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net -1.9 4.6 / 10Caledonia locks $300M in financing for Bilboes project
Watch: Watch for final lender approval and drawdown of the project financing by mid-2026. Construction milestones at Bilboes will confirm whether Caledonia can execute on the growth plan that attracted such strong convertible demand.
Caledonia Mining secured two separate $150 million financing packages to advance its Bilboes gold project in Zimbabwe. The first is a project financing facility led by Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe and CBZ Bank Limited, expected to close by mid-2026 pending lender approvals. The second is a 7-year convertible senior notes offering that attracted over $600 million in investor demand — four times oversubscribed — signaling strong institutional appetite for the story.
The dual financing structure — project debt plus equity-linked paper — funds a major expansion beyond Caledonia's existing 64% stake in the Blanket Mine without immediate equity dilution. Convertible demand at 4x the offering size suggests institutional confidence in the company's ability to scale production and deliver returns as the Bilboes project advances.
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