Tillkännagivande • Dec 23
IAMGOLD Corporation (TSX:IMG) completed the acquisition of remaining 93.3% stake in Mines D'Or Orbec Inc. (TSXV:BLUE). IAMGOLD Corporation (TSX:IMG) signed a definitive arrangement agreement to acquire remaining 93.3% stake in Mines D'Or Orbec Inc. (TSXV:BLUE) for CAD 12.6 million on October 19, 2025. Under the terms of the arrangement agreement, Orbec shareholders will receive total consideration representing a value of CAD 0.125 per Orbec Share in a cash and shares transaction comprised of CAD 0.0625 per Orbec Share and 0.003466 of an IAMGOLD common share for each Orbec Share. This represents a premium of approximately 25% to the closing price of the Orbec Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange as of market close on October 17, 2025. The Company has also agreed to pay a termination fee of CAD 660,000 to IAMGOLD in the case of certain terminating events.
The transaction will be effected by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), and will require the approval of at least (i) 66 2/3% of the votes cast by Orbec's shareholders, (ii) 66 2/3% of the votes cast by Orbec's shareholders, option holders and warrant holders, voting together as members of a single class, and (iii) 50%+1 of the votes cast by disinterested Orbec shareholders at a special meeting of Orbec shareholders. In addition to shareholder and court approvals, the transaction is subject to applicable regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of certain other closing conditions customary in transactions of this nature. The transaction has been approved unanimously by the board of directors of Mines d'Or Orbec Inc. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025. Directors and executive officers of Orbec have entered into voting support agreements with IAMGOLD pursuant to which they have agreed, subject to the terms of such agreements, to vote their Orbec Shares in favour of the transaction. As of November 18, 2025, the transaction is expected to close on or about December 19, 2025.
Laurentian Bank Securities, Inc. acted as financial advisor for IAMGOLD Corporation. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP acted as legal advisor for IAMGOLD Corporation. Evans & Evans, Inc. provided a fairness opinion to the Orbec Board and acted as the Special Committee's financial advisor to Mines D'Or Orbec Inc. Jay Goldman, David Gardos, Stephanie Voudouris and Tera Li Parizeau of Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP acted as legal advisors to Mines D'Or Orbec Inc.
IAMGOLD Corporation (TSX:IMG) completed the acquisition of remaining 93.3% stake in Mines D'Or Orbec Inc. (TSXV:BLUE) on December 22, 2025. The Orbec Shares will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange and removed from the OTC Pink Limited Market, and an application will be made for Orbec to cease to be a reporting issuer in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. Tillkännagivande • Jun 10
Mines D'Or Orbec Inc. announced that it has received CAD 1.005 million in funding On June 9, 2025, Mines D'Or Orbec Inc closed the transaction. The company announced that it has completed the second and final tranche of its non-brokered private placement consisting of the sale of 8,600,000 units (the "Units") at a price of CAD 0.05 per Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of CAD 430,000. Each Unit was comprised of one common share in the capital of the Company (a "Share") and one-half of one Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to acquire an additional Share (a "Warrant Share") at a price of CAD 0.075 per Warrant Share for a period of 18 months following closing of the Offering. In total, and including the first tranche of the Offering, the Company issued 19,500,000 Units and 714,284 common shares issued on a "flow-through" basis at a price of CAD 0.07 per common share, for aggregate gross proceeds of CAD 1,005,000. The Shares and Warrants are subject to a statutory hold period of four months and one day, and remain subject to the final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV"). In connection with the Offering, the Company paid eligible finders a cash fee equal to 6.0% of the gross proceeds raised by the Company from the sale of the Units to subscribers directly introduced to the Company by such finders, and issued finder warrants of the Company, exercisable for a period of 18 months following the closing date, to acquire in aggregate that number of Shares which is equal to 6.0% of the total number of Units sold to purchasers that were sourced by eligible finders, at an exercise price equal to CAD 0.05 per Share. Chad Williams, purchased CAD 35,000 of Units and John Tait CAD 35,000 of Units pursuant to the Offering. Tillkännagivande • Jun 05
