Transactions

The quality of our advice to clients in the global metals & mining sector is demonstrated by multiple repeat client mandates over many years.

Since 2002, Argent Partners has advised on announced transactions with an aggregate value in excess of USD3.5 billion, including:

Client Value Transaction
CADm 45

Sale of the Puquios copper project in Chile to Camino Minerals and Nittetsu Mining

USDm 8

Sale of the Copper Bay project in Chile to Guardian Metals

USDm 16

Sale of the Chapi copper mine in Peru to Quilla Resources

USDm 29

Sale of the Pukaqaqa copper project in Peru to Olympic Precious Metals

USDm 15

Sale of the El Bronce gold mine in Chile to a private Chilean company

Not disclosed

Sale of the Nordenham lead smelter in Germany to Glencore

USDm 21

Sale of the Contonga polymetallic mine in Peru to Glencore

USDm 12

Sale of the Coricancha polymetallic mine in Peru to Great Panther Silver

USDm 39

Sale of the El Toqui polymetallic mine in Chile to Laguna Gold

USDm 505

Acquisition of a 70% interest in the Mina Justa copper project in Peru from Hong Kong listed CST Mining

USDm 39

Acquisition of Minera Huallanca, the owner of the Contonga and Pucarrajo polymetallic mines in Peru

USDm 390

Sale of the Salinas iron ore project in Brazil to Hong Kong listed Honbridge Holdings

USDm 300

Financial advice with respect to the Cullinan Diamond Mine and corporate capital raising

BRLm 850

Acquisition of Taboca and Mamoré, the Brazilian tin mining and refining business of Paranapanema

BRLm 81

Acquisition of Camargo Corrêa Metais from Camargo Corrêa

EURm 330

Sale of B.U.S. Group, the European steel plant dust and stainless steel fines recycling business, to Befesa Medio Ambiente

USDm 317

Financial advice with respect to strategic alternatives in the period leading up to Admission to AIM and listing on TSX

Not disclosed

Joint venture with Inco to explore for, develop and process low sulphide PGM-rich deposits in the Sudbury Basin

USDm 27

Financial advice with respect to Admission to AIM

Not disclosed

Acquisition of B.U.S. Group, the European steel plant dust and stainless steel fines recycling business, from AGOR

Not disclosed

Sale of Bolivian and Argentinian base metal assets to Glencore

USDm 210

Acquisition of the Cajamarquilla zinc refinery in Peru from Teck Cominco and Marubeni