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Monarch Gold $MQR.ca Produces 3,572 Ounces of Gold and Generates $7.3 Million in Revenue in the Fourth Quarter $GDX.ca $ECR.ca $MZZ.ca $QMX.ca $IMG.ca $IAG $MUX

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:31 AM on Wednesday, July 31st, 2019
  • Monarch produced 3,572 ounces of gold in the fourth quarter, up 169% from the third quarter and down 24% from the 4,695 ounces produced last year.
  • The increase was attributable to a rise in the production rate at the Camflo mill and the Beaufor mine combined with a higher grade of ore.

MONTREAL, July 31, 2019 – MONARCH GOLD CORPORATION (“Monarch” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: MQR) (OTCMKTS: MRQRF) (FRANKFURT: MR7) is pleased to report its production and corporate highlights for the fourth quarter ended June 30, 2019. Amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.

Production highlights

  • Monarch produced 3,572 ounces of gold in the fourth quarter, up 169% from the third quarter and down 24% from the 4,695 ounces produced last year. The increase was attributable to a rise in the production rate at the Camflo mill and the Beaufor mine combined with a higher grade of ore.
  • The Corporation recorded revenues of $7.3 million in the fourth quarter from the sale of 2,666 ounces of gold at an average price of $1,764 per ounce (US $1,333) plus custom milling revenue, which was down 3.1% from the third quarter due to an increase in the tonnage milled from the Beaufor mine.
  • As at June 30, 2019, the Corporation had more than 1,100 ounces of gold in inventory.

“This was a solid quarter in terms of performance, especially given that we operated with approximately one-third the workforce we had last year,” said Jean-Marc Lacoste, President and Chief Executive Officer of Monarch. “This quarter also marks the suspension of our production activities at the Beaufor mine during the quarter, as of June 27, 2019, and at the Camflo mill on July 10, 2019. Given the current gold environment, our team is focusing on identifying new exploration targets at the Beaufor mine and preparing a drilling program on the most promising targets, while Camflo is currently undergoing maintenance work that should take place over a 90-day period.”

“Despite the fact that we have suspended our production activities, Monarch is in an excellent position to benefit from the current upward trend in gold prices. The Corporation has a large portfolio of high-quality mining assets that include two mills, six advanced gold projects with total measured and indicated resources of more than 3.1 million ounces of gold (see table at the end of this press release), a 14.2% interest in Unigold (TSXV: UGD), as well as a strong financial position. Our goal in the coming quarters will be to develop our flagship Wasamac project, which has an annual production potential of 142,000 ounces of gold over 11 years (see press release dated December 3, 2018), and to increase the value of our assets through partnerships and other transactions.”

Production statistics

  Three months
ended June 30,
2019
Three months
ended June 30,
2018
Twelve months
ended June 30,
2019
Twelve months
ended June 30,
2018
Beaufor mine     
Ore processed (tonnes) 27,648 30,523 96,212 98,394
Gold recovery (%) 98.24 98.70 98.17 98.76
Ounces produced 3,572 4,695 13,225 15,071
Ounces sold 2,666 4,589 12,534 14,856

Corporate highlights

  • On May 9, 2019, the Corporation acquired a block of 6.5 million shares of Unigold Inc. (TSXV: UGD) from an investor at an agreed price of $0.115 per share, for a total of $747,500, payable by the issuance of 3.25 million common shares of the Corporation at an agreed price of $0.23 each (see press release).
  • On June 10, 2019, the Corporation announced that it had been awarded the 2018 F. J. O’Connell trophy in the “Underground Operations − Less than 400,000 hours worked” category for the Beaufor mine by the Québec Mining Association at its annual conference held on June 5 and 6, 2019, in Entourage sur-le-Lac, Lac Beauport, in the Quebec City area (see press release).
  • On June 18, 2019, the Corporation announced the signature of binding letters of intent for the acquisition of an aggregate 100% interest in the Fayolle property from Hecla Quebec Inc., formerly known as Aurizon Mines Ltd. (NYSE: HL), and Typhoon Exploration Inc. (TSXV: TYP) (see press release).
  • On June 19, 2019, the Corporation announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Louvem Mines Inc. had sold a 2% net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty on certain claims of the Chimo Mine property to Cartier Resources Inc. (TSXV: ECR) in consideration of a cash payment of $350,000 (see press release).
  • On July 25, 2019, the Corporation sold its portfolio of net smelter return (“NSR”) royalties on the Chimo property (owned by Chalice Gold Mines Ltd) for a cash payment of $350,000. Monarch held a portfolio of NSR royalties ranging from 0.50% to 2.50% on the Chimo property, which surrounds the Chimo Mine property.

