2019年10月21日
Ore Verde（奥罗威尔德）已聘用新加坡Airguide International咨询部门作为其战略顾问，来帮助其完成非洲乌干达Makuutu稀土项目的买入。
AirGuide将为该项目提供咨询服务，并推动一个战略计划，使该项目顺利买入并增值。
早在七月，Oro Verde意图从Rwenzori Metals手中获得Makuutu稀土项目60%的股权。九月，Oro Verde获得了项目20%的权益，并宣布该项目拥有5亿3000万吨矿石，含0.04-0.1%的总稀土氧化物。
Oro Verde随后便开始钻探，并制定了38钻孔计划，这是根据Rwenzori公司之前进行的2000米钻探活动而设计的。
在最新的一份声明中，该公司表示，迄今为止，共建成了19个钻孔，第一批岩芯样品准备运往澳大利亚进行化学分析和冶金测试。
钻探计划预计在十月末完成。
据Oro Verde所说，132平方公里的Makuutu项目位于一个基础设施“非常好”的地区，临近公路，铁路，并且电力、水源、信号全区覆盖。
乌干达也是一个矿业友好型国家，Makuutu也拥有除中国外的为数不多的离子粘土型矿。
Airguide首席执行官罗宾逊（David Robinson）在今天的一份声明中表示，Makuutu项目“可能在某种程度上有助于解决地缘政治问题和关键稀土元素的安全供应问题”。
他补充道：“随着项目的继续进行，其战略意义也会逐步显现，项目的价值也会逐步释放”。
October 21, 2019
Oro Verde (ASX: OVL) has engaged the consulting arm of Singapore-based AirGuide International as its strategic advisor to help clinch commercial deals for the Makuutu rare earth elements project in Uganda.
The junior explorer today announced the appointment of AirGuide Advisory Pte Ltd, which will advise the company and facilitate a “broad strategic program geared towards securing value-adding commercial agreements” for the project.
In July, Oro Verde announced its intention to acquire a 60% stake in the Makuutu rare earths project in Uganda from Rwenzori Metals.
By September, the company had acquired the first 20% interest and announced an exploration target at Makuutu of 530 million tonnes, grading 0.04-0.1% total rare earth oxides.
Oro Verde commenced diamond drilling later that month. The 38-hole program is designed to follow on from a 2,000m rotary air blast drilling campaign previously undertaken by Rwenzori.
In an update to the market last week, the company reported a total of 19 holes drilled so far with the first batch of core samples being prepared to be freighted to Australia for chemical analysis and metallurgical testing.
The drilling program is anticipated for completion by the end of October.
According to Oro Verde, the 132sq km Makuutu project is located in an area with “excellent” infrastructure including tarred roads, nearby rail, power, water and cell phone coverage.
Uganda is also considered a mining-friendly nation and Makuutu is one of the few ionic clay-hosted rare earth element projects outside of China, which currently dominates the industry.
In a statement today, AirGuide chief executive officer David Robinson said the Makuutu project “may go some way toward addressing geopolitical concerns and security of supply of critical rare earth elements”.
“With the ongoing work program focused on demonstrating the strategic significance of this project, we believe that further project value is still to be unlocked,” he added.
As strategic advisor, AirGuide will be issued 100 million performance rights, which will automatically vest into fully paid shares upon the satisfaction of certain conditions.
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