Orezone Commences Trading on the OTCQX Market in the U.S.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX.V: ORE & OTCQX: ORZCF) (the “Company”) announces that it has commenced trading on the OTCQX Best Market, the top tier of OTC Markets in the United States, under the symbol “ORZCF” effective today. 

Patrick Downey, the Company’s President & CEO commented, “We are pleased to expand our market presence in the U.S. by trading on OTCQX, improving accessibility and liquidity for our existing U.S. shareholders and broadening our audience of U.S. retail and institutional investors as we advance the Bomboré Gold Project towards production.”

U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the Company on www.otcmarkets.com/stock/orzcf/quote.

The Company will continue to trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “ORE”.

The Company was sponsored for OTCQX by Dorsey & Whitney LLP, a qualified law firm responsible for providing guidance on OTCQX requirements. 

Orezone Gold Corporation

Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX.V: ORE & OTCQX: ORZCF) is a Canadian development company which owns a 90% interest in Bomboré, one of the largest undeveloped gold deposits in Burkina Faso. Bomboré hosts a large oxide resource underlain by a larger, open sulphide resource, and will be developed in two stages.

Patrick Downey,
President and Chief Executive Officer

Vanessa Pickering
Manager, Investor Relations

Tel: [phone] / Toll Free: 1 888 673 0663
[e-mail] /www.orezone.com

For further information please contact Orezone at [phone] or visit the Company’s website at www.orezone.com.

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