The technical and scientific content of this press release has been reviewed and approved by Marc-André Lavergne, P.Eng., the Corporation’s qualified person under National Instrument 43‑101.

ABOUT MONARCH GOLD CORPORATION

Monarch Gold Corporation (TSX: MQR) is an emerging gold mining company focused on pursuing growth through its large portfolio of high-quality projects in the Abitibi mining camp in Quebec, Canada. The Corporation currently owns close to 300 km² of gold properties (see map), including the Wasamac deposit (measured and indicated resource of 2.6 million ounces of gold), the Croinor Gold (see video), McKenzie Break, Beaufor and Swanson advanced projects and the Camflo and Beacon mills, as well as other promising exploration projects. It also offers custom milling services out of its 1,600 tonne-per-day Camflo mill.

Forward-Looking Statements

The forward-looking statements in this press release involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Monarch’s actual results, performance and achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied therein. Neither TSX nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.

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Table 1 – Monarch Gold: Measured and Indicated Resource
    
  Tonnes (metric) Grade
(g/t Au)
Ounces
Wasamac property1    
Measured Resources 3.99 M 2.52 323,300
Indicated Resources 25.87 M 2.72 2,264,500
Total 29.86 M 2.70 2,587,900
Croinor Gold mine2    
Measured Resources 80,100 8.44 21,700
Indicated Resources 724,500 9.20 214,300
Total 804,600 9.12 236,000
Swanson property3    
Indicated Resources (pit constrained) 1,694,000 1.80 98,100
Indicated Resources (underground) 58,100 3.17 5,900
Total 1,752,100 1.85 104,100
McKenzie Break property4    
Indicated Resources (pit constrained) 939,860 1.59 48,133
Indicated Resources (underground) 281,739 5.90 53,448
Total 1,221,599 2.58 101,581
Beaufor Mine5    
Measured Resources 74,400 6.71 16,100
Indicated Resources 271,700 7.93 69,300
Total 346,200 7.67 85,400
Simkar Gold property6    
Measured Resources 33,570 4.71 5,079
Indicated Resources 208,470 5.66 37,905
Total 242,040 5.52 42,984
TOTAL COMBINED Measured and Indicated Resources    3,157,865
 
1 Source: Technical Report on the Wasamac Project, Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada, Tudorel Ciuculescu, M.Sc., P.Geo., October 25, 2017, Roscoe Postle Associates Inc.
2 Source: Monarques prefeasibility study (January 19, 2018) and resource estimate (January 8, 2016)
3 Source: NI 43‐101 Technical Report on the Swanson Project, June 20, 2018, Christine Beausoleil, P.Geo., and Alain Carrier, P.Geo., M.Sc., of InnovExplo Inc.
4 Source: NI 43‐101 Technical Report on the McKenzie Break Project, April 17, 2018, Alain-Jean Beauregard, P.Geo., and Daniel Gaudreault, Eng., of Geologica Groupe-Conseil Inc. and Christian D’Amours, P.Geo., of GeoPointCom Inc.
5 Source: NI-43-101 Technical Report on the Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Estimates of the Beaufor Mine as at September 30, 2017, Val-d’Or, Québec, Canada, Carl Pelletier, P. Geo. and Laurent Roy, Eng.
6 Source: MRB et Associés (January 2015)

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American Creek $AMK.ca Reports 780m Intercept of 0.683 g/t #Gold Including a Higher Grade Upper Portion of 1.095 g/t over 370.5m in New Hole at Treaty Creek Prompting Mobilization of Second Drill to Project $SII.ca $SA $SKE.ca $TUD.ca $PVG.ca $MRO.ca $NGT.ca $SPMT.ca $GTT.ca$III.ca $GGI.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:55 AM on Tuesday, July 30th, 2019
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  • 780 Meter Intercept of 0.683 g/t Gold;
  • Including a higher grade upper portion of 1.095 g/t over 370.5 meters in new hole at Treaty Creek
  • Results prompting mobilization of second drill to project
  • Darren Blaney, President and CEO of American Creek, commented: “This is very encouraging as we have our best hole to date at Treaty. Furthermore, in addition to a major extension of the system to the northeast, we are now seeing some high grade gold, silver and base metals showing up in the core. I congratulate Mr. Konkin on delivering the goods. Well done!”

