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Solaris Resources Inc
Symbol SLS
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Close 2023-11-03 C$ 5.11
Market Cap C$ 757,035,922
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Solaris appoints Toro as chief operating officer

2023-11-06 09:48 ET - News Release

Mr. Daniel Earle reports

SOLARIS APPOINTS COO TO LEAD WARINTZA PROJECT; US$80 MILLION FINANCING PACKAGE WELL ADVANCED TO FUND STUDIES AND PERMITTING

Solaris Resources Inc. has appointed Javier Toro as chief operating officer (COO) to lead the advancement of the Warintza project in southeastern Ecuador starting Jan. 1. In addition, the company is in advanced discussions on an $80-million (U.S.) offtake financing package to finance the project through studies and permitting.

Highlights:

  • Mr. Toro is a mining engineer with over 25 years of experience leading the design and execution of engineering and economic studies for global-scale open-pit copper projects in the Americas.
  • During an 11-year tenure with Hudbay Minerals, Mr. Toro held progressively more senior roles, most recently as vice-president, mining technical services, with prior executive- and director-level roles in mining, technical services and mine optimization.
  • Mr. Toro provided management of National Instrument 43-101 technical reports, preliminary economic assessments, Prefeasibility and feasibility studies for various copper projects, including the Constancia mine in Peru and Copper World mine in the United States.
  • Developed a strong industry reputation hosting site visits for investors, analysts, financial and strategic parties in connection with tours, financing and merger and acquisition due diligence reviews.
  • The company reports that it is in advanced discussions on an $80-million (U.S.) offtake financing package to finance the Warintza project through studies and permitting.

Daniel Earle, president and chief executive officer, commented: "On behalf of the board of directors and executive team, I would like to welcome Javier to the Solaris family. Javier is a highly successful leader with a proven record of achievement that is directly relevant to our plans for Warintza. It's a testament to the world-class quality of the project and passion of the team that we were able to successfully recruit an executive of his exceptional pedigree to lead the project through its most critical phase."

Mr. Toro is a mining engineer with over 25 years of experience leading the design and execution of engineering and economic studies for global-scale open-pit copper projects in the Americas. Prior to joining Solaris, Mr. Toro worked with Hudbay Minerals for over 11 years in progressively more senior capacities, most recently as vice-president, mining technical services, with prior executive- and director-level roles in mining, technical services and mine optimization. Notably, Mr. Toro provided direct management of delivering technical reports and economic studies for various open-pit copper projects, including the Constancia mine in Peru, Copper World mine in United States and Copper Mountain mine in Canada. Prior to Hudbay Minerals, Mr. Toro worked at Golder Associates Peru SA leading a team to produce the mining design, schedule and cost estimations for various projects. Prior to this, Mr. Toro held various management positions in mine operations in the areas of geotechnical, hydrogeological, mine operations and mine planning. Mr. Toro holds a bachelor of mining engineering with honours from the National University of Engineering in Lima, Peru.

There are a number of conditions to closing the $80-million (U.S.) financing that need to be satisfied, including entering into definitive documentation, and there can be no assurance that the parties will agree on definitive documentation or that the financing will be completed.

About Solaris Resources Inc.

Solaris is a multiasset exploration company, advancing a portfolio of copper and gold assets in the Americas, which includes: its primary focus, a world-class large-scale resource with expansion and discovery potential at the Warintza project in Ecuador; discovery potential at its Ricardo project and Tamarugo project in Chile; discovery potential at its Capricho and Paco Orco projects in Peru; and significant leverage to increasing copper prices through its 60-per-cent interest in the La Verde joint venture project with a subsidiary of Teck Resources in Mexico.

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