Australian Mines signs nickel cobalt off-take with SK Innovation
AUZ is now working towards securing financing for construction and commissioning of its Sconi Project.
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Australian Mines Limited is an ASX-listed exploration and development company focused on gold, critical metals and energy-storage technology across Australia and Brazil. The company is building a diversified portfolio that combines near-term gold exploration at Boa Vista with longer-term exposure to scandium, nickel, cobalt, tin, lithium and rare earth elements through its critical metals projects.
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AUZ is now working towards securing financing for construction and commissioning of its Sconi Project.
Four directors – Michael Ramsden, Benjamin Bell, Dominic Marinelli and Michael Elias – have acquired more than 5.7 million shares.
The oversubscriptions due to high shareholder demand have been accepted by the company.
The Flemington Project is AUZ’s second battery materials project after its flagship Sconi Nickel-Cobalt-Scandium Project.
Initial results indicate that mineralisation may extend more than 1-kilometre beyond the boundary of the current resource.
69% increase in total ore reserve to 57.30 million tonnes and life of mine increased to at least 30 years.
The capital raising is in the form of an underwritten $5 million SPP and optional additional $5 million top-up placement
The halt will remain in place until the start of trading on Wednesday, June 12, or when an announcement is released to the market.
This is the second query the company has received from the ASX this month.
The company has three projects in Australia with a focus on the Sconi Cobalt-Nickel-Scandium Project in Queensland.
The recently acquired Bell Creek and Minnimoolka deposits could increase Sconi’s project economics.
The company released its March quarterly report this morning.
SK Innovation is likely to take all the battery-grade cobalt sulphate and nickel sulphate produced from Sconi.
The raising will support development and resource expansion at the company’s Sconi and Flemington projects, respectively.
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AUZ is progressing a bankable feasibility study for its Sconi Cobalt-Nickel-Scandium Project in North Queensland.
The off-take is for 7 years of battery-grade cobalt sulphate and nickel sulphate produced.
SK Innovation will take all the battery-grade cobalt sulphate and nickel sulphate produced from Sconi.