O3 Mining Sells 627 Tortigny Claims for 1.7 Million Shares of Troilus Gold

TORONTO, April 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — O3 Mining Inc. (TSX.V:OIII) (“O3 Mining” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that it has sold a package of 627 claims forming part of the Tortigny property located approximately 125 kilometres North of Chibougamau, Québec to Troilus Gold Corp. (“Troilus”) in exchange for (i) 1,700,000 common shares of Troilus (collectively, the “Consideration Shares”), and (ii) a 2% net smelter returns royalty over the package of claims sold to Troilus (subject to a 1% buy-back in favour of Troilus for CDN $1 million).The Consideration Shares are subject to a contractual lock-up period ending, in each case as to one-third of the Consideration Shares, on the date that is 12-months, 24-months and 36-months following the date hereof. In addition, the Corporation has agreed, for an 18-month period following the date hereof, to either (i) vote the Consideration Shares as recommended by management on any ordinary matters, or (ii) abstain from voting the Consideration Shares on such matters, and to not seek to affect other corporate action with respect to Troilus during such 18-month period.After giving effect to the issuance of the Consideration Shares, O3 Mining now holds an aggregate of 2,000,000 common shares of Troilus, representing approximately 2.2% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Troilus on a basic basis.O3 Mining President and CEO, José Vizquerra Benavides commented: “We are pleased to announce that we are continuing to maximize value for our shareholders through our go-forward strategy of finding strategic partners for our non-core exploration assets. The structure of this all-stock deal together with a royalty on the Tortigny property will enable us to benefit from Troilus’ success while continuing to develop our projects in Val D’Or, as well as our projects in Ontario.”About O3 Mining Inc.
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