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Deep Yellow Unit Executes Long-Term Water Supply Agreement for Namibia Uranium Project
Deep Yellow's (ASX:DYL) wholly-owned unit Reptile Uranium Namibia (Proprietary) executed a long-term water supply agreement with NamWater for the supply of water to the Tumas uranium project in Namibia, according to a Wednesday Australian bourse filing.The agreement provides for water supply capacity over the life of the project, subject to certain commencement conditions and operational arrangements, supporting construction activities, commissioning, and long-term uranium production.Reptile Uranium, as well as Deep Yellow's wholly-owned unit, Reptile Mineral Resources and Exploration (Proprietary), entered into subscription and shareholders' agreements with Oponona for Oponona to become a 5% shareholder in Reptile Uranium. This supports compliance with the local ownership requirements attached to the ML237 mining license, owned by Reptile Uranium.Oponona's 5% share of historical and future Tumas project expenditure, including construction and development expenditure up to and including the commercial production date, shall be considered as an interest-free loan by Reptile Mineral Resources to Oponona, repayable from Oponona's future dividends, per the filing.Its shares rose 1% in recent trading on Wednesday.
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