Brian Gilbertson's Pallinghurst on Tuesday announced the acquisition of what the company described as an "iron-ore platform" in Australia, further implementing its strategy of taking part in the steel-feed mining business.
The JSE-listed company said that Pallinghurst Resources (Guernsey) and Aim-listed Red Rock Resources had transacted with ASX-listed Jupiter Mines, to give Pallinghurst 26% of Jupiter with options to acquire more.
"We now have a very interesting Australian iron-ore platform, which we intend to drive up the value-curve for the benefit of all interested parties," Pallinghurst CEO Arne Frandsen said.
In September, Pallinghurst entered into an investment in South Africa's Kalahari Basin with the aim of establishing a manganese operation in the next three years, and investing $2,8-million for a 9,8% equity interest in the Tshipi joint venture with Saki Macozoma's empowerment consortium, Ntsimbintle Mining.
Then, in December, Pallinghurst Investment Consortium announced that it had bought 62,36% of Platmin for $125-million, with the purchase said to represent the first tranche of a transaction that would result in a $175-million cash injection into Platmin, enabling the platinum junior to complete its 250 000 oz/y South African platinum-group metals and gold mine.
Source: Mining Weekly
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