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Malaysia Smelting</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Corp Bhd, a 73.16%-owned unit</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">of Straits Trading Co Ltd's</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">wholly-owned Straits Trading</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">Amalgamated Resources Sdn Bhd,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">agreed to acquire a 30% stake</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">in Rapu Rapu Mine,Albay, a</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">copper and zinc mining company</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">and a wholly-owned unit of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">Philco Resources Ltd (PR),</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">from PR, for an estimated</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">791.922 mil Philippines pesoes</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">(59.546 mil Malaysian</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">ringgit/$18.9 mil US). PR was</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">a 60:40 joint venture between</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">LG Corp's majority-owned LG</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">International Corp unit and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">Korean state-owned Korea</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="18">Resources Corp.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>MALAYSIA - Malaysia Smelting Corp Bhd, a 73.16%-owned unit of Straits Trading Co Ltd's wholly-owned Straits Trading Amalgamated Resources Sdn Bhd, agreed to acquire a 30% stake in Rapu Rapu Mine,Albay, a copper and zinc mining company and a wholly-owned unit of Philco Resources Ltd (PR), from PR, for an estimated 791.922 mil Philippines pesoes (59.546 mil Malaysian ringgit/$18.9 mil US). PR was a 60:40 joint venture between LG Corp's majority-owned LG International Corp unit and Korean state-owned Korea Resources Corp.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">MALAYSIA - Malaysia Smelting Corp Bhd, a 73.16%-owned unit of Straits Trading Co Ltd's</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">wholly-owned Straits Trading Amalgamated Resources Sdn Bhd, agreed to acquire a 30% stake</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">in Rapu Rapu Mine,Albay, a copper and zinc mining company and a wholly-owned unit of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">Philco Resources Ltd (PR), from PR, for an estimated 791.922 mil Philippines pesoes</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">(59.546 mil Malaysian ringgit/$18.9 mil US). PR was a 60:40 joint venture between LG</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">Corp's majority-owned LG International Corp unit and Korean state-owned Korea Resources</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">Corp.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">MALAYSIA - Malaysia Smelting Corp Bhd, a 73.16%-owned unit of Straits Trading Co Ltd's wholly-owned Straits Trading Amalgamated Resources Sdn Bhd, agreed to acquire a 30% stake in Rapu Rapu</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Mine,Albay, a copper and zinc mining company and a wholly-owned unit of Philco Resources Ltd (PR), from PR, for an estimated 791.922 mil Philippines pesoes (59.546 mil Malaysian ringgit/$18.9 mil US).</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">PR was a 60:40 joint venture between LG Corp's majority-owned LG International Corp unit and Korean state-owned Korea Resources Corp.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:n_synopsis5><sdc:value sdc:p="0">MALAYSIA - Malaysia Smelting Corp Bhd, a 73.16%-owned unit of Straits Trading Co Ltd's wholly-owned Straits Trading Amalgamated Resources</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Sdn Bhd, agreed to acquire a 30% stake in Rapu Rapu Mine,Albay, a copper and zinc mining company and a wholly-owned unit of Philco</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">Resources Ltd (PR), from PR, for an estimated 791.922 mil Philippines pesoes (59.546 mil Malaysian ringgit/$18.9 mil US). PR was a 60:40</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">joint venture between LG Corp's majority-owned LG International Corp unit and Korean state-owned Korea Resources 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