EarthFirst had earlier obtained protection from its creditors under Canada's Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. The Court of Queens Bench of Alberta, Judicial Centre of Calgary, on 29 May approved the GE-Plutonic transaction.

GE and Plutonic plan to complete acquisition of Dokie Ridge assets near Chetwynd, 1,100 kilometers northeast of Vancouver, British Colombia within a further 45-day period, if certain conditions are satisfied or waived by 20 July.

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