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RED METAL RESOURCES, LTD.

US:RMESDUS:RMESOTC:RMESFUS:RMESF
US$0.070Close 6 Oct 2026 · delayed

Past year: ▲ 536%(1.10c – 11.5c USD)

Market cap
—
Shares on issue
0
Story beats
16 since 2007
Last event
23 June 2021

History

Red Metal bought a Chilean copper project, tried and failed to option or sell its assets, then turned to insiders and a Canadian listing push to keep funding exploration.

2007-2010: Buying into Chile

Red Metal Resources set out to build a copper-gold business in Chile's Atacama region. In October 2007 its wholly owned Chilean subsidiary, Minera Polymet, agreed to take over an option on the 66-hectare Farellón Alto Uno al Ocho holding for US$250,000, with a further US$300,000 due to the owner by May 2008. This was a new project, separate from the company's earlier Ontario claims.

In May 2008 the company raised $1,000,000 by selling 4,000,000 units at $0.25 to four non-US investors. Each unit was one share plus a warrant at $0.35 until April 2010. On April 25, 2008 it paid the US$250,000 and US$300,000 and completed the option, acquiring title. In June 2009 it deregistered its securities, ending its obligation to file reports with the SEC. The record for 2009 to 2010 is otherwise quiet.

2011-2015: Raising money, then optioning out

In April 2011 the company sold about 6,723,333 units at $0.30, raising $2,017,000 gross (about $1,862,462 net). Each unit carried a two-year warrant at $0.50. The money was for the next drilling phase at Farellon, first exploration at the Mateo project and working capital. Shares on issue rose from 17.1 million at the end of 2011 to about 18.0 million in 2012, then to 32,956,969 in 2013.

The company then tried to have others carry the costs. In February 2013 it agreed a memorandum of understanding with Geoactiva SpA over its Perth concessions, and the option was signed on April 30, 2013. Geoactiva would pay US$1,000,000 and spend US$3,500,000 on exploration over 48 months, with US$37,500 paid at signing and a 1.5% royalty kept by the company.

In 2014 the company took options on neighbouring ground, including the 252-hectare Quina claim, signed in December 2014, for US$150,000 in cash and shares over four years. A second concession, Exeter, was delayed. The same month, Geoactiva said it would not continue with Perth after completing 30 drill holes totalling 3,956 metres, ending what had been the company's cash-flow hope.

2016-2019: Offers to sell

In September 2016 the company signed a non-binding letter of intent with TomaGold Corporation to be bought for CAD$3,250,000, mostly in TomaGold shares, with up to CAD$500,000 in cash towards debts. The letter would lapse in November 2016 unless extended, and the record does not show it being completed. In February 2017 it signed another letter of intent, with Power Americas Minerals Corp, to sell Farellon, Perth and Mateo through three options for 25 million Power Americas shares plus US$250,000. Its outcome is not stated in the record. Shares on issue stayed between about 34 million and 37.5 million over these years. From July 2018 management worked without pay.

2020-2021: Insiders, a new home and a Canadian listing

In January 2020 US$167,103.91 owed to Caitlin Jeffs was converted into 3,713,420 shares at $0.045. In July 2020 net smelter royalties (shares of future mining revenue) on the Carrizal-area concessions were sold to Richard Jeffs, Caitlin Jeffs and Joao da Costa for a combined $5,000. The company said that since July 2018 it had cancelled $1,979,844 owed to insiders and $351,952 owed to contractors and employees. It filed an updated technical report in November 2020, and COVID-19 limited fieldwork in Chile.

Shareholders approved moving the company from Nevada to British Columbia on February 9, 2021, with 99.9% of votes cast, effective February 10; the same vote ratified the royalties. In May 2021 it closed 3,849,668 units at CAD$0.15 (CAD$577,450.20). On June 15, 2021 it closed 6,460,872 subscription receipts at CAD$0.15 (CAD$969,131), held in escrow. In total it raised CAD$1,546,581.2.

As of June 23, 2021, the escrowed money would be released only if the shares listed on a recognized Canadian exchange by September 30, 2021 (or a later agreed date). Otherwise it would be returned.

