Avidian reprices financing, appoints Kirwin to board

Nov 21, 2018

2018-11-21 09:10 ET – News Release

Mr. Nick Tintor reports

AVIDIAN GOLD PROVIDES UPDATE ON FINANCING: DOUG KIRWIN ELECTED TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Avidian Gold Corp. has provided an update on the previously announced private placement of units announced in the company’s news release dated Oct. 22, 2018.

The Company is adjusting the terms of the financing so as to better reflect the current weakness in market conditions. The proposed non-brokered financing will be conducted by way of a private placement of Units at C$0.35 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to C$1,000,000 (the “Offering”). Each Unit will be comprised of one (1) common share of the Company (a “Common Share”) and one half of a transferable Common Share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”). Each full Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to acquire one Common Share at C$0.50 for a period of 24 months from the date of closing of the Offering, subject to an option of the Company to accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants, in the event that the Common Shares trade above $0.65 for twenty consecutive trading days on the TSX Venture Exchange by providing a notice to warrant holders. Upon receipt of such Warrant acceleration notice, Warrant holders will be able to exercise the Warrants within a 30-day period.

The net proceeds from the Offering shall be primarily used for advancing the Golden Zone gold-copper project in Alaska and for general corporate purposes.

The Offering is conditional upon receipt of required regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The Common Shares and the Warrants issued pursuant to the Offering, as well as any compensation options issued to founders will be subject to a four month hold period in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws.

Board Appointment and AGM Results

The Company is also pleased to announce the election of Mr. Doug Kirwin to the Company’s Board of Directors at its Annual and Special Shareholders Meeting (“Meeting”) held on November 15, 2018.

Mr. Kirwin is a geologist with more than 45 years of experience holding executive positions with Anglo American and Amax in the 1970s and then as Managing Director of an international mineral consultancy in the 1980s and 1990s.

In 1995, Doug joined Indochina Goldfields Ltd., which became Ivanhoe Mines Limited and stayed with the company until its acquisition by Rio Tinto Group in 2012.

As Executive Vice President of Ivanhoe Mines, Doug was a key member of the discovery team which found the world class Hugo Dummet deposit at Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia and was a co-recipient of PDAC’s inaugural Thayer Lindsley Medal awarded for the most significant international mineral discovery in 2004.

Nick Tintor, President and CEO stated, “We are delighted to have a person of Doug’s stature and international reputation join the Avidian Gold board of Directors. Doug has already been extremely active working with management as an advisor and we all look forward to his increased involvement with our company.”

Mr. Kirwin has been granted 150,000 options which can be exercised to purchase a common share of the Company at $0.60 for a period of five years. The options will vest over a three-year period.

At the Meeting, shareholders of the Company also re-elected existing directors David Anderson, Dino Titaro, James Polson and Nick Tintor to the board. The shareholders of Avidian also approved an amended stock option plan, which has also received approval from the TSX-Venture Exchange.

About Avidian Gold Corp.

Avidian Gold brings a disciplined and veteran team of project managers together with a regional scale advanced stage gold-copper exploration portfolio in Alaska. Avidian’s Golden Zone project also hosts a NI 43-101 Indicated gold resource of 267,400 ounces (4,187,000 tonnes at 1.99 g/t Au) plus an Inferred gold resource of 35,900 ounces (1,353,000 tonnes at 0.83 g/t Au). Additional projects include Amanita which is adjacent to Kinross Gold’s Fort Knox gold mine in Alaska, Jungo and Dome Hill in Nevada and Strickland in Newfoundland.

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