Yesterday's announced financings: Feb. 27

Here's your daily roundup of the five biggest Canadian financings announced yesterday, courtesy of PrivatePlacements.com: the only database that tracks every private placement, every day.

1. Orezone Gold Corp. (TSX: ORE)

• Gross Proceeds: $16.5 million
• Sector: Precious metals
• Units issued: 13 million
• Type: Common shares
• Price: $1.27
• Warrants: None
• Agents: Non-brokered
• Use of Proceeds: Project development

Company breakdown:

• Mid-stage gold company operating the pit Bomboré mine in Burkina Faso
• Currently undertaking a 77,000 metre infill and expansion drill program
• Financing was arranged with "a large, and well-established, institutional fund."

2. US Critical Metals Corp. (TSX-V: USCM)

• Gross Proceeds: $3.5 million
• Sector: Battery metals
• Units issued: 10 million
• Type: Special units
• Price: $0.35
• Warrants: Full; $0.50; Three years
• Agents: Echelon Wealth Partners
• Use of Proceeds: Ongoing exploration

Company breakdown:

• Metals company with projects in Montana, Nevada, and Idaho
• Recently sampled 17.13% rare earth elements at its Sheep Creek project in Montana
• Acquired a 70% interest in a uranium and vanadium project in Idaho in December

3. EMP Metals Corp. (CSE: EMPS)

• Gross Proceeds: $3 million
• Sector: Lithium
• Units issued: 5 million
• Type: Special units
• Price: $0.60
• Warrants: Full; $0.90; 18 months
• Agents: Echelon Capital Markets
• Use of Proceeds: Various work programs

Company breakdown:

• Lithium junior miner focused on large-scale direct lithium extraction projects in North America
• Recently tested up to 259 mg/L at its Viewfield project in Saskatchewan
• Shares have been on the rise since December

4. Viva Gold Corp. (TSX-V: VAU)

• Gross Proceeds: $3 million
• Sector: Precious metals
• Units issued: 21.4 million
• Type: Special units
• Price: $0.14
• Warrants: Full; $0.23; Three years
• Agents: Non-brokered
• Use of Proceeds: Ongoing exploration

Company breakdown:

• Gold company exploring the Tonopah project in Nevada
• Shares more than doubled in mid-November after the company hit at 58 metre interval of five grams of gold per tonne at Tonopah
• Follow-up results have been similar

5. Firefox Gold Corp. (TSX-V: FFOX)

• Gross Proceeds: $2.5 million
• Sector: Precious metals
• Units issued: 25 million
• Type: Special units
• Price: $0.10
• Warrants: Full; $0.15; Two years
• Agents: Non-brokered
• Use of Proceeds: Ongoing exploration

Company breakdown:

• Gold explorer focused exclusively on projects in Finland
• Recently drilled 13.05 metres of 15.04 g/t Au at its Mustajarvi project
• Grab sampled 33.6 g/t Au at its Jeesiö project