First Nickel Inc. completed a $5 million financing deal with Resource Capital Fund IV LP. The bridge loan facility matures Dec. 31, 2013. First Nickel, which is a Canadian mining company, plans to use the funds to start capital development activities at its Lockerby Mine.

Executives at Resource Capital Funds, a Denver-based firm that invests in mining companies, expect to close their fifth fund at $1 billion in the first quarter of 2010, a source familiar with the firm’s plans told Buyouts. At $1 billion the fund would be notable for its generous size, achieved in a stingy fundraising market, [...]

Culled from regulatory filings, here are some recent private equity and venture fundraising updates, not reported elsewhere.

Walton Street Real Estate Partners VI-FF LP has raised $22 million. Walton Street is based in Chicago.

Richardson Capital Private Equity LP, a buyout firm based in Manitoba, Canada, has raised $277.35 toward its goal of $693 million. The fund has compiled commitments from 44 investors since launching fundraising in 2006.

Dynamis Venture Partners LP has raised $9 million from 33 investors. Dynamis is based in Charlottesville, Va.

Resource Capital Funds, a private equity firm based in Denver, Colo., and Perth Austrailia, seeks to raise $800 million for its fifth fund. The firm, which began marketing this fund in 2009, makes investments in mining companies and projects across a diversified range of commodities and geographic regions., according to its website.