Giyani Receives Final Approval for the Environmental Management Plan of its Lobatse Manganese Deposit in Botswana

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OAKVILLE, Ontario, March 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Giyani Metals Corp. March 26, 2020 (TSXV:EMM) (FRANKFURT:KT9) (WKN:A2DUU8) (“Giyani” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that The Department of Environmental Affairs (“DEA”) in Botswana has granted the Company final approval for the Environmental Management Plan (“EMP”) of its Lobatse manganese prospect.

This final approval was granted after the customary one-month public review process during which the Company was required to advertise the details of the EMP in the government gazette and local newspapers. The public review process commenced on February 14, 2020 and concluded on March 13, 2020. There were no concerns raised by any stakeholders during that period and, as a result, the DEA issued an official acceptance letter on March 20, 2020.

Robin Birchall, CEO of Giyani commented:

“We are extremely pleased with the final Lobatse EMP approval and grateful to the DEA in Botswana for the speed and dedication in which they have completed their review. This is another great example of Botswana’s dedication to supporting its mining industry, especially as the country has introduced its own in-country restrictions following the COVID-19 global pandemic; measures we are both supporting in country and applaud.  

This has been a detailed process with multiple reviews and updates which commenced in early 2019. The environmental framework required to proceed with exploration activities at Lobatse is now in place in order for Giyani to realize its full potential including our efforts to expand the company’s manganese resource base in Botswana. This approval is the last of the three that we have received across K.Hill, Lobatse & Otse project sites.”

About Giyani

Giyani Metals Corp. is a Canadian explorer and developer focused on the development of its K.Hill, Lobatse & Otse manganese projects in the Kanye Basin, Botswana, Africa. The company’s flagship K.Hill project is a near-surface manganese oxide deposit currently going through a feasibility study to produce high-purity electrolytic manganese metal (HPEMM), a key product needed for batteries in the expanding electric vehicle (EV) market. Additional information and corporate documents may be found on www.sedar.com and on Giyani Metals Corp. Website: https://giyanimetals.com/.