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Jinchuan Group completes C$447 million acquisition of Continental Minerals Corporation

Date Closed

April 29, 2011

Lead Office

Vancouver

Value

447.00 Million CAD

On April 29, 2011, Jinchuan Group Ltd. completed its acquisition of Continental Minerals Corporation by way of a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). Former shareholders of Continental, including shareholders consequent upon exercise of options pursuant to the terms of the arrangement, received $2.60 in cash and $0.10 in dividend for each Continental common share held and 0.5028 of a common share of Taseko Mines Limited for each Continental preferred share held.

As a result of the arrangement, Jinchuan acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Continental. The transaction values the common equity of Continental at approximately C$432 million.

Continental is a Vancouver-based resource company. Since 2005, Continental has focused on exploring and developing the Xietongmen copper-gold property in Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

Jinchuan is a large Chinese state-owned mining group.

McCarthy Tétrault LLP acted on behalf of Continental Minerals Corporation, the seller, with a team led by Roger Taplin.

 

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