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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 31, 2025) - Scorpio Gold Corporation (TSXV: SGN) (OTCQB: SRCRF) (FSE: RY9) ("Scorpio" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it intends to close an over-subscribed first tranche (the "First Tranche") of its previously announced $3.5 million non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement"), through the issuance of 67,957,355 common shares (the "Shares") of the Company at a price of $0.08 per Share, for gross proceeds of $5,436,588.
The Company plans to close a second and final tranche of the Private Placement for total proceeds of up to $6,000,000 (including the proceeds from the First Tranche) on or about Tuesday April 8, 2025, subject to approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
The Company intends to use the proceeds from the Private Placement for property maintenance and further exploration and development of the Mineral Ridge and Goldwedge Manhattan Projects, as well as for general working capital. The securities issued through the First Tranche are subject to a four-month and one day hold period ending on August 2, 2025, in accordance with applicable securities laws.
The First Tranche is subject to final approval by the TSX Venture Exchange.
The Company also wishes to provide the following updates respecting its August 2, 2024 loan of $1,150,000 from an arm's length third-party (the "Loan"): (i) the interest rate on the Loan is 5% per annum; (ii) on October 25, 2024, the Company repaid $400,000 of the Loan, leaving the balance of the loan at $750,000 (the "Current Balance"); and (iii) the Current Balance, along with all interest payable, is due on April 1, 2025 and the Company intends to pay such funds in full on or before such date.
The securities described herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or any state securities laws, and accordingly, may not be offered or sold within the United States except in compliance with the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and applicable state securities requirements or pursuant to exemptions therefrom. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any securities in any jurisdiction.
About Scorpio Gold Corporation
Scorpio holds a 100% interest in two past producing mines, the Manhattan Mine and the Mineral Ridge Mine, both located in the Walker Lane Trend of Nevada, USA. Scorpio's Manhattan District comprises the advanced exploration-stage Goldwedge Project, with a 400 ton per day gravity mill. Adjacent to Goldwedge is the 4,300-acre Manhattan Project, centered on two past-producing pits, acquired from Kinross in 2021. The consolidated Manhattan District presents an exciting late-stage exploration opportunity, with over 100,000m+ of historical drilling, with significant resource potential, alongside valuable permitting. Scorpio Gold also holds a 100% interest in the Mineral Ridge gold project located in Esmeralda County, Nevada. Scorpio produced over 222,440oz of gold at Mineral Ridge between 2010 and 2020. With a proven and probable resource, valuable permits, water rights, infrastructure, and the recently acquired adjacent North Star exploration target, Mineral Ridge has significant near-term development potential.