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RNS Number : 1459B  Celsius Resources Limited  31 May 2023

31 MAY 2023

 

MCB Project receives
Environmental Compliance Certificate
HIGHLIGHTS

· The Philippines Department of Environment and Natural
Resources-Environmental Management Bureau has issued the MCB Project with its
Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC).

· The issuance of the ECC is a vitally important step towards obtaining a
Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA) with the Philippine National
Government.

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Celsius Resources Limited ("Celsius") is pleased to announce that its
Philippine subsidiary, Makilala Mining Company, Inc. ("MMCI" or "the
Company"), has been issued an Environmental Compliance Certificate ("ECC") for
the development of its flagship Maalinao-Caigutan-Biyog ("MCB") Copper-Gold
Project ("MCB Project") in the Philippines.

 

The issuance of the ECC signifies that MMCI has completed its Environmental
Impact Assessment and certifies that the Company is committed to implement a
national government-approved environmental management plan aimed to protect
and mitigate the MCB Project's anticipated social, cultural, and environmental
impacts in all phases and aspects of the MCB Project.

 

Celsius Executive Chairman Atty. Julito R. Sarmiento said:

"The grant of the ECC is the most significant milestone for MMCI in our quest
to showcase the MCB Project in line with the strong policy under the
Administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. for a more sustainable,
inclusive, and transformative mining industry in the Philippines.
Environmental protection has always been one of the primary considerations in
the MCB Project's mine design. This is not only in strict adherence to the
Environmental, Social and Governance standards 1 , but also as a firm
commitment to our stakeholders and shareholders for the MCB Project to become
a model for 'Beyond Responsible Mining 2 ' in close partnership with the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources under the stewardship of
Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga, a globally renowned climate change and
disaster resilience expert."

The issuance of the ECC enables the Company to move forward with obtaining a
Mineral Production Sharing Agreement with the Philippine Government which
would allow the Company to develop and operate the MCB Project.

 

MCB COPPER-GOLD PROJECT

 

The MCB Copper-Gold Project ("MCB Project") is located in the Cordillera
Administrative Region in the Philippines, approximately 320km north of Manila
(Figure 1). It is the flagship project within the Makilala portfolio which
also contains other key prospects in the pipeline for permit
renewal/extension.

 

A maiden JORC Compliant Mineral Resource Estimate was declared for the MCB
Project in January 2021, comprising 313.8 million tonnes @ 0.48% copper and
0.15g/t gold, for 1.5 million tonnes of contained copper and 1.47 million
ounces of gold, of which 290.3 million tonnes @ 0.48% copper and 0.15 g/t gold
is classified as Indicated and 23.5 million tonnes @ 0.48% copper and 0.10 g/t
gold is classified as Inferred.

 

An updated JORC compliant Mineral Resource Estimate was announced for the MCB
Project on 12 December 2022, comprising 338 million tonnes @ 0.47% copper and
0.12 g/t gold, for total of 1.6 million tonnes of contained copper and 1.3
million ounces of gold, reported to a preferred lower cut-off grade of 0.2%
copper.

 

A Study for the MCB Project was announced by CLA on 1 December 2021, which
identified the potential for the development of a copper-gold operation with a
25-year mine life. The Study was based on an underground mining operation and
processing facility to produce a saleable copper-gold concentrate.

 

Highlights from the Study include a Post tax NPV (8%) of US$464m and IRR of
31%, assuming a copper price of US$4.00/lb and gold price of US$1,695/oz.
Initial capital expenditure is estimated to be US$253m with a payback period
of approximately 2.7 years. The designed mine production is matched to a
2.28Mtpa processing plant which will treat ore with an estimated average grade
of 1.14% copper and 0.54g/t gold for the first 10 years of planned production
with a C1 3  (#_ftn3) cash costs at just US$0.73/lb copper, net of gold
credits.

 

Figure 1. Location of the MCB Project in the province of Kalinga, Northern
Luzon, Philippines.

 

ASX Listing Rule 5.19 and 5.23 Disclosure

 

The information is this announcement with respect to the Mineral Resource
Estimate for the MCB Project was first announced by Celsius to ASX on 12
December 2022. Celsius confirms that it is not aware of any new information or
data that materially affects the information included in the announcement
dated 12 December 2022 and that all material assumptions and technical
parameters underpinning the Mineral Resource Estimate continue to apply and
have not materially changed.

 

The information in this announcement with respect to the outcomes of the
Scoping Study for the MCB Project were first released by Celsius to ASX on 1
December 2021. Celsius confirms that all material assumptions underpinning the
production target and forecast financial information derived from the
production target referred to in the announcement of 1 December 2021 continue
to apply and have not materially changed.

 

This announcement has been authorised by the Board of Directors of Celsius
Resources Limited.

 

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by Celsius to
constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations
(EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of UK Domestic Law by virtue of the
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

 

Celsius Resources Contact Information

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 1  A set of metrics or Performance Standards which are benchmarks for
companies in managing their operations in respect to risks, impacts, and
opportunities relating to but not limited to environmental issues, social
issues, and corporate governance structures and processes.

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beyond regulatory compliance in order for the sector to be a critical force
for social, economic and environmental change for the country.

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administration, and selling (including freight).

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