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Wildcat Silver Corporation (TSX-V: WS) (“Wildcat” or “the Company”) announces that it has closed the $13 million private placement of 10 million common shares at a price of $1.30 per share with Silver Wheaton Corp. (“Silver Wheaton”).
As part of the agreement, Silver Wheaton has a right of first refusal over any silver stream or royalty financing that Wildcat may choose to sell from its Hermosa project located in Arizona.
Proceeds from the private placement will be used for general working capital purposes.
As required under securities regulations, the common shares issued through this transaction are subject to a hold period expiring August 28, 2011.
About Wildcat
Wildcat is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on development of Hermosa, its 80% owned silver project located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. The project currently has an indicated mineral resource of 6.0 million tonnes averaging 187.8 grams per tonne silver for a total of 36 million ounces of silver in addition to an inferred mineral resource of 46.3 million tonnes averaging 58.6 grams per tonne silver for a total of 85 million ounces of silver. The Company has completed an updated preliminary economic assessment which contemplates an 18 year mine life with expected annual production in excess of 6 million ounces of silver for the first full six years of production.
Wildcat trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol WS.
Read the full news release here. Image from Wildcat Silver’s NI 43-101 Technical Report.
