Arizona Gold & Silver Inc.   (TSX-V: AZS) (OTCQB: AZASF) is pleased to announce that it has closed a non-brokered private placement of 15,425,090 units at a price of $0.30 per Unit raising total gross proceeds of CDN$4,627,527.10.

Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company and one transferable common share purchase warrant with each whole Warrant exercisable at a price of $0.40 per Share for a period of three years from closing of the Private Placement.

CEO, Mike Stark wishes to acknowledge the continued support from existing shareholders and management increasing their positions, as well new investors. We also welcome Sprott and Rick Rule personally to the Arizona Gold & Silver Inc. share registry.

Insiders of the Company subscribed for a total of 174,000 units. As a result, the Private Placement is a related party transaction (as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions). The Company relied upon the “Issuer Not Listed on Specified Markets” and “Fair Market Value Not More Than $2,500,000” exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements, respectively, under MI 61-101.

The Company plans to use the proceeds of the Private Placement for further exploration of the Philadelphia Property in Mohave County, and for general working capital purposes.

In connection with the closing of the Private Placement, the Company paid finders’ fees totaling $73,416.11. The finders’ fees are subject to regulatory approval.

All securities issued are subject to a four-month hold period.