Equinox Gold and Leagold Receive Mexican Anti-trust Approval
Equinox Gold Corp.
+1 604-558-0560 [email protected]
www.equinoxgold.com
Leagold Mining Corporation
+1 604-398-4505 [email protected]
www.leagold.com
Equinox Gold and Leagold Receive Mexican Anti-trust Approval
March 2, 2020 – Vancouver, BC – Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX: EQX, NYSE American: EQX) (“Equinox Gold”) and Leagold
Mining Corporation (TSX: LMC, OTCQX: LMCNF) (“Leagold”) are pleased to announce the receipt of the clearance
decision from the Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica ( “COFECE”) with respect to the pending merger
between Equinox Gold and Leagold . COFECE approval was the final government agency approval required before
completing the merger, which is anticipated to occur in the second week of March.
About Equinox Gold
Equinox Gold is a Canadian mining company w ith a multi- million-ounce gold reserve base and growth potential
from three wholly owned gold mines. The Company is producing gold from its Mesquite gold mine in California and
its Aurizona gold mine in Brazil and is constructing its Castle Mountain gold m ine in California with the target of
pouring gold in Q3-2020. Equinox Gold is listed on the TSX and the NYSE American under the trading symbol EQX.
Further information about Equinox Gold ’s portfolio of assets and long -term growth strategy is available at
www.equinoxgold.com.
About Leagold
Leagold is a mid-tier gold producer with a focus on opportunities in Latin America. Leagold is based in Vancouver,
Canada and owns four operating gold mines in Mexico and Brazil, along with a near-term gold mine restart project
in Brazil and an expansion project at the Los Filos mine complex in Mexico. Leagold is listed on the TSX under the
trading symbol LMC and trades on the OTCQX market as LMCNF. For more information please visit
www.leagold.com.
Equinox Gold Contacts
Christian Milau, CEO
Rhylin Bailie, Vice President, Investor Relations
Tel: +1 604-558-0560
Email: [email protected]
Leagold Contacts
Neil Woodyer, CEO
Meghan Brown, Vice President, Investor Relations
Tel: +1-604-398-4525
Email: [email protected]
Cautionary Notes & Forward-looking Statements
This news release includes certain statements that constitute “forward-looking statements”, and “forward-looking information”
within the meaning of applicable securities laws collectively “forward-looking statements”. These include statements regarding
Equinox Gold and Leagold’s current expectations of the officers and directors of Equinox Gold and Leagold (the “Companies”)
with respect to the timing of closing. When used in this news release, words such as “anticipate” are intended to identify these
forward-looking statements as well as phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”,
“should”, “occur” or “be achieved” or the negative connotation of such terms. As well, forward- looking statements may relate
to future outlook and anticipated events, such as the consummation and timing of the merger between Equinox Gold and
Leagold and the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to complete the merger . These forward- looking statements involve
numerous risks and uncertaint ies, including the risk factors identified in the joint information circular for the merger dated
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December 20, 2019 and in Equinox Gold’s Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2018, which is available
on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR a t www.sec.gov, and Leagold’s Annual Information Form for the year ended
December 31, 2018, which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Forward-looking statements are based on information
available at the time those statements are made and/or management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future
events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those
expressed in or suggested by the forward- looking statements. Forward- looking statements speak only as of the date those
statements are made. Except as required by applicable law, Equinox Gold and Leagold assume no obligation to update or to
publicly announce the results of any change to any forward-looking statement contained or incorporated by reference herein to
reflect actual results, future events or developments, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting the forward-
looking statements. If either Equinox Gold or Leagold updates any one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should
be drawn that the c ompany will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward- looking statements. All
forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.