Thursday 28 October 2021

Tesla Goes SpaceX Vertical, Breaks US$1 Trillion MC And Leaves Legacy Autos In The Dust. Lithium Supply Shock Tsunami Wave Is Still To Come After This Earthquake.


Tesla goes SpaceX vertical and breaks through US$1 Trillion Market Cap valuation. The tsunami shock wave to Lithium supply is still to come after this earthquake and Lithium prices will be smashing a lot of new all-time highs. Lithium supply lines require a lot of work to match this rEVolution race.


Now Hertz goes electric in style. Teslarati reports: "100,000 Tesla Model 3s are heading to Hertz in a deal worth $4.3B. It is the largest single purchase of electric vehicles in history." Others will follow, fleets cannot compete without electric cars anymore. Customers demand better cars that are electric and the costs of running an electric fleet are already lower than with ICE cars. Mass production of EVs brings the cost of electric cars to parity with ICE cars very fast. Lithium tsunami is coming.


Tesla goes in "Plaid Mode" and leaves legacy autos in the dust after flying through US$1 Trillion MC. Everybody is talking about EVs now and a lot of people are chasing Lithium Dreams and Dragons. Who can deliver the secure Lithium supply for the rEVolution Race?


Tesla will grow even more with new gigafactories coming online. Legacy autos are chasing Tesla and racing to the mass market for electric cars. They will grow more during The Switch


All this flood of money that is seeking the best investment returns during the Energy Transition and Electrification of our Energy and Transportation sectors will be creating a tsunami of shock waves across Lithium supply lines that are not ready and still being built to feed Tesla Energy rEVolution.


All Lithium market was less than US$4 Billion in size just a year ago. Now Lithium price has tripled. Choose very wisely among the best lithium companies to participate in this generational investment trend.


Only about 369,000 T of LCE Lithium was produced in 2020. Now the industry has to jump to over 1 million T of Lithium production annually by 2025 just to keep Tesla headlines going. Who will have Lithium ready to feed it to the hungry autos at all-time high prices during the coming deficit years?


TNR Gold is plugged in Tesla Energy rEVolution with our NSR Royalty Holding on the entire Mariana Lithium Project with Ganfeng Lithium. In early October, Ganfeng Lithium Team in Argentina presented Mariana Lithium Project in Salta to the local government. A very important slide from the Ganfeng presentation for TNR Gold shareholders shows that this fantastic increase of 100% in planned lithium production rate is called now "Phase 1"!



I consider my personal investment in TNR Gold, as a unique entry point into the state of the art vertically integrated lithium business being built by Ganfeng Lithium for the 21st century. We are building The Green Energy Royalty and Gold Company and participating in the creation of secure supply lines feeding The Switch and Tesla Energy rEVolution. 


On my blog following the links below, you can find more information about TNR Gold Corp. and our Royalty Holdings. Do your own research, as usual, stay safe and prosper. Join rEVolution




TNR Gold Royalty Holding Update: ILC Reports Ganfeng Subsidiary Litio Minera Argentina Assumes All Rights And Obligations In Respect Of Mariana Lithium.



Kirill Klip, Executive Chairman of the Company commented, “We are pleased with the great news regarding Ganfeng Lithium, our NSR Royalty holding and advance of the Mariana Lithium Project to construction. I am also very pleased to see that this deal between ILC and Ganfeng Lithium included confirmation that Ganfeng’s subsidiary, Litio Minera Argentina, assumes all rights and obligations that ILC had in respect of the Mariana Lithium Project, including in respect to TNR Gold NSR Royalty Holding. Ganfeng Lithium has now consolidated 100% of the Mariana Lithium Project and advanced it to the construction stage. 



This news comes after a 55% increase in the measured and indicated resource estimate from the previously announced 2020 increase of more than 250% in measured and indicated resources at the Mariana Lithium Project. We extend our congratulations to Ganfeng and salute the people of Argentina on the celebration of ‘Pachamama’ – the ritual that thanks the earth for all that we receive from it. This ritual was performed at Mariana Lithium in September after successful approval of the Environmental Impact Report by the Salta regional government in Argentina and approvals for the construction of a plant with a designed annualized capacity of 20,000 tonnes per annum of lithium chloride.



