Alset Minerals is pleased to announce that Gilberto Zapata Castaneda, a Mexican mining entrepreneur based in Zacatecas, Mexico, is joining the Alset board to lead business development efforts in Mexico. Gilberto Zapata Castaneda has an accounting degree, MBA, and has been active in the mining industry in Mexico throughout his career. Gilberto built up a network of government contacts that helped Alset quickly obtain the [...]
Alset Minerals is pleased to report that the phase one drilling program at La Salada salar in Zacatecas, Mexico has been completed. This is the first of 13 salars that will be tested. Alset has a 100% interest in 13 salars covering an area of approximately 4,500 hectares, all within 100 kilometres of the city of Zacatecas. Highlights of Drilling Grid completed over La Salada salar with 1 deep hole (see Company news [...]
Alset Minerals is pleased to announce it has acquired 5 additional salars bringing the total to 12 salars in Mexico. Alset now has a major land position in a new province of highly prospective salars that were identified in the 1980s by the Servicio Geologico Mexicana (SGM) when they declared the region including the states of Zacatecas and San Luis Potosi, Mexico as having the highest priority for lithium. Both lithium [...]
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - May 15, 2017) - Alset Minerals Corp. (TSX VENTURE:ION) ("Alset" or "the Company") is pleased to provide an update on the progress of the drilling at La Salada salar in Zacatecas, Mexico. La Salada is the first of seven salars to be drilled. All of these salars are currently under license to Alset. These salars are covered by 11 mineral concessions in which Alset owns a 100 [...]
Alset Minerals is pleased to announce it has filed documents with the TSX Venture Exchange seeking final approval on their previously announced non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $369,000. Subject to regulatory approval Alset will be issuing 2,838,846 units, with each Unit consisting of 1 common share of the Company and 1 share purchase warrant, each warrant being exercisable for an additional common [...]
Alset Energy is pleased to announce that drilling has commenced on the La Salada salar in Zacatecas, Mexico. The exploration program includes two deep holes to test for brine horizons, sediment composition and depth to basement; followed by a shallow subsurface sampling program. Material from this work will be sent for geochemical and mineralogical analysis, leach testing, and scoping metallurgical testing to assess grade [...]
Alset Energy is pleased to announce that, subject to regulatory approval, it will accelerate the exercise of its earn in option to acquire the Mexican salar project. Alset and MKG Mining have agreed to amend the original agreement that would have taken a further 5 years for Alset to earn a 100% interest through staged cash payments totaling USD $190,000. It has now been agreed by the parties that MKG Mining will accept [...]
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Apr 4, 2017) - Alset Energy Corp. (TSX VENTURE:ION) ("Alset" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it will be changing its name to Alset Minerals Corp., while keeping its current stock symbol. The name change reflects the company's broader focus and commitment of developing its Mexican salar projects, which can potentially serve a wide spectrum of agriculture, chemicals [...]
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Mar 27, 2017) - Alset Energy Corp. (TSX VENTURE:ION) ("Alset" or "the Company") subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, proposes to undertake a non-brokered private placement of units at a price of 13 cents per unit for gross proceeds of up to $520,000. Each unit shall comprise one common share in the capital of the company and one common share purchase warrant [...]
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Mar 23, 2017) - Alset Energy Corp. (TSX VENTURE:ION) ("Alset" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that having completed an environmental report and an application for drilling, the Company has received the necessary permits to commence drilling at its La Salada lithium project near Zacatecas, Mexico. The Company is now in the process of securing drill crews and site [...]
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - March 3, 2017) - Alset Energy Corp. (TSX VENTURE:ION) ("Alset" or "the Company") is pleased to report on recent laboratory results. This work tested leaching characteristics of soils, or unconsolidated salar infill material, collected at three of the Company's lithium-rich salars in Mexico. These tests were done to better understand the recovery potential of lithium. The results [...]
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jan. 19, 2017) - Alset Energy Corp. (TSX VENTURE:ION) ("Alset" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Emily Hanson P.Geo to the position of Vice President - Exploration and Director. Clinton Barr will be leaving the Company to focus his efforts on his other business endeavours. The board would like to thank Mr. Barr for his past service. Allan Barry [...]