Top 10 Metals, Minerals and Mining Capital Raises in the U.S. – March 1st – 15th, 2025

Several interesting transactions closed in the Metals, Minerals and Mining sector over the past two weeks. If you would like more info on these deals or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.

PIPE

  1. Turmalina Metals, King Copper Discovery Corp is an exploration company focused on advancing the high-grade Colquemayo Project in Peru, a 6,600-hectare property with significant copper-gold-silver mineralization, received CAD 5 million of development capital from investors.
  2. Phenom Resources, engaged in the exploration of gold, copper, and vanadium projects. It has a single industry segment, being the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties, received $1.99 million of development capital from investors.
  3. Petrolympic Ltd, an exploration company, engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of petroleum light crude oil and natural gas properties in North America, received CAD 150,000 of development capital from investors.
  4. Orezone Gold, a Canada-based gold mining company mainly engaged in the exploration and evaluation and development of gold, received CAD 35 million of development capital.
  5. Highlander Silver Corp, a mineral exploration company focused on the discovery of silver-gold-polymetallic projects in the Central Andes, received CAD 32.2 million of development capital from The Lundin Group.
  6. Pegasus Resources Inc, a diversified Junior Canadian Mineral Exploration Company with a focus on uranium, gold, and base metal properties in North America, received CAD 340,354 of development capital.
  7. Northern Graphite Corp, a Canada-based exploration stage company engaged in the exploration and development of mineral resource properties, received CAD 500,000 of development capital.

Merger/Acquisition

  1. Alliance Drilling Tools, provider of downhole tool services intended to support drilling operations, acquired by Star Equity Holdings for $12.65 million.

Later Stage VC

  1. Rock Zero, operator of a sustainable critical mineral extraction company intended to minimize environmental impact, raised venture funding from Azolla Ventures.

Early Stage VC

  1. Koulou Gold, developer of mineral exploration services designed for resource discovery, raised $12.29 million of venture funding.

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Tina Vital

Managing Director

Extensive career in engineering and investment banking focused on debt and equity transactions for infrastructure, energy, metals & mining, cleantech/waste management and other technology-based industries. Began engineering career with Exxon. Began Wall Street career at Citibank. Frequent guest on global financial news shows and the author of numerous engineering and energy finance publications. Previously served as Secretary-Treasurer and Executive Board Member for the United States Association of Energy Economics (USAEE); and Advisory Board Member for the International Pittsburgh Coal Conference. MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. ABD-PhD Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. MS in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University. BS in Biochemistry, Chemistry and Biology from the University of Pittsburgh. FINRA Series 7, 63 and 79 licensed.

Tina Vital

Tina Vital

Managing Director

Tina Vital

Managing Director

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