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The major, which recently entered into a 4-year agreement with Anatolia to explore for base and precious metals in Turkey, took down an initial placement earlier this year; it consisted of US$500,000 in Anatolia shares, at US$1.51 per share. The second placement calls for Rio to buy 1.3 million shares at US75 per share.
Along with providing funds for grassroots work, Rio Tinto is chipping in US$500,000 for an exploration program at Cukuru Dere, a copper-gold porphyry deposit in the country’s central-eastern region. The major will earn a 70% interest in the property by spending US$10.5 million, completing a final feasibility study and paying Anatolia US$1.5 million. Anatolia expects to begin drilling Cukuru later in the year.
Rio Tinto is also earning a 70% stake in the Kabatas property and 75% in the Uckapili property. Drilling, sampling and trenching are planned for both.
After the second private placement, Anatolia will have 23.1 million shares outstanding and 26.4 million fully diluted. Rio Tinto’s 1.7 million shares represent 7% of the company.
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