Southern Empire Closes Private Placement Financing
Southern Empire Closes Private Placement
Financing
VANCOUVER, BC
,
Dec. 2, 2021
/CNW/ - Southern Empire Resources Corp. ("Southern Empire")
(TSXV: SMP) (OTC Markets: SMPEF) (
Frankfurt
: 5RE) is pleased to announce it has closed its
previously announced non-brokered private placement financing by issuing 10,000,000 units of
Southern Empire (each a "Unit") at a price of
$0.10
per Unit for gross proceeds of
$1,000,000
(the
"Offering").
Each Unit consists of one common share of Southern Empire (a "Common Share") and one Common
Share purchase warrant (each, a "Warrant"), with each Warrant entitling the holder to purchase one
additional Common Share for a period of three years from the date of issue at an exercise price of
$0.15
per Common Share.
Certain directors and insiders of Southern Empire acquired 2,146,000 Units pursuant to the Offering
(the "Insider Participation").
Dale Wallster
, CEO of Southern Empire stated: "We are very pleased
that all insiders, directors and officers of Southern Empire participated in this raise, which will allow
us to drill the Pedro epithermal gold targets and advance exploration of our Oro Cruz Project without
having to generate cash through the sale of our marketable securities portfolio."
The Insider Participation is a "related party transaction" as defined in the Canadian Securities
Administrators' Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special
Transactions ("MI 61-101") and is exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder
approval requirements of MI 61-101.
All securities issued pursuant to the Offering are subject to restrictions on resale until
March 30,
2022
.
The proceeds of the Offering will be used for exploration programs on Southern Empire's mineral
properties, and for general working capital purposes.
Subsequent to the Offering, Southern Empire will have 60,906,800 Common Shares issued and
outstanding.
The securities being offered have not, nor will they be registered under the United States Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold within
the United States
or to, or for the
account or benefit of, U.S. persons in the absence of U.S. registration or an applicable exemption
from the U.S. registration requirements. This release does not constitute an offer for sale of
securities in
the United States
.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been prepared, reviewed
and approved by
David Tupper
, P.Geo. (
British Columbia
), Southern Empire's VP Exploration and a
Qualified Person ("QP") within the context of the Canadian Securities Administrators' National
Instrument 43-101; Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (NI 43-101).
About Southern Empire Resources Corp
.
Southern Empire is focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of metals and minerals
deposits in
North America
.
In northeastern Durango State, México, Southern Empire has an option to acquire a 100-per-cent
beneficial interest in the 1,750-hectare Pedro Gold Project where 2014 drilling by a subsidiary of
Newmont Mining Corporation encountered epithermal gold mineralization within basal conglomerates
of the Ahuichila Formation. At Pedro, permits are established for up to 25 drill holes with nine drill
holes currently planned; please see Southern Empire's news release of
July 27, 2021
.
In the Cargo Muchacho mountains of
Imperial County, California
, Southern Empire owns 100 per
cent of the historical gold-producing American Girl mine property and holds options to acquire a 100-
per-cent interest in the adjacent 2,160-hectare (5,338-acre) Oro Cruz property located
approximately 22.5 kilometres (14 miles) southeast of the operating Mesquite gold mine of Equinox
Gold Corp.
At Oro Cruz, extensive historical drilling and large-scale open-pit and underground mining of the
American Girl, Padre y Madre, Queen and Cross oxide gold deposits by the American Girl Mining
Joint Venture (AGMJV; ultimately owned 53 per cent by MK Gold Company and 47 per cent by
Hecla Mining Company) occurred between 1987 and 1996. During that time, gold was recovered by
either heap leaching of lower-grade, or milling of higher-grade ores until AGMJV operations ceased
in late 1996 because of declining gold prices leaving the Oro Cruz property with many gold
exploration targets in addition to the historical inferred resource estimate, reported In 2011 by
Lincoln Mining Corp., totalling 341,800 ounces gold based on 4,386,000 tonnes averaging 2.2 grams
gold per tonne at a cut-off grade of 0.68 g/t Au (4,835,000 tons at 0.07 ounce gold per ton; Please
refer to the Cautionary Notice Regarding the Oro Cruz Property Historical Resource Estimate
below).
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Southern Empire Resources Corp.,
Dale Wallster
, CEO and Director
Cautionary Notice on Forward-Looking Information
Information provided in this news release may contain forward-looking information or forward-looking
statements that are based on assumptions as of the date of this news release. Such information or
statements reflect management's current estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations and are not
guarantees of future performance. Southern Empire cautions that all forward-looking statements are
inherently uncertain and that actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors,
many of which are beyond its respective control. Such factors include, among other things: risks and
uncertainties relating to Southern Empire limited operating history, the need to comply with
environmental and governmental regulations, results of exploration programs on its projects and
those risks and uncertainties identified in its annual and interim financial statements and management
discussion and analysis. Accordingly, actual and future events, conditions and results may differ
materially from the estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations expressed or implied in the
forward-looking information. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, Southern
Empire undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking information
Cautionary Notice Regarding Historical Resource Estimate
The historical resource estimate outlined above is disclosed in a technical report dated
April 29,
2011
, prepared for Lincoln Mining Corp. by Tetra Tech, Inc. and filed on Canadian Securities
Administrators' System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR). It is termed an
inferred mineral resource, which is a category set out in NI 43-101. It was based on historical
reverse circulation and core drill hole sample, underground channel sample, and blasthole sample
assay results and calculated using ordinary kriging to estimate gold grades in 10-foot-by-10-foot-by-
five-foot blocks. Accordingly, Southern Empire considers this historical estimate reliable as well as
relevant as it represents key targets for future exploration work. However, a QP has not done
sufficient work to verify or classify the historical estimate as a current mineral resource and Southern
Empire is not treating this historical estimate as current mineral resources.
Work Programs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Timing of Southern Empire's exploration programs will be contingent on governmental regulations
regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the availability of exploration-related personnel, drill
contractors, equipment, lodging, et cetera. Southern Empire will adhere to COVID-19 directives
regarding safe working practices putting worker, community and national safety first and will
proceed with exploration and development work programs only if potential COVID-19 risks can be
effectively managed.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is
defined in the policies of the Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy
of this release.
SOURCE
Southern Empire Resources Corp.
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contact: Lubica Keighery, (778) 889-5476, [email protected]
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