ASX company assures it was aware of risks in buying TTR

ASX company assures it was aware of  risks in buying TTR
The waters off the Taranaki have been the subject of a long running battle over what the law means. (Image: Depositphotos)
Greg Hurrell
An Australian mining company seeking to buy would-be New Zealand seabed miner Trans-Tasman Resources says it was fully aware of the political and regulatory risk when it agreed to the deal.ASX-listed Manuka Resources (MKR) announced on Aug 1 that it had entered into a purchase agreement for Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR), which is seeking to mine iron sands in the South Taranaki bight seabed.Its resource consents were quashed by the supreme court after a long legal battle and they have been sent back to the regulator – the Environment Prote...

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