Abacus announces grant of stock options
Abacus announces grant of stock options
Vancouver, BC – April 20, 2018. Abacus Mining & Exploration Corporation (“Abacus” or the
“Company”) (TSXV:AME) announces that the Board of Directors has approved the grant of
stock options to directors, officer, employees and consultants of the Company allowing for
the acquisition of up to, in the aggregate, 447,500 shares of the Company . The grant is a
result of the Company’s annual compensation review and the issuance is made under the
Company's approved stock option plan. The options are exercisable at a price of $0.22 per
share for a period of five years from the date of grant and are subject to regulatory policies.
For further information, please contact Investor Relations at (416) 722-2456.
On Behalf of the Board,
ABACUS MINING & EXPLORATION CORPORATION
Paul G. Anderson
President and COO
About Abacus
Abacus is a mineral exploration and mine development company curren tly focused on its optioned Willow
copper-gold property located near Yerington, Nevada in which it can acquire up to a 75% ownership interest,
and the contiguous Nev-Lorraine claims subject to a ten year lease agreement. The Company also holds a 20%
ownership interest, together with KGHM Polska M iedz S.A. (80%), in the proposed copper -gold Ajax Mine
located southwest of Kamloops, B.C., which has recently undergone a joint provincial and federal environmental
assessment process. The Ajax project awaits a fi nal decision from the Federal Cabinet on whether the project
can proceed. On December 14, 2017, a decision was made by the B.C. Minister of Environment and Climate
Change Strategy and Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum resources to decline to issue an environmental
assessment certificate for the Project. For the latest reports and information on Abacus’ projects, please refer
to the Company’s website at www.amemining.com.
Forward-Looking Information
This release includes certain statements that are deemed “forward -looking statements”. All statements in this
release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that Abacus expects to
occur, are forward-looking statements. Forward- looking statements are statements that are not historical facts
and are generally, but not always, identified by the words “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “intends”,
“estimates”, “projects”, “potential” and similar expressions, or that events or conditions “will”, “would”, “may”,
“could” or “should” occur. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward -looking
statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future pe rformance
and actual results may differ materially from those in the forward -looking statements. Factors that could cause
the actual results to differ materially from those in forward -looking statements include changes to commodity
prices, mine and metallu rgical recovery, operating and capital costs, foreign exchange rates, ability to obtain
required permits on a timely basis, exploitation and exploration successes, continued availability of capital and
financing, and general economic, market or business co nditions. Investors are cautioned that any such
statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially
from those projected in the forward -looking statements. Forward- looking statements are based on th e beliefs,
estimates and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made. Except as required
by applicable securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements
in the event that management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.
Neither 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.
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website: www.amemining.com
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