Mr. Philippe Monier reports
TRAFIGURA WARRANT EXERCISE AND KINSEVERE STAGE II FUNDING UPDATE
Anvil Mining Ltd. has seen Trafigura Beheer BV exercise 6.0 million common share purchase warrants for proceeds of approximately $16.5-million (all amounts are expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise stated). After the exercise of
6.0 million warrants and giving effect to the exercise of the 5,228,320 warrants remaining, plus Trafigura's existing holdings of 53,248,729 common shares, Trafigura's total equity interest in Anvil on a
fully diluted basis remains at approximately 38.9 per cent.
Pursuant to a $200-million financing arrangement agreed with Trafigura in
August, 2009, Trafigura was issued 11,228,320 warrants which entitle the
holder to acquire one common share of Anvil upon payment of $2.75 per warrant. The remaining 5,228,320 outstanding warrants will expire
on June 16, 2012. Trafigura's exercise of the warrants is consistent
with its strategic support for the company's Kinsevere stage II
60,000-tonne-per-year solvent extraction electrowinning (SX-EW) plant development.
As previously announced in November, 2010, the company liquidated its
available-for-sale equity investment in Chalice Gold Mines Ltd. for
proceeds of approximately $5-million and during December completed the
liquidation of its available-for-sale debt investments for proceeds of
approximately $25.0-million.
Together with the $100-million project loan facility provided by Trafigura, the liquidation of the available-for sale
investments and Trafigura's exercise of the warrants, the company now
anticipates that it is fully financed to take Kinsevere stage II to
construction completion, commissioning and ramp-up. Kinsevere stage II
is currently approximately 82 per cent complete, with full commissioning
expected to begin during the second quarter of 2011.
At Dec. 31, 2010, the company had cash balances of $56.0-million,
all of which is held on deposit with major international banks and the
loan facility, of which $58.0-million remains undrawn. Although the
development of Kinsevere stage II is fully financed, the company is
continuing work on refinancing the loan facility with a group of banks;
however, that refinancing is no longer critical to the completion of
Kinsevere stage II.
We seek Safe Harbor.
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