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Denison Mines raises additional C$41 million, shares slip

Last updated: 15:00 06 Jan 2009 AEDT, First published: 16:00 06 Jan 2009 AEDT

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Uranium and vanadium explorer and producer, Denison Mines Corp (TSX:DML) slipped 4% in trading after the company announced that it would raise at least C$41.25 million by issuing 25 million shares at $1.65 per share in a “bought deal” with Cormark Securities, GMP Securities, Dundee Securities and Raymond James.  The underwriters also have the option to increase to total placing by a further 3.75 million shares, which would in theory raise a further $6.2 million for Denison Mines.

Uranium companies have witnessed a strong bounce in their share prices in recent weeks, lifted by a stronger uranium spot price. This has helped a number of companies return to the market to raise capital in what is otherwise a still a very difficult market to raise funds.  Denison Mines raised approximately $8 million only a matter of weeks ago at $1.10 per share through a flow-through share offering.


Shares in Denison Mines traded as high as $9.60 per share in the last twelve months, and bottomed out in the fourth quarter of 2008 at just 69 cents.  Today, shares in the mid-tier uranium producer slipped 4% to $1.77 per share.


According to the company’s website, Denison's 2008 production from its two mills is estimated to be approximately 1.7 million pounds of U3O8 and 1.5 to 2.0 million pounds of vanadium. 2009 production is estimated to be 2.0 to 2.4 million pounds of U3O8 and 2.6 to 3.2 million pounds of vanadium.

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