the trading halt was needed to address the leaked news. that's all they did. in fact the announcement states that the offer is incomplete.management did not make any statement other than to clarify what was already being reported on in the papers.
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AN1 CuFe sells its Crossroads gold royalty to Northern Star for $4M cash; says better than waiting for mine launch