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AuKing Mining: Geographic Expansion
AuKing Mining securing new earn-in deal and moving to expand operations at Tundulu rare earths project in Malawi with 10,000m drilling program, advancing towards 100% ownership through staged payments
Source: Stockhead (ASX small-caps)
The leadership read
Will require senior exploration geologists, drilling operations managers, project management executives for international operations, geophysics specialists, and potentially C-suite expansion leadership for managing larger-scale rare earths development
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