CLARITY
GOLD TO ACQUIRE
THE DESTINY PROJECT LOCATED IN THE ABITIBI REGION
Vancouver,
BC, Canada – November
30, 2020 --
InvestorsHub NewsWire -- Clarity Gold Corp.
("Clarity"
or the "Company")
(CSE: CLAR, OTC: CLGCF, FSE: 27G) is pleased to
announce
that it
has entered into an option agreement (the "Option Agreement")
dated November 27, 2020 pursuant to which the
Company has been granted the sole and exclusive
option (the
"Option")
by
Big Ridge Gold
Corp. ("Big
Ridge") (TSX-V: BRAU), an arm's
length company whose common shares are listed on the TSX Venture
Exchange, to acquire
up to
100% of Big
Ridge's right, title and interest in and to certain mineral claims
located in the Province of Quebec known as the
"Destiny Project"
(the "Transaction").
Highlights
of the Destiny
Project[1]
-
Located in
the historical, mineral rich Abitibi
Greenstone
Belt.
-
Gold
mineralization occurs in high-grade quartz veins within shear zones
starting at 15 m below surface (drill results include 167g/t Au
over 1 m).
-
2011 NI 43-101
indicated resource of 360,000 oz and an inferred resource of
247,000 oz.
-
Mineralization is
open to depth and along strike.
-
The DAC deposit
is open along strike with only coarse drilling denoting high grade
intercepts outside of 2011 resource area showing expansion
potential along strike from the DAC Deposit over approximately 2.5
km to the Darla Zone.
-
Excellent
infrastructure: ~75 km NNE of Val d'Or with road
access.
-
Considerable work
done to date including over 50,000 m of diamond
drilling.
"This is a
substantial step forward for Clarity. The acquisition of the
Destiny Project will mark a transformational first step for the
Company into the prolific Abitibi Greenstone belt," stated
Clarity's CEO, James Rogers. "Our team at Clarity has
reviewed countless projects and we are excited to focus our efforts
on a project that has high grade, underground potential with
underpinning Indicated and Inferred ounces in the ground. We look
forward to working with Big Ridge to complete the Transaction and
get to work on advancing this exciting project."
The Destiny
Project
The Destiny
Project is located approximately 75 km northeast of the city of Val
d'Or in the prolific Abitibi Greenstone Belt where more than 180
million ounces of gold have been produced historically along major
structural breaks within the assemblage of Archean-age volcanic,
sedimentary and intrusive rocks. The Destiny Project lies along the
approximately 400 km long Chicobi Deformation Zone, a major
structural break which is largely underexplored in the Abitibi
Greenstone Belt. The 5,013 ha project includes the DAC
deposit, one of several gold zones along an approximately 6 km long
segment of the Despinassy
Shear Zone within
the Chicobi Deformation Zone.
Approximately 2.5
km east along strike of the DAC deposit is the Darla zone. In
between the Darla and DAC is the coarsely drilled GAP zone where
2012 drilling intercepted anomalous gold in all 12 holes which were
spaced 100 m apart.
Exploration of
the Destiny Project dates back to
the 1930s with
the first serious diamond drilling campaign commencing in 1998 by
Cameco. Continued exploration and drilling campaigns supported a
maiden NI 43-101 resource estimation being authored in 2007 and the
most recent NI 43-101 resource estimation in 2011 in
the Technical
Report, dated March 1, 2011,
authored
by, Todd
McCracken, P. Geo., and filed by Big Ridge on Sedar on March 7, 2011 (the
"2011
Technical Report"). Since the publishing of
the 2011 Technical Report, only 15 drill holes totaling
approximately 3,473 m were completed as well as geochemical surveys
and a geophysical compilation targeting VMS
mineralization.
