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Großartige Einblicke in eine der bedeutendsten Kupfer-Entdeckungen weltweit:
"The Kamoa Copper Project — a joint venture between Ivanhoe Mines and Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. — has been independently ranked as the world’s largest, undeveloped, high-grade copper discovery by international mining consultant Wood Mackenzie. It is a very large, near-surface, stratiform copper deposit with adjacent prospective exploration areas within the Central African Copperbelt, approximately 25 kilometres west of the town of Kolwezi and about 270 kilometres west of the provincial capital of Lubumbashi.."
Ivanhoe Mining's (T.IVN) legendärer Chef Robert Friedland hielt gestern auf der Mines & Money Americas Minen-Konferenz in Toronto einen herausragenden Vortrag - hier finden Sie dazu mehr Informationen. Der Highflyer setzt währenddessen seine spektakuläre Revaluation fort..
Robert Friedland's Ivanhoe Mines (T.IVN) gibt sich weiter optimistisch, noch dieses Jahr den wichtigen Deal mit dem chinesischen Minenriesen Zijin Mining in der DRC zu schließen.
Die Regierung des kupferreichen Afrika-Staats wollte einen größeren Teil vom Kuchen bei der Entwicklung des gigantischen Kamoa-Projekts abgekommen - und seitdem gibt es einige "Kommunikationsprobleme". Zusätzlich kam Dr. Copper massiv unter die Räder, was das Geschäftsumfeld nicht unbedingt verbessert hat.
Kamoa gehört zu den größten und bedeutendsten Kupfer-Vorkommen der Welt, gilt als strategisches Asset und steht damit natürlich im Fokus der Begierde..
Ivanhoe Mines and Zijin Mining Group set to complete Zijin’s investment in the Kamoa Copper Project
HONG KONG – Robert Friedland, Executive Chairman of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (TSX: IVN), and Chen Jinghe, Chairman of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd., jointly announced today that Ivanhoe and Zijin have agreed to complete Zijin’s investment in Ivanhoe’s Kamoa Copper Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo on or before December 8, 2015.
Zijin agreed in May this year to acquire, through a subsidiary company, a 49.5% interest in Kamoa Holding Limited for an aggregate consideration of US$412 million. Kamoa Holding is an Ivanhoe Mines subsidiary that owns the company’s interest in the Kamoa Project. Ivanhoe also has agreed to sell 1% of its share interest in Kamoa Holding to Crystal River Global Limited. Details of the transaction are contained in the news release issued by Ivanhoe Mines on May 26, 2015.
Mr. Friedland said that constructive and cordial negotiations between Ivanhoe Mines, Zijin and senior DRC government officials in recent weeks have established an agreed course of action to develop the Kamoa Project.
“Ivanhoe and Zijin, together with Crystal River, have confirmed that all conditions to completion have been satisfied or waived and that the investment will be completed on or before December 8, 2015, in Hong Kong. Zijin is one of the world’s most accomplished miners and the conclusion of this transaction is a major step toward the realization of significant benefits for all of the stakeholders of Ivanhoe and Zijin, as well as for the Congolese people,” Mr. Friedland added..
UPDATE 1-Congo says Ivanhoe Mines' Kamoa deal should be suspended
(Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday that Ivanhoe Mines' sale of a stake in the Kamoa copper mine to China's Zijin Mining should be suspended until concerns raised by the government can be resolved.
Vancouver-based Ivanhoe announced last month that it would sell a 49.5 percent stake in Ivanhoe subsidiary Kamoa Holding Ltd to China's Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd for $412 million..
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"..The government also vowed to reevaluate the Kamoa mine's legal status in Congo.."
Ivanhoe Mines erreicht großen Meilenstein für Kamoa in der DRC: Bedeutendes Joint-Venture und Projekt-Teilverkauf an den chinesischen Minengiganten Zijin
BIG DEAL für Afrika-Pionier und Mammut-Developer Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN) in der DRC..
