Asia Resource Minerals

International mining group

Asia Resource Minerals plc

Industry| Mining
Founded| July 2010
Defunct| 14 November 2017 (14 November 2017)
Fate| Dissolved[1]
Headquarters| London, United Kingdom

Key people

| Samin Tan (Chairman)
Amir Sambodo (CEO)
Halim Tan (CFO)
Revenue| $1,425 million (2013)[2]

Operating income

| $(23) million (2013)[2]

Net income

| $(252) million (2013)[2]
Website| www.asiarmplc.com/

Asia Resource Minerals was a mining company listed on the London Stock Exchange.

## History

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In July 2010 Vallar plc, a Jersey-incorporated investment vehicle founded by Nathaniel Rothschild, raised £707.2 million ($1.07 billion) in an Initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange. Together with other members of the Vallar management team, they have invested £100 million in shares of the company. Vallar decided to focus on investments in mining of metals, coal, and iron ore in the Americas, Russia, Eastern Europe, and Australia.[3]

In November 2010, Vallar announced it was buying stakes for $3bn in two listed Indonesia thermal coal (used for power stations) producers for a combination of cash and new Vallar shares, with a view to combining them to create the largest exporter of thermal coal to China, India, and the other emerging economies of Asia. The transaction closed as planned on 8 April 2011.[4] In April 2011, Vallar plc was renamed Bumi plc.[5]

In September 2012 the company announced that it was looking into possible financial irregularities at its Indonesian arms resulting in a 14% fall in its share price.[6] Its much-delayed financial results for 2012 showed a $200m black hole.[7]

In 2013, it was variously reported that $173 million had allegedly gone "missing" or that "mysteriously vanished" or that a withdrawal was "unauthorised" from Berau Coal Energy (a subsidiary of Bumi plc) under Rosan Roeslani's leadership. Roeslani disputed the claims. The firm decided that if Roeslani repaid the money, no legal action would be taken.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

In December 2013 the company changed its name to Asia Resource Minerals; at the same time Samin Tan paid $223 million to purchase the Bakrie family's 23.8% stake in the company.[14]

The company had an 84.7% holding in Berau Coal.[15]

## References

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1. ^ "ASIA RESOURCE MINERALS LIMITED". Companies House. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
2. ^ a b c Preliminary Results 2013
3. ^ "£707M Vallar float exceeds". express.co.uk. 10 July 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
4. ^ "Vallar Completes Acquiring 75% Berau, Recapital Says". bloomberg.com.
5. ^ "Vallar to Buy Bumi Minerals for $2.1 Billion to Add Deposits". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
6. ^ "Bumi investigates alleged financial irregularities". The Telegraph. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
7. ^ Josephine Moulds (31 May 2013). "Bumi reveals $200m black hole in financial results". The Guardian.
8. ^ "Rosan Roeslani emerges as surprise buyer of Inter Milan". The Telegraph (UK). 15 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
9. ^ "Former Bumi owner wins legal battle to recoup £110m from ex-director". The Guardian. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
10. ^ "Breakthrough in pursuit of former Bumi director's assets". The Telegraph. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
11. ^ "Nat Rothschild sells Asia Resource Minerals stake". Financial Times. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
12. ^ "Bumi Says Roeslani Claims He Doesn't Owe Company Funds". Bloomberg. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
13. ^ "With founder on hook for $173M, private equity company plans media asset sale". Nikkei Asian Review. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
14. ^ "Curtain comes down on Bumi after shareholders vote for split". The Telegraph. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
15. ^ "Berau Coal Energy". Reuters. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2013.

## External links

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* Official site