Colombia mining group warns government decree puts sector at risk
The decree, published at the beginning of this year, allows Colombia's environment ministry to declare areas as natural resource reserve zones for a five-year period.
Brazilian steelmaker CSN’s deal to sell a stake in CSN Mineracao to Japan’s Itochu implies a 26% premium over the previous closing price for shares in its mining subsidiary, a securities filing showed late on Wednesday.
CSN announced the deal to sell up to 11% of CSN Mineracao to Itochu early on Wednesday, but did not immediately provide financial details. The price was revealed later in a fresh filing at the request of Brazil’s securities commission.
According to the steelmaker, the price agreed with Itochu for the deal was 7.50 reais per share, above CSN Mineracao’s Tuesday’s closing of 5.95 reais per share.
CSN added that “the form of payment, any adjustments and other conditions of the deal are still being negotiated and have not been defined by the parties.”
(By Alberto Alerigi Jr.; Editing by Mark Potter)
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