TRADING SYMBOL: TSXV:EPO
VANCOUVER, Dec. 30, 2015 /CNW/ - Encanto Potash Corp.
("Encanto" or the "Company") (TSXV: EPO) is pleased
to announce that it has closed a private placement of 6,833,332
flow through common shares at a price of $0.06 per share for gross proceeds of
$409,999.92. The Company
intends to use the proceeds for exploration work on its Muskowekwan
property in Saskatchewan. A finder's fee was paid in
accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the
"TSXV"). The common shares are subject to a four month hold
period expiring on May 1, 2016.
The private placement is subject to final acceptance for filing by
the TSXV.
About Encanto:
Encanto Potash Corp. is a TSX Venture Exchange listed and traded
Canadian resource company engaged in the development of potash
properties in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada, the largest producing
potash region in the world. Through a joint venture agreement with
Muskowekwan Resources Ltd. ("MFN JV") on our flagship property,
Encanto has a project land package which totals approximately
61,000 largely contiguous acres. A Pre-Feasibility Study dated
February 28 2013 titled "Encanto
Potash Corp. Technical Report Summarizing the Preliminary
Feasibility Study for the Muskowekwan First Nations Home Reserve
Project in South Eastern Saskatchewan, Canada" confirms the Proven
& Probable KCI Reserves totaling 162 MMt grading 28% which
supports primary and secondary mining for over 50 years at an
assumed annual rate extraction rate of 2.8 million tonnes.
The Company also has an interest in another potash property in
Saskatchewan: 20% interest in the
55,000 acre Ochapowace/Chacachas property.
Encanto is currently exploring domestic & international
strategic partnerships for the financing, development and sale of
potash production from its MFN JV Property.
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and
approved by James Walchuck, a
qualified person as defined by NI 43-101.
For additional information about Encanto Potash Corp., please
visit the Company's website at www.encantopotash.com or review the
Company's documents filed on www.sedar.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Per: "James Walchuck"
James Walchuck
President and CEO
NEITHER TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES
PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX
VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR
ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.
THE FOREGOING INFORMATION MAY CONTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING
INFORMATION RELATING TO THE FUTURE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY.
FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO A NUMBER OF KNOWN AND
UNKNOWN RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER FACTORS THAT MAY CAUSE
ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE ANTICIPATED IN OUR
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS. SUCH RISKS AND OTHER FACTORS INCLUDE,
AMONG OTHERS, THE ACTUAL RESULTS OF EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES, CHANGES
IN WORLD COMMODITY MARKETS OR EQUITY MARKETS, THE RISKS OF THE
MINING INDUSTRY INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE ENVIRONMENT, DELAYS IN OBTAINING GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS,
PERMITS OR FINANCING OR IN THE COMPLETION OF DEVELOPMENT OR
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES, TITLE DISPUTES, CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT AND
CHANGES TO REGULATIONS AFFECTING THE MINING INDUSTRY, AND OTHER
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES DETAILED FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE COMPANY'S
FILINGS WITH THE CANADIAN SECURITIES ADMINISTRATORS (AVAILABLE AT
WWW.SEDAR.COM). FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE MADE BASED ON
VARIOUS ASSUMPTIONS AND ON MANAGEMENT'S BELIEFS, ESTIMATES AND
OPINIONS ON THE DATE THE STATEMENTS ARE MADE. SHOULD ONE OR MORE OF
THESE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES MATERIALIZE, OR SHOULD UNDERLYING
ASSUMPTIONS PROVE INCORRECT, ACTUAL RESULTS MAY VARY MATERIALLY
FROM THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION CONTAINED
HEREIN. THE COMPANY UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IF THESE ASSUMPTIONS, BELIEFS, ESTIMATES
AND OPINIONS OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD CHANGE, EXCEPT AS
REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
SOURCE Encanto Potash Corp.
