Hummingbird Resources plc has increased its debt with a US$5 million unsecured interest-free loan from its major investor CIG SA. Funds will be used to pay the first instalment to the Government of Mali, where the company owns the Yanfolila gold mine. The loan has a fixed $2.8mn royalty payable between 1 March 2025 and […]
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Hummingbird secures new $35.6m loan deal
Hummingbird Resources plc has refinanced its loan agreement to US$35.6 million to support its subsidiary’s operations in southern Mali. NEEDS The unsecured amount plus accrued interest at 9%, from its largest shareholder Nioko Resources Corporation, is repayable on 31 December 2025. The new arrangement follows Nioko’s mid-December buyout cash offer for the company. Hummingbird shareholders […]
Hummingbird investee appoints new CEO
Hummingbird Resources plc’s investee and owner of the Liberian Dugbe gold project has appointed Brett A. Richards as chief executive officer with immediate effect. The company holds a 53% interest in Pasofino Gold Ltd which in September was under a US$75 million offer. Mr Richards has more than 37 years’ mining and metals industry experience […]
Hummingbird issues 863m shares to clear debt
Hummingbird Resources plc issued 863,079,491 new ordinary shares of nominal value £0.01 at 2.6777 pence per share to convert £23.1 million of loan facilities from its main creditor. The conditional binding two-tranche subscription by CIG and Nioko Resources Corporation follows the proposed debt-to-equity conversion announced in early November. Hummingbird faces a buyout and delisting after […]
Kouroussa misses target commercial production
Hummingbird Resources plc said that the Kouroussa gold mine had achieved commercial production below target due to “lower than expected” mill feed grade. CONSTRAINTS The Guinea project’s four-week trailing average production increased to approximately 1,900 oz, lower than the previously announced target of 2,000-2,500 oz per week. The figure is not expected to ease the […]
Hummingbird faces delisting and buyout
Hummingbird Resources plc could be delisted and bought out after it agreed to convert US$30 million debt into shares for its main creditor. CHALLENGES Negotiations on debt restructuring continue with the company’s primary lenders Coris Bank International and CIG SA and its largest shareholder Nioko Resources Corporation. Hummingbird said that challenges at Yanfolila in southern […]