TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 20, 2016) - HARTE GOLD CORP. ("Harte Gold") (TSX:HRT)(OTC:HRTFF)(FRANKFURT:H4O) announced it has raised gross proceeds of $1,800,000 including $1,150,000 pursuant to the closing today (previous closing March 31, 2016) of a non-brokered private placement of up to 10,000,000 Flow Through Units ("FT Units") for gross proceeds of up to $2,000,000.
Harte Gold issued 5,750,000 FT Units at $0.20 per FT Unit. Each FT Unit consists of one flow through common share and one-half common share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.25 for a period of two years from Closing.
Finder's fees payable under the private placement consist of a cash payment equal to 6% of cash raised and common share purchase warrants equal to 6% of the number of FT Units issued pursuant to certain orders, for a total of $45,720 and 245,400 warrants. Finder's warrants are exercisable at $0.22 for a period of two years from closing.
All common share purchase warrants issued under the private placement are subject to an accelerated expiry provision. Should the closing price of Harte Gold common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange be equal to or greater than $0.30 for 10 consecutive trading days any time after closing, Harte Gold may accelerate the expiry date of the warrants by giving notice to the warrant holders through the issuance of a press release. The warrants will expire on the 30th day after the date on which such notice is given.
Proceeds from the private placement will fund exploration work on the Company's Ontario properties as well as development work related to the fully permitted 70,000 tonne Advanced Exploration and Bulk Sample Project. The private placement is fully subscribed, and the final closing is scheduled for April 29, 2016.
About Harte Gold Corp.
Harte Gold Corp. is focused on the exploration and development of its 100% owned Sugar Zone property where it has permitted a 70,000 tonne advanced exploration and bulk sample for the Sugar Zone Deposit. The Sugar Zone property is located 60 kilometers east of the Hemlo Gold Camp and as per the Preliminary Economic Assessment dated July 12, 2012, contains an Indicated Resource of 980,900 tonnes, grading 10.13 g/t for 319,280 ounces of contained gold (uncapped) and an Inferred Resource of 580,500 tonnes, grading 8.36 g/t Au for 155,960 ounces of contained gold (uncapped). The mineral resource was prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 guidelines. George A. Flach P. Geo, Vice President Exploration, is the Qualified Person for Harte Gold. Harte Gold also holds the Stoughton-Abitibi property located on the Destor-Porcupine Fault Zone which is adjacent to and on strike of Lakeshore Gold's Holloway Gold Mine.
Common Shares Outstanding: 318,222,224
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