
Nexus Uranium Corp. (CSE: NEXU) (OTCQB: GIDMF) (FSE: 3H1) and Basin Uranium Corp. (CSE: NCLR) (CNSX: NCLR.CN) are pleased to announce that they have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement dated June 25, 2025, providing for, among other matters, the acquisition by Nexus of 100% of the outstanding common shares of Basin under a statutory plan of arrangement. Pursuant to the Arrangement, Nexus will issue an aggregate of 30,000,000 Nexus common shares to Basin shareholders representing approximately 1.1 of a Nexus share for each Basin share based on the number of Basin Shares issued and outstanding as at the date of this news release. In addition, as part of the Arrangement, Basin shareholders will receive 3,000,000 shares common shares of a subsidiary of Basin, on the basis of approximately 0.11 of a SpinCo Share for every Basin Share held. The transaction represents total consideration for Basin shareholders of $3.6 million or $0.137 per Basin share based on Nexus shares ($3.0 M or $0.115/sh) plus SpinCo Shares (attributable pre-money valuation of $0.022/sh), or an approximate 10% premium based on the closing prices prior to the announcement.
Strategic Rationale of the Transaction
Benefits for Shareholders
For Nexus shareholders, the transaction provides for exposure to a resource stage US project portfolio with defined Inferred Resources of 2.75 Mlb U3O8 plus a potential Exploration Target of 1.42 to 4.23 Mlb U3O8. The inferred mineral resource was defined in the “CHORD URANIUM PROJECT FALL RIVER COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA, USA Mineral Resource NI 43-101 Technical Report” prepared by: Carl D. Warren, P.E., P.Geo. Dated: May 7, 2024. Additionally, the Chord Technical Report contains additional information on the Exploration Target. The Chord Technical Report can be accessed on Basin’s SEDAR+ profile.
Jeremy Poirier, CEO of Nexus Uranium, commented, “This transaction brings together complementary assets located within top-tier uranium jurisdictions in North America that bolsters the company’s position as a premier uranium exploration company. It provides for significant diversification while retaining a 100% uranium focus which would benefit from improving US & Canadian market fundamentals.”
Mike Blady, CEO of Basin Uranium, further added, “This transaction also provides an added benefit for Basin shareholders of reducing permitting risk with the Chord Project, improving access to capital given NEXUS’ demonstrated history of capital raising and liquidity, in addition to providing exposure to the gold-focused Basin SpinCo with gold trading near all-time highs.”
Chord Project (South Dakota) Update
Since acquiring the Chord Project in 2023 Basin has been actively moving the project forward by aggressively acquiring historic geological, environmental and engineering data. This data was used to complete a maiden resource on the Chord Project in 2024 of the lower (potentially ISR amenable) sands which reside below the water table. It also outlined a significant Exploration Target that Basin has been working diligently to permit both on a state lease and United States Forest Service ground held by Basin. Permitting commenced in late 2023 and is in the final stages of approval for the state lease which hosts the bulk of the Exploration Target. A memorandum of understanding is in the final stages of approval on the USFS portion of the Chord Project which once finalized would move the Chord Project on USFS ground into the final stage of permitting. During the permitting process, Basin has completed numerous baseline studies including archeological, biological (vegetation and wildlife) and water sampling from monitoring wells drilled by previous operators. These studies commissioned by independent third parties have demonstrated that exploration and development work at the Chord Project represents a low risk to the environment, community and any archeological sites. In total, over 60,000 feet of low impact exploration and development drilling is being permitted for which will be focused on increasing the resource at the Chord Project and better understanding the geology, hydrology and other pertinent factors of the deposit.
Arrangement Terms
Pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement, Nexus will acquire all the issued and outstanding Basin Shares by way of a statutory plan of arrangement, under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). Under the terms of the Arrangement, Nexus will issue an aggregate of 30,000,000 Nexus Shares to Basin shareholders. The exchange ratio per share will be calculated based on the 30,000,000 Nexus Shares issuable under the Arrangement divided by the number of Basin Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Arrangement. On completion of the Arrangement, all of Basin’s convertible securities will cease to represent a right to acquire Basin Shares, and will instead be exercisable to acquire Nexus Shares using the Exchange Ratio. Assuming no further issuances of Nexus Shares prior to closing, following the completion of the Arrangement, former Basin shareholders will own approximately 40% of the then issued and outstanding Nexus Shares.
