Horizonte Updates on Its Community Engagement and CSR for the Local Communities Surrounding the Araguaia Nickel Project - Seite 3

Having built a nursery, more than 17,000 cocoa seedlings – in addition to several species of native Brazilian trees, were grown and produced, ready for planting. Horizonte worked to provide free technical training to over 30 local producers during the course of 2019.

Horizonte’s involvement included visits to existing cacao producers in nearby regions of the state of Pará, as well as identifying potential cacao crop locations, sourcing water permits, and the implementation of programs to ensure environmental control measures in line with the Company’s own strict sustainability standards.

Support to Local Agribusiness

Since 2018, the Araguaia Nickel Project has been supporting a frozen fruit pulp processing agribusiness, led by COPAG - Araguaia Small Farmers' Cooperative.

Initially Horizonte supported the industrial facility by supplying building materials but is now financing the electrical fit out to allow the facility to be fully commissioned and the Company looks forward to the results which are expected in 2020.

For further information visit www.horizonteminerals.com or contact:

Horizonte Minerals plc
Jeremy Martin (CEO)	[phone]
Numis Securities Ltd (NOMAD & Joint Broker)
John Prior Paul Gillam	[phone]
Shard Capital (Joint Broker)
Damon Heath Erik Woolgar	[phone]
Tavistock (Financial PR)
Gareth Tredway Annabel de Morgan	[phone]

About Horizonte Minerals:

Horizonte Minerals plc is an AIM and TSX-listed nickel development company focused in Brazil. The Company is developing the Araguaia project, as the next major ferronickel mine in Brazil, and the Vermelho nickel-cobalt project, with the aim of being able to supply nickel and cobalt to the EV battery market. Both projects are 100% owned.

Horizonte shareholders include: Teck Resources Limited, Canaccord Genuity Group, JP Morgan, Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Limited, Richard Griffiths and Glencore.