Adventus Zinc Corporation has secured a portfolio of zinc exploration projects from Altius Resources, which has contributed to the startup's seed round.
Altius Resources, a subsidiary of mineral exploration firm Altius Minerals Corporation, has contributed to a C$8m ($6m) seed round for Canada-based zinc exploration startup Adventus Zinc Corporation.
Altius was joined by private equity fund Greenstone Resources, Resource Capital Funds, Equinox Funds, angel investor John Tognetti, directors Mark Wellings and Sally Eyre, and company chief executive and president Christian Kargl-Simard.
Adventus has acquired a portfolio of zinc exploration projects in Ireland and Eastern Canada from Altius, and plans to buy up…