Written from the 16 story beats below (2007 to 23 June 2021), 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)

202145.1m shares · US$17.6m market cap

  1. 23 June

    On June 15, 2021 the company closed the subscription-receipt placement: 6,460,872 receipts at CAD$0.15 for CAD$969,131, held in escrow with Computershare. Combined with the May unit placement, the company says it raised CAD$1,546,581.2 in total. The money is released, and the receipts convert into shares plus warrants, only once the shares list on a recognized Canadian exchange; if that has not happened by Sept 30, 2021 (or a later agreed date), the money is returned and the receipts cancelled. Finders get 7% cash and 7% warrants at release. The Canadian listing is therefore now a condition for this funding to reach the company.

    capital raising announcement

    45.1m shUS$17.6m
  2. 20 May

    On May 17, 2021 the company closed the unit part of its private placement: 3,849,668 units at CAD$0.15 for CAD$577,450.20, each with one share and a warrant at CAD$0.20 for two years. Director Michael Thompson bought 233,334 units. This adds about 3.85 million shares, with up to the same number more if warrants are exercised, so existing holders are diluted. The company also upsized the subscription-receipt offering to CAD$550,000, for up to CAD$1,150,000 in total. Proceeds are intended for the Carrizal property and working capital.

    capital raising announcement

    41.2m shUS$14.4m
  3. 18 Feb

    The Nevada-to-British Columbia move was completed effective Feb 10, 2021, after shareholders approved it at a Feb 9 meeting with 99.9% of votes cast. The same vote ratified the royalty agreements with insiders, elected five directors and approved the auditor. This resolves the S-4 thread. The company also announced a private placement of up to CAD$1,000,000 at CAD$0.15 (subscription receipts and/or units), with the subscription-receipt money held in escrow until a Canadian exchange listing and returned if that does not happen by Sept 30, 2021; there is no assurance it will complete.

    capital raising announcement

    41.2m shUS$6.8m

202041.2m shares · US$3.3m market cap

  1. 11 Dec

    On Dec 7, 2020 the company issued a corporate update announcing the proposed move from Nevada to British Columbia (aimed at easier fundraising and, with no assurance, a future Canadian listing) and filing of a new technical report on the Carrizal copper-cobalt-gold property dated Nov 28, 2020. It says since July 2018 it cancelled $1,979,844 owed to insiders and $351,952 owed to contractors and employees, and management has worked without pay since July 2018. The Carrizal property is 21 exploitation concessions totalling 3,278 hectares (Farellon and Perth), and COVID-19 has limited Chilean field work. This backs up the S-4 filed days earlier and the July 2020 royalty sale; it does not mention the 2017 Power Americas LOI.

    material agreement

    41.2m shUS$3.3m
  2. 4 Dec

    The company filed a Form S-4 proposing to move its legal home from Nevada to British Columbia, with existing shareholders receiving shares one-for-one (41,218,008 shares outstanding as of Nov 30, 2020). The shareholder meeting would also elect five directors and ask holders to ratify the July 2020 royalty grants to Caitlin Jeffs, Richard Jeffs and Joao da Costa; the shares are expected to stay quoted on OTC Pink as RMES. Dissenters' rights are offered, and the filing is not yet effective or voted on.

    business combination

    41.2m shUS$3.3m
  3. 5 Aug

    On July 29, 2020 the Chilean subsidiary sold net smelter royalties on its Carrizal-area concessions (including Farellon, Perth, Quina and Exeter) to Richard Jeffs, Caitlin Jeffs and Joao da Costa for a combined $5,000. Royalty rates are 0.75%-1.25% for Richard Jeffs, 0.45%-0.75% for Caitlin Jeffs and 0.30%-0.50% for da Costa depending on the property. If commercial exploitation has not begun within two years, each purchaser is paid $10,000 a year, and the deal is not complete until registered in Chile. These are related-party deals, so future production revenue would be shared with insiders; the filing does not say whether shareholders approved it.

    material agreement

    41.2m shUS$1.3m

201734.6m shares · US$1.4m market cap

  1. 6 Mar

    On Feb 28, 2017 the company signed a non-binding-style letter of intent with Power Americas Minerals Corp to sell, through three successive options, its Farellon, Perth and Mateo properties in Chile for 25 million Power Americas shares plus a one-time US$250,000. Farellon comes first (10 million shares plus the US$250,000, within five business days of TSX Venture Exchange acceptance), then Perth (10 million shares or special warrants), then Mateo (5 million shares or special warrants). The deal needs TSXV approval and each later option is at Power Americas' choice. This follows the TomaGold share-sale LOI of 2016; the filing does not say what happened to that LOI, so it remains unresolved here.

