COPY OF FINAL PROSPECTUS - Mirabela Nickel
COPY OF FINAL PROSPECTUS - Mirabela Nickel
COPY OF FINAL PROSPECTUS - Mirabela Nickel
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The Ponto Novo project area consists of a four kilometre by one kilometre ridge of serpentinite that<br />
management believes could represent similar geology to the Santa Rita mafic-ultramafic intrusion. The ridge is<br />
surrounded by alluvial sands at surface. The regional geological context of Ponto Novo is consistent with that<br />
found at the Santa Rita deposit and as such management believes it may represent an extension of the same<br />
structural margin environment.<br />
Exploration of the Ponto Novo project area to date however has been hampered by the lateritic cap rock<br />
over the intrusion that conceals the underlying geology and complicates geochemical sampling. The Company<br />
intends to undertake an IP geophysics program to assess the potential for Santa Rita type mineralization and a<br />
possible nickel laterite resource, assess the extent of alluvial cover in the area and identify undercover geology.<br />
Araguacema<br />
The Araguaçema copper project area is located close to the Araguaia River, 200 kilometres north-west of<br />
Palmas, the capital of Tocantins state. The Company acquired its interest in the Araguacema property because<br />
previous explorers identified a copper sulphide intersection of six metres at a grading of 1.26% copper and a<br />
copper oxide intersection of 20 metres at a grading of 0.71% copper in a trench, hosted by basalt and iron-rich<br />
exhalative rocks. Such a geological environment is generally considered prospective for volcanogenic massive<br />
sulphide deposits, which can host copper, lead and zinc mineralizations.<br />
CANADIAN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS<br />
FOR CANADIAN SHAREHOLDERS <strong>OF</strong> MIRABELA<br />
The following is a general summary of the principal Canadian federal income tax considerations generally<br />
applicable to purchasers of Shares who, for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the ‘‘Tax Act’’) and for<br />
purposes of the Australia-Canada Income Tax Convention, at all relevant times, is or is deemed to be resident in<br />
Canada, will hold the Shares issued under this prospectus as capital property and deals at arm’s length with and<br />
is not affiliated with <strong>Mirabela</strong> (a ‘‘Holder’’). Generally, the Shares will be considered to be capital property to a<br />
Holder provided that the Holder does not hold the Shares in the course of carrying on a business of buying and<br />
selling securities and has not acquired the Shares as an adventure in the nature of trade. Under the Tax Act,<br />
shares, including the Shares, acquired by certain ‘‘financial institutions’’ (as defined in subsection 142.2(1) of the<br />
Tax Act) will generally not be held as capital property by such holders and will be subject to special<br />
‘‘mark-to-market’’ rules contained in the Tax Act. This summary does not take into account these special rules,<br />
and prospective purchasers to which these special rules may be relevant should consult their own tax advisors.<br />
This summary does not apply where the Company would be a ‘‘foreign affiliate’’ of the prospective purchaser for<br />
purposes of the Tax Act. This summary does not apply to a prospective purchaser of an interest which would be a<br />
‘‘tax shelter investment’’ as defined in the Tax Act. Such prospective purchasers should consult their own<br />
tax advisors.<br />
This summary is of general nature only and is not intended to be, nor should it be construed to be, legal or<br />
tax advice to any particular investor. This summary is not exhaustive of all Canadian federal income tax<br />
considerations. There may also be tax implementations for investors under the laws of Australia or the laws of<br />
any other jurisdiction in which the investor resides or to which the investor is subject, which are not addressed by<br />
this summary. Accordingly, prospective purchasers are urged to consult their own tax advisors with respect to<br />
their particular circumstances.<br />
This summary is based on the current provisions of the Tax Act, the regulations thereunder, all specific<br />
proposals to amend the Tax Act and the regulations publicly announced by or on behalf of the Minister of<br />
Finance (Canada) prior to the date hereof (the ‘‘Proposals’’) and the current administrative policies and<br />
assessing practices of the Canada Revenue Agency (the ‘‘CRA’’) publicly available prior to the date hereof. No<br />
assurance can be given that the Proposals will be enacted in their current form or at all. This summary does not<br />
otherwise take into account any changes in law or in the administrative policies or assessing practices of the<br />
CRA, whether by legislative, governmental or judicial decision or action, nor does it take into account or<br />
consider any provincial, territorial or foreign income tax considerations. The provisions of provincial income tax<br />
legislation vary from province to province in Canada and in some cases differ from federal income tax<br />
legislation.<br />
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