NEW YORK, July 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of regulated markets for trading 12,000 U.S. and international securities, today announced Sovereign Metals Limited (ASX: SVM; AIM: SVML; OTCQX: SVMLF), a future critical minerals supplier, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX? Best Market. Sovereign Metals Limited upgraded to OTCQX from the Pink? market.

Sovereign Metals Limited. begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol “SVMLF.” U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcmarkets.com.

Upgrading to the OTCQX Market is an important step for companies seeking to provide transparent trading for their U.S. investors.  For companies listed on a qualified international exchange, streamlined market standards enable them to utilize their home market reporting to make their information available in the U.S. To qualify for OTCQX, companies must meet high financial standards, follow best practice corporate governance and demonstrate compliance with applicable securities laws.

Sovereign Metals Limited’s Managing Director Frank Eagar commented: “We are pleased to have been upgraded to the OTCQX, the top tier of the OTC Markets. We look forward to increasing our engagement with U.S. investors that can now directly invest in Sovereign, a future supplier of critical minerals.”

About Sovereign Metals Limited
Sovereign Metals Limited is focused on becoming a market leader in supplying two critical minerals to global markets: titanium, in the form of rutile, and graphite. Rutile is the purest, highest-grade natural form of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and is the preferred feedstock in manufacturing titanium pigment and producing titanium metals.Titanium is essential for various industries, including aerospace, defense, pigments, medical and consumer technologies. Graphite is vital for the energy transition as the largest component of a lithium-ion battery. Currently, China dominates the supply of both critical minerals. Sovereign’s 100% owned Tier-One Kasiya Rutile-Graphite Project, located in the southeast African country of Malawi, is both the world’s largest known rutile deposit and second-largest flake graphite deposit. Through numerous technical studies, Sovereign has already confirmed that the Kasiya project could be the world’s largest and lowest-cost producer of rutile and graphite and is currently undertaking an optimisation study. Sovereign’s strategic investor and one of the world’s largest and most accomplished global mining companies, Rio Tinto continues to provide assistance and advice on technical and marketing aspects of Kasiya. With sustainability a core pillar of Sovereign’s strategy, Kasiya would have the lowest greenhouse gas emissions of any high-grade titanium feedstock or graphite producer.