ValOre Metals Corp. Partners with German Geoscientists on PGE Project
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 10, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- ValOre Metals Corp., a Canadian company focused on deploying capital and knowledge on projects with substantial prior investment, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) and its subdivision, the German Mineral Resources Agency (DERA), for geoscientific collaboration within the "BioPlat" research project. The parties will work together to investigate and advance innovative metallurgical and mineral processing technologies for platinum group element (PGE) mineralization at ValOre's 100%-owned Pedra Branca PGE Project in Ceará State, Brazil.
The collaboration will take place within BioPlat, a German research project focused on innovative, low-emission processing of unconventional PGE ores using biological leaching methods. BioPlat is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) under the EGARoh research funding program. G.E.O.S. Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH serves as BioPlat's project coordinator. The other participants include TU Bergakademie Freiberg, and the Natural History Museum Bern.
Key Elements of the Collaboration - Purpose and scope: To advance the investigation and development of innovative, sustainable processing routes for ValOre's Pedra Branca PGE mineralization, with an initial focus on weathered material and the application of bioleaching, hydrometallurgical processing and associated technologies. - BioPlat expertise: G.E.O.S. will coordinate the collaboration with participating institutions, bringing together expertise in geoscience, mineral processing, and the sustainable extraction and processing of critical raw materials. - Subjects of cooperation: The collaboration will focus on potential areas including economic geology and ore deposit research; geochemistry and geophysics applied in mineral exploration and extraction; and the development and testing of mineral processing techniques. - Funding: The collaboration is intended to be undertaken in connection with BioPlat and its associated German government research funding. ValOre's contribution is expected to include samples, technical data, and associated logistical support, with each party covering its own costs. - Term: The MoU covers an initial term of five years.
The detailed technical work program, including responsibilities, deliverables, and timelines, will be jointly developed by the parties.
Building on Pedra Branca Metallurgical Results The BioPlat collaboration is expected to complement ValOre's ongoing metallurgical program at Pedra Branca. As previously reported, bioleaching pretreatment followed by cyanidation achieved extractions of up to 73% platinum and 74% palladium from weathered material from the Esbarro deposit. Near-surface weathered PGE mineralization is generally less amenable to conventional flotation, which makes alternative processing routes such as bioleaching a priority area of study for Pedra Branca.
The collaboration provides an opportunity to build on this work through BioPlat's specialized expertise in biological leaching and the processing of unconventional PGE ores, with the objective of advancing potential processing pathways for Pedra Branca.
The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) is Germany's federal geoscientific authority, providing scientific and technical expertise on geosciences and mineral resources. Its German Mineral Resources Agency (DERA) focuses on mineral raw materials and related supply-chain issues.
G.E.O.S. Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH acts as project coordinator for BioPlat. Other participants include BGR/DERA, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, and the Natural History Museum Bern.
Qualified Person ("QP") The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with Canadian regulatory requirements set out in NI 43-101 and reviewed and approved by Thiago Diniz, P.Geo., ValOre's QP and Vice President of Exploration.
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