CopAur Minerals Inc. and New Placer Dome Gold Corp. announced the completion of the previously-announced plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the "Arrangement"). Under the Arrangement, CopAur acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of New Placer Dome ("NGLD Shares") and New Placer Dome became a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of CopAur.

Upon closing of the Arrangement, New Placer Dome's former chief executive officer, Maximilian Sali, has joined the board of CopAur as a director, and Kristopher J. Raffle, B.Sc., P.Geo., a former director of New Placer Dome, has joined CopAur as vice president of exploration.