Loading ...VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / September 19, 2018 / Skeena Resources Limited (TSX.V: SKE, OTCQX: SKREF) (“Skeena” or the “Company”) will issue 7,519,331 flow-through common shares of the Company at a price of C$0.90 per share, which will generate aggregate net proceeds to Skeena of C$6,767,398 (the “Offering”). The Offering price represents a premium of 80% over Skeena’s closing share price on September 19, 2018. Hochschild Mining Holdings Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Hochschild Mining plc) (“Hochschild”) will acquire the shares and, after closing will own 8.3% of Skeena’s total issued and outstanding shares. In addition, Hochschild will have the right to participate in future offerings to maintain its percentage interest in Skeena.
In connection with the Offering, Skeena shall grant Hochschild an option (the “Hochschild Option”) to earn a 60% undivided interest in the Company’s Snip Gold Project (“Snip” or the “Project”) located in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia by spending twice the amount Skeena has spent since it originally optioned Snip from Barrick.
Skeena’s CEO, Walter Coles Jr. commented, “We are extremely pleased to have Hochschild as a partner. We consider them one of the best underground mining companies in the world and their interest in Snip should serve as validation of the potential for the Project.”
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