VANCOUVER, Feb. 11, 2016 /CNW/ - Intact Gold Corp.
(TSX-V: ITG) (the "Company" or "Intact Gold"), is pleased to
announce that it has entered into an agreement dated February 10, 2016 (the "Agreement") with
King Bay Gold Corporation ("King
Bay") to acquire an undivided 100% interest in and to
certain mineral properties, together with the surface rights,
mineral rights, personal property and permits associated therewith
(collectively, the "Gold Hill – Blackjack Property" or the
"Property"), located in the Kenora Mining Division of
Ontario. The past producing Gold
Hill gold mine historically produced 220 tons, grading 4.95 oz
Au/ton, while the Blackjack historically produced a historical bulk
sample of fifty tons at 0.33 oz Au/ton. Closing of the Agreement is
subject to a number of conditions, including the receipt of the
approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSX-V").
Anthony Jackson of Intact Gold
comments: "Intact is excited to acquire a high grade past producer
such as the Gold Hill – Blackjack Property. This acquisition will
add to our portfolio as we continue to acquire gold assets and take
advantage of the current market conditions to acquire undervalued
assets with the objective of establishing a portfolio of advanced
projects for development."
Agreement Terms
Intact Gold will acquire 100% of the Gold Hill – Blackjack
Property in consideration for:
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the payment to King
Bay of $10,000 upon receipt of TSX-V approval;
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the issuance to King
Bay of 100,000 common shares of the Company (each, a
"Share") upon receipt of TSX-V approval; and
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the issuance to King
Bay of 100,000 purchase warrants of the Company, each of which will
be exercisable into one Share, at a price of $0.25 per Share, until
February 10, 2018.
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The Property is subject to a 2% net smelter royalty (the
"Royalty") on future gold production in favour of the
original vendors of the Property. The Company has the option
at any time to purchase 1% of the Royalty on payment of
$1,000,000 to the original
vendors.
About The Property
The Gold Hill – Blackjack Property is located in the Townships
of Kirkup and Manross in the Kenora Mining Division of Ontario. The Property is approximately 20
kilometres southeast of the City of
Kenora, Ontario and is accessible from Highway 17 east to
the Storm Lake Road. The Property consists of one claim made up of
15 claim units, comprising a total of 600 acres.
The Property comprises the former Gold Hill gold property (4
shafts) and Blackjack property (1 shaft) property, both past
producers, as well as the Golden Gate gold prospect (1 shaft), and
the Combination Vein gold prospect (1 shaft). The Blackjack, Gold
Hill, Golden Gate and Combination Vein properties were all mined in
the late 1800's. Work ceased in 1899 when the mill at the Gold Hill
mine burned down.
Gold Hill has a reported historical production of 220 tons,
grading 4.95 oz Au/ton, for a total historical production of 1,089
oz Au, and Blackjack produced a historical bulk sample of fifty
tons that produced 0.33 oz Au/ton. Historically, at Gold Hill, gold
occurs mainly in the Pebble Vein, a system of quartz veins in a
shear zone hosted by mafic volcanics within 1.6 kilometres of the
western edge of the Dryberry batholith. This batholith appears to
be similarly mineralized along its entire western contact.
At Blackjack, gold occurs within and adjacent to ribboned and
vein quartz in a highly fissile, chloritized, cross-cutting and
carbonatized, shear zone striking east-west and within a highly
silicified fine-grained felsic intrusive rock unit, interpreted to
be a possible offshoot of the batholith. The Pebble vein and shear
zone system is reported to be continuous for at least 490 metres
(or approximately 1,600 feet) (Kidd Creek). The shafts and numerous
surface workings are believed to confirm this. It consists of a
series of en echelon quartz veins in a shear zone that pinch and
swell, ranging from approximately eight inches to thirty inches
wide.
The vein system has been developed by three shafts with a
reported fourth shaft of now uncertain location. The Gold Hill
Pebble Vein and Blackjack Veins provided most of the historically
mined ore. The remains of two mills and two tailing ponds attest to
the possibility of significant unreported historical
production.
The occurrence of a cross-cutting shear zone at the Blackjack,
and the carbonatized breccia zone at Gold Hill, have allowed for
the concentration of significant mineralization, thus
distinguishing these old prospects from many others in the
area.
Intact Gold is not treating the above mineral resource
estimates as a verifiable resource, nor has a National Instrument
43-101 report been compiled nor verified by a qualified
person.
Qualified Person - David
Hladky, P. Geo., is the Qualified Person as defined in
National Instrument 43-101, that has reviewed and approved the
contents of this press release. The contained information regarding
past production is historical in nature and has not been
confirmed.
The Company also announces that it is arranging a non-brokered
private placement of up to 1,400,000 million units at a price of
25 cents per unit, for gross proceeds
of up to $350,000. Each unit
comprises one common share and one half of one common share
purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to acquire
one additional common share for a period of two years at a price of
35 cents.
Proceeds of the placement will be applied to the Company's
properties, potential acquisitions and for general working
capital.
All securities issued in connection with the offering will be
subject to a statutory hold period of four months plus a day from
the date of issuance in accordance with applicable securities law.
The offering is subject to a number of conditions, including
receipt of all necessary corporate and regulatory approvals,
including approval of the TSX-V.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
INTACT GOLD
CORP.
Per: Anthony Jackson,
President and CEO
Disclaimer for Forward-Looking Information
Except for statements of historical fact, this news release
contains certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning
of applicable securities law. Forward-looking information is
frequently characterized by words such as "plan", "expect",
"project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate" and other
similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions
"may" occur. Forward-looking information in this press release
includes, but is not limited to, statements regarding expectations
of management regarding the proposed acquisition of the Property.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in
the forward-looking information are reasonable, there can be no
assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Such
forward-looking information is subject to risks and uncertainties
that may cause actual results, performance or developments to
differ materially from those contained in the statements including,
without limitation, the risks that the Company may not have the
funds necessary to make its payments pursuant to the Agreement,
that the TSX-V may not approve the transaction, and other factors
beyond the control of the Company. Except as required by law, the
Company expressly disclaims any obligation, and does not intend, to
update any forward-looking information in this news release.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
SOURCE Intact Gold Corporation