TORONTO, Oct. 27, 2017 /CNW/ - Orford Mining Corporation (TSX-V: ORM) ("Orford Mining") is pleased to announce that its common shares have commenced trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") under the ticker symbol "ORM".

David Christie, President and CEO of Orford, commented, "I am excited that Orford's common shares are now trading on the TSXV and look forward to providing updates on our exploration activities on Orford's properties in the Cape Smith Belt of Northern Quebec and our properties located in the U.S. Carolina Gold Belt."

Orford Mining is a successor to Focused Capital Corp., which changed its name to Orford Mining Corporation effective on October 20, 2017.

About Orford Mining Corporation

Orford Mining is a mineral explorer focused on highly prospective and underexplored areas of Northern Quebec and the Carolina Gold Belt in United States. Orford's principal assets are the Qiqavik and West Raglan projects comprising of a land package totaling over 70,000 hectares in the Cape Smith Belt of Northern Quebec and properties in the Carolina Gold Belt in the United States. The Qiqavik Project hosts several new high-grade gold discoveries along a mineralized trend in excess of 40 km. Orford's common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol ORM.

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SOURCE Orford Mining Corporation

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