Business
Lion One Announces US$40 Million Debt Financing for Construction of the Tuvatu Gold Project in Fiji
North Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 4, 2018) - Lion One Metals Limited ...
About this update from Lion One Metals Limited
[{"type":"text","content":"Lion One Announces US$40 Million Debt Financing for Construction of the Tuvatu Gold Project in FijiNorth Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 4, 2018) - Lion One Metals Limited (TSXV: LIO) (ASX: LLO) (OTCQX: LOMLF) (FSE: LY1) is pleased to announce it has entered into an indicative term sheet with Sinosteel Equipment & Engineering Co., Ltd. (\"Sinosteel\") of China and Baiyin International Investment Ltd. (\"Baiyin\"). The term sheet incorporates an EPC and gold doré off-take financing facility totalling US$40 million (the \"Facility\") for mine development and construction of the processing plant for the Company's 100% owned and fully permitted Tuvatu Gold Project, located near the Nadi International Airport in the Republic of Fiji. Lion One intends to engage Sinosteel as the project EPC Contractor and Baiyin as the doré off-taker, and be provided with a US$40 million Facility. Closing of the Facility is subject to satisfactory due diligence, board approvals, and final documentation, with closing expected to close in the third quarter of 2018.Highlights of the Facility include the following key terms: Term of 5 years at annual interest rate of 7.5% Principal holiday and capitalized interest for the earlier of 2 years from first draw, or 3 months after achieving commercial production, followed by 12 equal quarterly repaymentsNet Smelter Return (NSR) royalty of 2.25% on the first 350,000 ounces of gold producedLion One will have the option, subject to mutual agreement, of increasing the principal of the Facility by an additional $10 million with the same interest rate, repayment schedule, security, and pro-rata royalty as the Facility. Lion One will also have the right to obtain a new facility of up to $10 million freely, provided it is not secured against the security under the Facility. Walter H. Berukoff, Chairman and CEO of Lion One commented \"We are pleased to cooperate with Baiyin and Sinosteel for the long-term financing, which will provide low-cost capital and maximum flexibility in the development of Fiji's next high grade gold project at Tuvatu.\"About Baiyin Baiyin International Investment Ltd., is a subsidiary of the Baiyin Nonferrous Group Co. Ltd. (\"BNMC\"), a Shanghai Stock Exchange listed company based in Gansu Province, China. Established in 1954, BNMC is a large scale mining and sm...