jueves, 14 de junio de 2012

First Quantum adquiere 19.99% de Zincore


Resumen:  Zincore Metals Inc. informó que FQM (Perú) Ltd. una subsidiaria de propiedad absoluta de la First Quantum Minerals Ltd.  ha adquirido un total de 42,067,745 acciones ordinarias del capital de Zincore. Este importe representa el 19,99% de las  acciones ordinarias emitidas y en circulación.

El Presidente y CEO de Zincore, Jorge Benavides, comentó que se trata de una importante compañía global de explotación minera en Australia, Europa, África y América del Sur. Tiene tres minas en producción y cuatro proyectos en desarrollo, en particular el proyecto Haquira, que se encuentra a unos 40 kilómetros de la propiedad Dolores, la cual se explorará en conjunto. 

Zincore Metals Inc : Zincore Reports That First Quantum has Acquired a 19.99% Ownership Stake in the Company

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 14, 2012) - Zincore Metals Inc. (TSX:ZNC)(LMA:ZNC) ("Zincore" or the "Company") is pleased to report that FQM (Peru) Ltd. a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Quantum Minerals Ltd. ("First Quantum") has announced that it has acquired ownership of an aggregate of 42,067,745 common shares ("Common Shares") in the capital of Zincore. This amount represents 19.99% of Zincore's issued and outstanding Common Shares immediately following completion of the acquisitions.

Zincore President and CEO, Jorge Benavides, commented "We are very pleased to have First Quantum as our strategic partner. They are a significant global mining company operating in Australia, Europe, Africa and South America. They have three producing mines and four projects under development, including the Haquira project which is located about 40 kilometres from our Dolores property that we will be exploring together. First Quantum possesses great financial strength as well as highly skilled management, technical and operations teams and we look forward to working with them to deliver value to all our shareholders."


As reported by First Quantum, FQM Peru's acquisition of Zincore shares was completed in two separate transactions. Of the 42,067,745 Common Shares acquired by FQM Peru, 19,113,874 Common Shares were acquired from Zincore on May 10, 2012 by way of a private placement (the "Private Placement") undertaken in reliance upon the accredited investor exemption available under applicable Canadian securities laws. The Private Placement was completed at a price of C$0.20 per Common Share, for a total purchase price of $3,822,774.

On May 11, 2012, FQM Peru acquired an additional 22,953,871 Common Shares at a total purchase price of C$3,709,554.89, or approximately C$0.16 per Common Share, pursuant to a private agreement between Inversiones Pacasmayo S.A. and FQM Peru (the "Secondary Purchase and Sale"). The Secondary Purchase and Sale was also completed in reliance upon the accredited investor exemption available under applicable Canadian securities laws.

As a result of the Private Placement and the Secondary Purchase and Sale, FQM Peru has ownership of an aggregate of 42,067,745 Common Shares, representing 19.99% of the 210,443,949 Common Shares outstanding immediately following completion of the Private Placement and the Secondary Purchase and Sale.

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