McFarlane Lake Mining (MLM.CN) closed a non-brokered private placement financing for $6.75 million, led by a strategic investment from mining investors Michael Gentile, who subscribed for $6.35 million of the offering, with Pierre Beaudoin subscribing for the balance, it said on Friday.
The investors purchased units of the company at $0.12 apiece for $6.8 million. Each unit consisted of one common share and one common share purchase warrant with each warrant entitling the holder to buy a share for $0.16 for a three-year period from the date of issuance.
Proceeds of the offering may be used to repay a portion of its outstanding debentures, to advance its exploration and development programs at the Juby Gold project and for general working capital needs. Following the completion of the offering, Gentile now holds 52.9-million common shares, about 9.83% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the company.
Shares of the company closed down 2.1% to $0.235 on Thursday on the Canadian Securities Exchange.