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Article: CHINA GOVT OKAYS MINMETALS' PROPOSED OZ MINERALS TAKEOVER.
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- May 18, 2009
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SYDNEY, May 18 Asia Pulse - OZ Minerals Ltd (ASX:OZL) says it has been advised by the China Minmetals Non-Ferrous Metals Company Ltd (Minmetals) that the National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China (NDRC) has given its approval to the proposed acquisition by Minmetals of various assets and businesses from OZ Minerals.
The approval follows the approval given to the transaction by Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan on 23 April and represents the satisfaction of an important condition for the completion of the transaction.
Minmetals has also advised OZ Minerals that it has received binding financing commitments from its financiers ...