Deals, you want deals?  The first one below includes a 20 million financing for part of the project - no "International miners" required.  As I keep repeating, this is how small companies get things done and get themselves on the path to growing into other projects of their own.

https://www.northernvertex.com/news-releases/2020/northern-vertex-mining-and-eclipse-gold-mining-to-combine-to-create-new-western-u.s-gold-producer-announce-c-20-million/

https://www.copperbankcorp.com/_resources/news/2020/nr_20201211.pdf

https://arizonametalscorp.com/_resources/news/nr_20201210.pdf

https://www.powermetalresources.com/n/n314/alamo-gold-project-arizona-usa-exploration-update

https://www.juniorminingnetwork.com/junior-miner-news/press-releases/2714-tsx-venture/amc/89270-arizona-metals-corp-identifies-new-high-priority-kay-mine-targets-drilling-to-commence-january-2021.html

https://www.northernvertex.com/news-releases/2020/northern-vertex-drills-further-widespread-mineralized-intercepts-along-the-ruth-vein-parallel-to-moss-mine-open-pit/

https://copperfoxmetals.com/news/copper-fox-provides-corporate-update-69888/

https://mining.einnews.com/article/532485291?lcf=fYqRyfrTJRfxODjMCMJa8A%3D%3D

https://www.tasekomines.com/investors/news-releases/taseko-mines-florence-copper-receives-aquifer-protection-permit

https://anfieldenergy.com/2020/12/anfield-to-acquire-newsboy-gold-project/

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