Adventus Completes Full Repayment of Credit Facility to Trafigura

TORONTO, May 30, 2024 /CNW/ – Adventus Mining Corporation ("Adventus" or the "Company") (TSXV: ADZN) (OTCQX: ADVZF) is pleased to announce that Adventus has fully repaid and settled the amount payable of approximately US$6.3 million (including legal costs) pursuant to a credit facility and agreement between Adventus and Trafigura PTE Ltd. ("Trafigura"), the terms of which were disclosed in the Company’s news releases dated August 4, 2022, and July 14, 2023. As a result of this repayment, Adventus has satisfied and terminated all outstanding obligations under the credit facility agreement with Trafigura.

 The repayment to Trafigura, which includes the principal amount of the credit facility as well as certain early repayment fees and reimbursements, was funded from the proceeds of the C$25.6 million private placement that was completed on May 1, 2024, in conjunction with the proposed acquisition by Silvercorp Metals Inc. ("Silvercorp") of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Adventus by way of a plan of arrangement (the "Transaction") pursuant to an arrangement agreement between Adventus and Silvercorp. Adventus’ Annual and Special Meeting in connection with the Transaction is set for June 26, 2024.

Adventus Mining Corporation is an Ecuador-focused copper-gold exploration and development company. Adventus is advancing the majority-owned Curipamba copper-gold project, which has a completed feasibility study on the shallow and high-grade El Domo deposit. With the recent merger with Luminex Resources Corp., Adventus Mining owns the Condor gold project and a large exploration project portfolio that spans over 135,000 hectares – one of the largest holdings in Ecuador. The company’s strategic shareholders include Ross Beaty’s Lumina Group, Altius Minerals Corporation, Wheaton Precious Metals Corp., and significant Ecuadorian investors.

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SOURCE Adventus Mining Corporation