VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – March 13, 2014 – La Ronge Gold Corp. (“La Ronge” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:LAR) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire the assets and business of a private company producing frac sand in the Western Canada Sedimentary basin. The company currently sells into the Canadian frac sand market and has fixed sales contracts with various oil and gas service providers in Canada. Frac sands are a proppant used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
The acquisition is at arm’s length and is expected to constitute a fundamental acquisition. The acquisition contemplates a cash purchase price of $4,500,000, subject to standard industry adjustments. Completion of the transaction is subject to the parties negotiating a formal purchase and sale agreement containing standard industry terms and conditions, including required board, shareholder and regulatory approvals, on or before April 7, 2014. The transaction remains subject to the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. In connection with the acquisition, La Ronge expects to conduct a financing of approximately $7m to fund the acquisition and capital investments and to provide for general working capital.
La Ronge is also pleased to announce the appointment of Leonard D. Jaroszuk to its board of directors. Mr. Jaroszuk has been involved in and managed a number of public companies engaged in real estate, construction, natural resources and exploration over the past 28 years. Mr. Jaroszuk is the Chairman of Enterprise Group, Inc. (TSX:E), which is a growing consolidator of profitable businesses providing services to the utility, energy and infrastructure construction sectors. Mr. Jaroszuk currently serves as a director on several oil and gas, service and manufacturing companies. La Ronge also announces that Alan Campbell will be leaving its board on March 17, 2014.
La Ronge’s President & CEO, Rasool Mohammad commented, “we value this opportunity of getting involved in the energy-services-sector and we believe there is a significant upside potential. We welcome Leonard Jaroszuk to the board and look forward to his guidance. La Ronge would like to thank Mr. Alan Campbell for his services to the company.”
La Ronge also wishes to announce that it has acquired by staking, two blocks of claims in north central Saskatchewan. The Amisk Lake block, which is located about 30 km southwest of Creighton, has potential for near surface frac sand resources. A geophysical survey is being planned for March 2014 that will help determine the presence and thickness of favourable sand strata. The Deschambeault Lake block is located along the southeast shore of Deschambeault Lake, about 35 km southwest of the recently announced discovery of diamondiferous kimberlite bodies, and has also potential for frac sand resources. A till sampling program is planned for this property this summer.
Gordon Davidson, P. Geol., VP Exploration for La Ronge, is a “Qualified Person” for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 and has verified the technical information disclosed in this news release.
About La Ronge Gold Corp.
La Ronge is actively engaged in diversifying its mining assets portfolio into sectors other than precious metals. The intent of this strategy is to identify and acquire strategic investments that have the capability to generate cash flow with low capital expenditure costs. This mining asset diversification strategy is limited geographically to Canada at the present time. La Ronge is a Vancouver-based rapidly advancing resource growth and development company. The Company owns high-grade gold deposits in one of Canada’s emerging gold producing regions, the La Ronge Gold Belt, northern Saskatchewan. La Ronge also holds other gold projects located in Ontario and, Saskatchewan.
For more information about La Ronge Gold Corp., please go to www.larongegold.com.
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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
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CONTACT INFORMATION
La Ronge Gold Corp.
Rasool Mohammad, B.Sc. (Mining)
President & CEO
604 639-4533
604 685-3765 (FAX)
www.larongegold.com
