Kirkland Lake Gold invests in Melkior Resources

Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL) has struck a strategic partnership with Melkior Resources (TSXV: MKR), which is advancing its flagship Carscallen gold project in the Timmins gold camp of Ontario. The Toronto-based gold miner, whose high-grade mines in Canada and Australia produced 974,615 oz. of the precious metal last year, is investing $1 million in a non-brokered private placement for up to 1.25 million units of Melkior at 80¢ per unit, giving it a 9.9% stake in the junior on a fully-dilutive basis. “We are extremely proud to announce this landmark equity investment and potential joint-venture agreement with one of the world’s most respected gold mining companies,” Jonathon Deluce, CEO of Melkior Resources, said in a May 20 press release. “We believe this may provide our shareholders with the upside of discovery with limited share dilution to advance the property.” Under the placement, each unit comprises one common share of Melkior and one common share purchase warrant that entitles Kirkland to acquire shares in Melkior for $1.20 per share for two years following the closing of the placement.