Article: Anatolia Closes Copler Deal With Rio Tinto; Gold Project Now Wholly-Owned by Anatolia.

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TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2004

Anatolia Minerals Development Limited (TSX:ANO.U) ("Anatolia") announces it has closed the previously-announced deal to acquire all interests of Rio Tinto Mining & Exploration Limited ("Rio Tinto") in the Copler gold project. Rio Tinto received 4 million Anatolia common shares in exchange for these interests, and Anatolia now owns 100% of the +4 million-ounce Copler inferred gold resource in Turkey, free from any royalties, earn-in rights, or back-in rights. On January 5, 2004, Anatolia announced it had agreements to acquire 100% of Copler by acquiring the outstanding interests held by Rio Tinto ...

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