares, on the twelve-month anniversary date, to be issued at a deemed value at the greater of the 10-day VWAP or Discounted Market Price.
Additionally, the Company will be required to complete no less than $1,000,000 worth of Expenditures on the Claims within two years unless the Option has been exercised in full.
The Vendor will return a 1% Gross Overriding Royalty (the “GORR“), subject to a buyback provision by the Company, whereby the Company may acquire, at any time, one-half of the GORR for $1,000,000.
The Option Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein, including the issuance of the Shares, is subject to the approval of the Exchange. All securities issued in connection with the Transaction will be subject to a four-month-and-one-day statutory hold period.
Qualified Person
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Helgi Sigurgeirson, P.Geo., a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”).
About Usha Resources Ltd.
Usha Resources Ltd. is a Canadian mineral acquisition and exploration company based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Usha is exploring for commercially exploitable mineral deposits and is currently focused on deposits located in Northwest Ontario, Canada and the Lost Basin Gold Mining District in Mohave County, Arizona, U.S.A. Usha increases shareholder value through the acquisition and exploration of quality precious and base metal properties and the application of advanced state-of-the-art exploration methods. Usha’s portfolio of strategic properties provides diversification and mitigates investment risk.
We seek Safe Harbor.
USHA RESOURCES LTD.
“Deepak Varshney” CEO and Director
For more information, please phone James Berard, Investor Relations, 778-228-2314, email info@usharesources.com, or visit www.usharesources.com.
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Usha Resources Secures Drill Contractor for Lost Basin Gold-Copper Project
Usha Resources Ltd. (“USHA” or the “Company”) (TSXV:USHA)(OTCQB:USHAF) is pleased to announce that it has executed a drilling contract for its upcoming maiden drill program at the Lost Basin Gold-Copper Project located in Mohave County, Arizona. The Company intends on completing a reconnaissance visit by its personnel and the drilling contractor in the coming weeks to review drill sites after which it will commence with the construction of access roads and drill pads in preparation for drilling.
The Company has elected to proceed with diamond core drilling for its maiden program to better understand the lithological and structural data at the Site. The Company plans to drill 1,500 metres over two phases with the results of the maiden program being used to delineate a larger follow-up drill campaign.
The first phase of the drilling program will be part of a larger work program that will include trenching, soil sampling, chip sampling, and further prospecting that is anticipated to be completed over approximately 40 days.
The Company’s program will focus on the following key mineralized sections on the property:
- Red Basin: Area where highly anomalous soil samples assayed as high as 11.1 g/t Au and historical sampling has identified shallow intervals as high as 1.7 g/t Au over 26 metres.
- Copper Blowout: A major feature on the property with several copper showings assaying above 1% Cu and as high as 1.53% Cu over 2 metres in chip samples.
- Mallory’s Trench: A historical trench where chip samples collected assayed gold values as high as 2.6 g/t Au over 2 metres.
- Ideas Lode West: An exciting new prospect where the structure containing the gold-bearing quartz veining extends for hundreds of metres and grab samples assayed as high as 45.4 g/t Au.
“Advancing the gold and copper stories at Lost Basin is a primary objective of ours as we move into 2022 and we are extremely excited to continue our exploration at the property,” stated Deepak Varshney, CEO of USHA. “The property is a unique exploration and development opportunity in a top-tier mining jurisdiction that has largely escaped systematic modern exploration. Lost Basin offers a number of compelling attributes that you like to see prior to drilling – favourable geology, strong assays from initial sampling, and participation in what is becoming a very active exploration camp. This program is going to jumpstart what will be a very active year for us across a portfolio that includes copper, nickel, cobalt and gold – it’s going to be a busy and exciting year!”
Qualified Person
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Helgi Sigurgeirson, P.Geo., a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”).
About Usha Resources Ltd.
Usha Resources Ltd. is a Canadian mineral acquisition and exploration company based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Usha is exploring for commercially exploitable mineral deposits and is currently focused on deposits located in Northwest Ontario, Canada and the Lost Basin Gold Mining District in Mohave County, Arizona, U.S.A. Usha increases shareholder value through the acquisition and exploration of quality precious and base metal properties and the application of advanced state-of-the-art exploration methods. Usha’s portfolio of strategic properties provides diversification and mitigates investment risk.
We seek Safe Harbor.
USHA RESOURCES LTD.
