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Copper mid-tier M&A marked by strategic vision

First Quantum’s buy into the La Granja copper project in Cajamarca, Peru suggests miners and being more strategic with their mergers and acquisitions in this cycle than in the last.

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Rio Tinto's La Granja in Cajamarca, Peru

Its entry price is a more modest US$105 million for a 55% interest, which compares well against the C$460 million it spent in 2010 to acquire Antares Minerals and its Haquira project in Apurimac or