Hummingbird Resources plc is scheduled to cease trading on 28 February after its major creditor Nokio Resources Corporation secured 75% or more of the company earlier this year. MINES Cancellation of admission to trading is expected at or shortly after 7am on 3 March 2025, after which the company is intended to re-register as a […]
Tag: Yanfolila gold mine – southern Mali
Hummingbird to cease trading
Hummingbird Resources plc will cancel its shares from trading after its major creditor Nioko Resources Corporation secured 75% or more of the company’s issued ordinary share capital. The move follows Hummingbird’s increasing debt, challenges at the Yanfolila gold mine in southern Mali, and delays at Kouroussa in Guinea which placed “significant strain” on its balance […]
Hummingbird secures further loan
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 […]
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 secures loan extension
Hummingbird Resources plc has secured a binding agreement with its major investors on a new loan extension. SUPPORT The transaction is with CIG SA and Nioko Resources Corporation regarding the new CIG loan. Shareholders voted in favour of converting the CIG US$30 million loan, dated 6 November, into new ordinary shares in a debt-to-equity conversion. The […]
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 […]