PROBE GOLD INC. (TSX: PRB) (OTCQB: PROBF) (“Probe” or the
“Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into
a definitive purchase agreement (the “
Agreement”)
with Monarch Mining Corporation (“
Monarch”),
pursuant to which Probe has agreed to acquire a 100% interest in
the McKenzie Break and Beaufor properties (collectively, the
“Property”). The Property acquisition will extend
the Company’s land package adjacent and immediately to the north of
the Company’s Novador Project (“
Novador”) (see
figure 1) and will increase Probe’s landholdings in Val-d’Or to 685
square kilometres. The closing of the transaction is expected to
occur in the coming weeks and is contingent upon receipt of all
necessary court, regulatory and other approvals, including approval
of the Superior Court of Quebec in the Companies’ Creditors
Arrangement Act proceedings of Monarch, of the Toronto Stock
Exchange (“
TSX”), and the satisfaction of other
closing conditions.
David Palmer, President and CEO of Probe,
states: “The tuck-in acquisition of the Beaufor and McKenzie Break
properties is a strategic fit with our current development model in
Val-d'Or. It will add 365,200 measured and indicated and 373,100
inferred ounces of higher-grade gold to our current resource
inventory and will provide an additional 85 square kilometres of
highly prospective and under-explored ground for further expansion
and discovery. Beaufor, which has produced over 1.2 million ounces
of gold in the past, was the missing piece in our Novador claim
fabric and will complete the consolidation of our Courvan trend.
The McKenzie Break property is within trucking distance of Novador
and hosts higher-grade gold resources with tremendous exploration
upside. We plan to commence exploration on both properties
immediately after closing the acquisition, with a focus on
expanding resources and identifying regional targets. Thanks to our
strong balance sheet, we can proceed to finalize the acquisitions.
This timing aligns well with the conclusion of our winter drilling
program at Novador, allowing us to shift our focus to regional
exploration at Novador, Croinor, and our new properties.”
Beaufor Deposit Source: Monarch NI
43-101Technical Report – July 2021; McKenzie Break Deposit Source:
Monarch NI 43-101Technical Report – October 2021Figure 1 – Probe
Gold Val-d’Or properties with the McKenzie Break and Beaufor
acquisition
Transaction detailsPursuant to
the Agreement, the Company will acquire a 100% interest in the
McKenzie Break and Beaufor properties, with the consideration to be
payable in a combination of cash and common shares of the Company.
The closing of the transaction is subject to receipt of all
necessary court, regulatory and other approvals, including approval
of the Superior Court of Quebec in the Companies’ Creditors
Arrangement Act proceedings of Monarch, of the TSX, and the
satisfaction of other closing conditions.
About the Beaufor PropertyThe Beaufor property
is immediately adjacent to the Company’s Novador project and
consists of 23 claims covering 6.9 square kilometres. The Property
hosts a current measured and indicated resource of 219,200 ounces
of gold at 5.3 g/t and inferred mineral resource of 122,500
ounces of gold at 4.7 g/t (source: Monarch NI 43-101 Technical
Report Beaufor Gold – July 2021). The property is easily accessible
via Highway 117 and a gravel road and is located approximately 25
km east of Val-d’Or. It has surface mining rights and
infrastructure, including underground developments descending to
900 metres below the surface.
About the McKenzie Break PropertyThe high-grade
gold deposit on the property is situated only 20 kilometres north
of the Company’s Novador Project. The property hosts a current,
high-grade indicated gold resource of 146,000 ounces of gold at an
average grade of 3.2 g/t, with an inferred mineral resource of
250,600 ounces of gold at an average grade of 3.1 g/t (source:
Monarch NI 43-101 Technical Report McKenzie Break – October 2021).
Spanning 183 mineral claims over 78.5 square kilometer, it has
surface and underground infrastructure, including a ramp descending
to 80 metres below the surface. Additionally, the property remains
accessible year-round via Route 397 and a gravel road.
Qualified PersonsThe scientific
and technical content of this press release has been reviewed,
prepared, and approved by Mr. Marco Gagnon, P.Geo, Executive Vice
President of the Company, who is a "Qualified Person" as defined by
National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects ("NI 43-101").
About Probe
Gold:Probe Gold Inc. is a leading Canadian gold
exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration, and
development of highly prospective gold properties. The Company is
well-funded and dedicated to exploring and developing high-quality
gold projects. Notably, it owns 100% of its flagship asset, the
multimillion-ounce Novador Gold Project in Québec, as well as an
early-stage Detour Gold Quebec project. Probe controls a large land
package of approximately 1685-square-kilometres of exploration
ground within some of the most prolific gold belts in Québec.
On behalf of Probe Gold Inc.,
Dr. David
Palmer,President & Chief Executive Officer
For further
information:
Please visit our website at www.probegold.com or contact:
Seema SindwaniVice-President of Investor Relations
info@probegold.com+1.416.777.9467
Forward Looking Statements
Neither TSX nor its Regulation Services Provider
(as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This
news release includes certain “forward-looking statements” which
are not comprised of historical facts. Forward-looking statements
include estimates and statements that describe the Company’s future
plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that the
Company or management expects a stated condition or result to
occur. Forward-looking statements may be identified by such terms
as “believes”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “estimates”, “may”,
“could”, “would”, “will”, or “plan”. Since forward-looking
statements are based on assumptions and address future events and
conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and
uncertainties. Although these statements are based on information
currently available to the Company, the Company provides no
assurance that actual results will meet management’s expectations.
Risks, uncertainties, and other factors involved with
forward-looking information could cause actual events, results,
performance, prospects, and opportunities to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information.
Forward looking information in this news release includes, but is
not limited to, the Company’s objectives, goals or future plans,
statements, exploration results, potential mineralization, the
estimation of mineral resources, exploration and mine development
plans, timing of the commencement of operations and estimates of
market conditions. Factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from such forward-looking information include,
but are not limited to failure to identify mineral resources,
failure to convert estimated mineral resources to reserves, the
inability to complete a feasibility study which recommends a
production decision, the preliminary nature of metallurgical test
results, delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required
governmental, environmental or other project approvals, political
risks, inability to fulfill the duty to accommodate First Nations
and other indigenous peoples, uncertainties relating to the
availability and costs of financing needed in the future, changes
in equity markets, inflation, changes in exchange rates,
fluctuations in commodity prices, delays in the development of
projects, capital and operating costs varying significantly from
estimates and the other risks involved in the mineral exploration
and development industry, and those risks set out in the Company’s
public documents filed on SEDAR+. Although the Company believes
that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the
forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable,
undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only
applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can
be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames
or at all. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than
as required by law.
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