MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - March 11, 2010) - Everton Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:EVR) (FRANKFURT:ERV) (the "Company") announces a non-brokered private placement offering (the "Offering") of up to 12,000,000 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.25 for gross proceeds of up to $3,000,000.
Each Unit will consist of one (1) common share of the Company (a "Share") and one-half (1/2) of a common share purchase warrant (a "Warrant"). Each whole warrant entitles the holder to acquire one (1) additional common share of the Company at a price of $0.40 for a period of twenty-four (24) months following the closing of the Offering.
In connection with the private placement, the Company may pay up to 8% commission of the gross proceeds of the Offering and a maximum of 8% of non-transferable warrants entitling the holder to acquire same number of common shares of the Company at a price of $0.25 per common share for a period of twenty-four (24) months following the closing date.
The net proceeds of to the Offering will be used to fund the Company's exploration activities and to continue to drill several gold-copper targets on the Dominican Republic projects and to continue to define the gold resources on its Shoal Lake projects in North-Western Ontario.
All securities issued in the Offering are subject to a four month hold period and regulatory approval.
The closing is expected to be on or before March 24, 2010.
Everton is actively exploring in the Dominican Republic adjacent to the US$2.7 billion Pueblo Viejo project, currently being developed by the world's largest gold mining company, Barrick Gold Corporation (60%) (NYSE/TSX: ABX) in partnership with Goldcorp (40%) ("Goldcorp") (NYSE:GG, TSX:G). Pueblo Viejo is estimated to contain 22.4 million ounces of gold, 455 million pounds of copper and 131.3 million ounces of silver. Everton also holds through its 100%-owned subsidiary Hays Lake Gold various options consolidated land package located in the Shoal Lake area, near Kenora, Ontario. The Shoal Lake Gold Project is comprised of two significant high grade gold deposits: Duport and Cedar Island on 81.3 km2. The Company is also exploring in the Opinaca region of James Bay, Quebec where the Company has amassed one of the largest land claims adjacent to Goldcorp's Eleonore gold deposit, which currently hosts an estimated mineral resource of 9.4 million ounces of gold.
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements of Everton's plans, objectives, strategies, expectations and intentions. The words "may", "would", "could", "will", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect" and similar expressions, as they relate to Everton, or its management, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Many factors could cause Everton's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent Everton's views as of the date of the release. While Everton anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause its views to change, it specifically disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Everton or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice.
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.