QMX Gold Upsizes and Closes Previously Announced Non-Brokered Private Placement at $1.6 Million
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(All figures in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)
TORONTO, June 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QMX Gold Corporation (“QMX” or the “Company”) (TSX:V:QMX) is pleased to announce it has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of approximately $1.6 million (the “Offering”). In connection with the Offering, the Company issued 32,750,000 units (each, a “Unit”) at a price of $0.05 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company (each, a “Common Share”) and one half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a “Warrant”), entitling the holder to acquire one additional regular common share at an exercise price of $0.075 for a period of 24 months from issuance.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to fund the Company’s current exploration activities on its Val-d’Or mining camp property located in Québec and general working capital purposes.
In connection with the Offering, QMX has engaged Canaccord Genuity Corp. to act as its financial advisor for the Offering and paid aggregate finder’s fees of $76,525 in cash, $20,000 in common shares of the Company at a price of $0.05 per common share, representing 400,000 common shares, and 1,130,500 finder’s warrants (“Finder’s Warrants”) to certain finders. Each Finder Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Share at a price of $0.05 for a period of 24 months from the date of the closing of the Offering.
All securities issued under this Offering are subject to a statutory hold period ending four months and one day from the closing date of the Offering.
The securities offered under the Offering have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Board Update
Mr. Andrew Cheatle has resigned as a director of the Company to pursue other opportunities. We would like to thank Mr. Cheatle for his valuable contribution to QMX and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.
About QMX Gold Corporation
QMX Gold Corporation is a Canadian based resource company traded on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “QMX”. The Company is systematically exploring its extensive property position in the Val d’Or mining camp in the Abitibi District of Quebec. QMX is currently drilling in the Val d’Or East portion of its land package focused on the Bonnefond plug and in and around the Bevcon Intrusive. In addition to its extensive land package QMX owns the strategically located Aurbel gold mill and tailings facility, which is expected to commence custom milling in mid-2019.
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| Brad Humphrey President and CEO Tel: (416) 861-5887 Toll free: +1 877-717-3027 | Email: info@qmxgold.ca | Louis Baribeau Public Relations Tel: (514) 667-2304 Website: www.qmxgold.ca | |
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information:
This press release contains or may be deemed to contain “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements regarding the intended use of proceeds, closing conditions and timing and other matters relating to the Offering, future plans, operations and activities, projected mineralization, timing of assay results, and the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”. Forward looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company, its properties and/or its projects to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to those risks described in the disclosure documents of the Company filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
