NEPTUNE MINERALS (LSE-AIM:NPM)

Neptune Minerals is a leading explorer and developer of precious- and base-metal seafloor massive sulphide (SMS) deposits, with granted exploration licences totalling more than 278,000 km² in the territorial waters of New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Federated States of Micronesia and Vanuatu.

Neptune recently completed its second and third exploration programs, Kermadec 07 and Colville-Monowai 07, offshore New Zealand. During Kermadec 07, Neptune discovered two new hydrothermally inactive SMS zones over which the company plans to lodge a mining licence application.

Neptune has exploration applications covering 434,000 km² pending in the territorial waters of New Zealand, Japan, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Palau and Italy.