Cardston, Alberta–(July 30, 2019) – American Creek Resources Ltd. (TSXV: AMK) (“the Corporation”) (“American Creek”) is pleased to announce results from the first three diamond drill holes at the Goldstorm Zone on the Treaty Creek Joint Venture project, located in the Golden Triangle of NW British Columbia. In light of the favourable results obtained during phase one drilling, a second drill has arrived on-site and has begun drilling for the phase two portion of the program.

Tudor Gold Exploration Manager, Ken Konkin explains: “The Goldstorm system continues to grow rapidly along strike to the northeast and towards the footwall contact zone to the southeast. The best near-surface intercept obtained to-date on the project has been obtained from the latest hole; GS19-42. This is a vertical hole that is a 150m step-out to the northeast from drill hole CB18-39 (0.981g/t Au over 563.8m intercept). The higher grade upper portion of last year’s hole CB18-39 averaged 1.141 g/t Au over 280.5m compared to the same upper mineralized horizon of GS19-42 that averages 1.268 g/t Au over a 252.0 m intercept. The system appears to be gaining strength to the northeast as the depth is now showing to exceed 700m, with an average of 0.683 g/t Au over 780 meters of vertical intercept. The mineralized horizon appear to be near flat-lying with excellent grade consistency between holes along the upper horizon. Exploration efforts will attempt to extend the zone further to the northeast with yet another 150m NE step-out hole from GS19-42.”

Drill holes GS19-40 and GS19-41, were successful in locating the footwall contact zone, which is a very fine-grained strongly silicified volcanic unit. Furthermore, porphyritic intrusive was also encountered at the base of GS19-40, and within GS19-41 that returned anomalous copper and molybdenum values. As well, a strong silver-bearing base-metal system has been seen for the first time in the northernmost hole (GS19-42), within the upper mineralized horizon. Values of 33.51 g/t Au, 1,154 g/t Ag, 2.89% Cu, 5.96% Pb and 1.89% Zn were returned over a 1.5 meter interval from 209.5 m to 211.0 m was a pleasant surprise in the last hole GS19-42.

The following table provides gold composites from the Goldstorm Zone in the first three 2019 drill holes completed:

Table I: Gold Composites for GS19-42, 41 and 40

SECTION HOLE  ID FROM  M TO
M
Interval
(M)
GOLD
(gpt)
112+50NEGS19-4263.5843.57800.683
 including63.5315.52521.268
 including63.5434370.51.095
      
108+00NEGS19-4127.53533250.589
 including47146991.015
 GS19-40233503270.443
 including81.512745.50.907

* All assay values are uncut and intervals reflect drilled intercept lengths.

* True widths of the mineralization have not been determined.

Goldstorm Zone Drill Sections 108+00 NE and 112+50 NE and Goldstorm Zone Plan Map are included at the bottom of the news release.

Walter Storm, President and CEO of Tudor Gold, stated: “I am delighted to see that the Goldstorm Zone has been expanded for another 150 meters with this step out drill-hole 42. I am looking forward to potentially expanding the Goldstorm zone again with another 150 meter step out drill-hole, which has started with our second drill.”

Darren Blaney, President and CEO of American Creek, commented: “This is very encouraging as we have our best hole to date at Treaty. Furthermore, in addition to a major extension of the system to the northeast, we are now seeing some high grade gold, silver and base metals showing up in the core. I congratulate Mr. Konkin on delivering the goods. Well done!”

QA/QC

Drill core samples were prepared at MSA Labs’ Preparation Laboratory in Terrace, BC and assayed at MSA Labs’ Geochemical Laboratory in Langley, BC. Analytical accuracy and precision are monitored by the submission of blanks, certified standards and duplicate samples inserted at regular intervals into the sample stream by Tudor Gold personnel. MSA Laboratories quality system complies with the requirements for the International Standards ISO 17025 and ISO 9001.

Qualified Person

The Qualified Person for this news release for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 is Tudor Gold’s Exploration Manager, Ken Konkin, P.Geo. He has read and approved the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for the disclosure contained in this news release.

