12:03 PM EST - Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp. : announced that Anglo Platinum Ltd. 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 million since inception of the joint venture. Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp.
shares T.SLR are trading even at $1.97.