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Uranium One Mining Corp. Expands Canadian Critical Minerals and Uranium Portfolio Through Acquisition of the Foghorn and Pasfield Lake Properties

Aggressive dilution fuels portfolio expansion in early-stage uranium plays.

Executive Summary
  • Uranium One Mining Corp. entered a share exchange agreement to acquire 1583644 B.C. Ltd. (NumberCo), which holds 100% undivided interests in the Foghorn (British Columbia) and Pasfield Lake (Saskatchewan) mineral properties.
  • Consideration consists of 39,120,000 common shares, C$250,000 in cash, and assumption of existing Net Smelter Return (NSR) royalties.
  • Foghorn Property: ~614 hectares in BC with historical polymetallic exploration targeting uranium, fluorite, and critical minerals. Carries a 3% NSR, with a buyback option for up to 1.5% for C$1.5M.
  • Pasfield Lake Property: ~4,400 hectares in northeastern Saskatchewan, located ~60 km northwest of the Cigar Lake Mine. Carries a 2% NSR, with a buydown option to 1% for C$1.0M.
  • Closing is subject to customary regulatory, corporate, and CSE listing approvals. No assurance of closing is provided.
  • CEO David Greenway frames the deal as a strategic expansion of the Canadian uranium portfolio to create long-term shareholder value.
Material Impact
  • The acquisition materially expands the company's land package in two distinct, prospective uranium districts (BC and the Athabasca Basin periphery).
  • Financially, the transaction is heavily dilutive. Issuing 39.12M shares against a pre-close base of ~26.8M shares represents a ~146% increase in outstanding equity.
  • Cash outflow of C$250,000 is manageable but will be offset by the need to fund potential NSR buyouts (up to C$2.5M total) and ongoing exploration.
  • The assets are early-stage with no defined resources. Historical data provides geological context but does not de-risk exploration or guarantee near-term commercial viability.
  • The move aligns with the company's April 2026 rebranding to Uranium One Mining Corp. and its pivot toward Canadian uranium assets, but execution remains speculative.
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Company Overview
  • Formerly Vanguard Mining Corp., renamed Uranium One Mining Corp. in April 2026 to reflect a strategic pivot toward uranium exploration and development.
  • Portfolio includes uranium projects in Saskatchewan (Athabasca Basin: Quark, Nucleon, Nucleon Uranium), British Columbia (Foghorn, Brussels Creek), and Paraguay (Yuty Prometeo).
  • The company is in a pre-revenue exploration stage, focusing on land acquisition, geological surveys, and technical report filings to advance projects toward resource definition.
  • Management emphasizes the structural demand for nuclear energy and uranium as a critical component of the global energy transition.
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