About American Creek

American Creek is a Canadian junior mineral exploration company with a strong portfolio of gold and silver properties in British Columbia.

Three of those properties are located in the prolific “Golden Triangle”; the Treaty Creek and Electrum joint venture projects with Tudor Gold/Walter Storm as well as the 100% owned past producing Dunwell Mine.

The Treaty Creek Project is a Joint Venture with Tudor Gold owning 60% and acting as operator. American Creek and Teuton Resources each have 20% interests in the project. American Creek and Teuton are both fully carried until such time as a Production Notice is issued, at which time they are required to contribute their respective 20% share of development costs. Until such time, Tudor is required to fund all exploration and development costs while both American Creek and Teuton have “free rides”.

Tudor is presently conducting a major drill program at Treaty Creek with the objective being to define a significant gold resource.

The Corporation also holds the Gold Hill, Austruck-Bonanza, Ample Goldmax, Silver Side, and Glitter King properties located in other prospective areas of the province.

For further information please contact Kelvin Burton at: Phone: 403 752-4040 or Email: [email protected]. Information relating to the Corporation is available on its website at www.americancreek.com.

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.


Figure 1: Goldstorm Zone Plan View

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Figure 2: Goldstorm Zone Section 112+50 N View 030

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Figure 2: Goldstorm Zone Section 108+00 N View 030

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Advance Gold $AAX.ca #Gold Holds Steady as Investors Eye Fed’s Interest Rate Strategy $ANG.jo $ABX.ca $NGT.ca $MGG.ca $SIL.ca $FA.ca $LON

Posted by AGORACOM at 10:10 AM on Monday, July 29th, 2019

SPONSOR: Advance Gold AAX.v – Advance Gold controls 100% interest in the Tabasquena Silver Mine in Zacatecas, Mexico. A cluster of 30 Epithermal veins have been discovered, with recent emphasis on exploring a large anomaly to drill. Advance also owns 15% of the Kakamega JV attached to Barrick Takeover Offer for Acacia Mining

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  • Caution ahead of this week’s U.S. Federal Reserve meeting, with investors likely to look beyond an expected rate cut
  • Interest rate futures are fully priced for a quarter-point rate cut from the Fed on Wednesday, with only a small chance of a half-point move.
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Gold was little changed on Monday as caution set in ahead of this week’s U.S. Federal Reserve meeting, with investors likely to look beyond an expected rate cut to the central bank’s guidance on monetary policy for the rest of the year.

Spot gold edged 0.1% higher to $1,419.45 per ounce. U.S. gold futures were flat at $1,419.30 an ounce.

“A rate cut is entirely priced in while a 50 basis points cut is extremely unlikely. So guidance becomes absolutely key,” OANDA senior market analyst Craig Erlam said.

”(Gold’s movement) will depend on how dovish or how far ajar Jerome Powell leaves the door on these rate cuts in the months ahead.”

For the first time since the financial crisis, the Fed is expected to trim the key interest rate by at least 25 basis points (bps) at its July 30-31 meeting. Investors will also look for signals of likely additional cuts in the pipeline.

“Much will also depend on what Fed Chair Powell says in the subsequent press conference: if he makes no mention of a cycle of rate cuts, causing gold to come under pressure, we would not see this as a trend reversal but as an attractive buying opportunity,” analysts at Commerzbank said in a note.

Interest rate futures are fully priced for a quarter-point rate cut from the Fed on Wednesday, with only a small chance of a half-point move.

Traders will also keep a close eye on the U.S. and Chinese trade talks in Shanghai this week, as negotiators from both countries meet for their first in-person talks since a truce at G20 last month. Expectations are low for a breakthrough.

On the technical front, $1,400 will be the key downside support for gold, and beyond that, $1,380, OANDA’s Erlam said.

“Bulls are very reluctant to let go just yet, but if we do see those levels break, we might see gold bulls head for the exits quite quickly.”

Hedge funds and money managers reduced their bullish stance in COMEX gold in the week to July 23, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said in a report on Friday.

SPDR Gold Trust, the world’s largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings fell 0.1% to 818.14 tonnes on Friday.

Among other precious metals, silver dipped 0.1% to $16.37 per ounce.

Palladium fell 0.3% to $1,530.38 per ounce, while platinum gained 0.8% to $867.26 per ounce.

