Pasofino Gold : Announces Closing of Non-Brokered Private Placement for Gross Proceeds of Approximately US$5.2 Million of Which Approximately US$4.5 Million Was a Strategic Investment from Esan Eczacibasi Endustriyel Hammaddeler Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi

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Paso

Private Placement for Gross Proceeds of Approximately US$5.2 Million of Which Approximately US$4.5 Million Was a Strategic Investment from Esan Eczacibasi Endustriyel Hammaddeler Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi

1/17/2022

Toronto, Ontario--(News

N07A) ("Paso " or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed its non-brokered private placement

(announced December 6th, 2021) of common shares at $0.70 (or US$0.55) per share for gross proceeds of

approximately US$5.2 million (the "O

Common Shares) has been subscribed for by ESAN, a leading Turkish mining company. ESAN has been granted the

right to nominate one director to the Board of the Company and a right to maintain its shareholding interest in the

Company should the Company raise additional funds in the future by way of private placement or prospectus

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working capital.

All Common Shares issued pursuant to the O

closing day. The O

closing are subject to a hold period expiring on April 16, 2022, the 1,257,295 Common Shares issued pursuant to

the second closing are subject to a hold period expiring on April 18, 2022, and the 4,708,428 Common Shares

issued pursuant to the

Ian Stalker, CEO, commented:

"We are pleased to close this

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the industry. We look forward to the completion of the feasibility study which will highlight the signi

that exists at Dugbe given the close proximity to port, the large land package, the high-grade zones, and continued

positive relationships with stakeholders in Liberia."

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requirements. This news release shall not constitute an o

there be any sale of the securities in any State in which such o

Quali

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by Mr. Andrew Pedley. Mr. Pedley is a full-time consultant of Paso

Resources Limited. He is a member in good standing with the South African Council for Natural Scienti

Professions (SACNASP) and is a Quali

About the Dugbe Gold Project

The 2,559 km2 Dugbe Project is located in southern Liberia and situated within the south westmost part of the

Birimian Supergroup, which is host to the majority of West African gold deposits. To date, two gold deposits have

been identi

open-cut mining. The deposits are located within 4 km of the Dugbe Shear Zone which is thought to have played a

role in large scale gold mineralization in the area. A large amount of exploration in the area was conducted by

Hummingbird including 74,497 m of diamond coring. 70,700 m of this was at the Dugbe F and Tuzon deposits,

discovered by Hummingbird in 2009 and 2011 respectively. In 2020 and 2021 Paso

mostly at Dugbe F and Tuzon. Paso

deposits. In addition, there are a number of gold targets within the Project. In 2019, Hummingbird signed a 25-year

Mineral Development Agreement ("MDA") with the Government of Liberia providing the necessary long-term

framework and stabilization of taxes and duties. Under the terms of the MDA, the royalty rate on gold production is

3%, the income tax rate payable is 25% (with credit given for historic exploration expenditures), the fuel duty is

reduced by 50%, and the Government of Liberia is granted a free carried interest of 10% in the Project.

About Paso

Paso

its wholly-owned subsidiary, has an option to earn a 49% economic interest (prior to the issuance of the

Government of Liberia's 10% carried interest) in the Dugbe Gold Project.

About ESAN

Established in 1978, Esan Eczacibasi Endustriyel Hammaddeler Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi ("ESAN") is the

world's largest producer of sodium feldspar, Europe's leading producer of industrial minerals, and Turkey's

foremost industrial mineral and metallic mineral producer and exporter.

ESAN's mission is to explore, process and add value to natural resources in a responsible manner towards people,

the environment and the future of the world, and to o

quarries and nine processing plants that collectively produce 3.5 million tons of high-quality raw materials,

including feldspar, quartz, kaolin, ball clay; 135,000 tons of zinc, lead concentrate, and, since 2020, copper

concentrate and gold ingots.

For further information, please visit www.paso

or contact:

Ian Stalker, President & CEO

1. 604 367 8110

1. istalker@paso

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include, without limitation, statements regarding the ability to raise the funds to

activities including the acquisition of mineral projects and the exploration and development of its projects. Such

forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the

actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially di

performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and other

factors may include, but are not limited to, the ability to successfully

Prospectus, the ability to obtain all requisite regulatory approvals in respect of the Qualifying Prospectus, the

results of exploration activities; the ability of the Company to complete further exploration activities; timing and

availability of external

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