Viking Mines: To acquires Flinders Mines’ (ASX:FMS) Canegrass project

Viking Mines To acquires Flinders Mines’ (ASX:FMS) Canegrass project

  • Viking Mines (VKA) is set to earn a 99-per-cent interest in the Canegrass battery minerals project in Western Australia
  • The company has entered a farm-in arrangement with Flinders Mines (FMS) to acquire a majority stake in the project, which it believes has “significant potential to add value”
  • Viking Mines needs to spend $4 million on exploration over 54 months and will also have to make staged payments totalling $1.25 million in cash
  • The company is now undertaking comprehensive activities to better understand the project and plan future exploration
  • Viking shares are up 11.1 per cent to trade at one cent at 3:59 pm AEDT, and Flinders shares are down 9.8 per cent to trade at 46 cents
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