Group 1 - The company holds a total of 15% of the issued share capital of SM Minerals and has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire an additional 6.47 million shares, representing 55% of SM Minerals' issued share capital, for a purchase price of $89 million, which will increase its total holding to 70% upon completion of the transaction [1] - The Bokala project consists of the Bokala North mining rights and Bokala South exploration rights, covering a total area of 34.3 square kilometers in Kazakhstan's Aktobe province, granting exclusive rights to explore and mine copper resources within the licensed area [1] Group 2 - The Bokala North mining area has an ore resource of 384 million tons, containing 1.58 million tons of copper with an average grade of 0.41%, of which 940,000 tons are classified as proven and controlled, accounting for approximately 60% [2] - The project is expected to have an open-pit mining capacity of 14 million tons per year, with a target annual production of copper concentrate containing approximately 45,000 tons of copper [2] - The acquisition is seen as a strategic foothold for the company in the Central Asian region, providing new development potential for future resource exploration and expansion [2]
中国有色矿业(01258)进一步收购哈萨克斯坦SM Minerals 55%股本 持股比例增至70%