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Spartacus Metals Announces Sale of Red Lake Property to Great Bear Resources for C$250,000 and a 2.0% NSR

Newsfile Corp•13/11/2026•06:00 ET
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Key Highlights

  • ➤Spartacus sells 586 Red Lake claims to Great Bear for C$250,000 cash
  • ➤Spartacus retains a 2.0% NSR on minerals produced and sold
  • ➤Great Bear can buy 1.0% of the NSR for US$1,000,000
  • ➤Great Bear assumes two existing 2.0% gross sales royalties
  • ➤Closing expected by December 15, 2026, pending customary approvals

Expert Statements

Rocco Tassone, Chief Executive Officer of Spartacus Metals Inc.

“This transaction crystallizes value from our Red Lake claims while preserving meaningful exposure to future success on the ground through the 2.0% NSR. We believe a well-resourced operator in the district is well positioned to advance the property, and the cash proceeds strengthen our balance sheet as we focus on our remaining portfolio of properties.”

Company retains a 2.0% NSR on the 586 claims and continues to hold its 36-claim Red Lake E block

HIGHLIGHTS * Spartacus has entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement to sell 586 of its Red Lake mining claims in northwestern Ontario to Great Bear Resources Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation. * Consideration of C$250,000 in cash plus a 2.0% net smelter returns royalty (NSR) granted to Spartacus on the property. * GBR may buy back one-half of the NSR (1.0%) at any time for US$1,000,000, leaving Spartacus with a 1.0% NSR. * GBR will assume the two existing 2.0% gross sales royalties on the Red Lake Property. Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 13, 2026) - Spartacus Metals Inc. (TSXV: SPAR) (formerly Dixie Gold Inc.) ("Spartacus" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement dated November 11, 2026 (the "Purchase Agreement") with Great Bear Resources Ltd. ("GBR"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX: K) (NYSE: KGC), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to sell to GBR its 100% interest in 586 unpatented mining claims covering approximately 11,913 hectares in the Red Lake Mining District of northwestern Ontario (the "Red Lake Property"), in exchange for C$250,000 in cash and a 2.0% net smelter returns royalty on the Red Lake Property (the "Transaction").

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