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Arizona Sonoran Completes 0.64% Buy-down of Cactus Project Royalties
Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc. (TSX:ASCU | OTCQX:ASCUF) (“ASCU” or the  ...

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[{"type":"text","content":"Arizona Sonoran Completes 0.64% Buy-down of Cactus Project Royalties\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc. (TSX:ASCU | OTCQX:ASCUF)\n \n (“ASCU” or the “Company”), an emerging U.S. copper developer, is pleased to announce that further to its June 25, 2025 press release, ASCU has completed the 0.64% buy-down of certain net smelter returns royalties on the Cactus Project (collectively, the “NSRs”; see\n \n\n FIGURE 1 –\n \n “\n \n 2025 Royalty Map”\n \n\n ). Following execution of definitive documentation, total cash payments of US$8.91 million were made to RG Royalties, LLC, a subsidiary of Royal Gold Inc. (RLGD:NASDAQ) and Elemental Royalties Delaware LLC, a subsidiary of Elemental Altus Royalties Corp. (ELE:TSXV), upon which the aggregate percentage of the NSRs was reduced from 3.18% to a remaining 2.54% (collectively, the “Buy-downs”).\n \n\n\n Nick Nikolakakis, Arizona Sonoran Chief Financial Officer and VP Finance commented\n \n , “Management’s focus is driven by delivering copper price exposure and potential upside to our shareholders. The completion of the Buy-downs is a natural step for the Company to generate potential additional shareholder value and reduce economic encumbrance on the asset as we advance towards project financing. In particular, the 2024 PEA demonstrated that the $8.91 million expenditure to complete the Buy-downs improves the Cactus Project valuation at variety of long‑term copper price forecasts and, therefore, increases shareholder value, now and in the long run.”\n \n\n The Company’s subsidiaries, Cactus 110 LLC and Arizona Sonoran Copper Company USA Inc., following execution of definitive documentation, have completed the Buy-downs as follows: (i) Royal Gold’s 2.5% NSR to 2.0% for US$7.0 million and (ii) Elemental Altus’ 0.68% NSR to 0.54% for US$1.91 million.\n \n\n\n Neither the TSX nor the regulating authority has approved or disproved the information contained in this press release.\n \n\n\n\n Links from the PR:\n \n\n FIGURE 1: “2025 Royalty Map”\n \n https://arizonasonoran.com/projects/cactus-mine-project/press-release-images/\n \n\n\n June 25, 2025 Press Release:\n \n https://arizonasonoran.com/news-releases/arizona-sonoran-buys-down-0.64-o...