Uranium veteran Paladin Energy is set to begin early works including workforce mobilisation and long-lead equipment ordering after raising $A200M in a fully underwritten placement to fund the restart of its 75%-owned Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia.
CEO Ian Purdy says the placement of 278M shares at 72cps won strong support from high-quality existing and new institutional investors in Australia and internationally. It will be followed by a $15M opens on April 6.
Paladin will emerge with pro-forma cash of $259M to de-risk the restart of the mine, targeting production of 77.4Mlb U3O8 over 17 years, and support its marketing and exploration.