Braveheart Resources Inc. Arranges $8.0M Financing Facility with Alumina Partners
Braveheart Resources Inc. Arranges $8.0M
Financing Facility with Alumina Partners
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - July 15, 2020) -
Braveheart Resources Inc.
(TSXV: BHT) (OTCQB:
RIINF)
("
Braveheart
" or the "
Company
") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a financing
facility for up to CDN $8.0 million with Alumina Partners (Ontario) Ltd. ("Alumina") , an affiliate of New
York- based private equity firm Alumina Partners LLC.
The investment agreement provides the Company with an at-will financing facility over a period of 24
months during which the Company can draw down, at its sole discretion, equity private placement
tranches of up to $250,000.
Each tranche will be composed of units with each unit consisting of one
common share and one common share purchase warrant, at discounts between 15 and 25 percent of
the closing price of the Company's shares on the day prior to Braveheart's drawdown notice to Alumina.
The exercise price of the warrants will be at a 25 per cent premium over market at the time of the
issuance and the warrants will have a term of 60 months.
Each draw down from the facility will be subject
to TSX Venture Exchange approval.
All securities will be subject to a statutory hold period that expires
four months and one day from issuance.
The proceeds from the financing facility will allow the Company to continue with permitting and capital
upgrades at its 100% owned Bull River Mine project. The Company plans to advance the Bull River Mine
project in a phased approach wherein a surface stockpile of mineralized material will provide the initial
feedstock to the upgraded mill facility.
The Company's decision to continue with upgrades to the surface
infrastructure and process mineralized material on surface is not based on a comprehensive feasibility
study of mineral reserves that would otherwise demonstrate economic viability.
There is risk and
uncertainty regarding the economic viability of the surface stockpile in terms of tonnage, grade, metal
recovery and potential oxidation of the material that was placed on the pile approximately 10 years ago.
In order to process the surface stockpile the Company needs to complete capital upgrades on surface
including the commissioning of a new substation, installation of a flotation circuit, installation of a filtration
circuit and civil works associated with the development of a dry stack tailings storage facility ("TSF").
"Alumina is excited to support Braveheart as management moves to advance the Bull River Mine
project," said Adi Nahmani, Managing Member of Alumina Partners. "We may be seeing the early
innings of a metals super cycle. In seeking opportunities to get more exposure to metals in general and
counter-inflationary precious metals in particular, we were impressed by the value proposition that
Braveheart brings to the table."
Ian Berzins, President and CEO stated "I am extremely pleased that, with the support of Alumina, we
were able to put this financing facility in place.
The facility provides the Company with sufficient funds to
complete surface upgrades and continue working with regulatory authorities on re-permitting of the Bull
River Mine with a planned ultimate restart of mining and milling operations at the mine in the foreseeable
future."
About Braveheart Resources Inc.
Braveheart is a Canadian based junior mining company focused on building shareholder value through
exploration and development in the favourable and proven mining jurisdictions of the East and West
Kootenays of British Columbia. Braveheart's main asset is the Bull River Mine project which has a
current mineral resource containing copper, gold and silver. The property is fully developed with 21,000
metres of underground developments in terms of ramps, raises and drifting on mineralized structures on
seven levels. The surface infrastructure includes a 750 tonne per day conventional mill with adjoining
crushing facilities as well as offices and mine maintenance facilities. The property is connected to grid
power and there is year-round access to the site by paved and all-weather roads.
Contact Information
Braveheart Resources Inc.
Ian Berzins
President & Chief Executive Officer
403-512-8202
Website:
www.braveheartresources.com
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release includes certain information that may constitute "forward-looking information" under
applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to,
statements about strategic plans, future work programs and objectives and expected results from such
work programs. Forward-looking information necessarily involve known and unknown risks, including,
without limitation, risks associated with general economic conditions; inability to access sufficient
capital from internal and external sources, and/or inability to access sufficient capital on favourable
terms; and other risks.
Forward-looking information is necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that,
while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors
which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking information and the risks identified in the Company's continuous
disclosure record. 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 information.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. All forward-
looking information contained in this news release is given as of the date hereof and is based upon
the opinions and estimates of management and information available to management as at the date
hereof. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
law.
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policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this new
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