Asian Mineral Resources Limited announced today that development activities on the Company’s Ban Phuc nickel project will be suspended effective October 1, 2008. The Company has been unable, as the result of a combination of factors, including current market conditions and uncertainties regarding Vietnamese government policies on nickel concentrate exports, export tariffs, royalties and taxes, [...]

Asian Mineral Resources Limited announced the steps it plans to take to deal with the impact on its Ban Phuc nickel project of the recently announced increase to 20% in the Vietnamese export tariff on nickel concentrates.
AMR has initiated discussions with the appropriate Vietnamese governmental authorities and has begun enlisting the support of other interested [...]

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