https://www.miningweekly.com

Venturex raises cash for exploration

17th July 2017

By: Esmarie Iannucci

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor: Australasia

     

Font size: - +

PERTH (miningweekly.com) – ASX-listed explorer Venturex Resources will raise A$3.75-million to advance its Pilbara zinc-copper project, in Western Australia.

The company on Monday announced that it will undertake a two-for-seven nonrenounceable rights issue, priced at 5c a share. The company’s major shareholder Northern Star Resources will take up its full entitlement, and will sub-underwrite up to A$2-million of the rights issue.

Venturex chairperson Tony Kiernan said on Monday that the rights issue provides the opportunity for shareholders to increase their holding in the company at an attractive price, and at a pivotal stage in the company’s development.

“The funds raised through this capital raising will enable Venturex to complete several critical tasks and progress towards a final decision to mine at Sulphur Springs,” he said.

“We intend to build on the framework outlined by the recent Sulphur Springs value engineering study by undertaking in-fill drilling of a portion of the near-surface high-grade supergene copper resource, carrying out metallurgical testwork and continuing the permitting process.”

Kiernan noted that these work programmes will further de-risk the project and advance it towards shovel-ready status.

Funds from the raising will also be used to evaluate exploration targets in the immediate Sulphur Springs project area.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

Comments

The functionality you are trying to access is only available to subscribers.

If you are already a subscriber, you can Login Here.

If you are not a subscriber, you can subscribe now, by selecting one of the below options.

For more information or assistance, please contact us at subscriptions@creamermedia.co.za.

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION