Cornerstone Metals Closes $3,000,000 Non-brokered Private Placement
Cornerstone Metals Closes $3,000,000 Non-brokered Private Placement
March 27, 2018 - Vancouver, British Columbia – Cornerstone Metals Inc. (TSX-V: CCC) (OTCQB: CCCCF)
(FSE: 1PY) (“Cornerstone” or the “ Company”) is pleased to announce that it has closed its non- brokered
private placement previously announced March 1, 201 8 and subsequently amended on March 2, 2018 to
increase the number of units offered. The Company has issued an aggregate of 10,000,000 units at a price of
$0.30/unit for gross proceeds of $3,000,000. Securi ties issued pursuant to the private placement will be
subject to a four month hold period until July 28, 2018.
Insiders of the Company purchased a total of 394,700 units under the private placement, which is considered
a related party transaction within the meaning of M ultilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority
Security Holders in Special Transactions (" MI 61-101 "). The Company relied on the exemptions from the
valuation and minority shareholder approval require ments of MI 61-101 contained in Sections 5.5(a) and
5.7(a), respectively, of MI 61-101 in respect of su ch insider participation. No new insiders and no co ntrol
persons were created in connection with the private placement.
In connection with the private placement, the Company paid cash finder’s fees totaling $53,184.60.
About Cornerstone Metals Inc.
Cornerstone’s objective is to advance exploration/d evelopment stage copper, precious and strategic min erals
properties to production in the Americas. The Compa ny’s Management and Board Core Competence is in
exploration, permitting, development, construction, and operation of mining projects.
The Company has an option to earn a 100% interest i n the Carlin Vanadium Project, located in Elko Coun ty
22km by road (14 miles) from the town of Carlin, Ne vada, and is comprised of 72 contiguous unpatented
mineral claims totaling 461 hectares (1,140 acres). The Carlin Vanadium Project hosts the Carlin Vanad ium
Deposit which is approximately 55m (180 feet) thick striking north-south over 1,860m (6,100ft) in leng th
and dipping 5°-30° west averaging 760m (2,500ft) of down dip extent from surface. The deposit is local ly
exposed on surface, where it cuts topography, but mostly is found at shallow depths, commonly between 15-
60m (50-200 ft) below surface.
Cornerstone also owns 100% (subject to 1.5% NSR) of the West Jerome property, near Jerome, Arizona, on
the west side of Freeport McMoRan patented lands. T he property, in a Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide camp ,
is a high-grade, massive sulfide target located 2.4 km south of the past-producing United Verde (32 mi llion
tons grading 4.4% copper, 1.5 oz/t silver and 0.04 oz/t gold). The West Jerome property has attractive
untested drill targets.
Technical disclosure in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Paul Cowley, P.Geo., a
Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, and President and CEO of the Company.
ON BEHALF OF CORNERSTONE METALS INC.
per:
“Paul Cowley”
President & CEO
For further information, please contact:
Paul Cowley
Tel: (604) 340-7711
Email: [email protected]
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Ser vices 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 information
All statements included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that the Company expects,
believes or anticipates will or may occur in the fu ture are forward-looking statements. In particular , this news release
contains forward-looking information regarding the use of proceeds of the private placement and the ac quisition of the
Carlin Vanadium Project, Nevada. These forward-loo king statements involve numerous assumptions made b y the
Company based on its experience, perception of hist orical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and
other factors it believes are appropriate in the ci rcumstances. These assumptions include, but are no t limited to: future
costs and expenses being based on historical costs and expenses, adjusted for inflation; and market de mand for, and
market acceptance of, the offering. In addition, t hese statements involve substantial known and unkno wn risks and
uncertainties that contribute to the possibility th at the predictions, forecasts, projections and othe r forward-looking
statements will prove inaccurate, certain of which are beyond the Company’s control. Readers should n ot place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, the Company does not intend to rev ise or update
these forward-looking statements after the date her eof or revise them to reflect the occurrence of fut ure unanticipated
events.