Summit Minerals Limited (ASX: SUM) (“Summit” or the “Firm”) is worked up to announce that it has signed binding agreements (“Agreements”) to amass tenement packages extremely potential for uncommon earth components (REE), niobium, and lithium. Time period sheets had been signed with distributors RTB Geologia & Mineracao Ltda (RTB), Sandro Arruda Silva Ltda. (SAS), and Mineracao Paranal Ltda (MPL) to amass authorized possession and title over sure Exploration Permits and Functions for Exploration masking an space of 29,267 hectares in Minas Gerais and Paraiba States, Brazil (Determine 1; Desk 2).
HIGHLIGHTS
- Summit has entered right into a binding buy settlement to amass 100% of JUAZEIRINHO (Nb, REE), EQUADOR (Nb, REE), ARATAPIRA (REE), SANTA SOUSA (REE), T1/T2 (REE) & HERCULES NORTH & SOUTH (Li) Tasks located within the mining pleasant and commodity-rich states of Minas Gerais & Paraiba.
NIOBIUM AND REE PACKAGE HIGHLIGHTS
- The Niobium and REE tenement bundle consists of Juazeirinho, Equador, Aratapira, Santa Sousa and T1/T2 Tasks, masking a mixed strategic space of 10,747.36 Hectares (107.47 km2) throughout 11 granted tenements.
- Distinctive grades in Niobium Pentoxide (Nb2O5) and partial uncommon earth oxide (PREO) had been produced in panned concentrates from pegmatite and sediment samples at Juazeirinho and Equador (Paraiba State).1:
JUAZEIRINHO ASSAYS (Niobium & REE)
- 355,400ppm or 35.54% (Nb2O5) + 14,080ppm PREO or 1.408% PREO (SID 099/24)
- 107,010ppm or 10.7% (Nb2O5) + 142,080ppm PREO or 14.208% PREO (SID 098/24)
EQUADOR ASSAYS (Niobium + REE)
- 303,400ppm or 30.34% (Nb2O5) + 15,130ppm PREO or 1.513% PREO. (SID 100/24)
- 9 of 17 uncommon earth components had been analysed by the earlier proprietor and utilized in PREO calculations, implying increased TREO (whole uncommon earth oxide) values are possible.
- Quite a few LCT-pegmatite our bodies had been noticed at Equador and Juazeirinho, indicating good potential for columbite/tantalite, lithium, with important concentrations of niobium throughout these initiatives.
LITHIUM PACKAGE HIGHLIGHTS
- The lithium tenement bundle consists of the Hercules North and the Hercules South initiatives, masking 18,519.44 hectares (185.19 km2) throughout 14 licenses (granted and functions) located within the prolific Jequitinhonha or Lithium Valley (Minas Gerais), the place 85% of Brazil’s lithium sources are situated.
- Quite a few artisanal mines exist inside & close to the tenement boundaries, the place massive LCT pegmatites have been recognized that produced beryl, aquamarine, and spodumene in financial portions, as evidenced by native stockpiles from garimperios manufacturing.
- Artisanal floor mining has been outstanding throughout all initiatives, offering precedence drill targets for deeper-level pegmatite-related mineralisation.
- Summit has established an in-country exploration crew able to conduct an aggressive exploration program on all tenements concurrently.
- Summit has a powerful stability road, having ~A2.2m AUD within the treasure as of the final quarterly money report2.
Summit Managing Director, Gower He, commented:
“We’re extraordinarily happy to amass these extremely potential initiatives. We anticipate buying these niobium, REE and lithium initiatives will improve our firm’s standing as a vital mineral explorer and developer.
Over the previous couple of months, we’ve got assessed many choices for mission acquisition and have chosen these extremely potential and large-scale initiatives inside the established mining-friendly jurisdiction of Brazil. Moreover, Brazil, being a comparatively geopolitically impartial jurisdiction, ought to present us with unrestricted entry to world off-take and funding choices, giving our initiatives the very best probability of success inside the macro atmosphere.
Along with a few of the robust historic grades, we obtained nice observational stories from our just lately accomplished on-site DD, from which we await rock chip and soil assay outcomes. Expansive exploration packages are already being deliberate as we glance to quickly develop our initiatives, giving ourselves the very best probability of success.
I want to personally thank all our loyal shareholders for his or her ongoing help. We look ahead to often informing the market of our progress.”
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