Silicon Metals Corp. Introduces the Maple-Birch Project
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Silicon Metals Corp. (CSE: SI) has announced the acquisition of additional mining claims, forming the new Maple Birch Project in the Sudbury Mining District of Ontario. The project, spanning 1,848 hectares, includes an Aggregate Production Permit and is prospective for high-purity quartz-rich pegmatite mineralization.
Historical operations (2010-2015) yielded bulk samples that sold for USD $1,000 per ton, with typical quarrying costs in the area ranging from $100 to $200 per tonne. The company plans to execute various operational activities including road re-establishment, quarry preparation, and material refinement, with a permitted extraction capacity of 3,000 tonnes per year.
Positive
- Acquisition expands mining claims to 1,848 hectares with existing Aggregate Production Permit
- Historical bulk samples sold for USD $1,000 per ton, indicating high-value potential
- Permitted extraction capacity of 3,000 tonnes per year
- Similar characteristics to the renowned Spruce Pine Mine, known for world's purest quartz
Negative
- Project is currently underexplored with limited historical data
- Historical bulk sample data needs further verification by qualified persons
- Operational costs estimated at $100-200 per tonne could impact margins
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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 22, 2025) - SILICON METALS CORP. (CSE: SI) (FSE: X6U) ("Silicon Metals" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has acquired additional mining claims by means of map staking. The new claims encompass the Aggregate Production Permit and other recently acquired mining claims near Sudbury, Ontario, announced by the Company on July 15, 2025. The total mining claim blocks encompassing the Aggregate Production Permit now total 1,848 hectares.
The combination of the newly acquired mining claims with the Aggregate Production Permit constitutes a brand-new project that the Company has coined the 'Maple Birch Project', located in the Sudbury Mining District of Ontario, Canada.
The 1,848 hectare Maple Birch Project is underexplored and is highly prospective for high purity quartz-rich pegmatite mineralization (Figure 1). This rare and valuable type of mineralization has already been discovered on the project, and the recently acquired interest in the Aggregate Production Permit allows for the extraction of a high purity quartz pegmatite "pod". The technical team is planning a detailed exploration program with the goal of potentially discovering more of these valuable pegmatite pods.
Figure 1: High purity quartz pegmatite mineralization samples taken from the Maple Birch Project in June 2025.
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Morgan Good, Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Metals Corp., commented, "The Company is clearly excited about the ground surrounding this 3,000 tonne per year permitted area, as the pegmatites found here bears a similar resemblance to those of 'The Spruce Pine Mine', located in North Carolina, a pegmatite-type deposit. Spruce Pine is famous for being some of the purest quartz in the world, used in high tech applications."[1]
Management is currently in discussions with local contract miners and refiners in order to execute the following:
re-establish old resource roads
prep quarry area
drill and blast
haul material to local refiner
refine material
perform exploration programs
utilize potential profits to acquire additional production assets
If the Company is able to extract, haul, refine and process the Maple Birch material, there could equitable upside for the Company and its shareholders. Typical quarrying costs in the area range from
Historical information regarding the Aggregate Production Permit indicates that, between 2010 - 2015, prior operators had extracted approximately 20 tonnes of bulk samples under the Aggregate Production Permit and subsequently sold such bulk samples for USD
Mr. Good further stated, "Having the potential for significant growth in 2026 could bode for a sizable shareholder increase in value while also performing exploration. We want to turn silicon metals into a unique junior mining resource company, and the Maple Birch Project is a perfect starting point."
The Company believes that the quartz material found at the project is potentially highly pure, rare, and valuable. Management has begun planning advanced geochemical and metallurgical testing for the high purity material among other intentions to be shared with our audience as soon as possible.
Technical Information
Raymond Wladichuk, P.Geo., COO of Silicon Metals Corp., a qualified person as per National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed and approved the scientific information in his new release. Mr. Wladichuk is a professional geoscientist registered in British Columbia and Ontario.
About Silicon Metals Corp.
Silicon Metals Corp. is currently focused on exploration and development in Canada, namely British Columbia and Ontario. The Company has
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
SILICON METALS CORP.
"Morgan Good"
Morgan Good
Chief Executive Officer and Director
For more information regarding this news release and further details about Silicon's plans, please contact:
Morgan Good, CEO and Director
T: 604-715-4751
E: morgan@siliconmetalscorp.com
W: www.siliconmetalscorp.com
Neither the CSE nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release).
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release includes certain statements and information that may constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect the expectations or beliefs of management of the Company regarding future events. Generally, forward-looking statements and information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "intends" or "anticipates", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "should", "would" or "occur". This information and these statements, referred to herein as "forward‐looking statements", are not historical facts, are made as of the date of this news release and include without limitation, development and plans for the Maple Birch Project.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive.
In making the forward-looking statements in this news release, the Company has applied certain material assumptions, including without limitation, that the Company will be able to execute its plans for the development of the Maple Birch Project, and that the Company will have all the necessary resources, including personnel and capital to carry out its business plans.
These forward‐looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially from results suggested in any forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, that the Company may not be able to develop the Maple Birch Project as anticipated, that the Company will be unable to carry out its business plans as disclosed; changes in applicable legislation impacting the Company's exploration plans; unanticipated costs; loss of key personnel; failure to raise the capital required to carry out the Company's business plans.
Although management of the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, forward-looking information or financial out-look that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. We seek safe harbor.
[1] (Google Spruce Pine: https://www.sibelco.com/en/150-years/spruce-pine)
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