australasian to focus on iron ore

AUSTRALASIAN TO FOCUS ON IRON ORE
Australian based resources company Australasian Resources Ltd (“Australasian”) has made an in principle decision to focus on the development of iron ore projects.
This follows the recent announcement that CITIC Pacific Ltd (“CITIC”) has concluded agreements with Mineralogy and Australasian’s major shareholder, Professor Clive Palmer to acquire another iron ore project at Balmoral, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Following Professor Clive Palmer’s confirmation of his willingness to do so, Australasian has commenced negotiations with Professor Palmer in order to acquire additional iron ore assets adjacent to its current Balmoral South Project.
To enable the Australasian to focus on its iron ore strategy, Australasian proposes to spin-off its nickel and other assets into a separate listed entity. Details of the structure of the spin-off and timing have yet to be determined, however it is envisaged that shareholders would have an opportunity to become investors in the spin-off entity either on an entitlements or priority allocation basis. Tricom Equities Ltd has been appointed to advise the Company on this transaction.
Australasian will keep the market informed of all developments in this regard.
Australasian Managing Director, Andrew Caruso, believes this strategy will be in the best long term interests for Australasian and its shareholders.
“With iron ore prices tipped to rise by up to 50% for the coming year, a focus on the development of our Balmoral South project and the potential acquisition of new iron ore assets makes sense.”
Caruso went on to say, “we believe the proposed spin-off of our other assets, including the Sherlock Bay Nickel Project, will provide a better opportunity to deliver more value from these projects to shareholders.”