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RNS Number : 7818R  Mkango Resources Limited  05 February 2026

 

 

 

 

 

MKANGO RESOURCES
LTD.

550 Burrard
Street

Suite
2900

Vancouver

BC V6C
0A3

Canada

 

 

HYPROMAG USA ADVANCES U.S. HUB-AND-SPOKE STRATEGY WITH ARRIVAL OF INSERMA
PRE-PROCESSING MACHINES AT SOUTH CAROLINA AND NEVADA SITES

 

Equipment delivery supports commissioning pathway for planned U.S. rare earth
magnet recycling platform; on-site operational milestone events to be
announced following commissioning

 

London / Vancouver: February 5, 2026 - Mkango Resources Ltd (AIM / TSX-V:MKA)
("Mkango") is pleased to announce an update from HyProMag USA, LLC ("HyProMag
USA" or the "Company"), a U.S. rare earth magnet recycling and manufacturing
company, which today announced the arrival of Inserma recycling machines at
Intelligent Lifecycle Solutions, LLC ("ILS") facilities in South Carolina and
Nevada, advancing the Company's rollout of rare-earth magnet recycling
capabilities in the United States.

 

The equipment delivery builds on HyProMag USA's recent expansion concept
studies
(https://hypromagusa.com/following-completion-of-expansion-concept-studies-hypromag-usa-advances-expansion-to-three-states-supporting-a-path-totriple-u-s-rare-earth-magnet-capacity-by-2029/)
 i  (#_edn1) and pre-feasibility planning for facilities in South Carolina and
Nevada, as well as the Company's partnership
(https://hypromagusa.com/hypromag-usa-expands-feedstock-supply-agreementwith-global-electronics-recycler-intelligent-lifecycle-solutions/)
 ii  (#_edn2) with ILS to secure and prepare magnet-bearing feedstocks. The
machines are now on site and will enter commissioning activities in line with
site readiness and operational planning.

 

Julian Treger, CEO of CoTec, commented: "The delivered Inserma machines
represent continued execution against HyProMag USA's scalable U.S. strategy.
By advancing pre-processing capability in South Carolina and Nevada, we're
strengthening the foundation for a domestic recycling platform and supporting
momentum across our broader development program."

 

Graham Davy, ILS CEO commented: "ILS is pleased to receive the Inserma HDD
material separation machines at its South Carolina and Nevada locations.
Installation and commissioning activities are planned for the next few weeks.
When commissioned, the machinery will assist ILS' efforts to source and
process rare earth magnet bearing feedstock in partnership with HyProMag USA.
ILS is excited to be at the forefront of recycling initiatives to help deliver
a secure U.S. domestic supply chain for NdFeB magnets."

 

The arrival of the Inserma machines supports ongoing business development
efforts, including feedstock sourcing and customer engagement, and provides a
clear bridge to subsequent operational milestones as HyProMag USA advances its
U.S. rare-earth magnet recycling strategy. The U.S. deployment builds on
HyProMag's demonstrated iii  (#_edn3) commercial operations in the United
Kingdom, where the Company's patented Hydrogen Processing of Magnet Scrap
(HPMS) technology is already operating at industrial scale.

 

Following completion of commissioning, HyProMag USA expects to host small,
on-site operational milestone events at the South Carolina and Nevada
locations to demonstrate the equipment in operation and engage regional
stakeholders. Additional details regarding timing and participation will be
announced at a later date.

 

HyProMag USA's first facility (the "Texas Hub" or the "Project") is completing
detailed engineering and feasibility work following execution of the site
lease  iv  (#_edn4) at the Ironhead Commerce Center, and working towards the
Company's intention to pursue a U.S. public listing. Together these
developments reflect accelerating momentum as HyProMag USA advances toward
commercial operations and a scaled manufacturing footprint across the U.S.

 

About HyProMag USA

 

HyProMag USA is developing advanced rare earth magnet recycling and
manufacturing operations to establish a secure domestic U.S. supply chain for
NdFeB magnets, essential components for AI infrastructure, defense systems,
robotics, electric vehicles, and advanced electronics. Leveraging the
revolutionary HPMS technology, developed over 15 years by the Magnetic
Materials Group at the University of Birmingham with more than $100 million in
R&D investment, the Company delivers faster magnet-to-magnet short-loop
recycling that uses 88% less energy and reduces carbon emissions by 85%
compared to conventional methods. HPMS accepts a wide range of magnet-bearing
feedstocks - including end-of-life EV motors, data-center, and industrial
equipment, consumer electronics, and manufacturing scrap - enabling recovery
of magnet-grade material without chemical processing. Selected by the U.S.
Department of State as a Minerals Security Partnership project, HyProMag USA
is targeting 10% of U.S. domestic magnet supply within five years, ensuring
supply chain security and resilience for technologies critical to national
defense and economic competitiveness.

