White Gold Corp. (TSX.V: WGO, OTCQX: WHGOF, FRA:
29W) (the “
Company” or “
White
Gold”) is pleased to announce the closing of a
non-brokered private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of
approximately C$5.1 million (the “
Offering”).
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (“
Agnico”) participated
in the offering in order to maintain its partially-diluted
ownership in the Company at 19.85%. The Offering consisted of the
sale of: (i) 3,722,133 common shares in the capital of the Company
(the “
Common Shares”) at a price of $0.30 per
Common Share; and (ii) 12,121,212 Common Shares issued on a
“flow-through basis” (the “
FT Shares” and together
with the Common Shares, the “
Offered Shares”) at a
price of $0.33 per FT Share.
“We are very appreciative for the continued
support of our strategic shareholders and are now fully funded for
an impactful 2024 exploration program following the success of this
past season where we continued to demonstrate the expansiveness of
gold mineralization in the under-explored White Gold district in a
tier 1 jurisdiction,” stated David D’Onofrio, Chief Executive
Officer.
Pursuant to an investor rights agreement between
the Company and Agnico dated December 13, 2016, Agnico maintained
its pro rata ownership interest in the Company of 19.85%, on a
partially-diluted basis following the completion of the Offering,
by acquiring 3,722,133 Common Shares under the Offering.
The gross proceeds received from the sale of the
FT Shares will be used to incur “Canadian exploration expenses” as
defined in subsection 66.1(6) of the Income Tax Act (Canada)
(“Tax Act”) on the Company’s properties in the
White Gold District of the Yukon Territory and renounced to
subscribers in the Offering with an effective date no later than
December 31, 2023. Such Canadian exploration expenses will also
qualify as “flow-through mining expenditures” as defined in
subsection 127(9) of the Tax Act. The net proceeds from the sale of
the Common Shares will be used for working capital and other
general corporate expenses.
Participation by Agnico in the Offering was
considered a “related party transaction” pursuant to Multilateral
Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in
Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”). The Company
was exempt from the requirements to obtain a formal valuation or
minority shareholder approval in connection with Agnico’s
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 Agnico 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.
The Offered Shares issued pursuant to the
Offering are subject to a statutory four month and one day hold
period under applicable Canadian securities laws expiring on April
14, 2023. The Offering is subject to the final acceptance of the
TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”).
About White Gold Corp.The
Company owns a portfolio of 17,584 quartz claims across 30
properties covering approximately 350,000 hectares representing
over 40% of the Yukon’s emerging White Gold District. The Company’s
flagship White Gold project hosts four near-surface gold deposits
which collectively contain an estimated 1,152,900 ounces of gold in
Indicated Resources and 942,400 ounces of gold in Inferred
Resources(1). 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 Indicated
Resources of 2.14 Moz at 1.23 g/t Au, and Inferred Resources of
0.23 Moz at 1.01 g/t Au(2), and Western Copper and Gold
Corporation’s Casino project which has Measured and Indicated
Resources of 7.6 Blb Cu and 14.5 Moz Au and Inferred Resources of
3.3 Blb Cu and 6.6 Moz Au(3). For more information visit
www.whitegoldcorp.ca.
(1) See White Gold Corp. technical report titled
“2023 Technical Report for the White Gold Project, Dawson Range,
Yukon, Canada ”, Effective Date April 15, 2023, Report Date May 30,
2023, NI 43-101 Compliant Technical Report prepared by Dr. Gilles
Arseneau, P.Geo., available on SEDAR+.(2) See Newmont Corporation
10-K: Annual report for the year ending December 31, 2022, in the
Measured, Indicated, and Inferred Resources section, dated February
23, 2023, available on EDGAR. Reserves and resources disclosed in
this Form 10-K have been prepared in accordance with the Regulation
S-K 1300, and do not indicate NI43-101 compliance.(3) See Western
Copper and Gold Corporation technical report titled “Casino
project, Form 43-101F1 Technical Report Feasibility Study, Yukon
Canada”, Effective Date June 13, 2022, Issue Date August 8, 2022,
NI 43-101 Compliant Technical Report prepared by Daniel Roth, PE,
P.Eng., Mike Hester, F Aus IMM, John M. Marek, P.E., Laurie M.
Tahija, MMSA-QP, Carl Schulze, P.Geo., Daniel Friedman, P.Eng.,
Scott Weston, P.Geo., available on SEDAR+.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward
Looking InformationThis 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, among other things, the
Offering, including all regulatory approvals; the use of proceeds
from the Offering; 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.
Contact Information:David
D’OnofrioChief Executive OfficerWhite Gold Corp.(647) 930-1880
ir@whitegoldcorp.ca
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