Altona Rare Earths plc has appointed Luis Veloso as project manager for the Monte Muambe project in Mozambique. Mr Veloso, aged 38, is a qualified exploration geologist and environmental technician, and a board member of the Mozambican Geology and Mine Association. He has worked in Mozambique for the past 12 years, including spending 18 months […]
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Altona to start Monte Muambe rare earths exploration
Altona Rare Earths plc said it hoped to start its first exploration work by the end of September in Mozambique. FINANCE In its audited final results for the year ended 30 June 2021, the company also announced that expenditure totalled £733,000 (FY20: £225,985), reflecting Altona’s new strategy of investments into rare earths projects in Africa […]
Altona appoints Cédric Simonet as COO
Altona Rare Earths plc has appointed Cédric Simonet as chief operating officer with immediate effect. Mr Simonet became a non-executive director of the company in December 2020 before which he had been consultant geologist since July 2020. He is a French national who graduated from Universite Blaise Pascal with a Masters in Geology in 1995, and […]
Altona rules out Nankoma project
Altona Rare Earths plc has decided against exercising its option to acquire 51% of Leadway Group Ltd because it was unable to complete due diligence on the Nankoma project in Uganda. The company today said that Nankoma, a greenfield project, was considered a low-interest acquisition target by the board because there was no historical exploration data […]
Altona signs exclusive deal for Monte Muambe
Altona Rare Earths plc is to acquire its first rare earths asset after signing an exclusive acquisition deal for the Monte Muambe project in Tete Province, northwest Mozambique. PROGRAMME The company entered into an agreement with Ussokoti Investimentos Limitada for up to 70% of the project via a farm-in arrangement. Altona has also started its […]
Altona raises £177,700 via placing
Altona Rare Earths plc raised £177,700 before expenses, through the issue of 1,480,836 new ordinary shares at an issue price of 12 pence per share, a 29% premium to the closing share price on 18 June 2021. The company is issuing 740,419 warrants, on a one warrant for every two shares purchased basis, to the […]