Elemental Royalty Executes Agreement with KGHM Subsidiary to Option and Explore Four Porphyry Copper Projects in Nevada
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Elemental Royalty (TSX/NASDAQ: ELE) signed an Exploration and Option agreement with KGHM subsidiary RHUSA covering four Nevada porphyry copper projects: Royston, Big E, Tango, and Whiskey.
The deal includes execution payments of US$315,000, option payments up to US$600,000 per Project, and RHUSA-funded exploration of up to US$5,000,000 per Project over a six-year earn-in period.
Upon option exercise, Elemental retains a 2% NSR royalty, escalating Annual Advance Royalty starting at US$50,000 per Project (up to US$1,750,000), and staged milestone payments totaling US$2,250,000 per Project tied to resource, PEA, and Feasibility Study milestones.
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Positive
- Execution payments of US$315,000 plus up to US$600,000 per-Project option payments
- RHUSA to fund up to US$5,000,000 in exploration expenditures per Project over six years
- Elemental retains a 2% NSR royalty on each Project upon option exercise
- Escalating AAR payments per Project up to a total of US$1,750,000 or Commercial Production
- Additional milestone payments per Project totaling US$2,250,000 tied to resource, PEA, and Feasibility Study
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Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14 | Royalty acquisition | Positive | -4.3% | Announced ~C$327M acquisition of Vizsla Royalties and Panuco NSR exposure. |
| May 13 | Earnings results | Positive | -4.3% | Reported record Q1 2026 revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and strong cash position. |
| Apr 28 | Earnings timing | Neutral | -5.3% | Announced date and webcast details for upcoming Q1 2026 results release. |
| Apr 23 | Portfolio update | Positive | +2.0% | Provided portfolio update highlighting growth at key gold and copper royalties. |
| Apr 02 | TSX uplisting | Positive | -2.2% | Announced TSX listing with no financing and no new shares issued. |
Recent positive strategic and financial updates have often seen muted or negative next-day price reactions, with only one clear alignment between good news and a positive move.
Over the past two months, Elemental reported record Q1 2026 revenue and adjusted EBITDA, announced a TSX uplisting with no new shares issued, and provided a broad portfolio update with growth at cornerstone royalties on Apr 23, 2026. It also agreed to acquire Vizsla Royalties for about C$327 million, adding a significant Panuco NSR. Despite fundamentally positive tone, several of these updates coincided with short-term share price declines, making today’s positive reaction to a new copper royalty-generation deal a departure from that pattern.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement adds another partner-funded growth avenue, with execution payments of US$315,000, option payments up to US$600,000 per Project, and up to US$5,000,000 in exploration spend per property in exchange for a 2% NSR and milestone payments. Investors may weigh this alongside recent record quarterly results and a sizeable royalty acquisition, while monitoring exploration progress and milestone triggers across the Nevada projects.
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chalcopyrite technical
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Denver, Colorado--(Newsfile Corp. - May 27, 2026) - Elemental Royalty Corporation (TSX: ELE) (NASDAQ: ELE) ("Elemental" or "the Company") is pleased to announce its wholly owned subsidiary Bronco Creek Exploration Inc. ("BCE") has entered into an Exploration and Option agreement (the "Agreement") with Robinson Holdings (USA) Ltd. ("RHUSA"), a subsidiary of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. ("KGHM") on four of its porphyry copper projects-Royston, Big E, Tango, and Whiskey-in Mineral and Nye Counties, Nevada. KGHM is a major copper and silver producer with operating mines in Europe and the Americas. The Agreement provides Elemental with execution payments, option payments, and work commitments on the Projects during the six-year earn-in period and grants RHUSA the opportunity to earn
Highlights
- Exploration and Option agreement executed with RHUSA on four Projects to explore for copper porphyries in west-central Nevada
- The Agreement includes execution payments totalling US
$315,000 and option payments up to US$600,000 per Project to Elemental over a six-year earn-in period - During the earn-in period, RHUSA will fund up to US
$5,000,000 in exploration expenditures per Project - Upon exercise of a Project's option, Elemental will be granted a
2% NSR royalty, as well as escalating AAR payments, starting at US$50,000 and other milestone payments as the Project advances
The four Projects were generated by BCE as part of its ongoing Western U.S. generative efforts focused on porphyry copper and related systems. Projects are situated within a mining-friendly region which boasts excellent infrastructure and access, and each project presents a unique opportunity to advance an underexplored porphyry copper-(gold-molybdenum) system in Nevada.
David M. Cole, Chief Executive Officer of Elemental, commented: "We are excited to collaborate with KGHM to advance each of these prospective properties in Nevada. The Elemental team continues to identify and generate exploration opportunities at low-cost, and a porphyry discovery on any one of these projects would represent significant value to all parties. This transaction reflects our ability to attract high-calibre partners and operators in Tier 1 jurisdictions, and it continues to build momentum in our growth trajectory."
Commercial Terms Overview
Under the terms of the Agreement, RHUSA will acquire a
Upon option exercise by RHUSA, Elemental will retain a
Overview of the Projects
Royston: Located 30 km northwest of Tonopah, Nevada, the Royston Project hosts a copper-(gold-molybdenum) porphyry system. The upper levels of the porphyry system are partially exposed, however, extensional faulting accompanied by significant westward tilting and the eruption of post-mineral volcanics have buried more prospective portions of the system to the east. A five-hole reconnaissance reverse-circulation (RC) drill program, completed by a previous partner, confirmed the presence of strongly altered quartz-sericite-pyrite zones with anomalous base and precious metals under thin post-mineral volcanic cover. Geophysical surveys have defined robust chargeability anomalies that correlate with abundant sulfide mineralization in concealed host rocks. Two of the RC drillholes encountered strong alteration and increasing mineralization and were cased for re-entry on a follow-up drill program utilizing core tails.
Big E: Adjacent to Royston, the Big E Project comprises a similarly tilted and dismembered porphyry copper-(gold-molybdenum) target. Outcropping porphyry dikes with strong sericite-pyrite alteration at surface project under post-mineral volcanic and alluvial cover to the east. A previous partner completed a widely spaced three-hole reconnaissance RC program, which intersected similar porphyry dikes and associated quartz-sericite-pyrite alteration interpreted to represent the edge of the porphyry copper system. The paleo-down dip projection of the altered porphyry dikes remains untested, and the next stage of exploration will test these structural blocks that may represent the better mineralized core of the system.
Tango: The Tango Project represents a pooled land package between BCE's claims and Great Western Mining Corporation PLC (AIM: GWMO) claims and targets a porphyry copper-molybdenum system located 100 kilometers west of Tonopah, Nevada (see Great Western news release dated August 12, 2024). Financial benefits from the Agreement that pertain to the Tango Project will be split
Whiskey: Situated approximately 5km southwest of Tango, Whiskey is a porphyry copper-molybdenum target interpreted as a possible shallower-level analogue to Tango. The Whiskey Project exhibits ASTER anomalies, correlative with silicification and clay-sericite-pyrite alteration observed at surface, which are bounded by post-mineral volcanic cover. Dikes are present at surface and are reported in historical drill logs. In 1980, a historical drill program exploring for gold reported an intercept of 2 volume percent chalcopyrite from 88.4-97.5 m depth, but copper was not assayed in the drillhole. Similarly, historical surface sampling also did not assay for Cu, but results include anomalous Mo, Ag, As, and Hg values. The historical results suggest that modern systematic exploration will reveal additional upside at the Project, particularly since surface mineralization is interpreted to project beneath the post-mineral volcanic cover.
Elemental is looking forward to partner with KGHM and will provide technical and operational support during the option period.
David M. Cole
CEO and Director
For more information, please contact:
| David M. Cole | info@elementalroyalty.com |
| CEO | |
| Tara Vivian-Neal | info@elementalroyalty.com |
| Investor Relations |
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About Elemental Royalty Corporation
Elemental Royalty is a new mid-tier, gold-focused streaming and royalty company with a globally diversified portfolio of 18 producing assets and more than 200 royalties, anchored by cornerstone assets and operated by world-class mining partners. Formed through the merger of Elemental Altus and EMX, the Company combines Elemental Altus's track record of accretive royalty acquisitions with EMX's strengths in royalty generation and disciplined growth. This complementary strategy delivers both immediate cash flow and long-term value creation, supported by a best-in-class asset base, diversified production, and sector-leading management expertise.
Elemental Royalty trades on NASDAQ and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker Symbol "ELE".
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