Silvercorp Metals, a Canadian-based, China-focused precious metals company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of silver-containing properties, agreed to acquire Celsius Resources, a copper and gold mining company, for A$56m. "This a positive step and timely development for Celsius and its subsidiaries. We are happy to have received an offer from Silvercorp which shares Celsius' corporate values and our vision to develop mining projects in a sustainable, inclusive and responsible manner. Together, we have the potential to demonstrate and realise our commitments to all our shareholders and stakeholders to see the development of Celsius' mineral assets, particularly our flagship MCB Copper-Gold Project with the Balatoc Indigenous Community in Kalinga, Philippines, through fruition. Indeed, this is a strong and favourable endorsement of the Philippines' minerals industry under the Administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. in its unrelenting drive as spearheaded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources under the stewardship of Secretary Ma. Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga, a globally-renowned climate change and disaster resilience expert, towards transformative mining that genuinely protects the environment and brings about shared prosperity for all stakeholders," Julito Sarmiento, Celsius Resources Executive Chairman.