2234: Tony Manini and Darryn McClelland on Asiamet's $105m deal

Asiamet's executive chairman Tony Manini and chief executive Darryn McClelland join Vox following news of the US$105 million sale of the company's KSK copper project in Indonesia. We discuss the process that led up to the transaction, the way the valuation was determined, the pros and cons of an outright sale versus a joint venture, and what happens next. Asiamet retains the much larger Beutong project, for which it will seek a partner to help move it along. But the plan for proceeds from the KSK sale is to return the bulk of it to shareholders