Alles anzeigenBei Bear Creek Mining gibts erste Zahlungsschwierigkeiten. Demnach reicht der Cash Flow aus der Mercedes Mine doch nicht aus, um den Kredit abzutragen. Don Durrett behauptete dies ja bis zuletzt.
Bear Creek Mining Provides Update on Mercedes Deferred Payment
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 24, 2022) - Bear Creek Mining Corporation (TSXV: BCM) (OTCQX: BCEKF) (BVL: BCM) ("Bear Creek" or the "Company") announces that an extension and waiver has been granted to the Company by Equinox Gold Corp ("Equinox Gold") revising the due date of the US$ 25 million payment (the "Deferred Payment") in respect of the Company's acquisition of the Mercedes Gold Mine in Sonora, Mexico. The Deferred Payment, originally due on October 21, 2022, is now due on or before October 26, 2022.
Bear Creek is negotiating with Equinox Gold to revise the terms of the Deferred Payment. Negotiations center on extending payments to align with cash flow generated from Mercedes. Additional information will be provided if the Deferred Payment terms are revised. While there can be no assurance that an agreement to revise the terms of the Deferred Payment will be reached, both Bear Creek and Equinox Gold are motivated to settle on mutually satisfactory terms and conditions, and discussions are well advanced. Terms of a re-negotiated Deferred Payment may be subject to various approvals including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. Readers are referred to the Company's news releases of December 17, 2021 and April 21, 2022 for details regarding the Mercedes mine acquisition payment components.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Anthony Hawkshaw
Chief Executive Officer
For further information contact:
Barbara Henderson - VP Corporate Communications
Direct: 604-628-1111
E-mail: barb@bearcreekmining.com
www.bearcreekmining.com
Es geht weiter, aber mit den Finanzierungskonditionen liefert man sich direkt vors Messer. Schade, denn schon der damalige Kauf der Mercedes Mine war eher fragwürdig und strategisch völlig konträr zur Corani-Projektentwicklung...
Bear Creek Mining Defers US$25 Million Equinox Payment
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 26, 2022) - Bear Creek Mining Corporation (TSXV: BCM) (OTCQX: BCEFK) (BVL: BCM) ("Bear Creek" or the "Company") announces that it has reached a Heads of Agreement ("HOA") with Equinox Gold Corp. ("Equinox Gold") to amortize over a two-year period the payment of the final $25 million purchase price installment for the Mercedes Gold Mine ("Mercedes") in Sonora, Mexico. Pursuant to the agreement to acquire Mercedes, this payment, as previously amended, was due to be made on October 26, 2022 (see Bear Creek news releases dated December 17, 2021, April 21, 2022 and October 24, 2022).
The HOA provides for converting the payment into a promissory note (the "Note") with a maturity date (the "Maturity Date") of October 21, 2024 and monthly principal and interest payments commencing in February 2023. Terms of the Note are:
Principal Amount | US $25 million |
Maturity Date | October 21, 2024 |
Interest Rate | 12.5% plus the greater of 2.5% or the 90-day average SOFR |
Monthly Payments | The greater of US $500,000 or 50% of Free Cash Flow |
Anthony Hawkshaw, CEO of Bear Creek, states, "Granting this Note provides the Company an opportunity to align the final Mercedes payment to the cash flow generated from the mine. We would like to thank Equinox Gold for allowing us to make this payment in a manner that avoids equity dilution. The Mercedes improvement program is delivering positive results and we expect gold production and free cash flow to increase as these improvement initiatives are implemented."
The Company may prepay, without penalty, any portion of the Note at any time prior to the Maturity Date. The Note will be secured by a first lien (pari passu with certain security held by Bear Creek's existing creditors) and certain second lien pledges of Bear Creek's equity interests in the holding companies through which Bear Creek holds the Mercedes mine and the Corani project.
In addition to the Note, Bear Creek will grant Equinox Gold warrants ("Warrants") to acquire up to 5 million common shares of the Company. The Warrants may be converted at any time for a three-year period starting six months after being granted at a 15% premium to the 5-day volume weighted average price of the shares on the grant date.
Issuance of the Note and the Warrants are subject to completion of definitive documentation and approval of the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX-V").
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Anthony Hawkshaw
Chief Executive Officer
For further information contact:
Barbara Henderson - VP Corporate Communications
Direct: 604-628-1111
E-mail: barb@bearcreekmining.com
www.bearcreekmining.com