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Uranium Royalty To Acquire A New Royalty On Aberdeen Uranium Project In Nunavut, Canada Operated By Forum Energy Metals For C$1M

Benzinga·05/27/2025 10:39:45
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Uranium Royalty Corp. (NASDAQ:UROY) (TSX:URC) ("URC" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a new royalty on the Aberdeen Uranium Project in Nunavut, Canada (the "Project") operated by Forum Energy Metals Corp. ("Forum").

Highlights:

  • 2.0% Gross Overriding Royalty Acquired for CAD$1 Million: URC will acquire the royalty for a cash payment of CAD$1,000,000 at closing, which is scheduled to occur by the end of May 2025. The transaction will be funded from cash on hand. Forum retains the right to repurchase 0.5% for CAD$1,000,000 within six months of a successful pre-feasibility study; this right expires seven years after issuance.
  • Strategic Location: Aberdeen is directly adjacent to the west of the Orano-operated Kiggavik Project, which hosts over 132 million pounds of U₃O₈ in Indicated and Inferred Resources, making it one of the largest undeveloped uranium projects globally.
  • Highly Prospective Ground: Aberdeen covers more than 95,000 hectares in the underexplored Thelon Basin—Canada's emerging analogue to the Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan. Drilling to date has returned high-grade results, including:
    • 1.15% U₃O₈ over 2.4 metres
    • 0.62% over 17.9 metres
    • 0.11% U₃O₈ over 35.3 metres

The Aberdeen Project

The Project is an Exploration stage project located on the northeast edge of the Thelon Basin in Nunavut Territory, approximately 100 km west of the Hamlet of Baker Lake. The Project is wholly owned and operated by Forum. The Project covers approximately 95,519 hectares and is located directly adjacent to the west of the Orano operated Kiggavik advanced uranium project.

The Aberdeen Royalty

The Royalty consists of a 2.0% gross revenue royalty on the Project. Forum may buy-back one quarter (0.5%) of the Royalty upon payment to URC of $1,000,000 for a period of six months following the announcement of a successful pre-feasibility study. This option expires seven years after the Royalty is issued.