Mkango Resources Ltd. (AIM/TSX-V: MKA) (the "Company" or "Mkango")
is pleased to note the press release by the European Raw Materials
Alliance (ERMA), reproduced below, and looks forward to working
with ERMA as we move the Pulawy separation plant towards
development:
Securing critical raw materials for the European
market is the main goal of the European Raw Materials Alliance
(ERMA). The current issues with Europe’s dependency on oil and gas
clearly show the importance of diversification of value chains
across all strategic industries for the production of green
energy.
ERMA is pleased to announce that it will support
Mkango Resources Ltd. (AIM/TSX-V: MKA) with securing financing for
the development of a rare earth separation plant to be located in
Puławy, Poland. This plant will be supplied with rare earth
carbonate originating from Mkango’s Songwe Hill primary deposit of
rare earth elements in Malawi, Africa. The plant will also be able
to process other materials supplied by third-party providers thus
acting as a future European Hub for rare earth elements
separation.
The Puławy project will aid the creation of a
secure supply chain option for neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium,
and terbium for the European Union. All these rare earth elements
are critical in the production of electric vehicles, wind turbines
and other clean energy applications that are key to Europe’s Green
Agenda.
Dr Massimo Gasparon, ERMA Director,
commented: “It is the primary role of ERMA to secure
raw materials and raw material supply chains for Europe to support
industrial ecosystems and create jobs within the European Union. We
cannot do this alone which is why diversifying is so key – this is
a multi-national project where we have a Canadian partner, Mkango
Resources, accessing critical raw materials in Malawi, Africa,
processing them in a plant in Poland, all for the benefit of the
European economy. The Puławy project is one of the first ERMA
projects to get the greenlight to provide critical raw materials
needed to fulfill European goals in the green transition while
diversifying the supply chain in the long term.”
William Dawes, CEO of Mkango Resources,
commented: “We look forward to supporting our
partners in Europe with creating a more diverse raw materials value
chain. ERMA’s support has been and continues to be important for
us, and we are happy to be part of its vast network of leading
companies in the raw materials sector. ERMA’s underlying principles
are a great fit with the Mkango’s vision and philosophy for the
Puławy separation plant and Songwe Hill deposit in Malawi.”
ERMA fully supports Mkango’s corporate strategy
to develop new sustainable primary and secondary sources. Their
integrated ‘mine, refine, recycle’ strategy differentiates Mkango
from its peers, uniquely positioning the company in the rare earths
sector. This week, Mkango announced that the final stage of
hydrometallurgical piloting at ANSTO for Mkango’s Songwe Hill Rare
Earths Project (“Songwe”) in Malawi has successfully produced rare
earth carbonate grading 55% total rare earth oxides (“TREO”)
equivalent, enriched in neodymium and praseodymium (“Nd / Pr”)
oxides, which together make up 31% of the TREO within the rare
earth carbonate product (i.e., Nd / Pr oxides / TREO = 31%).
Neodymium and praseodymium are key components of permanent magnets
used in electric vehicles, wind turbines and many electronic
devices and prices for Nd / Pr oxides have risen by 85% and 135%
respectively over the last 12 months.
This cooperation and support with securing
financing is one of the first projects resulting from ERMA’s
strategic initiatives securing rare earth elements for European
industry. A first action plan entitled “Rare Earth Magnets and
Motors: A European Call for Action” was issued in September 2021.
This report outlines current and projected European demand for Rare
Earth Elements and steps which should be taken to secure their
supply. The Puławy project is addressing several critical issues
highlighted in the report.
About European Raw Materials Alliance
(ERMA)
Metals, minerals, and advanced materials are the
key enablers for a globally competitive, green, and digital Europe.
The European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) contributes to ensure a
reliable, secure, and sustainable access to raw
materials. ERMA’s vision is to secure access to critical and
strategic raw materials, advanced materials, and processing
know-how for EU Industrial Ecosystems. The alliance brings together
all relevant stakeholders, including industrial actors along the
value chain, Member States and regions, trade unions, civil
society, research and technology organizations, investors, and
NGOs. ERMA is managed by EIT RawMaterials, a Knowledge and
Innovation Community of the European Institute of Innovation and
Technology (EIT), a body of European Union.
About Mkango
Resources Limited
Mkango Resources Ltd. (TSX-V/AIM: MKA) is a
Canadian mineral exploration and development company listed on the
UK and Canadian stock exchanges. The company is developing the
Songwe Hill rare earths project in Malawi, with a Feasibility Study
nearing completion, and the Pulawy rare earths separation project
in Poland, working with Grupa Azoty PULAWY, Poland's leading
chemical company and the second largest manufacturer of
nitrogen and compound fertilizers in the European Union. Through
its 42% strategic interest in HyProMag, Mkango is also developing
rare earth magnet recycling projects in the UK and Germany.
For more information, please
visit www.mkango.ca
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking
statements (within the meaning of that term under applicable
securities laws) with respect to Mkango, its business, HyProMag,
the Separation Plant and Songwe. Generally, forward looking
statements can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”,
“expects” or “is expected to”, “scheduled”, “estimates” “intends”,
“anticipates”, “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases,
or statements that certain actions, events or results “can”, “may”,
“could”, “would”, “should”, “might” or “will”, occur or be
achieved, or the negative connotations thereof. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements, as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions
or expectations upon which they are based will occur. By their
nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions,
known and unknown risks and uncertainties, both general and
specific, that contribute to the possibility that the predictions,
forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will
not occur, which may cause actual performance and results in future
periods to differ materially from any estimates or projections of
future performance or results expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such factors and risks include, without
limiting the foregoing, governmental action relating to COVID-19,
COVID-19 and other market effects on global demand and pricing for
the metals and associated downstream products for which Mkango is
exploring, researching and developing, factors relating the
development of the Separation Plant, including the outcome and
timing of the completion of the feasibility studies, cost overruns,
complexities in building and operating the Separation Plant,
changes in economics and government regulation, the positive
results of a feasibility study on Songwe Hill and delays in
obtaining financing or governmental approvals for, and the impact
of environmental and other regulations relating to, Songwe Hill and
the Separation Plant. The forward-looking statements contained in
this news release are made as of the date of this news release.
Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any intention and
assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Additionally,
the Company undertakes no obligation to comment on the expectations
of, or statements made by, third parties in respect of the matters
discussed above.
For more information on ERMA, please
contact:EIT RawMaterials Vanessa Lorenz, Head of
Communications, Vanessa.lorenz@eitrawmaterials.eu
For further information on Mkango,
please contact:Mkango Resources
Limited
William
Dawes |
Alexander
Lemon |
Chief Executive Officer |
President |
will@mkango.ca |
alex@mkango.ca |
Canada: +1 403 444 5979 |
|
www.mkango.ca |
|
@MkangoResources |
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