“Deepak Varshney” CEO and Director
For more information, please phone James Berard, Investor Relations, 778-228-2314, email info@usharesources.com, or visit www.usharesources.com.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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Usha Resources Announces Intention to Spin Out Nicobat Nickel Property to Newly Formed Subsidiary
Usha Resources Ltd. (“Usha” or the “Company”) (TSXV:USHA)(OTCQB:USHAF) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors is currently evaluating a proposal for Usha to transfer the Company’s Nicobat Nickel property (the “Property“) located in Dobie Township, Northwest Ontario to a newly formed subsidiary (“SpinCo“) and subsequently spin out the shares of SpinCo (“SpinCo Shares“) to Usha’s shareholders at a ratio yet to be determined (the “Transaction“). The Company will retain an interest in SpinCo.
Deepak Varshney, CEO stated: “With nickel prices soaring, we see this as the perfect backdrop to unlock value for investors by spinning out what was once our flagship property into a separate, battery-metals oriented public company. We don’t believe the market is fully valuing the sum of our parts and we see this as the ideal solution to ensure our projects get the attention and command the valuation they deserve. Spinning out the Nicobat property will allow Usha to streamline its focus while also allowing shareholders to participate in and benefit from the creation of a new battery-metals focused exploration company. With shareholders of Usha receiving shares in the SpinCo, we feel that the contemplated transaction would create a compelling new dynamic to our investment thesis as investors would stand to own shares in two public companies that are on two clear paths.”
The completion of the proposed Transaction and contemplated distribution of SpinCo Shares to Usha shareholders are subject to a number of conditions, including the completion of corporate, legal and tax structuring, completion of SpinCo financing, determination of final details of the transaction, the appointment of a Board and management team for SpinCo, required regulatory and shareholder approvals, and the subsequent listing of the SpinCo Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange.
There is no certainty that the Transaction will be completed on the terms proposed or at all. The Board of Usha may determine to not proceed with the Transaction should there be a change in market conditions or investor interest or should another opportunity arise that would similarly enhance value to Usha shareholders.
The Company will provide updates when further details of the proposed Transaction are determined.
About the Nicobat Nickel Property
The Nicobat Nickel Property is a nickel-copper-PGE project located in Dobie Township, Northwest Ontario 21 kilometres south of New Gold’s Rainy River Mine which hosts the Zone 34 nickel discovery.
Historic exploration work between 1952 and 1972 included over 15,000 metres of drilling, 220 drill holes and numerous bulk samples that identified a non-compliant historic resource of 5.3 Mt grading 0.24% Ni that contained a high-grade zone of approximately 225,000 tons grading 0.87% Ni.
Recent exploration work includes over 4,000 metres of drilling that has confirmed high-grade nickel-copper shoots do exist and are considerably better than previously recorded in the historical drilling, with drillhole A-04-15 intersecting from surface to approximately 63.75 metres a weighted average of 1.05% nickel and 2.18% copper that included an approximately 9.8-metre interval of 1.92% Ni from 53.95 to 63.75 metres.
The targeted feeder conduit measures approximately 305 metres by an average of 60 metres in width to a depth of 245 metres that is potentially open at depth and down-plunge to the north and is composed of cumulate textured olivine gabbro. This magma conduit sits in a larger norite body at the base of the Dobie Gabbro. The historical assessment data records high-grade “ribs”, one of which includes the zone described above. Future work will, therefore, focus on making the historic resource compliant current and expanding on the work completed to assess for other high-grade “ribs” and the potential high-grade feeder zone as shown in the model below.
Qualified person
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Andrew Tims, P.Geo., a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
About Usha Resources Ltd.
Usha Resources Ltd. is a Canadian mineral acquisition and exploration company based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Usha is exploring for commercially exploitable mineral deposits and is currently focused on deposits located in Northwest Ontario, Canada and the Lost Basin Gold Mining District in Mohave County, Arizona, U.S.A. Usha increases shareholder value through the acquisition and exploration of quality precious and base metal properties and the application of advanced state-of-the-art exploration methods. Usha’s portfolio of strategic properties provides diversification and mitigates investment risk.
We seek Safe Harbor.
USHA RESOURCES LTD.
“Deepak Varshney” CEO and Director
For more information, please call 778-899-1780, email info@usharesources.com, or visit www.usharesources.com.
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