Commentary15 Oct 2020 15:43
Shares in GCM Resources PLC jumped Thursday after the company said that it had signed an agreement with China Nonferrous Metal Industry's Foreign Engineering & Construction Co. to develop GCM's Phulbari coal and power project in Bangladesh.
The AIM-listed mining-and-energy company said the two companies have agreed to establish a joint venture to discuss and arrange works related to the project, including a definitive feasibility study and financing. China Nonferrous Metal is expected to acquire a 5% stake in the joint venture, GCM said.
As part of the agreement, China Nonferrous Metal will facilitate to arrange financing for the project and be appointed as exclusive engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contractor, GCM said.