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Horizonte Minerals Plc. is focused on exploration and development of mineral projects in Brazil. It has a successful track record in partnering with major mining companies. The Group is led by a management team with over 50 years of combined experience in the South American exploration and mining industry.
Principal projects include the wholly-owned Araguaia nickel laterite project, located in the southern Carajas Mineral District in Brazil, acquired in August 2010 from Teck. Work is focussed on the delivery of a 100 million tonne resource with fast track to Feasibility Study stage. On the gold programme Horizonte operates in partnership with Anglo Gold Ashanti to generate new world class projects in both north and southern Brazil.
Horizonte Minerals adds to acreage next to Araguaia
Brazil-focused Horizonte Minerals (LON:HZM, TSE:HZM) has completed the purchase of two nickel prospects adjacent to its key project at Araguaia.
Horizonte entered into definitive agreements to buy 100 per cent of the Vila Oito and Floresta nickel laterite projects in July last year.
The group will pay current owner Lara Exploration about C$2 million in shares for the two sites, which will give the Canadian group a 2.95 per cent stake in Horizonte.
Lara has agreed to a minimum 12 month lock-up for the shares it will receive from 9 February.
The 100 per cent owned Araguaia nickel project located to the south of the Carajas mineral district of northern Brazil is its key project.
Last month, the group published a new resource estimate showing more than 100 million tonnes including 39 per cent in the indicated category and totalled 24.2 million high grade tonnes averaging 1.6 per cent Ni.
The group is expected soon to release the results of its metallurgical testing on Araguaia, which will be the basis of a pre-feasibility study.
Horizonte already has two major partners in Canadian group with a 44 per cent stake and AngloGold Ashanti (LON:AGD), which is its partner on the gold portfolio.
Horizonte and AngloGold Ashanti have a US$5.3 million exploration alliance to generate and develop new and existing gold targets within two areas of Brazil.



















