Altona Rare Earths plc has signed two non-disclosure agreements on potential investment for its Monte Muambe rare earth elements, gallium and fluorspar project in northwest Mozambique. STRATEGIC The first NDA, with a “leading international critical metals mining industry group”, is for potential strategic investment for rare earths and gallium. Altona said it had sent representative […]
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Altona positive on fluorspar tests and discoveries
Altona Rare Earths plc returned “very encouraging” fluorspar metallurgical test results along with new fluorspar discoveries at its Monte Muambe rare earths project in Tete Province, northwest Mozambique. OUTCROPS Initial flotation tests of ore samples showed a concentrate at 93.62% calcium fluoride, with impurities reduced to “acceptable or near-acceptable levels” for hydrofluoric acid production. “These […]
Altona identifies gallium soil anomalies
Altona Rare Earths plc has identified three large untested gallium soil anomalies from a review of its soil sampling database at the Monte Muambe rare earths project in northwest Mozambique. TESTING Drilling previously intercepted high grade gallium mineralisation, prompting the review to find new possible occurrences of gallium. Altona said that the presence of gallium […]
Altona intercepts gallium at Monte Muambe
Altona Rare Earths plc said it had discovered high grade gallium mineralisation at Monte Muambe in Tete Province, northwest Mozambique. ECONOMICS The company intercepted gallium, of up to 232 g/t, along the entire length of hole MM039 located at the Northern End of the Fluorite Zone at target 6. The best intercept at MM039 was […]
Altona optimistic on fluorspar assays
Altona Rare Earths plc has received “very encouraging” assays from fluorspar ore samples collected last October from the fluorite zone at the Monte Muambe rare earths project in northwest Mozambique. PRODUCTION Returns of an average of 88.03% fluorite (CaF2) exceeded expectations given that the typical range for metallurgical grade fluorspar is 60 to 85%, the […]
Altona reviews fluorspar-diamond potential
Altona Rare Earths plc is reassess the potential for fluorspar production at Monte Muambe in Mozambique and for diamonds at its Zambia copper project. VEINS The move follows results from initial flotation rougher tests which included rare earths recovery of 69.3% and “good selectivity of rare earth minerals versus fluorite”. Legacy exploration mainly focused on […]