Rights Issue Completion of Shortfall Take Up By Underwriters
Sydney, Mar 15, 2018 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Hastings Technology Metals Ltd (
ASX:HAS) advises that the take up by underwriters of the shortfall shares under the fully underwritten (one for seventeen) non-renounceable rights issue announced on 2 February 2018 is now complete.
The rights issue raised approximately $12.2 million before costs.
A summary of shares on issue following completion of the issue of shares to underwriters is as follows:
-------------------------------------------------------------------Event Number of Shares -------------------------------------------------------------------Shares Currently on Issue 677,301,700Shares taken up by the underwriters 33,710,975-------------------------------------------------------------------Total shares after rights issue 711,012,675 -------------------------------------------------------------------
About Hastings Technology Metals Ltd
Hastings Technology Metals Ltd (ASX:HAS) (FRA:5AM) is advancing its Yangibana Rare Earths Project in the Upper Gascoyne Region of Western Australia towards production. The proposed beneficiation and hydro metallurgy processing plant will treat rare earths deposits, predominantly monazite, hosting high neodymium and praseodymium contents to produce a mixed rare earths carbonate that will be further refined into individual rare earth oxides at processing plants overseas.
Neodymium and praseodymium are vital components in the manufacture of permanent magnets which is used in a wide and expanding range of advanced and high-tech products including electric vehicles, wind turbines, robotics, medical applications and others. Hastings aims to become the next significant producer of neodymium and praseodymium outside of China.
Hastings holds 100% interest in the most significant deposits within the overall project, and 70% interest in additional deposits that will be developed at a later date, all held under Mining Leases. Numerous prospects have been identified warranting detailed exploration to further extend the life of the project.
Brockman Project
The Brockman deposit, near Halls Creek in Western Australia, contains JORC Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources, estimated using the guidelines of JORC Code (2012 Edition).
The Company is also progressing a Mining Lease application over the Brockman Rare Earths and Rare Metals Project.
Hastings aims to capitalise on the strong demand for critical rare earths created by the expanding demand for new technology products.
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