    material agreement

    34.6m shUS$1.4m

201634.3m shares · US$857k market cap

  1. 22 Sept

    On September 16, 2016 the company signed a non-binding letter of intent with TomaGold Corporation for TomaGold to acquire all 34,290,302 shares for total consideration of CAD$3,250,000. Up to CAD$500,000 would be paid in cash towards the company's debts and the rest in TomaGold class A shares priced at the 20-day average, with a floor of CAD$0.15 and cap of CAD$0.20. The deal requires a definitive agreement, TomaGold raising CAD$700,000, and shareholder, court and exchange approvals; the letter lapses on November 15, 2016 unless extended. A CAD$175,000 break-up fee applies in set circumstances. If completed, shareholders would be bought out for TomaGold shares, but this is not yet agreed.

    material agreement

    34.3m shUS$857k

201433.0m shares · US$1.6m market cap

  1. 19 Dec

    The subsidiary signed an option on the 252-hectare Quina claim next to Farellón, under the May 2014 memorandum of understanding. The price is US$150,000 in cash and shares over four years, payable only if the company keeps the option, with a 1.5% royalty to the vendor that can be bought out for US$1,500,000. The second concession in the memorandum (Exeter) is delayed, with only a verbal agreement to extend. The attached news release also says Geoactiva notified the company it will not continue the Perth option, after completing its required exploration (30 drill holes, 3,956 metres); this ends the April 2013 Perth deal, which had been the company's cash-flow hope. The release does not say whether payments beyond those already made were received.

    material agreement

    33.0m shUS$1.6m
  2. 4 June

    On May 27, 2014 the Chilean subsidiary signed a memorandum of understanding with David Marcus Mitchell for an option on two mining concessions next to the Farellón property. The total price is US$300,000 in cash and company shares over four years, payable only if the company keeps the option alive, and the vendor keeps a 1.5% royalty that can be bought out for US$1,500,000. Any shares issued would be priced on a 30-day average and would dilute existing holders. This extends the Farellón project area; the final option agreement is not yet signed.

    material agreement

    33.0m shUS$3.0m

201318.0m shares · US$898k market cap

  1. 6 May

    The Perth option with Geoactiva SpA, which was only a memorandum of understanding in February and had its due diligence extended in April, was signed on April 30, 2013. Geoactiva must pay US$1,000,000 in instalments and spend US$3,500,000 on exploration over 48 months; US$37,500 was paid at signing. The company keeps a 1.5% royalty if commercial production starts, which Geoactiva can buy out for set per-ounce amounts. The option ends if Geoactiva misses a payment. This resolves the open question of whether the Perth agreement would be signed.

    material agreement

    18.0m shUS$898k
  2. 14 Feb

    The company's Chilean subsidiary signed a memorandum of understanding with Geoactiva Spa for Geoactiva to take an option on the company's 'Perth' mining concessions. If it goes ahead, Geoactiva would pay US$1,000,000 in instalments over four years and spend US$3,500,000 on exploration, while the company keeps a 1.5% royalty. Geoactiva gets a 60-day due diligence period with exclusivity, and the final option agreement has not yet been signed. This is the first sign the company is seeking to option out a property rather than spend on it.

    material agreement

    18.0m shUS$3.1m

201110.2m shares · US$4.2m market cap

  1. 11 Apr

    The company sold about 6,723,333 units at $0.30 each (gross $2,017,000, net about $1,862,462), each unit being one share plus a two-year warrant at $0.50. The press release says the money is for the next drilling phase at the Farellon copper-gold project, initial exploration at the Mateo project and working capital; senior management took part. The company must file a resale registration statement within 60 days, and the new shares and warrants dilute existing holders.

    capital raising announcement

    10.2m shUS$4.2m

2009

  1. 2 June

    RED METAL RESOURCES, LTD. deregistered its securities, ending its obligation to file reports with the SEC.

    listing compliance notice

2008

  1. 1 May

    The company raised $1,000,000 by selling 4,000,000 units at $0.25 to four non-US investors; each unit is one share plus a warrant to buy another share at $0.35 until April 21, 2010. It said it would use the money for working capital and property payments, and on April 25, 2008 it paid $250,000 to Minera Farellón and $300,000 to the property owner to complete the Farellón option and acquire title, resolving the payments set out in the October 2007 deal. The new shares and warrants dilute existing holders.

    capital raising announcement

2007

  1. 2 Oct

    The company's wholly owned Chilean subsidiary, Minera Polymet, agreed to take over Minera Farellón's option to buy the Farellón Alto Uno al Ocho mining holding (66 hectares, Atacama region, Chile) for US$250,000, payable once the assignment is recorded in Chile. To acquire the property it must pay a further US$300,000 to the owner by May 4, 2008, plus a 1.5% monthly royalty once exploitation starts (minimum US$1,000 a month, until US$600,000 in total royalties). This is a new Chilean project, separate from the earlier Ontario claims.

    material agreement