Element 29 Closes $35.4 M Private Placement with 9.9% Interest Acquired by Strategic Investor All dollar amounts are Canadian, unless otherwise noted.
Element 29 Closes $35.4 M Private Placement
with 9.9% Interest Acquired by Strategic
Investor
All dollar amounts are Canadian, unless otherwise noted.
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 22, 2026) - Element 29 Resources Inc.
(TSXV:
ECU) (OTCQB: EMTRF) (BVL: ECU)
("
Element 29
" or the "
Company
") announces it has closed
effective April 21, 2026 its non-brokered private placement (the "
Financing
") and issued 32,245,269
common shares (each a "
Share
") of the Company at a price of $1.10 per Share for aggregate gross
proceeds of $35,469,796.
Richard Osmond, President and CEO, states,
"We would like to thank our existing shareholders for
their continued support, and we are pleased to welcome
Alpayana S.A.C., led by Chair Alejandro
Gubbins
, as a new strategic investor with a 9.9% interest in the Company. Alpayana has a long
history of mining in Perú, with a strong track record of value creation and deep in-country operational
expertise. We are also pleased to welcome
Randy Smallwood
into the Financing. Together, their
participation represents a strong endorsement of the Company and our Perú copper portfolio,
strengthening our technical and financial position as we advance our projects toward potential tier-1
discoveries in a world class mining jurisdiction."
The net proceeds from the Financing will be used to fund exploration activities at the Company's Perú
projects, including the 2026 drilling program at its flagship Elida porphyry copper-molybdenum-silver
("
Cu-Mo-Ag
") deposit in west-central Perú, and for general working capital.
In connection with the Financing and in accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange the
Company paid aggregate cash finder's fees totaling $629,999.99.
The Shares issued pursuant to the Financing will be subject to a statutory four-month and one-day hold
period expiring on August 22, 2026.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of any of the
securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful, including any of the securities in the
United States of America. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "1933 Act") or any U.S. state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for
account or benefit of, U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) unless registered under the 1933 Act and
applicable U.S. state securities laws, or an exemption from such registration requirements is available.
About Element 29 Resources Inc.
Element 29 is an emerging junior resource company with a highly experienced management team and
board focused on exploring and potentially developing Tier-1 copper deposits in Perú, one of the lowest-
cost, lowest-risk mining jurisdictions globally.
The Company's principal objective is to explore and significantly expand its Elida Porphyry Cu-Mo-Ag
Deposit in west-central Perú. Alongside Elida, the Company has three early stage, highly prospective
porphyry Cu projects in Perú for more than 25,000 ha of titled concession. These include the Flor de
Cobre porphyry Cu-Mo prospect situated in the Southern Perú Copper Belt, just 26 km from the Cerro
Verde copper mine (Freeport-Buenaventura)
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as well as the Paka and Pahuay porphyry Cu skarn
prospects related to potential tertiary-aged, mineralized porphyry complexes intruding along the eastern
margin of the Peruvian Coastal Batholith.
All projects are well located for future mine development and will benefit from nearby infrastructure
including roads, powerlines, ports, water, and a skilled workforce.
More information is available at
www.e29copper.com
.
For more information:
Richard Osmond, P.Geo.
CEO and Director
1-888-246-7881
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange (the "
TSX-V
") nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is
defined in the policies of the TSX-V)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press
release.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within
the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation (collectively, "
Forward-looking
Statements
"). Any statements that are contained in this press release that are not statements of
historical fact may be deemed to be Forward-looking Statements. Forward-looking Statements are
frequently, but not always, identified by words such as "may", "will", "intends", "proposed", "believes",
"continues", "plans", "expects" or similar expressions (or the negative and grammatical variations of
any of these terms). Forward-looking Statements in this press release include, but are not limited to,
statements with respect to: the intended use of net proceeds from the Financing;
the Company's
resource properties and future capital requirements; and the Company's plans, focus and objectives.
Forward-looking Statements involve various risks and uncertainties and are based on certain factors
and assumptions. Although Element 29's management considers these beliefs and assumptions
reasonable based on currently available information, there can be no assurance that such statements
will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Forward-looking Statements necessarily involve known and unknown
risks, and important factors, among others, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
Company's expectations include: uncertainties related to the Company's ability to access investors
for the Financing; the timeliness and success of regulatory approvals; fluctuations in copper and other
commodity prices; uncertainties inherent in the exploration of mineral properties; risks associated with
general economic conditions; changes in legislation, income tax and regulatory matters; currency and
interest rate fluctuations; inability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources; and
other risk factors set forth in the Company's prospectus under the heading "Risk Factors".
Readers are further cautioned not to place undue reliance on Forward-looking Statements as there
can be no assurances that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which they are placed will occur.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any Forward-looking Statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. New
factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Element 29 to predict all of them or assess
the impact of each such factor or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause
results to differ materially from those contained in any Forward-looking Statement. Any Forward-
looking Statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this
cautionary statement.
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This news release contains information about adjacent properties on which Element 29 has no right to explore or mine. Readers are cautioned
that mineral deposits on adjacent properties are not indicative of mineral deposits on the Company's properties.
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