White Gold Corp. (TSX.V: WGO, OTC – Nasdaq Intl: WHGOF,
FRA: 29W) (the “
Company”) is pleased to
announce a non-brokered private placement of 6,666,667 common
shares (the “
Shares”) of the Company to be issued
on a flow-through basis at a price of C$0.90 per Share for gross
proceeds to the Company of C$6,000,000 (the
“
Offering”). Participants in the Offering include
Eric Sprott, certain funds managed by Sprott Asset Management LP,
Pat DiCapo and David D’Onofrio.
Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement
between the Company and Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSX: AEM, NYSE:
AEM) (“Agnico”) dated December 13, 2016, Agnico
has indicated that it intends to maintain its 17.1% interest in the
Company. Additionally, pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement
between the Company and Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX: K, NYSE:
KGC) (“Kinross”) dated June 14, 2017, Kinross has
indicated that it intends to maintain its 17.1% interest in the
Company.
“We are very grateful for the continued support
of our major shareholders and excited to welcome Eric Sprott as a
new shareholder. We look forward to commencing our 2020 field
season where we will follow up on some exciting new discoveries and
look to continue to increase our existing mineral resources. We are
finalizing the details of our 2020 work campaign which is expected
to be announced in the coming weeks,” stated David D’Onofrio, Chief
Executive Officer.
The gross proceeds received from the sale of the
Shares will be used to incur “Canadian exploration expenses” as
defined in subsection 66.1(6) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the
“Tax Act”) on the Company’s properties in the
White Gold District of the Yukon Territory, and renounced to
subscribers in the Offering effective December 31, 2020. Such
Canadian exploration expenses will also qualify as “flow-through
mining expenditures” as defined in subsection 127(9) of the Tax
Act.
Participation by Agnico and Kinross, Messrs.
DiCapo and D’Onofrio, and any other insiders of the Company
(collectively, the “Insiders”), in the Offering
will be considered a “related party transaction” pursuant to
Multilateral Instrument 61- 101 – Protection of Minority Security
Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”). The
Company will be exempt from the requirements to obtain a formal
valuation or minority shareholder approval in connection with the
Insiders’ participation in the Offering in reliance of sections
5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101. A material change report will be
filed in connection with the participation of Insiders in the
Offering less than 21 days in advance of the closing of the
Offering, which the Company deemed reasonable in the circumstances
so as to be able to avail itself of potential financing
opportunities and complete the Offering in an expeditious
manner.
Closing of the Offering is expected to occur on
or about the week of June 1, 2020, and is subject to the
satisfaction of certain conditions, including receipt of all
applicable regulatory approvals including the approval of the TSX
Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”).
About White Gold Corp.
The Company owns a portfolio of 21,159 quartz
claims across 33 properties covering over 423,000 hectares
representing over 40% of the Yukon’s prolific White Gold District.
The Company’s flagship White Gold property hosts the Company’s
Golden Saddle and Arc deposits which have a mineral resource of
1,039,600 ounces Indicated at 2.26 g/t gold and 508,700 ounces
Inferred at 1.48 g/t gold. Mineralization on the Golden Saddle and
Arc is also known to extend beyond the limits of the current
resource estimate. The Company’s recently acquired VG Deposit also
hosts a historic Inferred gold resource of 230,000 oz at 1.65 g/t
Au(2). Regional exploration work has also produced several other
new discoveries and prospective targets on the Company’s claim
packages which border sizable gold discoveries including the Coffee
project owned by Newmont Corporation with a M&I gold
resource(2) of 3.4M oz and Western Copper and Gold Corporation’s
Casino project which has P&P gold reserves(1) of 8.9M oz Au and
4.5B lb Cu. For more information visit www.whitegoldcorp.ca.
(1) Noted mineralization is as disclosed by the owner of
each property respectively and is not necessarily indicative of the
mineralization hosted on the Company’s property.(2) See
Comstock Metals Ltd. Technical report titled “NI 43-101 TECHNICAL
REPORT on the QV PROJECT”, dated August 19, 2014, available on
SEDAR.
Contact Information:David
D’Onofrio Chief Executive Officer White Gold Corp. (647) 930-1880
ir@whitegoldcorp.ca
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward
Looking Information
This news release contains "forward-looking
information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively,
"forward-looking statements") within the meaning of the applicable
Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than
statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and
are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date
of this news release. Any statement that involves discussions with
respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections,
objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but
not always using phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect",
"is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans",
“proposed”, "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates",
"believes" or "intends" or variations of such words and phrases or
stating that certain actions, events or results "may" or "could",
"would", "might" or "will" be taken to occur or be achieved) are
not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking
statements. In this news release, forward-looking statements relate
to, among other things, the Company’s objectives, goals and
exploration activities conducted and proposed to be conducted at
the Company’s properties; future growth potential of the Company,
including whether any proposed exploration programs at any of the
Company’s properties will be successful; exploration results; and
future exploration plans and costs and financing availability.
These forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions and estimates of management of the Company
at the time such statements were made. Actual future results may
differ materially as forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the
actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to
materially differ from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Such factors, among other things, include: the expected
benefits to the Company relating to the exploration conducted and
proposed to be conducted at the White Gold properties; the receipt
of all applicable regulatory approvals for the Offering; the
completion of the Offering on the terms described herein, or at
all; failure to identify any additional mineral resources or
significant mineralization; the preliminary nature of metallurgical
test results; uncertainties relating to the availability and costs
of financing needed in the future, including to fund any
exploration programs on the Company’s properties; business
integration risks; fluctuations in general macroeconomic
conditions; fluctuations in securities markets; fluctuations in
spot and forward prices of gold, silver, base metals or certain
other commodities; fluctuations in currency markets (such as the
Canadian dollar to United States dollar exchange rate); change in
national and local government, legislation, taxation, controls,
regulations and political or economic developments; risks and
hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration,
development and mining (including environmental hazards, industrial
accidents, unusual or unexpected formations pressures, cave-ins and
flooding); inability to obtain adequate insurance to cover risks
and hazards; the presence of laws and regulations that may impose
restrictions on mining and mineral exploration; employee relations;
relationships with and claims by local communities and indigenous
populations; availability of increasing costs associated with
mining inputs and labour; the speculative nature of mineral
exploration and development (including the risks of obtaining
necessary licenses, permits and approvals from government
authorities); the unlikelihood that properties that are explored
are ultimately developed into producing mines; geological factors;
actual results of current and future exploration; changes in
project parameters as plans continue to be evaluated; soil sampling
results being preliminary in nature and are not conclusive evidence
of the likelihood of a mineral deposit; title to properties; and
those factors described in the most recently filed management’s
discussion and analysis of the Company. Although the
forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based
upon what management of the Company believes, or believed at the
time, to be reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure
shareholders that actual results will be consistent with such
forward-looking statements, as there may be other factors that
cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements and information. There can be no
assurance that forward-looking information, or the material factors
or assumptions used to develop such forward-looking information,
will prove to be accurate. The Company does not undertake to
release publicly any revisions for updating any voluntary
forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable
securities law.
Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation
Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the
TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
news release.
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