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Luca Mining buys Capstone's Cozamin mine for up to US$385m

The junior producer expects the Zacatecas asset to more than double its 2027 production.

M&A News deals deskMining · Mexico21 Sept 2026

Luca Mining announced on 21 September 2026 that it will buy Capstone Copper's Cozamin copper-silver mine in Zacatecas, Mexico, for US$290m upfront and up to US$95m in later payments.

Capstone Copper website: capstonecopper.com

Market context

The deal followed days after Luca agreed to buy Agnico Eagle's El Barqueño gold property in Jalisco for up to US$60m. Closing requires clearance from Mexico's antitrust authority and the TSX Venture Exchange.