MTM Essential Metals (ASX:MTM) (MTM or the Firm) is happy to advise that it has accomplished the acquisition of Flash Metals Pty Ltd (Flash Metals). The closing of this transaction ends in MTM securing exploration licenses within the West Arunta and Mukinbudin areas of Western Australia and the negotiation of the unique rights to Flash Joule Heating expertise with Rice College.
Highlights:
- The all scrip 100% acquisition of Flash Metals Pty Ltd has been accomplished with allotment of securities following shareholder approval at a gathering on 14th March 2024.
- Management and administration of tenements within the West Arunta and Mukinbudin areas of Western Australia has been secured which is able to allow Native Title and freehold land entry to be progressed to allow in-field exploration planning to progress.
- Progress with Rice College to safe the Flash Joule Heating license settlement continues and has been assumed by way of the possession of FJ Processing Pty Ltd, an entirely owned subsidiary of Flash Metals Pty Ltd.
- Tranche 2 of the Placement has been accomplished elevating $3.4 million (earlier than prices) ensuing within the challenge of roughly 42.6 million shares at $0.08 per share with one free attaching possibility (MTMO) for each two shares issued.
- Tranche 2 of the Convertible Be aware transformed to fairness with the allotment of roughly 10.7 million shares and 5.3 million choices.
Completion of the Flash Metals acquisition sees management of three exploration licenses within the West Arunta space (E80/5858, E80/5754 and E80/5875) (Determine 1) and two tenements within the Mukinbudin space (E70/6048 & E70/6359) (Determine 2) transferred to MTM (collectively the WA REE Tenements).
MTM will assume the rights to the Flash Joule Heating licensing possibility which has been exercised by Flash Metals (refer ASX announcement dated 13 March 2024) and negotiations are underneath solution to full a licensing settlement with Rice College.
MTM Managing Director, Mr Lachlan Reynolds mentioned “We’re very happy to have accomplished the Flash Metals acquisition which gives the Firm with vital exploration and growth alternatives by way of the acquisition of the REE targeted exploration licenses in Western Australia.
“The brand new tenements in West Arunta present us with a chance to find new niobium-rare earth deposits in traditionally untested floor, proper subsequent door to some rising mineralised carbonatite tasks recognized by each WA1 Assets and Encounter Assets. With the acquisition of Flash Metals now accomplished, we are able to progress the discussions with Native Title events to allow us to entry the tenements for in-field exploration .
“The Flash Joule Heating expertise is complimentary to MTM’s exploration actions but in addition has the potential to be transformational at a much bigger scale for the extraction of each treasured and industrial metals.. We’re very excited to be getting into right into a commercialisation partnership with Rice College and have closed the Flash Metals transaction at a time when the Flash Joule Heating prototype growth has been nicely superior by a Houston based mostly engineering firm underneath the stewardship of the Distributors of Flash Metals and KnightHawk Engineering.
The overwhelming assist that we’ve got acquired from present and new shareholders who’ve participated within the Placement and the Convertible Be aware challenge has been sturdy. The proceeds raised place MTM in a powerful monetary place to progress the mineral exploration and Flash Joule Heating expertise growth.”
Determine 1: The West Arunta Niobium-REE Challenge contains three granted exploration licences in japanese central Western Australia, positioned inside the Gibson Desert about 130km west of the Northern Territory/ Western Australia border within the East Kimberley Mineral Discipline.
Determine 2: Location of the Mukinbudin Challenge, roughly 250 km NE of Perth.
Flash Metals Acquisition Consideration
With all situations precedent having been glad, the all scrip consideration to amass all the unusual shares in Flash Metals has been issued as follows:
a) 100 million totally paid unusual shares in MTM (Shares) (Consideration Shares) issued to the shareholders of Flash Metals (the Distributors) (Be aware – 73,497,088 Shares are topic to 6 (6) month voluntary escrow);
b) 50 million quoted choices with an train worth of $0.25 and expiring 26 November 2024 (ASX:MTMO) issued to the Distributors (Quoted Consideration Choices) (Be aware – 36748542 Choices are topic to 6 (6) month voluntary escrow);
c) 37.5 million efficiency rights (Consideration Efficiency Rights) issued to Sandton Capital Pty Ltd (or its nominees), of which:
i. 12.5 million will vest and convert to Shares following the receipt of drilling outcomes of >10m at >1,000ppm complete uncommon earth oxide (TREO) and/or >0.5% Nb2O5 on the WA REE Tenements (Milestone 1);
ii. 12.5 million will vest and convert to Shares upon delineation of a JORC compliant inferred useful resource of >10MT at >1,000ppm TREO and/or >0.5% Nb2O5 on the WA REE Tenements (Milestone 2); and
iii. 12.5 million will vest and convert to Shares upon delineation of a JORC inferred useful resource of >20MT at >1,000 ppm TREO and/or >0.5% Nb2O5 on WA REE Tenements (Milestone 3); and
d) 15 million unquoted choices to amass Shares with an train worth of $0.25 and an expiry date of 30 December 2026 (Unquoted Consideration Choices) issued to Sandton Capital Pty Ltd (or its nominees), of which:
i. 5 million vest upon attaining Milestone 1;
ii. 5 million vest upon attaining Milestone 2; and
iii. 5 million vest upon attaining Milestone 3.
9 (9) of the Distributors who’ve collectively been issued with 73,467,088 Consideration Shares and 36,733,544 Quoted Consideration Choices have entered into six month voluntary escrow agreements with the Firm.
Flash Metals owns all the shares in FJ Processing Pty Ltd which holds the Flash Joule Heating expertise licensing possibility and which has funded the preliminary growth of the prototype of the Flash Joule Heating check module.
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