Metalla Royalty & Streaming reports uplift in revenue and operating cash margin in first quarter
Metalla Royalty now holds 50 precious metal royalty and streams
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CNSX:MTA
Metalla was created for the purpose of providing shareholders with leveraged precious metal exposure by acquiring royalties and streams. Our goal is to increase share value by accumulating a diversified portfolio of royalties and streams with attractive returns. Our Resource Estimate Tonnes Gold (000's) (g/t) (Koz) Indicated Resources 1,268 6.51 265 Inferred Resources 2,373 5.32 406 Total Resources 3,641 5.71 671 strong foundation of current and future cash-generating asset base, combined with an experienced team, gives Metalla a path to become one of the leading gold and silver companies for the next commodities cycle.
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Metalla Royalty now holds 50 precious metal royalty and streams
Fosterville is a high-grade, low-cost underground gold mine in Victoria, Australia which has been in production since 2005
The group has struck a purchase and sale agreement with Morgan Stanley to acquire an existing royalty at Higginsville
The junior company has struck a deal with a syndicate of agents, including BMO Nesbitt Burns as lead Canadian agent and BMO Capital Markets Corp as the lead US agent
Metalla's royalty portfolio continues to expand and it now holds 50 precious metal assets, compared to 43 back in April
The original loan facility of $12 million is from shareholder Beedie Capital, which said it “looks forward to supporting the acceleration and growth” of the royalty company’s business
Metalla has acquired a 2.5% royalty on Fosterville, which produced 619,000 ounces in 2019 at an average grade of 39.6 grams per ton
The offering included 510,000 shares due to an exercise in full of an over-allotment option
The firm has struck a deal with Coeur Mining Inc and third-parties to jointly acquire a 1.3875% royalty interest on the operating Wharf mine in South Dakota
In less than four years, the group has acquired 46 royalties/streams over 15 transactions and deployed C$75 million of capital
The royalty firm has struck a share purchase deal with Idaho Resources (IRC), which boasts a 0.5% gross overriding royalty on the Anglo/Zeke claim block
The CEO’s comments came as the streaming firm posted its third-quarter financial results highlighting a working capital balance of nearly C$6.7 million.
Dividends will continue to be based on Metalla's policy of paying out a target rate of 50% of operating cash flow
The 2% royalty is on the NuevaUnión project in Chile, a joint venture between Teck and Newmont
Metalla is focused on acquiring third-party royalties on assets operated by major mining groups
Krepiakevich is also chair of the audit committee for Alexco Resource Corp
The royalty and streaming company's shares will trade on the exchange under the symbol “MTA”
Analyst Kerry Smith described the growing royalty firm as "an active player that will continue to grow in a niche market"
The firm holds a 1.5% and 2% net smelter royalty, respectively, on Pan American Silver's COSE and Joaquin mines in Argentina
The company is at an early stage of its growth but has rapidly expanded over the last three years