Drill and Deal

News / 2024

· Divestments, Zinc

Lundin Mining sells Neves-Corvo and Zinkgruvan to Boliden

Boliden agreed to pay up to $1.52bn: $1.37bn in cash at closing, based on an enterprise value of $1.3bn at an August 2024 lock-box date, and up to $150m linked to metal prices. Lundin said the proceeds would support its growth in the Vicuña copper district in Argentina and Chile.

The Santa Barbara hoisting shaft at the Neves-Corvo mine in Portugal
Photo: Alexandre Vieira, CC BY 3.0

Why it matters. A locked-box price fixes the value at a past date, so the buyer gets the cash the mines generate until closing.

Source
Lundin Mining
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Module 9: The M&A process