Horizonte Minerals plc has chosen Wood plc for the principal engineering contract to conduct the feasibility study (FS) for its Vermelho nickel-cobalt project in the Pará State, northeast Brazil. VERMELHO Vermelho lies in the Carajás mining district which has developed infrastructure and hydroelectric power as a result of sustained mining activities. The company’s flagship nickel […]
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Horizonte raises £70.5m to meet rising costs at Araguaia
Horizonte Minerals plc has raised £70.5 million in an oversubscribed placing at 90.5 pence per share to meet rising costs for its Araguaia nickel development in Brazil. PLACING The placing, which is one part of a fundraise that also includes a subscription, exceeded the company’s original gross target of £61.7m. Horizonte said that 77,945,627 new ordinary shares […]
Horizonte expects total capex rise to $537m for Araguaia
Horizonte Minerals plc said a 12.6% rise in costs along with engineering improvements would see total capital expenditure rise to U$537 million for its Araguaia nickel project in Brazil. INFLATION As at the end of September 2022, overall operations had progressed by 16% and engineering by some 71%. Chief executive Jeremy Martin said that since […]
Araguaia approved as strategic minerals project
Horizonte Mineral plc said it would have a priority from Brazilian agencies for the construction and operation of the Araguaia nickel project. IMPORTANCE The move is a consequence of Brazil’s approval of Araguaia as a strategic minerals project, which will also see support from an inter-ministerial committee. “The selection of the Araguaia nickel project as […]
Horizonte awards major process plant contracts
Horizonte Minerals plc has awarded all major and long-lead-time process plant equipment contracts for the Araguaia nickel project in Brazil. CONTRACTS The company said it had secured equipment supply and technical support services for the balance of the Araguaia process flow sheet from leading global suppliers. Horizonte will work with FLSmidth A/S, Metso Outotec Oyj, […]
Horizonte publishes 2021 sustainability report
Horizonte Minerals plc has published its 2021 sustainability report prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative Standards ‘Core’ option for its nickel operations in Brazil. SAFETY The report is the company’s third and covers issues such as environment, safety, health and communities. Horizonte recorded no lives lost to Covid-19 or from injuries due to […]