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Alice Queen

Alice Queen crowned additional support in placement

Alice Queen (ASX:AQX) has upsized tranche two of its private placement, receiving an additional $280,000 from the placement announced in October 2025.

These additional binding commitments from unrelated investors follows on from a subscription of $510,894 by Gaga Resource Development at the end of January 2026. 

Shares issued to Gaga Resource Development allow the stakeholder to maintain its 51% holding in Alice Queen, after being approved at a shareholder meeting in December 2025.

GBA Capital acted as the lead manager in this placement, 

Alice Queen will issue shares at $0.004 each with every two shares accompanied by one free-attaching option, exercisable at $0.008 and to expire on 30 June 2028.

As reported by Mining.com.au, Alice Queen opened a placement to raise $1 million for a resource update at the Horn Island Project in Queensland and exploration costs at its Fijian assets. 

Alice Queen is a gold and copper explorer focused on developing its Australian and Fijian projects. 

Write to Maddison Elliott at Mining.com.au   

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Maddison holds a Bachelor of Communication and Journalism, a Bachelor of Business, and a Master of Writing, Editing and Publishing. She enjoys transforming complex information into clear, engaging stories that inform, educate, and connect with readers. Outside of the newsroom, Maddison spends her time reading, exploring new places, catching a game, or spending time with friends and family.