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Ecora Resources PLC (ECRAF), which has also adopted the name Ecora Royalties PLC, is a critical minerals focused royalty and streaming company. Its news flow reflects its portfolio of royalties and streams over copper, uranium and rare earths projects, as well as corporate actions and capital allocation decisions.
Company announcements frequently cover portfolio updates on key assets where Ecora holds royalties. Examples include news related to the Cañariaco Copper Project in Peru, the Patterson Corridor East uranium project, the Phalaborwa rare earths project and the Nifty Copper Project in Western Australia. These updates often reference technical or economic milestones reported by the operators of the underlying projects, such as resource estimates, feasibility work, assay results or project restart plans, and explain how Ecora’s royalty interests relate to those assets.
Investors can also expect corporate and governance news, such as director and senior management share dealings and dividend announcements. For instance, Ecora has reported interim dividend details and notifications of share acquisitions by directors and persons closely associated with them, providing transparency on insider transactions and shareholder distributions.
In addition, Ecora issues strategic and branding updates, including the announcement of its change of name to Ecora Royalties PLC, intended to align its corporate identity with its focus on royalties in critical minerals. These communications often reiterate the company’s strategy to build a diversified royalty portfolio over assets linked to electrification and the energy transition.
This news page aggregates such releases and related coverage, offering a central view of how Ecora’s royalty portfolio, corporate structure and capital decisions evolve over time for holders and followers of the ECRAF symbol.
Ecora Royalties (ECRAF) reported $57.0m portfolio contribution for FY 2025 (2024: $63.2m) with critical minerals comprising 63% of the total. Base metals contribution rose 150% to $28.5m driven by Voisey's Bay, Mimbula and Mantos Blancos. Net debt closed at $85.5m at 31 December 2025. Management expects further volume growth in 2026 and key development milestones that may de‑risk organic copper and critical minerals exposure.
Ecora Royalties (LSE:ECOR; TSX:ECOR; OTCQX:ECRAF) has changed its name from Ecora Resources PLC to Ecora Royalties PLC to better reflect its focus as a critical minerals royalty and streaming company. The company website moved to www.ecoraroyalties.com. Trading under the new name begins on 15 January 2026: 8:00am on the London Stock Exchange and 9:30am EST on the Toronto Stock Exchange and OTCQX Best Market. ISIN, SEDOL and shareholdings remain unchanged; no shareholder action is required.
Ecora Resources (OTC:ECRAF) announced the 2025 interim dividend and published per‑share amounts in three currencies. The interim dividend equals 0.60 US cents per ordinary share, which the company set as equivalent to 0.4471 pence per share in Sterling and 0.8330 Canadian cents per share using exchange rates of US$1 = £0.7452 and US$1 = C$1.3884.
The US$:£/C$ conversion rates were determined on the record date, 9 January 2026. The payment date for the 2025 interim dividend is Friday 30 January 2026.
Ecora Resources (OTCQX:ECRAF) noted that Fortescue and Alta Copper have entered a binding agreement under which Fortescue proposes to acquire the remaining 64% of Alta Copper. Alta Copper owns the Cañariaco Project in northern Peru, covering 91 km² and including Cañariaco Norte, Cañariaco Sur and Quebrada Verde.
An Optimised Preliminary Economic Assessment published 10 June 2024 estimated average annual copper production of 158,000 tonnes in the first ten years and 134,000 tonnes over the life of the mine. Ecora holds a 0.5% net smelter return (NSR) royalty on the project. The Transaction remains subject to required approvals.
Ecora Resources (OTCQX:ECRAF) noted NexGen's December 2025 Patterson Corridor East update reporting the highest-grade assays to date at PCE. Key intercepts include 5.5 m at 21.4% U3O8 (590.0–595.5 m) including 2.5 m at 46.1% U3O8 and 0.5 m at 74.8% U3O8, plus a nearby 1.5 m at 5.28% U3O8. Ecora holds a 2% net smelter return (NSR) royalty on PCE, which is subject to a 50% buyback right. The company referenced NexGen's announcement for full assay details and provided investor contact information.
Ecora Resources (OTCQX:ECRAF) notes Rainbow Rare Earths' selection of solvent extraction as the rare earth oxide separation route for the Phalaborwa project to produce separated NdPr oxide and the SEG+ Group at +99.5% purity.
Rainbow says this choice allows finalisation of the project flowsheet and completion of the definitive feasibility study. Ecora holds a 0.85% Gross Revenue Royalty on Phalaborwa, giving Ecora exposure to potential future revenue if the project advances to production.
Ecora Resources (OTCQX:ECRAF) noted Rainbow Rare Earths' update that adding yttrium to the Phalaborwa mixed rare earth product could increase the project's estimated EBITDA by +US$30 million. Ecora holds a 0.85% gross revenue royalty on the Phalaborwa project, exposing the company to any upside from that EBITDA improvement.
The announcement is forward-looking and subject to the assumptions and risks outlined by the companies, including feasibility, operatorship and market conditions.
Ecora Resources (OTCQX:ECRAF) commented on Cyprium Metals' approval of a restart plan for the Nifty Copper Project, targeting first copper cathode production in mid-2026. Ecora holds a 1.5% Realised Value Royalty on Nifty, but royalty payments are not triggered until 800kt cumulative copper is produced. Taking historic production and planned cathode and open pit restarts into account, Ecora expects that the 800kt threshold will not be reached for at least five years after production restarts.
Contact details and corporate background information were included.
Ecora Resources PLC (OTCQX:ECRAF) disclosed a director-related share transaction. On 14 November 2025 CH Invest GmbH, a person closely associated with Non‑Executive Director Ms. Christine Coignard, acquired 11,400 ordinary shares of 2p each at an average price of £0.9219 per share on the London Stock Exchange Main Market.
The filing includes the instrument ISIN GB0006449366, the company's LEI 213800LXSV317746JZ71, and contact details for company and PR advisers.
Ecora Resources (OTCQX:ECRAF) noted Rainbow Rare Earths updated the Phalaborwa Mineral Resource Estimate to include yttrium, a heavy rare earth element subject to Chinese export controls since April 2025. Rainbow currently values neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium in its economic models and intends to update the Definitive Feasibility Study to add ancillary metals including yttrium to reflect growing market demand for the full REE basket. Ecora holds a 0.85% gross revenue royalty on Phalaborwa.
The update highlights potential changes to the project value chain and modelling assumptions as Rainbow revises its DFS to include additional REE components.
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