Aris Mining Completes Environmental Assessment for Soto Norte Project

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Aris Mining has cleared a key permitting hurdle for its Soto Norte gold copper project in Colombia by completing its Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and beginning formal community engagement ahead of an environmental licence application. The milestone follows earlier approvals on the mine plan and clarifications to Colombian regulatory protections. The company's shares have returned 15.19% year to date and posted a very large 3 year total shareholder return, though the 30 day share price return has eased 8.37%. Analysts see a narrative fair value of CA$41.53 against a last close of CA$24.95, with the gap linked to project build out and operating scale. The ongoing expansion at the Segovia operations, with the new second ball mill increasing processing capacity by 50% and a targeted production ramp up to 300,000 ounces in 2026, is described as a driver of sustained revenue growth and structurally higher operating margins.

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Aris Mining completed the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and began community engagement, clearing a key permitting hurdle for the Soto Norte gold-copper project.

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Progress toward permitting and build-out of Aris Mining's Soto Norte gold-copper project signals potential future gold supply from the mine.

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