The C$19.2 million is in addition to the approximately C$89.4 million (US$71.3 million) in cash and marketable
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NEWS RELEASE
Equinox Gold Receives C$19.2 Million from Pacific Road Resources Funds
February 12, 2018 – Vancouver, BC – Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX-V: EQX, OTC: LWLCF) (“Equinox Gold” or the
“Company”) announces that it has received C$19.2 million from Pacific Road Resources Funds (“Pacific Road”)
and issued 21 million Equinox Gold common shares to Pacific Road pursuant to Pacific Road’s exercise of non-
dilution rights, as previously announced on January 16, 2018. The shares are subject to a four -month hold
period expiring on June 9 , 2018. No finder’s fees or commissions were paid in connection with the share
issuance.
The C$19.2 million is in addition to the approximately C$89.4 million (US$71.3 million) in cash and marketable
securities that Equinox Gold had at December 31, 2017. Construction of Equinox Gold’s Aurizona Gold Mine
in Brazil is fully funded with the Company’s existing treasury and a US$85 million secured project credit
facility, of which US$15 million has already been drawn.
About Equinox Gold
Equinox Gold is a Canadian mining company with a multi-million-ounce gold resource base, near -term and
growing gold production from two past -producing mines in Brazil and California, and a long -term growth
platform with a diverse portfolio of gold and copper assets in North and South America. Construction is
underway at the Company’s Aurizona project in Brazil with the objective of pouring gold by year -end 2018,
and a prefe asibility study is underway at the Company ’s Castle Mountain project in California with the
objective of restarting production. Further information about Equinox Gold’s current portfolio of assets and
long-term growth strategy is available at www.equinoxgold.com or by email at [email protected].
Equinox Gold Contacts
Christian Milau, CEO
Rhylin Bailie, Vice President Investor Relations
Tel: +1 604-558-0560
Email: [email protected]
Cautionary Notes and Forward-Looking Statements
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as such term is defined in the policies
of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This document contains certain forward- looking information and forwar d-looking statements within the
meaning of applicable securities legislation (collectively “forward-looking statements”). The use of the words
“underway”, “objective” , “subject to” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward- looking
statements. Forward -looking statements contained in this news release include, but are not limited to,
statements regarding construction activities underway at Aurizona, anticipated production from the Aurizona
Gold Mine and Castle Mountain Gold Mine, the Castle Mountain prefeasibility study, and the growth potential
of the Company . Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward- looking
statements and/or information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward- looking
statements since the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. These
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statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results
or events to differ materially from those an ticipated in such forward-looking statements, including the risks,
uncertainties and other factors identified in the Company ’s periodic filings with Canadian securities
regulators, and assumptions made with regard to the Company’s ability to complete construction at Aurizona
and the timing to achieve production; the Company’s ability to complete construction within the approved
budget; the Company’s ability to complete the Castle Mountain prefeasibility study and the results of the
study; and the Company’s ability to achieve its expected growth and production potential. Furthermore, the
forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as at the date of this news release and
the Company does not undertake any obligations to publicly update and/or revise any of the included forward-
looking statements, whether as a result of additional information, future events and/or otherwise, except as
may be required by applicable securities laws.