Bellevue Gold Receives Commitments for $26.5 million Raising
THE BOURSE WHISPERER: Bellevue Gold (ASX: BGL) belied current market sentiment with the announcement of a $26.5 million share placement.
Bellevue Gold signalled the placement would enable it to embark on the next phase of its growth strategy at the company’s Bellevue gold project in Western Australia.
The raising was priced at 30 cents per share and was underpinned by leading Australian and overseas institutions, including existing institutional and sophisticated shareholders.
Bellevue Gold indicated the proceeds of the raising will fund further programs of infill and Resource extension drilling at the Bellevue gold project, economic studies in preparation for development and provide general working capital.
The company recently completed the initial infill drilling at Bellevue and has already given notice of being on track to publish its maiden Indicated Resource in the coming quarter.
Bellevue’s Inferred Resource currently stands at 6.1 million tonnes at 11.3 grams per tonne gold for 2.2 million ounces of gold.
The company’s next rounds of infill drilling will be aimed at achieving ongoing growth in the forthcoming Indicated Resource and growing the overall inventory through step-out drilling and exploration drilling at the two high promising conductors identified at the project’s Deacon lode, among other priority targets.
“To complete a raising such as this in any environment is an excellent achievement but to do it in the current market circumstances is exceptional,” Bellevue Gold managing director Steve Parsons said in the company’s announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange.
“Under the current budget, we are funded through to mid calendar year 2021.
“The strong support shown by leading institutional investors is a huge endorsement of the Bellevue project and its growth potential.
“The proceeds ensure we have ample cash to continue unlocking the value of this project through infill and resource growth drilling while also undertaking the economic and technical studies which should pave the way for development and production.”
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