Gold and nickel exploration and development company Katoro Gold (LON: KAT) announced Monday that it has raised £815,000 via the issue of 81.5 million new shares at 1p per share.
Each placing share also has one warrant attached, which is exercisable at 1.5p per warrant, with an exercise period of 24 months from the issue date.
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Katoro said the money raised will primarily be used to fund the advancement of the Haneti Nickel Project, where it intends to commence a diamond-drill drilling campaign.
The AIM-quoted company currently has 2 projects in Africa, the previously mentioned Haneti Project in Tanzania and the Blyvoor Gold joint venture in South Africa.
Katoro's share price rose to a high of 1.1p on the announcement. It is currently trading at 1p per share, up over 11%. However, Katoro's stock price is still down over 50% for the year to date.
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