Explorer Targeting Silver-Tin in Bolivia Expands Reach in Asian Markets

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1. Ownership and Share Structure Information

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Eloro Resources Ltd. (ELO:TSX; ELRRF:OTCQX; P2QM:FSE) is moving ahead with the creation of a wholly owned Hong Kong subsidiary, Eloro Resources (Asia) Ltd., to provide a regional base for project development, concentrate marketing and sales, investor relations, corporate advisory work, and capital markets activities across Asia-Pacific, according to a September 17 release.

The new platform is designed to deepen ties with institutional investors, family offices, private-wealth groups, concentrate processors, strategic partners, and other participants focused on precious and critical minerals.

"Establishing a presence in Hong Kong represents an important step in expanding Eloro's engagement with the Asian investment community," said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tom Larsen. "Hong Kong provides access to international capital, experienced resources-sector investors, and a growing network of family offices and strategic partners. Our Hong Kong subsidiary will enable us to communicate more directly and effectively with these stakeholders as we advance our Iska Iska silver-polymetallic project."

The Hong Kong operation will organize face-to-face investor meetings, road shows, market research, media activities, and ongoing communications with potential investors across the region, the release noted. It will also help assess strategic and business-development opportunities that fit Eloro's mineral assets and broader growth plans.

"Asia is an increasingly important market for precious and critical minerals investment," Larsen added, saying a local presence should help the company develop long-term relationships and communicate its investment proposition more consistently.

Hong Kong's investment industry is vast: total assets under management hit a record HK$42.2 trillion (roughly US$5.4 trillion) in 2025, up 20% year-over-year, according to the Securities and Futures Commission's Asset and Wealth Management Activities Survey 2025, alongside a securities industry generating US$27.9 billion in revenue and over 2,500 listed companies with a combined market cap above US$3.85 trillion.

Jean-Sebastien Jacquetin, Eloro's newly appointed managing director, Asia-Pacific, and managing partner of Cavendish Investment Capital, will oversee the subsidiary, the company said. Initial efforts will concentrate on investor outreach and gathering regional market intelligence alongside Eloro's existing investor-relations and corporate teams. The subsidiary is also expected to take the lead on Eloro's concentrate marketing and trading strategy, eventually assuming responsibility for those activities with a focus on Asia-Pacific.

Cavendish adds established connections with family offices across the region, potentially expanding Eloro's access to private capital and industry relationships. Eloro continues to advance Iska Iska while maintaining its focus on capital discipline and engagement with stakeholders.

Clearing the Road to Iska Iska

Eloro is advancing its flagship Iska Iska silver-tin project in southern Bolivia, and has launched an extensive diamond drilling program there, according to a July 7 release. The campaign aims to enhance and expand the high-grade silver-tin (Ag-Sn) polymetallic mineralization discovered there and will total 40,000 meters across about 75 holes.

The new phase follows a definition drilling program that outlined mineralization over a 1.4-kilometer strike length, Eloro said. The work is structured in two stages: the first comprising 35 holes totaling 18,250 meters, and the second about 40 holes totaling 21,750 meters.

"We are pleased to commence this important expansion drilling program, which represents another significant milestone in advancing the Iska Iska Project," Larsen has said. "Following the successful resolution of the recent road blockades through agreements reached between the Bolivian government and labor unions, transportation routes have reopened, allowing the uninterrupted delivery of essential supplies, including diesel fuel, enabling us to proceed with our planned exploration activities."

With those logistical hurdles resolved, Larsen said the company is focused on growing the deposit. "We are focused on aiming to expand and upgrade the Indicated Resource, which we expect will provide further support for the planned PEA," he said, referring to a preliminary economic assessment.

The drilling comes as Bolivia enters what the company called a new phase of "economic reactivation," implementing measures to attract investment and spur growth with a strong emphasis on the mining and energy sectors. Support from international financial bodies, including the International Monetary Fund, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, is bolstering the country's stabilization and recovery efforts.

Analyst Keeps Buy on Eloro as Drilling Feeds the PEA

Eloro's ongoing drilling program is designed to support the project's preliminary economic assessment rather than function as a separate exploration effort, according to a July 9 research update from Sphene Capital's Peter Thilo Hasler.

As a result, successful holes could directly affect the future mine plan by influencing pit design, scheduling, production rates, cut-off grades, and project net present value.

Hasler said Sphene maintains a Buy rating on Eloro, with a CA$18.00 price target as of the July update — down from CA$20.80 previously, reflecting silver prices at the time. The valuation rests solely on the in-situ value of the Santa Barbara Breccia Pipe at the Iska Iska property in Bolivia.

The drilling program runs through the first quarter of 2027 and aims to expand the resource, upgrade Inferred Resources into the Indicated category, and enlarge the higher-grade starter pit, per the note.

The starter pit expansion could carry real economic weight: a larger, higher-grade initial mining area can reduce early stripping requirements and generate stronger initial cash flow, accelerating capital recovery, improving project-level returns, lowering financing requirements, and strengthening overall economics.

The program also tests extensions of known high-grade silver-tin polymetallic mineralization, which remains open along strike and at depth. Rather than chasing untested targets, Eloro is following up on mineralization already confirmed through drilling, improving the odds of further positive intersections.

Resource conversion is another key objective, Hasler wrote. As of July, the estimate held 85.17 million tonnes of Indicated Resources and 945.43 million tonnes of Inferred Resources, leaving most of the material in the lower-confidence category. Upgrading Inferred material to Indicated status could reduce geological uncertainty and give the project more weight in economic studies, mine planning, and potential corporate transactions.

