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Friday, May 14 2021 - 17:00
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Appian announces US$23m Caserones copper royalty sale
LONDON, May 14, 2021 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Highlights

•	Sale of Appian’s royalty interest over the world class large scale Caserones 
copper mine to Nomad Royalty Company Ltd. for US$23 million in cash, as well as 
the Q1 and a third of the Q2 dividend to be payable to Appian, plus two million 
share purchase warrants in Nomad
•	The transaction represents the first divestment from Appian’s Royalty 
Portfolio, generating an attractive return for its Limited Partner investors 
•	Demonstrates Appian's excellent track record; ability to source leading 
off-market private investment opportunities in Latin America and make 
successful exits
•	Caserones remains an attractive, cash generative long-life copper mine, with 
top-of-the-line infrastructure and equipment providing long-term exposure to 
green commodities 

Appian Capital Advisory LLP (“Appian” or the “Company”), the investment advisor 
to long-term value focused private equity funds that invest solely in mining 
and mining related companies, is pleased to announce it has entered into a 
definitive purchase agreement to sell the Caserones copper royalty (the 
“Royalty”) to Nomad Royalty Ltd. for total cash consideration of $23 million 
and two million common share purchase warrants of the buyer. Under the 
transaction documents, Appian will also be entitled to the Q1 2021 dividend and 
a third of the Q2 2021 dividend.

The Royalty interest is highly cash generative and represents an effective 
0.28% net smelter return royalty over the Caserones mine in Atacama, Chile, 
owned by Minera Lumina Copper Chile.

The Caserones copper mine is a world class open-pit operation, located in a 
tier 1 mining jurisdiction with successful operational history and a long mine 
life with further expansion potential. The asset benefits from a significant 
historical investment of US$4.2bn and well established infrastructure, and is 
expected to produce significant volumes of copper and molybdenum over the long 
term. 

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory 
approvals in Chile. 

Michael W. Scherb, Founder and CEO of Appian, commented:

“We are delighted to announce this transaction with Nomad who have sector 
leading growth potential and a high quality asset base. 

This investment is a further example of Appian's ability to source 
high-quality, off-market investment opportunities and effectively bring them to 
market to generate attractive returns for our investors.

This comes at an incredibly exciting time for Appian, following the close of 
our second Fund, and we are well positioned to take advantage of opportunities 
in green and electrification linked commodities, along with the growing 
investor demand for real assets.”

Guillermo Kaelin, Managing Partner and Head of Latin America, commented:

“Appian remains highly active in Latin America which is a core target 
jurisdiction for us. We are able to provide liquidity to private individuals 
who hold royalty interests over high quality assets, and provide tailored 
financing solutions to owners of metals and mining assets.” 

For further information:
Finsbury +44 (0)20 7251 3801 / AppianCaptal-LON@finsbury.com 
Charles O'Brien, Ruban Yogarajah, Richard Crowley, Theo Davies-Lewis

Appian Capital Advisory +44 (0)20 7004 0951 / info@appiancapitaladvisory.com 

Michael W. Scherb

About Appian Capital Advisory LLP

Appian Capital Advisory LLP is the investment advisor to long-term value 
focused private equity funds that invest solely in mining and mining related 
companies.

Appian is a leading investment advisor in the metals and mining industry, with 
global experience across South America, North America, Australia and Africa and 
a successful track record of supporting companies to achieve their development 
targets, with a global operating portfolio overseeing nearly 5,000 employees.

Appian has a global team of 46 experienced professionals with offices in 
London, Toronto, Lima, Belo Horizonte and Sydney. 

For more information please visit www.appiancapitaladvisory.com, or find us on 
LinkedIn or Instagram.


Source: Appian Capital Advisory LLP