Coronet Closes Sale of the Advanced-Stage Yanamina Gold Property, West-Central Peru
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / October 8, 2015 / Coronet Metals Inc. (TSXV: CRF) (FWB: 2CM) (OTC: CORMF) ("Coronet") is pleased to announce that the transaction to sell Coronet's Peruvian subsidiary, which holds a 100% interest in the advanced stage Yanamina Gold Project, Peru ("Yanamina") to Wealth Minerals Ltd. ("Wealth") has been completed, effective October 7, 2015.
Wealth acquired Yanamina through acquisition of Coronet's Peruvian subsidiary, Coronet Metals Peru S.A.C. ("Coronet Peru"), in consideration of Wealth issuing 1,000,000 shares to Coronet (750,000 shares at closing and 250,000 shares six months later, on or before April 7, 2016). The 750,000 shares are subject to a hold period in Canada expiring on February 7, 2016. The 250,000 common shares will also be subject to a 4 month hold period following issuance.
Through the divestiture of Coronet Metals Peru the Company benefits from a strengthened balance sheet and reduced financial obligations allowing it to attract fresh investment capital and to continue as a going concern.
About Coronet Metals Inc.:
Coronet Metals Inc. Management is focused on strengthening of Coronet's balance sheet by reducing financial obligations in its current portfolio, allowing the Company to attract fresh investment capital which will allow the Company to advance its White Caps Gold Project near Manhattan, Nevada and to look at fresh opportunities.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors of
Coronet Metals Inc.
"Theo van der Linde"
Theo van der Linde
President & CFO
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND ENQUIRIES CONTACT:
Theo van der Linde, President and CFO
Tel: +1 778 834 6272
Email: tvanderlinde@coronetmetals.com
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian and US securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein including, without limitation, statements regarding the proposed sale by the Company of Coronet Peru, and thereby the Yanamina Gold Project; Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as: believe, expect, anticipate, intend, estimate, postulate and similar expressions, or are those, which, by their nature, refer to future events.
The Company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements by the Company are not guarantees of future results or performance, and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, the state of the financial markets for the Company's equity securities, the state of the commodity markets generally, variations in the nature, quality and quantity of any mineral deposits that may be located, variations in the market price of any mineral products the Company may produce or plan to produce, the inability of the Company to settle the required formal documentation necessary to sell Yanamina, or to close the transaction even if such documentation is completed; the inability of the Company to continue its projected plans for the future, to raise the necessary capital or to be fully able to implement its business strategies, and other risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Company's latest interim Management Discussion and Analysis and filed with certain securities commissions in Canada. All of the Company's Canadian public disclosure filings may be accessed via www.sedar.com and readers are urged to review these materials, including the technical reports filed with respect to the Company's mineral properties.
SOURCE: Coronet Metals Inc.