LUCA COMPLETES FINANCINGS FOR COMBINED PROCEEDS OF C$11.3M
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Luca Mining Corp. (TSX-V: LUCA; OTCQX: LUCMF) has successfully closed two private placements, raising a total of C$11,306,775. The company completed a brokered LIFE Offering of 19,000,000 units at C$0.45 per unit, generating C$8,550,000, and a concurrent non-brokered private placement of 6,126,167 units at the same price, raising an additional C$2,756,775.
Each unit consists of one common share and half a warrant, with each full warrant exercisable at C$0.60 until March 26, 2026. The proceeds will fund the Campo Morado Improvement Program, exploration drilling at Campo Morado and Tahuehueto, commissioning of the Tahuehueto mill, and general corporate purposes. Two company officers participated in the non-brokered placement, acquiring 1,030,000 units.
Positive
- Successfully raised C$11.3 million through private placements
- Fully subscribed brokered LIFE Offering of C$8.55 million
- Additional C$2.76 million raised through non-brokered private placement
- Warrants provide potential for future capital at C$0.60 per share
- Insider participation in the financing demonstrates management confidence
Negative
- Potential dilution for existing shareholders due to issuance of new shares
- 6% cash commission paid on the LIFE Offering reduces net proceeds
- Issuance of 1,140,000 compensation warrants may lead to further dilution
News Market Reaction – LUCMF
In the trading session that priced this news, LUCMF gained 0.80%, reflecting a mild positive market reaction.
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Each Unit consisted of one common share (a "Common Share") of the Company and one-half (½) of one Common Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant is exercisable to acquire one Common Share at an exercise price of
Stifel acted as lead agent in respect of the LIFE Offering on behalf of a syndicate of agents including Haywood Securities Inc., Ventum Financial Corp., BMO Capital Markets and Canaccord Genuity Inc. (the "Agents"). The Agents received a cash commission equal to
The Common Shares and Warrants comprising the Non-LIFE Units (including any Warrant Shares issuable thereunder) and the Compensation Warrants and Compensation Shares are subject to a statutory hold period until January 27, 2025. The Common Shares and Warrants comprising the LIFE Units are not subject to a hold period under applicable Canadian securities laws. The Financings are subject to the final acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV").
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Financings for ongoing work on the Campo Morado Improvement Program, exploration drilling at both
Two officers of the Company participated in the Concurrent Private Placement, acquiring an aggregate of 1,030,000 Non-LIFE Units. Participation by such insiders constitutes a "related party transaction" as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The transaction is exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 as neither the fair market value of the securities issued to, or the consideration paid by, such insiders exceeded
The securities referred to in this news release have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
About Luca Mining Corp.
Luca Mining (TSX-V: LUCA, OTCQX: LUCMF, Frankfurt: Z68) is a diversified Canadian mining company with two
The
The Tahuehueto Gold, Silver Mine is a new underground operation in Durango State,
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
(signed) "Dan Barnholden"
Dan Barnholden, Chief Executive Officer
For more information, please visit: www.lucamining.com
Qualified Persons
The technical information contained in this News Release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Chris Richings, Vice-President Technical at Luca Mining as the Qualified Person for the Company as defined in National Instrument 43-101.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
It should be noted that Luca declared commercial production at
Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking information" or "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "Forward-Looking Information") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward Looking Information includes, but is not limited to, the expected use of proceeds from the Financings; and other possible events, conditions or financial performance that are based on assumptions about future economic conditions and courses of action; the timing and costs of future activities on the Company's properties, such as production rates and increases; success of exploration, development and bulk sample processing activities, and timing for processing at its own mineral processing facility on the Tahuehueto project site. In certain cases, Forward-Looking Information can be identified using words and phrases such as "plans," "expects," "scheduled," "estimates," "forecasts," "intends," "anticipates" or variations of such words and phrases. In preparing the Forward-Looking Information in this news release, the Company has applied several material assumptions, including, but not limited to, the Company's ability raise additional capital as necessary; that the current exploration, development, environmental and other objectives concerning the Campo Morado Mine and the Tahuehueto Project can be achieved; that the program to improve mining operations at
Neither TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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