April 24 (Reuters) - Iamgold Corp IMG.TO :
* IAMGOLD SIGNS UJV AGREEMENT WITH STAATSOLIE
* IAMGOLD CORP - UJV EXCLUDES EXISTING GROSS ROSEBEL MINING CONCESSION, WHICH IS 95% OWNED BY RGM AND 5% OWNED BY REPUBLIC OF SURINAME
* IAMGOLD CORP - STAATSOLIE REQUIRED TO MAKE INITIAL CONTRIBUTION EQUAL TO 30% OF ALL OPERATING, CAPITAL EXPENSES RELATED TO SARAMACCA PROJECT
* IAMGOLD CORP - STAATSOLIE HAS PAID RGM AN INITIAL AMOUNT OF US$34.0 MILLION TOWARD AGGREGATE OWING OF US$54.9 MILLION
* IAMGOLD CORP - RGM WILL REMAIN UJV OPERATOR, WITH OVERALL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR UJV OPERATIONS
* IAMGOLD CORP - 70% OF PRODUCTION FROM UJV OPERATIONS, WHICH INCLUDES SARAMACCA MINE, WILL BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO RGM