SOURCE: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/29/gold-markets-federal-reserve-in-focus.html

CLIENT FEATURE: Advance Gold $AAX.ca Owns 15% of Kakamega JV attached to Barrick Takeover Offer for Acacia Mining $ANG.jo $ABX.ca $NGT.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, July 16th, 2019
  • Barrick Gold Corporation’s offer for Acacia Mining PLC under review by Independent Mining Consultants
  • Arguing Acacia is worth 38% more than Barrick’s offer
  • The takeover offer and its effect on the Kakamega joint venture project between Acacia and Advance Gold are not yet understood
  • The Kakamega joint venture project is owned 85.37% by Acacia and 14.63% by Advance Gold
  • New licenses for the joint venture project were issued and exploration program is underway post rainy season

Kakamega – The Rosterman Mine

Acacia Exploration Kenya Ltd. (“Acacia”) has 85.47% equity in the Kakamega Project, which comprises the Rosterman, Burkura, and Sigalagala Projects in Kenya, East Africa.

Rosterman SL267: The most northerly of the three licences hosts the historic Rosterman mine, which is reported to have produced in excess of 250,000oz Au at average grade in excess of 13g/t. Click Click here for map

Bukura SL265 and Sigalagala SL266: The southern licences host numerous significant historical colonial mines and areas of active artisanal mining. Click here for map

About Advance Gold Corp. (TSXV: AAX)

Advance Gold is a TSX-V listed junior exploration company focused on acquiring and exploring mineral properties containing precious metals. The Company acquired a 100% interest in the Tabasquena Silver Mine in and the Venaditas project in Zacatecas state. Advance Gold also holds a 14.63% interest in the Kakamega project held by Acacia Mining (63% owned by Barrick Gold Corporation)

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INTERVIEW: Advance Gold $AAX.ca 3D Model Shows Large Cluster Of Mineralized Veins

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 6:02 PM on Wednesday, June 26th, 2019

CLIENT FEATURE: Advance Gold’s Kakamega JV attached to Barrick Takeover Offer $ABX.ca $MGG.ca SIL.ca $FA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 10:58 AM on Thursday, June 13th, 2019
  • Barrick Gold Corporation has made a takeover offer for Acacia Mining plc
  • The takeover offer and its effect on the Kakamega joint venture project between Acacia and Advance Gold are not yet understood
  • The Kakamega joint venture project is owned 85.37% by Acacia and 14.63% by Advance Gold
  • New licenses for the joint venture project were issued and exploration program is underway post rainy season

Kakamega – The Rosterman Mine

Acacia Exploration Kenya Ltd. (“Acacia”) has 85.47% equity in the Kakamega Project, which comprises the Rosterman, Burkura, and Sigalagala Projects in Kenya, East Africa.

Rosterman SL267: The most northerly of the three licences hosts the historic Rosterman mine, which is reported to have produced in excess of 250,000oz Au at average grade in excess of 13g/t. Click Click here for map

Bukura SL265 and Sigalagala SL266: The southern licences host numerous significant historical colonial mines and areas of active artisanal mining. Click here for map

About Advance Gold Corp. (TSXV: AAX)

Advance Gold is a TSX-V listed junior exploration company focused on acquiring and exploring mineral properties containing precious metals. The Company acquired a 100% interest in the Tabasquena Silver Mine in and the Venaditas project in Zacatecas state. Advance Gold also holds a 14.63% interest in the Kakamega project held by Acacia Mining (63% owned by Barrick Gold Corporation)

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CLIENT FEATURE: Advance Gold $AAX.ca Kakamega JV attached to Barrick Takeover Offer $ABX.ca $MGG.ca SIL.ca $FA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 7:59 PM on Saturday, June 1st, 2019
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  • Barrick Gold Corporation has made a takeover offer for Acacia Mining plc
  • The takeover offer and its effect on the Kakamega joint venture project between Acacia and Advance Gold are not yet understood
  • The Kakamega joint venture project is owned 85.37% by Acacia and 14.63% by Advance Gold
  • New licenses for the joint venture project were issued and exploration program is underway post rainy season

Kakamega – The Rosterman Mine

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Acacia Exploration Kenya Ltd. (“Acacia”) has 85.47% equity in the Kakamega Project, which comprises the Rosterman, Burkura, and Sigalagala Projects in Kenya, East Africa.

