VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX-V:EQX) (OTC:EQXGF) (“Equinox Gold” or the “Company”) would like to remind shareholders about the upcoming annual and special general meeting (“AGM”) to be held at 1:00 pm (PT) on July 26, 2018. Equinox Gold will hold a conference call and webcast after the AGM, commencing at 1:30 pm (PT). Ross Beaty, Equinox Gold’s Chairman, and Christian Milau, Equinox Gold’s Chief Executive Officer, will discuss the Company’s business strategy and objectives and provide an update on activities underway at the Company’s Aurizona Gold Mine in Brazil and Castle Mountain Gold Mine in California.
Investors who cannot attend the meeting in person are invited to join the conference call or webcast and will have an opportunity to ask questions of Equinox Gold’s Chairman, CEO and executive team.
Attend in person Suite 2600, 595 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC
Conference call Toll-free in U.S. and Canada: 1-800-319-4610
International callers: +1 604-638-5340
Webcast www.equinoxgold.com
Equinox Gold shareholders have until 1:00 pm (PT) on July 24, 2018 to vote their shares for the AGM. The Information Circular, Notice of Meeting and accompanying meeting materials have been mailed to shareholders of record and are available on the Company’s website at www.equinoxgold.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Your feedback and your vote are important, regardless of the number of shares you own. You can vote in person or by proxy at the AGM, and by proxy on the internet, by phone or by fax as per the instructions included in the meeting materials.
On Behalf of the Board of Equinox Gold Corp.
“Christian Milau”
CEO & Director
Equinox Gold Contacts
Christian Milau, CEO
Rhylin Bailie, Vice President Investor Relations
Tel: +1 604-558-0560
Email: ir@equinoxgold.com
About Equinox Gold
Equinox Gold is a Canadian mining company with a multi-million-ounce gold resource base, near-term and growing gold production from two past-producing mines in Brazil and California, and a diverse portfolio of gold and copper assets in North and South America. Construction is underway at the Company’s Aurizona Gold Mine in Brazil with the objective of pouring gold by year-end 2018, and the Company is advancing its Castle Mountain Gold Mine in California with the objective of commissioning Phase 1 operations by the end of 2019. The Company’s plan to transfer all of its copper assets to a newly incorporated company named Solaris Copper Inc. will be voted on at the Company’s annual and special meeting of shareholders on July 26, 2018. Further information about Equinox Gold’s current portfolio of assets and long-term growth strategy is available at www.equinoxgold.com or by email at ir@equinoxgold.com.
Cautionary Notes and Forward-Looking Statements
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as such term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This document contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities legislation (collectively “forward-looking statements”). The use of the words “will”, “strategy”, “objective”, “plans”, “underway” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding construction activities underway at Aurizona, the Castle Mountain prefeasibility study, the planned transfer of copper assets to Solaris Copper Inc. (“Solaris Copper”), and the growth potential of the Company. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements and/or information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements since the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements, including the risks, uncertainties and other factors identified in the Company’s periodic filings with Canadian securities regulators, and assumptions made with regard to the Company’s ability to complete construction at Aurizona on budget or at all, and the timing to achieve production; the Company’s ability to commence Phase 1 commissioning at Castle Mountain by the end of 2019; the Company’s ability to advance Castle Mountain to production and achieve the results contemplated in the prefeasibility study; the pending shareholder vote and final court approval regarding the transfer of copper assets to Solaris Copper; the Company’s ability to achieve the anticipated benefits from the transfer of assets to Solaris Copper; and the Company’s ability to achieve its expected growth and production potential. Furthermore, the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as at the date of this news release and the Company does not undertake any obligations to publicly update and/or revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of additional information, future events and/or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws.