Evolution strikes glittering $880m deal with Glencore

Original article by Paul Garvey, Gretchen Friemann
The Australian – Page: 19 & 23 : 25-Aug-16

Australian-listed Evolution Mining will fund an $A880m deal to acquire an economic interest in Glencore’s Ernest Henry mine in Queensland via a $A401m equity ­raising and debt. Evolution will acquire all future gold production at the mine, whose annual output is about 80,000 to 850,000 ounces per year, plus 30 per cent of future copper output. Ernest Henry is expected to have a remaining mine life of about 11 years. Evolution will also undertake further exploration at the mine.

CORPORATES
EVOLUTION MINING LIMITED – ASX EVN, GLENCORE PLC, BT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED – ASX BTT, MINJAR GOLD PTY LTD

Hegarty-backed private equity vehicle snaps up copper mine

Original article by Amanda Saunders
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 20 : 22-Sep-15

EMR Capital will pay $A45m for the Mt Gordon copper mine in Queensland, which was placed in care and maintenance mode by Aditya Birla Minerals in 2013. EMR was founded by Owen Hegarty and Jason Chang, and the private equity firm acquired the Mt Gordon Mine via its inaugural investment fund. Chang has flagged further acquisitions for EMR in the mining sector, with copper, gold, coking coal and potash assets among the likely targets.

CORPORATES
EMR CAPITAL PTY LTD, ADITYA BIRLA MINERALS LIMITED – ASX ABY, LIGHTHOUSE MINERALS PTY LTD