Sovereign Metals Share News (SVML)

TRADING UPDATES: Schroders Capital Global investee to be bought out

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

IN BRIEF: Sovereign Metals names Central Copper's Frank Eager as CEO

Sovereign Metals Ltd - Malawi-focused mining exploration and development company - Appoints Frank Eagar as managing director and chief executive officer, effective from October 20. Eager is a chartered accountant, with corporate, commercial and technical experience in the mining sector. He was previously chief financial officer at Central Copper Resources PLC, and CEO of Baobab Steel Ltd.

EARNINGS: R&Q Insurance loss swells, Jade Road still selling assets

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings for London-listed companies, issued on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

UK shareholder meetings calendar - next 7 days

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Uninspiring China data hurts miners and luxury

(Alliance News) - China's economy expanded at an unimpressive pace, bringing growth fears for the world's second-largest economy to the fore again and ensuring equities kicked off the new week on the back foot.

Sovereign Metals gets Rio Tinto backing to tune of GBP21 million

(Alliance News) - Rio Tinto PLC has snapped up a 15% stake in Sovereign Metals Ltd, the AIM-listed exploration and development company said on Monday.

IN BRIEF: Sovereign Metals starts bulk sample programme at Kasiya

Sovereign Metals Ltd - Mining exploration and development company focusing on flagship Kasiya rutile deposit in Malawi - Says graphite bulk sample programme for qualification, downstream testwork and product development at Kasiya has begun. Notes programme is producing larger volumes of natural graphite. Adds a "significant" laboratory upgrade is underway to enable continuous production of bulk sampling.

IN BRIEF: Sovereign Metals reports near perfect crytallinity at Kasiya

Sovereign Metals Ltd - Mining exploration and development company focusing on flagship Kasiya rutile deposit in Malawi - Says testing at Kasiya graphite project shows "near perfect" crystallinity, as carbon purity goes above benchmark. Says results demonstrate "excellent suitability" for use in lithium-ion batteries. Adds, further testwork is underway to confirm optimal purification process. This comes after the lithium-ion battery anode market became the largest end-market for natural flake graphite, with demand for anodes growing by 46%.

IN BRIEF: Sovereign Metals boasts "outstanding outcome" at Kasiya

Sovereign Metals Ltd - Malawi-focused mineral explorer - Says the indicated resource at the Kasiya deposit in Malawi now stands at 1.2 billion tonnes at 1.0% rutile and 1.5% graphite. Its updated mineral resource estimate moves over 500 million tonnes from the inferred category to the indicated category. Over 66% of the mineral resource estimate is now in the indicated category.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: SocGen cuts Next; Jefferies cuts CMC markets

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:

TRADING UPDATES: SigmaRoc Sweden boost; Mosman's Cinnabar-1 success

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

EARNINGS SUMMARY: Eagle Eye profit up; Litigation Capital optimistic

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings by London-listed companies, issued on Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

UK shareholder meetings calendar - next 7 days

TRADING UPDATES: Aura Energy finishes drilling; Cordel revenue up

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

TRADING UPDATES: Empire Metals confirms copper; Mosman hails progress

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Monday and not separately reported by Alliance News: