{"id":540,"date":"2021-10-05T21:13:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T21:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/florencecopper.com\/?p=540"},"modified":"2024-03-07T17:07:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T17:07:11","slug":"taseko-mines-announces-new-us50-million-revolving-credit-facility-and-update-on-florence-copper-permitting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/florencecopper.com\/2021\/10\/05\/taseko-mines-announces-new-us50-million-revolving-credit-facility-and-update-on-florence-copper-permitting\/","title":{"rendered":"Taseko Mines Announces New Us$50 Million Revolving Credit Facility And Update On Florence Copper Permitting"},"content":{"rendered":"

October 5, 2021, Vancouver, BC \u2013 <\/strong>Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO; NYSE MKT: TGB; LSE: TKO) (\u201cTaseko\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d) is pleased to announce that it has signed a US$50 million Revolving Credit Facility (the \u201cFacility\u201d). The Facility, which is arranged and fully underwritten by National Bank of Canada, will be available for working capital and general corporate purposes.<\/p>\n

Stuart McDonald, President and CEO of Taseko, commented, \u201cAt current copper prices, we expect to fully fund construction of the Florence Copper Project with cashflow from Gibraltar operations and our existing cash balance. While we have no intention of drawing any funds from the new Facility on closing, it will further improve our already strong balance sheet and provide us with additional flexibility as we advance Florence towards production, making it America\u2019s newest source of low-carbon copper.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additionally, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (\u201cEPA\u201d) has advised Taseko that it intends to send a draft Underground Injection Control (\u201cUIC\u201d) permit to the Company in mid-October and provide the Company with a two-week review period before the draft permit is formally issued, commencing the public comment period.<\/p>\n

Mr. McDonald continued, \u201cThe UIC permit is the final permitting step required prior to construction of Florence Copper, and the EPA continues to make progress towards finalizing the permit with no significant issues raised to-date. Receipt of the draft permit will represent another significant step towards Florence Copper being fully permitted and ready for construction.\u201d<\/p>\n

About the Revolving Credit Facility<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Facility has an initial tenor of 42 months and is extendable annually thereafter.The Facility will be secured by a first lien charge against Taseko\u2019s rights under the Gibraltar Joint Venture as well as its shares of Gibraltar Mines Ltd., Curis Holdings (Canada) Ltd., and Florence Holdings Inc. The Facility includes financial and other covenants commensurate with a corporate revolving credit facility of this nature. The Facility is expected to close this week upon satisfaction of customary closing conditions. A copy of the Facility agreement will be available on the SEDAR website (www.sedar.com).<\/p>\n

For further information on Taseko, please visit the Taseko website at www.tasekomines.com<\/a> or contact:<\/p>\n

Brian Bergot, Vice President, Investor Relations – 778-373-4533 or toll free 1-877-441-4533<\/p>\n

Stuart McDonald
\nPresident and CEO<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n

No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved of the information contained in this news release.<\/p>\n

CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION <\/strong><\/p>\n

This document contains \u201cforward-looking statements\u201d that were based on Taseko\u2019s expectations, estimates and projections as of the dates as of which those statements were made. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as \u201coutlook\u201d, \u201canticipate\u201d, \u201cproject\u201d, \u201ctarget\u201d, \u201cbelieve\u201d, \u201cestimate\u201d, \u201cexpect\u201d, \u201cintend\u201d, \u201cshould\u201d and similar expressions.<\/p>\n

Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company\u2019s actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These included but are not limited to:<\/p>\n