Arc Minerals Limited Sale of Non-Core Asset (6369S)

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RNS Number : 6369S

Arc Minerals Limited

26 June 2018

Arc Minerals Ltd / Epic: ARCM / Market: AIM / Sector: Mining & Exploration

26 June 2018

Sale of Non-Core Asset for a Consideration of US$532,000

Arc Minerals ("Arc" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has signed a sale and purchase agreement in respect of the sale of its 18.48% shareholding in Andiamo Exploration Limited ("Andiamo") for US$532,000 in cash to AMED Funds ("AMED"), an African focused mining private equity group. The agreement is subject to final due diligence being carried out by AMED.

Nick von Schirnding, Executive Chairman of Arc commented:

"The sale of Andiamo represents a major step forward in delivering on our stated strategy of selling non-core assets. The sale monetises Arc's interest in Andiamo and the proceeds of the sale will be deployed at our Zamsort copper-cobalt asset exploration programme where drilling will commence shortly."

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Contacts

 
 Arc Minerals Ltd                               [phone] 
  Nick von Schirnding (Chairman)                 8664 
 SP Angel (Nominated Adviser & Broker)          [phone] 
  Ewan Leggat / Lindsay Mair / Soltan Tagiev     0470 
 

Notes to the Editors

Arc Minerals is an AIM listed exploration and mine development company focused on a diversified portfolio of mining projects with interests in Slovakia, Eritrea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.

ARC Minerals current holdings include:

   --     99% interest in CASA Mining Limited, a private company that has a 71.25% interest in the 1.5-million-ounce inferred resource at the Akyanga gold deposit in the DRC. 

-- A 61% equity interest in Zamsort Limited ("Zamsort"), a private company focused on a prospective copper and cobalt licence in the Zambia Copperbelt, together with a convertible loan to Zamsort which converts into approximately a five percent additional equity interest in Zamsort, with interest on the convertible note being rolled forward to the end of 2018;

   --     100% ownership of the Kremnica Mining Licence Area in Slovakia which host the 1.3Moz AuEq pre-feasibility stage turec Gold Project; 

For more information visit www.arcminerals.com

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