MONTREAL, March  05, 2024  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Troilus Gold Corp. (TSX: TLG; OTCQX: CHXMF; FSE: CM5R) (“Troilus” or the “Company”) announces it has closed its previously announced strategic divestiture of its non-core Mike Lake properties (“Mike Lake” or “Mike Lake Project”) in Yukon, Canada, to Prospector Metals Corp. (“Prospector Metals”)(see News release dated January 2, 2024). This transaction streamlines Troilus’ portfolio of properties, allowing it to focus entirely on the development of its flagship Troilus Gold Project in Quebec, while maintaining a stake in the potential success of Mike Lake under Prospector Metal’s experienced leadership.

Pursuant to the agreement dated December 29, 2023, Prospector Metals has acquired the Mike Lake Project from Troilus for share consideration equal to 19.9% of Prospector Metals, in addition to a milestone payment, as detailed below. Prospector Metals has issued to Troilus 9,222,164 post-consolidation common shares* (“Prospector Shares”) at a deemed price of $0.11 per Prospector Share, under the terms of the agreement.

Troilus will file an updated early warning report in connection with the closing of the acquisition of the Prospector Shares. The Prospector Shares are listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange. Prior to the closing of this transaction, Troilus did not own any Prospector Metals shares.

Troilus advises that the securities have been acquired for investments purposes. Troilus may, depending on the market and other conditions, increase or decrease its beneficial ownership of Prospector Metals’ securities, whether in the open market, by privately negotiated agreements or otherwise, subject to a number of factors, including general market conditions and other available investment and business opportunities.

This disclosure is provided pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 62-104, which also requires an early warning report to be filed containing additional information with respect to the foregoing matters. A copy of the early warning report will be available on SEDAR+ under Prospector Metals’ issuer profile at www.sedarplus.ca and may be obtained upon request from Troilus by contacting Troilus at the contact information below. Prospector Metals’ head office is located at Suite 1012 – 1030 West Georgia St., Vancouver, BC V6E 2Y3, Tel: 1-604-354-2491, email: info@prospectormetalscorp.com. Troilus’ head office is located at 715 Square Victoria, Suite 705, Montreal, QC H2Y 2H7.

Details of the transaction:

1) the sum of $1,000,000, if the Prospector Metals market capitalization is less than or equal to $20,000,000; and

2) the sum of $2,000,000, if the Prospector Metals market capitalization is greater than $20,000,000.

*The board of directors of Prospector has approved the Consolidation of all of Prospector’s outstanding Common Shares on the basis of three (3) pre-Consolidation Common Shares for one post-Consolidation Common Share. Please note that the number of post-consolidation common shares to be issued to Troilus is approximate and may increase or decrease based on the size of the private placement financing currently being completed by Prospector.

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About Troilus

Troilus is a feasibility-stage Canadian mining company focused on the systematic advancement and de-risking of the former gold and copper Troilus Mine towards production. The 435 km² Troilus property is located in the top-rated mining jurisdiction of Quebec, Canada, within the prospective Frôtet-Evans Greenstone Belt. From 1996 to 2010, the Troilus Mine produced +2 million ounces of gold and nearly 70,000 tonnes of copper. Since acquiring the project in 2017, ongoing exploration success has demonstrated the tremendous scale of the gold system on the property, which currently hosts 11.21 Moz AuEq (508.3 Mt with an average grade of 0.69 g/t AuEq) in the Indicated Mineral Resource category and 1.80 Moz AuEq (80.5 Mt with an average grade of 0.69 g/t AuEq) in the Inferred Mineral Resource category, making it the largest undeveloped gold deposit in Canada. Led by an experienced team with a track-record of successful mine development, Troilus is positioned to become a cornerstone project in North America. For the details of the key parameters, assumptions, risks and other technical and scientific information relating to the above Mineral Resource estimates, refer to our technical report entitled “Technical Report and Mineral Resource Estimate on the Troilus Gold-Copper Project Quebec, Canada Mineral Resources” with an effective date of 02 October 2023 available at www.sedarplus.ca.

For Further Information, Please Contact:

Caroline ArsenaultVP Corporate Communications+1-647-276-0050info@troilusgold.com

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Information

Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual events, results and/or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on the Company's forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by the Company or on its behalf, except in accordance with and as required by applicable securities laws.

Troilus Closes Strategic Sale of Non-Core Mike Lake

Troilus Gold Corp. has finalized the strategic divestiture of its non-core Mike Lake properties in Yukon, Canada, selling them to Prospector Metals Corp. The deal includes share consideration of 19.9% of Prospector Metals and milestone payments. Troilus aims to focus on developing its flagship Troilus Gold Project in Quebec while retaining an interest in Mike Lake under Prospector Metal's management.