# Monte Muambe rare earths, fluorspar and gallium project, Mozambique – update

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/monte-muambe-rare-earths-fluorspar-and-gallium-project-mozambique-ndash-update--4a2766ef-fc26-4053-b803-1b3ca6762890

Original source: https://www.miningweekly.com/article/monte-muambe-rare-earths-fluorspar-and-gallium-project-mozambique-update-2026-09-04

Publisher: miningweekly

Original announcement: 2026-09-03T22:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: NeoTerra Group

- Ticker: Unavailable

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Mozambique

- Primary commodity: Rare earths

- Secondary commodities: Fluorspar, Gallium

- Document categories: Resource update, Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-09-04 08:39:15 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

NeoTerra Group provided an update on the Monte Muambe project in Mozambique, highlighting a JORC-compliant rare earths resource and updated fluorspar/gallium estimates. The company is advancing toward a pre-feasibility study funded by the USTDA and has reported successful gallium extraction testwork.

Reasoning: The update provides significant progress on multi-commodity resource definition and metallurgical validation, specifically the inclusion of HREE grades and successful gallium leaching.

- Positive factor: Expansion of resource to include HREE grades

- Positive factor: Strong gallium extraction results \(85%\)

- Positive factor: High-grade fluorspar concentrate potential

- Positive factor: USTDA-funded PFS commencement

- Negative factor: Gallium commercial viability still subject to testwork

- Negative factor: HREE resource remains in inferred category

Facts used in scoring: 6

## Classification and evidence

**Resource Update**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.

Why it applies: The document provides an updated mineral resource estimate for the Fluorite Zone and Python orebodies.

Evidence · text

> An updated July 2026 mineral resource estimate for the Fluorite Zone and Python orebodies

**Inferred Resource**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.

Why it applies: The updated July 2026 resource estimate for the Fluorite Zone and Python orebodies is entirely in the inferred category.

Evidence · text

> all in the inferred category

**High Recovery**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.

Why it applies: Gallium extraction of 85% is a strong result for acid leaching.

Evidence · text

> acid leaching by SGS Lakefield achieved 85% gallium extraction

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Resource Estimates (6)

### indicated

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/monte-muambe-rare-earths-fluorspar-and-gallium-project-mozambique-ndash-update--4a2766ef-fc26-4053-b803-1b3ca6762890#fact-resource-facts-0)

rare\_earths

#### Identity

- Commodity: rare\_earths

#### Resource Data

- Category: indicated
- Tonnes: 13600000
- Grade: 2.42
- Grade Unit: % TREO

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Standard JORC-compliant resource reporting for the primary commodity.

Evidence · text

> 13.6-million tonnes at 2.42% total rare-earth oxides \(TREO\)

### indicated

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/monte-muambe-rare-earths-fluorspar-and-gallium-project-mozambique-ndash-update--4a2766ef-fc26-4053-b803-1b3ca6762890#fact-resource-facts-1)

fluorspar

#### Identity

- Commodity: fluorspar

#### Resource Data

- Category: indicated
- Tonnes: 3480000
- Grade: 20.6
- Grade Unit: % CaF2

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Significant fluorspar resource component.

Evidence · text

> 3.48-million tonnes of fluorspar at 20.6% calcium fluoride \(CaF2\)

### indicated

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/monte-muambe-rare-earths-fluorspar-and-gallium-project-mozambique-ndash-update--4a2766ef-fc26-4053-b803-1b3ca6762890#fact-resource-facts-2)

gallium

#### Identity

- Commodity: gallium

#### Resource Data

- Category: indicated
- Tonnes: 11730000
- Grade: 54.7
- Grade Unit: g/t Ga2O3

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Large gallium resource component.

Evidence · text

> 11.73-million tonnes at 54.7 g/t gallium oxide \(Ga2O3\)

### inferred

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/monte-muambe-rare-earths-fluorspar-and-gallium-project-mozambique-ndash-update--4a2766ef-fc26-4053-b803-1b3ca6762890#fact-resource-facts-3)

rare\_earths

#### Identity

- Commodity: rare\_earths

#### Resource Data

- Category: inferred
- Tonnes: 3470000
- Grade: 3070
- Grade Unit: ppm TREO

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: New resource update incorporating HREE grades.

- Positive factor: Incorporates HREE grades for the first time

- Negative factor: Inferred category

Evidence · text

> 3.47-million tonnes at 3 070 ppm TREO

### inferred

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/monte-muambe-rare-earths-fluorspar-and-gallium-project-mozambique-ndash-update--4a2766ef-fc26-4053-b803-1b3ca6762890#fact-resource-facts-4)

rare\_earths

#### Identity

- Commodity: rare\_earths

#### Resource Data

- Category: inferred
- Tonnes: 3470000
- Grade: 770
- Grade Unit: ppm HREO

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: New HREE component in the updated resource estimate.

- Positive factor: First time HREE grades incorporated

- Negative factor: Inferred category

Evidence · text

> and 770 ppm HREO, all in the inferred category

### Fact 6

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/monte-muambe-rare-earths-fluorspar-and-gallium-project-mozambique-ndash-update--4a2766ef-fc26-4053-b803-1b3ca6762890#fact-resource-facts-5)

gallium

#### Identity

- Commodity: gallium

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High gallium extraction achieved via acid leaching.

- Positive factor: Strong extraction result

Evidence · text

> acid leaching by SGS Lakefield achieved 85% gallium extraction

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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