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VANCOUVER, Jan. 8, 2018 /CNW/ - Kootenay Silver Inc.
(TSXV: KTN) (the "Company" or "Kootenay") is pleased to
announce that further to its press release dated November 15,
2017 and December 14, 2017, it has
closed the final tranche of its non-brokered private placement (the
"Private Placement") and has issued an aggregate total of
20,094,480 units (each a "Unit") at a purchase price of
$0.20 per Unit for total gross
proceeds to the Company of $4,018,896. The final tranche raised $109,000 by issuing 545,000 Units. Each Unit
consists of one common share ("Common Share") and one-half of a
transferable common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant a
"Warrant"). Each Warrant issued in the final tranche entitles the
holder to acquire one Common Share at an exercise price of
$0.30 per share until January 5, 2021.
The net proceeds of the Private Placement will be used to fund
the exploration and development of the Company's La Cigarra project
in Chihuahua State, Mexico,
possible new acquisitions and for general working capital
purposes.
All securities issued pursuant to the Private Placement are
subject to a four month hold period under applicable securities
laws in Canada, ending on
May 6, 2018.
The securities described herein have not been and will not be
registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any State Securities Laws and may not be offered or
sold in the United States or to
the account or benefit of a U.S. person absent an exemption from
the registration requirements of such Act. This release does not
constitute an offer for sale of securities in the United States.
About Kootenay Silver Inc.
Kootenay Silver Inc. is an exploration company actively
engaged in the discovery and development of mineral projects in the
Sierra Madre Region of Mexico and
in British Columbia, Canada.
Supported by one of the largest portfolios of silver assets in
Mexico, Kootenay continues to
provide its shareholders with significant leverage to silver
prices. The Company remains focused on the expansion of its current
silver resources, new discoveries and the near-term economic
development of two of its priority silver projects located in
prolific mining districts in Sonora, State and Chihuahua, State,
Mexico, respectively.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture
Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this release.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS:
The information in this news release has been prepared as at
January 7, 2017. Certain statements
in this news release, referred to herein as "forward-looking
statements", constitute "forward-looking statements" under the
provisions of Canadian provincial securities laws. These statements
can be identified by the use of words such as "expected", "may",
"will" or similar terms.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a
number of factors and assumptions that, while considered reasonable
by Kootenay as of the date of such statements, are inherently
subject to significant business, economic and competitive
uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors, known and
unknown, could cause actual results to be materially different from
those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance
on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the
date made. Except as otherwise required by law, Kootenay
expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release
publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect
any change in Kootenay's expectations or any change in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is
based.
SOURCE Kootenay Silver Inc.