Vancouver, Canada - Mawson Resources Limited ("Mawson") TSXv - MAW; Frankfurt -- MRY. Mr. Michael Hudson, President and CEO, is pleased to announce that Mawson has closed its non-brokered private placement of 600,000 units at a price of $1.15 per unit as announced on December 3, 2006. Each unit consists of one common share and one-half of one non-transferable share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional common share at a price of $1.50 per share up to and including December 27, 2008. Mawson has paid $33,000 as finders' fees on a portion of the private placement. All of the securities issued pursuant to this private placement are subject to a four-month hold period and may not be traded until April 28, 2007.
The net proceeds from the financing will be used for exploration expenses of the Company's Swedish and Finnish uranium and gold projects and for general working capital.
On behalf of the Board,
"Michael Hudson"
Michael Hudson, President & CEO
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