Horizonte Minerals Plc announced that it has been awarded the construction licence for the development of its 100% owned Araguaia Ferronickel Project in Brazil. The award of the Construction Licence, Licença de Instalação (LI) in Portuguese, was granted by SEMAS, the Brazilian Pará State Environmental Agency (‘SEMAS’). Highlights: The granting of the LI provides Horizonte with the permits required to construct the Araguaia rotary kiln electric furnace (“RKEF”) processing plant and associated infrastructure; The LI approval represents a major de-risking step for Araguaia, which is now fully permitted to commence construction; and receipt of the permit follows release of the Feasibility Study (FS) results in October 2018 and filing of the 43-101 FS report on SEDAR in December 2018. The award of the LI has been delivered on time and on budget with the Horizonte team working closely with SEMAS, other State agencies and the local communities.