Mines D'or Orbec Inc. Announces Commencement of Fully Funded Drill Program on the Muus Property, Quebec Mines d'Or Orbec Inc. announced that its fully funded and fully permitted inaugural drill program on the Muus Property is scheduled to commence on June 16, 2025. The Muus Property is located approximately 30 kilometers south of Chapais, Quebec, and comprises approximately 25,250 hectares. The property includes the highly prospective Lac Bernard Sud corridor. This corridor is strategically situated along strike and within the same structure as IAMGold Corporation's Nelligan gold project containing 3.1 million ounces of gold Indicated at a grade of 0.95 grams per tonne Au (g/t) plus 5.2 million ounces of gold Inferred at a grade of 0.96 g/t. Au1. Orbec's upcoming drill campaign will focus on key structural intersections within this corridor believed to be highly conducive to gold mineralization. These structural intersections were identified by the recently completed high-definition magnetics geophysical survey. Exploration Highlights: Drill program commencement: June 16, 2025, targeting the intersection of the Guercheville Deformation Zone-host to the Nelligan Discovery-and the FanCamp Deformation Zone;. Phase One will comprise approximately 2,000 metres of diamond drilling, supported by detailed structural interpretation, historical data integration, and recent geophysical surveys; Gold-in-till anomalies include pristine, non-transported grains with values exceeding 0.5 g/t Au, suggesting a proximal bedrock source aligned with key deformation corridors; The Company is fully financed for a two-phase drill program and is actively assessing additional high-priority targets for follow-up. Tillkännagivande • Apr 28
Mines D'Or Orbec Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 25, 2025 Mines D'Or Orbec Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 25, 2025. Location: ontario, toronto Canada Tillkännagivande • Apr 04
Mines D'Or Orbec Inc. announced that it expects to receive CAD 1.1 million in funding Mines D'Or Orbec Inc. announced a non-brokered private placement of up to 1,428,571 flow-through common shares at a price of CAD 0.07 per flow-through common share for gross proceeds of up to CAD 99,999.97; and 20,000,000 hard-dollar units at a price of CAD 0.05 per hard-dollar unit for gross proceeds of up to CAD 1,000,000; for aggregate gross proceeds of CAD 1,099,999.97 on April 2, 2025. Each hard-dollar unit comprise of one common share and one-half of one share purchase warrant. Each warrant will entitle the holder to acquire an additional share at a price of CAD 0.075 per warrant share for a period of 18 months following closing of the offering. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about April 25, 2025, and is subject to receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, including the TSX Venture Exchange. The payment of fees and issuance of securities to eligible finders will be payable in accordance with the policies of the TSX-V. The transaction will include participation from Chad Williams, Chairman of the company for CAD 125,000 for hard-dollar units, and John Tait, Chief Executive Officer of the company for CAD 100,000 for hard-dollar units. Tillkännagivande • Jan 29
Mines D'Or Orbec Inc. Announces Board Changes Mines D'Or Orbec Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. Paolo Cattelan to the Board of Directors (the 'Board') of the Company effective January 27, 2025. Mr. Cattelan is Vice President of Business Development and a Dealing Representative at WEALTH (WCPD Inc.), where he leads a dynamic team responsible for fostering strategic relationships with mining companies, brokers and investors. He specializes in facilitating private placements and connecting investors with issuers to carry out structured /charity flow-through financings in the Canadian mining sector. Mr. Cattelan has a Civil Engineering degree and an MBA in International Finance from McGill University. Prior to joining WEALTH (WCPD Inc.), Mr. Cattelan enjoyed a distinguished 30-year career in engineering and construction, holding senior executive roles with industry leaders including SNC-Lavalin, Bantrel/Bechtel and AECOM. His extensive experience spans Mining, Oil Gas, Power Generation and Infrastructure industries, where he played important roles in executing large-scale, high-impact projects. The Company also announces the resignation of Mr. Philippe Girard as Director of the Company effective January 27, 2025. The Company thanks Mr. Girard for his years of service and commitment to the Company. As a result of the vacancy left by Mr. Girard, the Board has appointed Ms. Kettina Cordero as Director of the Company effective January 27, 2025. Ms. Cordero is currently Vice President - Investor Relations at Thesis Gold Inc. She has over 15 years of expertise in investor relations and corporate communications within the mining industry. Her career spans the range from small-cap to large-cap organizations in the precious and base metals sectors. She has held key roles with industry leaders, including Pan American Silver Corp., Alexco Resource Corp., Capstone Copper Corp., and Aris Mining Corporation. Ms. Cordero holds a Diploma in Commerce and Production from Instituto Superior BBZ in Lima, Peru, and earned the Certified Professional Investor Relations designation from the Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI) in 2012. Ms. Cordero is also Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of Women in Mining BC. Tillkännagivande • Dec 11
