foran Foran Mining Corp.
, a Canadian company with a promising
copper and zinc project in Saskatchewan, is raising $200-million to fund its next stage of development, a rare financing for a junior miner in a tough market for share sales.
Foran, which is based in British Columbia, is selling up to $190-million worth of new shares at $4.10 apiece through a private placement, as well as $10-million worth of “flow-through” shares that carry a special tax treatment.
Foran’s shares have soared nearly 2,500 per cent over the past three years, transforming the company from a penny stock to an enterprise worth $1-billion, but even established mining companies are struggling to raise money in this market. Many investors got burned when the commodity supercycle fuelled by China’s demand for metals crashed in 2012.
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