Zijin Mining acquires La Arena gold-copper project in Peru
2024-11-08 14:47:48 [Print]
Jinteng (Singapore) Mining Pte
The La Arena project consists of the La Arena I mine, which is a heap leach gold mine currently in production, and the La Arena II project, a porphyry copper and gold project in the exploration stage, with mineral resources containing approximately 2.79 million tonnes of copper and 196 . 5 tonnes of gold.
According to the company, the La Arena II project would adopt open-pit mining and flotation processing. Based on a design with an annual mining and processing scale of 33 million tonnes, a construction period of 3 years and a production period of 19 years, it is expected to produce around 100,000 tonnes of copper and approximately 3 . 8 tonnes of gold annually when fully operational.
. Ltd . , an overseas wholly-owned subsidiary of Zijin Mining Group, proposed to acquire 100% interest of the La Arena Gold Mine and La Arena II copper-gold project in Peru indirectly owned by Pan American Silver Corp . for a cash consideration of USD245 million, plus a USD50 million contingent payment and a 1 . 5% NSR payable on commercial production from La Arena II . In addition, Pan American will have the right to offtake a portion of the copper concentrate supply from the La Arena II project on commercial terms . The transaction has received approvals from relevant Chinese and Canadian governmental authorities. The La Arena project consists of the La Arena I mine, which is a heap leach gold mine currently in production, and the La Arena II project, a porphyry copper and gold project in the exploration stage, with mineral resources containing approximately 2.79 million tonnes of copper and 196 . 5 tonnes of gold.
According to the company, the La Arena II project would adopt open-pit mining and flotation processing. Based on a design with an annual mining and processing scale of 33 million tonnes, a construction period of 3 years and a production period of 19 years, it is expected to produce around 100,000 tonnes of copper and approximately 3 . 8 tonnes of gold annually when fully operational.