VANCOUVER, BC, April 1, 2021 /CNW/ - Victory Metals
Inc. (TSXV: VMX) ("Victory") and Nevada King Mining
Ltd. ("Nevada King"), a private B.C. company, are pleased to
announce that their respective shareholders have approved the
previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement")
pursuant to which Victory will acquire all of the issued and
outstanding shares of Nevada King in
a "merger of equals" transaction.
Pursuant to the Agreement, Victory will acquire all of the
issued and outstanding shares of Nevada
King ("Nevada King Shares") in exchange for common
shares of Victory (the "Victory Shares"). The shareholders
of Nevada King will hold 50% of the
issued and outstanding Victory Shares following completion of the
Arrangement. Concurrent with the completion of the Arrangement,
Victory will change its name to "Nevada King Gold Corp." and the
combined company will continue Victory and Nevada King's combined vison of becoming a
leading Nevada explorer and developer and a dominant landholder and
operator, focused exclusively on the Battle Mountain Trend.
At the meeting of Victory shareholders held today, the special
resolution approving the Arrangement was approved by 99.96% of the
votes cast by Victory shareholders and by 99.76% of votes cast by
Victory shareholders excluding certain shareholders required to be
excluded under applicable securities laws.
At the meeting of Nevada King
shareholders held today, the special resolution approving the
Arrangement was approved by 100% of votes cast by Nevada King shareholders.
Completion of the Arrangement remains subject to approval of the
Supreme Court of British Columbia
and certain other customary closing conditions. The application for
the final order of the Supreme Court of British Columbia is scheduled for April 6, 2021. Assuming that all conditions to
closing of the Arrangement are satisfied or waived, the Arrangement
is expected to become effective on or about April 7, 2021.
Additional information regarding the terms of the Arrangement,
including a summary of the terms and conditions of the arrangement
agreement, is set out in the joint information circular of Victory
and Nevada King dated February 24, 2021, which is filed under Victory's
SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
About Victory
Victory owns a 100% interest in the Iron Point Vanadium Project,
located 22 miles east of Winnemucca,
Nevada. The project is located within a few miles of
Interstate 80, has high voltage electric power lines running
through the project area and a railroad line passing across the
northern property boundary. Victory is well financed to advance the
project through resource estimation and initial feasibility study
work. Victory has a proven capital markets and mining team led by
Executive Chairman Paul Matysek.
Major shareholders include Palisades (50%), and management,
directors and founders (27%).
Please see Victory's website at www.victorymetals.ca.
About Nevada King
Nevada King is the fourth largest
mineral claim holder in the State of
Nevada, and the fastest growing mineral claim holder in
the United States. Nevada King owns 100% of the Atlanta Mine,
located 100km southeast of Ely,
Nevada, which is a historical gold-silver producer that
currently hosts a NI43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate
constrained by a conceptual pit containing 11 million tonnes of
measured and indicated resources grading 1.3g/t Au and containing
460,000 Au oz (Table 1-1). Inferred mineral resources are 5.31
million tonnes grading 0.83 g/t Au containing 142,000 Au oz. Past
open pit production is reported to have been 110,000 oz Au and
800,000 oz. Ag (1975 - 1985). Exploration activities are currently
covered by a BLM-approved Plan of Operations. Existing
infrastructure includes electricity to the mine, phone/internet
communications, access via a graded county road, and abundant water
supply. The resource area remains open for expansion through
further drilling.
Table 1-1: Tabulation of Mineral Resources
Resource
Category
|
Tonnes
(000's)
|
Au
Grade
(ppm)
|
Contained
Au
Oz
(000's)
|
Ag
Grade
(ppm)
|
Contained
Ag
Oz
(000's)
|
Measured
|
4,130
|
1.51
|
200
|
14.0
|
1,860
|
Indicated
|
6,910
|
1.17
|
260
|
10.6
|
2,360
|
Measured +
Indicated
|
11,000
|
1.30
|
460
|
11.9
|
4,220
|
Inferred
|
5,310
|
0.83
|
142
|
7.3
|
1,240
|
Please see Nevada King's website
at www.nevadaking.ca
The technical information surrounding the recently released NI
43-101 compliant mineral resource for the Atlanta Mine has been
reviewed and approved by Kevin
Francis, SME RM, who is a
Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
Neither the 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.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward Looking
Information
This news release contains certain "forward-looking information"
and "forward-looking statements" (collectively "forward-looking
statements") within the meaning of applicable securities
legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical
fact, included herein, without limitation, statements relating the
future operations and activities of Victory, are forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are frequently, but not
always, identified by words such as "expects", "anticipates",
"believes", "intends", "estimates", "potential", "possible", and
similar expressions, or statements that events, conditions, or
results "will", "may", "could", or" should" occur or be achieved.
Forward-looking statements in this news release relate to, among
other things, statements relating to court approval of the
arrangement and the completion of the Arrangement. Actual future
results may differ materially. There can be no assurance that such
statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements. Forward-looking statements reflect the beliefs,
opinions and projections on the date the statements are made and
are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while
considered reasonable by the Victory, are inherently subject to
significant business, economic, competitive, political and social
uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors, both known and
unknown, could cause actual results, performance or achievements to
be materially different from the results, performance or
achievements that are or may be expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements and the parties have made assumptions
and estimates based on or related to many of these factors. Such
factors include, without limitation, the Victory's failure to
complete the Arrangement, the failure of the TSX Venture Exchange
to approve the Arrangement and management's discretion to
reallocate the use of proceeds. Readers should not place undue
reliance on the forward-looking statements and information
contained in this news release concerning these items. Victory does
not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements
of beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they
change, except as required by applicable securities laws.
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