Lode Gold Announces $1,000,000 Financing
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Lode Gold Resources (TSXV: LOD) (OTCQB: LODFF) has announced a non-brokered financing initiative to raise $1,000,000. The financing structure includes units priced at $0.18, with each unit comprising one common share and one purchase warrant. The warrants allow holders to purchase additional common shares at $0.35 each within a three-year period from closing.
The company intends to use the proceeds for strategic initiatives and business plan execution. The financing is expected to conclude by March 10, 2025, coinciding with the Annual General Meeting where shareholders will vote on the Plan of Arrangement. Notably, Lode Gold shareholders will receive shares in Gold Orogen while maintaining their existing Lode Gold holdings.
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Positive
- Secured $1,000,000 in new financing
- Three-year warrant term provides extended investment opportunity
- Shareholders to receive additional shares in Gold Orogen while retaining Lode Gold shares
Negative
- Potential dilution of existing shareholders through new share issuance
- 94.4% premium on warrant exercise price ($0.35) compared to unit price ($0.18) may impact warrant conversion rate
News Market Reaction – LODFF
On the day this news was published, LODFF declined 5.43%, reflecting a notable negative market reaction.
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Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 15, 2025) - Lode Gold Resources Inc. (TSXV: LOD) (OTCQB: LODFF) ("Lode Gold " or the "Company") announces a non-brokered financing for
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The proceeds raised from the offering will go toward strategic initiatives and the execution of the business plan.
The Company plans to finalize this financing on or before March 10, 2025. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) and shareholder meeting will be held on March 10, 2025 to approve the Plan of Arrangement. Lode Gold shareholders, as of a specified record date, will be eligible to receive shares of Gold Orogen while retaining their existing shares of Lode Gold.
About Lode Gold
Lode Gold (TSXV: LOD) is an exploration and development company with projects in highly prospective and safe mining jurisdictions in Canada and the United States.
In Canada, its Golden Culvert and WIN Projects in Yukon, covering 99.5 km2 across a 27-km strike length, are situated in a district-scale, high grade gold mineralized trend within the southern portion of the Tombstone Gold Belt. A total of four RIRGS targets have been confirmed on the property. A NI 43-101 technical report has been completed in May 2024.
In New Brunswick, Lode Gold has created one of the largest land packages with its Acadian Gold JV Co; consisting of an area that spans 445 km2 and a 44 km strike. McIntyre Brook covers 111 km2 and a 17-km strike in the emerging Appalachian/Iapetus Gold Belt; it is hosted by orogenic rocks of similar age and structure as New Found Gold's Queensway Project. Riley Brook is a 335 km2 package covering a 26 km strike of Wapske formation with its numerous felsic units. A NI 43-101 technical report has been completed in August 2024.
In the United States, the Company is advancing its Fremont Gold project. This is a brownfield project with over 43,000 m drilled and 23 km of underground workings. It was previously mined at 10.7 g/t Au in the 1940's.
Mining was halted in 1942 due the gold prohibition in WWII just as it was ramping up production. Unlike typical brownfield projects that are mined out; only
The project is located on 3,351 acres of private and patented land in Mariposa County. The asset is a 4 km strike on the prolific 200 km Mother Lode Gold Belt, California that produced over 50,000,000 oz of gold and is instrumental in the creation of the towns, the businesses and infrastructure in the 1800s gold rush. It is 1.5 hours from Fresno, California. The property has year-round road access and is close to airports and rail.
Previously, in March 2023 the company completed an NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA"). Project Valuation has an after-tax NPV (
All NI 43-101 technical reports are available on the Company's profile on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) and the Company's website (www.lode-gold.com).
QUALIFIED PERSON STATEMENT
The scientific and technical information contained in this press release has been reviewed and approved by Jonathan Victor Hill, Director, BSc (Hons) (Economic Geology - UCT), FAusIMM, and who is a "qualified person" as defined by NI-43-101.
ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY
Wendy T. Chan, CEO & Director
Information Contact
Winfield Ding
CFO
info@lode-gold.com
+1-416-915-4257
Kevin Shum
Investor Relations
kevin@lode-gold.com
+1 (647) 725-3888 ext. 702
Cautionary Note Related to this News Release and Figures
This news release contains information about adjacent properties on which the Company has no right to explore or mine. Readers are cautioned that mineral deposits on adjacent properties are not indicative of mineral deposits on the Company's properties.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release includes "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation. All statements included in this news release, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements including, without limitation, statements with respect to the completion of the transaction and the timing thereof, the expected benefits of the transaction to shareholders of the Company, the structure, terms and conditions of the transaction and the execution of a definitive agreement, the timing of submission to the CSE and TSXV, Gold Orogen raising an additional
Forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by management based on the business and markets in which the Company operates, are inherently subject to significant operational, economic, and competitive uncertainties, risks and contingencies. These include assumptions regarding, among other things: that the Company and GRM will be able to negotiate the definitive agreement on the terms and within the time frame expected, that the Company and GRM will be able to make submissions to the CSE and TSXV within the time frame expected, that the Company and GRM will be able to obtain shareholder approval for the transaction, that the Company and GRM will be able to obtain necessary third party and regulatory approvals required for the transaction, if completed, that the transaction will provide the expected benefits to the Company and its shareholders.
There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate and actual results, and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include adverse market conditions, general economic, market or business risks, unanticipated costs, the failure of the Company and GRM to negotiate the definitive agreement on the terms and conditions and within the timeframe expected, the failure of the Company and GRM to make submissions to the CSE and TSXV within the timeframe expected, the failure of the Company and GRM to obtain shareholder approval for the transaction, the failure of the Company and GRM to obtain all necessary approvals for the transaction, and r other risks detailed from time to time in the filings made by the Company with securities regulators, including those described under the heading "Risks and Uncertainties" in the Company's most recently filed MD&A. The Company does not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except in accordance with applicable law.
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