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Another One Bites the Dust: Mineral Resources Leaves Atlas Battle
The fight for Atlas Iron has been narrowed down to Fortescue Metals Group and Redstone after Mineral Resources’ withdrawal from what has now become a bidding war.
The three-company battle for Atlas Iron (ASX:AGO) just narrowed down to two, with Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN) withdrawing from the bidding war.
Mineral Resources originally agreed to merge with Atlas in April, and the deal was supposed to be completed by August. However, in recent weeks, Redstone, a subsidiary of Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting, has snatched up a 19.96-percent share in the company.
Within the same time period, Fortescue Metals Group (ASX:FMG) has picked up a 19.9-percent stake in Atlas, turning the situation into a three-way tug of war.
The most recent shake up to the situation came on Monday (June 18), when Redstone put down a AU$390-million cash takeover bid for Atlas at 4.2 cents a share, forcing Mineral Resources and Fortescue to weigh their options.
In an announcement released Tuesday (June 19), Mineral Resources stated that Atlas had given it until Thursday (June 21) to make a counteroffer against Redstone. In a statement released Wednesday (June 20), Mineral Resources announced that it will not be making a counterproposal.
Aside from an initial statement made on Monday following Redstone’s bid, when it said it would be assessing its options, Fortescue has not made any announcements about its plans regarding Atlas.
The fight for Atlas reportedly stems from the company’s involvement in the joint venture North West Infrastructure, which has plans to develop two new berths at Port Hedland in Western Australia.
The port, which services much of the Pilbara region’s iron ore exports, currently has a single berth with a capacity of 13 million tonnes; the expansion would push that number up to 50 million tonnes.
Atlas recently met some resistance from the Western Australian government regarding the expansion plans, specifically from transport minister Rita Saffioti, who told the company that the berths are reserved for junior miners. Saffioti also said the decision will fall to the Pilbara Ports Authority, leaving some wondering if the project will still come to fruition.
As of 2:20 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Atlas’ share price was at AU$0.045, up 2.27 percent. Since the beginning of the year it has risen 12.5 percent.
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Securities Disclosure: I, Olivia Da Silva, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
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A graduate of Durham College's broadcast journalism program, Olivia has a passion for all things newsworthy. She got her start writing about esports (competitive video games), where she specialized in professional Call of Duty coverage. Since then, Olivia has transitioned into business writing for INN where her beats have included Australian mining and base metals.
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