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Star Royalties Acquires a Cash Flowing Royalty on the Keysbrook Mine
OCTOBER 22, 2020, TORONTO, ON – Star Royalties Ltd. (the “Company” or “Star Royalties”) is pleased to announce it has completed the acquisition of an existing 2.0% minerals royalty (the “Royalty”) on the Keysbrook mineral sands mine (“Keysbrook”) located in WA, Australia and owned and operated by Keysbrook Leucoxene Pty Ltd (“Keysbrook Leucoxene”), from Resource Capital Fund VI L.P. (“RCF VI”) for a total consideration of US$3,000,000 in cash.
Alex Pernin, CEO of Star Royalties, commented: “We are proud to announce our first cash flowing royalty. Keysbrook represents immediate revenue from an excellent mining jurisdiction and is operated by a tier-one counterparty (a subsidiary of a large Japanese conglomerate). With this transaction closed, we are now focused on progressing our significant precious metals pipeline of opportunities, as well as our going-public transaction in the very near-future.”
Transaction Terms
Star Royalties has agreed to acquire a 2.0% Royalty from RCF VI for a total consideration of US$3,000,000 in cash. The Royalty covers all current mining areas at Keysbrook, and will be payable to Star Royalties as of October 1, 2020. The Royalty is estimated to generate US$500,000-US$600,000 in annual after-tax cash flow.
Keysbrook Mine
Keysbrook is an open pit mineral sands mine located 70 km south of Perth, WA, Australia. Keysbrook is owned and operated by Keysbrook Leucoxene, a subsidiary of Doral Mineral Sands Pty Ltd (“Doral”), which is ultimately a subsidiary of Iwatani Corporation of Japan. Keysbrook produces leucoxene (a naturally altered ilmenite product) and zircon, and commenced operations in late 2015. The heavy mineral concentrate produced at Keysbrook is transported via road to Doral’s nearby Mineral Separation Plant for processing. Final products of leucoxene and zircon are exported to global customers through the Ports of Bunbury and Fremantle, WA, Australia.
Contact information
For more information, please visit our website at starroyalties.com or contact:
Alex Pernin, P.Geo.
Chief Executive Officer and Director
apernin@starroyalties.com
+1 647 494 5001
Peter Bures
Chief Business Development Officer
pbures@starrroyalties.com
+1 437 997 8088
ABOUT STAR ROYALTIES LTD.
Star Royalties Ltd. is a growth-oriented, precious metals-focused royalty and streaming company. We pursue high-quality cash flow generation and shareholder value creation through the origination and acquisition of royalties and streams. By specializing in custom-made and operator-friendly financing solutions, our objective is to be uniquely aligned with our counterparties and to provide our investors with leverage to rising precious metal prices. We aim to become the preferred mine financing partner for producers, developers and explorers.
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