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Lundin Mining Announces 2024 Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Estimates

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VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 12, 2025 /CNW/ - (TSX: LUN) (Nasdaq Stockholm: LUMI) Lundin Mining Corporation ("Lundin Mining" or the "Company") today reported its Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimates effective as of December 31, 2024 (or as otherwise specified herein). On a 100% consolidated basis, the estimated Proven and Probable Mineral Reserve of contained copper is 10,872 kilotonnes ("kt") an increase of 242 kt over the previous year. Lundin Mining also has significant Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves in other base and precious metals including 2,429 kt of zinc, 42 kt of nickel, 14.3 million ounces ("Moz") of gold, and 282.0 Moz of silver.

Proven & Probable Copper Reserves

100% basis, contained copper (kt)


2023 Copper Reserves (P&P)

10,630

Depletion

(-) 453

European assets held for sale

(-) 491

Acquisition of Filo (oxide only)1

(+) 1,007

Net revisions

(+) 179

2024 Copper Reserves (P&P)

10,872

Net revisions (increases/decreases) are primarily the result of exploration additions at Candelaria offset by cost input updates at Caserones. The Company announced the proposed divestiture of Neves-Corvo and Zinkgruvan on December 9, 2024, to Boliden. Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves for those assets have been included in the Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource statement and will be removed once the transaction is completed.

Jack Lundin, President and CEO, commented "Throughout the year, we successfully offset mine depletion and replaced reserves associated with the pending sale of our European assets, driven by a combination of the Filo acquisition and continued success from conversion drilling.

"The closing of the Filo acquisition in January, in partnership with BHP, adds over 360 million tonnes of oxide Mineral Resources to the Vicuña portfolio, which also includes over one billion tonnes of resources at Josemaria. Vicuña is on track for a highly anticipated maiden sulphide Mineral Resource at Filo del Sol in the second quarter of this year, alongside an updated Mineral Resource estimate for Josemaria.

"At Candelaria, additional drilling at La Española largely offset depletion, and conversion of inferred Mineral Resources grew the measured and indicated Mineral Resource categories.

"Drilling at Caserones last year was encouraging and this year the exploration program will be the largest yet since mine operations began. The focus at Caserones will be deeper in-pit drilling to better define higher grade breccia zones and exploration drilling to test the sulphide mineral potential beneath the Angelica oxide deposit."