White Gold Corp. (TSX.V: WGO, OTCQX: WHGOF, FRA: 29W) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce the closing of the second and final tranche of a non-brokered private placement, previously announced on December 5, 2024, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $250,000 consisting of the sale of 1,136,364 common shares at a price of C$0.22 per common share (each an “HD Share”) (the “Offering”). Combined with the closing of the first tranche of the Offering completed on December 23, 2024, in total the Offering raised gross proceeds of $5.25 million (see the Company’s news release dated December 23, 2024).
“We are very grateful for the strong support and interest in this upsized financing to fully fund an impactful 2025 exploration program on our district-scale gold and critical mineral property portfolio with a unique mix of significant defined gold resources with extensive prospectivity for growth and greenfield opportunities in a prolific and underexplored area of a tier 1 jurisdiction in Canada,” stated David D’Onofrio, Chief Executive Officer.
Pursuant to an investor rights agreement between the Company and Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSX: AEM, NYSE: AEM) (“Agnico”) dated December 13, 2016, Agnico acquired the 1,136,364 HD Shares pursuant to the Offering and holds 18.3% ownership interest in the Company on a partially-diluted basis following the completion of the Offering.
All securities issued pursuant to the Offering are subject to a statutory four-month and one day hold period in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws.
