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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Excelsior Mining Corp. (TSX:MIN)
(FSE:3XS) (OTCQX:EXMGF) ("Excelsior" or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it
intends to undertake a non-brokered private placement to raise up to a total of C$26 million (approximately US$20.2 million)
through the issuance of up to 26 million common shares of Excelsior (the “Common Shares”) at a price of Cdn$1.00
per Common Share (the “Offering”).
The net proceeds of the Offering will be used for the development, construction and maintenance of the Company’s
Gunnison Copper Project, including the acquisition of long lead items, and for working capital requirements.
The Offering will be non-brokered; however, Clarksons Platou Securities AS and Tamesis Partners LLP have been
engaged by Excelsior to act as finders in connection with the Offering and will be entitled to finder’s fees. The Offering is
subject to a number of conditions, including, without limitation, the execution of definitive documentation, receipt of all
regulatory approvals, including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
The securities being offered hereby have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States
Securities Act of 1933, as amended and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of,
U.S. persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This news release will not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor will there be any sale of the securities in any State in
which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About Excelsior Mining
Excelsior Mining “The Copper Solution Company” is a mineral exploration and development company that is
advancing the Gunnison Copper Project in Cochise County, Arizona.
For more information on Excelsior, please visit our website at www.excelsiormining.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE EXCELSIOR BOARD
"Stephen Twyerould"
President & CEO
For further information regarding this press release, please contact:
Excelsior Mining Corp.
Concord Place, Suite 300, 2999 North 44th Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85018.
JJ Jennex, Vice President, Corporate Affairs
T: 604-681-8030 x240
E: info@excelsiormining.com
www.excelsiormining.com
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains "forward-looking information" concerning anticipated developments and events that may occur in the
future. Forward looking information contained in this news release includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to: (i)
information pertaining to the terms of the Offering, (ii) the satisfaction of the conditions to the Offering, and (iii) the use of
proceeds from the Offering.
In certain cases, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words such as "plans",
"expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does
not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may",
"could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved" suggesting future outcomes, or other expectations, beliefs,
plans, objectives, assumptions, intentions or statements about future events or performance. Forward-looking information contained
in this news release is based on certain factors and assumptions regarding, among other things, the estimation of mineral resources
and mineral reserves, the realization of resource and reserve estimates, copper and other metal prices, the timing and amount of
future development expenditures, the estimation of initial and sustaining capital requirements, the estimation of labour and
operating costs, the availability of necessary financing and materials to continue to develop and construct the Gunnison Project in
the short and long-term, the progress of development activities, the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, the completion of
the permitting process, the estimation of insurance coverage, and assumptions with respect to currency fluctuations, environmental
risks, title disputes or claims, and other similar matters. While the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on
information currently available to it, they may prove to be incorrect.
Forward looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may
cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Such factors include risks inherent in the
exploration and development of mineral deposits, including risks relating to changes in project parameters as plans continue to be
redefined including the possibility that mining operations may not commence at the Gunnison Project, risks relating to variations
in mineral resources and reserves, grade or recovery rates resulting from current exploration and development activities, risks
relating to the ability to access infrastructure, risks relating to changes in copper and other commodity prices and the worldwide
demand for and supply of copper and related products, risks related to increased competition in the market for copper and related
products and in the mining industry generally, risks related to current global financial conditions, uncertainties inherent in the
estimation of mineral resources, access and supply risks, reliance on key personnel, operational risks inherent in the conduct of
mining activities, including the risk of accidents, labour disputes, increases in capital and operating costs and the risk of
delays or increased costs that might be encountered during the development process, regulatory risks, including risks relating to
the acquisition of the necessary licenses and permits, financing, capitalization and liquidity risks, including the risk that the
financing necessary to fund the exploration and development activities at the Gunnison Project may not be available on satisfactory
terms, or at all, risks related to disputes concerning property titles and interest, environmental risks and the additional risks
identified in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s reports and filings with applicable Canadian securities
regulators.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or
results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause actions,
events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking information. The forward-looking information is made as of the date of this news release. Except as required by
applicable securities laws, the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
information.
