TNR Gold & McEwen Mining Copper M&A: Lumina Copper Hits CAD10.36 - Is Another Bid Coming For Taca Taca Now? $TNR.v $MUX $LCC.v

All slides in this part of the post are from McEwen Mining presentations.

  We have only one question and concern, as you know. Why McEwen Mining is not properly working with Los Azules Copper project now? It is the world-class asset and "One of The World's Largest Copper Projects" according to Rob, why there is no appropriate marketing of it? Its proper sale will solve all capital problems which McEwen Mining is facing now in order to grow further. 

   We all have noticed the change in the company's goal - now S&P 500 target is not possible by 2015, but it is the great company with the great leadership, why Los Azules Copper has not being promoted properly so far?

   TNR Gold is moving forward with its Los Azules Copper Back-In Right asset and nobody is going to sell it cheap as it looks like now, so why is McEwen Mining not using the better climate in Argentina and rising Copper prices to tell its story? 

  

  The irony is here that: "soft Gold and Silver prices are due to the economic recovery" - what can be better hedge from "such an adversary" for the Gold Miner as Copper World-Class asset in this case? We would take it any day now as Chinese may one day.

Kirill Klip.:

Copper M&A: Lumina Copper Hits CAD10.36 - Is Another Bid Coming For Taca Taca Now?

  

  "Please do not get very excited and read my legal disclaimer carefully, but as we have seen before this kind of price action in Lumina Copper case can tell us that something is going on. It can be the simple arbitrage play by the big guns, but the market cap of Lumina copper is already higher than the calculated at the announced acquisition price by First Quantum Minerals. The announced price was CAD 470 million. Lumina Copper has 46,978,235 Fully Diluted shares, price at CAD10.36 gives us already CAD 487 million! I do not think that it is bet on rising Copper price or rising First Quantum share price - you can more safely buy the First Quantum shares in that case. Somebody thinks that Taca Taca can be worth more...

  Let's see what the next couple of weeks will bring us here. I will repost my yesterday's entry and you will appreciate later why it is important. Now Los Azules Copper will be making its rounds in the industry.

Mining M&A: China's Top Gold Firm Talking To Barrick And Friedland As Copper Rallies.

    

  As we have discussed before, we have really Hot Winter In Argentina for mining M&A. Now Frik Els confirms "China's Top Gold Firm Talking to Barrick Gold, Has Friedland "hotline":

"China's largest gold mining company, China National Gold, is officially setting up shop in junior mining hub Vancouver this week as part of a push into new markets and its global acquisition strategy.

President Xin Song told the Wall Street Journal ahead of Wednesday's event, the Beijing-based firm is on the hunt for global acquisitions and partnerships in gold, silver and copper:

"The growing strategy is very clear, we are going out looking at things globally. On our hands we have a few opportunities, at different stages."

Song, who also chairs the China Gold Association, has not ruled out acquisitions in developed countries, such as Canada, Australia and the US, but the main focus of its expansion strategy is assets in the region including in Mongolia, Russia and countries in central Asia.

Investments in "politically stable" countries in Latin America and Africa are also being considered Song said. Mining.com"

TNR Gold: Shotgun Gold Project - Why Do We Need New Gold Deposits?

"We are working on the corporate structure now, which will allow to develop Shotgun Gold with the potential new strategic partner on J/V basis like we are doing with Ganfeng Lithium in International Lithium. You can find more information in the Shotgun Gold Project presentation below, on our website and give us a call to discuss it at any time. Read more."

TNR Gold Shotgun Gold Presentation, Alaska - April 2014 from Kirill Klip

  Gold smells Inflation and is moving higher these days, Chinese quest for resources will bring new deals into the mining M&A space and projects like Shotgun Gold will be on the radar screens of investors again. 

  Now Copper is making headlines as well and Wall Street Journal reports "Copper Prices Seen Marching Higher":

"Some investors are turning bullish on copper prices, brushing aside concerns sparked by a probe into the metal's place in China's financial system. Instead, these investors are focusing on a rebound in manufacturing world-wide, which they expect will boost copper demand broadly. Increasing consumption by factories will offset any decline in the use of copper as collateral to back loans as a result of the probe, these investors say. China is the world's biggest copper consumer and importer, though how much of the metal goes to manufacturers is unclear. WSJ."

  As you already know, my personal take on the Missing Collateral in China is Bullish for the metals:

Bullish For Metals?! Missing Collateral in China, Follow The Trail of Loans, Copper and Fraud.

"In my personal opinion, we are witnessing the same game of the rehypothecation as it is happening with FED, BIS, Investment Banks and Gold. This, actually missing metal as collateral, will be the very bullish set up for the commodities markets. After initial selling due to the margin calls and unwinding of Paper Positions in the market, Mr Market will realise that all these metal accounted for the supply and demand picture is NOT there. Industrial demand will stay in place, but Supply which was supposed to be hoarded in the warehouses is missing: the collateral was used a few times for the different transactions. Read More."

TNR Gold Los Azules Copper: Chinese M&A - Watch Out For Las Bambas Effect.

  

  "Frik Els provides a very good insight into the Chinese deal culture and mining M&A particularly. Las Bambas deal is not only the very good indicator of the turning mining cycle, but also provides guidance for the smaller companies in China to go on The Hunt For Copper and other commodities. You can witness this approach in our particular case of Strategic Commodities with International Lithium and Ganfeng Lithium as well. Read more."

TNR Gold Investor Presentation March 2014 from Kirill Klip

TNR Gold: Los Azules Copper And M&A in Argentina - First Quantum Minerals to Acquire Lumina Copper For $470 Million.

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