Horizonte Minerals' targeted production timing ideal, says Cormark Securities
"Horizonte’s targeted production start-up timing could not be better,” said analysts at Cormark Securities Inc
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Horizonte Minerals PLC is an AIM and TSX-listed nickel development company focused in Brazil. The company is developing the Araguaia project, as the next major ferronickel mine in Brazil, and the Vermelho nickel-cobalt project, with the aim of being able to supply nickel and cobalt to the EV battery market. Both projects are 100% owned.
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"Horizonte’s targeted production start-up timing could not be better,” said analysts at Cormark Securities Inc
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The Brazil-focused explorer also highlighted its cash balance of £10.9mln at the end of the year, which has since been supplemented by an £18mln fundraising in February
Horizonte has been building value steadily for years with its Brazilian nickel assets
Vermelho is a nickel-cobalt project in the eastern part of the Carajás mining district
Net proceeds, alongside the £12.2mln raised in a UK placing announced last month, will be put towards the start of construction of Horizonte's Araguaia nickel project in Brazil
“The continued development of the broader team is a critical workstream as we advance our transition towards becoming a nickel producer," said Jeremy Martin.
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It is described as a "critical step" in the path towards production at Araguaia.
“This capital raise was underpinned by the strength of Horizonte's investment opportunity and the increasing appetite of investors for nickel,” Jeremy Martin highlighted
“Both projects show robust valuations even at low nickel prices,” said Cantor analyst Matthew O'Keefe
The firm said it has completed a value engineering phase at the Brazilian nickel project to optimise operational performance, while capital and operational expenditure remain in line with a feasibility study following a comprehensive review
The nickel developer also said the financing process for the project in Brazil is continuing to progress with a number of key milestones delivered
The house broker set the target price at 14p and sees strong growth prospect for greater exposure to nickel
Horizonte recently took a significant step forward in financing construction at Araguaia
The AIM-listed group announced yesterday it had signed up five banks to lead the arrangement of a US$325mln finance package
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The stock in the mine developer was up 24% to 4.22p mid-morning
The analyst said he and many other industry watchers “have long shared the view that nickel prices should be significantly higher in the medium term, the billion dollar question being exactly how much higher”
Horizonte has been steadily working up Araguaia for some years now