BIG DEAL für Afrika-Pionier und Mammut-Developer Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN) in der DRC:
Ivanhoe Mines and China's Zijin Mining Group Sign Landmark Agreement to Co-Develop the World-Scale Kamoa Copper Discovery in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Zijin to acquire 49.5% of Ivanhoe's Kamoa stake for a total cash consideration of US$412 million
Zijin holds option to acquire an additional 1% share upon successfully arranging project financing for 65% of the first phase of Kamoa's development costs
XIAMEN, CHINA--(Marketwired - May 26, 2015) -Robert Friedland, Executive Chairman of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (TSX:IVN), and Lars-Eric Johansson, Chief Executive Officer, announced today that Ivanhoe and Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. have agreed to a strategic co-development of the Kamoa copper discovery in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Under terms of agreements signed in Xiamen, Zijin - through its subsidiary, Gold Mountains (H.K.) International Mining Company Limited - will buy a 49.5% share interest in Kamoa Holding Limited (Kamoa Holding), an Ivanhoe subsidiary that presently owns 95% of the Kamoa Project, for an aggregate consideration of US$412 million (approximately C$506 million).
The purchase price will be satisfied by an initial payment of US$206 million in cash upon the closing of the transaction, which is expected on or about July 31, 2015, and is subject to Zijin's receipt of approvals by the government of the People's Republic of China, and certain other customary closing conditions.
The agreements specify that the remaining US$206 million will be paid in five equal installments, payable every 3.5 months from closing and continuing through the remainder of 2015 and into 2016..
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"This agreement with Zijin, one of the world's most accomplished miners, is further confirmation of Kamoa's distinction as one of the most significant, undeveloped mineral discoveries of our age and charts a course for the realization of significant benefits for all of Ivanhoe's and Zijin's stakeholders as well as the Congolese people. Together with the Congolese government and Zijin, we aim to meet the expectations of the Congolese people and our stakeholders in Katanga as we proceed to build a world-class, new copper mine," said Mr. Friedland.
"The strategic partnership with Ivanhoe announced today, through which we plan to jointly develop Kamoa, will turn our respective strengths into synergies that will create significant value for both Zijin and Ivanhoe shareholders, as well as the societies in which we operate," Mr Chen added..
Starker Deal inklusive großes Vertrauenszeichen bei Robert Friedland's Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN) letzte Woche, die bedeutende Unterstützung aus dem Reich der Mitte erhalten.
Der China-Major Zijin Mining investiert 105 Mio. CAD bzw. 82 Mio. US-Dollar zu einem Kurs von 1,36 CAD in den auf Afrika fokussierten Projektentwickler. Mit diesem frischen Kapitalregen kann der aggressive Explorer und Developer seine umfassenden Arbeitsprogramme auf den drei Major-Projekten umgehend fortsetzen.
Wie bescheiden die Situation in der Juniorbranche des Rohstoffmarktes weiterhin ist, lässt sich alleine an der Reaktion der Ivanhoe-Aktie ablesen, die am Freitag zu weniger als 0,95 CAD aus dem Handel ging..
China-Based Zijin Mining Group to Acquire a 9.9% Stake in Ivanhoe Mines
Zijin to Invest Approximately C$105 Million to Help Advance Ivanhoe's Three Mine-Development Projects in Southern Africa
Der solide kapitalisierte Developer und Explorer Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN), der vom legendären Mining-Entrepreneur Robert Friedland geführt wird, erhält auf der PDAC 2015 eine weitere, begehrte Auszeichnung..
Ivanhoe Mines' exploration team receives the 2015 Thayer Lindsley International Discovery Award for the Kamoa Copper Deposit in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Award medals presented at the annual conference of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada
TORONTO, CANADA — Robert Friedland, Executive Chairman of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN), and Lars-Eric Johansson, Chief Executive Officer, announced today that members of the Ivanhoe Mines exploration team have received the prestigious Thayer Lindsley Award from the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) for the discovery of the Kamoa Copper Deposit in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The Thayer Lindsley International Discovery Award, which is presented annually by the PDAC, recognizes an individual or a team of explorationists credited with a recent significant mineral discovery or series of discoveries anywhere in the world.
The award honours the memory of Thayer Lindsley, who was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in 1989 and was one of the most accomplished mine finders of the past century. Throughout Mr. Lindsley's long and extraordinary career, he either founded or was involved in the development of many famous Canadian mining companies, including Falconbridge, Sherritt Gordon, Frobisher, Giant Yellowknife, Canadian Malartic and United Keno Hill. It is estimated that his geological and creative genius touched the fortunes of more than 185 mining companies throughout the world.. Link: http://www.ivanhoemines.com/s/newsreleases.asp?ReportID=698956
