Orezone Arranges C$6.5M Investment that Includes Ross Beaty

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 6, 2015) -

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Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX:ORE) announces that it has arranged a C$6.5M investment into the Company by way of a non-brokered private placement, with Ross Beaty and other long term shareholders including officers and directors of Orezone by issuing up to 21,666,667 ordinary common shares of the Company at C$.30/share. The proceeds of the investment will be used to advance the Bomboré project through the ongoing mine permitting process, optimize the economics and engineering of the recently completed feasibility study, and for general corporate purposes.

"We welcome Mr. Beaty as a significant new Orezone shareholder that complements an already strong shareholder base," said Ron Little, CEO of Orezone. "Mr. Beaty is well recognized for his successful track record in building mining companies and his selective approach to investments in the mining sector."

The completion of the Private Placement of common shares is subject to a number of conditions, including, without limitation, the finalization and receipt of definitive subscription documentation and receipt of all regulatory approvals, including the conditional approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange. The common shares will be subject to a four-month hold period in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws.

This press release does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The securities being offered have not been, nor will be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold within the United States absent U.S. registration or an applicable exemption from U.S. registration requirements.

About Orezone Gold Corporation

Orezone is a Canadian company with a gold discovery track record of +12 Moz and recent mine development experience in Burkina Faso, West Africa. The Company owns a 100% interest in Bomboré, the largest undeveloped oxide gold deposit in West Africa, situated 85 km east of the capital city, adjacent to an international highway. The Company has completed a Feasibility Study and applied for a mining permit on Bomboré.

Ron Little, CEO is a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed the information in this release.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION: This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements and forward-looking information are frequently characterized by words such as "plan", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "potential", "possible" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may", "will", "could", or "should" occur. Forward-looking statements in this release include statements regarding, among others; completing a non-brokered private placement investment and receiving a mining permit at Bomboré.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS are based on certain assumptions, the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made, and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These factors include the inherent risks involved in the exploration and development of mineral properties, the uncertainties involved in interpreting drilling results and other geological and geotechnical data, fluctuating metal prices, the possibility of project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, the ability of contracted parties (including laboratories and drill companies to provide services as contracted); uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future and other factors. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should change. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Comparisons between any resource model or estimates with the subsequent drill results are preliminary in nature and should not be relied upon as potential qualified changes to any future resource updates or estimates.

Readers are advised that National Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators requires that each category of mineral reserves and mineral resources be reported separately. Readers should refer to the annual information form of Orezone for the year ended December 31, 2014 and other continuous disclosure documents filed by Orezone since January 1, 2015 available at www.sedar.com, for this detailed information, which is subject to the qualifications and notes set forth therein.