Japan Gold Corp. Announces Trading on the OTCQB
VANCOUVER, Mar 9, 2017 - Japan Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:JG) (OTCQB:JGLDF) ("Japan Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its common shares will commence trading on the OTCQB® Venture Market in the United States under the symbol "JGLDF " on March 9, 2017. "Admission to the OTCQB market is part of a long-term strategy to introduce the Company to a broader international audience," said John Proust, Chairman and CEO of Japan Gold. "We feel that having Japan Gold's shares trade on the OTCQB will serve to increase our visibility to American investors and provide them with an accessible trading platform."
The OTCQB Venture Market is for early-stage and developing U.S. and international companies. To be eligible, companies must be current in their financial reporting, pass a minimum bid price test and undergo an annual company verification and management certification process. The OTCQB quality standards provide a strong baseline of transparency, as well as the technology and regulation to improve the information and trading experience for investors.
Japan Gold will continue to trade on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V) under its existing symbol "JG".
On behalf of the Board of Japan Gold Corp.
John Proust, Chairman & CEO
About Japan Gold Corp.
Japan Gold Corp. is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused solely on gold and copper-gold exploration in Japan. The Company has applied for 148 prospecting rights licenses in northern Japan for a combined area of 49,150 hectares over ten separate projects. Nine of the applications have been granted as Prospecting Rights. The applications cover areas with known gold occurrences and a history of mining, and are prospective for both high-grade epithermal gold mineralization and gold-bearing lithocaps, which could indicate the presence of porphyry mineralization. Japan Gold's leadership team has decades of resource industry and business experience, and the Company has recruited geologists and technical advisors with experience exploring and operating in Japan. More information is available at www.japangold.com or by email at info@japangold.com.
Cautionary Note
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 news release contains forward-looking statements relating to expected or anticipated future events and anticipated results that are forward-looking in nature and, as a result, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, such as general economic, market and business conditions, competition for qualified staff, the regulatory process and actions, technical issues, new legislation, uncertainties resulting from potential delays or changes in plans, uncertainties resulting from working in a new political jurisdiction, uncertainties regarding the results of exploration, uncertainties regarding the timing and granting of prospecting rights, uncertainties regarding the Company's ability to execute and implement future plans, and the occurrence of unexpected events. Actual results achieved may vary from the information provided herein as a result of numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors.
Contact
Japan Gold Corp.
John Proust, Chairman & CEO
+1 778 725-1491
info@japangold.com
www.japangold.com
