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Gowest Gold Ltd. ('Gowest' or the 'Corporation') (TSX VENTURE:GWA) announced today that it intends to issue, on a non-brokered private placement basis, up to 10,000,000 'flow-through' units of the Corporation (the 'Units'), at a price of $0.10 per Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $1,000,000 (the 'Offering'). Each Unit will be comprised of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole common share purchase warrant, a 'Warrant'), issued on a flow-through basis, with each Warrant being exercisable to acquire one common share of the Corporation at a price of $0.15 for a period of 24 months following the closing date of the Offering.
The proceeds derived from the sale of the Units will be used for 'Canadian exploration expenses' (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) in connection with the mineral exploration programs of the Company.
Certain insiders of the Corporation may participate in the Offering and the Corporation may pay a finder's fee to registrants who assist the Corporation in connection with the Offering. Completion of the Offering is subject to receipt of TSX Venture Exchange approval.
All of the securities issuable in connection with the Offering will subject to a hold period expiring four months and one day after date of issuance.
The securities offered have not been 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 registration requirements. This release does not constitute an offer for sale of securities in the United States.
It is anticipated that the closing of the Offering will occur on or prior to December 31, 2015.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
About Gowest
Gowest is a Canadian gold exploration and development company focused on the delineation and development of its 100% owned Bradshaw Gold Deposit (Bradshaw), on the Frankfield Property, part of the Corporation's North Timmins Gold Project (NTGP). Gowest is exploring additional gold targets on its +100-square-kilometre NTGP land package and continues to evaluate the area, which is part of the prolific Timmins, Ontario gold camp. Currently, Bradshaw contains a National Instrument 43-101 compliant Indicated Resource estimated at 2.1 million tonnes ('t') grading 6.19 g/t Au containing 422 thousand oz Au and an Inferred Resource of 3.6 million t grading 6.47 g/t Au containing 755 thousand oz Au. Further, based on the Pre-Feasibility Study produced by Stantec Mining and announced on June 9, 2015, Bradshaw contains Mineral Reserves, using a 3 g/t Au cut-off and utilizing a gold price of US$1,200 / oz, totalling 1.8 million t grading 4.82 g/t Au for 277 thousand oz Au.
Forward-Looking Statements
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