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Cyclone Uranium Corp

US:CYUR
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Past year: ▼ 67%(0.00c – 0.80c USD)

Market cap
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Shares on issue
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Story beats
13 since 2005
Last event
6 Sept 2013

History

A small explorer sold its Mexican copper interest, pivoted to Wyoming uranium, grew by issuing shares, and by September 2013 was in default on a secured loan.

2005-2007: Selling the Mexican copper project

The company, whose filings then named it Fisher-Watt Gold, held a 65% stake in Minera Montoro, which owns the La Balsa copper project in Mexico. In December 2005 it agreed to sell that stake to Nexvu Capital for $2,235,000, paid in stages, keeping a 1% royalty on the porphyry portion. It also agreed in principle to repay director James Seed's company Astra $864,028 and grant it 10 million options, in return for Astra giving up its 21.6% interest in La Balsa. No definitive Astra agreement was ever seen.

In February 2006 it raised $540,000 at $0.05 a unit, $300,000 of it by converting debts owed to related parties, leaving 69,166,819 shares on issue. In August 2006 it took an option on Grandcru Resources claims near Yerrington, Nevada. The Mexican sale, by then to Rogue River, closed its first stage in February 2007, bringing in $695,000 for 31% of the company's ownership. The sale was still not finished.

2008-2011: Turning to uranium

In October 2008 the company agreed to buy Tournigan USA from Tournigan Energy, which held claims and leases over 55,000+ acres in Wyoming, South Dakota and Arizona. The deal closed on February 27, 2009, for a $325,327 note and a 30% carried interest for Tournigan. CEO Peter Bojtos was also a director of Tournigan Energy and declared his interest.

The debts proved hard to carry. In January 2010 they were renegotiated, with the note cut to $100,000 and the rest tied to half the net proceeds of future share issues. In April 2010 the company sold 6,109,820 units at $0.06, raising $366,590 as the first part of a private placement of up to $750,000. In July 2011 Tournigan forgave the $600,000 still owed and gave up its carried interest, taking instead a 2% royalty capped at $10,000,000. The company can buy back half of it for $3,000,000 until July 13, 2016.

2012: New Fork and new management

In March 2012 the company bought New Fork Uranium Corporation for 50,000,000 new shares. New Fork held 521 federal claims, about 10,000 acres, next to the company's Cyclone Rim claims in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, and brought over $300,000 of working capital. The issue heavily diluted existing holders; shares on issue rose from 87,062,125 at the end of 2011 to 141,062,125 at the end of 2012.

Leadership changed. Bojtos and Gerald Helgeson resigned, and James Baughman became CEO, President and Chairman. In August 2012 the company borrowed $300,000 from BOCO Investments at 15%, secured on all its property, to pay Bureau of Land Management maintenance fees and operating costs. BOCO received a warrant for 6,814,000 shares at $0.02.

2013: Default and a costly new loan

The BOCO note was due on October 30, 2012 but was not repaid then. On August 26, 2013 the company defaulted, with $418,986.22 owed. BOCO moved to foreclose on Purcell Group's pledge of 10,526,316 company shares. On August 30, 2013 the company borrowed $150,000 from Perry L. Miller at 30% interest, due December 30, 2013, secured by shares pledged by Baughman, again to pay BLM fees. Miller received a warrant for 5,000,000 shares at $0.02.

By September 6, 2013 the company, now named Cyclone Uranium Corporation, held its Wyoming, South Dakota and Arizona claims, with the BOCO default, the Miller note and the Astra settlement unresolved.

Written from the 13 story beats below (2005 to 6 Sept 2013), which come from the company's own announcements and filings.

Beat by beat

The events that changed the company's story, in plain English, each written against everything known about the company at the time. The dot shows whether it was good, bad or neutral for shareholders.

shares on issue market cap (log scale)

2013149m shares · US$3.7m market cap

  1. 6 Sept

    On August 30, 2013 the company borrowed $150,000 from Perry L. Miller at 30% annual interest, due December 30, 2013, secured by shares pledged by CEO James Baughman. The money paid Bureau of Land Management maintenance fees. Miller also received a three-year warrant for 5,000,000 shares at $0.02. This came four days after the default on the BOCO note.

    capital raising announcement

    149m shUS$3.7m
  2. 30 Aug

    The company defaulted on the BOCO Investments note on August 26, 2013 by not paying what was due; the note now stands at $418,986.22 and is secured by all company property and by share pledges. BOCO has issued a letter foreclosing on Purcell Group's pledge of 10,526,316 company shares. This follows the August 2012 loan, which was due October 30, 2012, so it had not been repaid by then.

    debt financing

    149m shUS$3.7m

2012141m shares · US$2.8m market cap

  1. 7 Sept

    On August 31, 2012 the company borrowed $300,000 from BOCO Investments at 15% interest, due October 30, 2012, secured by all company property, mortgages on its real property and share pledges from James and Maria Baughman, Purcell Group and Publican Capital. Proceeds paid Bureau of Land Management maintenance fees and general operating costs. BOCO also received a five-year warrant for 6,814,000 shares at $0.02.

