Amanta Resources Ltd. reported that it has now received formal notification that the Lao government has approved a 3-year licence extension to the Foreign Investment Licence for its Luang Namtha project in northern Laos. In accordance with the laws of the Lao P.D.R., the company had applied for the licence extension three months prior to the completion of the initial 5-year term and the licence is now effective to June, 2016. Planning is now underway for the next phase of exploration at Luang Namtha.