COMMENCEMENT OF RIGHTS TRADING ON ASX

ASX: MIOR

VANCOUVER, BC, March 6, 2024 /CNW/ - Macarthur Minerals Limited (TSXV: MMS) (ASX: MIO) (OTCQB: MMSDF) (the Company or Macarthur), is pleased to advise that the rights to the Company's Renounceable Rights Issue announced on 28 February 2024 have commenced trading today under the ASX code MIOR.

Under the Rights Issue timetable, rights trading will end on Friday, 15 March 2024.

The Rights Issue is being offered to shareholders registered at the Record Date of 7 March 2024 with a registered address in Australia and New Zealand (Eligible Shareholders) on the basis of one (1) new share (New Shares) for every five (5) shares held at an offer price of $0.10 per share together with one (1) free attaching option for every two (2) New Shares subscribed for and issued.

The free attaching options will be exercisable at $0.25 each and have a term of 18 months from the date of their issue (New Options). The Company will apply for quotation of the New Options.

Eligible Shareholders will be sent the prospectus and the information by email or post on 8 March 2024, providing details of how to apply for their entitlement.

Eligible Shareholders may take up shortfall under the Rights Issue in addition to their entitlements under the Offer. Applications for securities under the Rights Issue can be made via BPAY^®.

The Closing Date for the Rights Issue is 5:00 pm (AWST) on Friday, 22 March 2024.  Rights Trading ends on Friday, 15 March 2024.

Released On behalf of the Board of Directors, Mr Cameron McCall, Executive Chairman and CEO

Company profile

Macarthur is an iron ore development, and lithium exploration company that is focused on bringing to production its Western Australia iron ore projects. The Lake Giles Iron Project mineral resources include the Ularring hematite resource (approved for development) comprising Indicated resources of 54.5 million tonnes at 47.2% Fe and Inferred resources of 26 million tonnes at 45.4% Fe; and the Lake Giles magnetite resource of 53.9 million tonnes (Measured), 218.7 million tonnes (Indicated) and 997 million tonnes (Inferred). The Lake Giles Iron Project also contains Proven Ore Reserves of 51.9 Mt and Probable Ore Reserves of 184.7Mt. Macarthur also holds 24 square kilometre tenement area iron exploration interests in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. In addition, Macarthur has lithium brine Claims in the emerging Railroad Valley region in Nevada, USA. The Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates presented herein have previously been released to the ASX on March 21, 2022, including supporting JORC reporting tables. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the relevant market announcements and, in the case of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves that all assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant market announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed.

This news release is not for distribution to United States services or for dissemination in the United States

Caution Regarding Forward Looking Statements

Certain of the statements made and information contained in this press release may constitute forward-looking information and forward-looking statements (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities laws.  All statements herein, other than statements of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including but not limited to statements regarding expected completion of the Feasibility Study; conversion of Mineral Resources to Ore Reserves or the eventual mining of the Project, are forward-looking statements.  The forward-looking statements in this press release reflect the current expectations, assumptions or beliefs of the Company based upon information currently available to the Company. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct as actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include but are not limited to:  unforeseen technology changes that results in a reduction in iron or magnetite demand or substitution by other metals or materials; the discovery of new large low cost deposits of iron magnetite; the general level of global economic activity; failure to complete the FS; inability to demonstrate economic viability of Mineral Resources; and failure to obtain mining approvals.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty thereof. Such statements relate to future events and expectations and, as such, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release and except as may otherwise be required pursuant to applicable laws, the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

SOURCE Macarthur Minerals Limited

Please contact: Cameron McCall, Executive Chairman and CEO, [phone], [email protected]; Investor Relations - Canada, Investor Cubed, Neil Simon, CEO, [phone], [email protected]