NexMetals Secures Title to Selebi and Selkirk Assets in Botswana Following Completion of Milestone Payment
NexMetals (TSXV:NEXM, NASDAQ:NEXM) completed a contingent milestone payment of US$25 million to the BCL Liquidator on December 2, 2025, securing unencumbered title to the Selebi and Selkirk Cu-Ni-Co-PGE assets in Botswana.
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NexMetals (TSXV:NEXM, NASDAQ:NEXM) completed a contingent milestone payment of US$25 million to the BCL Liquidator on December 2, 2025, securing unencumbered title to the Selebi and Selkirk Cu-Ni-Co-PGE assets in Botswana.
The payment followed a recent equity financing that the company says strengthened the balance sheet and provided capital to enable the milestone. With title secured, NexMetals says it can move forward with reduced risk and accelerate technical and operational work programs across both projects.
Positive
- US$25 million milestone payment completed
- Secured unencumbered title to Selebi and Selkirk assets
- Equity financing strengthened the balance sheet
- Company positioned to accelerate work programs in Botswana
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News Market Reaction – NEXM
On Dec 2, the day this news came out, NEXM closed 3.70% below the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Dec 2 session.
Key Figures
- Milestone payment
- US$25 million
- Contingent payment to BCL Liquidator for Selebi and Selkirk assets
- Q3 net loss
- $16.0M
- Quarter ended September 30, 2025
- YTD net loss
- $46.3M
- Year-to-date 2025
- Cash balance
- $14.1M
- As of September 30, 2025 (Q3 10-Q)
- Shareholders’ equity
- $21.6M
- As of September 30, 2025, turned positive via financings and debt conversion
- Public offering size
- C$80,000,070
- Gross proceeds from unit offering closed November 17, 2025
- Units issued
- 14,035,100 units
- Best efforts public offering on November 17, 2025
- Warrant exercise price
- C$8.00
- Per share, exercisable for 24 months from November 17, 2025
Historical Context
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Strong CuEq intercepts at Selkirk supporting MRE update and metallurgy work.
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US$25M milestone payment securing unencumbered title to Botswana assets.
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Annual RSU and DSU grants under Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.
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Closing C$80M unit offering with warrants to fund milestone and exploration.
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Upsizing planned public offering from C$65M to C$80M on strong demand.
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Key Terms
cu-ni-co-pge technical
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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 2, 2025) - NexMetals Mining Corp. (TSXV: NEXM) (NASDAQ: NEXM) (the "Company" or "NEXM") is pleased to announce that the Company has officially completed the contingent milestone payment of US
This milestone follows the Company's recent equity financing, which received strong support from both new and existing institutional investors. The financing strengthened the balance sheet, provided the necessary capital needed to further advance the Company's plans in Botswana, and enabled completion of this key payment. With this step now finalized, the Company is positioned to move forward with reduced risk while accelerating work programs across both projects.
Morgan Lekstrom, CEO of the Company, commented: "This marks an important turning point for our Company. Completing the payment and securing title to the Selebi and Selkirk assets gives us a clear runway to continue advancing these projects. It represents a major step in our effort to position these assets for long term growth. We appreciate the trust and support of our shareholders throughout this process. It is an encouraging moment for NEXM and a solid foundation for the next phase of development."
The Company will provide further updates on its upcoming technical and operational programs in the weeks ahead.
About NexMetals Mining Corp.
NexMetals Mining Corp. is a mineral exploration and development company that is focused on the redevelopment of the previously producing copper, nickel and cobalt resources mines owned by the Company in the Republic of Botswana.
NexMetals is committed to governance through transparent accountability and open communication within our team and our stakeholders. NexMetals' team brings extensive experience across the full spectrum of mine discovery and development. Collectively, the team has contributed to dozens of projects, including work on the Company's Selebi and Selkirk mines. Senior team members each have on average, more than 20 years of experience spanning geology, engineering, operations, and project development.
For further information about NexMetals Mining Corp., please contact:
Morgan Lekstrom
CEO and Director
morganl@nexmetalsmining.com
Jaclyn Ruptash
V.P., Communications and Investor Relations
jaclyn@nexmetalsmining.com
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This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation (collectively, "forward-looking information") based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. Forward-looking information involves risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. For the purposes of this release, forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements regarding the expected acceleration and advancement of work programs in Botswana, and the Company's plans for ongoing project development. These forward-looking statements, by their nature, require the Company to make certain assumptions and necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, the risk of unidentified title defects on the Company's properties in Botswana; changes in equity markets; inflation; fluctuations in commodity prices; the other risks involved in the mineral exploration and development industry; and those risks set out in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR (www.sec.gov) and public disclosure record on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca), in each case, under the Company's issuer profile. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. 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, other than as required by law.
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