Stockholm, September 6, 2016 — Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announces that the trading in Filo Mining Corp.’s shares (short name: FIL) commenced today on Nasdaq First North in Stockholm. Filo Mining Corp. belongs to the Basic Materials sector and is the 53 rd company to be admitted to trading on Nasdaq’s Nordic markets* in 2016.
Filo Mining Corp. is a Canadian mining company focused on copper, gold and silver exploration in South America. The company’s key project, Filo del Sol, is located along the border of Region III, Chile and the San Juan Province, Argentina – a region described as having a large exploration potential. The company is part of the Lundin Group of Companies and was established as a spin-out from NGEx Resources Inc. (TSX: NGQ; Nasdaq Stockholm: NGQ). Filo Mining Corp. is headquartered in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. For more information, please visit www.filo-mining.com .
“We are very pleased to be admitted to trading on Nasdaq First North,” said Wojtek Wodzicki, President and CEO of Filo Mining Corp. “Filo Mining represents an exciting new chapter in the Lundin Group’s more than 25 year track record of success in Argentina and Chile, which began with International Musto (Bajo de la Alumbrera Mine), and continued with Argentina Gold (Veladero Mine), NGEx (Los Helados and Josemaria Projects) and now Filo Mining (Filo del Sol Project). We are excited about the potential at Filo del Sol and look forward to the opportunity to make Filo Mining a successful addition to Nasdaq First North.”
“We welcome Filo Mining Corp. to Nasdaq First North, where it will make a compelling addition to our Basic Materials sector,” said Adam Kostyál, senior vice president and head of European listings at Nasdaq. “We continue to see an increased inflow of international companies leveraging Nasdaq First North as a platform for future expansion, and today’s listing confirms that trend.”
Filo Mining Corp. has appointed Pareto Securities AB as the Certified Adviser.
*Main markets and Nasdaq First North at Nasdaq Copenhagen, Nasdaq Helsinki, Nasdaq Iceland and Nasdaq Stockholm.
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