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Equinox Gold Completes Acquisition of Premier Gold Mines, i-80 Gold Created
April 7, 2021 GMT
VANCOUVER, BC, April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX: EQX) (NYSE American: EQX) (“Equinox Gold” or the “Company”) has completed its acquisition of Premier Gold Mines Limited (TSX: PG) (OTCPK: PIRGF) (“Premier”), adding Premier’s interest in the construction-ready Hardrock Project in Ontario, Canada, the producing Mercedes Mine in Mexico, and the Hasaga and Rahill-Bonanza exploration properties in Ontario to the Company’s existing portfolio of gold assets. Going forward, Hardrock will be called the Greenstone Project, a name that is well recognized in the region and supported locally. In connection with the acquisition, the spin-out of i-80 Gold Corp. (“i-80 Gold”), a newly created company holding Premier’s gold projects in Nevada, USA, was also completed. Equino
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Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX: EQX) (NYSE American: EQX) ( Equinox Gold ) and
Premier Gold Mines Limited (TSX: PG) (OTCPK: PIRGF) ( Premier ) are pleased to announce that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement (the Agreement ) whereby Equinox Gold will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Premier. Concurrently, Premier will spin-out to its shareholders shares of a newly created US-focused gold production and development company to be called
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Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX: EQX) (NYSE American: EQX) (“Equinox Gold”) and
Premier Gold Mines Limited (TSX: PG) (OTCPK: PIRGF) (“Premier”) are pleased to announce that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) whereby Equinox Gold will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Premier. Concurrently, Premier will spin-out to its shareholders shares of a newly created US-focused gold production and development company to be called
i-80 Gold Corp. (“i-80 Gold”, and together with the Agreement, the “Transaction”) that will own the South-Arturo and McCoy-Cove properties and will complete Premier’s previously announced acquisition of the Getchell Project, all in Nevada. Equinox Gold will retain Premier’s interest in the world-class Hardrock Project in Ontario, the Mercedes Mine in Mexico, and the Hasaga and Rahill-Bonanza properties in Red Lake, Ontario. On closing of the Transaction, existing Equinox Gold a