REG - Alba Mineral Resrcs. - Phase 1 Motzfeldt Test Work Completed

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16/02/2026 08:15

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RNS Number : 1455T  Alba Mineral Resources PLC  16 February 2026

Alba Mineral Resources Plc / EPIC: ALBA / Market: AIM / Sector: Mining

16 February 2026

Alba Mineral Resources Plc

("Alba" or the "Company") 

 

First Phase of Motzfeldt Test Work Successfully Completed

 Alba Mineral Resources plc (AIM: ALBA), the gold and critical raw materials
focused exploration and development company, is pleased to confirm the
successful completion of the first stage of the commissioned mineralogical and
scoping test work on the Rare Earth ("REE"), Niobium ("Nb"), Tantalum ("Ta")
and Zirconium (Zr) mineralisation at the Aries Deposit, part of the Motzfeldt
Critical Metals Project in south Greenland.

Highlights

-   First phase of mineralogical and scoping test work has confirmed the
minerals which host the critical metals at the Aries deposit area.

 

-   All the confirmed mineral species have established global extractive
pathways, a key advantage for Motzfeldt.

 

-  The next test work phases will assess the most appropriate separation
techniques for concentrating the key critical minerals.

Details

100kg was taken from a ~350 kg crushed representative bulk sample of surface
rocks from the JORC resource estimate area at Aries. This sample was milled to
~1000 μm, with a representative 5 kg subsample taken and screened into 3 size
fractions which were subsequently analysed by a combination of bulk techniques
and state-of-the-art QEMSCAN analysis to fully characterise the mineralogy of
the sample without bias.

This analysis has provided third party verification that the following
minerals host the critical metals at Aries: pyrochlore, columbite (Nb, Ta,
REE) bastnäsite, parisite, monazite, xenotime (REE) and zircon (Zr) in the
sample, supporting our mineralisation model. These mineral species all have
established extractive industries globally, highlighting a key advantage of
the Motzfeldt project.

The next test work phases will assess the efficacy of separation techniques
(gravitational and magnetic) on splitting the target minerals from gangue (or
waste material) phases. This process will be key in identifying the most
appropriate techniques for concentrating the key critical minerals before
further processing. More updates will be issued upon the completion of this
next phase of work.

Company Comment

Dr Curtis Rooks, Alba's Principal Geologist, commented:

"This test work programme represents the most advanced mineralogical study
completed in the history of the Motzfeldt project, giving us the most thorough
characterisation of Aries mineralisation to date. The results of this and
subsequent phases of work will be vital in building industrial pathways from
raw material to critical mineral products for Motzfeldt and in connecting the
project to global supply chains."

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of the UK
Market Abuse Regulation and the Directors of the Company are responsible for
the release of this announcement.

Forward Looking Statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements relating to expected or
anticipated future events and anticipated results that are forward-looking in
nature and, as a result, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, such
as general economic, market, financial and business conditions, competition
for and availability of qualified staff and contractors, regulatory processes
and actions, technical issues, new legislation, uncertainties resulting from
potential delays or changes in plans, uncertainties resulting from working in
a new political jurisdiction, uncertainties regarding the results of
exploration, uncertainties regarding the timing and granting of prospecting
rights, uncertainties regarding the timing and granting of regulatory and
other third party consents and approvals, uncertainties regarding the
Company's or any third party's ability to finance, execute and implement
future plans and programmes, and the occurrence of unexpected events. Actual
results achieved may vary from the information provided herein as a result of
numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors.

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 Alba Mineral Resources plc                 +44 20 3950 0725

 George Frangeskides, Executive Chairman
 SPARK Advisory Partners Limited (Nomad)    +44 20 3368 3555

 Andrew Emmott
 CMC Markets plc (Broker)                   +44 20 3003 8632

 Thomas Smith / Douglas Crippen

 

 Alba's Projects & Investments

 Projects Operated by Alba                            Location   Ownership
 Clogau (gold)                                        Wales      100%
 Dolgellau Gold Exploration (gold)                    Wales      100%
 Gwynfynydd (gold)                                    Wales      100%
 Investments Held by Alba                             Location   Ownership
   Motzfeldt Critical Metals Project                  Greenland  25.5%
 GreenRoc Strategic Materials Plc (graphite - anode)  Greenland  25.34%
 Horse Hill (oil)                                     England    11.765%
 Earn-in Projects                                     Location   Earn-in Rights
 Finnsbo (rare earths, copper, gold)                  Sweden     Up to 100%

 

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