-- Agnico Eagle Mines（纽约证券交易所和多伦多证券交易所代码：AEM）周一宣布了一项计划，旨在完成位于芬兰北部中部拉普兰绿岩带的矿产整合，该计划涉及就三项独立交易达成最终协议。 这些交易包括：收购 Rupert Resources Ltd.（多伦多证券交易所代码：RUP.TO）所有已发行及流通在外的股份；收购 Aurion Resources Ltd.（多伦多证券交易所代码：AU.V）所有已发行及流通在外的股份；以及收购 B2Gold Corp.（多伦多证券交易所代码：BTO.TO）持有的 Fingold Ventures Ltd. 70% 的股份。加上 Aurion 持有的 30% 股份，Agnico Eagle 将拥有 Fingold 合资公司 100% 的股权。 声明指出，该公司目前持有 Rupert 13.9% 的股份（未稀释）和 Aurion 9.9% 的股份（部分稀释）。 Agnico Eagle总裁兼首席执行官Ammar Al-Joundi表示：“这些交易实现了我们长期的区域战略，并依托我们在芬兰20多年来积累的卓越运营经验，在世界级金矿带内打造了又一个拥有多个资产、持续数十年的平台。通过整合极具前景但勘探程度较低的中拉普兰绿岩带，我们将拥有长寿命的Kittila金矿、不受地界限制的Ikkari金矿项目以及涵盖所有勘探阶段、目标明确的区域级土地整合在一起。凭借一支经验丰富的本地团队，以及他们所具备的技术、运营和勘探专业知识，此次整合使我们能够加速开发，实现独特的协同效应，提升项目价值，并为股东释放巨大的长期勘探收益。这种模式与我们在加拿大平台成功创造价值的方式如出一辙，也标志着我们在芬兰业务发展的重要新篇章。” 周一美国盘前交易中，AEM股价下跌1%，受美国股指期货走低的影响。上周五，AEM在加拿大上涨2.3%，在美国上涨2.4%。
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