    capital raising announcement

    141m shUS$2.8m
  2. 20 Mar

    The company bought all of New Fork Uranium Corporation by issuing 50,000,000 new shares to New Fork's shareholders; closing was March 15, 2012. New Fork holds 521 federal mining claims (about 10,000 acres) next to the company's Cyclone Rim claims in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, and brings over $300,000 of working capital. Leadership changed: Peter Bojtos resigned as CEO, President and director and Gerald Helgeson resigned as Secretary and director; James Baughman became CEO, President and Chairman (salary $36,000) and Gregory Schifrin joined as a director. Baughman's firm Publican Capital received 10,526,316 shares (7.7%). The 50 million new shares are a large dilution of existing holders. The company also granted 500,000 options each at $0.06 to four directors and to Bojtos, now a consultant.

    asset acquisition disposition

    87.1m shUS$3.0m

201179.9m shares · US$3.0m market cap

  1. 15 July

    On July 13, 2011 the company renegotiated with Tournigan Energy: Tournigan forgave the $600,000 still owed and gave up its 30% carried interest (and the option of a 30% working interest or 5% net profits interest), in return for a 2% net smelter royalty capped at $10,000,000 on uranium production in Carbon, Fremont, Sublette and Sweetwater counties in Wyoming and Fall River County in South Dakota. The company can buy back half the royalty for $3,000,000 until July 13, 2016, leaving a 1% royalty capped at $5,000,000. This resolves the Tournigan debt and carried-interest thread from the 2008-09 acquisition.

    material agreement

    79.9m shUS$3.0m

2010

  1. 8 Apr

    The company closed the first part of a private placement of up to $750,000, selling 6,109,820 units at $0.06 for $366,590. Each unit is one share plus a warrant to buy another share at $0.12 until March 30, 2012; $142,749 was subscribed by three officers and directors. The filing says the units were paid for with cash and conversion of debt. This is new equity, and under the Tournigan arrangement half of the net proceeds of such issues was earmarked for the $430,000 owed (inference: that obligation may apply here, though the filing does not mention it).

    capital raising announcement

  2. 5 Jan

    The company renegotiated its Tournigan debts. The $325,327 note was cut to $100,000, already paid. A further $100,000 was paid against the $530,000 owed, leaving $430,000 to be paid from half the net proceeds of future share issues. The remaining $348,000 (after $52,000 of reclamation costs) is due by September 30, 2010. This eases the original August 2009 deadlines. CEO Bojtos is a Tournigan Energy director and declared his interest.

    material agreement

2009

  1. 23 Mar

    The Tournigan USA acquisition closed on February 27, 2009. The company gave Tournigan Energy a $325,327 unsecured interest-free note due August 31, 2009 and a 30% carried interest, and must still deal with reclamation bonds of $930,000 less reclamation costs. CEO Peter Bojtos is also a director of Tournigan Energy and declared his interest to the independent directors.

    material agreement

2008

  1. 6 Oct

    The company signed a binding letter agreement to buy Tournigan USA from Tournigan Energy. Its assets are mineral claims and leases over 55,000+ acres in Wyoming, South Dakota and Arizona. Terms: a ~$309,500 interest-free note due August 31, 2009, reimbursement of reclamation bonds of $930,000 less reclamation costs, and a 30% carried interest for Tournigan. Closing is expected by December 2008, subject to definitive documents and approvals. This is the company's move into U.S. uranium properties.

    material agreement

2007

  1. 16 Feb

    The company closed the first stage of selling its Minera Montoro stake to Rogue River, receiving $695,000 for 31% of its ownership. The remaining stages are $745,000 each, with extensions of up to 60 days available for $25,000 per 30 days, and the company keeps a 1% royalty on the porphyry portion. This partly completes the December 2005 sale, which is still not finished.

    material agreement

2006

  1. 10 Aug

    The company took an option from Grandcru Resources on claims in the Cambridge Mining District near Yerrington, Nevada. It can earn 100% through staged cash payments and work commitments through 2010, subject to two 2% royalties. It also issued shares for a mineral lease ($90,000) and for services, and granted 2.65 million options at $0.10 to directors and service providers. The Rogue River sale of the Mexican assets is still described as expected to close soon.

    capital raising announcement

  2. 14 Feb

    The company raised $540,000 in private placements at $0.05 per unit, each unit being one share plus a warrant to buy another share at $0.10 until January 15, 2008. Of this, $300,000 came from converting debts owed to related parties, including directors Beattie, Bojtos and Seed. After the placements, 69,166,819 shares are outstanding, so existing shareholders are diluted. The filing also refers to a first payment from Nexvu.

    capital raising announcement

2005

  1. 7 Dec

    The company (the filings name it Fisher-Watt Gold, the same registrant as Cyclone Uranium) agreed in a letter agreement to sell its entire 65% stake in Minera Montoro, which owns the La Balsa copper project in Mexico, to Nexvu Capital for $2,235,000, paid in stages from January 2006 to April 2007. It would keep a 1% royalty on the porphyry portion. The deal depends on Nexvu's due diligence and a formal agreement. Separately, the board agreed in principle to repay director James Seed's company Astra $864,028 in three payments and grant it 10 million options (4M at $0.30, 4M at $0.40, 2M at $0.60) in return for Astra giving up its 21.6% interest in La Balsa; no definitive Astra agreement exists yet.

    material agreement