QuestEx Gold & Copper Announces Sale of Yukon Properties to Fireweed Zinc
VANCOUVER, Nov. 23, 2020 - QuestEx Gold & Copper Ltd. (TSX-V: QEX) ("QuestEx" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that it has entered into a property purchase and sale agreement (the "Agreement") with Fireweed Zinc Ltd. ("Fireweed") to sell its portfolio of properties in Yukon's Macmillan Pass district to Fireweed. QuestEx will receive a $100,000 cash payment and 350,000 common shares of Fireweed in exchange for a 100% interest in four properties totalling 74 square kilometres. QuestEx will retain a 0.5% net smelter return ("NSR") royalty for base metals and silver, and a 2% NSR royalty for gold on each of the properties. Tony Barresi, President of QuestEx comments: "Fireweed Zinc is a highly motivated, effective and efficient explorer of the Macmillan Pass district in Yukon. We are pleased that this transaction will support Fireweed Zinc's efforts in that district and provide our shareholders exposure to Fireweed's potential future growth through our acquired equity stake, and our retained NSR. QuestEx has built a strategic portfolio of large and highly prospective gold and copper projects within British Columbia's Golden Triangle, Toodoggone and Aspen Grove districts and these will continue to be the focus of our exploration attention."
Under the Agreement Fireweed will acquire 410 claims covering a total area of 74 square kilometres. The claims include the Sol Property, which is situated immediately west of Fireweed's Macmillan Pass property, as well as several small separate claim blocks within the district. The Agreement is subject to final TSX Venture Exchange approval.
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About QuestEx
QuestEx Gold & Copper Ltd. is exploring for high-grade gold and copper with a focus on the Golden Triangle and Toodoggone areas of British Columbia. The property portfolio includes the Company's flagship Castle property, a porphyry copper-gold project located in the Red Chris mining district of the Golden Triangle neighbouring GT Gold's Tatogga property, and Newcrest Mining's GJ property. Other properties include KSP, North ROK, Coyote, and Kingpin in the Golden Triangle, Sofia in the Toodoggone district, and Heart Peaks and Hit in other strategic districts within British Columbia. These assets are being advanced by a newly assembled technical and management team with experience in exploration, permitting and discovery.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF QuestEx Gold & Copper Ltd.
"Joseph Mullin"
Joseph Mullin
Chief Executive Officer and Director
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