Mr Rowley, also an executive director of global base metals miner First Quantum, said he was open to the possibility of further deals.
“One of the things I’ve learned from building First Quantum up from zero to $15 billion is that there are opportunities, and you get lots of approaches. So we’ll keep that option open,” he said.
“I’ve been talking about whether we should have another listing in Hong Kong, specifically because the Chinese will be very interested in this structure. Whether we will do that I don’t know, but we’ll investigate it.”