Category: Investor’s Corner

WOLVERINE MINERALS CORP. announces that, further to its News Release of February 8, 2018, the TSX Venture Exchange has approved the change of name of the Company to Aloro Mining Corp. The Name Change will become effective at the opening of the market on February 21, 2018 under the new symbol “AORO”.

“Our new management team at Altiplano and San Martin has led to positive changes,” said Robert Eadie, President of the Company. “At our San Martin mine, we are implementing planning and development that will aid future production and the life of the mine. At Altiplano, we are focused on securing profitable contracts that are congruent with the business model of our company. We are enthusiastic that these changes will be reflected in our near future results.”

Bacanora UK intends to move its headquarters and senior management to the UK, so that it can be closer to where the majority of its shareholders reside and where its potential debt providers are located.

Evrim Resources Corp. announces that as the Company’s closing share price has exceeded $0.35 for twenty consecutive trading days ending on Friday, February 16, 2018 it is accelerating the exercise date of the Company’s common share purchase warrants dated December 16, 2015 with an exercise price of $0.25. The accelerated expiration date is twenty trading days after the Acceleration Trigger Date, which is March 19, 2018. Warrant Holders will be sent a copy of this press release and will have twenty trading days from the date of this news release, until March 19, 2018, to exercise their Warrants. Warrants not exercised prior to the end of business on March 19, 2018 will expire.

The net proceeds of the Offering will be used to fund and provide liquidity for the Company’s working capital obligations during the re-start and ramp-up of the ELG Mine Complex, as required, and for general corporate purposes.

Defiance Silver Corp. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Peter J. Hawley as Interim President and CEO. Mr. Hawley is currently the Chairman of the Board, and an integral part of the Defiance team with over 36 years of geological and mining experience spanning grassroots exploration through to development and production.

Orla Mining Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced bought deal financing, including the exercise in full of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. A total of 17,581,200 units of Orla were sold at a price of $1.75 per Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of $30,767,100. Each Unit consists of one common share of Orla and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each Warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one common share of Orla at a price of $2.35 at any time prior to February 15, 2021.

“Our focus of improving our long-lived operations led to increased throughput and lower costs which, coupled with significantly higher base metals prices, drove our increasing cash balance and continued strong adjusted,” said Phillips S. Baker, Jr., President and CEO. “2018 should have further value creation at all our mines as we advance low-cost, high-return technologies that are focused on improving productivity. We are also taking a bulk sample of San Sebastian’s polymetallic zone which could further extend its mine life. Exploration spending is increasing as we see further opportunities for both discoveries and resource growth.”

“In 2017, we had another strong year of operating performance exceeding our production forecast and beating our cost guidance for the sixth consecutive year. We set a new annual production record while recording the fewest number of lost time accidents, and we also increased our gold reserves”, said Sean Boyd, Agnico Eagle’s Chief Executive Officer. “Furthermore, we continue to make excellent progress on our Nunavut development projects which has allowed us to advance the expected start-up of Meliadine and increase our production guidance for 2018 and 2019. With projected production on track to reach approximately 2.0 million ounces with lower unit costs in 2020, the Company will be focusing on increasing its reserve base and advancing its development pipeline to enhance the production profile and grow free cash flow”, added Mr. Boyd.

“We generated positive net income and strong cash flow for the year,” said Darren Pylot, President and CEO of Capstone. “Increased cash flow, combined with the monetization of our non-core Kutcho asset, allowed us to pay down $54 million in debt in 2017, reducing debt by a total of $74 million over the past two years. We are extremely well positioned entering 2018, with operations running well and potential organic growth opportunities,” continued Mr. Pylot. “We are now set to take full advantage of strong copper prices in 2018 after completing our entire copper hedge program at the end of 2017.”