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01 Cover
02 Welcome Letter / Sections
03 Article & Interview Directory
04 Section 1: Introduction
05 Introduction to Mining in Ontario
06 Government of Ontario Interview
07 Ontario Mining Association (OMA) Interview
08 Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) Interview
09 Navigating Uncertainty
10 Ormston List Frawley LLP Interview
11 PDAC Interview
12 Section 2: Production and Development in Ontario
13 Production in Ontario
14 Map of Ontario Mines
15 Newmont Interview
16 Barrick Gold Interview
17 Wesdome Gold Mines Interview
18 Alamos Gold Interview
19 Evolution Mining Interview
20 A New Wave of Ontario Gold Mines
21 Argonaut Gold Interview
22 Equinox Gold Interview
23 Industry Thoughts: Production and Development in Ontario
24 Section 3: Mining Finance
25 Mining Finance and Investment
26 Insights from the Toronto Stock Exchange
27 PearTree Securities Interview
28 Triple Flag Interview
29 Red Cloud Securities Interview
30 IBK Capital Interview
31 Stifel Interview
32 Roth Canada Interview
33 Industry Thoughts: Mining Finance Trends
34 Section 4: Toronto's Global Reach
35 Toronto’s Global Reach
36 Toronto's Global Reach Map
37 Rupert Resources Interview
38 Eloro Resources Interview
39 Industry Thoughts: Global Operations Based in Ontario
40 Eyes on Latin America
41 Torex Gold Resources Interview
42 Minera Alamos Interview
43 Sable Resources Interview
44 Section 5: Junior Exploration
45 Junior Exploration
46 Great Bear Resources Interview
47 Exploring Across Canada
48 O3 Mining Interview
49 Purepoint Uranium Group Interview
50 ALX Resources Interview
51 Industry Thoughts: Gold Juniors Have Their Say
52 Gold Juniors Replacing Depleting Resources
53 Moneta Gold Interview
54 Goldshore Resources Interview
55 Galleon Gold Interview
56 Element79 Gold Interview
57 Signature Resources Interview
58 Section 6: ESG and the Battery Materials Supply Chain
59 Transition Metals on the Rise
60 Conquest Resources Interview
61 Generation Mining Interview
62 Inventus Mining Interview
63 Noble Mineral Exploration Interview
64 The Move to Combat Climate Change Gathers Pace
65 Insights from Onyen Corporation
66 Thorn Associates Interview
67 Leading the Charge
68 Electra Battery Materials Interview
69 Frontier Lithium Interview
70 Industry Thoughts: Entering The Transition Economy
71 The Battery Material Supply Chain
72 ION Energy Interview
73 Clean Air Metals Interview
74 Section 7: Services, Technology and Innovation
75 Engineering, Construction & Consultancies
76 Ausenco Interview
77 Cementation Americas Interview
78 PCL Construction Interview
79 Redpath Mining Interview
80 Technological Advancements & Innovation
81 Industry Thoughts: Canadian Associations
82 EY Interview
83 Maestro Digital Mine Interview
84 Centric Mining Systems Interview
85 Industry Thoughts: OEMs Have Their Say
86 Drone Delivery Canada Interview
87 Sofvie Interview
88 Novamera Interview
89 Industry Thoughts: Paving the Way for ESG Reporting
90 Section 8: Company Profiles
91 Wesdome Company Profile
92 ION Energy Company Profile
93 PearTree Securities Company Profile
94 Ormston List Frawley Company Profile
95 Maestro Digital Mine Company Profile
96 Sofvie Company Profile
97 Credits

James Tworek, CEO,

ELEMENT79 GOLD

"The acquisition of Plutus Gold and the Snowbird property is part of our extensive M&A strategy and is only the first of several potential opportunities."

Can you elaborate on the letter of intent Element79 has with Plutus Gold to ultimately acquire the Snowbird property?

We recently finished our work plan at our Dale property in Ontario, and our focus is now set on our M&A strategy to acquire easy to develop properties that we can add value to. The Snowbird property has seen a significant amount of historical work done. Our goal is now to conduct the analytical work to prove what the historical and recent drills yield. We have established that it will take approximately 10,000 to 20,000 m of additional drilling to prove up the resource, and as of December 15, we have completed a 3,000 m drilling program. The work is actually done by Plutus Gold with which we have an LOI in place. Element79 has opted to finance Plutus Gold's fall drill program via a drawable loan facility up to C$1.1 million in order to facilitate the fulfilment of Plutus Gold's final obligations remaining under the Option Agreement between Plutus Gold and Gitennes Exploration. We have already started the process of obtaining new mining permits for the next five years.

Is Element79 actively looking for more acquisitions?

The acquisition of Plutus Gold and the Snowbird property is part of our extensive M&A strategy and is only the first of several potential opportunities. We are very interested in expanding into the US and are looking at potential acquisition properties in Nevada. Our acquisition focus is on easy to develop properties and formerly producing mines in de-risked and politically friendly mining jurisdictions, which we can turn back on and develop within a relatively small capex budget and short timeframe to be able to bring cashflow into the company.

Can you elaborate on the Dale property and the advantages of operating in Timmins?

The acquisition of the Dale property was paired with the gentleman that had done the most exploratory work on it over the past decade. He helped our Thunder Bay team with the workplan, including sampling, trenching, prospecting, and following up on the drone based magnetic resonance which we completed earlier in 2021. Timmins is a great district to have a gold play in, and the Dale property was a solid starter kit for Element79 to get up and running with.

Element79 has a C$5 million equity capital facility agreement with Crescita Capital. What will this capital be used for?

With regards to the Dale property, Element79 did a small raise just prior to the IPO and had enough cash in hand for both the startup costs and the required work load for 2021/22. Our agreement with Crescita Capital is an equity draw down facility where we have to advise them 10 market days in advance for funding. We intend to use this financing for the acquisition of the Snowbird property and for what we are doing to close on the potential portfolio of properties in Nevada. By closing these intended acquisition deals, we will have melted through approximately C$3,5 million of the equity facility. Crescita Capital is onboard with our strategy and are open to the possibility of extending the equity facility dependent on Element79 reaching its milestones. We are also on the cusp of launching a fall 2021 financing campaign where we intend to raise C$2 million hard capital and C$1 million in flow through. The flow through funds will go towards further development of the Dale and Snowbird properties, and the hard capital into SG&A and the Nevada acquisition.

How do you see the gold landscape evolving as we move towards a green revolution?

Moving forward, I believe that globally, we will be seeing increased uses of gold, in terms of volume, as industrial demand goes up, as well as specialization uses such as electrification and space travel. There is going to be an increasing case for the need for precious metals, and Element79 is here to prove these metal resources up and get mines into production to meet this demand.

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