Column 1 0 DJ Broker Cheers Altona Mining's Chinese Deal -- Market Talk 1 2 0516 GMT [Dow Jones] Credit Suisse is warming increasingly to Altona Mining 3 (AOH.AU), raising its price target on the stock by 18% to A$0.26 and keeping an 4 outperform call. Last week, Altona forged a joint venture agreement with Sichuan Railway 5 Investment Group, which, subject to certain conditions, involves the Chinese entity 6 paying US$214.5 million for a 60% interest in the undeveloped Cloncurry copper-gold 7 prospect in Queensland state. That leaves Altona to contribute A$38 million towards the 8 development. "This deal appears excellent for Altona," the broker says. 9 "The capital required to develop the Cloncurry project was well beyond Altona's 10 capacity." It adds that the combined cash input of US$252 million (329 million 11 Australian dollars) exceeds the last development cost estimate because a broader 12 mining-sector slowdown has shrunk labor and materials costs, while tumbling oil prices 13 have cut fuel bills.
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