Three key developments have recently come out of Metallic Minerals Corp. (MMG:TSX.V; MMNGF:OTCQB) aggressively advancing its projects, reported Couloir Capital in a March 21 research note. The metals explorer hit a large mineralized intercept at La Plata, received positive drill results out of Keno, and entered a royalty agreement with the star of the "Gold Rush" TV series.
"With a positive 2022 exploration program and a celebrity royalty deal, we believe Metallic Minerals will look to build on recent strength and maintain momentum going into the rest of 2023," Couloir wrote.
Also, the Canadian explorer, at its current share price of about CA$0.30, offers investors a significant potential return. Couloir's CA$0.75 per share fair value on Metallic Minerals implies possible 156% gains from here. The company is rated Buy.
The CA$0.75 per share fair value is new, having recently decreased from CA$0.90 as a result of Couloir updating its valuation model on the mining firm.
In its report, Couloir addressed each of Metallic Minerals' three new developments, highlighting that they are "catalytic events that could fundamentally change aspects of our valuation thesis for [the company] moving forward."
Royalty Deal Inked
Metallic Minerals signed a gold production royalty agreement on its Australia Creek property, also in the Yukon, with Little Flake Mining Co., owned and operated by Parker Schnabel, the star of the Discovery Channel's "Gold Rush." This partnership could raise Metallic Minerals' profile and attract new investors.
Further, Couloir noted, should the arrangement be successful, "we can expect similar other deals given Metallic Minerals' huge land package at Klondike gold district."
Positive Drill Results in the US
Results from Metallic Minerals' two-hole exploration program carried out last year at its La Plata copper project in Colorado showed high-grade mineralization and indicated it remains open to significant expansion.
As an example, hole LAP22-04 returned a large mineralized intercept, 816 meters (816m) of 0.41% copper equivalent (copper, gold, and silver). Hole LAP22-03 encountered 913.79m of 0.12% copper equivalent.
Metallic Minerals is working on updating the resource estimate for La Plata, which will include the results of all 2022 drilling. It is expected to be done by mid-2023.
"Should the company manage to achieve similar results with its 2023 follow-on drill program at La Plata, management believes the project could start to attract interest from major mining companies," wrote Couloir.
More High Grades in Canada
Results of 2022 drilling at the company's Keno silver project in the Yukon were noteworthy for high-grade silver, lead, and zinc mineralization at East Keno and West Keno, Couloir reported.
"We expect these results will be instrumental in advancing Keno silver to its maiden resource milestone," added Couloir.
At East Keno, the new drill data extended known mineralization downdip and along trend. The highest grade of silver equivalent encountered, 1,087 grams per ton (1,087 g/t), came from hole UKHM22-01 drilled in the UKHM target.
As for results from West Keno, they included multiple intersections of broad bulk tonnage silver, particularly at the high-priority Formo target. For instance, hole FOR22-01 drilled in Formo, hit 0.54m of 2,291 g/t silver equivalent.
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