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LaFleur Minerals Secures Trafigura Term Sheet for C$30 Million Gold Prepay and Offtake

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  • LaFleur Minerals agreed a C$30 million non-dilutive prepayment and gold offtake with Trafigura to fund the Swanson deposit and Beacon Mill ramp-up.
  • The Trafigura deal underpins planned Beacon Mill expansion toward 3,000-4,000 tpd and supports LaFleur’s targeted gold production restart in 2026.
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LaFleur Minerals Secures Trafigura Term Sheet for C$30 Million Gold Prepay and Offtake

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LaFleur Minerals ( (TSE:LFLR) ) has issued an announcement.

LaFleur Minerals has entered into a term sheet with Trafigura Canada for a proposed C$30 million prepayment facility and long-term gold doré offtake agreement to fund development of the Swanson Gold Deposit and ramp-up of the Beacon Gold Mill in Val-d’Or. The non-dilutive facility, which includes an initial tranche of up to C$15 million and carries no commodity price hedging requirements, is intended to support increasing mill throughput toward 1,250 tonnes per day and ultimately 3,000-4,000 tonnes per day, subject to due diligence, definitive documentation and approvals.

The proposed agreements give Trafigura a right of first refusal on future expansion funding and consolidate both credit and offtake with a single major global counterparty on terms described as attractive by LaFleur. Management highlights strong project economics from its recent Preliminary Economic Assessment and positions the financing and offtake package as a key step toward restarting gold production, targeting a first gold pour in the second quarter of 2026 while preserving shareholder value through non-dilutive funding.

The most recent analyst rating on (TSE:LFLR) stock is a Buy with a C$1.10 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on LaFleur Minerals stock, see the TSE:LFLR Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on LFLR Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, LFLR is a Neutral.

The score is primarily weighed down by pre-revenue operations with accelerating losses and significant ongoing cash burn, which dominate financial performance risk. Offsetting factors include a strengthened balance sheet with positive equity and low leverage, while technical indicators point to weak-to-neutral momentum and valuation metrics are not supportive due to negative earnings and no dividend yield.

To see Spark’s full report on LFLR stock, click here.

More about LaFleur Minerals

LaFleur Minerals Inc. is a Canadian gold company focused on developing the Swanson Gold Deposit and restarting production at its wholly owned Beacon Gold Mill in Val-d’Or, Québec. The operation is positioned in the Abitibi gold belt, a globally recognized mining region, and targets increasing processing capacity from the current 750 tonnes per day to as much as 3,000-4,000 tonnes per day over time.

Average Trading Volume: 345,311

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: C$47.87M

Learn more about LFLR stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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