VAST Vast Resources Plc

 
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Vast Resources plc / Ticker: VAST / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining

31 October 2023

Vast Resources plc

('Vast' or the 'Company')

Baita Plai Q3 2023 Production Report

Vast Resources plc, the AIM-listed mining company, is pleased to announce the Q3 2023 production report at its Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine ('Baita Plai') in Romania.

Baita Plai Production:

Below are the production results for Q3 2023 with a comparison to Q2 2023.

 
                                                               Cu Conc Inventory 
Quarterly    Tons     Conc      Conc    Conc  Conc  Avg. Conc      at end of 
  Report    Mined   Produced  Produced  Sold  Sold    Grade         Quarter 
----------  ------  --------  --------  ----  ----  ---------  ----------------- 
                      WMT       DMT     WMT   DMT                     DMT 
----------  ------  --------  --------  ----  ----  ---------  ----------------- 
Q2 2023     23,372       514       468   349   316        21%                393 
----------  ------  --------  --------  ----  ----  ---------  ----------------- 
July         9,059       228       209                    21%                602 
----------  ------  --------  --------  ----  ----  ---------  ----------------- 
August       8,892       248       230   192   173        20%                659 
----------  ------  --------  --------  ----  ----  ---------  ----------------- 
September    7,649       133       120   198   181        21%                598 
----------  ------  --------  --------  ----  ----  ---------  ----------------- 
Q3 Total    25,600       609       559   390   354        21%                598 
----------  ------  --------  --------  ----  ----  ---------  ----------------- 
 

Baita Plai Drilling:

As previously announced the Company continues an extensive exploration programme which continues to confirm the potential to extend the mining area and establish a revised JORC compliant Mineral Resource and in due course an Ore Reserve for its licence renewal in August 2024.

**ENDS**

For further information, visit www.vastplc.com or please contact:

 
Vast Resources plc                     www.vastplc.com 
 Andrew Prelea (CEO)                    +44 (0) 20 7846 0974 
 Andrew Hall (CCO) 
Beaumont Cornish -- Financial          http://www.beaumontcornish.com 
 & Nominated Advisor                    www.beaumontcornish.com 
 Roland Cornish                         +44 (0) 20 7628 3396 
 James Biddle 
Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited     www.shorecapmarkets.co.uk 
 -- Joint Broker                        +44 (0) 20 7408 4050 
 Toby Gibbs / James Thomas (Corporate 
 Advisory) 
Axis Capital Markets Limited --        www.axcap247.com 
 Joint Broker                           +44 (0) 20 3206 0320 
 Richard Hutchinson 
St Brides Partners Limited             http://www.stbridespartners.co.uk 
 Susie Geliher                          www.stbridespartners.co.uk 
                                        +44 (0) 20 7236 1177 
 

ABOUT VAST RESOURCES PLC

Vast Resources plc is a United Kingdom AIM listed mining company with mines and projects in Romania, Tajikistan, 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 100% interest in Vast Baita Plai SA which owns 100% of 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 the Company is looking to bring back into production following a period of care and maintenance. The Company has also been granted the Manaila Carlibaba Extended Exploitation Licence that will allow the Company to re-examine the exploitation of the mineral resources within the larger Manaila Carlibaba licence area.

Vast has an interest in a joint venture company which provides exposure to a near term revenue opportunity from the Takob Mine processing facility in Tajikistan. The Takob Mine opportunity, which is 100% financed, will provide Vast with a 12.25 percent royalty over all sales of non-ferrous concentrate and any other metals produced. Processing of stockpiled ore on site is expected to commence in mid-2022.

GLOSSARY

 
Dry Metric Tonnes     Refers to the tonnage minus humidity to determine 
(DMT)                  sales price 
--------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
Grade                 The relative quantity or percentage of ore mineral 
                       content in an orebody. 
--------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
Ore                   The naturally occurring material from which a mineral(s) 
                       can be extracted at a reasonable profit. 
--------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
Orebody               A continuous well-defined mass of material to sufficient 
                       ore content to make extraction economically feasible. 
--------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
Skarn                 Lime-bearing siliceous rock produced by the metamorphic 
                       alteration of limestone or dolomite 
--------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
Wet Metric Tonnes     Usually quoted in terms of production for shipping 
(WMT)                  terms 
--------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
 

Competent Person

The forward-looking technical views made in this announcement is based on information interpreted by Mr Nicolae Turdean, the Our Romanian Country Manager and a full-time employee of the Company. Mr Nicolae Turdean is a Qualified Person who is a Member in good standing of the:

   -- Romanian National Association of Specialists in Mining Industry 
 
   -- General Association of Romanian Engineers 
 
   -- Romanian National Committee of Mining Engineers 

Nicolae has 40 years' experience in the Romanian mining industry. He was most recently President of the National Agency for Mineral Resources. Prior to this, Nicolae was the Chief Executive of Cupru Min SA, the Romanian state-owned copper producer. Nicolae has worked closely with the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, the Minister of Economy and Finance, and the World Bank, as well as serving on the Board of Administration for a number of companies. Nicolae holds both a Bachelor of Mining Science and a MSc. in the Management of Mining Activities from the Technical University of Petrosani in Romania.

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