Australia's Viridis gets support for up to $50 million funding for Colossus project

By Roberto Samora

SAO PAULO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Viridis Mining and Minerals VMM.AX said on Monday that the Australian miner had received a non-binding letter of support from Export Finance Australia (EFA) for a potential funding of up to $50 million for its Colossus rare-earth minerals project in Brazil.

• "Securing a non-binding letter of support from EFA represents the final cornerstone in our Colossus debt financing strategy," managing director Rafael Moreno said in a statement.

• The Colossus project last month received a preliminary environmental license from Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais.