Orogen Royalties Enters into Agreement to Sell the Slaughterhouse Copper-Gold Project to Seabridge Gold
Orogen would receive cash at closing while retaining project and regional royalties, with further payments tied to development milestones.
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Orogen Royalties (OGNNF) signed an agreement with a Seabridge Gold subsidiary to sell its entire interest in the Slaughterhouse copper-gold project.
The Wyoming transaction provides US$300,000 on closing and up to US$2.55 million in milestone payments: US$300,000 after 10,000 metres of drilling, US$750,000 upon publication of a mineral resource estimate, and US$1.5 million upon commercial production. The drilling and resource milestones cover Slaughterhouse and/or the surrounding area; the production payment counts as an advance minimum royalty payment.
Orogen retains a 2.5% net smelter return royalty, a share of mineral sales proceeds after specified deductions, with a 0.5% royalty buydown for US$5 million. It also retains a conditional 0.5%-1% royalty on projects generated by Seabridge within a surrounding 2,400-square-kilometre area. Completion remains subject to customary closing conditions.
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Positive
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Slaughterhouse sale agreement provides US$300,000 cash on closing from a Seabridge Gold subsidiary.
- Minor pointRetained Slaughterhouse royalty provides 2.5% of net smelter returns.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Regional royalty covers Seabridge-generated projects within 2,400 square kilometres at 0.5%-1%.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Drilling milestone pays US$300,000 upon completion of 10,000 metres at Slaughterhouse and/or the surrounding area.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Resource milestone pays US$750,000 upon publication of a mineral resource estimate at Slaughterhouse and/or the surrounding area.
3 minor points
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Commercial production milestone provides US$1,500,000, treated as an advance minimum royalty payment.
- Minor pointSlaughterhouse grab samples contain up to 12 grams per tonne gold and up to 7% copper.
- Minor pointProud Peak target features a density anomaly extending over two kilometres beneath iron-rich alteration.
Negative
- Minor pointSlaughterhouse royalty permits a 0.5% net smelter return buydown for US$5 million.
- Minor pointRegional 0.5%-1% royalty is subject to certain conditions.
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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / October 13, 2026 / (TSXV:OGN)(OTCQX:OGNNF) Orogen Royalties Inc. ("Orogen" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has signed a purchase and sale agreement (the "Agreement") with a subsidiary of Seabridge Gold Inc. ("Seabridge") whereby Seabridge will acquire a
Under the terms of the Agreement, Seabridge will pay to Orogen US
"The Slaughterhouse project is the culmination of investigative and generative exploration using external and in-house knowledge, and regional exploration datasets over several exploration seasons," commented Orogen CEO Paddy Nicol. "The regional AOI represents a district scale opportunity providing Orogen broad exposure to discovery. Seabridge has one of the most successful exploration track records in our industry as demonstrated by its reserves and resources, and we welcome their expertise on the Slaughterhouse project.
About the Slaughterhouse Project
The Slaughterhouse project covers a twelve kilometre long mineralized trend host to hematite-dominated Iron-Oxide-Copper-Gold (IOCG) mineral targets with strong analogs to the deposits of the Gawler Craton in South Australia. The Gawler Craton is the world's premier IOCG province hosting systems including the supergiant Olympic Dam, Prominent Hill, Carrapateena and the recently discovered Oak Dam.1 The IOCG systems in Wyoming and the Gawler Craton are both hematite dominated, a rare category that indicates preservation of the shallowest levels of these Paleoproterozoic systems.2
At Slaughterhouse, the observed mineralization occurs with ubiquitous hematite as breccias, fracture coatings, and dustings. Alteration includes chlorite, calcite, ankerite-siderite, and sericite. Observed iron sulphides include minor pyrite with chalcopyrite, chalcocite, and bornite. Gold values vary (up to 12 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold in grab samples) but correlate strongly with copper (up to
The observed mineralization at Slaughterhouse occurs within a larger footprint of iron rich metasomatism extending across several hundred square kilometres. The region is underpinned by the Cheyenne belt, a major Proterozoic deformation zone separating the Archean Wyoming Craton to the north from Proterozoic supracrustal rocks to the south.
Regional occurrences, and the targets developed at Slaughterhouse, have seen historical mining but no systematic modern exploration based on the IOCG mineral system framework.
The principal target defined to date is Proud Peak that features an over two kilometre long density anomaly underlying high level iron rich alteration. The scale and tenor of the anomaly is analogous to the geophysical signature that led to the discovery of Prominent Hill in Southern Australia.3
Figure 1: Approximate location of the Slaughterhouse project in Wyoming
Transaction Details
Under the terms of the Agreement, Seabridge will acquire a
$300,000 on closing of the transaction;$300,000 on completion of 10,000 metres of drilling on the Slaughterhouse project and/or the surrounding AOI;$750,000 upon publication of a mineral resource estimate on the Slaughterhouse project and/or the surrounding AOI; and$1,500,000 upon commencement of commercial production, which will be deemed to be an advance minimum payment of the royalties payable to Orogen.
Orogen will retain a
Qualified Person Statement
All technical data, as disclosed in this press release, has been reviewed and approved by Laurence Pryer, Ph.D., P.Geo., VP Exploration for Orogen. Dr. Pryer is a qualified person as defined under the terms of National Instrument 43-101.
About Orogen Royalties Inc.
Orogen Royalties is focused on organic royalty creation and royalty acquisitions on precious and base metal discoveries in western North America. The Company's royalty portfolio includes the Ermitaño gold and silver Mine in Sonora, Mexico (
On Behalf of the Board
OROGEN ROYALTIES INC.
Paddy Nicol
President & CEO
To find out more about Orogen, please contact Paddy Nicol, President & CEO at 604-248-8648, and Marco LoCascio, Vice President of Corporate Development at 604-248-8648. Visit our website at www.orogenroyalties.com.
Orogen Royalties Inc.
1015 - 789 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC
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Forward Looking Information
This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward looking statements". All statements in this presentation, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that Orogen Royalties Inc. (the "Company") expect to occur, are forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "potential" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could" or "should" occur.
Although the Company believe the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in forward looking statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, and continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions.
Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made. Except as required by securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward looking statements in the event that management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.
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- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169136821005953
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/247864637_Prominent_Hill_A_Hematite-Dominated_Iron_Oxide_Copper-Gold_System
SOURCE: Orogen Royalties Inc
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FAQ
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What payments will Orogen receive for selling Slaughterhouse to Seabridge Gold?
Orogen will receive US$300,000 on closing and milestone payments of up to US$2.55 million. The milestones are US$300,000 upon completion of 10,000 metres of drilling, US$750,000 upon publication of a mineral resource estimate, and US$1,500,000 upon commercial production. The production payment is an advance minimum royalty payment.
What royalties will Orogen retain on Slaughterhouse and the surrounding area?
Orogen retains a 2.5% net smelter return royalty on Slaughterhouse and a conditional 0.5%-1% royalty on projects generated by Seabridge in the surrounding 2,400-square-kilometre area. The Slaughterhouse royalty includes a 0.5% buydown provision for US$5 million.
What exploration results and targets has Orogen reported at Slaughterhouse?
Grab samples contain up to 12 grams per tonne gold and up to 7% copper, while the principal Proud Peak target features a density anomaly over two kilometres long. The project covers a twelve-kilometre mineralized trend. Regional occurrences and Slaughterhouse targets have seen historical mining but no systematic modern exploration using the iron-oxide-copper-gold mineral system framework.