Equitas Resources Corp. Closes Non Flow-through Private Placement

VANCOUVER, Feb. 27, 2015 /CNW/ - Equitas Resources Corp. (TSXv: EQT) (FSE: T6U1) ("Equitas" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has closed a non-brokered private placement previously announced on February 18, 2015. The Company has issued 5,693,333 Units at $0.06 per unit for gross proceeds of $341,600. Each Unit consists of one common share and one share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.10 per warrant share for 24 months from closing.

The proceeds received from the financing will be used by the Company for further exploration expenses on the Garland Nickel Project, corporate development and general and administrative purposes.

The Company has extinguished debt of $100,000 by the issuance of 833,333 common shares at a deemed price of $0.06 per common share to a related party.

All securities hereunder are subject to a four month and a day hold from the closing date.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors,
Equitas Resources Corp.

"Kyler Hardy"
Kyler Hardy
President
Tel:  604.681.1568
Info@equitasresources.com

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.

It is important to note that actual outcomes and the Company's actual results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties include economic, competitive, governmental, environmental and technological factors that may affect the Company's operations, markets, products and prices.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially may include misinterpretation of data; that we may not be able to get equipment or labour as we need it; that we may not be able to raise sufficient funds to complete our intended exploration and development; that our applications to drill may be denied; that weather, logistical problems or hazards may prevent us from exploration; that equipment may not work as well as expected; that analysis of data may not be possible accurately and at depth; that results which we or others have found in any particular location are not necessarily indicative of larger areas of our properties; that we may not complete environmental programs in a timely manner or at all; that market prices for nickel may not justify commercial production costs; and that despite encouraging data there may be no commercially exploitable mineralization on our properties.

Readers should refer to the risk disclosures outlined in the Company's Management Discussion & Analysis of its audited financial statements filed with the British Columbia Securities Commission.

SOURCE Equitas Resources Corp.