VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 21, 2020
/CNW/ - Orca Gold Inc. (TSXV: ORG) ("Orca" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Montage Gold
Corp. has obtained a receipt for its final prospectus filed with
all provinces in Canada except
Quebec (see Montage Gold Corp News
Release dated October 20, 2020). The
prospectus filing is in connection with an initial public offering
of Montage of 27,272,728 common shares at a price of $1.10 per share for gross proceeds of
$30,000,001. Due to significant
demand, this offering was upsized by $5,000,000.
Raymond James Ltd. And Stifel GMP are co-leading underwriters
for the offering on behave of a syndicate that includes BMO Nesbitt
Burns Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp., Beacon Securities Limited,
Cormark Securities Inc. and Sprott Capital Partners LP (the
"Dealers")
The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about
October 23, 2020. Net proceeds,
primarily, will be used to advance Montage Gold's properties in the
West African country of Cote
d'Ivoire; in particular, the Morondo Gold Project where
drilling is currently underway towards delivering a Preliminary
Economic Assessment ("PEA") in early 2021. Post closing the common
shares of Montage are expected to trade on the TSXV under the
symbol "MAU".
Following the offering, Montage will have 100,749,095 common
shares outstanding, subject to a 15% overallotment option granted
to the Dealers. Orca will own 33,000,000 shares of Montage.
"The financing and public listing of our subsidiary Montage Gold
successfully unlocks the value potential of the former Orca
properties in Côte d'Ivoire. We are very pleased with the
investment interest demonstrated by this initial public offering."
Richard Clark, CEO & Director of
Orca commented. "Orca will continue to be the material shareholder
of Montage, owning 33%. We look forward to the development progress
of the Montage team and realizing the value from our Montage shares
for Orca shareholders."
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
"Richard P. Clark"
Richard P. Clark | CEO &
Director | Orca Gold Inc. | 604.689.7842
ABOUT ORCA GOLD INC.
Orca Gold Inc. (TSXV: ORG) is a Canadian resource company
focused on exploration and development opportunities in
Africa. Led by a board of
directors made up of industry experts and a management team with a
track record of discovering and building significant mines
globally, Orca is developing one of the leading gold projects in
Africa. The Company is currently
focused on its 70%-owned Block 14 Gold Project in the Republic of
the Sudan on which a Feasibility
Study was completed in November
2018.
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INFORMATION
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(the "Company", the "Corporation", "we" or "our") plans and
expectations relating to the Company's ownership in Montage Gold
Corp.
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the following (the "Forward-Looking Factors"): future prices of
gold and other metals; successful exploration, development, and
production of Block 14; the timing and completion of the FS;
performance of contractual obligations by counterparties; operating
conditions; political stability; obtaining governmental approvals
and financing on time; financial projections and budgets; obtaining
licenses and permits; government regulation of the Corporation's
mining activities; environmental risks and expenses; market
conditions; the securities market; price volatility of the
Corporation's securities; currency exchange rates; foreign mining
tax regimes; insurance and uninsured risks; financial projections
and results; competition; availability of sufficient capital,
infrastructure, equipment and labour; dependence on key personnel;
dependence on outside parties; conflicts of interest; litigation;
land title issues; local community issues; estimation of mineral
resources; realization of mineral resources; timing and amount of
estimated future production; the life of Block 14; reclamation
obligations; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be
evaluated; and anticipated costs and expenditures and our ability
to achieve the Corporation's goals. While we consider these
assumptions to be reasonable, the assumptions are inherently
subject to significant business, social, economic, political,
regulatory, competitive and other risks and uncertainties,
contingencies, many of which are based on factors and events that
are not within the control of the Corporation and there is no
assurance they will prove to be correct.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause
actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the
forward-looking statements, including, without limitation known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors relating to the
Forward-Looking Factors above, and those factors disclosed under
the heading "Risk Factors" in the Corporation's documents filed
from time to time with the securities regulators in the provinces
of Canada.
In addition, a number of other factors could cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of the Corporation to differ
materially from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by the forward-looking information, and there
is no assurance that the actual results, performance or
achievements of the Corporation will be consistent with them. For
further details, reference is made to the risk factors discussed or
referred to in the Corporation's annual and interim management's
discussion and analyses on file with the Canadian securities
regulatory authorities and available electronically on the SEDAR
website at www.sedar.com. Although the Corporation has attempted to
identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events,
results, performance or achievements to differ materially from
those described in forward-looking statements and forward-looking
information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events,
results, performance or achievements not to be as anticipated,
estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that
forward-looking statements or information will prove to be
accurate, as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Such
forward-looking statements and information are made or given as at
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intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as required under applicable securities
law. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements or forward-looking
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SOURCE Orca Gold Inc.