Vancouver, British Columbia – October 1, 2018 – Warrior Gold Inc. (TSX-V - WAR) (“Warrior Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide shareholders with updated corporate information with regards to the Company’s name change and final transaction on the Tres Marias zinc mine in Mexico (“the Transaction”).
Name Change – Warrior Gold Inc.
Effective September 28, 2018, the Company changed its name and began trading October 1, 2018, under the new name Warrior Gold Inc., pursuant to a resolution passed at its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on September 5, 2018.
Shares of Warrior Gold will continue to trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “WAR”. The Company was required to obtain a new CUSIP number for its common shares in conjunction with the name change. The new CUSIP number for the Company’s common shares is CA9362641008.
Tres Marias Sale Transaction
As of September 29, 2018, the Company completed the sale of its 100% interest in its former Mexican subsidiary, Tombstone Exploration de Mexico S.A. de C.V. owner of its Tres Marias zinc mine located in Chihuahua State, Mexico to Contratista Y Operaciones Mineras S.A. de C.V. (“COMSA”).
Warrior Gold and COMSA agreed to amend the agreement dated August 27, 2016, to sell all interests, including royalties, in the Tres Marias Zinc mine for additional proceeds of US $250,000. On September 29, 2018, the Company received the final payment from COMSA as part of the agreement. The parties are currently preparing a formal agreement to conclude the Transaction.
Other:
Warrior Gold continues to roll out the first phase of an extended three phase exploration program on its Goodfish-Kirana Property located near the town of Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Phase I is focused on targeting and defining drill ready targets and developing a deeper understanding of the structural deformation zones on the property. The Company expects to announce a full drilling campaign within the coming weeks.
About Warrior Gold Inc.
Warrior Gold is a TSX-V listed Company and is owner of the Goodfish-Kirana Property located 5 kilometers from the Town of Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The Property is located in the historic Kirkland Lake Gold Camp which is situated in the prolific Abitibi Greenstone Belt; recognized as one of the world’s highest-grade greenstone belts with over 200 million ounces of gold produced to date.
The Goodfish-Kirana Property is 10 km long by 3 km wide (34 km2) and contains two major structural trends; the East West trending Kirana Deformation Zone and the North East trending Goodfish Deformation Zone. The Property contains numerous historical gold showings, including 18 historical pits and shafts. The Company is exploiting this largely untapped potential with a combination of modern exploration technology and regional geological expertise.
For additional information please contact:
Danièle Spethmann, P.Geo,
President & CEO,
Warrior Gold Inc.
647 344-3433
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