We are very pleased to see that this new plan represents a 100% increase of the previously planned lithium annual production rate presented in the Mariana Project preliminary economic assessment (“PEA”), announced in our news release of January 28, 2019. It was the first PEA on the project and provided a potential value for the total NSR Royalty from Mariana’s life of mine cashflow, which has now been very significantly increased. We welcome the news from the Salta regional government, following its discussions with Ganfeng, that the likely project expenditure to bring the Mariana Project to full production is approximately US$600 million.



TNR does not have to contribute any capital for the development of the Mariana Project. The 2.0% Mariana NSR Royalty on the Mariana Project with Ganfeng Lithium is a very important part of TNR Gold’s portfolio, (TNR holds a 0.2% NSR on behalf of a shareholder). The essence of our business model is to have industry leaders like Ganfeng Lithium as operators on the projects that will potentially generate royalty cashflows to contribute significant value for our shareholders.”




TNR Gold Royalty Holding: Lithium Hits New All-Time High Supercharging M&A For The Best Brine Projects In Argentina - Ganfeng Team Presents Mariana Lithium In Salta. 


 

Lithium hits new all-time high in China supercharging M&A activity in Argentina for the best lithium brine projects. CATL bought out Millenial Lithium and Zijin Mining has announced the acquisition of Neo Lithium. 


Ganfeng Lithium has consolidated 100% of the Mariana Lithium Project and moving it fast forward towards construction with its US$600 million investment plan. TNR Gold is plugged into Tesla Energy rEVolution with our NSR Royalty Holding on the entire Mariana Lithium Project.




Tuesday 26 October 2021

Shotgun Gold: The Pitch For Elevation To Climb A Huge Wall Of Worry.

 

Guest post:

Shotgun Gold: The Pitch for Elevation to Climb a Huge Wall of Worry.





FOMO is driving everything in the markets these days. Now you can start chasing Gold as well. Gold mining stocks are waiting for another confirmation of the inflation impulse to drive them over a huge wall of worry.


Chart by Otavio Costa

Gold and silver miners are hitting another major oversold condition in the marketplace.



Central banks continue to accumulate Gold while retail investors are chasing Crypto Dragons. 


Do not miss the wake-up call when Gold will be hitting the next all-time high coming out of this very powerful Cup-and-Handle formation.



TNR Gold shareholder NovaGold is putting the Peak Gold situation into perspective after reporting another set of great exploration results at the Donlin Gold Project in Alaska. Barrick Gold CEO is talking about "unlocking the tremendous potential of Donlin Gold" and it is time for us to discuss the value proposition of Shotgun Gold. Smart money is accumulating the best Gold Stories to climb over a huge wall of worry following another major leg up for this Gold Bull Market propelled by the surge of inflation.


My belief is TNR's Shotgun Gold Project can potentially grow and become a foremost, immediate satellite site Gold deposit to Donlin Gold's Mining Camp infrastructure. This vision is based on our exploration work and academic studies like the ones from Dr Tim Baker in which Shotgun Gold Project is not only listed alongside Donlin Creek as one of the "Major Porphyry Gold Deposits" but is also projected to contain the similar porphyry intrusion-related type system as Donlin.  

Kirill Klip, Executive Chairman

TNR Gold Corp.

 


Shotgun Gold is a Project located in South West Alaska, USA, in the same regional area as Novagold’s Donlin Gold Project. 



Lang’s & Baker’s 2001 academic study specifically identifies both projects as ‘major porphyry granite related gold deposits’ that are related to a widespread magmatic gold mineralising event. Riveting stuff. What it implies in layman’s terms is that both projects arose from the same geological kitchen sink, leading one to the supposition that they should both possess similar favourable geological properties. 


To that effect, Shotgun’s general mineralisation style resembles the neighbouring Donlin Gold project. For instance, Shotgun’s particular intrusion is associated with 69.7Ma magmatism while Donlin Gold holds 70ma magmatism. 


