McEwen Copper plans $300 million IPO to help finance Los Azules project in Argentina, executive says

BUENOS AIRES, March 18 (Reuters) - Canadian miner McEwen Copper MUX.TO plans to carry out an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of about $300 million toward the end of this year as part of a financing push to advance the Los Azules copper project in Argentina, Michael Meding, the company's managing director said.

McEwen Copper is a subsidiary of McEwen Mining, the main shareholder of Los Azules, a copper mine located in San Juan province.