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Lundin Mining Corporation (herein, the "Company" or "Lundin Mining") was incorporated by registration of its Articles of Incorporation pursuant to the Canada Business Corporations Act (the "Act") under the name "South Atlantic Diamonds Corp." on September 9, 1994. The Company changed its name to "South Atlantic Resources Ltd." on July 30, 1996. In connection with a one-for-six share consolidation that took effect on April 2, 2002, the Company changed its name to "South Atlantic Ventures Ltd." on March 25, 2002. The share consolidation and name change were approved by shareholders of the Company on January 23, 2002. In connection with the listing of its common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange effective August 12, 2004, the Company changed its name to "Lundin Mining Corporation".
Effective October 31, 2006 the Company merged with EuroZinc Mining Corporation ("EuroZinc"), with the resulting entity known as "Lundin Mining Corporation". The Company and EuroZinc amalgamated effective November 30, 2006.
The Company announced a three-for-one subdivision of its common shares on January 22, 2007. The Company's common shares commenced trading on a subdivided basis on February 1, 2007 on the Toronto Stock Exchange and on February 9, 2007 on the American Stock Exchange. The Company's Swedish depository receipts commenced trading on a subdivided basis on the Stockholm Stock Exchange on February 1, 2007.
Effective July 3, 2007 the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Tenke Mining Corporation ("Tenke") and amalgamated with Tenke effective July 31, 2007.
Effective July 17, 2007 the Company acquired 85.5% of the issued common shares of Rio Narcea Gold Mines, Ltd. ("RNG") in exchange for Cdn$5.50 per share and 73.3% of the outstanding warrants of RNG for Cdn$1.04 per warrant. By August 20, 2007 the Company had acquired 93.1% of the issued and outstanding RNG shares and initiated a compulsory acquisition transaction under the Act.
The Company commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange on September 20, 2007 and was de-listed from the American Stock Exchange.
The Company's registered and records office is located at Suite 1100, 888 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3K4. The Company's corporate office is located at 150 King Street West, Suite 1500, P.O Box 38, Toronto, ON M5H 1J9, Ph. 1 416 342 5560, Fax 1 416 348 0303. The Company also maintains offices at 70 Oathall Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, United Kingdom, RH16 3EN for the purpose of running its foreign mining activities.
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