Mines D'Or Orbec Inc. Appoints Cindy Davis as Chief Financial Officer Mines D'Or Orbec Inc. announced the appointment of Cindy Davis as the Company's Chief Financial Officer effective December 11, 2024. She replaces Alain Lvesque, who left the Company November 25, 2024. Mrs. Davis possesses over 15 years of experience, providing accounting, financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and management advisory services to a diverse portfolio of Canadian reporting issuers through Marrelli Support Services Inc. She has served as Chief Financial Officer for a number of junior resource reporting issuers. Mrs. Davis is a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree specializing in Accounting and Economics from the University of West Indies in Jamaica. Tillkännagivande • Nov 29
Mines D'Or Orbec Inc. Announces Departure of Alain Lévesque as Chief Financial Officer Mines D'Or Orbec Inc. announced the departure of Alain Lévesque, its chief financial officer. The company will announced Mr. Lévesque's successor very shortly. Tillkännagivande • Nov 21
Mines D'Or Orbec Inc. announced that it has received CAD 1.5 million in funding On November 20, 2024, Mines D'Or Orbec Inc. closed the transaction. The company issued 4,563,181 flow-through common shares of the Company at a price of CAD 0.055 per flow-through common share for gross proceeds of up to CAD 250,975 and 10,120,000 Hard Dollar units at a price of CAD 0.05 per Hard Dollar unit for gross proceeds of up to CAD 506,000 for aggregate gross proceeds of up to CAD 756,975 in its second tranche. The Company paid a cash finder's fee of CAD 12,366 and issued a warrant to the finder in connection with
the second tranche closing, which warrant is exercisable for 264,200 common shares of the Company at a price of CAD 0.055 per Finder's Warrant Share for a period of three years following closing. A total of 11,872,725 FT Shares and a total of 16,940,000 HD Units were sold in both tranches of the Offering, for combined aggregate gross proceeds of CAD 1,500,000. Tillkännagivande • Oct 22
Mines D'Or Orbec Inc. announced that it expects to receive CAD 1 million in funding Mines D'Or Orbec Inc. announced a non-brokered private placement of up to 7,692,310 flow-through common shares at a price of CAD 0.065 per flow-through common share for gross proceeds of up to CAD 500,000.15; and up to 11,111,111 Hard Dollar units at a price of CAD 0.045 per Hard Dollar unit for gross proceeds of up to CAD 499,999.995; for aggregate gross proceeds of up to CAD 1,000,000.145 on October 21, 2024. Each Hard Dollar unit consists of one common share and one share purchase warrant entitling the holder to acquire an additional common share at a price of CAD 0.055 per Hard Dollar warrant share for a period of three years following closing of the offering. The transaction will include participation from Chad Williams, Chairman of the company for Hard Dollar units for gross proceeds of CAD 400,000; and from insiders of the company. The offering is expected to close on or about November 2, 2024, and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary regulatory and other approvals including the conditional approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The common shares sold in the offering will be subject to a four month hold period from the closing of the offering under applicable Canadian securities laws. Finder's fees may be payable to arm's length finders in connection with the offering. Tillkännagivande • Sep 26
Mines D'or Orbec Inc. Announces Board Appointments Mines D'Or Orbec Inc. announce changes and strengthening of its Board of Directors. Chad Williams, the Company's shareholder, who has been serving as Non-Executive Chairman, will serve as Chairman. David W. Christie has joined the Board as an Independent Director. David has had a 38-year career in mining, exploration, and mining finance. He was previously president and CEO of Orford Mining Corp. which was acquired by Alamos Gold Inc. David was also President and CEO of Eagle Hill Exploration Ltd. which successful completed a five-way merger to become Osisko Mining Inc. Prior to that he was on the buy side as Vice President with Goodman &Company Investment Counsel and Dundee Resources Inc. David also worked on the sell side as a highly ranked mining equity analyst with TD Securities and Scotia Capital. David has previously been a director of Orford Mining Corp., Eagle Hill Exploration Ltd., eCobalt Solutions Inc., Osisko Mining Inc., True North Nickel (private) and Condor Precious Metals (private). Tillkännagivande • Mar 15
Blue Thunder Mining Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 28, 2024 Blue Thunder Mining Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 28, 2024. Tillkännagivande • Jan 11
Blue Thunder Mining Inc. Plans 2024 Exploration at Muus Blue Thunder Mining Inc. announced that it has begun planning its 2024 exploration campaign at its Muus Gold Project in Chibougamau, Quebec. IAMGOLD - Blue Thunder Technical Committee: The first meeting of the IAMGOLD - Blue Thunder Technical Committee took place in December 2023. In accordance with the provisions of IAMGOLD's investment, the Technical Committee with representatives of IAMGOLD and Blue Thunder was formed to plan ongoing exploration on the Company's Muus Gold Project. The Technical Committee has held its first meeting and as a result plans for this year's exploration at Muus are now being prepared. The work will initially comprise data compilation and review followed by field work and highly targeted drilling later in the year. Further details will be released as the planning continues and the 2024 exploration program is finalized. Tillkännagivande • Nov 14