 

Ownership

 

HyProMag USA LLC is owned 50:50 by CoTec and HyProMag Limited. HyProMag
Limited is 100 per cent owned by Maginito Limited which is owned on a
79.4/20.6 per cent basis by Mkango Resources Ltd. (AIM/TSX-V: MKA) and CoTec.

 

About Mkango Resources Ltd.

Mkango is listed on the AIM and the TSX-V. Mkango's corporate strategy is to
become a market leader in the production of recycled rare earth magnets,
alloys and oxides, through its interest in Maginito, which is owned 79.4 per
cent by Mkango and 20.6 per cent by CoTec, and to develop new sustainable
sources of neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium to supply
accelerating demand from electric vehicles, wind turbines and other clean
energy technologies.

Maginito holds a 100 per cent interest in HyProMag and a 90 per cent direct
and indirect interest (assuming conversion of Maginito's convertible loan) in
HyProMag GmbH, focused on short loop rare earth magnet recycling in the UK and
Germany, respectively, and a 100 per cent interest in Mkango Rare Earths UK
Ltd ("Mkango UK"), focused on long loop rare earth magnet recycling in the UK
via a chemical route.

Maginito and CoTec are also rolling out HPMS recycling technology into the
United States via the 50/50 owned HyProMag USA LLC joint venture company.

Mkango also owns the advanced stage Songwe Hill rare earths project in Malawi
("Songwe") and the Pulawy rare earths separation project in Poland ("Pulawy").
Both the Songwe and Pulawy projects have been selected as Strategic Projects
under the European Union Critical Raw Materials Act. Mkango has signed a
Business Combination Agreement with Crown PropTech Acquisitions to list the
Songwe Hill and Pulawy rare earths projects on NASDAQ via a SPAC Merger under
the name Mkango Rare Earths Limited.

For more information, please visit www.mkango.ca (about%3Ablank)

 

 

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This news release contains forward-looking statements (within the meaning of
that term under applicable securities laws) with respect to Mkango. Generally,
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forward-looking statements will not occur, which may cause actual performance
and results in future periods to differ materially from any estimates or
projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such factors and risks include, without limiting
the foregoing,  the availability of (or delays in obtaining) financing to
develop Songwe Hill, and the various recycling plants in the UK, Germany and
the US as well as the separation plant in Poland, governmental action and
other market effects on global demand and pricing for the metals and
associated downstream products for which Mkango is exploring, researching and
developing, geological, technical and regulatory matters relating to the
development of Songwe Hill, the various recycling plants in the UK, Germany
and the US as well as the separation plant in Poland, the ability to scale the
HPMS and chemical recycling technologies to commercial scale, competitors
having greater financial capability and effective competing technologies in
the recycling and separation business of Maginito and Mkango, availability of
scrap supplies for recycling activities, government regulation (including the
impact of environmental and other regulations) on and the economics in
relation to recycling and the development of the various recycling and
separation plants of Mkango and Maginito and future investments in the United
States pursuant to the cooperation agreement between Maginito and CoTec, the
outcome and timing of the completion of the feasibility studies, cost
overruns, complexities in building and operating the plants, and the positive
results of feasibility studies on the various proposed aspects of Mkango's,
Maginito's and CoTec's activities. The forward-looking statements contained in
this news release are made as of the date of this news release. Except as
required by law, the Company disclaims any intention and assume no obligation
to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
Additionally, the Company undertakes no obligation to comment on the
expectations of, or statements made by, third parties in respect of the
matters discussed above.

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benefit of, U.S. persons except in certain transactions exempt from the
registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act.

For further information on Mkango, please contact:

 

Mkango Resources Limited

William
Dawes
Alexander Lemon

Chief Executive Officer                  President

will@mkango.ca
alex@mkango.ca

Canada: +1 403 444 5979

www.mkango.com (http://www.mkango.com)

@MkangoResources

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 i  (#_ednref1)
https://hypromagusa.com/following-completion-of-expansion-concept-studies-hypromag-usa-advances-expansion-to-three-states-supporting-a-path-totriple-u-s-rare-earth-magnet-capacity-by-2029/

 ii  (#_ednref2)
https://hypromagusa.com/hypromag-usa-expands-feedstock-supply-agreementwith-global-electronics-recycler-intelligent-lifecycle-solutions/

 iii  (#_ednref3)
https://hypromagusa.com/uk-minister-for-industry-officially-opens-rare-earth-magnet-recycling-and-manufacturing-facility-at-tyseley-energy-park-birmingham/

 iv  (#_ednref4)
https://hypromagusa.com/hypromag-usa-finalizes-long-term-lease-for-dallas-fort-worth-rare-earth-magnet-recycling-and-manufacturing-hub/

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