Vast Resources Plc / Ticker: VAST / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining 13 March 2024 Vast Resources Plc New Copper Offtake Secured with Trafigura for Baita Plai Vast Resources Plc, the AIM-listed mining company, is pleased to announce that it has secured a new exclusive offtake agreement with Trafigura Group Pte for all copper concentrate produced at the Company's 100% owned Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine in Romania . The New Offtake builds on Vast's existing relationship with Trafigura, which is one of the world's leading independent commodity trading and logistics companies, following the exclusive offtake agreement signed with Trafigura in October 2022 relating to the Takob Mine in Tajikistan. The New Offtake agreement, which will be in place until June ...

Mako Mining is pleased to provide an update of results from the ongoing reverse circulation drill program at Mako's newest mining area, Las Conchitas, located immediately south of the company's San Albino gold mine, which is currently in commercial production. Since the most recent mineral resource estimate at the San Albino Project was defined, Mako has completed 9,951 m in 176 reverse circulation drill holes of the resource expansion drill program. The results reported in this release are from the Southern portion of Las Conchitas, which hosts gold mineralization in three principal zones; El Limon, Mango and Bayacun. The main objectives of the near-surface, extension and confirmation drilling campaign were to gain a higher level of confidence of the grade and geomet...

Aclara Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that it has entered into an investment agreement with CAP S.A. , a publicly listed company on the Chilean Stock Exchange, pursuant to which, amongst other things, CAP will make a US$29 million strategic investment in REE Uno SpA , Aclara´s Chilean subsidiary, which owns the Penco Module . Under the terms of the Investment Agreement, CAP also has an option to invest an additional US$50 million in REE Uno and a three-year option to subscribe a 19.9% interest in Aclara, and the parties have also agreed to form a joint venture company to develop metals and alloys for the rare earths permanent magnet industry . The Transaction reflects the parties' shared view that the future will require innovative mineral extraction methods, a strong ...

Galway Metals Inc. ; is pleased to report assay results from its diamond drilling program at the Southwest Deposit at the Company's 100%-owned flagship Clarence Stream high-grade gold project in New Brunswick, Canada. The Southwest Deposit, as well as the South and North Deposits, are open in all directions for expansion. Management believes that the Clarence Stream gold project has district-scale potential with an exploration strike length of approximately 65 kilometres. Rob Hinchcliffe, President and CEO of Galway stated "We are excited about these new results from the Southwest Deposit because they demonstrate good gold continuity. More specifically we are seeing extensions of mineralization at surface and at depth including a high-grade intercept extending the Southwest D...

Ur-Energy Inc. is pleased to announce the decision to build out our wholly owned, fully permitted and licensed Shirley Basin Project in Carbon County, Wyoming. This decision was based on our growing uranium sales contract book, a strong uranium market price, and an expectation of growing demand for uranium as nations increasingly move toward clean nuclear power. John Cash, the Company's CEO and Chairman of the Board, stated, "The decision to build out our Shirley Basin Project is a major milestone for our Company as it will nearly double our annual permitted mine production capacity to 2.2 million pounds while diversifying our supply. The build out will also solidify our position as the dominant producer in the Great Divide Basin and Shirley Basin Districts of Wyoming. We look...

Fury Gold Mines is pleased to announce results for the five remaining 2023 core drill holes from the Percival Prospect. Drill hole 23KP-016 targeted a 115 metre step out from drilling on the western flank of the known Percival Main mineralization and intercepted 15.0 m of 0.88 g/t Au including 3.0 m of 2.81 g/t Au. A second drill hole, 23KP-014, tested the westerly continuation of the Percival Main mineralization with a 75.0 m step out from previous drilling and intercepted 18.0 m of 0.50 g/t Au . Drill hole 23KP-013 tested the steep easterly plunge of the high-grade intercept from 22KP-008 and intercepted 14.50 m of 1.05 g/t Au includin...