Shotgun’s particular boon is in the details. Shotgun’s mineralisation has been identified to possess little-to-no ‘nugget effect’. A high ‘nugget effect’ means high variability between samples that are closely spaced. ‘No nugget effect’ implies tight-fisted uniform mineralisation of a bulk tonnage gold system. There’s no need to dig up empty rock space so the stripping ratio for any potential mine will be low, keeping costs way down.


What’s more, when a system’s topographical layout lines up neatly at the top of a ridge-like Shotgun’s does, it means the extraction of resource systems in similar conditions is very efficient - there is no need to remove layers of empty waste rock by tentatively stripping the ridge. Instead, one decisively takes the top of the hill in its entirety. Shotgun’s targeted bulk tonnage gold system runs from the very surface down to *at least* a depth of 150m (Open). ‘Open’ means exploration to date has not identified the end of the mineralization from the drilling performed so far. 


For the Shotgun Gold Project, Shotgun Ridge is just one of the multiple gold target areas controlled by TNR Gold. ‘Shot’, ‘King’ and ‘Winchester’ add to the collection to form a distinct district with five (5) separate gold exploration targets identified so far. 


The Company is actively introducing Shotgun Gold to potential partners to decisively drill the entirety of these prospects. The objective of such a partnership would be to expand the known area of mineralisation, define new mineralised areas and conclusively assess the Project’s potential top-end valuation. 


We need to bring US$10mln in to drill the project very strongly,” says TNR Gold Executive Chairman Kirill Klip. “The first US$5mln to take the project from the current 700,000-ounce resource up to the two million ounce mark, the rest to drill out five nearby targets. There’s no reason to suppose that our ground cannot hold multiple mineralised systems.”






Please read my legal disclaimer. There is NO investment advice on any Kirill Klip feeds and blogs. Always consult a qualified financial adviser before any investment decisions. 
Do Your Own Research.




Friday 22 October 2021

TNR Gold Royalty Holding Update: ILC Reports Ganfeng Subsidiary Litio Minera Argentina Assumes All Rights And Obligations In Respect Of Mariana Lithium.


Kirill Klip, Executive Chairman of the Company commented, “We are pleased with the great news regarding Ganfeng Lithium, our NSR Royalty holding and advance of the Mariana Lithium Project to construction. I am also very pleased to see that this deal between ILC and Ganfeng Lithium included confirmation that Ganfeng’s subsidiary, Litio Minera Argentina, assumes all rights and obligations that ILC had in respect of the Mariana Lithium Project, including in respect to TNR Gold NSR Royalty Holding. Ganfeng Lithium has now consolidated 100% of the Mariana Lithium Project and advanced it to the construction stage. 



This news comes after a 55% increase in the measured and indicated resource estimate from the previously announced 2020 increase of more than 250% in measured and indicated resources at the Mariana Lithium Project. We extend our congratulations to Ganfeng and salute the people of Argentina on the celebration of ‘Pachamama’ – the ritual that thanks the earth for all that we receive from it. This ritual was performed at Mariana Lithium in September after successful approval of the Environmental Impact Report by the Salta regional government in Argentina and approvals for the construction of a plant with a designed annualized capacity of 20,000 tonnes per annum of lithium chloride.



We are very pleased to see that this new plan represents a 100% increase of the previously planned lithium annual production rate presented in the Mariana Project preliminary economic assessment (“PEA”), announced in our news release of January 28, 2019. It was the first PEA on the project and provided a potential value for the total NSR Royalty from Mariana’s life of mine cashflow, which has now been very significantly increased. We welcome the news from the Salta regional government, following its discussions with Ganfeng, that the likely project expenditure to bring the Mariana Project to full production is approximately US$600 million.



TNR does not have to contribute any capital for the development of the Mariana Project. The 2.0% Mariana NSR Royalty on the Mariana Project with Ganfeng Lithium is a very important part of TNR Gold’s portfolio, (TNR holds a 0.2% NSR on behalf of a shareholder). The essence of our business model is to have industry leaders like Ganfeng Lithium as operators on the projects that will potentially generate royalty cashflows to contribute significant value for our shareholders.”




TNR Gold:

TNR Gold Royalty Holding Update: ILC Reports Ganfeng Subsidiary Litio Minera Argentina Assumes All Rights And Obligations In Respect Of Mariana Lithium.


