UPDATE: 5/17/2011, 11.29 a.m. The second and final two paragraphs of this article have been updated to include additional details of the firms and partners involved in the transaction. A ninth paragraph has been added, detailing Yulchon’s advice in the deal. The headline has also been changed.

Canadian firm Stikeman Elliott is advising Korea Resources Corporation in its proposed acquisition, together with Capstone Mining Corp., of Far West Mining Ltd, a Vancouver-based mining concern.