GRAND BAIE, MAURITIUS--(Marketwired - June 5, 2017) - Alphamin Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AFM) ("Alphamin", or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Sprott Capital Partners ("SCP") and Tamesis Partners LLP ("Tamesis"), (collectively, the "Agents"), under which the Agents have agreed to act on behalf of the Company in connection with a best efforts private placement of up to 81,454,000 Units (as defined below) at a price of C$0.35 per Unit to raise gross proceeds of approximately C$28.5 million (approximately US$21.1 million) (the "Private Placement"). In addition, contemporaneously with the closing of the Private Placement, the Company intends to complete a non-brokered private placement with its 44.4% shareholder, Tremont Master Holdings Limited ("Tremont"), for a further 65,046,000 Units on the same terms to raise additional proceeds of approximately C$22.8 million (approximately US$16.9 million) (the "Tremont Private Placement"). Collectively, the Private Placement and the Tremont Private Placement (the "Offering") would raise aggregate gross proceeds of approximately C$51.3 million (approximately US$38.0 million) from the issue of 146,500,000 Units.
Each Unit comprises one common share of the Company (a "Common Share") and half of one Common Share purchase warrant (each whole Common Share purchase warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant is exercisable to acquire one Common Share (a "Warrant Share") for a period of 36 months following the closing date of the Offering at an exercise price of C$0.4375 per Warrant Share, subject to adjustment in certain events. The expiry date of the Warrants may be accelerated by the Company at any time following the 12 month anniversary of the closing date of the Offering if the volume-weighted average trading price of the Common Shares is greater than C$0.73 for any 15 consecutive trading days, at which time the Company may accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants by issuing a press release announcing the reduced warrant term whereupon the Warrants will expire on the 20th calendar day after the date of such press release.
The Agents have been be granted an option (the "Over-Allotment Option") to sell that number of additional Units as is equal to 15% of the size of the Private Placement. The Over-Allotment Option may be exercised at any time, in whole or in part, until 24 hours prior to the closing of the Private Placement.
The net proceeds of the offering will be applied towards the equity requirement for the continued development of the Company's 82.5% owned Bisie tin project (the "Project") and for general corporate purposes. The Company is partnering in the development of the Project with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has a free carried interest of 5%, and the Industrial Corporation of South Africa (the "IDC"), which has an interest of 14.25%. The IDC has advised the Company that it has received credit committee approval for an investment to finance its 15% pro rata share of the Project's equity funding requirement. As previously announced, the Company has entered into non-binding term sheets in connection with US$80 million of project debt for the Project and work is continuing with the lenders towards the completion of due diligence and securing unconditional commitments. The balance of the funding to complete the construction of the Project is expected to be raised as equity in parallel with the completion of debt funding.
Completion of the Offering is subject to certain conditions including the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSXV. The Private Placement and the Tremont Private Placement are expected to close concurrently on or about June 28, 2017. All of the securities sold pursuant to the Offering will be subject to a four month hold period which will expire four months and one day from the date of closing of the Offering.
The Agents will receive a cash commission of up to 6% of funds raised from the gross proceeds of the Private Placement.
This news 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 (the "1933 Act") or any 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 state securities laws, or an exemption from such registration requirements is available.
All amounts have been translated using an exchange rate of USD1: CAD1.35, being the exchange rate prevaling on June 2, 2017, the last practicable date prior to this announcement.
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Alphamin is a tin exploration and development company with the vision to be respected in the international tin sector by unleashing the full profit and potential of its world-class tin asset in North Kivu, DRC currently under development.
Alphamin has the vision to become a premier tin producer by:
- Leading a world-class, profitable mining company in North Kivu, delivering results for the benefit of all stakeholders and viewed with respect by the communities and Government.
- Becoming a profitable tin producer, while continuing with exploration to increase life of mine. ABM intends to operate a profitable tin mine in a safe environment while uplifting the local community. Alphamin is striving to develop the first, low-cost per tonne tin, industrial mine in North Kivu, while at the same time making a marked, positive impact on the communities surrounding the mine. We intend to be a tin mining company that excels at the production of tin and provides leadership for the region in terms of safety, health, environment and community development.
- Delivering on the commitment to develop the first large, industrial tin mine in North Kivu - giving Alphamin credibility locally and abroad - and becoming a business transformation reference in the tin mining industry.
- Creating value for both shareholders and the community.
- Committing, from the date of production, to spend 4% of its in-country operating and administrative expenses on community development. This investment will be governed with representative input from local communities and managed by the Lowa Alliance, a GDRC-regulated not-for-profit foundation. Alphamin will continue to preserve its legal rights to develop Bisie and explore ways to assist artisanal miners to transition from illegal to legal status, conflict-free sites elsewhere in the region.
- Implementing community projects, supported by the Lowa Alliance, being selected following an in-depth survey of the 13 500 households (approximately 70 000 residents) across the 44 communities closest to Bisie. Representative committees have prioritised a range of projects to promote social and economic development to which they, local authorities and potentially external donors, will also contribute. These projects would provide incentives for income beyond illegal artisanal mining while also providing educational and health infrastructure and services like potable water, malaria reduction and treatment and primary health care capacity building, agricultural and infrastructure capacity investment.
