Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals Inc said on Thursday that it would buy peer Copper Mountain Mining Corp in a $439 million all-share deal to boost its copper portfolio.
The combined company would create the third largest copper producer in Canada, Hudbay Minerals said, and added that the deal could unlock $30 million per year in operating efficiencies and corporate synergies.
Under terms of the deal, each Copper Mountain shareholder will receive 0.381 of a Hudbay common share for each Copper Mountain common share held.
The miners expect the deal to be completed late in the second quarter or in early third quarter of 2023.