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LAFAYETTE MINING: Prospect Investor Declines Option Arrangement
Lafayette Mining Ltd. shares have been halted from trading on the Australian Stock Exchange since December 4. In a statement lodged with the ASX, the mining company requested to have its shares suspended from trading while it continues to hold discussions with its key stakeholders regarding a new plan that can provide a viable basis for the company and its Rapu Rapu project to move forward. The Troubled Company Reporter-Asia Pacific reported on Nov. 29, 2007, that Lafayette is in negotiations with a major potential investor who had until November 30 to exercise an option to pay off its debt. However, the investor, according to the ASX statement by Lafayette, chose not to exercise their rights under and option agreement with the Rapu Rapu bank group. Australian firm Lafayette Mining, Incorporated -- http://www.lafayettemining.com/ -- has been listed on the Australian Stock Exchange since August 1997. Lafayette Mining Philippines, Incorporated, is a subsidiary of Lafayette Mining and is currently developing a polymetallic project involving copper, gold, zinc and silver on the Island of Rapu- Rapu in the Philippines. The TCR-AP's "Large Companies with Insolvent Balance Sheets" column on November 30, 2007, reflected Lafayette Mining Limited as having a US$190.86 million equity deficit, on total assets of US$105.24 million.
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