Saskaņā ar to sources familiar with the matter, three Chinese groups are still bidding for a copper mine in Botswana that could fetch about $2 billion.
Zijin Mining Group Co., Minmetals Resources Co., and Alumīnijs Corp. of Ķīna ir ievadīts the second round of bidding for the Houmaao project, people familiar with the matter said.
MMG ir bijis in talks to partneris ar Citic Metal Co., a unit of China's state-owned Citic Group, the people said. They spoke on the condition of anonimity jo it was was a private matter. Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd and South African mining company Exxaro Resources Ltd, people familiar with the matter said. Also made the list.
GNRI, a London-based private equity firm that is Khoemacau's majority shareholder, could pick a winner as early as the next few weeks, people familiar with the matter said. Negotiations are ongoing and there is no certainty that a transaction will be concluded.
After starting operations in mid-2021, Khoemacau's gada ražošana palielināsies līdz 60,000} tonnas, kas papildinās to nozīmīgi vara portfelis jau pieder by Zijin Mining and MMG. Located in the Kalahari varš josta stiepšanās from northwestern Botswana to western Namibia, the mine could expand to about 130,000 tons of gada ražošana, saskaņā to the company% 27s mājas lapa.
Pārstāvji for Citic Metal, Implats and Haoma declined to comment. Spokesmen for Chinalco, Exxaro, GNRI and MMG did't immediately reply requests for comment, and a Zijin representative said they were't aware of the matter.
GNRI was formed following a management buy-out of Barclays Plc's natural resources private equity business in in 2015.
