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RNS Number : 3773H  Jangada Mines PLC  08 October 2024

Jangada Mines plc / EPIC: JAN.L / Market: AIM / Sector: Mining

8 October 2024

Jangada Mines plc ('Jangada')

 

Investee Company Update: Blencowe Resources PLC

 

Jangada Mines plc, a natural resources development company with interests in
Brazil and elsewhere, is pleased to note the announcement released by Blencowe
Resources PLC (LON:BRES) in which it holds a c. 10% interest.

 

Jangada Executive Chairman, Brian McMaster, said: "This accreditation from the
MSP marks a significant achievement for Blencowe's Orom-Cross graphite
project, underscoring its key competitive advantages-low operating costs,
premium battery-grade graphite, and strong ESG credentials. The recognition
not only boosts the project's credibility but also aligns it with the MSP's
mission to secure responsible critical mineral supply chains globally,
enhancing Orom-Cross's profile across all 14 member nations."

 

Start of Blencowe Resources PLC announcement

 

8 October
2024

Blencowe Resources Plc

 

("Blencowe" or the "Company")

 

Blencowe Receives Global MSP Accreditation

 

New Funding Channels Open as Orom-Cross Joins Elite Group of Critical Minerals
Projects

 

Blencowe Resources Plc (LSE: BRES) is pleased to announce that its Orom-Cross
graphite project in Uganda has received full Mineral Services Partnership
("MSP") accreditation. The MSP, a global initiative backed by 14 countries and
the EU, promotes public and private investment in responsible critical
minerals supply chains worldwide.

 

Highlights

·    South Korea, as current MSP Chair, proposed Orom-Cross for full
accreditation at the MSP Members Forum meeting in New York in September 2024.

·    The proposal received unanimous approval, granting Orom-Cross
immediate accreditation.

·    Accreditation provides international exposure at the highest level,
enhances the project's credibility with tier-1 offtakers, and enables access
to potential new funding sources.

·    This milestone further affirms the high quality of the Orom-Cross
graphite project, and its growing status as a leading new graphite project
globally, as it moves towards first production.

 

Following a series of successful meetings over the past few months between
Blencowe and senior officials in Seoul, South Korea nominated Orom-Cross for
MSP accreditation, which was unanimously approved at the most recent MSP
Forum. South Korea, which assumed the MSP Chairmanship in June 2024, played a
pivotal role in championing Orom-Cross and securing this achievement.

 

The Mineral Services Partnership comprises the USA, Germany, India, Japan,
South Korea, the UK, Australia and other leading nations as well as the
European Commission, seeks to bolster critical mineral supply chains to
support the clean energy transition. MSP accredited projects are assisted to
deliver concrete results through collaboration between member nations and
tangible support.

 

Orom-Cross stands out as one of the world's largest estimated graphite
deposits with a unique mix of several key competitive advantages that will
enhance its chances of success, including lowest percentile operating costs,
low capital startup requirements, and proven very high quality of end
products, both as concentrates and purified battery ready 99.95% SPG
(spheronised purified graphite).  These qualities align with the MSP's goals
of securing high quality, long-life graphite supplies outside of China,
crucial to meeting accelerating demand for graphite in lithium-ion
batteries.  Orom-Cross has very strong ESG credentials too, which is another
important factor in gaining MSP support.

 

Blencowe's recently announced strategy to build an in-country downstream
purification facility in Uganda to upgrade graphite concentrate to battery
ready SPG, was also instrumental for MSP's support.  This proposed in-country
beneficiation facility would be one of very few delivering 99.95% purified
graphite products outside of China.

 

While the full scope of all the benefits this accreditation will bring is
still being explored, it immediately elevates Orom-Cross status within all 14
MSP member countries and their networks. Blencowe will now work closely with
MSP members, and specifically the Government of South Korea, to explore new
funding avenues, offtake agreements, and additional opportunities to advance
the project.

 

Cameron Pearce, Executive Chairman commented; "Achieving MSP accreditation is
a huge step milestone for Blencowe, further differentiating Orom-Cross as one
of only a select few top tier critical minerals projects worldwide to have
received this rare MSP status.  We are excited and honoured at this
recognition and look forward to working closely with the MSP to explore
opportunities that will unlock further Orom-Cross development.

 

"With the end-product pre-qualification process now completed we can look
forward to additional news flow relating to offtake in the near term.
Furthermore, we have other exciting initiatives that we intend to bring to
market soon that will continue to differentiate our strategy and our project
from our graphite peers."

 

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**ENDS**

 

For further information please visit www.jangadamines.com
(http://www.jangadamines.com/)  or contact:

 

 Jangada Mines plc                     Brian McMaster (Chairman)  Tel: +44 (0)20 7317 6629
 Strand Hanson Limited                 Ritchie Balmer             Tel: +44 (0)20 7409 3494

 (Nominated & Financial Adviser)       James Spinney

 Tavira Securities Limited             Jonathan Evans             Tel: +44 (0)20 7100 5100

 (Broker)

 Investor Relations                    Hugo de Salis              hugo@lepanto.co.uk

 

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