Top 10 Metals, Minerals and Mining Capital Raises in the U.S. – May 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. Silver Elephant Mining Corp, a Canada-based mining and exploration company of energy metals, received CAD 696,830 of development capital.
  2. Beauce Gold Fields Inc, a gold exploration company, received CAD 288,000 of development capital.
  3. Halcones Precious Metals Corp, engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Chile, received CAD 2.89 million of development capital.
  4. Aventis Energy Inc, a mineral exploration company dedicated to the development of projects comprising of battery, base, and precious metals, received CAD 1.04 million of development capital.
  5. Baru Gold Corp, an Indonesian-based Canadian mineral exploration and evaluation company, received CAD $425,141.88 of development capital.
  6. Blue Star Gold Corp, a Vancouver-based gold company focused on the acquisition, exploration and developing of mineral projects in Canada, received CAD 3.5 million of development capital.

Merger/Acquisition

  1. MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd, a Canadian gold exploration company is involved in the identification, acquisition and development of prospective properties in Ontario and Quebec, Canada, acquired by Canuc Resources for CAD 3.418 million.
  2. Nucleus Uranium, operator of a uranium company based in British Columbia, Canada, acquired by Mustang Energy.

Later Stage VC

  1. Lefebvre Industri-AL, provider of aluminum recycling services, intended to help with the management of alloying elements, raised CAD 7.5 million of venture funding in a deal led by Fondaction and Circular Innovation Fund.

Early Stage VC

  1. Lithios, operator of an Advanced Lithium Extraction technology company intended to capture and release lithium from complex mixtures for an electric future using electrochemistry, raised $12.05 million of venture funding in a deal led by Clean Energy Ventures.

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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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