Source: Fura Gems Inc.

Fura Announces $2,700,000 Private Placement of Units

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 23, 2015) -

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Fura Emeralds Inc. (TSX VENTURE:FUR) intends to complete a non-brokered private placement financing of up to 20,769,230 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.13 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $2,700,000 (the "Offering"). Each Unit will be comprised of one common share of Fura and one half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to acquire one common share of Fura at an exercise price of $0.17 per common share for a period of 24 months following the closing date of the Offering. If at any time after four months and one day from the closing of the Offering, the common shares of the company trade at $0.30 per common share or higher (on a volume weighted adjusted basis) for a period of 20 consecutive days, the company will have the right to accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants to the date that is 30 days after the company issues a news release announcing that it has elected to exercise this acceleration right.

The Closing Date of the Offering is scheduled to be on or about April 15, 2015 to coincide with the closing of the company's purchase of the Colombian emerald mining concession (the "Emerald Concession") (see Press Release dated February 11, 2015). All securities issued will be subject to a hold period of four months and one day. The Offering is subject to a number of conditions, including, without limitation, receipt of all regulatory approvals.

The gross proceeds of the Offering will be used for the acquisition of the Emerald Concession, to complete work related to the Emerald Concession and for general corporate purposes. Fura may pay finder's fees in connection with the Offering.

About Fura Emeralds Inc.

Fura Emeralds Inc. will focus on the completion of the acquisition of the Emerald Concession in Colombia in the short term.

Regulatory Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the Offering, the expected closing date, the use of proceeds of the Offering and the future plans or intentions of Fura. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, geopolitical and social uncertainties; the actual results of exploration activities; regulatory risks; risks inherent in foreign operations; and other risks of the oil and gas industry. Although the company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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Contact Information:

Fura Emeralds Inc.
Jaime Lalinde
Chief Executive Officer
jlalinde@fmresources.ca