• Copper assays up to 300 mg/kg
• Silver assays up to 2.0 mg/kg
• Rare earth elements such as Lanthanum, Yttrium, and Neodymium detected

BPH Global Ltd, a leading commercial seaweed research, development, and export company, has announced assay results for copper, silver, and selected rare earth elements (REEs) from two batches of riverbed soil samples collected from the Johor River in southern Malaysia. The soil sampling program forms part of BP8's staged R&D approach under Project 6-7 and was undertaken as a precursor to live seaweed cultivation trials in the Johor River. The objective was to confirm the presence of mineralised sediments in the river system and the availability of metals for biological uptake by seaweed during cultivation. The assays confirmed the presence of copper, silver, and selected REEs at measurable concentrations, with copper assays up to 300 mg/kg, silver assays up to 2.0 mg/kg, and REEs such as Lanthanum (up to 17.4 mg/kg), Yttrium (up to 23.0 mg/kg), and Neodymium (up to 15.1 mg/kg) detected. The Company will now proceed to the next phase of Project 6-7, which involves the cultivation of freshwater-acclimatised Sesuvium portulacastrum in the Johor River to test the bio-accumulation of gold, silver, and copper. In parallel, BP8 will continue its research and collaborative work to evaluate and optimise potential extraction methodologies for these metals from seaweed biomass.

The Company will proceed to the next phase of Project 6-7, which involves the cultivation of freshwater-acclimatised Sesuvium portulacastrum in the Johor River to test the bio-accumulation of gold, silver, and copper. BP8 will also continue its research and collaborative work to evaluate and optimise potential extraction methodologies for these metals from seaweed biomass.