Fremont to Raise $1.0 Million for Drilling at Gold Bar and Gold Canyon Projects in Nevada
Fremont to Raise $1.0 Million for Drilling at Gold Bar and
Gold Canyon Projects in Nevada
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 13, 2018) - Fremont Gold Ltd. (TSXV: FRE) (FSE: FR2) (OTC Pink:
USTDF) ("
Fremont
" or the "
Company
") is pleased to announce the terms of a non-brokered private placement of up to
7,200,000 units ("
Unit
") at a price of $0.14 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $1,008,000 (the "
Private Placement
"). Net
proceeds of the Private Placement will be used to undertake further drilling at Fremont's Gold Bar and Gold Canyon projects
located in Eureka County, Nevada, and for general working capital.
Gold Bar and Gold Canyon Projects
Fremont's Gold Bar and Gold Canyon projects are both former mines in the Gold Bar District in Eureka County, Nevada, an
active mining district within the Battle Mountain-Eureka Trend. The district contains several Carlin-style sediment-hosted gold
deposits, including McEwen Mining Inc.'s ("
McEwen
") Gold Bar project, which is scheduled to produce 62,800 oz Au/annum, at
US$770/oz, starting in early 2019
(1)
.
Fremont's Gold Bar and Gold Canyon projects are adjacent (west) and immediately north of McEwen's Gold Bar project. While
McEwen's project and Fremont's project share the same name, the historic Gold Bar mine is held by Fremont. McEwen's project
comprises four of the five satellite pits to the historic Gold Bar mine, whereas Fremont controls the remaining satellite pit, Gold
Canyon
Fremont's Gold Bar project comprises the historic Gold Bar mine, which produced 286,354 ounces of gold from 1986 to
1994
(2)
, and the Millsite deposit, which hosts a historic resource of 147,000 ounces of gold (1.62 Mt @ 2.57 g/t gold)
(2,3)
. Millsite
is believed to be a faulted offset of the historic Gold Bar mine and is located to the northwest of the open pit. Fremont recently
completed a soil sampling program based on a new structural interpretation and identified coincident gold and mercury
geochemical anomalies to the southeast of the historic Gold Bar mine. This new interpretation and data suggest that gold
mineralization related to the historic Gold Bar mine may extend to the southeast (see news release dated October 30, 2018).
Part of the Private Placement proceeds will used to drill test these anomalies. Drilling is expected to commence in early 2019
immediately upon completion of permitting.
Gold Canyon is adjacent to and directly northwest of McEwen's project, approximately 800 metres from McEwen's Gold Ridge
deposit. Gold Canyon produced approximately 41,000 ounces of gold from 1990-1994
(2)
and a stockpile of previously mined
ore still exists at site. Drilling undertaken by Fremont earlier this year intercepted a previously unrecognized mineralized zone
approximately 60 metres below the pit floor (see news release dated July 25, 2018). Part of the Private Placement proceeds will
used to further define this zone. Drilling is expected to commence in early 2019.
The Units
Each Unit will be comprised of a common share of the Company and one half of one share purchase warrant. Each whole share
purchase warrant ("
Warrant
") will entitle the holder to purchase one common share at a purchase price of $0.20 per for a period
of 24 months following the closing of the Private Placement.
The warrants will be subject to an accelerator provision. If, over a period of 15 consecutive trading days between the closing
date and the expiry of the Warrants, the daily volume weighted average trading price of the Company's common shares exceeds
$0.30, the Company may give written notice (via news release) that the Warrants will expire on the 30th day following the
provision of notice.
Fremont may pay a finder's fee of up to 6% of the gross proceeds raised in connection with the Private Placement. Closing of
the Private Placement and the payment of any finder's fees will be subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
The securities offered will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws, and
may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from the registration requirements.
All securities issued pursuant to the private placement will be subject to a four month hold period under Canadian securities laws
and the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange, as applicable.
About Fremont Gold
Fremont's mine-finding management team has assembled a portfolio of high-quality gold projects in Nevada with the goal of
making a new discovery. Fremont's Gold Bar and Gold Canyon are past producing gold mines adjacent to McEwen's Gold Bar
project, where mine construction is underway. Other projects include North Carlin, Goldrun, Hurricane, and Roberts Creek. We
are aligned with our shareholders: Management and directors own approximately 26% of Fremont.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
"Blaine Monaghan"
CEO
Telephone:
+1 604-676-5664
Email:
www.fremontgold.net
1
McEwen
's
website
2
Internal report, Atlas Precious Metals, Mines, December 13, 1995, prepared by Pincock, Allen & Holt
3
The Company has not verified these historical resources and is not treating these historical estimates as current mineral
resources
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 release.
Forward looking statements
Certain statements and information contained in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of applicable U.S. securities laws and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian
securities laws, which are referred to collectively as "forward-looking statements". The United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for certain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are
statements and information regarding possible events, conditions or results of operations that are based upon assumptions
about future economic conditions and courses of action. All statements and information other than statements of historical
fact may be forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such
as "seek", "expect", "anticipate", "budget", "plan", "estimate", "continue", "forecast", "intend", "believe", "predict", "potential",
"target", "may", "could", "would", "might", "will" and similar words or phrases (including negative variations) suggesting future
outcomes or statements regarding an outlook. Forward-looking statements in this and other press releases include but are
not limited to statements and informa
tion regarding
raising
the required funds to drill the
Gold Bar
project and Gold Canyon
project
in
early
2019 or at all.
Such forward-looking statements are based on a number of material factors and assumptions
and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or
achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information. You are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Fremont undertakes no obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statements included in this press release if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other
circumstances should change, except as otherwise required by applicable law.
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