CPE Media News – pcJournal (9/25/2018) – Victoria Gold Corp. (TSX-V: VIT) has received $87.2 million as part of its previously announced $500 million financing package to fund Victoria Gold’s 100% owned Dublin Gulch gold property is situated in the central Yukon Territory.
Victoria received its first drawdown of US $30 million or CDN $39.0 million from Orion Mine Finance under the subordinated debt facility of US $100 million.
Victoria received first drawdown of CDN $14.7 million from Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. under CDN $49 million second tranche of CDN $98 million royalty financing. The entire royalty financing was for C$98 million. The first tranche of C$49 million was received when the definitive documentation was executed on April 16, 2018.
Victoria has received US $25.8 million or CDN $33.5 million from Caterpillar Financial Services Limited (Cat Financial) under the equipment lease facility. The remainder of the Cat Financial lease facility, to a maximum of US $50 million or CDN $65.0 million, is expected to be drawn in 2018 and early 2019.
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News Release
Victoria Gold Receives C$87.2 Million in Cash from Funding Partners
TORONTO, Sept. 24, 2018 — Victoria Gold Corp. (TSX.V-VIT) “Victoria” or the “Company” is pleased to announce that it has received cash as per its financing facilities (See press release “Victoria Gold Announces Comprehensive C$500 Million Financing Package for Eagle and Continuation of Construction Activities” dated March 8, 2018).
Orion
On September 21, 2018, Victoria received its first drawdown of US$30 million (approximately C$39.0 million) from Orion Mine Finance (“Orion”) under the subordinated debt facility of US$100 million (approximately C$130.0 million). The Company also has a senior debt facility with Orion for US$75 million (approximately C$97.5 million) which is expected to be drawn in 2019 after the subordinated debt facility has been fully drawn.
Osisko
On September 21, 2018, Victoria received C$14.7 million from Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. (“Osisko”) under the royalty financing. The entire royalty financing was for C$98 million. The first tranche of C$49 million was received when the definitive documentation was executed on April 16, 2018. The C$14.7 million received on September 21, 2018 is the first drawdown of the C$49 million second tranche. The remainder of the second tranche of the royalty financing will be funded pro rata with the remainder of the Orion subordinated debt facility.
Cat Financial
Additionally, as of September 21, 2018, Victoria has received US$25.8 million (approximately C$33.5 million) from Caterpillar Financial Services Limited (“Cat Financial”) under the equipment lease facility. The remainder of the Cat Financial lease facility, to a maximum of US$50 million (approximately C$65.0 million), is expected to be drawn in 2018 and early 2019.
About the Dublin Gulch Property
Victoria Gold’s 100%-owned Dublin Gulch gold property is situated in the central Yukon Territory, Canada, approximately 375 kilometers north of the capital city of Whitehorse, and approximately 85 kilometers from the town of Mayo. The Property is accessible by road year-round, and is located within Yukon Energy’s electrical grid.
The Property covers an area of approximately 555 square kilometers, and is the site of the Company’s Eagle Gold Deposit. The Eagle Gold Mine is under construction and is expected to be Yukon’s next operating gold mine. The Eagle and Olive deposits, include Proven and Probable Reserves of 2.7 million ounces of gold from 123 million tonnes of ore with a grade of 0.67 grams of gold per tonne, as outlined in a National Instrument 43-101 feasibility study. The NI 43-101 Mineral Resource for the Eagle and Olive deposits has been estimated to host 191 million tonnes averaging 0.65 grams of gold per tonne, containing 4.0 million ounces of gold in the “Measured and Indicated” category, inclusive of Proven and Probable Reserves, and a further 24 million tonnes averaging 0.61 grams of gold per tonne, containing 0.5 million ounces of gold in the “Inferred” category.
Qualified Person
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Tony George, P.Eng., as the Qualified Person. For additional information relating to the Property, refer to the technical report entitled “NI 43-101 Feasibility Study Technical Report for the Eagle Gold Project, Yukon Territory, Canada”, with an effective date of September 12, 2016, which is available on the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com.
For Further Information Contact:
John McConnell
President & CEO
Victoria Gold Corp
Tel: 416-866-8800
Fax: 416-866-8801