Teck Resources (NYSE:TCK) (TSE:TCK) did something it had hoped it didn't have to, and that was to offload its Araguaia nickel project in Brazil.
They've done that now, as Horizonte Minerals (LON:HZM) acquired the nickel project for an extremely cheap 50 percent stake in the company by Teck. Tecks' stake includes the deal for Araguaia, but still a great deal for Horizonte.
Debts from the global recession and crisis brought Teck to a place where they've had difficulty paying off gigantic debts they owe, and which they couldn't attain refinancing for after acquiring Fording Canadian Coal Trust a couple of years ago.
Their loss is Horizonte's gain, as they are getting the assets at a price of 0.7 cents a pound of nickel in the ground, far below the average 3 cents a pound usually asked for.
There will be at least 100 million tons of resource in the deal, and a high probability of it reaching 150 million tons, and at the high end could even reach 200 million tons.
With a 50 percent stake in Horizonte, as least Teck is able to retain a position in nickel, something they wanted to be sure to do, and the reason they've held back on selling the promising asset.
1 comment:
Hilarious report!!!
Teck paid its debt 2 years sooner than their schedule! Their Management knows what they are doing!
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