Rosterman SL267: The most northerly of the three licences hosts the historic Rosterman mine, which is reported to have produced in excess of 250,000oz Au at average grade in excess of 13g/t. Click Click here for map

Bukura SL265 and Sigalagala SL266: The southern licences host numerous significant historical colonial mines and areas of active artisanal mining. Click here for map

About Advance Gold Corp. (TSXV: AAX)

Advance Gold is a TSX-V listed junior exploration company focused on acquiring and exploring mineral properties containing precious metals. The Company acquired a 100% interest in the Tabasquena Silver Mine in and the Venaditas project in Zacatecas state. Advance Gold also holds a 14.63% interest in the Kakamega project held by Acacia Mining (63% owned by Barrick Gold Corporation)

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St-Georges $SX.ca $SX $SXOOF Announces Strategic Disposition of Mineral Assets

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 3:22 PM on Thursday, May 30th, 2019
  • Entered into a share purchase agreement dated May 29, 2019, with BWA Group PLC (PZ: BWAP)
  • An arm’s length company listed on the London NEX Exchange a minority shareholders of Kings of the North Corp., owned at 50.18% by SX, pursuant to which BWA will acquire of all the issued and outstanding shares of KOTN for an aggregate consideration of CAD $7,500,000 or approximately 4,400,000 GBP.

Baie-Comeau / May 30, 2019 St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp. (CSE: SX) (OTC: SXOOF) (FSE: 85G1) is pleased to announce it entered into a share purchase agreement dated May 29, 2019, with BWA Group PLC (PZ: BWAP) , an arm’s length company listed on the London NEX Exchange in the United Kingdom and incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, and the minority shareholders of Kings of the North Corp., owned at 50.18% by SX, pursuant to which BWA will acquire of all the issued and outstanding shares of KOTN for an aggregate consideration of CAD $7,500,000 or approximately 4,400,000 GBP.

Mark Billings, Chairman of SX, and President and CEO of KOTN commented: “Both Kings of the North and St-Georges are happy to have concluded this transaction with BWA. This is the first step in accessing funds to develop properly the assets that have been assembled in KOTN. We look forward to working with our new colleagues in the United Kingdom, which provides exposure of our Company to one of the largest financial markets in the world.”

At the time of closing of the Acquisition, KOTN will own a 100% beneficial interest in a suite of mineral exploration properties in the Province of Quebec, other than the properties known as the Villebon, Hemlo North, and Nova Gold properties in respect of which KOTN will hold an option to acquire between 65% and 100%, upon the terms and condition detailed below.

The Purchase Price will be funded with the issuance by BWA of the sterling equivalent of $7,500,000 unsecured, convertible interest-free loan notes (the “Notes“) with an initial repayment date three years after issue. The conversion terms are such that SX and its related parties cannot own more than 29% of the equity of BWA. The minimum conversion price is ?0.005 per share at the time of conversion. SX will receive Notes in the principal amount of $3,763,301.80 in exchange for the KOTN Interest.

The Acquisition is conditional upon: (i) BWA raising a minimum of ?500,000 (approximately $850,000) through the issuance of new BWA shares, BWA subscribing to $300,000 in common shares (each a “SX Share“) in the capital of SX at a price equal to the 10 VWAP at the time of issue, subject to a minimum of $0.10 per Share (the “SX Subscription“), and (iii) the consent of the shareholders of BWA.

Upon completion of the transaction Mr. Vilhjalmur Thor Vilhjalmsson, the President and CEO of SX will be appointed CEO and a director of BWA.

Concurrent Transactions

Prior to entering into the SPA, KOTN secured the following assets and option:

