Vena Resources Inc. (VEM.TO) (VNARF.PK) Teams with Trafigura to Support Azulcocha Mine Efforts
Vena Resources Inc., a leading Canadian mining company focused on Peru, yesterday announced an agreement with privately held international commodity trader Trafigura Beheer B.V. to put the Azulcocha Zinc Mine in production. Per the agreement, Trafigura will invest US$5 million to acquire a 30% stake in a Peruvian subsidiary of Vena, to be formed, valued at US$17 million. Today’s announcement regarding the Azulcocha project correlates with Vena's plans to fully finance an initial 1,000 tpd mining operation. "We believe that together with Trafigura we can substantially increase the amount of known resources/reserves in a short term. It is important to…