True North Gems Closes $1.5 Million Private Placement Financing

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jan 9, 2014) - True North Gems Inc. (TSX VENTURE:TGX) ("True North" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the closing of the previously announced private placement financing, realizing gross proceeds of $1,500,000 through the sale of 16,666,667 units at a price of $0.09 per unit. Each unit is comprised of one common share of the Company and one-half of one common share purchase warrant, with each full warrant exercisable for two years at a price of $0.12. The securities were issued to Halman-Aldubi Provident and Pension Funds Ltd, a prior shareholder of the Company. The securities issued under the financing are subject to a four-month hold period and may not be traded until May 9, 2014, except as permitted by Canadian securities legislation and the TSX Venture Exchange.

"We are pleased to see Halman-Aldubi continue as a strong supporter of the Company, and increase their ownership position. We are encouraged that their investment demonstrates confidence in True North Gems, the Greenland Government, and the Aappaluttoq Ruby Project", stated Nicholas Houghton, President and CEO of True North Gems.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the financing to advance the development of the Company's Aappaluttoq Ruby Project in Greenland as well as general working capital.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

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This document contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (together, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities legislation, which are made as of the date of this document or the document(s) referred to herein. Statements that express predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "expects", "anticipates", "plans", "projects", "estimates", "intends", "strategy", "goals", "objectives" or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements with respect to: the amount of mineral reserves and mineral resources; the amount of future production over any period; net present value and internal rates of return of the proposed mining operation; capital costs; operating costs; strip ratios and mining rates; and mine life. The forward-looking statements are made based upon certain assumptions which, if untrue, could cause the actual results, performances or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
These assumptions include, without limitation: the price of gemstone products produced; anticipated costs; the presence of and continuity of gemstones at modeled grades and values; the capacities of various machinery and equipment; the availability of personnel, machinery and equipment at estimated prices; exchange rates; appropriate discount rates; tax rates applicable to the proposed mining operation; financing structure and costs; anticipated mining losses and dilution; gemstone recovery rates; reasonable contingency requirements; and receipt of regulatory approvals on acceptable terms. By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performances or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These include, without limitation: price volatility, discrepancies between actual and estimated production, mineral reserves and resources and metallurgical recoveries, mining operational and development risks, regulatory restrictions (including environmental regulatory restrictions and liability), activities by governmental authorities (including changes in taxation), currency fluctuations, the speculative nature of gemstone exploration, the global economic climate, dilution, share price volatility, competition, loss of key employees; additional funding requirements and defective title to mineral claims or property]. This list is not exhaustive. See also, for example, the risks disclosed in the Company's other disclosure documents filed at www.sedar.com, including, without limitation, those disclosed in the Company's management's discussion & analysis. The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as otherwise required by applicable securities legislation.