  • – 100% interest, subject to a 3% NSR royalty, of which half may be bough back for $3,000,000, in the Winter House property in consideration of the issuance of 7,200,000 common shares (each a “Share“) in the capital of KOTN (the “WH Acquisition“);
  • – Option to acquire up to an 85% interest in the Hemlo North property from Canadian Orebodies Inc. (TSXV: CORE), in consideration of the issuance of 1,296,976 Shares and $750,000 in exploration expenditures on or before March 31, 2020 for an initial 50%, $350,000 in 15% convertible notes and a further $750,000 in exploration expenditures on or before March 31, 2021 for an additional 25%, and a final to 10% upon the delivery of a positive feasibility study;
  • – Option to acquire up to a 100% interest, subject to a 1.8% NSR royalty, of which half may be bough back for $1,000,000, in the Nova Gold property from prospectors., in consideration of the issuance of 1,482,258 Shares, $1,000,000 in exploration expenditures as follows: $400,000 on or before August 28, 2020, and $300,000 on or before each of August 28, 2021 and 2022, and cash payment of $300,000 to be made on August 28, 2021 and 2022; and
  • – Option to acquire up to a 65% interest, subject to a 2% NSR royalty, of which 1% may be bough back for $3,000,000, in the Villebon property from SX, in consideration of the issuance of 741,130 Shares and $3,000,000 in exploration expenditures as follows: $200,000 on or before May 28, 2020, $500,000 $200,000 on or before May 28, 2021, $1,00,000 on or before May 28, 2022, and $1,300,000 on or before May 28, 2023.

KOTN also settled aggregate debts of $504,000 through the issuance of 1,867,645 Shares (the “Debt Settlement“), and SX subscribed to 1,111,693 Shares for an aggregate subscription price of $300,000.

All securities issued under the SX Subscription will be subject to a hold period expiring four months and one day from the date of issuance.

Related-party transaction

Portions of the WH Acquisition and Debt Settlement, are considered to be a “related party transaction” for purposes of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101“). The Corporation is relying on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements available under MI 61-101. The Corporation is exempt from the formal valuation requirement in section 5.4 of MI 61-101 in reliance on sections 5.5(a) and (b) of MI 61-101 as the fair market value of each transaction is not more than the 25% of the Corporation’s market capitalization, and no securities of the Corporation are listed or quoted for trading on prescribed stock exchanges or stock markets. Additionally, the Corporation is exempt from minority shareholder approval requirement in section 5.6 of MI 61-101 in reliance on section 5.7(b) as the fair market value of each transaction is not more than the 25% of the Corporation’s market capitalization. The board of directors of the Corporation approved the WH Acquisition and Debt Settlement, with Frank Dumas, Frank Dumas, Neha Tally, Mark Billings, Peter Smith and Gerry Nichols having declared a conflict of interest in, and abstaining from voting on, the matters being considered.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

“Mark Billings”

Mark Billings, Chairman

About St-Georges

St-Georges is developing new technologies to solve the some of the most common environmental problems in the mining industry.

The Company controls directly or indirectly, through rights of first refusal, all of the active mineral tenures in Iceland. It also explores for nickel on the Julie Nickel Project & for industrial minerals on Quebec’s North Shore and for lithium and rare metals in Northern Quebec and in the Abitibi region. Headquartered in Montreal, St-Georges’ stock is listed on the CSE under the symbol SX, on the US OTC under the Symbol SXOOF and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol 85G1.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements included herein may constitute “forward-looking statements”. All statements included in this press release that address future events, conditions, or results, including in connection with the prefeasibility study, its financing, job creation, the investments to complete the project and the potential performance, production, and environmental footprint of the ferrosilicon plant, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may”, “must”, “plan”, “believe”, “expect”, “estimate”, “think”, “continue”, “should”, “will”, “could”, “intend”, “anticipate”, or “future”, or the negative forms thereof or similar variations. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by management in light of their experiences and their perception of historical trends, current conditions, and expected future developments, as well as other factors they believe are appropriate in the circumstances. These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including those mentioned in the Corporation’s continuous disclosure documents, which can be found under its profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com). Many of such risks and uncertainties are outside the control of the Corporation and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In making such forward-looking statements, management has relied upon a number of material factors and assumptions, on the basis of currently available information, for which there is no insurance that such information will prove accurate. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth above. The Corporation is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable law.

CLIENT FEATURE: Advance Gold AAX.ca Kakamega JV attached to Barrick Takeover Offer $ABX.ca $MGG.ca SIL.ca $FA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:30 PM on Saturday, May 25th, 2019
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  • Barrick Gold Corporation has made a takeover offer for Acacia Mining plc
  • The takeover offer and its effect on the Kakamega joint venture project between Acacia and Advance Gold are not yet understood
  • The Kakamega joint venture project is owned 85.37% by Acacia and 14.63% by Advance Gold
  • New licenses for the joint venture project were issued and exploration program is underway post rainy season

Kakamega – The Rosterman Mine

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Acacia Exploration Kenya Ltd. (“Acacia”) has 85.47% equity in the Kakamega Project, which comprises the Rosterman, Burkura, and Sigalagala Projects in Kenya, East Africa.

