Lundin Mining Corp and BHP plan to jointly acquire Filo Corp. by purchasing the remaining shares not already owned by the two companies. In addition, Lundin Mining and BHP will form a 50:50 joint venture to hold the Filo del Sol project (FDS) and Lundin Mining’s Josemaria project. The transaction has an estimated value of $3.25 billion with BHP contributing $2.1 billion.
