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mil</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">ordinary shares, in Copper</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">Resources Corp (CR), a</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">Johannesburg-based copper</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">mining company, in a stock</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">swap transaction valued at</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">126.220 mil South African rand</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">($16.607 mil US). Based on MLs</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">closing stock price of April</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">29, the last full trading day</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">prior to the announcement,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">each CR share was valued at</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">23.956 rand ($3.152).</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>SOUTH AFRICA Metorex Ltd (ML), a unit of Crew Gold Corp, raised its interest to 50.27% from 45.3%, by acquiring a 4.97% stake, or 4.305 mil ordinary shares, in Copper Resources Corp (CR), a Johannesburg-based copper mining company, in a stock swap transaction valued at 126.220 mil South African rand ($16.607 mil US). Based on MLs closing stock price of April 29, the last full trading day prior to the announcement, each CR share was valued at 23.956 rand ($3.152).</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">SOUTH AFRICA Metorex Ltd (ML), a unit of Crew Gold Corp, raised its interest to 50.27%</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">from 45.3%, by acquiring a 4.97% stake, or 4.305 mil ordinary shares, in Copper Resources</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">Corp (CR), a Johannesburg-based copper mining company, in a stock swap transaction valued</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">at 126.220 mil South African rand ($16.607 mil US). Based on MLs closing stock price of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">April 29, the last full trading day prior to the announcement, each CR share was valued at</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">23.956 rand ($3.152).</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">SOUTH AFRICA Metorex Ltd (ML), a unit of Crew Gold Corp, raised its interest to 50.27% from 45.3%, by acquiring a 4.97% stake, or 4.305 mil ordinary shares, in Copper Resources Corp (CR), a</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Johannesburg-based copper mining company, in a stock swap transaction valued at 126.220 mil South African rand ($16.607 mil US). Based on MLs closing stock price of April 29, the last full trading day</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">prior to the announcement, each CR share was valued at 23.956 rand ($3.152).</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:n_synopsis5><sdc:value sdc:p="0">SOUTH AFRICA Metorex Ltd (ML), a unit of Crew Gold Corp, raised its interest to 50.27% from 45.3%, by acquiring a 4.97% stake, or 4.305</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">mil ordinary shares, in Copper Resources Corp (CR), a Johannesburg-based copper mining company, in a stock swap transaction valued at</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">126.220 mil South African rand ($16.607 mil US). 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