Rosterman SL267: The most northerly of the three licences hosts the historic Rosterman mine, which is reported to have produced in excess of 250,000oz Au at average grade in excess of 13g/t. Click Click here for map

Bukura SL265 and Sigalagala SL266: The southern licences host numerous significant historical colonial mines and areas of active artisanal mining. Click here for map

About Advance Gold Corp. (TSXV: AAX)

Advance Gold is a TSX-V listed junior exploration company focused on acquiring and exploring mineral properties containing precious metals. The Company acquired a 100% interest in the Tabasquena Silver Mine in and the Venaditas project in Zacatecas state. Advance Gold also holds a 14.63% interest in the Kakamega project held by Acacia Mining (63% owned by Barrick Gold Corporation)

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Advance Gold’s $AAX.ca Joint Venture Partner Acacia Mining Receives Takeover Offer From Barrick $ABX.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 12:11 PM on Thursday, May 23rd, 2019
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Kamloops, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – May 23, 2019) – Advance Gold Corp. (TSXV: AAX) (“Advance Gold” or “the Company”) is pleased to provide an update on the recent news that Barrick Gold Corporation (“Barrick”) has made a takeover offer for Acacia Mining plc(“Acacia”). The Company has not been contacted by either Barrick or Acacia concerning the takeover offer and its effect on the Kakamega joint venture project between Acacia and Advance Gold.

Earlier this year, new licenses for the joint venture project were issued. Exploration plans have been made for the upcoming exploration season to be underway once the rainy season in west Kenya is over.

The joint venture is owned 85.37% by Acacia and 14.63% by Advance Gold. If during the joint venture either party decides to sell their interest, the other party has a first right of refusal on any offering price. If Advance Gold is diluted down to a 10% interest (approximately $1.7 million in exploration to dilute), then its interest converts to a 3% uncapped net smelter royalty (NSR). In the event that Advance Gold is diluted to a NSR, Acacia Mining has no first rights of refusal and the NSR can be sold directly to any interested party.

Allan Barry Laboucan, President and CEO of Advance Gold Corp. commented: “Advance Gold is keenly watching recent developments concerning the takeover offer that Barrick has made for our joint venture partner Acacia Mining plc. Although Barrick owns a large majority of the shares of Acacia Mining, it is an independently run public company. We are eager to see how the takeover proceeds and how it will affect Advance. We are looking at all our options concerning our Kakamega project.”

Julio Pinto Linares is a QP, Doctor in Geological Sciences with specialty in Economic Geology and Qualified Professional No. 01365 by MMSA., for Advance Gold and is the qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 responsible for the accuracy of technical information contained in this news release.

Other news

In a press release dated April 24, 2019, Advance announced that it was granting stock options to its directors, key employees and consultants at an exercise price of $0.12 per share. The Board of Directors has determined that it’s in the Company’s best interest to amend the issue price of these options to $0.065 per share. As per conditions of the Company’s stock option plan, it will be a term of each stock option agreement that a mandatory hold period will be imposed upon the sale or disposition of any shares acquired for four months from the date of the grant of the stock options.

About Advance Gold Corp. (TSXV: AAX)

Advance Gold is a TSX-V listed junior exploration company focused on acquiring and exploring mineral properties containing precious metals. The Company acquired a 100% interest in the Tabasquena Silver Mine in Zacatecas, Mexico in 2017, and the Venaditas project, also in Zacatecas state, in April, 2018.

The Tabasquena project is located near the Milagros silver mine near the city of Ojocaliente, Mexico. Benefits at Tabasquena include road access to the claims, power to the claims, a 100-metre underground shaft and underground workings,plus it is a fully permitted mine.

Venaditas is well located adjacent to Teck’s San Nicholas mine, a VMS deposit, and it is approximately 11km to the east of the Tabasquena project, along a paved road.

In addition, Advance Gold holds a 14.63% interest on strategic claims in the Liranda Corridor in Kenya, East Africa. The remaining 85.37% of the Kakamega project is held by Acacia Mining (63% owned by Barrick Gold Corporation).

For further information, please contact:
Allan Barry Laboucan,
President and CEO
Phone: (604) 505-4753
Email: [email protected]

Corporate website: www.advancegold.ca