Artemis Gold has done an up to $C155M of private underwritten bought capital raising deals to fund its $190M+ cash acquisition of the Blackwater Gold Project in British Columbia, Canada, from New Gold.
The proceeds will be used primarily to fund the acquisition with an initial payment of $140M. The bought deal offering and non-brokered offering is expected to close by July 7, 2020.
Under the acquisition agreement, New Gold will get $190M cash via the initial $140M payment and $50M a year later, along with an 8% gold stream on gold produced from Blackwater, reducing to 4% once 280,000oz has been delivered to New Gold. Blackwater has gold reserves containing 8.2Moz and 60.8Moz silver, and resources of 1.4Moz gold and 8.9Moz silver.