Prior to the Arrangement, Nexus will transfer its: (i) Napoleon gold project, comprised on 1,281 hectares in the Kamloops Mining Division in British Columbia; and (ii) 100% interest in the Yukon gold mining quartz mining claims, to Basin SpinCo in exchange for 2,000,000 SpinCo Shares.
Basin will transfer its option to acquire an up to 60% interest in the Carbonate Hosted Gold project, a gold project located in southern British Columbia, to Basin SpinCo. In consideration for the CHG Project, Basin SpinCo will issue 3,000,000 SpinCo Shares to Basin, which will then be distributed under the Arrangement to Basin shareholders on the basis of approximately 0.11 of a SpinCo Share for every Basin Share held.
On completion of the Arrangement, Basin SpinCo intends to list on a recognized stock exchange Canada and to become a reporting issuer in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. The management of Basin SpinCo is expected to be comprised of Mike Blady as CEO and Lisa Embree as CFO, with a Board comprised of Mike Blady, Desmond Balakrishnan, and Jonathan Hamway.
Closing of the Arrangement is subject to approval of the Basin shareholders, approval of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, approval of the Canadian Securities Exchange, standard closing deliverables, and other customary conditions typical for a transaction of this nature. Following completion of the Arrangement, Mike Blady, the Chief Executive Officer of Basin, will be appointed to the board of directors of Nexus, and the current members of the board of directors of Basin will resign. Nexus will continue to be managed by the current executive team and board of directors with the addition of Mr. Blady. Basin will be delisted from the CSE following the Arrangement.
Basin Special Meeting and Fairness Opinion
A special meeting of Basin shareholders to approve the Arrangement is expected to take place in August 2025. The terms of the Arrangement will be described in further detail in a Management Information Circular of Basin to be mailed to the Basin shareholders in support of the Meeting. All directors and officers of Basin, as well as certain Basin shareholders, have or will enter into voting and support agreements with Nexus prior to the Meeting pursuant to which they have agreed or will agree to vote their Basin Shares in favour of the Arrangement at the Meeting.
A special committee comprised of independent directors of Basin, established to review the Arrangement, has engaged a financial advisor, Evans & Evans Inc. to provide a fairness opinion in connection with the Arrangement. The Fairness Opinion is expected to state that the Arrangement is fair, from a financial point of view, to the shareholders of Basin. The Fairness Opinion is a condition to closing the Arrangement. A copy of the Fairness Opinion, as well as additional details regarding the terms and conditions of the Arrangement and the rationale for the recommendations made by the Special Committee and the Basin board will be set out in the Circular to be mailed to Basin shareholders in connection with the Meeting and filed by Basin on its profile on SEDAR+.
Basin securityholders and other interested parties are advised to read the materials relating to the Arrangement that will be filed by Basin with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada when they become available. Anyone can obtain copies of these documents when available, free of charge, on Basin’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.
None of the securities to be issued pursuant to the Arrangement have been or will be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act“), or any state securities laws, and any securities issuable in the Transaction are anticipated to be issued in reliance upon available exemptions from such registration requirements pursuant to Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable exemptions under state securities laws. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.
The technical contents of this news release were reviewed and approved by Carl D. Warrant, P.E., P.G., geological consultant to Basin and a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About Nexus Uranium Corp.
Nexus Uranium Corp. is a multi-commodity development company focused on advancing the Cree East uranium project in the Athabasca Basin in addition to its precious metals portfolio that includes the Napoleon gold project in British Columbia and a package of gold claims in the Yukon. The Cree East project is one of the largest projects within the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan spanning 57,752 hectares (142,708 acres) and has seen over $20 million in exploration to date. The Napoleon project comprises over 1,280 hectares and prospective for multiple forms of gold mineralization, with exploration in the area dating back to the 1970s with the discovery of high-grade gold. The Yukon gold projects are comprised of almost 8,000 hectares of quartz claims prospective for high-grade gold mineralization. Additional information on Nexus can be found on its website www.nexusuranium.com and on its SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.
About Basin Uranium Corp.
Basin is a Canadian junior exploration company focused on mineral exploration and development in the green energy sector. The company has five advanced-stage uranium projects located in the United States, namely the Chord and Wolf Canyon projects in South Dakota, the South Pass and Great Divide Basin projects in Wyoming, and the Wray Mesa project in Utah. All five projects have seen extensive historical exploration and located in prospective development areas. The Company also has the Mann Lake uranium project, located in the world-class Athabasca basin of Northern Saskatchewan, Canada, in addition to the CHG gold project in south-central British Columbia. Additional information on Basin can be found on its website www.basinuranium.ca and on its SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.
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