- Cyprium Metals (CYM) secures an 18-month, $21 million loan from US debt facility Nebari Natural Resources
- Cyprium and Nebari executed formal loan documentation for a senior secured loan facility, which replaces a previous short-term loan arrangement with Avior Asset Management
- The loan will be used to support the restart of Cyprium’s Nifty copper project in WA
- Cyprium intends to have its Nifty life of mine study and its large-scale sulphide open pit finalised and completed by the Q1 FY24
- CYM shares last traded at 11 cents at market close
Cyprium Metals (CYM) has secured an 18-month, $21 million loan from US debt facility Nebari Natural Resources to advance operations at its Nifty copper project in Western Australia.
The loan replaces a previous short-term loan arrangement with Avior Asset Management and supports Cyprium’s ongoing operations to move forward with mining in the Pilbara region.
Cyprium and Nebari have signed official papers for the loan to be handed down in two instalments, with the first tranche valued at US$7.5 million (A$11.2 million), and the second at US$7 million.
The second tranche will be handed down after both companies meet the key terms of the transaction, which include a secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) of 6.5 per cent per annum, to be paid monthly.
Cyprium expects the loan will be rolled into a larger, longer term development financing facility within the next year.
“We are very pleased to have secured financing with Nebari, who are a highly respected and experienced financier of mining projects globally,” CYM executive Clive Donner said.
“We look forward to working with Nebari in relation to this facility and also potential future facilities associated with the development of the large open pit project at Nifty.”
The company intends to have its Nifty life-of-mine study on integrated copper oxide heap leach SX-EW and the large-scale sulphide open pit completed by the first quarter of 2024.
CYM shares last traded at 11 cents at market close.