IN BRIEF: Arc Minerals meets Anglo American joint venture conditions
Arc Minerals Ltd - Africa-focused base metals exploration company with projects in Zambia and Botswana - Satisfies "substantive" regulatory conditions regarding its joint-venture agreement with a subsidiary of Anglo American PLC, as previously announced regarding copper interests in northwestern Zambia. Says the two parties have completed the subscription of shares in the joint venture company, resulting in a 70% interest being acquired by Anglo American and a 30% interest being acquired by Unico Minerals Ltd, a 67%-owned subsidiary of Arc Minerals. Also notes drilling at one of the key joint venture licences has begun. Says certain minor procedural conditions are in the process of being satisfied after which the JVA will become unconditional. These remaining conditions are expected to be satisfied within the next two weeks, Arc Minerals says. Read More