Ecora Resources PLC Announces Sale of Dugbe Gold Royalty for up to $20m
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Ecora Resources (OTCQX:ECRAF) has agreed to sell its subsidiary holding a 2% Net Smelter Return royalty over the Dugbe Gold Project in Liberia to Elemental Altus Royalties Corp. The total consideration is up to $20.0 million, comprising a $16.5 million upfront cash payment and contingent consideration of up to $3.5 million.
The contingent payments include $700,000 upon project construction commencement and $2.8 million upon commercial production start. The Dugbe royalty, acquired in 2012, had a carrying value of $5.9 million as of December 31, 2024. The transaction aligns with Ecora's strategy to transition from coal to critical minerals focused on electrification trends.
Positive
- Sale price of $20M represents significant premium over $5.9M carrying value
- Transaction provides immediate cash influx of $16.5M
- Proceeds will accelerate company's deleveraging efforts
- Strategic exit from non-core commodity aligns with focus on critical minerals
Negative
- Loss of potential future revenue stream from gold royalty
- Contingent portion of $3.5M depends on project development milestones
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LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2025 / Ecora (LSE:ECOR)(TSX:ECOR)(OTCQX:ECRAF) announces that it has agreed to sell a wholly-owned subsidiary, which holds a
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Ecora acquired the Dugbe royalty in 2012, which had a carrying value of
The transaction is expected to close in the coming days.
Marc Bishop Lafleche, Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"The transaction unlocks value from a development stage asset in a non-core commodity and will enable us to accelerate the Group's deleveraging, as well as providing further flexibility to acquire cash generative royalties within our targeted commodity basket in time. The transaction highlights the substantial value within Ecora's wider royalty portfolio outside the core producing assets."
For further information
Ecora Resources PLC | +44 (0) 20 3435 7400 |
Geoff Callow - Head of Investor Relations | |
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FTI Consulting Sara Powell / Ben Brewerton / Nick Hennis | +44 (0) 20 3727 1000 |
About Ecora Resources
Ecora is a leading critical minerals focused royalty company.
Our vision is to be globally recognised as the royalty company of choice synonymous with commodities that support trends of electrification by continuing to grow and diversify our royalty portfolio in line with our strategy. We will achieve this through building a diversified portfolio of scale over high quality assets that drives low volatility earnings growth and shareholder returns.
The mining sector has an essential role to play in the energy transition, with commodities such as copper, nickel and cobalt - key materials for manufacturing batteries and electric vehicles. Copper also plays a critical role in our electricity grids. All these commodities are mined and there are not enough mines in operation today to supply the volume required to achieve the energy transition.
Our strategy is to acquire royalties and streams over low-cost operations and projects with strong management teams, in well-established mining jurisdictions. Our portfolio has been reweighted to provide material exposure to this commodity basket and we have successfully transitioned from a coal orientated royalty business in 2014 to one that by 2026 will be materially coal free and comprised of over
Ecora's shares are listed on the London and Toronto Stock Exchanges (ECOR) and trade on the OTCQX Best Market (OTCQX: ECRAF).
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SOURCE: Ecora Resources PLC
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