Emgold Grants Stock Options
EMGOLD MINING CORPORATION
Suite 1015 – 789 West Pender Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1H2
www.emgold.com
May 17, 2019 TSX Venture Exchange : EMR
OTC : EGMCF
Frankfurt Exchange : EMLN
EMGOLD GRANTS STOCK OPTIONS
Vancouver, British Columbia - Emgold Mining Corporation (TSX -V: EMR) ( “Emgold” or the
"Company") announces the grant of 1.5 million incentive stock options (the “ Options”), pursuant to its
Stock Option Plan (the “ Plan”), to directors, officers, employees, and consultants of the Company. The
Options are exercisable at a price of C$0.20 per common share of the Company for a period of 5 years
from the date of grant. Any common shares to be issued upon the exercise of the Options will be subject
to a statutory four -month hold period from the date of the issuance. The Option grant is subject to the
approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
About Emgold
Emgold is a junior gold exploration company focused on Nevada and Quebec. The Company’s strategy is
to look for asset acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, option, royalty, and other business
opportunities to advance the Company and create value for our shareholders. Our p roperties include the
Golden Arrow, Buckskin Rawhide East, Buckskin Rawhide West, and Koegel Rawhide Properties in
Nevada and an option to acquire up to a 91% interest in the Casa South Property in Quebec , adjacent to
Hecla Mining Corp oration’s operating Casa Berardi Mine . The Company has a strategic investment of
3.75 million shares of Troilus Gold Corporation ( TSX: TLG ) which is advancing the Troilus Gold
Project in Quebec. For more information on the Company, investors should review the Company's filings
that are available at www.sedar.com or the Company's website at www.emgold.com.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
David G. Watkinson, P.Eng.
President & CEO
For further information, please contact:
David G. Watkinson, P.Eng.
Tel: 530-271-0679 Ext 101
Email: [email protected]
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as the term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward -looking statements and forward -looking information (collectively, "forward -looking statements")
within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities legislation, including the United States Private Securities Litig ation
Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein including, without limitation, statements
regarding the anticipated results from exploration activities, the discovery and delineation of mineral deposits/ resources/reserves and the
anticipated business plans and timing of future activities of the Company, are forward -looking statements. Although the Company
believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will p rove to be correct. Forward -looking
statements are typically identified by words such as: "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "estimate", "postulate" an d similar
expressions, or are those, which, by their nature, refer to future events.
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The Compa ny cautions investors that any forward -looking statements made by the Company are not guarantees of future results or
performance, and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward -looking statements as a result of various factors,
including final acquisition of the Casa South Property, further exploration, development, or mining activities on the Casa South,
Property, or its other Properties, operating and technical difficulties in connection with mineral exploration and developmen t activities,
the estimation or realization of mineral reserves and mineral resources, the timing and amount of estimated future production , the costs
of production, capital expenditures, the costs and timing of the development of new deposits, requirements for a dditional capital, future
prices of precious metals, changes in general economic conditions, changes in the financial markets and in the demand and mar ket price
for commodities, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry, delays in obtaining go vernmental approvals, permits or
financing or in the completion of development or construction activities, changes in laws, regulations and policies affecting mining
operations, title disputes, the inability of the Company to obtain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required, including
TSX Venture Exchange acceptance of any other current or future property acquisitions or financings and other planned activiti es, the
timing and possible outcome of any pending litigation, environmental issues and liabilities, and risks related to joint venture operations,
and other risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Company's latest interim Management's Discussion and Analysis and filed wi th certain
securities commissions in Canada. The Company's Canadia n public disclosure filings may be accessed via www.sedar.com and readers
are urged to review these materials, including the technical reports filed with respect to the Company's mineral properties.
The Company does not undertake to update any forward -looking information provided in this press release or Management's Discussion
and Analysis, except as, and to the extent required by, applicable securities laws. For more information on the Company and its business,
investors should review the Company’s annual information form and other regulatory filings filed with securities commissions or similar
authorities in Canada that are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The Company reviews its forward -looking statements on an
ongoing basis and updates this information when circumstances require it.
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 reference herein, except as otherwise required by law.