Previous work on
the property can be summarized as follows:
-
172 Diamond drill
holes comprising approximately 50,400 m
-
Reconnaissance
till sampling from 11 Sonic drill holes
-
2,430 MMI
geochemical samples
-
982 line
km of airborne
VTEM surveys
-
171 line
km of ground
magnetics surveys
-
128 line
km of
IP
Salient results
from previous drill programs on the Destiny Project:
Zone
|
Hole
ID
|
From
(m)
|
To
(m)
|
Interval
(m)
|
Au
g/t
|
DAC
|
DES9917
|
117.2
|
140.8
|
23.6
|
6.15
|
including
|
118.8
|
121.9
|
3.1
|
23.95
|
and
|
134.8
|
138.5
|
3.7
|
12.46
|
DES0032
|
159.9
|
169.2
|
9.3
|
3.98
|
including
|
161.2
|
165.9
|
4.7
|
5.37
|
and
|
163.3
|
165.9
|
2.6
|
7.78
|
DES05-64
|
161.8
|
170.5
|
8.7
|
5.42
|
including
|
161.8
|
163.2
|
1.4
|
22.14
|
DES05-66
|
130.3
|
133.1
|
2.8
|
5.18
|
and
|
138.3
|
139.3
|
1.0
|
3.37
|
and
|
142.2
|
143.6
|
1.4
|
8.83
|
DES05-67
|
163.7
|
170.9
|
7.2
|
8.81
|
including
|
166.0
|
168.7
|
2.7
|
19.49
|
DES05-79
|
130.6
|
133.1
|
2.5
|
10.70
|
and
|
142.0
|
145.0
|
3.0
|
5.04
|
DES05-81
|
323.7
|
325.8
|
2.1
|
3.41
|
and
|
333.7
|
339.0
|
5.3
|
4.01
|
including
|
333.7
|
338.5
|
4.8
|
4.32
|
DES06-85
|
214.0
|
216.5
|
2.5
|
4.31
|
and
|
221.7
|
222.7
|
1.0
|
167.00
|
DES06-96
|
254.4
|
261.2
|
6.8
|
2.46
|
and
|
272.7
|
275.7
|
3.0
|
3.04
|
DES10-137
|
372.9
|
374.0
|
1.1
|
25.65
|
Darla
|
DES06-91
|
115.1
|
117.2
|
1.2
|
19.67
|
DES08-104
|
104.5
|
107.0
|
2.5
|
6.73
|
including
|
104.5
|
105.2
|
0.7
|
19.73
|
Gap
West
|
DES12-147
|
85.5
|
91.5
|
6.0
|
16.10
|
including
|
87.5
|
88.5
|
1.0
|
90.30
|
and
|
146.0
|
148.0
|
2.0
|
2.55
|
DES05-75
|
79.8
|
80.5
|
0.7
|
3.36
|
|
and
|
82.7
|
84.2
|
1.5
|
1.50
|
|
and
|
90.3
|
91.8
|
1.5
|
1.23
|
South
|
DES0051
|
308.6
|
309.9
|
1.3
|
2.22
|
|
DES0056
|
49.0
|
49.2
|
0.2
|
3.03
|
|
and
|
144.6
|
145.3
|
0.7
|
1.69
|
|
and
|
319.0
|
319.2
|
0.2
|
2.23
|
Zone
21
|
DES9921
|
93.8
|
99.8
|
6.0
|
2.49
|
|
including
|
93.8
|
94.8
|
1.0
|
7.03
|
Zone
20
|
DES9920
|
218.4
|
220.4
|
2.0
|
4.60
|
The DAC
Deposit
The 2011
Technical Report entitled "NI 43-101 Technical Report and Resource
Estimate of the DAC Deposit, Destiny Property, Quebec" included the
following estimates:
Class
|
Tonnes
|
Au
(gpt)
|
Au
(ounces)
|
Indicated
|
10,800,000
|
1.05
|
360,000
|
Inferred
|
8,300,000
|
0.92
|
247,000
|
Notes:
-
The 2011 Technical
Report was
prepared for Alto Ventures Ltd. (now Big Ridge) and Pacific
Northwest Capital Corp.
-
Values rounded to
reflect summary nature of the estimate
-
Cut-off grade 0.5
g/t Au
-
Au price of
US$973/Oz
-
US$ to CAD$
conversion of 1.02
-
Au recovery
94%
-
4:1 Strip
ratio
-
Operating cost of
$14.30/t at 10,000 tpd
Michel Robert,
Advisor to Clarity stated: "The Abitibi is known for its high
mineral potential, it's a recognized
region
in Canada
and
internationally.
I have
previously worked in several active
projects in the region, now I am excited to
return to
this highly
prospective area with solid infrastructure and
formidable local support for resource development. Destiny is in an
advanced exploratory stage with an NI 43-101 indicated
resource, and with multiple underexplored
zones which makes for untapped exploration
potential.
At Clarity, we look forward to starting work and further defining
this resource to become another success in the region."
About the
Option Agreement
Under the Option
Agreement, Big Ridge has granted the Option to
the Company which
may be exercised by the Company on or prior to the third
anniversary of the closing of the Transaction
(the "Closing")
by making the
following cash payments and issuances of common shares of the Company
(each, a "Clarity Share")
on or before the
dates indicated below:
Payment
Date
|
Cash
Payment Amount
|
Share
Issuance $ Amount
|
Interest
Earned
|
Previously paid
on execution of the letter of intent between the parties dated
October 29, 2020
|
$50,000
|
-
|
-
|
Within 60 days of
the execution of the Option Agreement
|
$450,000
|
$1,000,000
|
-
|
12 months
from the
date of the Option Agreement
|
$750,000
|
$1,000,000
|
-
|
24 months
from the
date of the Option Agreement
|
$750,000
|
$1,500,000
|
49%
earned
|
36 months
from the
date of the Option Agreement
|
$1,000,000
|
$2,000,000
|
100%
earned
|
Total:
|
$3,000,000
|
$5,500,000
|
|
The
Company may accelerate the exercise of
the Option by making the cash payments and issuances of Clarity
Shares earlier than the timeframes contemplated above. The number
of Clarity Shares to be issued to Big Ridge pursuant to the
Option will be determined by dividing the
dollar amount of Clarity Shares to be issued at any point in time
by the five (5) day volume weighted average closing price of the
Clarity Shares on the day before such issuance of such Clarity
Shares, subject to the policies of
the CSE. Concurrently with the
exercise of the Option, Clarity has agreed to
grant to Big
Ridge a 1.0% net smelter return royalty (the "Royalty")
with respect to production of all precious metals from the Destiny
Project, with the Royalty to be payable by Clarity following
commencement of commercial production. The Company has
the right to buy
back the Royalty during the first three (3) years following the
commencement of commercial production on payment by
Clarity
to Big Ridge of
$1,000,000. Exercise of the Option is
subject to receipt of all applicable regulatory approvals and
consents. The Company will be the operator responsible for carrying
out all operations with respect to the Destiny Project during the
term of the Option Agreement. If Clarity acquires a 49%
interest in the Property and decides not to proceed with the
acquisition of the further 51% interest in the Property, then,
for a
period of 18 months following such time, Big Ridge will have
the right to
purchase back the 49% interest in the Property
for cash
consideration of $2,000,000. Clarity has agreed to
pay a finders' fee equal to 3% of the
aggregate consideration payable to Big Ridge. Closing of the transactions
contemplated under the Option Agreement is subject to the typical
customary conditions, including receipt of all regulatory
approvals.
