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Teako Minerals Announces Strategic Pivot to Focus on Norway; Pausing Operations in British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 18, 2024) - TEAKO MINERALS CORP. (CSE: TMIN) (the "Company" or "Teako") announces that following a recent
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[{"type":"text","content":" Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 18, 2024) - TEAKO MINERALS CORP. (CSE: TMIN) (the \"Company\" or \"Teako\") announces that following a recent Norwegian parliament meeting and the various developments in mineral exploration in Fennoscandia in recent years, the Company has decided to pause exploration efforts in British Columbia, to primarily concentrate on Norway, while also maintaining a minor focus on Finland. The majority of the Company's projects in British Columbia are in good standing for 2-3 years, allowing the Company the strategic flexibility to explore various alternatives, including the potential of partnering with other parties or selling the projects, as part of its ongoing commitment to maximizing shareholder value. Investors will be regularly informed of developments, ensuring transparency and continuous engagement with our valued stakeholders. The primary targeted metals in Norway will be copper, cobalt, and base metals, as well as gold and rare earth minerals (or \"REE\"), while in Finland, the focus will be on gold. The Rationale Behind the Pivot Access to critical and battery metals is crucial to establishing a robust value chain in Europe and carrying out the green shift. Today, most of the battery metals, such as nickel, cobalt, and lithium, are produced outside Europe, often in countries with low ESG standards. The EU has introduced a goal that 10% of all critical minerals consumed in the EU in 2030 will need to be produced in the EU by 2030. This means that the production of battery metals within the EU must be dramatically increased to attain this goal. Oil and gas have been the primary contributors to Norway's recent sovereign wealth. However, in alignment with the green shift and rising commodity prices, the mineral exploration industry and Government are keen on reviving the mining and exploration sector, which became dormant in the 1970s due to low commodity prices and the discovery of oil and gas. The bedrock in Norway is promising for discoveries of new occurrences of battery and critical metals with its rich history of mining copper, nickel, and cobalt. Only a handful of exploration companies have carried out systematic exploration since the late 1980s; however, multiple major mines are about to open/reopen very shortly, namely the REE mines of Engebø and Fensfelt, as well as...