Namibia Critical Metals has announced the sale of four non-material gold properties in Namibia to Sylla Gold.
Sylla will issue to Namibia Critical Metals three-million common shares at a deemed issuance price of $0.05 a share and make a cash payment of C$100 000 (about N$1.3 million).
This move reflects the company’s decision to concentrate fully on its Lofdal heavy rare earths project, with a view to deliver a prefeasiblity study in the second half of the year.
Namibia Critical Metals is developing the Tier-1 Heavy Rare Earth Project, Lofdal, a globally significant deposit of the heavy rare earth metals dysprosium and terbium. Demand for these critical metals used in permanent magnets for electric vehicles, wind turbines and other electronics is driven by innovations linked to energy and technology transformations. The geopolitical risks associated with sourcing many of these metals has become a repeated concern for manufacturers and end users. Namibia is a proven and stable mining jurisdiction. The Lofdal Project is fully permitted with a 25-year Mining License and is under a Joint Venture agreement with Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC).