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Baru Gold Announces Private Placement Increase

Baru raised $336k in dilutive financing as permitting for its Sangihe project continues to face delays.

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis Jun 18, 2026 · 09:00 BARU · 0.045 Baru Gold Corp.

Executive Summary

Baru Gold Corp. amended its previously announced non-brokered private placement, increasing the offering size from 7,000,000 to 7,480,555 units.
The units are priced at $0.045 CAD each, raising up to $336,625 CAD in gross proceeds.
Each unit consists of one common share and one non-transferable warrant exercisable at $0.07 CAD over a two-year period.
Proceeds remain allocated to the Sangihe Gold Project in Indonesia.
The financing is subject to a four-month hold period and regulatory approval, with closing expected as soon as practicable.
This follows the initial announcement on June 8, 2026, which targeted $315,000 CAD.

Material Impact

The amendment represents a minor, incremental increase in a previously announced financing. The additional $21,625 CAD is immaterial to the company's overall capital requirements.
The placement price of $0.045 CAD is at a discount to the recent trading range of $0.04–$0.05, indicating continued pressure on the share price and necessitating a discount to attract capital.
The issuance of ~7.48M new shares represents approximately 2.1% dilution to the ~357M shares outstanding. While dilutive, it is a necessary survival measure given the company's cash position.
The news does not alter the fundamental development timeline or resolve the core permitting delays. It is a routine capital raise expected by the market to fund operations and pre-production activities.

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Company Overview

Baru Gold Corp. is focused on the Sangihe Gold Project, located on Sangihe Island in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
The company holds a 70% interest in PT Tambang Mas Sangihe (TMS), which holds a 30-year Contract of Work (CoW) upon production commencement.
The project covers ~25,000 hectares, with a 65-hectare zone targeted for initial production. Only ~10% of the gold-bearing area has been explored to date.
A NI 43-101 technical report (Feb. 1, 2025) outlines an inferred/indicated resource of over 200,000 oz of gold and over 3,000,000 oz of silver in the initial target area.
The company plans to proceed directly to production without establishing NI 43-101 mineral reserves via a feasibility study, acknowledging increased technological and economic risks.
An automated electrowinning elution column plant has been contracted, with an initial capacity of 1,500 oz of gold per month, scalable to 3,000 oz/month.

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