"Vancouver, British Columbia – October 21, 2021: TNR Gold Corp. (TSX-V: TNR) (“TNR”, “TNR Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that, further to the Company’s news release dated September 27, 2021, International Lithium Corp. (“ILC”) announced the completion of the sale to Ganfeng Lithium of ILC’s remaining 8.58% stake in Litio Minera Argentina S.A., the owner of the Mariana Lithium Project in Salta, Argentina. The deal included confirmation that Ganfeng’s subsidiary, Litio Minera Argentina, would assume all rights or obligations that ILC had in respect of the Mariana property. TNR Gold holds a 2.0% net smelter returns (“NSR”) royalty on the Mariana Lithium Project.



ILC’s news release issued on October 20, 2021 stated:

“The Company announced on September 21, 2021 that it had contracted to sell its remaining 8.58% stake in Litio Minera Argentina S.A. and the Company’s remaining rights and obligations related to the Mariana project to ILC’s partner Ganfeng Lithium. The deal included confirmation that Litio Minera Argentina would assume all rights or obligations that the Company had in respect of the Mariana property. On October 4, 2021 the Company announced that it expected this sale to complete in mid-October. Completion has now taken place.”



Kirill Klip, Executive Chairman of the Company commented, “We are pleased with the great news regarding Ganfeng Lithium, our NSR Royalty holding and advance of the Mariana Lithium Project to construction. I am also very pleased to see that this deal between ILC and Ganfeng Lithium included confirmation that Ganfeng’s subsidiary, Litio Minera Argentina, assumes all rights and obligations that ILC had in respect of the Mariana Lithium Project, including in respect to TNR Gold NSR Royalty Holding. Ganfeng Lithium has now consolidated 100% of the Mariana Lithium Project and advanced it to the construction stage. 



This news comes after a 55% increase in the measured and indicated resource estimate from the previously announced 2020 increase of more than 250% in measured and indicated resources at the Mariana Lithium Project. We extend our congratulations to Ganfeng and salute the people of Argentina on the celebration of ‘Pachamama’ – the ritual that thanks the earth for all that we receive from it. This ritual was performed at Mariana Lithium in September after successful approval of the Environmental Impact Report by the Salta regional government in Argentina and approvals for the construction of a plant with a designed annualized capacity of 20,000 tonnes per annum of lithium chloride.



We are very pleased to see that this new plan represents a 100% increase of the previously planned lithium annual production rate presented in the Mariana Project preliminary economic assessment (“PEA”), announced in our news release of January 28, 2019. It was the first PEA on the project and provided a potential value for the total NSR Royalty from Mariana’s life of mine cashflow, which has now been very significantly increased. We welcome the news from the Salta regional government, following its discussions with Ganfeng, that the likely project expenditure to bring the Mariana Project to full production is approximately US$600 million.



TNR does not have to contribute any capital for the development of the Mariana Project. The 2.0% Mariana NSR Royalty on the Mariana Project with Ganfeng Lithium is a very important part of TNR Gold’s portfolio, (TNR holds a 0.2% NSR on behalf of a shareholder). The essence of our business model is to have industry leaders like Ganfeng Lithium as operators on the projects that will potentially generate royalty cashflows to contribute significant value for our shareholders.”



The ILC press releases and website material appear to be prepared by Qualified Persons and the procedures, methodology and key assumptions disclosed therein are those adopted and consistently applied in the mining industry, but no Qualified Person engaged by TNR has done sufficient work to analyze, interpret, classify or verify ILC’s information to determine the current mineral resource or other information referred to in its press releases. Accordingly, the reader is cautioned in placing any reliance on the disclosures therein.



ABOUT TNR GOLD Corp.

TNR Gold Corp. is working to become the green energy metals royalty and gold company.

Over the past twenty-five years, TNR, through its lead generator business model, has been successful in generating high-quality exploration projects around the globe. With the Company’s expertise, resources and industry network, it identified the potential of the Los Azules Copper Project in Argentina and now holds a 0.4% NSR Royalty on the project, which is being developed by McEwen Mining Inc, (TNR holds a 0.04% NSR on behalf of a shareholder).

