3 Non-Brokered Financings You Need to Know About (Aug. 23-27)

August 27, 2021 01:53 PM PST

Our weekly series detailing the latest non-brokered private placements to put on your radar is back, with two deals from mining companies and one from a CBD business.

1. Trigon Metals Inc. (TSX-V: TM)

  • Gross Proceeds: $6.84 million
  • Sector: Copper
  • Units issued: 17.11 million
  • Type: Special units
  • Price: $0.40
  • Warrants: Half; $0.50; Two years
  • Agents: Non-brokered
  • Use of Proceeds: Mine restart

Company breakdown:

  • Junior copper miner that owns the Kombat mine in Namibia
  • Proceeds for the deal will be used to restart the dormant mine, with commissioning of the plant expected by the end of the year
  • A recent NI 43-101 resource estimate pegged the project with an indicated 12.25 megatonnes of 1.94% copper, 0.70% lead, and 13.65 g/t Ag
  • Shares rose in response to the estimate, but since have returned to pre-announcement levels
  • Shares are down two cents since announcing the private placement

2. Lucky Minerals Inc. (TSX-V: LKY)

  • Gross Proceeds: $3.5 million
  • Sector: Precious metals
  • Units issued: 43.75 million
  • Type: Special units
  • Price: $0.08
  • Warrants: Full; $0.15; Two years
  • Agents: Non-brokered
  • Use of Proceeds: Drill program

Company breakdown:

  • Junior gold and copper junior with the Fortuna project in Ecuador
  • Proceeds from the offering will be used for the first-ever drill program at the project, with 3,000 metres planned
  • Recent samples from the project included a 3-metre interval of 8.08 grams of gold per tonne
  • We wrote in detail about the deal on Thursday
  • Shares of the company are up a half-cent since announcing the private placement

3. HempFusion Wellness Inc. (TSX: CBD.U)

  • Gross Proceeds: US$2 million
  • Sector: CBD
  • Units issued: 8 million
  • Type: Special units
  • Price: US$0.50
  • Warrants: Full; US$0.50; Four years
  • Agents: Non-brokered    
  • Use of Proceeds: Working capital

Company breakdown:

  • Hemp-based CBD provider
  • Recently reported earnings, losing US$6.53 million last quarter
  • Shares peaked at the beginning of March, but since have been in decline
  • The stock has climbed 3.5 cents since announcing the private placement

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