【Ferro-alloys.com】：Critical minerals developer Lifezone Metals has signed an exclusivity agreement with the government of Burundi to evaluate the Musongati nickel project, one of the country’s largest known nickel deposits.

The project forms part of the East African Nickel Belt and lies about 200 km southwest of Lifezone’s flagship Kabanga nickel project in Tanzania.

The 14-month agreement allows Lifezone to assess the nickel laterite project and commit geological and technical resources toward developing an exploration and economic evaluation programme. The initial phase will include a 30-day scoping study drawing on historical exploration data.

Earlier studies have indicated a resource of more than 140-million tonnes, with potential to recover copper, cobalt, gold, platinum-group metals and scandium as by-products.

• [Editor:Alakay]