LaFleur Minerals Inc. (CSE: LFLR) (OTCQB: LFLRF) has signed a definitive gold and silver purchase agreement with Ocean Partners UK Limited, a move that strengthens the company's integrated mine-to-mill strategy as it advances plans to restart gold production at its fully permitted and refurbished Beacon Gold Mill in Val-d'Or, Québec, while progressing its nearby Swanson Gold Project.
Under the agreement, Ocean Partners will purchase 100% of the gold and silver produced from a planned bulk sample at the Swanson project. LaFleur is also eligible to request up to US$5 million in working capital financing beginning Jan. 1, 2027, subject to customary conditions. The non-secured advance would be repaid through deductions from precious metals deliveries, without equity dilution, warrants, or facility fees.
The deal matters because it provides LaFleur with a commercial framework and potential non-dilutive funding to advance the Swanson project without issuing new shares, preserving shareholder value. It also supports the company's strategy of leveraging its existing processing infrastructure at the Beacon Gold Mill to evaluate the Swanson deposit and establish a pathway toward future gold production in Québec's Abitibi Gold Belt.
LaFleur Minerals is focused on the development of district-scale gold projects in the Abitibi Gold Belt near Val-d'Or, Québec. Its principal assets include the Swanson Gold Project and the wholly owned Beacon Gold Mill, which together support its strategy to advance toward gold production and pursue additional exploration and processing opportunities. The Swanson Gold Project encompasses a substantial land package hosting the Swanson, Bartec and Jolin targets, along with other gold and critical-metal showings.
The Beacon Gold Mill is a permitted gold processing facility with a capacity of approximately 750 tonnes per day and is currently in the final stages of recommissioning. LaFleur intends to leverage the facility to process mineralized material from Swanson and evaluate custom milling opportunities for other regional mining projects.
For investors, the agreement with Ocean Partners reduces financing risk and aligns production with a buyer, potentially accelerating the path to cash flow. The involvement of a established partner like Ocean Partners UK Limited also lends credibility to LaFleur's project development. The full article can be viewed at https://ibn.fm/htD59.
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