M&A Deal Summary

Caledonia Mining Acquires Bilboes

On July 21, 2022, Caledonia Mining acquired metals/mining company Bilboes for 53M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Caledonia Mining’s 1st transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Caledonia Mining’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Caledonia Mining’s 1st transaction in Zimbabwe.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-07-21
Target Bilboes
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) Caledonia Mining
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 53M USD
Advisor(s) Hannam & Partners (Financial)

Target

Bilboes

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Bilboes owns gold properties in Zimbabwe which together have a JORC Compliant Resource of 4Moz. In January 2020, DRA Global, on behalf of Bilboes, completed a Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for a 200Koz/year gold mining operation covering the Isabella/McCays and Bubi Deposits utilizing a central processing plant at Isabella/McCays. The project has a ten-year Life of Mine (LoM) and cash costs of US$691/oz and AISC of US$784/oz. The project has good NPV/IRR/Payback metrics with good prospects of increasing LoM to at least 15 years with additional exploration on the Inferred Resources and known targets within the properties. Bilboes is currently in the process of raising capital for the project to start.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Caledonia Mining

St Helier, Channel Islands

Category Company
Founded 1992
Sector Metals/Mining
Revenue 146M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Caledonia Mining is a mining, exploration and development company focused on Southern Africa. Caledonia Mining was founded in 1992 and is based in Saint Helier, Jersey.


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Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Metals/Mining) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Zimbabwe) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1