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Case study:
Mauritanian iron ore project
The largest iron ore financing globally in 2009 and in the history of Mauritania. One of the largest ever iron ore financings in Western Africa. Trade Finance Deal of the year 2010.
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Case study:
Mongolian copper gold mine project
The world’s largest, undeveloped copper-gold porphyry deposit. When completed, Oyu Tolgoi will be the first project financing in Mongolia and the largest project financing ever completed in the mining sector
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Case study:
Canadian rare earth elements project
One of the world’s largest undeveloped rare earth elements resources, the Project is one of the few sources of ‘heavy’ rare earth elements outside of China.
Avalon Appoints HCF as Financial Advisor for Nechalacho
October 24, 2012
Avalon Rare Metals Inc. (TSX:AVL)(NYSE MKT:AVL)(NYSE Amex:AVL) (“Avalon” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has appointed London-based HCF International Advisers Ltd. (“HCF”) as its advisor for the financing of the Nechalacho Rare Earth Element Project, Thor Lake, NWT, Canada (the “Project”).
HCF is a leading independent corporate finance advisory boutique focused on the metals and mining sector worldwide. HCF sources funding for mining and other projects to support their development from the early stages through to commercial operation. HCF provides assistance to its clients in raising equity funding through strategic investment from industry participants and from mining-focused financial investors. As one of the few specialist independent advisors in the world, HCF also assists its clients in securing debt funding, in particular limited recourse project finance through the involvement of multilateral institutions, government-sponsored agencies and commercial banks.
HCF will take on the role of global coordinator of Avalon’s efforts to finalize strategic partnerships and commercial off-take agreements and to secure debt financing for the Project and, to that end, will work closely with RCI Capital Group Inc., Avalon’s existing advisor in the Asian market.
HCF will also be developing relationships with potential project finance lenders, including commercial banks and government-sponsored agencies, in anticipation of the completion of the feasibility study on the Project in the second quarter of 2013.
Don Bubar, President and CEO remarked that “We are delighted to have retained a leading international corporate finance advisor with specific expertise in the global metals and mining sector. HCF’s extensive experience in both investment banking and strategic advisory work in this sector will be key in enhancing or identifying all of the relationships that Avalon will need to finalize the construction plan for the Project.”