The Catalyst: Silver Rebounds as Tin Emerges as AI's Hidden Metal

Silver rebounded Thursday, trading around US$64.15 and gaining 1.87% as easing crude oil prices reduced concerns that higher energy costs could keep inflation elevated, according to a report by Ghiles Guezout for FX Street on September 17. The decline in oil has helped relieve some pressure on precious metals by potentially limiting further increases in bond yields.

Energy-market concerns have moderated after Saudi Arabia reportedly sought to increase deliveries to Asian refiners through ship-to-ship transfers off Oman's Sohar port, according to the Times of India. The approach could help offset supply disruptions following drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline. Lower oil prices could reduce the risk of prolonged inflation and create a more supportive backdrop for non-yielding metals such as silver.

Silver's recovery remains limited by the Federal Reserve's tighter monetary policy. The Fed lifted its benchmark rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday to a 3.75% to 4.00% target range, marking its first increase in three years. Chair Kevin Warsh pointed to persistent inflation and continued economic strength in explaining the decision, while policymakers' latest projections left open the possibility of another increase before year-end.

Markets are currently pricing in roughly a 55% probability of another rate hike at the October meeting, based on the CME FedWatch tool. Meanwhile, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield remains near 5%, potentially restricting silver's advance even as softer oil prices ease some of the pressure from inflation and interest rates.

Tin, a seemingly ordinary element, has significantly influenced historical developments: from its use in Bronze Age tools to its role in canning food that sustained Napoleon's armies, and now as a crucial "compute metal" in AI servers, Roula Khalaf noted for The Financial Times on June 10. This last application has led to a notable increase in the average price of tin, which had roughly doubled since 2023 to about US$49,000 a tonne at the time of that report.

Tin has climbed further since, trading around US$55,218 a tonne as of September 9, up nearly 60% year over year, according to Trading Economics. Despite being the least traded base metal on the London Metal Exchange, with daily volumes only a fraction of those for copper, the end of last year saw a surge in speculative trading. This activity became so pronounced that in Shanghai, the national industry body issued warnings to speculators.

AI technology's demand for compute power and energy is well-documented, but its reliance on tin, used for soldering components together, is equally critical. Components such as racks, power modules, and networking switches all depend on tin for assembly.

The supply chain for tin is fraught with challenges, as it spans some of the most unstable regions of the world, Khalaf wrote. Nearly three-quarters of the world's tin is sourced from just three countries, with China, the largest among them, being a net importer. Tin mines in northern Myanmar, a region plagued by conflict, face numerous logistical challenges and have not returned to their pre-disruption production levels.

Meanwhile, Indonesia has tightened controls by slowing the renewal of export licenses, cracking down on illegal smelting, and planning to double its maximum export cut to 20%. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, another significant source of tin, ongoing conflict and disease continue to hamper production efforts.

Ownership and Share Structure¹

About 17% of Eloro Resources Ltd. is owned by insiders, approximately 32% by institutions, and around 2% by strategic investors. The remainder is held by retail investors.

Top shareholders include Crescat Capital LLC with 14.9% and the CEO Larsen with 6.2%.

Its market cap is approximately CA$212.19 million, with 118.54 million shares outstanding. It trades in a 52-week range of CA$1.11 to CA$3.42.

Common Investor Questions

What did Eloro Resources announce on September 17? The creation of a wholly owned Hong Kong subsidiary, Eloro Resources (Asia) Ltd., to serve as a regional base for project development, investor relations, concentrate marketing, and capital markets activities across Asia-Pacific.

Who will run the new Hong Kong subsidiary? Jean-Sebastien Jacquetin, Eloro's newly appointed managing director for Asia-Pacific and managing partner of Cavendish Investment Capital, brings existing connections with regional family offices.

Why is Eloro expanding into Hong Kong? CEO Tom Larsen said the move gives Eloro direct access to international capital, experienced resources-sector investors, and a growing network of family offices and strategic partners as it advances the Iska Iska project. Hong Kong's asset and wealth management industry hit a record HK$42.2 trillion (roughly US$5.4 trillion) in assets under management in 2025.

What's happening at Iska Iska? Eloro has launched a 40,000-meter, roughly 75-hole expansion drilling program in southern Bolivia, following resolution of road blockades that had disrupted supply deliveries, including diesel fuel. The program is designed to expand and upgrade the Indicated Resource ahead of a planned preliminary economic assessment (PEA).

How does the drilling connect to the PEA? According to Sphene Capital's Peter Thilo Hasler, the campaign is structured specifically to inform the PEA rather than function as a standalone exploration effort — meaning successful holes could directly shape pit design, mine scheduling, production rates, and cut-off grades. The program runs through Q1 2027.

What does Sphene Capital think of the stock? Sphene maintains a Buy rating with a CA$18.00 price target (down from CA$20.80, reflecting silver prices at the time of the July update), based solely on the in-situ value of the Santa Barbara Breccia Pipe at Iska Iska.

Why does tin matter to this story? Tin has emerged as a critical "compute metal" used in soldering AI server components, with prices climbing nearly 60% year-over-year to around US$55,218 a tonne as of early September. Supply is concentrated in politically unstable regions — including conflict-affected Myanmar and the Democratic Republic of Congo — adding a structural tailwind for tin-bearing projects like Iska Iska.