Tri-Star Resources, the UK-based mining and minerals processing company, on Wednesday announced that significant short-term funding has been agreed for Strategic & Precious Metals Processing LLC (SPMP), which owns the antimony-gold processing facility in Sohar. Tri-Star holds a 40% shareholding in SPMP, while Oman Investment Fund Holding (OIF) and DNR Industries Ltd own 40% and 20% stakes in the project, respectively. The shareholders of SPMP have also agreed to explore a stock exchange listing of SPMP, provisionally to take place once commercial production has been achieved, Tri-Star said in a statement posted on its website.