Estrella Resources (ASX:ESR) agreed with the mineral resources regulatory authority Autoridade Nacional dos Minerais for the extraction of up to 30,000 tonnes of high-grade manganese oxide from the Ira Miri manganese project at Timor-Leste, according to a Thursday filing with the Australian bourse.
Extraction equipment has been mobilised to the site, the filing said.
Shares of the company fell 3% in recent Thursday trade.