09:56 AM EST - Orezone Gold Corporation : Has entered into a non-brokered private placement of 56,150,000 common shares of the Company at a price per share of C$0.80 for gross proceeds of C$44,920,000. New strategic investors, Resource Capital Fund VII L.P. and Coris Capital S.A., will subscribe for 42,056,250 and 3,750,000 common shares, respectively, under the Offering which will result in RCF VII owning 19.99% and Coris owning 1.78% of Orezone’s issued and outstanding common shares at closing. Two of Orezone’s largest existing shareholders will also participate in the Offering. Orezone Gold Corporation
shares V.ORE are trading down $0.04 at $0.84.