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.