Horseshoe Metals (ASX:HOR) secured direct shipping ore mining approval for its Horseshoe Lights project in Western Australia, according to a Wednesday filing with the Australian bourse.
The approval allows the company to deploy key personnel to the site ahead of the start-up operations this quarter, the filing said.
Further exploration and drilling campaigns are being finalized and are scheduled to be conducted this quarter, per the filing.
Shares rose more than 14% in afternoon trade Wednesday and earlier reached their highest since April 2023.