Lakeland Resources Inc. closed the first tranche of a private placement, issuing 5,702,700 units at C$0.10 per unit and 1,348,000 flow-through units at C$0.125 per unit, raising total gross proceeds of C$738,770. The funds will be used to conduct exploration on the company's Athabasca uranium properties in Saskatchewan and for general working capital. Insiders of the company subscribed for 100,000 flow-through units and 1,000,000 units in the offering.