Miramar Mining completes public offering and concurrent private placement for gross proceeds of $97 million

On July 12, 2006, Miramar Mining Corporation, a Canadian gold company, announced the completion of a cross-border bought deal financing and concurrent private placement of flow-through common shares. The gross proceeds of the public offering (including proceeds received on exercise of an over-allotment option) and the private placement were approximately $97 million.

Fasken Martineau advised the syndicate of underwriters, led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., in connection with these transactions. The Fasken Martineau team was led by Iain Mant, and included Georald Ingborg (securities), Darrell Podowski (mining), Frank Schober (tax) and Sarah Mamoser (securities and mining).