{"id":1187367,"date":"2020-05-29T17:32:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T22:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1025625"},"modified":"2020-05-29T17:32:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T22:32:51","slug":"o3-raising-c35m-for-quebec-exploration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1187367","title":{"rendered":"O3 raising C$35M for Quebec exploration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>O3 Mining&nbsp;has announced that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters, co-led by Cormark Securities, Sprott Capital Partners and Canaccord Genuity, to raise C$35 million (upsized from C$30 million) for exploration work at its projects in Quebec, as well as for working capital and corporate uses.<\/p>\n<p>The bought deal private placement offering includes 4.7 million flow-through units, priced at C$4.3 each, as well as 6.4 million regular units, priced at C$2.35 a unit, for total gross proceeds of C$35 million.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignright\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>O3 Mining, part of the&nbsp;Osisko&nbsp;group of companies, wholly owns 4,350 sq. km of ground in Quebec and a further 250 sq. km in Ontario<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Each flow-through unit consists of one flow-through share and half of a warrant; each regular unit is made up of a share and half of a warrant. The warrants are exercisable at C$3.25 for a 24-month period following closing, which is expected around Jun. 18.<\/p>\n<p>The underwriters also have the option to sell up to an additional 638,310 units up to 48 hours prior to closing. O3 may also issue up to C$2 million worth of units to pre-determined buyers of the stock.<\/p>\n<p>Gross proceeds from the flow-through portion are intended for eligible exploration expenses at the company\u2019s projects in Quebec; proceeds from the sale of regular units are intended for working capital and corporate expenses.<\/p>\n<p>O3 Mining, part of the&nbsp;Osisko&nbsp;group of companies, wholly owns 4,350 sq. km of ground in Quebec and a further 250 sq. km in Ontario \u2013 this includes 610 sq. km in Val d\u2019Or; it controls over 50 km of the Cadillac-Larder lake fault.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s assets in Quebec include the Malartic, Alpha and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadianminingjournal.com\/news\/gold-o3-expands-east-cadillac-zones\/\">East <\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadianminingjournal.com\/news\/gold-o3-expands-east-cadillac-zones\/\">Cadillac<\/a>\u00a0properties, where it is planning to drill a total of 50,000 metres this year.<\/p>\n<p><em>(This article first appeared in the&nbsp;<\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.canadianminingjournal.com\/\" ><em>Canadian Mining Journal<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O3 Mining wholly owns 4,350 sq. km of ground in Quebec and a further 250 sq. km in 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