Pan American Silver Receives Investment Canada Regulatory Approval for the Sale of La Arena

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Pan American Silver Corp. (NYSE: PAAS) (TSX: PAAS) ("Pan American") today announced that the sale of its 100% interest in La Arena S.A. ("La Arena"), which owns the La Arena gold mine as well as the La Arena II project in Peru, to Jinteng (Singapore) Mining Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. (collectively, "Zijin"), has received approval from the Government of Canada under the Investment Canada Act. The approval is subject to a joint undertaking from Pan American and Zijin to enter into an offtake agreement in respect of the La Arena II project, which will enable Pan American to secure 60% of the future copper concentrate supply from the La Arena II project on commercial terms for sale in North American markets, following the commencement of commercial production. Read More