Update on sales of Baita Plai concentrate
Vast Resources plc / Ticker: VAST / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining
10 December 2020
Vast Resources plc
(‘Vast’ or the ‘Company’)
Update on sales of Baita Plai concentrate
Vast Resources plc, the AIM-listed producer & development company, is pleased to inform shareholders that further to the announcement made on 26 November 2020 regarding the first commercial sale of concentrate produced at its Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine (‘Baita Plai’) in Romania, it has received the cash proceeds from the delivery of concentrate in accordance with expectations.
The Company is also pleased to report that the second commercial sale of concentrate produced at Baita Plai is expected to conclude in December 2020.
The Company wishes to advise that it will not be reporting sales on a monthly basis in 2021 but will outline its sales and production reporting plans in due course.
**ENDS**
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| Vast Resources plc Andrew Prelea - CEO Andrew Hall | +44 (0) 20 7846 0974 |
| Beaumont Cornish - Financial & Nominated Adviser Roland Cornish James Biddle | +44 (0) 020 7628 3396 |
| SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP – Joint Broker Richard Morrison Caroline Rowe | +44 (0) 20 3470 0470 |
| Axis Capital Markets Limited – Joint Broker Richard Hutchison | +44 (0) 20 3206 0320 |
| St Brides Partners Limited Susie Geliher Charlotte Page | +44 (0) 20 7236 1177 |
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 (“MAR”).
ABOUT VAST RESOURCES PLC
Vast Resources plc is a United Kingdom AIM listed mining company with mines and projects in Romania and Zimbabwe.
In Romania, the Company is focused on the rapid advancement of high-quality projects by recommencing production at previously producing mines.
The Company’s Romanian portfolio includes a 100% interest in the producing Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine, located in the Apuseni Mountains, Transylvania, an area which hosts Romania’s largest polymetallic mines. The mine has a JORC compliant Reserve & Resource Report which underpins the initial mine production life of approximately 3-4 years with an in-situ total mineral resource of 15,695 tonnes copper equivalent with a further 1.8M–3M tonnes exploration target. The Company is now working on confirming an enlarged exploration target of up to 5.8M tonnes.
The Company also owns the Manaila Polymetallic Mine in Romania, which was commissioned in 2015, currently on care and maintenance. The Company has been granted the Manaila Carlibaba Extended Exploitation License that will allow the Company to re-examine the exploitation of the mineral resources within the larger Manaila Carlibaba licence area.
In Zimbabwe, the Company is focused on the commencement of the joint venture mining agreement on the Community Diamond Concession, Chiadzwa, in the Marange Diamond Fields.
