MX Gold Purchases Cryptocurrency Bitcoin Miners; Elects not to proceed with Symple Acquisition
13 November 2017 - 9:01AM
MX Gold Corp. (TSX-V:MXL) (FSE:ODV) (OTCQX:MXLGF)
(the “
Company” or “
MX Gold”) is
pleased to announce it has purchased 360 crypto currency mining
systems as part of the Company’s pilot project in the
cryptocurrency mining space. The Company has ordered 360
units of the Avalon Miner 741 cryptocurrency mining system, made by
Canaan Creative Co., which units are expected to be delivered on or
about November 20, 2017. Assuming timely delivery, management
expects to commence cryptocurrency mining operations by
mid-December. To house the cryptocurrency mining operations
for this pilot project, MX Gold is currently negotiating a 15,680
sq.ft. lease (the “
Proposed Lease”) with 3409377
Manitoba Ltd. for premises located at 900 Fisher Avenue, La
Portage, Manitoba, and access to 2.5 MW of power. The
Proposed Lease will enable the Company to take advantage of
competitive power rates, which are 5.4 cents CDN per kWh.
Since 3409377 Manitoba Ltd. is a company
wholly-owned by Dan Omeniuk, CEO of MX Gold, the Proposed Lease is
considered a related party transaction under Multilateral
Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in
Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”). The Proposed
Lease is exempt from the formal valuation requirement under Section
5.4 of MI 61-101, by virtue of the exemption contained in section
5.5(a) of MI 61-101, and from the minority shareholder approval
requirement under MI 61-101, by virtue of the exemption contained
in section 5.7(a) of MI 61-101, as the fair market value of the
consideration under the Proposed Lease does not exceed 25% of the
Company’s market capitalization. For additional information on the
Avalon Miner 741, please see the following link:
https://canaan.io/product/avalonminer-741/
Dan Omeniuk, CEO of MX Gold, stated, "Our
company is looking forward to developing a pilot project involving
a cryptocurrency mining operation to determine whether further
investment in the growing cryptocurrency industry is
warranted.”
Additionally, MX Gold has decided not to proceed
with the Letter of Intent for the acquisition of Symple Internet
Financial Ltd., which terminated in accordance with its terms on
November 6, 2017. The Company has instead determined to
internally develop its own pilot cryptocurrency mining operations
located in Manitoba, as disclosed above.
Dan Omeniuk also stated “MX’s decision to take
on this project internally will result in reduced dilution to
shareholders, as MX will no longer be required to issue shares in
connection with the purchase of Symple”.
For more information on cryptocurrency, please
see the following
link:https://clients.haywood.com/uploadfiles/secured_reports/BCOct242017.pdf?inf_contact_key=579b43223c79ee11357ecfc6b62ebaae942374871c40ac756f37211bcc125ddb
About MX
Gold
MX Gold is a junior mining company focused on
the exploration and development of advanced projects located in
Mexico and British Columbia, Canada. The company’s primary focus,
is the Magistral del Oro tailings project located 392 km SW of
Chihuahua and includes a 500 tonnes-per-day dynamic
cyanide countercurrent system plant constructed in 2013, which the
Company plans to expand to 1,000 tonnes-per day. The Company also
owns 50% of the IDS Project, which includes a smelter that was
completed in 2014 for a throughput capacity of 50 tonnes per day.
The smelter was built to receive and process material from
small-scale miners across the state of Durango and beyond. MX
Gold has acquired a substantial land package of approximately
22,881 acres in the heart of the Golden Triangle. The
Company’s primary focus in British Columbia is its Willa gold and
copper project located 12 kilometers south of Silverton, B.C. In
2015, MX Gold Corp. completed the accretive acquisition of the
Willa project and the Max Molybdenum Mine and Mill Complex. The
Willa mine is located 135 kilometers south of the Max Mill. For
updates on the Company’s projects please visit our website.
www.mxgoldcorp.com
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
“Akash Patel”
Akash Patel, Vice President and Director, MX
Gold Corp.
For further information, please contact
Dan Omeniuk, CEO Email:
dano@mxgoldcorp.com
Or by email to:
info@mxgoldcorp.com
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Forward-looking statements in this news release include the
anticipated delivery dates of the mining units, the anticipated
date that such units will be operational and the statement about
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including, without limitation: the Company’s ability to
successfully receive and install the mining units and operate the
pilot plant; MX Gold’s ability to attract and retain qualified
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