Canadian Mining Law and Finance
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The document discusses various issues related to financing for Canadian mining companies, including: - Initial financing options such as syndicates and seed capital within certain exemptions. - Minimum listing requirements for public companies on the TSX Venture Exchange, including financial and property expenditure thresholds. - Steps for preparing for public financing like founders' share policies and due diligence on financial statements and technical reports. - Types of private placements, flow through shares, and special warrant structures companies may utilize. - Additional financing options such as joint ventures, product presales, and royalties. - Regulatory factors like technical report requirements, foreign transaction implications, and Sarbanes-Ox
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Canadian Mining Law and Finance
- 3. Initial Financings • Syndicate – Who, What, Where – Amounts • Seed Capital – Exemptions – 5 cent rule with 15% founders shares 3
- 4. Minimum Listing Requirements • TSX V TIER 2 – $100K in 3 years – $200K recommended program – minimum – 12 months G and A – 12 months property payments – $500K public shareholders – $500K free trading shares – 10% public float 4
- 5. Preparing for Public Financing • 15% founders policy • Effect on property deals • Agents role • Stratification of seed capital • Due Diligence Issues • Financial Statements, Technical Reports • Compliance, directors, governance 5
- 6. Private Placements • Hold period • Units • Pricing • Warrants – Number of warrants – Early exercise on price factors – Warrant term – Escalation of exercise price • Brokered vs. non‐brokered 6
- 7. Flow Through Shares • Pricing premium • Warrants • True cost • Effect on future financing 7
- 8. Special Warrants • Timing • Cost • Prospectus 8
- 9. Financing Options • Joint ventures – Shares (private placement) – Cash – Property expenditures • Presales of concentrates • Cash for preferential treatment on concentrates/products • Ultimate purchaser deals 9
- 10. Financing Options (con’t) • Royalty carve outs and sales • Convertible debentures – Pricing – Voting 10
- 11. Risk Factors • Generic / Traditional • New considerations – Metal prices – Capital Costs – Operating Costs – Technical professionals – Labour – Equipment • Rolling • Fixed – Grey factor – Underlying agreements – Areas of interest – Confidentiality 11
- 12. Technical Reports • When are they required? • Q.P. – Independent – Non‐independent • Producing issuer • Historical “reserves” • Length & Detail • Consents 12
- 13. NI 43‐101 Reports • Exploration • Preliminary assessment • Pre‐feasibility • Feasibility study 13
- 14. Classifications No Economic Test • Inferred resources • Indicated resources • Measured Resources Economic Test • Probable Resources • Proven Resources 14
- 15. Foreign Transactions • Tax implications • Political risk • Data, databases • Government records • Title 15
- 16. MJDS Offerings • July 1991 • Canadian Company • 12 months continuous disclosure • Market value • Public float 16
- 17. SEC Guide 7 • Reserves • 3 year average price • Environmental assessment • Cut off grades • Tons and grade not “contained amounts” • Resources/reserves • Cautionary notes • No adjacent properties 17
- 18. Sarbanes Oxley • Certification – CEO – CFO 18
- 19. Problems in Financing • Joint venture issues • Royalty companies • Address in contracts 19
- 20. “However beautiful the strategy you should occasionally look back at the results.” Winston Churchill 20
- 22. Brian Abraham brian.abraham@fmc-law.com 604-443-7134 LinkedIn Vancouver, BC April 14-18, 2008
- 23. The preceding presentation contains examples of the kinds of issues companies dealing with mining law could face. If you are faced with one of these issues, please retain professional assistance as each situation is unique.