Atlas Iron Limited
(ASX:AGO)will purchase Gondwana Resources Limited’s
(ASX:GDA) interest in the Trigg Hill rare earth prospect in the Pilbara region of Western Australia for $1.3 million.
Atlas has also entered into an option agreement for Gondwana’a interests in the Corunna Downs tenements in East Pilbara.
The option agreement expires in October next year and is for a total consideration of $2.1 million in cash, $1.4 million of which would be payable upon transfer of the tenements to Atlas.
The iron ore miner will pay a royalty of $1.13 to Gondwana per tonne of all iron ore sold from Corunna Downs, as well as 1.5 per cent of the gross proceeds of other mineral sales from the prospect.
Atlas booked a net loss of $114.6 million in the 2012 financial year.
