JV Rio Tinto & Avala Resources for 2016 exploration copper-gold project Lenovac Serbia
Avala Resources Ltd. Canadian based company reported it agreed the Joint venture agreement with Rio Tinto mining company on its Lenovac exploration project.
Avala reported it granted an option to Rio Tinto Mining & Exploration Limited to acquire up to 75% of its wholly-owned Lenovac exploration license (the “Lenovac Project”) by incurring US$40 million in exploration expenditures.
Avala, its wholly owned Serbian subsidiary and Rio Tinto have entered into a binding earn-in and joint venture agreement (the “Agreement”) under which Rio Tinto has the right but not the obligation to earn up to a 75% interest in the Lenovac Project by funding project expenditures of up to US$40 million as follows:
if Rio Tinto incurs total project expenditures of US$3 million by December 31, 2017, it will earn a 51% interest in the Lenovac Project (“Stage 1 earn-in project expenditure”);
if Rio Tinto incurs additional project expenditures of US$5 million by December 31, 2019, it will earn an additional 14% interest in the Lenovac Project, resulting in its total interest being 65%; and
if Rio Tinto incurs additional project expenditures of US$32 million prior to December 31, 2023, it will earn an additional 10% interest in the Lenovac Project, resulting in its total interest being 75%.
Rio Tinto has agreed to incur minimum project expenditure of US$1 million by December 31, 2016 which is to be part of the Stage 1 earn-in project expenditure.
A management committee will be formed and comprised of two representatives from each of Rio Tinto and Avala, while Avala Resources will be the Manager of the Lenovac Project until at least December 31, 2016. Rio Tinto will then have the right to assume the role of Manager. Avala anticipates initiating a drill campaign early in 2016.
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