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Lundin Mining Grabs Stake In Chile’s Candelaria for $1.8 Billion
Oct. 07, 2014 09:19AM PST
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The Financial Post Reported that Lundin Mining (TSX:LUN) will buy an 80 percent stake in Chile’s Candelaria copper mine from Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX).
The Financial Post Reported that Lundin Mining (TSX:LUN) will buy an 80 percent stake in Chile’s Candelaria copper mine from Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX).
As quoted in the publication:
With this acquisition, Lundin gains considerable scale and immediately becomes a serious player in South America. The company’s copper production more than doubles from its 2013 total, meaning this is a transformative deal.