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Liontown Resources (ASX:LTR) to acquire 51pc of Koojan Project

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ASX:LTR      MCAP $2.193B
27 January 2021 12:00 (AEDT)
Liontown Resources (ASX:LTR) - Managing Director, David Richards

Source: The Market Herald

Liontown Resources (LTR) has executed a binding term sheet with Lachlan Star (LSA) to acquire a 51 per cent interest in the Koojan Project.

To acquire the 51 per cent stake, Liontown can spend $4 million on exploration within a five year period.

Once it has satisfied the $500,000 minimum spend, Liontown may withdraw from the agreement before it reaches a 30 per cent holding.

Once it has received the 51 per cent interest, Liontown’s landholding will more than double from 467 square kilometres to 1068 square kilometres.

The 600-square-kilometre Koojan Project lies in the New Norcia region of Western Australia, around 130 kilometres north-northeast of Perth.

Furthermore, the project neighbours the western boundary of Liontown’s Moora Project where extensive gold-nickel-copper-platinum group element (PGE) anomalism has been identified.

Initial results from drilling at Moora confirmed the potential for significant bedrock mineralisation with up to 1.9 per cent copper and 0.5g/t gold returned.

Planning is now underway to undertake an auger sampling program at the project, with work to begin once access agreements have been finalised with landowners.

In a busy morning, Liontown has also announced it will be selling its Killaloe Gold Project to Lachlan Star for 40 million LSA shares.

Multiple drill-ready targets have already been identified and Liontown will receive a one per cent net smelter royalty for all minerals produced by Lachlan Star.

Both agreements are expected to be completed in Q1 2021.

Liontown is up a slight 1.11 per cent on the market and shares are trading at 45.5 cents at 11:17 am AEDT.

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