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Ivanhoe Electric Inc. (IE): debt financing — Ivanhoe Electric signs $120.5M deal to acquire 6,205 acres for Santa Cruz Copper Project
Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
- Acquires 6,205 acres of private land and water rights in Pinal County, Arizona for $120.5M.
- Payment: $5M deposit, $34.3M at closing (May 2023), $34.3M six months later, then four $13M annual installments at Prime+1%.
- Closing expected on or before May 23, 2023; seller gets 15-year right of first refusal on the property.
- Land is for the Santa Cruz Copper Project near Casa Grande; Ivanhoe also holds option to acquire mineral rights by 2024.
- If mine construction starts before final payment, full outstanding balance becomes due immediately.