China Armco Metals Acquiring Stake in Australian Iron Ore Company

China Armco will take a 19.9 percent stake in Apollo Minerals.

China Armco Metals Inc. has agreed to acquire up to a 19.9 percent stake in Apollo Minerals Ltd., an Australian iron ore exploration company, for about $3.6 million.

Apollo owns the exploration rights of two mineral developments in Western Australia that contain significant iron ore deposits.

Additionally, Apollo has agreed to give China Armco the off-take rights to no less than 15 percent of the iron ore production from one of its projects.