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RIO TINTO AGREES SALE OF EAGLE PROJECT
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12 June 2013
Rio Tinto agrees sale of Eagle project
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Rio Tinto has reached a binding agreement to sell its Eagle project to Lundin Mining Corporation for an estimated US$325 million in cash.
This transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2013 and is subject to regulatory approval.
The Eagle project in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States includes a high-grade underground nickel-copper mine and mill.
Construction commenced in June 2010 and is approximately 55 per cent complete.
Chris Lynch, chief financial officer of Rio Tinto said “The sale of Eagle demonstrates our renewed focus and discipline in the way we allocate capital.
We are making good progress on a number of other potential divestments as part of our goal to achieve substantial proceeds from divesting non-core assets.
“We believe Eagle will have a sound future under its new ownership given Lundin’s commitment to the development of the project.
Rio Tinto will continue to manage Eagle to the highest safety and environmental standards during the transition to the new owner.”
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