At first glance NGM has around 3x our resource but the grade is 1gr/t<...their market cap is around $33mil..current PPS is .22 and they're coming out with a .25 PP? this seems a little ambitious in this market but i'll be curious to see if they can close it. if they do, i would think it bodes well for us.

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NORTHERN GOLD MINING INC. (NGM.V) ("Northern Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it intends to complete a non-brokered private placement financing of up to 20,000,000 common shares (the "Common Shares") at a price of $0.25 per Common Share for gross proceeds of up to $5,000,000 (the "Offering").

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Northern Gold intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to fund continued exploration on its assets and for general working capital purposes.

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About Northern Gold

Northern Gold Mining Inc. is a TSX-V listed, publicly traded junior resource company based in Toronto, Ontario, dedicated to the discovery and development of high value mineral deposits in the proven mining camps of Kirkland Lake and Timmins in Northeastern Ontario. Northern Gold is focused on developing two gold deposits on its 100% owned Garrison Gold Property. In addition to the advanced stage Jonpol and Garrcon Gold Deposits, the property hosts several other gold mineralized showings including the less advanced 903 gold mineralized area. The Garrison Gold Property has historical mining infrastructure at both the Jonpol and Garrcon Deposits, and producing mines are located near the property.

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