{"id":663889,"date":"2018-04-19T18:13:05","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T18:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=663889"},"modified":"2018-04-19T18:13:05","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T18:13:05","slug":"canadas-copper-mountain-grabs-altona-mining-in-72-million-deal-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=663889","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Copper Mountain grabs Altona Mining in $72-million deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canada&#8217;s Copper Mountain Mining (TSX:CMMC) has <a class=\"colorbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cumtn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/News-Release-13-2018-04-18-Acquistion-Closed-Alistair-Joins-Board.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">completed the acquisition<\/a> of Australian junior Altona Mining (ASX:AOH) for A$93 million, or about $72 million at today&#8217;s rates.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the deal, each Altona share will be exchanged for 0.0974 Copper Mountain shares, which equates to a 41.7% premium based on closing prices at the time of both companies first agreed on the deal, <a class=\"colorbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mining.com\/copper-mountain-bids-70m-altona-mining\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in November<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The merger gives the Vancouver-based copper miner access to Altona&#8217;s assets, which include $30 million in cash, and a permitted development project in Queensland, Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Copper Mountain&#8217;s main asset is the 75%-owned Copper Mountain open pit mine, in southern British Columbia, which is forecast to produce between 34,000 and 38,500 tonnes of the red metal this year.<\/p>\n<p>The combination of the two companies creates a mid-sized copper miner, with an expected annual production of about 73,000 tonnes of the metal.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mining.com\/canadas-copper-mountain-grabs-altona-mining-72-million-deal\/\">Canada&#8217;s Copper Mountain grabs Altona Mining in $72-million deal<\/a> appeared first on <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mining.com\/\">MINING.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"colorbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mining.com\/canadas-copper-mountain-grabs-altona-mining-72-million-deal\/\"> \u2026read more<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Source:: <a class=\"colorbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mining.com\/canadas-copper-mountain-grabs-altona-mining-72-million-deal\/\" title=\"Canada's Copper Mountain grabs Altona Mining in $72-million deal\">Infomine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/juniormininganalyst.com\/canadas-copper-mountain-grabs-altona-mining-in-72-million-deal\/\"><a class=\"colorbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mining.com\/canadas-copper-mountain-grabs-altona-mining-72-million-deal\/\">Canada&#8217;s Copper Mountain grabs Altona Mining in $72-million deal<\/a><\/a> appeared first on <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/juniormininganalyst.com\/\">Junior Mining Analyst<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada&#8217;s Copper Mountain Mining (TSX:CMMC) has completed the acquisition of Australian junior Altona Mining (ASX:AOH) for A$93 million, or about $72 million at today&#8217;s rates. 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