Sona Shareholders Approve Plan of Arrangement with Skeena Resources

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sept. 9, 2016) - Skeena Resources Limited ("Skeena") (TSX VENTURE:SKE) and Sona Resources Corp. ("Sona") (TSX VENTURE:SYS) are pleased to announce that Sona received the overwhelming approval of its shareholders at the annual general and special meeting (the "Meeting") held today to consider, among other matters, the previously announced acquisition of Sona by Skeena by way of a plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia).

Sona will be seeking a final order of the British Columbia Supreme Court to approve the Arrangement. The final order is expected to be granted on or about Tuesday, September 13, 2016 (or such later date as may be agreed upon by Sona and Skeena) with the Arrangement anticipated to become effective shortly thereafter. Completion of the Arrangement is subject to the satisfaction of certain other closing conditions customary of a transaction of this nature. Under the terms of the Arrangement, Skeena will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Sona in exchange for 0.5111 of a Skeena common share for each Sona share that is outstanding. It is further anticipated that shortly after the completion of the Arrangement, Sona's common shares will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange and that applications will be filed for Sona to cease to be a reporting issuer under Canadian securities laws.

Of the votes cast by Sona shareholders and Sona optionholders at the Meeting, 99.98% voted in favour of the special resolution approving the Arrangement. A total of 43.90% of the issued and outstanding shares of Sona and 97.38% of the issued and outstanding options were voted at the meeting.

Details of the Arrangement and certain other matters are set out in the management information circular of Sona dated August 9, 2016 (the "Information Circular"). A copy of the Information Circular and other meeting materials can be found on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.

About Skeena

Skeena Resources Limited is a junior Canadian mining exploration company focused on developing prospective base and precious metal properties in the Golden Triangle region of northern British Columbia, Canada. The Company's primary activities are the evaluation and development of the Spectrum gold project and adjacent GJ copper-gold project as well as exploration on the recently optioned past-producing Snip gold mine, acquired from Barrick Gold Corp. Skeena's management includes a highly experienced team of mine-finders, including Ron Netolitzky, Chairman of the Board.