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Technology Metal Potential Identified at Taronga
First Tin PLC has identified significant potential for rare earth elements and technology metals within its Taronga tenement package, specifically at the Blatherarm Prospect. Rock chip sampling revealed high assays for elements including beryllium up to 1.47%, cerium up to 1.52%, and neodymium up to 0.50%, alongside valuable technology metals like caesium and rubidium. Additionally, the Blatherarm area shows potential for tin and tungsten, with soil sampling returning over 200ppm tin and rock chips up to 0.34% tin. These findings represent a strategic expansion of the company's critical minerals portfolio, with further geological mapping and sampling planned. Disclaimer*
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9 July 2026 First Tin PLC ("First Tin" or "the Company") Rare Earth Element and Technology Metal Potential Identified within Taronga Tenement Package First Tin PLC, a tin development company focused on advancing low-capex projects in Australia and Germany, is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Taronga Mines Pty Ltd ("TMPL"), has identified potential for rare earth elements ("REEs") and technology metals within its Taronga tenement package. The mineralisation described below was discovered at one of the Company's recently acquired tenements by First Tin geologists while sampling old workings for tin mineralisation and subsequently named the Blatherarm Prospect. As shown in Figure 1, Blatherarm is located approximately 20km northeast from the Taronga Tin Project. Blatherarm REE Target: Rock chip sampling has returned very high REE and technology metal assays from pegmatitic and biotitic zones within the highly radiometric Mole Leucogranite (Figure 1) including the following: · Be (beryllium) 4530, 8240 and 14700 ppm (1.47%) · Ce (cerium) 2380, 2940, 3480 and 15250 ppm (1.52%) · Cs (caesium) 104.5, 148 and 312 ppm · Dy (dysprosium) 246 and 419 ppm · Er (erbium) 46.4 and 88.6 ppm · Eu (europium) 3.76 and 4.27 ppm · Gd (gadolinium) 284 and 450 ppm · Hf (hafnium) 20.9 and 83.7 ppm · Ho (holmium)  ...