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Altona signs Botswana copper-silver option

Altona Rare Earths plc has signed a binding option for the Sesana copper-silver exploration project within PL2329/2023 in the Northwest District of Botswana. FORMATIONS The agreement with Ignate African Mining P/L follows the company’s Zambia metals-diamond acquisition in March as part of its diversification strategy. Sesana lies in the heart of the Kalahari copper belt […]

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Altona issues 1.6m shares

Altona Rare Earths plc has issued 1,591,373 ordinary shares in a director’s dealings and in lieu of cash salary payment for certain other directors and senior management. DIRECTORS AND PDMRs On 8 January, chief executive officer Cedric Simonet bought 20,000 ordinary shares at 2 pence each and on 9 January a further 50,000 for 2.1 […]

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Altona agrees £250,000 loan for Monte Muambe PFS

Altona Rare Earths plc has agreed a £250,000 loan to advance the prefeasibilty study for Monte Muambe in northwest Mozambique. The two-tranche loan from Catalyse Capital Ltd, which has previously supported the company, will progress work focused on metallurgy. The repayment date is 20 December 2024 and the loan carries a fixed interest of 20% […]

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Altona applies for 25-year mining licence

Altona Rare Earths plc has applied for 25-year mining licence for its majority owned Monte Muambe project in northwest Mozambique. PIVOTAL The company acquired the project in June 2021 and currently holds 51%. Altona has so far drilled more than 7,800m, and defined an inaugural JORC mineral resource estimate of 13.6 million tons at 2.42% total […]