International Tower Hill Mines Launches $60M Public Offering

International Tower Hill Mines announced the launch of a $60M public offering of common shares, without par value, of the company in the United States. In connection with the offering, Paulson & Co. has entered into an agreement to purchase $40M of common shares in a private placement at the public offering price of the offering. The company expects to use the net proceeds of the offering and the concurrent private placement to fund the exploration and development of the Livengood Gold Project, including drilling, metallurgical studies, feasibility studies, technical studies, baseline environmental studies, detailed engineering in support of permitting, permitting, legal support, community engagement, mineral lease and land payments, acquisitions and general corporate purposes. The common shares will be offered by the company with BMO Capital Markets acting as lead book-running manager.