Sheffield Resources Secures US$110m funding for Thunderbird, WA
- Sheffield Resources (SFX) completes the financing requirements for its Thunderbird mineral sands project in Western Australia
- The company secured a US$110 million (A$170.6 million) production linked facility with the Orion Mineral Royalty Fund which follows a $160 million debt financing package
- Additionally, Sheffield awarded a long-term contract to Piacentini & Son to supply and operate a mining unit plant for Thunderbird
- Currently, construction activities at the project are over 40 per cent complete and first production is scheduled for Q1 2024
- Company shares are up 12.5 per cent and trading at 45 cents at 2:57 pm AEDT