Anglo Asian Mining plc ("Anglo Asian" or the "Company"), the AIM listed gold, copper and silver producer primarily focused in Azerbaijan, is pleased to announce it has made a third investment in Libero Copper & Gold Corporation ("Libero") to acquire 2.6 million new shares at CAN 15 cents per share for a total consideration of CAN$390,000 (US$289,000), the company told APA-Economics.
The investment, which maintains the Company's 19.8 per cent. shareholding, forms part of Libero's recently launched private placement with gross proceeds of approximately CAN$2.0 million (US$1.5 million) to be used for exploration at the Mocoa and Esperanza copper porphyry projects in Colombia and Argentina respectively. Further information about Libero's properties can be found at: https://www.liberocopper.com.
Libero is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (ticker LBC) and owns, or has the right to acquire, several copper exploration properties in North and South America including Mocoa, one of the world's largest undeveloped copper-molybdenum resources. Anglo Asian now holds 18.1 million common shares in Libero, as well as a total of 8.9 million warrants exercisable at CAN 22 cents and CAN 75 cents per share as set out in the table below.