CEO Nick Smart sits down with Crux Investor to outline ValOre's path from a 2.2 million ounce PGE resource* to a fully scoped Preliminary Economic Assessment by Q4 2026. In this interview, Smart details the modern bioleaching process developed in partnership with the University of Cape Town — for which ValOre holds exclusive global IP rights — and explains how Phase 1 recoveries in the high-70% range could underpin a low-cost processing route at Pedra Branca. He also discusses the strategic rationale behind the Hatchet Lake uranium divestiture and what a pure-play Pt/Pd identity means for the company going forward. 

*Independent Technical Report – Mineral Resource Update on the Pedra Branca PGE Project, Ceará State, Brazil (Effective date: March 8, 2022)

Title tag: CEO Nick Smart on ValOre's Modern PGE Process & Path to PEA 

Meta description: ValOre Metals CEO Nick Smart discusses the Pedra Branca PGE project's exclusive bioleaching IP, 2.2M oz resource, and clear path to a Q4 2026 PEA with Crux Investor.