Dr. Srini Godavarthy to present on March 19th at 3:00 PM CST as part of the Innovation Agora Li-Metal to participate in Canada's Energy House program hosted by Invest in Canada at CERAWeek 2024 Li-Metal Corp. , a developer of lithium metal anode and lithium metal production technologies, today announced that the Company's CEO, Dr. Srini Godavarthy, will be presenting at S&P Global's CERAWeek 2024, the energy industry's preeminent conference, in Houston, Texas. Dr. Godavarthy will be participating in CERA Week's Innovation Agora program, which centers around disruptive, emerging technologies that are poised to transform the future of the energy industry. His presentation will occur on Tuesday, March 19th at 3:00 PM CST. During the presentation, Dr. Godavarthy will discuss ...

Graphano Energy Ltd. is pleased to report that it has staked an additional 79 mining claims on the eastern side of its existing 100% owned Standard Mine Project . These additional new claims represent a significant increase in the total land claims of the Company and expands the claims at Standard by 3,923 hectares to a total of 4,265 hectares. Luisa Moreno, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, stated: "The new claims are situated to the north of the Lac-Aux-Bouleaux project and immediately to the east of Standard, where we have already confirmed high-grade graphite mineralization from drilling. We have long recognized this region as North America's sustainable source of graphite for the EV industry, and we look forward to initiating exploration work in the new claims to f...

[Relevant Gold announces results from the 2023 soil sampling and geological mapping program at the Company's 100% owned 3,884-hectare Golden Buffalo Project located in the South Pass Gold Field. The Company's 2023 soil survey has highlighted a 3.5 km2 arsenic anomaly surrounding a newly mapped 2+ km western extension of the gold-rich Golden Buffalo Shear Zone. Arsenic is a very powerful pathfinder for targeting gold mineralization in Abitibi-style orogenic gold systems and its importance is rapidly emerging at Golden Buffalo . The GBSZ is the primary host for high-grade gold discovered at Golden Buffalo, highlighted by Relevant Gold surface trench rock chip assays of 168 g/t Au, and drilling assays highlighted by 83.8 g/t Au over 1 metre . A 2021 pilot soil sam...

Standard Lithium Ltd. , a leading near-commercial lithium development company, is pleased to announce that it has successfully installed a commercial-scale Direct Lithium Extraction column at its Demonstration Plant near El Dorado, Arkansas. The column is a LiPRO™ Lithium Selective Sorption unit, supplied by Koch Technology Solutions, LLC . The column has been installed and integrated with the Company's existing Demonstration Plant to test and derisk the design for commercial applications of the LiPRO™ LSS technology. It is the same size and design as those that the Company intends to use in its commercial applications for the Phase 1A and South West Arkansas projects . The commercial-scale LiPRO™ LSS column is currently being filled with Koch Engineered Sol...

Ionic Rare Earths is very pleased to announce that Rwenzori Rare Metals, has successfully produced first quantities of MREC at its newly commissioned Demonstration Plant facility in Uganda. IonicRE currently owns 60% of Makuutu and has agreed terms with partners in RRM on increasing its ownership to 94%, which pending approval by shareholders, and is subject to satisfying conditions precedent, is expected to occur in H1 2024. Major milestone of the first production of MREC from its newly commissioned Demonstration Plant on site at Makuutu in Uganda

Q Battery Metals is pleased to announce that drill permits are expected to be provided within 1 to 2 weeks to allow for a Phase II of diamond drilling on the McKenzie East gold property. The permit will allow for the construction of 15 drill pads with supporting access. From 2020 to 2021 Q Battery completed an Induced Polarization electrical survey, a MMI soil sampling survey, and a drone-supported airborne magnetic survey, outlining drilling targets on the McKenzie East. In early 2021, Q Battery completed an eight-hole diamond drilling program as an initial testing of targets on the property. A total of 548 core samples were shipped to ALS Lab in Val d'Or, Quebec, for analysis. Results included 1.185 grams per tonne gold over 1 metre f...

Bunker Hill Mining announces that its board of directors has approved the grant of an aggregate of 5,936,737 restricted stock units to certain directors and officers of the Company, including its Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, pursuant to the terms of the Company's amended and restated restricted stock unit incentive plan . The RSUs will vest in one-third increments on March 13 of 2025, 2026 and 2027 into one share of common stock of the Company at a deemed price of C$0.11 based on the closing price of the Common Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange on March 12, 2024. A copy of the RSU Plan is available under the Company's profile on SEDAR+. Under new Idaho-based leadership, Bunker Hill intends to sustainably restar...