Ivanhoe Electric Inc. (IE): M&A transaction — Ivanhoe Electric acquires 100% ownership of Santa Cruz copper project mineral rights for $27.9M

Ivanhoe Electric Inc.

Final $10M option payment made on August 13, 2024; total cash consideration $27.9M.
Now owns 100% of mineral and surface rights at the high-grade Santa Cruz copper deposit in Arizona.
Project is one of the largest undeveloped copper resources in the U.S., entirely on private land.
Potential future payments: $0.015/lb on copper reserves over 2B lbs and on production above DFS estimate.
DFS must be prepared by August 16, 2027; seller may elect stock payment at 10% discount to VWAP.

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Ivanhoe Electric Inc. completed an acquisition involving DRH Energy, Inc. for $27.9 million (closed 2024-08-13).

Action: acquisition
Counterparty: DRH Energy, Inc.
Consideration: $27.9 million
Closing: 2024-08-13

Exact text from the filing

On August 13, 2024 (the “Closing Date”), Mesa Cobre Holding Corporation (“Mesa Cobre”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ivanhoe Electric Inc. (the “Company”), completed its previously announced acquisition of mineral rights situated in Pinal County, Arizona relating to the Santa Cruz Project in exchange for aggregate consideration of $27.9 million (the “Purchase Price”) pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement for Purchase and Sale dated August 16, 2021 between DRH Energy, Inc. (“DRHE”) and Central Arizona Resources, LLC (“CAR”) as assigned by CAR to Mesa Cobre on October 27, 2021

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