Uracan announces up to $1.5 million private placement
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TSX-V: URC
VANCOUVER, Nov. 19, 2013 /CNW/ - Uracan Resources Ltd. (TSX.V:URC) ("Uracan" or the "Company") announces a non-brokered private placement of up to 10,000,000 flow through shares at a price of $0.10 per share for gross proceeds of $1,000,000 and up to 5,000,000 non-flow through units at a price of $0.10 per unit for gross proceeds of up to $500,000. Each non-flow through unit will consist of one common share and one half of a common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one common share at a price of $0.15 per common share for a period of 1 year from closing. A minimum of $190,000 of shares or units will be purchased by insiders. Finder's fees on the gross proceeds of the offering may be paid.
The proceeds of the offering will be used to continue exploration and development of the Company's flagship Black Lake Project and the Pipewrench Lake Project in Saskatchewan, as well as for general working capital. Exploration work consisting of diamond drilling and ground geophysics is expected to commence on the Black Lake Project in early 2014.
Management Update
The Company is pleased to announce that Mr. Clive Johnson, a founding director, has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of the Company. Mr. Johnson is the current President and Chief Executive Officer of B2Gold Corp. Mr. Johnson was a founder of Vancouver based intermediate gold producer Bema Gold.
In 2007, Mr. Johnson and the other key executives from Bema Gold founded B2Gold. In six years B2Gold has become a successful intermediate gold producer with projected production growth from existing assets to over 450,000 ounces of gold per year by 2015 and a current market capitalization of Cdn$1.5 billion.
The Company also announces the appointment of Mr. Jeremy Crichton, CA as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Crichton currently is VP Corporate Finance of Fiore Management & Advisory Corp., a private financial advisory firm. He is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Victoria.
About Uracan
Uracan Resources Ltd. (TSX.V:URC, OTC:URCFF) is a Canadian-based exploration company focused on exploring for uranium deposits in Saskatchewan and Quebec, Canada. Since 2006, Uracan has discovered a N.I. 43-101 Indicated Mineral Resource estimate of 7 million lbs U3O8 (21.5 million tonnes at a grade of 140 ppm U3O8 using a 100 ppm cut-off grade) and a N.I. 43-101 Inferred Mineral Resource estimate of 37 million lbs U3O8 (140.6 million tonnes at a grade of 120 ppm U3O8 using a 100 ppm cut-off grade) on its 100%-owned exploration properties in Quebec. Uracan continues to actively pursue new opportunities worldwide to capitalize on management's exploration and financing capabilities.
Technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Marc Simpson, P.Geo., Uracan's Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 ("N.I. 43-101") standards.
ON BEHALF OF URACAN RESOURCES LTD.
"Marc Simpson"
President & CEO
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Risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to vary include but are not limited to the availability of financing; fluctuations in commodity prices; changes to and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including environmental laws and obtaining requisite permits; political, economic and other risks; as well as other risks and uncertainties which are more fully described in our annual and quarterly Management's Discussion and Analysis and in other filings made by us with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and available at www.sedar.com. Uracan disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information or statements except as may be required."
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SOURCE: Uracan Resources Ltd.
Marc Simpson
President & CEO
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