Press Release
TORONTO, ON – Rogue Resources Inc. (TSX-V: RRS) (“Rogue” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the closing of an initial tranche of its previously announced private placement and the TSX Venture Exchange’s (“TSXV”) conditional approval of Rogue’s agreement to acquire an 85% interest in the Bobcaygeon limestone quarry (the “Bobcaygeon Acquisition”) (see the August 12, 2019 press release).
“I’m excited to close this part of the financing, insiders bought in for this tranche, alongside new and existing shareholders who believe in the fundamentals of the Rogue Stone business”, said Sean Samson, President and CEO of Rogue, “Buyers are looking for this stone in the Ontario market and we are excited to get moving with Rogue’s Bobcaygeon Acquisition. We expect to have an additional update on Orillia and the continued financing in November.”
Closing Tranche 1 of the Private Placement
Rogue is pleased to announce closing (the “Closing”) of the first tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the “Offering”). At Closing the Company received aggregate gross proceeds of $401,600 from the Offering, at a price of $0.10 per unit (“Unit”) from the issuance of 4,016,000 Units. Each Unit consists of one common share (“Common Share”) and one common share purchase warrant (each, a “Warrant”) entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share at an exercise price of $0.20 until October 25, 2021. The proceeds from the sale of Units will be used for project acquisition expenses and general corporate purposes. The Common Shares and Warrants issued at Closing are subject to approval of the TSXV and to resale restrictions in accordance with applicable securities laws.
In connection with Closing, the Company has paid finders’ fees of $1,974 and has also issued 19,740 non-transferable warrants (“Finder’s Warrants”) to certain arm’s length finders. Each Finder’s Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional Common Share at a price of $0.20 for a period of 24 months from the closing date of the Private Placement.
Final Terms for Rogue’s Bobcaygeon Acquisition, also known as “Johnston Farm Quarry”
The consideration payable by Rogue for the Bobcaygeon Acquisition consists of:
The Acquisition remains subject only to the transfer of the permit and final approval of the TSXV.
Details of the Bobcaygeon Quarry
The Bobcaygeon Acquisition includes a privately owned parcel representing approximately 40 hectares, located approximately 10 km east of the town of Bobcaygeon and 155 km northeast of Toronto (the “Bobcaygeon Quarry”). The property currently has a Class B Aggregate License to extract up to 20,000 tonnes of natural stone per year and has historically produced armour stone, steps and flagstone. The quarry permit covers an area of approximately 12.3 hectares (123 km2 ) allowing for extraction of natural stone to within 1 metre of the ground water table that is estimated to range from 5 to 10 meters from the current quarry floor. As part of internal due diligence, Rogue conducted limited diamond drilling, which provided samples of the underlying limestone units and helped to verify the continuation of marketable material below the pit floor.
Rogue has secured Intent to Purchase Agreements with stone buyers for production from the Bobcaygeon Quarry to eight of the largest landscape stone buyers in Ontario and the US Midwest (see the August 26, 2019 and September 2, 2019 press releases).
The Company intends to restart operations on the Bobcaygeon Quarry immediately which will include the acquisition of certain heavy equipment, hiring of a quarry team and sales of the existing inventory available at the site. Additional equipment and employees will be retained as new limestone products are extracted from the quarry for sale into the limestone markets.
The work completed on the Bobcaygeon Quarry at this stage is preliminary in nature and the limited drill data and exploration work are too speculative geologically to have economic considerations applied to them that would enable them
to be categorized even as Mineral Resources. Rogue does not intend to complete a Pre-feasibility or Feasibility Study of Mineral Reserves demonstrating economic and technical viability before a development decision to proceed with the Bobcaygeon Acquisition or development of or production from the Bobcaygeon Quarry. This potential decision would be based on past production performance, the results of negotiated cost estimates as well as the securing of supply contracts for the Bobcaygeon limestone products. Among the risks associated the Bobcaygeon Acquisition and with any development decision to proceed into production is the possibility that the quarry will not be economically or technically viable and/or that development timetables, cost estimates and production forecasts may not be realized.
About Rogue Resources Inc.
Rogue is a mining company focused on generating positive cash flow. Not tied to any commodity, it looks at rock value and good grade deposits that can withstand all stages of the commodity price cycle. The Company remains focused on advancing its silica/quartz business with the Snow White Project in Ontario and the Silicon Ridge Project in Québec, plus identifying, acquiring, advancing and eventually operating additional projects or mines that meet its criteria.
For more information visit www.rogueresources.ca.
Qualified Person
These projects will be under the direct supervision of Paul Davis, P.Geo., VP, Technical and Director of the Company and a Qualified Person (“QP”) as defined by National Instrument 43-101. The QP has approved the scientific and technical content of this release
For additional information regarding this news release please contact:
Sean Samson
+1-647-243-6581
info@rogueresources.ca
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