Huan Qiu Lao Hu Cai Jing·2025-04-22 04:23Group 1 - Luoyang Molybdenum announced the acquisition of all issued and unissued common shares of Lumina Gold for approximately CAD 581 million (about RMB 3 billion), with a per-share price of CAD 1.27, representing a 41% premium over the closing price on April 17 [1] - Lumina Gold's core asset is the Cangrejos project in Ecuador, which has a resource of 1.376 billion tons with an average gold grade of 0.46 g/t, containing 638 tons of gold, and reserves of 659 million tons with an average gold grade of 0.55 g/t, containing 359 tons of gold, with an expected mine life of 26 years [1] - The current gold market is bullish, with spot gold reaching USD 3,470 per ounce, a historical high, and Goldman Sachs predicting gold prices to rise to USD 3,700 per ounce by the end of 2025 and USD 4,000 per ounce by mid-2026 [1] Group 2 - Luoyang Molybdenum has extensive experience in overseas asset acquisitions, including the purchase of NPM copper-gold mine in Australia in 2013, CIL phosphate mine and NML niobium mine in Brazil in 2016, TFM copper-cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2016 and 2017 for nearly USD 3.8 billion, KFM copper-cobalt mine in 2020 for USD 550 million, and IXM mineral trading company in Switzerland [2] - In 2024, Luoyang Molybdenum reported a revenue of RMB 213.03 billion and a net profit attributable to shareholders of RMB 13.53 billion, a year-on-year increase of 64.03%, driven by significant increases in copper and cobalt production and rising copper prices [2] - The company’s core products include copper, cobalt, molybdenum, tungsten, niobium, and phosphate, with copper production reaching 650,200 tons, a 55% year-on-year increase, contributing approximately RMB 21 billion to gross profit, accounting for nearly 60% of total gross profit [2]