Fitzroy Minerals pulls in US$1.14M as nearly all warrants exercised

What's the deal? Fitzroy MineralsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has raised roughly US$1.14M after holders exercised 98.95% of the warrants tied to its September 2024 private placement. The Vancouver-based copper explorer said 6,257,243 of 6,323,911 warrants were exercised at $0.25 each before their September 20, 2026 expiry.

What's the endgame? Fitzroy is developing two copper assets in Chile: the Buen Retiro project near Copiapó and the Caballos project in Valparaiso. The proceeds will fund a heap leach development plan at Buen Retiro and exploration at both sites.

Why now? The warrants carried a two-year window from the 2024 placement and were set to expire. Nearly full conversion locks in funding without a fresh raise.

What else? Fitzroy also granted 4,200,000 stock options to directors, officers, and consultants, exercisable at $0.455 per share until October 1, 2031. All options vested immediately.

Chairman Campbell Smyth tied the uptake to market conditions. The exercise of almost 99% of warrants "during a period of extreme market volatility is a strong endorsement of our strategy and investment case," he said.

The signal: A near-complete warrant exercise is a quick, low-friction way for a junior miner to add cash without diluting on new terms. For Fitzroy, it signals investor conviction heading into a capital-intensive development phase in Chile's copper belt.

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