Headwater Completes Strategic Investment by Centerra Gold
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Headwater Completes Strategic Investment by Centerra Gold
Vancouver, British Columbia, September 17, 2024 : Headwater Gold Inc. (CSE: HWG)
(OTCQB: HWAUF) (the "Company" or "Headwater") is pleased to announce that, further to its
news release of September 9, 2024, the Company has completed a non -brokered private
placement to raise gross proceeds of $1,540,000 through the sale of 7,000,000 common shares
of the Company priced at $0.22 per share to Centerra Gold Inc. (“Centerra”).
Centerra has acquired 9.9% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company. The
Company and Centerra have entered into an investor rights agreement, whereby, subject to
certain conditions, including time and ownership thresholds, Centerra will retain certain limited
rights, including the right to participate in future equity issuances to maintain its percentage
ownership in the Company.
The proceeds from the financing will be used for exploration activities at the Company’s western
United States projects and for general working capital. All securities issued are restricted from
trading until January 17, 2025.
About Headwater Gold:
Headwater Gold Inc. (CSE: HWG, OTCQB: HWAUF) is a technically driven mineral exploration
company focused on the exploration and discovery of high-grade precious metal deposits in the
Western USA. Headwater is aggressively exploring one of the most well -endowed and mining-
friendly jurisdictions in the world with a go al of making world -class precious metal discoveries.
Headwater has a large portfolio of epithermal vein exploration projects and a technical team of
experienced geologists with diverse capital markets, junior and major mining company
backgrounds. The Company is systematically drill testing several projects in Nevada and in
August 2022 and May 2023 announced significant transactions with Newmont Corporation where
it acquired a 9.9% strategic equity interest in the Company and entered into earn-in agreements
on several of Headwater’s projects , including Spring Peak and Lodestar which continue under
partnership towards a goal of discovering a Tier-one scale gold deposit in Nevada.
Headwater is part of the NewQuest Capital Group which is a discovery -driven investment
enterprise that builds value through the incubation and financing of mineral projects and
companies. Further information about NewQuest can be found on the company webs ite at
www.nqcapitalgroup.com.
For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.headwatergold.com.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
Caleb Stroup
President and CEO
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For further information, please contact:
Brennan Zerb
Investor Relations Manager
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Forward-Looking Statements:
This news release includes certain forward -looking statements and forward -looking information
(collectively, “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation.
All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein including, without limitation,
statements regarding future capital exp enditures, exploration activities and the specifications, targets,
results, analyses, interpretations, benefits, costs and timing of them, Newmont’s anticipated funding of the
earn-in projects and the timing thereof, 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 prove to be correct. Often, but not always,
forward looking information can be identified by words such as “pro forma”, “plans”, “expects”, “may”,
“should”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “potential” or
variations of such words including negative variations th ereof, and phrases that refer to certain actions,
events or results that may, could, would, might or will occur or be taken or achieved. 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 statements. Such risks and other
factors include, among others, risks related to the anticipated business plans and timing of future activities
of the Company, including the Company’s exploration plans and the proposed expenditures for exploration
work thereon, the ability of the Company to obtain sufficient financing to fund its business a ctivities and
plans, the risk that Newmont will not elect to obtain any additional interest in the earn -in projects in excess
of the minimum commitment, the ability of the Company to obtain the required permits, changes in laws,
regulations and policies af fecting mining operations, the Company’s limited operating history, currency
fluctuations, title disputes or claims, environmental issues and liabilities, as well as those factors discussed
under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s prospectus dated May 26, 2021 and other filings of the
Company with the Canadian Securities Authorities, copies of which can be found under the Company’s
profile on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.
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, except as otherwise required by
law.