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M&A / Property

Canex Metals Achieves Over 49% Support for Its Offer to Purchase Shares of Gold Basin Resource With Additional Tenders Pending, Extends Its Offer Until January 29

CANEX Metals Teeters on Edge of District Consolidation as Gold Basin Shareholders Capitulate to Fier-Backed Bid

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis Jan 19, 2026 · 07:30 CANX · 0.25 Canex Metals Inc.
Executive Summary

The most recent news release dated January 19, 2026, confirms that CANEX Metals has secured 49.02% of the outstanding shares of Gold Basin Resources (GXX). To reach the statutory minimum tender condition of 50% plus one share, the company has extended its offer until January 29, 2026. This follows a strategic move on January 9, 2026, where CANEX waived its initial 66.7% minimum tender condition, signaling a transition from a total takeover to a determined creep toward control. The acquisition is an all-share transaction at an exchange ratio of 0.592 CANEX shares for each Gold Basin share, representing a significant premium to Gold Basin's last traded price before its cease-trade order.

Material Impact

The impact is Material - Positive. While the news is an extension, the 49.02% support level effectively guarantees that CANEX will gain control of Gold Basin, a company currently paralyzed by a British Columbia Securities Commission cease-trade order (CTO), a lack of an auditor, and terminated transfer agent services. - Strategic Consolidation: This acquisition consolidates the Gold Basin oxide gold district in Arizona, combining CANEX’s Gold Range project with Gold Basin’s assets. - Management Validation: The success of the bid, despite being unsolicited and complicated by Gold Basin's regulatory failures, validates the aggressive strategy led by Dr. Shane Ebert. - Financial De-risking: The $3 million financing closed in December 2025 at $0.15 (above then-market prices) provided the necessary "war chest" to see this bid through.

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Company Overview

CANEX Metals is focused on oxide gold and copper-gold porphyry systems in North America. - Flagship Project: Gold Range, Arizona. This is a new oxide gold discovery characterized by surface mineralization and high grades for an oxide system. - Secondary Project: Louise Project, BC. A copper-gold porphyry with a historic resource (Inferred: 924k oz Au, 658M lbs Cu) where 2025 IP surveys identified deep and lateral targets never before tested.

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