Metals One MD on 2025 pivot to gold and uranium plus upcoming milestones

Metals One PLC (AIM:MET1, FRA:HT7, OTCQB:MTOPF) managing director Daniel Maling joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss the company's transformation in 2025, following a £15 million fundraising and a strategic shift away from Scandinavian nickel towards gold and uranium. Maling explained that as nickel market conditions weakened, the board made a conscious decision to reposition. "The board made a conscious decision to pivot into new areas such as gold and uranium," he said. Impairment charges were taken against the Black Schist nickel project, though the assets are retained for their long-term optionality. The balance sheet has moved, he said, "significantly into what we feel is more tangible gold and uranium projects." On uranium, DISA Technologies is expected to assess uranium values in US waste dumps over the next six to twelve months under a revenue-sharing arrangement, with updates to follow. Key milestones to watch include the Lions Bay Capital transaction involving...