Horizonte Minerals Plc (LON:HZM) has formally presented its environmental licensing strategy for the Araguaia nickel project in Brazil to the State Environmental Minister. As a part of this strategy, a new flora inventory has been completed and a fauna field campaign is underway with 15 biology specialists on site, including four from the Pará State.
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"Horizonte is committed to working with Federal, State and Local partners to ensure a robust large-scale nickel operation will be successfully implemented in the Pará State,” said chief executive Jeremy Martin. “By conducting new fauna and flora campaigns, we have been able to further characterize the biology of this cerrado (bush) region. Our licensing strategy was presented to the State Environmental Minister, which was received positively and we now have a clearly defined way forwards to bring all construction-ready permits into alignment within the Araguaia Feasibility Study schedule. I look forward to providing an update on the further progressions towards the Installation Licence in due course."