Altona flags heavy rare earths boost at Monte Muambe fluorspar project

Altona Energy ( (GB:REE) ) has provided an update.

Altona Rare Earths is a London-listed exploration and development company focused on critical raw materials projects in Africa, with its flagship Monte Muambe project in Mozambique hosting rare earths, fluorspar and gallium alongside the Sesana copper-silver exploration asset in Botswana. The company holds a long-term mining licence at Monte Muambe, aims to fast-track acid-grade fluorspar output and is evaluating gallium recovery to support demand for critical inputs to clean energy, technology and defence industries.

Altona has identified significant enrichment of heavy rare earth elements in fluorspar and gallium ore at its Monte Muambe project, with a heavy-to-total rare earths ratio of about 40%, far above the project’s existing light rare earths deposit. Management sees the potential for a high-value heavy rare earth by-product to sit alongside gallium, and has launched mineralogical, metallurgical and expanded assaying workstreams to assess recoverability without delaying the current fluorspar and gallium resource estimate.

The discovery brings Monte Muambe’s heavy rare earth grades into a range comparable with a leading Namibian project backed by Japanese interests, underlining the strategic importance of the find against a backdrop of Chinese supply dominance. Altona says a successful integration of heavy rare earths into the fluorspar processing flowsheet could materially enhance project economics and strengthen its leverage in ongoing cooperation with U.S. agencies and participants in the North American rare earths supply chain.

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More about Altona Energy

Altona Rare Earths is a London-listed exploration and development company focused on critical raw materials projects in Africa, including rare earths, fluorspar, gallium, and base metals. Its flagship Monte Muambe project in Mozambique hosts rare earths, fluorspar and gallium mineralisation, supported by a 25-year mining licence and U.S. development funding, while the Sesana copper-silver project in Botswana offers additional growth potential.

The group aims to fast-track fluorspar production of 50,000 tonnes per year over at least 12 years, with gallium recovery being assessed as a by-product from processing tailings. By building a diversified portfolio of critical minerals used in clean energy, high-tech, defence and industrial applications, Altona is positioning itself as a future supplier into strategic Western supply chains and continues to seek additional value-accretive projects across the region.

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