In 2009, TNR founded International Lithium Corp. (“ILC”), a green energy metals company that was made public through the spin-out of TNR’s energy metals portfolio in 2011. ILC held interests in lithium projects in Argentina, Ireland and Canada.

TNR retains a 2.0% NSR Royalty on the Mariana Lithium Project in Argentina with Ganfeng Lithium, (TNR holds a 0.2% NSR on behalf of a shareholder). Ganfeng’s subsidiary, Litio Minera Argentina, has a right to repurchase 1.0% of the NSR Royalty on the Mariana Project, of which 0.9% relates to the Company’s NSR Royalty interest. The Company would receive $900,000 on the completion of the repurchase. The project is currently being advanced by Ganfeng Lithium International Co. Ltd.

TNR provides significant exposure to gold through its 90% holding in the Shotgun Gold porphyry project in Alaska. The project is located in Southwestern Alaska near the Donlin Gold project, which is being developed by Barrick Gold and Novagold Resources Inc.

The Company’s strategy with Shotgun Gold Project is to attract a joint venture partnership with one of the gold major mining companies. The Company is actively introducing the project to interested parties.

At its core, TNR provides significant exposure to gold, copper, silver and lithium through its holdings in Alaska (the Shotgun Gold porphyry project) and Argentina (the Los Azules Copper and the Mariana Lithium projects) and is committed to the continued generation of in-demand projects, while diversifying its markets and building shareholder value.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Kirill Klip
Executive Chairman

For further information concerning this news release please contact +1 604-229-8129

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

Except for statements of historical fact, this news release contains certain “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities law. Forward-looking information is frequently characterized by words such as “plan”, “expect”, “project”, “intend”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “will”, “could” and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions “may” or “could” occur, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Specifically, forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements made in relation to: TNR’s corporate objectives, changes in share capital, market conditions for energy commodities, the results of McEwen Mining’s and Ganfeng Lithium’s PEAs, and improvements in the financial performance of the Company. Such forward-looking information is based on a number of assumptions and subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those discussed in the sections entitled “Risks” and “Forward-Looking Statements” in the Company’s interim and annual Management’s Discussion and Analysis which are available under the Company’s profile on www.sedar.com. While management believes that the assumptions made and reflected in this news release are reasonable, should one or more of the risks, uncertainties or other factors materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in forward-looking information. In particular, there can be no assurance that: TNR will be able to repay its loans or complete any further royalty acquisitions or sales; debt or other financing will be available to TNR; or that TNR will be able to achieve any of its corporate objectives. TNR relies on the confirmation of its ownership for mining claims from the appropriate government agencies when paying rental payments for such mining claims requested by these agencies. There could be a risk in the future of the changing internal policies of such government agencies or risk related to the third parties challenging in the future the ownership of such mining claims. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements included herein are not guarantees of future performance, and such forward-looking statements should not be unduly relied on.

In formulating the forward-looking statements contained herein, management has assumed that business and economic conditions affecting TNR and its royalty partners, McEwen Mining Inc. and Ganfeng Lithium will continue substantially in the ordinary course, including without limitation with respect to general industry conditions, general levels of economic activity and regulations. These assumptions, although considered reasonable by management at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect.

Forward-looking information herein and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking information are based on estimates and opinions of management on the dates they are made and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking information should circumstances or management’s estimates or opinions change."




Wednesday 13 October 2021

Alastair Ford: "TNR Gold Likely To Be A Big Beneficiary As McEwen Copper Starts To Get Things Moving At Los Azules."



I am very pleased to see this very exciting and significant development for the Los Azules Copper Project and personal support by Rob McEwen of the newly created McEwen Copper,” stated Kirill Klip, TNR’s Executive Chair. “It’s very encouraging to see a large 53,000-metre drilling program following the personal commitment from Rob McEwen and his investment of US$40 million to advance the rapid development of this giant copper, gold and silver deposit in an appropriate corporate structure which will allow financing and further development of the Los Azules Copper Project.



TNR Gold holds a 0.36% NSR royalty on the entire Los Azules project containing copper, gold and silver metals. TNR Gold does not have to contribute any capital for the development of the Los Azules Copper Project. The essence of our business model is to have industry leaders like McEwen Mining as operators on the projects that will potentially generate royalty cashflows to contribute significant value for our shareholders.”




Proactive:

TNR Gold likely to be a big beneficiary as McEwen Copper starts to get things moving at Los Azules




"TNR is transforming itself into the go-to gold and energy metals royalty company


How likely is it that the giant Los Azules copper, gold and silver project in Argentina could get even bigger?

The question is material for TNR Gold Corp (TSX-V:TNROTC:TRRXF), which owns a 0.36% net smelter royalty across the whole project, and it’s becoming pertinent too because things are at last starting to happen at Los Azules.

During the summer of 2021 Rob McEwen, the investment titan behind McEwen Mining, put together a new vehicle called McEwen Copper, which he plans to list within 12 months. The idea is to use McEwen Copper to take Los Azules into production.



And, lest anyone doubt the seriousness of his intent, McEwen himself put US$40mln of his own money into the new vehicle, which will initially be seeded with a total of US$80mln.

It’ll take a lot more than that to get Los Azules built, but the show is now on the road, and TNR Gold can start looking forward to what’s likely to be substantial and sustained cash flow from its royalty.



How much cash flow?

A preliminary economic assessment was conducted on Los Azules in 2017 which showed the project would likely become the world’s 25th largest copper producer on commencement of mining.

Based around the numbers then produced and a US$3.00 copper price it was estimated that TNR would likely receive annual income of around US$3.5mln.

The copper price is around 30% higher than the assumption used in the 2017 calculation, and there’s also the question of the eventual size of the project once further work has been done - a 53,000 metre drilling programme is about to get underway.

So all told, TNR’s income looks likely to be very substantial indeed.

But what’s it worth in today’s money?

The question is somewhat hypothetical, since TNR’s chief executive Kirill Klip doesn’t seem inclined to sell the asset, and is currently hold his cards close to his chest on that score.

On the other hand, it ought to have a bearing on TNR’s own market capitalisation, especially now that after a long period of activity Los Azules has come alive again.



One way of working it out is to look at similar deals. There aren’t many around of course, but last year’s acquisition by Nova Royalty Corp of a 0.24% net smelter royalty on the First Quantum’s Taca Taca project in Argentina does provide a baseline.

Nova Royalty Corp paid US$12.75mln for a smaller-sized royalty than TNR’s - which, remember is  0.36% NSR - and at a time when the copper price was much lower.

Some in the market calculate that TNR’s royalty on Los Azules ought to be worth at least US$20mln on that basis, and probably considerably more.

McEwen himself has argued that Taca Taca serves as a good proxy for Los Azules.

And, when you consider that TNR’s own market capitalisation is currently a mere C$9.4mln, it starts to become clear just how much value is on offer.

Because remember, Los Azules isn’t TNR’s only asset.



It also owns a royalty on the huge Mariana lithium project in Argentina that’s own by Ganfeng Lithium and which is now going into construction.

And up in Alaska it continues to seek partners for the highly prospective and potentially huge Shotgun gold project.



So there’s plenty to be enthusiastic about.

Klip’s vision of creating a green energy metals royalty company is moving forward and, what’s perhaps the nicest thing for TNR shareholders, it’ll be McEwen Copper that will doing the heavy lifting when it comes to spending money and not TNR.

All TNR has to do is ride along and rake in the cash when it starts to flow.



“Our business model provides the unique entry point into the creation of supply chains for critical materials like energy metals which are powering the Tesla energy revolution, and the gold industry which is providing the ultimate hedge during this part of the economic cycle,” says Klip.

“Our shareholders are participating in the building up of TNR as the go-to green energy metals royalty and gold company. In our portfolio, we have a unique combination of assets providing exposure to different parts of mining cycle, starting with the power of blue sky discovery and including partnerships with industry leaders like McEwen Mining and Ganfeng Lithium as operators on the projects that will potentially generate royalty cashflows to contribute significant value for our shareholders.”





Please read my legal disclaimer. There is NO investment advice on any Kirill Klip feeds and blogs. Always consult a qualified financial adviser before any investment decisions. 
Do Your Own Research.