Bcn rns3 Mar 2017 00:03
Bacanora Announces Stock Option Grants
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - March 2, 2017) - BACANORA MINERALS LTD. ("Bacanora" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:BCN)(AIM:BCN), the Canadian and London listed lithium exploration and development company focused on building an international lithium group, announces the grant of an aggregate of 2,937,400 options to acquire common shares in the capital of Bacanora at a price of £0.85 (C$1.39) pursuant to the Stock Option Plan of the Company.
A total of 425,000 of the foregoing options have been granted to consultants and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. Such options vest immediately and are exercisable for a period of five (5) years. The remaining 2,512,400 of the foregoing options have been granted to directors, officers and senior management members of the Company and its subsidiaries. Such options vest as to 1/3 on the date of grant and an additional 1/3 on each of the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant and are exercisable for a period of three (3) years. All of the options granted today (and the common shares issuable upon exercise) will be subject to applicable securities law hold periods.
ABOUT BACANORA:
Bacanora is a Canadian and London listed lithium exploration and development company (TSX VENTURE:BCN)(AIM:BCN). The Company is exploring for, and developing a pipeline of international lithium projects, with a primary focus on the Sonora Lithium Project. The Company's operations are based in Hermosillo in northern Mexico. The Company is led by a team with lithium expertise and proven mine development, construction and operations experience.
The Sonora Lithium Project, which consists of ten mining concession areas covering approximately 100 thousand hectares in the northeast of Sonora State. The Company, through drilling and exploration work to date, has established an Indicated Mineral Resource (in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101")) of 4.5 million tonnes (LCE(1)) and 2.7 million tonnes Inferred.(2) A Pre-Feasibility Study completed in Q1 2016(3) demonstrated the economics associated with becoming a 35,000 tpa lithium carbonate and 50,000 tpa SOP producer in Mexico.
In addition to the Sonora Lithium Project, the Company also has a 50% interest in the Zinnwald Lithium Project in southern Saxony, Germany. The Zinnwald Lithium Project is located in a granite hosted Sn/W/Li belt that has been mined historically for tin, tungsten and lithium at different times over the past 300 years. The strategic location of the Zinnwald Lithium Project allows immediate access to the German automotive and downstream lithium chemical industries.
(1) LCE = lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) equivalent; determined by multiplying Li value in percent by 5.324 to get an equivalent Li2CO3 value in per cent. Use of LCE is to provide data comparable with industry reports and assumes
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