Welcome to our dedicated page for Ecora Royalties news (Ticker: ECRAF), a resource for investors and traders seeking the latest updates and insights on Ecora Royalties stock.
Ecora Resources PLC (ECRAF), which has also adopted the name Ecora Royalties PLC, is a critical minerals focused royalty and streaming company. Its news flow reflects its portfolio of royalties and streams over copper, uranium and rare earths projects, as well as corporate actions and capital allocation decisions.
Company announcements frequently cover portfolio updates on key assets where Ecora holds royalties. Examples include news related to the Cañariaco Copper Project in Peru, the Patterson Corridor East uranium project, the Phalaborwa rare earths project and the Nifty Copper Project in Western Australia. These updates often reference technical or economic milestones reported by the operators of the underlying projects, such as resource estimates, feasibility work, assay results or project restart plans, and explain how Ecora’s royalty interests relate to those assets.
Investors can also expect corporate and governance news, such as director and senior management share dealings and dividend announcements. For instance, Ecora has reported interim dividend details and notifications of share acquisitions by directors and persons closely associated with them, providing transparency on insider transactions and shareholder distributions.
In addition, Ecora issues strategic and branding updates, including the announcement of its change of name to Ecora Royalties PLC, intended to align its corporate identity with its focus on royalties in critical minerals. These communications often reiterate the company’s strategy to build a diversified royalty portfolio over assets linked to electrification and the energy transition.
This news page aggregates such releases and related coverage, offering a central view of how Ecora’s royalty portfolio, corporate structure and capital decisions evolve over time for holders and followers of the ECRAF symbol.
Ecora Royalties (OTCQX:ECRAF) announced director option exercises, share sales to meet tax, and new LTIP awards on 26 March 2026. The Company transferred 147,586 treasury shares to satisfy exercises and granted 680,878 and 414,662 LTIP awards to the CEO and CFO respectively.
Total issued capital is 261,732,553 Shares, with 12,131,486 held in treasury, leaving 249,601,067 total voting rights.
Ecora Royalties (LSE:ECOR / TSX:ECOR) reported FY2025 results for year ended 31 Dec 2025, with $57.0m portfolio contribution (2024: $63.2m) and royalty/stream revenue of $55.9m. Profit after tax was $22.2m versus a 2024 loss of $9.8m, supported by a $14.1m impairment reversal related to Voisey's Bay and a $9.8m deferred tax credit. Net debt was $85.5m at year-end and free cash flow rose to $27.4m. The board declared a final dividend 1.4c (total 2.0c).
Portfolio shifts: base metals contribution rose strongly while Kestrel coal fell. Management expects further derisking milestones and continued deleveraging in 2026.
Ecora Royalties (OTCQX:ECRAF) notes that Fortescue's Nascent Exploration completed its acquisition of Alta Copper on 9 March 2026, giving Fortescue 100% ownership of the Cañariaco Copper Project in Northern Peru. Ecora holds a 0.5% Net Smelter Return (NSR) royalty on Cañariaco.
Alta Copper's Optimised PEA (10 June 2024) estimated average first‑10‑year production of 158k tpa copper, 70k oz gold and 1.5M oz silver, with life‑of‑mine averages of 134k tpa copper, 61k oz gold and 1.2M oz silver.
Ecora Royalties (OTCQX:ECRAF) announced that on 23 February 2026 it transferred 418,815 ordinary shares out of treasury to satisfy employee option exercises under its Long Term Incentive Plan.
Following the transfer the issued capital is 261,732,553 shares, of which 12,279,072 are held in treasury, leaving 249,453,481 total voting rights.
Ecora Royalties (OTCQX:ECRAF) notes Rainbow Rare Earths' update that the Phalaborwa pilot plant in Johannesburg is operating the optimised primary flowsheet and has produced ~2 kg of a high-grade mixed rare earth hydroxide at ~55% TREO.
Ecora holds a 0.85% gross revenue royalty on Phalaborwa; offsite solvent extraction tests for NdPr and SEG+ feed are planned.
Ecora Royalties (ECRAF) reported $57.0m portfolio contribution for FY 2025 (2024: $63.2m) with critical minerals comprising 63% of the total. Base metals contribution rose 150% to $28.5m driven by Voisey's Bay, Mimbula and Mantos Blancos. Net debt closed at $85.5m at 31 December 2025. Management expects further volume growth in 2026 and key development milestones that may de‑risk organic copper and critical minerals exposure.
Ecora Royalties (LSE:ECOR; TSX:ECOR; OTCQX:ECRAF) has changed its name from Ecora Resources PLC to Ecora Royalties PLC to better reflect its focus as a critical minerals royalty and streaming company. The company website moved to www.ecoraroyalties.com. Trading under the new name begins on 15 January 2026: 8:00am on the London Stock Exchange and 9:30am EST on the Toronto Stock Exchange and OTCQX Best Market. ISIN, SEDOL and shareholdings remain unchanged; no shareholder action is required.
Ecora Resources (OTC:ECRAF) announced the 2025 interim dividend and published per‑share amounts in three currencies. The interim dividend equals 0.60 US cents per ordinary share, which the company set as equivalent to 0.4471 pence per share in Sterling and 0.8330 Canadian cents per share using exchange rates of US$1 = £0.7452 and US$1 = C$1.3884.
The US$:£/C$ conversion rates were determined on the record date, 9 January 2026. The payment date for the 2025 interim dividend is Friday 30 January 2026.
Ecora Resources (OTCQX:ECRAF) noted that Fortescue and Alta Copper have entered a binding agreement under which Fortescue proposes to acquire the remaining 64% of Alta Copper. Alta Copper owns the Cañariaco Project in northern Peru, covering 91 km² and including Cañariaco Norte, Cañariaco Sur and Quebrada Verde.
An Optimised Preliminary Economic Assessment published 10 June 2024 estimated average annual copper production of 158,000 tonnes in the first ten years and 134,000 tonnes over the life of the mine. Ecora holds a 0.5% net smelter return (NSR) royalty on the project. The Transaction remains subject to required approvals.
Ecora Resources (OTCQX:ECRAF) noted NexGen's December 2025 Patterson Corridor East update reporting the highest-grade assays to date at PCE. Key intercepts include 5.5 m at 21.4% U3O8 (590.0–595.5 m) including 2.5 m at 46.1% U3O8 and 0.5 m at 74.8% U3O8, plus a nearby 1.5 m at 5.28% U3O8. Ecora holds a 2% net smelter return (NSR) royalty on PCE, which is subject to a 50% buyback right. The company referenced NexGen's announcement for full assay details and provided investor contact information.