Private
Placement
The Company also
announces a non-brokered private placement financing (the
"Offering")
of units of the Company (each, a "Unit")
at a price of $0.96 per Unit. The Company intends to
issue 3,125,000 Units for gross proceeds of $3,000,000 but may
issue up to 10,000,000
Units of the
Company for gross proceeds of up to
$9,600,000. Each Unit will consist of
one common share (each, a "Share")
and one-half of one transferable warrant (each whole warrant, a
"Warrant"),
with
each
Warrant entitling the holder thereof to
purchase one additional Share at a price of $1.25 per Share for a period of one
year from closing of the Offering.
Completion of the
Offering is subject to a number of
conditions,
including, without limitation, receipt of all necessary regulatory
approvals. Insiders of the Company may participate in the
Offering and finders' fees may be paid
in connection with the Offering. The net proceeds
of
the Offering will
be used for the required payments and
exploration expenditures in connection with the Option with respect
to the
Destiny Project, for exploration to advance the
understanding of the Company's other mineral exploration
properties, marketing,
costs of
operations and general working
capital.
All securities
issued in connection with the Transaction and the Offering will be
subject to a hold period of four months and one day from the date
of issuance in accordance with applicable securities
legislation.
None of the
securities issued in the Transaction and the Offering will be
registered under the United
States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"1933
Act"),
and none of them may be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicable exemption from the registration
requirements of the 1933 Act. This news release shall not
constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy
nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state where
such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful.
Qualified
Person
Mr. Rory
Kutluoglu P. Geo. is the Qualified Person ("QP")
under NI 43-101 for the technical information in this news release
and has reviewed the appropriate and available data for the
Destiny
Project and
approves the technical contents of this news release.
About
Clarity
Clarity
Gold Corp. is a
Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the
acquisition, exploration
and development
of gold
projects in Canada. The Company
has entered into
an option agreement to purchase 100% of the Destiny Project,
a 5,013
ha gold-focused project in the
mineral rich Abitibi region in Quebec. Clarity is also working on
the exploration of its 10,518 ha Empirical Project located
approximately 12 km south of Lillooet, BC, and has recently
expanded its mineral property portfolio with the acquisitions of
the Tyber and Gretna Green projects, both located on Vancouver
Island, British Columbia. The Company
is based in
Vancouver, British Columbia, and is listed on the CSE under the
symbol "CLAR". To learn more about Clarity
Gold Corp. and its projects please visit
www.claritygoldcorp.com.
ON BEHALF
OF THE BOARD
"James
Rogers"
Chief Executive
Officer
Tel:
1 (833)
387-7436
Email:
info@claritygoldcorp.com
Website:
www.claritygoldcorp.com
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This news
release contains forward-looking statements. All statements, other
than statements of historical fact that address activities,
events
or
developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will
or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements
regarding: the
Transaction and the terms thereof; that the
acquisition of the Destiny Project will mark a transformational
first step for the Company into the Abitibi Greenstone
belt;
that the
Company will exercise the Option; that the
Company will complete the Offering; and the
intended use of the proceeds of the
Offering. The
forward-looking statements reflect management's current
expectations based on information currently available and are
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause
outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the
forward-looking statements including:
that
the Company
may not be
able to satisfy the conditions to exercise
the Option; the
inability of the Company to complete the Offering at all or on the
terms announced;
adverse
market conditions; and other factors beyond the control of the
parties.
Although
the Company believes that the assumptions inherent in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-looking
statements are not guarantees
of future
performance and, accordingly, undue reliance should not be put on
such statements due to their inherent uncertainty. Factors that
could cause actual results or events to differ materially from
current expectations include general market conditions and other
factors beyond the control of the Company. The Company expressly
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements whether as a
result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
applicable law.
The
Canadian Securities Exchange (operated by CNSX Markets Inc.) has
neither approved nor disapproved of the contents of this press
release.