Blue Thunder Mining Inc. announced that it expects to receive CAD 1 million in funding from IAMGOLD Corporation and another investor Blue Thunder Mining Inc. announced a private placement of 10,714,285 hard dollar shares at a price of CAD 0.07 per share for the gross proceeds of a minimum of CAD 750,000 and 3,333,333 flow-through shares at a price of CAD 0.075 per share for the gross proceeds of up to CAD 250,000 for the total gross proceeds of CAD 1,000,000 on November 13, 2023. The transaction will include participation from new investor, IAMGOLD Corporation for hard dollar component for CAD 500,000 and Chad Williams is subscribing for 1,628,571 hard dollar shares and 1,146,666 flow through shares for total gross proceeds to the company of CAD 200,000. The closing dates for the private placement are expected to occur on or before November 17, 2023, for the HD shares and December 1, 2023, for the FT shares and is subject to the completion of formal documentation and receipt of the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The HD shares and FT shares sold in the private placement will be subject to a four month hold period from the date of closing of the private placement under applicable Canadian securities laws. Tillkännagivande • Jul 08
Analog Gold Inc. cancelled the acquisition of Blue Thunder Mining Inc. (TSXV:BLUE) in a reverse merger transaction. Analog Gold Inc. signed a binding letter of intent to acquire Blue Thunder Mining Inc. (TSXV:BLUE) for CAD 37.5 million in a reverse merger transaction on January 27, 2023. Pursuant to the terms of the LOI, BLUE will issue sufficient Shares such that the transaction will constitute a Reverse Takeover ("RTO") under the rules of the TSX Venture Exchange. It is proposed that Blue Thunder will use an indicative aggregate valuation of $10 million (CAD 13.348 million) to combine with Analog for its indicative aggregate price of CAD 37.5 million payable by the issuance by Blue Thunder of such aggregate number of Blue Thunder Shares to the shareholders of Analog (including those from the Analog Financing pro rata based on the number of Analog Shares held by each such shareholder of Analog, at the deemed price per Blue Thunder share equal to the concurrent financing price.The transaction is subject to the parties successfully entering into a definitive agreement in respect of the RTO on or before March 27, 2023, or such other date as Blue Thunder and Analog may mutually agree to. The LOI also contemplates other material conditions precedent to be fulfilled prior to Closing, including, the completion by Analog of a financing to raise gross proceeds of a minimum of CAD 5 million, customary due diligence, and all requisite board of directors, shareholder and requisite regulatory approvals being obtained, and Blue Thunder of a concurrent financing for minimum gross proceeds of CAD 0.25 million, the form and terms of which are to be determined at a future date. As of March 30, 2023, due to the requirement that Blue include audited financial statements of Analog in the information circular to be sent to Blue Thunder shareholders and the anticipated timing of various other steps required to complete the transaction, the parties now anticipate that the formal agreement will be entered into on or on or about May 17, 2023, and the transaction will close in late June 2023.Analog Gold Inc. cancelled the acquisition of Blue Thunder Mining Inc. (TSXV:BLUE) in a reverse merger transaction on July 7, 2023. The transaction was terminated due to unanticipated logistical delays. Tillkännagivande • Jan 31
Analog Gold Inc. signed a binding letter of intent to acquire Blue Thunder Mining Inc. (TSXV:BLUE) for CAD 37.5 million in a reverse merger transaction. Analog Gold Inc. signed a binding letter of intent to acquire Blue Thunder Mining Inc. (TSXV:BLUE) for CAD 37.5 million in a reverse merger transaction on January 30, 2023. Pursuant to the terms of the LOI, BLUE will issue sufficient Shares such that the transaction will constitute a Reverse Takeover ("RTO") under the rules of the TSX Venture Exchange. It is proposed that Blue Thunder will use an indicative aggregate valuation of $10 million (CAD 13.348 million) to combine with Analog for its indicative aggregate price of CAD 37.5 million payable by the issuance by Blue Thunder of such aggregate number of Blue Thunder Shares to the shareholders of Analog (including those from the Analog Financing pro rata based on the number of Analog Shares held by each such shareholder of Analog, at the deemed price per Blue Thunder Share equal to the Concurrent Financing Price.
The transaction terms set out in the LOI are binding, and the RTO is subject to the parties successfully entering into a definitive agreement in respect of the RTO on or before March 27, 2023, or such other date as the Company and Analog may mutually agree to. The LOI also contemplates other material conditions precedent to be fulfilled prior to Closing, including, the completion by Analog of a financing to raise gross proceeds of a minimum of CAD 5 million, customary due diligence, and all requisite board, shareholder and requisite regulatory approvals being obtained, and (ii) Blue Thunder of a concurrent financing for minimum gross proceeds of CAD 0.25 million, the form and terms of which are to be determined at a future date.