Zephyr closes private placement
Zephyr closes private placement
Trading Symbol: TSX-V: ZFR OTC:ZPHYF
Shares Outstanding: 35,034,761
HALIFAX
,
Feb. 28, 2017
/CNW/ - Zephyr Minerals Ltd. ("
Zephyr
" or the "Company") (TSX-V: ZFR) (OTC: ZPHYF), announces that it has closed the non-brokered
private placement announced on
February 17, 2017
and has raised
$216,000
through the issuance of 675,000 units at a price of
$0.32
per unit. Each unit consists
of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share at an exercise
price of
$0.42
per common share at any time on or before
February 28, 2019
. There are no commissions or finder's fees in connection with the private placement.
Net proceeds from the funds raised will be used to advance the Dawson Gold Project in
Colorado, USA
, and for general working capital purposes. All securities
issued in connection with the private placement, including the shares and warrants comprising the units are subject to a statutory four-month hold period that
expires on
July 1
, 2017.
OakRun Precious Metals Fund Ltd. ("OakRun"), subscribed for 575,000 units, resulting in an ownership of 11,000,000 shares or 31.4% of the Company. Mr.
Scott
Rhodenizer
is Investment Manager for OakRun, and a Director of Zephyr.
The Private Placement is subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange and required regulatory approvals.
About Zephyr Minerals Ltd.
Zephyr Minerals Ltd. is a gold exploration and development company focused on advancing its flagship Dawson Gold Project in
Colorado, USA
. After completing a
positive PEA, Zephyr is continuing to advance the project though permitting, additional exploration as well as further engineering work with a plan to develop a high
grade, low cost underground gold mine.
To be included in the Zephyr email database for Company updates please contact
, or visit our website
www.zephyrminerals.com
for
more information.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT:
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This press release contains forward-looking statements. More particularly, this press release contains statements
concerning the use of funds from the private placement.
The forward-looking statements contained in this document are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by the Company, including, with
respect to the use of funds from the private placement, expectations and assumptions concerning timing of receipt of required regulatory approvals and third party
consents and the satisfaction of other conditions to the completion of the exploration work on the Dawson Gold Property.
The forward-looking statements contained in this document are made as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or
revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable
securities laws.
SOURCE
Zephyr Minerals Ltd.
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For further information:
please contact: David H. Felderhof, Executive VP & Director Or Sean Tufford, VP, Corporate Development, Zephyr Minerals Ltd.,
T: 902 446-4189, F: 866 941-4715
CO: Zephyr Minerals Ltd.
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