Proactive Investors
21 May 2026, 11:46 UTC · 9h ago
Metals One's sleeper Peru stake offers free gold and copper optionality
Source · https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/1092686
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Proactive Investors
21 May 2026, 11:46 UTC · 9h ago
Source · https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/1092686
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Metals One PLC expanded an agreement with DISA Technologies to treat uranium mine waste at its Uravan Belt project with zero capital or operating expenditure required from Metals One. — Revenue-generating activity or liability reduction without capital outlay is a strong positive for a small-cap company's balance sheet.
+0.60IXICO PLC secured £1.3 million in new contracts, including work for FDA clearance of an Alzheimer's biomarker test and a Huntington's disease trial. — New contracts and progress toward FDA clearance are positive catalysts for biotech growth and valuation.
+0.40Metals One PLC holds a 12.47% stake in Fidelity Minerals, which is initiating a CA$2.5 million financing round to fund drilling at the Las Huaquillas project in Peru. — Provides optionality and potential for a valuation re-rate if drilling confirms historic gold and copper grades.
+0.30Lions Bay Resources, in which Metals One holds a 30% stake, received creditor approval to acquire South Africa's Barbrook Mine for approximately $17 million. — Asset expansion via acquisition increases the resource base, though the impact is indirect for Metals One shareholders.
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Shares rose 27% following a no-cost agreement for waste treatment and the possession of asymmetric gold/copper opportunities.
The company won £1.3 million in new contracts, including FDA validation work and trial extensions.
Company has secured financing for drilling, appointed a new CEO, and has a significant gold-silver resource.
Mentioned only as a reference for the location of a prolific mining belt.
Mentioned only as a reference for the location of a prolific mining belt.