Bluelake Mineral conducts a directed share issue
The Board of Directors of Bluelake Mineral AB (publ) ("Bluelake Mineral" or "the Company") has today, with the support of an authorization from the Annual General Meeting held May 26, 2021, decided on a new share issue directed to a group of private investors (the "Investors") of a maximum of 1,396,647 shares at a subscription price of SEK 3.58 per share and at a total value of approximately MSEK 5 (the "Share Issue").
The Share Issue means that the share capital may increase by a maximum of SEK 139,664,70 through a new issue of a maximum of 1,396,647 shares. Subscription of shares shall be made on a separate subscription list no later than April 14, 2022, whereby payment also must be made. Payment for subscribed shares shall be made in cash. The Share Issue has been subscribed for in full.
As previously announced, in February this year the Company entered into an agreement (the "Agreement") with a group of private investors, whereby the Company raised a loan from these investors amounting to a total of MSEK 5 (the "Loan") with the objective to finance the Company's and its subsidiaries' continued project development and also strengthen the Company's cash position. The Investors provided the Loan. The Share Issue is carried out at the request of the Investors in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. The proceeds from the Share Issue shall be used in its entirety to repay the entire Loan of MSEK 5.
The Board believes that the subscription price of SEK 3.58 per share is market-based as it corresponds to the Company's share volume weighted average price (VWAP) on NGM Nordic SME during five consecutive trading days (March 22-28, 2022) during the last 15 trading days after deduction of 10 percent discount. The reason for the deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights is to fulfil the Company's obligations under the Agreement. The Share Issue further aims to secure the continued financing of the Company as the issue proceeds will be used to repay the entire Loan amounting to MSEK 5. In light of the above, the Board of Directors considers that the Share Issue directed towards the Investors will be to the benefit of the Company and its shareholders.
Stockholm, April 2022
Bluelake Mineral AB (publ)
The Board of Directors
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This information is inside information which Bluelake Mineral AB (pull) is required to publish in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted, for publication on April 8, 2022, at 08.40 am CET, by the contact person below.
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For additional information, please contact:
Peter Hjorth, CEO, Bluelake Mineral AB (public), phone +46-725 38 25 25
Email: [email protected]
General information about the Company
Bluelake Mineral AB (pull) is an independent Swedish company active in exploration and mine development of copper, zinc, nickel and gold resources.
The Company owns approximately 99% of the subsidiary Vilhelmina Mineral AB, which is focusing on development of copper and zinc deposits in the Nordic region. In Sweden, the Company owns Stekenjokk-Levi project, where a total of approximately 7 million tonnes of ore were mined between 1976 and 1988 with an average grade 1.5% Cu and 3.5% Zn. Stekenjokk-Levi is, according to a recent Mineral Resource Estimate by SRK Consulting, containing inferred mineral resources of approximately 6.7 million tonnes with 0.9 % Cu, 2.7 % Zn, 0.6 % Pb, 55 Ag g/t and 0.2 g/t Au for Stekenjokk and inferred mineral resources of 5.1 million tonnes with 1.0 % Cu, 1.5 % Zn, 0.1 % Pb, 22 Ag g/t and 0.2 g/t Au for Levi (at a NSR cut-off of 60 USD/t). In Norway, the Company is owner in the Joma field, where approximately 11.5 million tonnes of ore were processed between 1972 and 1998 with an average grade of 1.5% Cu and 1.5% Zn. The Joma field (excluding Gjersvik) is, according to a recent mineral estimate by SRK Consulting, containing indicated mineral resources of approximately 6 million tonnes with grades amounting to 1.00 % Cu and 1.66 % Zn and inferred resources of 1.2 million tonnes with grades 1.2 % Cu and 0.7 % Zn (at cut-off of 50 USD/t).
In addition, the Company owns the nickel projects Rönnbäcken (which is Europe's largest known undeveloped nickel resource) and Orrbäcken in Sweden. According to a recently updated mineral resource update by the mining consulting company SRK, the Rönnbäcken project contains a mineral resource of 600 million tonnes with an average grade of 0.18% Ni, 0.003% Co and 5.7% Fe ("measured and indicated"). The updated preliminary economic assessment that SRK completed predicts a production of 23,000 tonnes of nickel, 660 tonnes of cobalt and 1.5 million tonnes of iron per year for 20 years, which would be a significant proportion of Sweden's total annual use of nickel which thereby has a strategic value. Orrbäcken is an exploration license that is considered to have potential as a nickel deposit.
The Company owns the gold project Haveri, through its subsidiary Palmex Mining Oy, which in 2014 carried out a so-called Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) prepared by SRK Consulting. This report estimates 1.56 million oz. historically inferred mineral resource of gold equivalents with a grade of 0.93 g/t gold.) Kattisavan is mainly considered to have potential as a gold resource and is located within the so-called gold line, close to projects such as Svartliden, Fäboliden and Barsele.
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