March 22 (Reuters) - MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY MUDEV.UL :
* MUBADALA AND ARIS GOLD ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FOR
MINESA'S SOTO NORTE GOLD MINE PROJECT
* ARIS GOLD WILL BECOME OPERATOR OF THE COLOMBIAN MINING
COMPANY
* THROUGH A JOINT VENTURE COMPANY, ARIS GOLD WILL ACQUIRE A
20%
OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN SOCIEDAD MINERA DE SANTANDER SAS AND
SOCIEDAD MINERA CALVISTA COLOMBIA (COLLECTIVELY, MINESA
* ARIS GOLD HAS AN OPTION TO ACQUIRE A FURTHER 30% OWNERSHIP
INTEREST IN MINESA
* AS OPERATOR, ARIS GOLD CEO NEIL WOODYER WILL BE APPOINTED
CEO OF
MINESA AND LEAD THE PREPARATION OF THE COMPANY’S OPERATIONAL
LICENSE APPLICATION
* ON CLOSING, ARIS GOLD AND MUBADALA WILL ENTER INTO A
COMPREHENSIVE AGREEMENT TO GOVERN THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY
Further company coverage: MUDEV.UL
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