Western Copper & Gold Corp 6-K, filed Jun 2, 2021
Western Copper & Gold Corp (WRN)
About this 6-K
Western Copper & Gold Corp filed this 6-K on June 2, 2021.
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May 2021
Commission File Number: 001-35075
WESTERN COPPER AND GOLD CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
15th Floor – 1040 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 4H1
(Address of principal executive offices)
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SUBMITTED HEREWITH
Exhibits
| 99.1 | News Release dated May 31, 2021 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Western Copper and Gold Corporation | ||
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| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: May 31, 2021 | By: | /s/ Paul West-Sells |
| Paul West-Sells | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
Western Copper and Gold Announces Completion of C$25.6 Million Strategic Investment by Rio Tinto
VANCOUVER, BC, May 31, 2021 /CNW/ - Western Copper and Gold Corporation ("Western" or the "Company") (TSX: WRN) (NYSE American: WRN) announces it has completed its previously announced C$25.6 million strategic investment by Rio Tinto Canada Inc. ("Rio Tinto"), to advance the Company's copper-gold Casino Project in the Yukon.
Rio Tinto acquired 11,808,490 common shares at a price of C$2.17 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately C$25.6 million, resulting in Rio Tinto owning approximately 8.0% of Western's outstanding shares.
Western Copper and Gold Corporation is developing the Casino Project, Canada's premier copper-gold mine in the Yukon Territory and one of the most economic greenfield copper-gold mining projects in the world. For more information, visit www.westerncopperandgold.com.
On behalf of the board,
*"Paul West-Sells"*Dr. Paul West-Sells
President and CEO
Western Copper and Gold Corporation
SOURCE Western Copper and Gold Corporation
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For further information: Sandy Noyes, Director, Investor Relations, 604.638.2520 or snoyes@westerncopperandgold.com
CO: Western Copper and Gold Corporation
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