Northern Vertex Adds C$5M From Warrant Incentive Program

Northern Vertex Mining Corp. (TSXV:NEE) announced it has completed the warrant exercise incentive program announced on February 17, 2017. The purpose of the program was to provide funding for the ongoing development plans and construction of the Moss gold-silver mine in Arizona. Gross proceeds of C$5,000,054 were raised through the exercise of 10,713,608 outstanding unlisted warrants. For holders who exercised their warrants under the program, the company issued 5,356,804 common share purchase warrants, whereby each incentive warrant entitles the holder to purchase an additional common share of the company at a price of C$1.00 per common share until March 24, 2021. At C$103/oz, Northern Vertex currently trades at a premium to peers (C$55/oz). In our view, this premium valuation is reasonable given that the Moss mine is financed and under construction. In addition, the company’s valuation does not appear to account for the potential of meaningful mine-life extension from the Phase III engineering work or the ongoing exploration program.