Troil US Becomes Larg EST Claim Holder IN Fr Ôtet- Evans Green Ston E Belt ; Expan Ds Land Position BY More Than 67,000 Hectares
TROIL US BECOMES LARG EST CLAIM HOLDER IN FR ÔTET- EVANS GREEN STON E
BELT ; EXPAN DS LAND POSITION BY MORE THAN 67,000 HECTARES
April 28, 2020, Toronto, Ontario – Troilus Gold Corp. (TSX: TLG) (OTCQB: CHXMF) (“Troilus” or
the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has entered into a definitive agreement with O3
Mining Inc. (“O3”), pursuant to which it has acquired 627 Claims to the south and southwest of
the existing Troilus Project (the “O3 Claims”). As consideration for the acquisition of the O3
Claims (the “Acquisition”), the Company has issued 1,700,000 common shares (the
“Consideration Shares”) and granted a 2% Net Smelter Royalty (“NSR”) to O3 on the O3 Claims
(the “NSR”). Troilus will have the right to repurchase a 1% NSR on the O3 Claims at any time for
CAD$1,000,000.
The O3 Claims cover an area of approximately 334 square kilometres or 33,410 hectares. In
addition, Troilus has staked 629 new claims (“Staked Claims”) covering an area of
approximately 338 square kilometres or 33,790 hectares. Combined with Troilus’s existing
16,185 hectare property, this brings the Company’s total land package to 83,385 hectares or
834 square kilometres, making Troilus the largest mineral claims holder in the highly
prospective Frôtet-Evans Greenstone Belt (see Figure 1).
CEO Justin Reid commented, “The acquisition of the O3 Claims, plus the newly Staked Claims,
significantly expands Troilus’s holdings in the region, with a more than five fold increase in our
total land position. This is a non-cash transaction that we believe has the potential to
significantly add value to the long-term prospects for the Company and shareholders without
negatively impacting our balance sheet. We believe that the Southwest Zone discovery (see
press releases dated January 28, 2020, April 14, 2020 and April 21, 2020) provides further
evidence that the Troilus property is part of a large, regional scale gold system that remains
materially underexplored. Over the last 24 months Troilus has completed more than 80,000
metres of drilling and defined a mineral resources estimate of 4.71 million ounces AuEq
Indicated (159.1 Mt with an average grade of 0.92 g/t AuEq) and 1.76 million ounces AuEq
Inferred (159.1 Mt with an average grade of 0.92 g/t AuEq) (see press release dated November
12, 2019). Our exploration team is looking forward to applying our new geological model and
furthering our knowledge of the potential mineralization on these new claims with our
immediate focus on continuing to follow the Troilus trend to the southwest.”
Figure 1: Plan view of Troilus Property showing new claims acquired from O3 Mining and new
claims staked by Troilus.
José Vizquerra-Benavides, President, CEO and Director of O3 Mining commented, “O3’s mining
strategy is to maximize our upside for our noncore assets by finding the best partners. Troilus is
clearly the exploration and development leader in the Frôtet-Evans Greenstone Belt. By
exchanging our mineral claims in the region for shares in Troilus we have made a strategic
decision to be a part of, what we believe to be, an unfolding success story. The Troilus
technical team has demonstrated their ability to discover gold over the last couple of years and
we look forward to their success in the camp.”
Closing of the Acquisition remains subject to various closing conditions, including final approval
of the TSX. The Consideration Shares are subject to a four-month statutory hold period as well
as a 36 month lock-up period during which time O3 shall not have the right to sell, dispose of or
transfer the Share Consideration except in accordance with the following schedule: 566,666
Consideration Shares on April 28, 2021, 566,667 Consideration Shares on April 28, 2022 and
566,667 Consideration Shares on April 28, 2023.
Qualified Person
The technical and scientific information in this press release has been reviewed and approved
by Bertrand Brassard, M.Sc., P.Geo., Senior Project Geologist, who is a Qualified Person as
defined by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Brassard is an employee of Troilus and is not
independent of the Company under National Instrument 43-101.
About Troilus Gold Corp.
Troilus is a Toronto-based, Quebec focused, advanced stage exploration and early-development
company focused on the mineral expansion and potential mine re-start of the former gold and
copper Troilus mine. The 83,385 hectare Troilus property is located within the Frotêt-Evans
Greenstone Belt in Quebec, Canada. From 1996 to 2010, Inmet Mining Corporation operated
the Troilus project as an open pit mine, producing more than 2,000,000 ounces of gold and
nearly 70,000 tonnes of copper.
For more information:
Justin Reid
Chief Executive Officer
+1 (647) 276-0050 x1305
Paul Pint
President
+1 (416) 602-1050
Cautionary statements
This press release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian
securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements regarding,
the impact of the Acquisition on the Company and the receipt of any required regulatory approvals.
Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such
as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”,
“intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or
statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”,
“occur” or “be achieved”. Forward- looking information is subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or
achievements of Troilus to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
information, including but not limited to: there being no assurance that the exploration program will result
in expanded mineral resources; risks and uncertainties inherent to mineral resource estimates; receipt of
necessary approvals; general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; future
prices of mineral prices; accidents, labour disputes and shortages; environmental and other risks of the
mining industry, including without limitation, risks and uncertainties discussed in the Technical Report and
other continuous disclosure documents of the Company available under the Company’s profile at
www.sedar.com . Although Troilus has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other
factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that
such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from
those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking information. Pitchblack and Troilus do not undertake to update any forward-looking
information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
Neither TSX nor its Regulation Ser vices Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.