TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct. 24, 2014) - VVC Exploration Corporation ("VVC" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:VVC) announces that it has that it has successfully completed a previously announced non-brokered private placement aggregating $411,365 and representing 8,227,300 units of the Company ("Units") at a price of $0.05 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant (a "Warrant") of the Company. Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share of the Company at $0.12 per share for 2 years and thereafter at $0.18 per share until October 22nd, 2019. The securities being issued pursuant to this private placement will be subject to a hold period which expires on February 23rd, 2015.
The Company is paying $300 of finders' fees in cash. There are now 181,786,131 shares issued and outstanding.
The Company obtained conditional approval of the TSXV and will be forthwith submitting all required documents to the TSXV to secure their final acceptance. The net proceeds of this financing will be used to pay accounts payables, general corporate expenses, operating expenses in Mexico and maintenance fees on the Company's properties in Mexico.
The Company expects to complete a further private placement before the end of 2014. This further funding is needed as the Company is moving toward the startup of a pilot mine on its Samalayuca Copper project. The Company expects to begin the work on the startup in 2015 as soon as the land use and permitting approvals are received.
About VVC Exploration Corporation
VVC is a Canadian exploration and mining company with projects in Mexico and Canada, which includes a near production copper prospect in Chihuahua State, and gold and silver prospects in Sonora and Sinaloa States, Mexico. The Company also has a grassroots gold/VMS prospect in the Timmins area of northern Ontario. VVC is aggressively seeking to convert its near production copper project, Samalayuca, to pilot scale production, then full production.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Michel J. Lafrance, Secretary-Treasurer
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