Resource Capital Fund IV L.P. and Resource Capital Fund VI L.P. Acquire Shares of Alloycorp Mining Inc. pursuant to Loan Agreements

DENVER, Jan. 13, 2016 /CNW/ - Resource Capital Fund IV L.P. ("RCF IV") and Resource Capital Fund VI L.P. ("RCF VI") report that they have acquired in aggregate 41,640,000 common shares of Alloycorp Mining Inc. (the "Acquired Shares") in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated July 12, 2013, as amended on December 31, 2014, June 30, 2015 and December 22, 2015, between Alloycorp Mining Inc. ("Alloycorp"), its wholly-owned subsidiary, Avanti Kitsault Mine Ltd. ("AKM"), RCF IV and RCF VI (the "Bridge Loan Agreement") as well as in accordance with the terms of the Preconstruction Loan Agreement dated December 19, 2013, as amended on December 31, 2014, June 30, 2015 and December 22, 2015, between Alloycorp, AKM and RCF VI (collectively with the Bridge Loan Agreement, the "Loan Agreements").

Pursuant to the Loan Agreements, RCF IV and RCF VI (collectively, "RCF"), as applicable, may accept common shares of Alloycorp ("Common Shares") for amounts payable under the Loan Agreements. The Acquired Shares are subject to a four-month hold period and consist of:   

• 6,940,000 Common Shares to RCF IV in respect of interest accrued for the period from October 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 pursuant to the Bridge Loan Agreement;
  
  
• 6,940,000 Common Shares to RCF VI in respect of interest accrued for the period from October 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 pursuant to the Bridge Loan Agreement; and
  
  
• 27,760,000 Common Shares to RCF VI in respect of interest accrued for the period from October 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 pursuant to the Preconstruction Loan Agreement. 

The loans made pursuant to the Loan Agreements are convertible into Common Shares at a conversion price of C$0.07 per Common Share in respect of the Bridge Loan Agreement and C$0.055 per Common Share in respect of the Preconstruction Loan Agreement. Additionally, RCF holds warrants to purchase up to 15,000,000 Common Shares which are exercisable at C$0.085 until July 12, 2016.

RCF IV and RCF VI are under common management by RCF Management LLC. Prior to receiving the Acquired Shares, RCF owned and controlled approximately 60.9% of the outstanding Common Shares. Including the Acquired Shares, RCF now owns and controls 467,318,667 Common Shares representing approximately 63.1% of the outstanding Common Shares.

The Acquired Shares were acquired for investment purposes. RCF may in the future decide to invest in the Common Shares and, if so, RCF will evaluate any future investment in Alloycorp from time to time and may, based on such evaluation of market conditions and other circumstances, increase or decrease shareholdings in Alloycorp as circumstances require.

SOURCE Resource Capital Fund IV L.P.

and to obtain a copy of the revised early warning report filed under applicable Canadian securities laws in connection with the transactions hereunder, please see Alloycorp's profile on the SEDAR website www.sedar.com or contact: Resource Capital Fund IV L.P., 1400 Sixteenth Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO, 80202, Telephone: [phone], Attn: Molly Campbell; Resource Capital Fund VI L.P, 1400 Sixteenth Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO, 80202, Telephone: [phone], Attn: Molly Campbell