Telephone: (604) 336 - 5919
Whitehorse Gold Corp.
1750
-
1066 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6E 3X1
Telephone: (604) 336
-
5919
www.whitehorsegold.ca
Whitehorse Gold
Clos
es
the Acquisition of
San Florencio Property
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February 15, 2023
Vancouver, British Columbia
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February 15
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Whitehorse Gold Corp.
(“Whitehorse Gold” or the “Company”)
(TSXV: “WHG”; OTCQX: “WHGDF”)
is pleased
to
report
that it has closed
the
previously announced
acquisition of
the
private Bolivian
mining company which holds a 100%
interest in the San Florencio Property located in the
La Paz Department, Bolivia (the “SF Tin Company”),
further to its news release
s
of August
25 and December 29, 2022
. The San Florencio Property has
been subjected to various
degree
s
and scale
s
of historic mining, and was explored and drilled by Rio Tinto in
1999.
The San Florencio Property has a tin
-
zinc
-
silver
-
lead polymetallic mineral property,
or ATE (Temporary Special Authorization) in Bolivia.
T
erms of the Updated Agreement
Whitehorse Gold has paid US$1,100,000 (including US$100,000 for the initial drilling
program) to acquire a 100% interest in the SF Tin Company.
On the first anniversary of the agreement, Whitehorse Gold will pay a further
US$1,000,000.
On the second anniv
ersary of the agreement, Whitehorse Gold will pay a further
US$1,400,000.
Further to the Company's news release of December 29, 2022, no
shares of Whitehorse Gold will be issuable as part of this payment.
A finder’s fee
to an
a
rm's length finder
of
up to
US$
1
7
5,000
will be paid in this transaction.
Closing of the transaction
and the finder's fee remain
subject to the approval of the TSX
Venture Exchange.
About Whitehorse Gold
Whitehorse Gold is a mineral exploration and development company focusing
on tin projects in
Bolivia and a gold project near Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. The Company has recently signed
agreements to acquire up to a 100% interest in the Porvenir Project and SF Tin Project, which
are 70 km southeast of Oruro, Bolivia. The Company’
s 100% owned Skukum Gold Project is
approximately 84 km south of Whit
ehorse by road. An independent mineral resource e
stimate
update
in respect of the Skukum Gold Project
was completed in October 2022.
On Behalf of Whitehorse Gold Corp.
signed
“Gordon Neal”
Gordon Neal, CEO & Director
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations, Whitehorse Gold Corp.,
Phone: +1 (604)
-
336
-
5919
Email:
www.whitehorsegold.ca
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 news release.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward
-
Looking Statements
This news release contains forward
-
looking statements and forward
-
looking information (collective,
“forward looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities legislation.
All
statements, other than statements of historical
fact included in this release, including, without limitation,
statements regarding
the terms of the Agreement
,
the payment of a
finder's fee and the appro
val of the
TSX Venture Exchange
are forward
-
looking statements. Estimates of mineral reserves and mine
ral
resources are also forward
-
looking information because they incorporate estimates of future developments
including future mineral prices, costs and expenses and the amount of minerals that will be encountered if
a property is developed. Forward
-
looking
statements are often, but not always, identified by words or
phrases such as “expects”, “is expected”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “plans”, “projects”, “estimates”,
“assumes”, “intends”, “strategies”, “targets”, “goals”, “forecasts”, “objectives”, “budgets
”, “schedules”,
“potential” or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”,
“might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar
expressions. Forward
-
looking s
tatements are based on the opinions, assumptions, factors and estimates
of management considered reasonable at the date the statements are made. The opinions, assumptions,
factors and estimates which may prove to be incorrect, include, but are not limited
to: that
the Company will
be able to pay all amounts payable pursuant to the Agreement and in connection with the
Transaction; the
TSX Venture Exchange will grant approval of the Transaction; market fundamentals will result in sustained
precious metals dem
and and prices; that there are no significant disruptions affecting operations
, including
labour disruptions, supply disruptions, power disruptions, security disruptions, damage to or loss of
equipment, whether due to flooding, political changes, title iss
ues, intervention by local landowners,
environmental concerns, pandemics (including COVID
-
19) or otherwise; that the Company will be able to
obtain and maintain governmental approvals, permits and licenses in connection with its current and
planned operati
ons, development and exploration activities, including at the Skukum Gold Project; that the
Company will be able to meet its current and future obligations; that the Company will be able to comply
with environmental, health and safety laws;
and the assumpt
ions underlying mineral r
esource estimates
and the realization of such estimates.
Forward
-
looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may
cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to
differ materially from any future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward
-
looking information. Such risks
and other factors include, among others:
the risk that the Company will not be able to pay all amounts
payable pursua
nt to the Agreement and in connection with the
Transaction; the TSX Venture Exchange will
not grant approval of the Transaction; social and economic impacts
of COVID
-
19; actual exploration results;
changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refi
ned; results of future Mineral Resource estimates;
future metal prices; availability of capital and financing on acceptable terms; general economic, market or
business conditions; uninsured risks; regulatory changes; defects in title; availability of perso
nnel, materials
and equipment on a timely basis; accidents or equipment breakdowns; delays in receiving government
approvals; unanticipated environmental impacts on operations and costs to remedy same; and other
exploration or other risks detailed herein a
nd from time to time in the filings made by the Company with
securities regulators. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause
actual actions, events or results to differ from those described in forward
-
looking statem
ents, there may be
other factors that cause such actions, events or results to differ materially from those anticipated. There
can be no assurance that forward
-
looking statements will prove to be accurate and accordingly readers are
cautioned not to place
undue reliance on forward
-
looking statements.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward
-
looking statements. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward
-
looking statements in this news release or
incorporated by refe
rence herein, except as otherwise required by law.
Additional information in relation to the Company, including the Company’s
most recent annual information
f
orm, can be obtained under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com
and on the Company’s
website at www.whitehorsegold.ca.