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Why is a Gold Developer Buying a Copper Mine? | Rio2 Interview

December 16, 2025
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Chapters
00:00:10 Very Important Warning
00:01:07 Rio2 Company Overview
00:05:11 Why is Rio2 buying a copper mine?
00:13:01 Could this transaction hurt the valuation?
00:14:28 Is Rio2 now unsellable?
00:19:07 Why are they paying $241M?
00:25:39 Why didn't they have to do a shareholder vote?
00:29:06 Why is the vendor even selling this asset?
00:30:10 Are there risks around the Peruvian tax certificate?
00:31:20 Will this copper mine make them money next year?
00:34:05 Will they have to do another financing soon?
00:35:27 How can they grow the capacity by 50%?
00:39:13 Is the copper grade too low?
00:40:46 Are the communities supportive of the copper mine?
00:43:34 What is the water situation for the copper mine in Peru?
00:44:22 Where does power come from?
00:45:25 Who buys the end product?
00:46:49 What is the Franco stream on the copper mine?
00:47:46 Does this transaction add jurisdiction risk?
00:48:56 What's going on with politics in Chile?
00:52:58 Does the new acquisition slow down Fenix?
00:54:45 How is the building of Fenix going?
00:56:43 How's trucking water been?
00:58:12 How are the community relations in Chile?
01:00:28 Will they have to restructure the board soon?
01:01:16 Does Alex want to step down?
01:03:02 Why did they buy 15% of Royal Road?
01:06:29 What are they going to do with all the money?
01:08:18 Very Important Warning - DO NOT SKIP

This is a Rio2 Limited interview with Executive Chairman, Alex Black.

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