UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 9, 2010
SOLITARIO EXPLORATION & ROYALTY CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Colorado |
001-32978 |
84-1285791 |
4251 Kipling Street, Suite 390
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: |
(303) 534-1030 |
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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ITEM 8.01 |
Other Events |
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Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp. ("Solitario") announced that Anglo Platinum Ltd. ("Anglo") has earned an additional 21% interest in Solitario's Pedra Branca platinum-palladium project in northeastern Brazil to bring its total interest in the project to 51%. Anglo earned this interest by completing its required funding for the $1.5 million 2010 exploration program, in addition to its previous 2009 $1.5 million funding. Anglo has now funded a total of $7.0 million since inception of our joint venture. Anglo Platinum, with over 2.0 million ounces of annual production, is the world's largest platinum producer accounting for nearly 40% of the world's production |
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ITEM 9.01 |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
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(d) Exhibits |
Exhibit Description |
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99.1 |
Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp. press release dated August 9, 2010 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
August 11, 2010
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Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp. |
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By: |
/s/ James R. Maronick |
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James R. Maronick, Chief Financial Officer |
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