Pick Lake Option
Panther Metals PLC announced the termination of its Option and Sale and Purchase Agreement with Frontier Energy Ltd due to the failure to raise the necessary capital in London. The agreement concerned the Pick Lake deposit, which has an estimated 8 ½ year mine life and a net present value of $176 million with an 8% discount rate. The deposit also has a life of mine EBITDA averaging $67 million per annum. The company will now focus on commercializing the tailings at the Winston mine site and the agreement with First Quantum Minerals Ltd remains unaffected. The company previously stated that the combined projects would have had a 13 year mine life.
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Panther Metals Plc (LSE: PALM), the exploration company focused on mineral projects in Canada, is providing an update on the Option and Sale and Purchase Agreement with Frontier Energy Ltd ("Frontier"), announced 17 June 2025. Panther Metals have failed to raise the required capital from London and the option agreement is now terminated.
The agreement with First Quantum Minerals Ltd is separate and not affected. The company is focused on commercializing the tailings contained within the Winston mine site and will provide further guidance to the market in the near term.
Darren Hazelwood, CEO,
"It's without doubt very disappointing not being able to raise such a relatively small amount of capital in London to bring the Pick Lake option under our umbrella and combine it with the Winston tailings and mine site. The Pick Lake deposit has an 8 ½ year mine life, NPV of $176m with an 8% discount and a life of mine EBITDA of $67m per annum on average.
I'd like to thank the Frontier team for its outstanding conduct during this process and look forward to continuing our open dialog and engagement. Based on internal forecasts it's my belief the combined projects would have a 13 year mine life and deliver a significant commercial return for investors. The project area remains ripe for further discovery's based on the excellent exploration data."
References
- Panther Metals PLC, announcement, Winston High-Grade Brownfield Critical Minerals Project, Panther Metals Secures Feasibility Study Stage Multi Element VMS Opportunity, dated 17 June 2025 ( https://polaris.brighterir.com/public/panther_metals/news/rns/story/x4204pr )
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