PNRL raises P343m for BCL revival

Coming soon: PNRB envisages a modernised, environmentally friendly operation at the old BCL
Coming soon: PNRB envisages a modernised, environmentally friendly operation at the old BCL

Premium Nickel Resources Limited (PNRL), whose local subsidiary is reviving the BCL Ltd assets, has secured 33.9 million Canadian dollars (P343m) in funding to support its plans for Selebi Phikwe.

In an announcement to investors yesterday, PNRL said Cymbria Corporation and EdgePoint Investment had agreed to provide equity and term loan funding, with the transaction expected to close around June 28.

PNRL directors said the group intends to use approximately 7.4 million Canadian dollars (P74.7m) of the proceeds from the deal to prepay all principal and interest to another financier, then channel the balance to advancing exploration and resource development at Selebi and Selkirk.

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BDF visitation approval a welcome development

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