Thundermin Resources Inc. - Press Release
TORONTO, ONTARIO--Thundermin Resources Inc. ("Thundermin") reports that the previously announced $1,000,000 private placement with Aur Resources Inc. ("Aur") has been completed with Aur subscribing for 5,000,000 flow-through common shares for $850,000 and 882,353 ordinary common shares for $150,000, all at a price of $0.17 per share. The foregoing private placement was approved by shareholders on October 27, 1998 as part of the merger of Thunderwood Resources Inc. and Joutel Resources Limited to form Thundermin. In addition, Thundermin announces that Queenston Mining Inc. ("Queenston") has also subscribed for 882,353 ordinary common shares for $150,000, also at a price of $0.17 per share. Thundermin currently has 28,746,542 shares outstanding of which 22.3 percent are held by Aur and 3.1 percent are held by Queenston.
Aur's subscription for flow-through shares provides Thundermin with funds to conduct further exploration work on Aur's large portfolio of base metal-gold properties located in Manitoba and Saskatchewan in which Thundermin is currently earning a 30 percent interest. The 1999 exploration program on certain of these properties is scheduled to start around mid-February and further announcements will be made when this work commences. In addition, Aur's and Queenston's subscription for ordinary common shares provides Thundermin with $300,000 to be used for corporate working capital purposes.
Details on Thundermin's exploration plans for the recently acquired Duck Pond base metal project in the Buchans area of Newfoundland and the status of Thundermin's gold and base metal projects in Cuba will be released in early February 1999.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Thundermin Resources Inc. Mr. John B. Heslop President of Thundermin (416) 362-8730 or Thundermin Resources Inc. Hugh D. Harbinson Managing Director of Thundermin (416) 364-0001 |