Highfield Resources Limited (ASX: HFR) ('Highfield' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that on the 16 July 2021 the President of Navarra, Ms Maria Chivite, attended an official event at the Muga Mine site following the receipt of the Mining Concession.

The President stated that the Muga Mine is sustainable and important for the economic recovery of the region.

The President of Navarra accompanied by distinguished representatives from the authorities in Navarra and Aragon, as well as representatives from the local community and Town Halls in the Muga area and representatives of political parties in the region, participated in the event to commemorate the award of the Mining Concessions for the Muga project.

The President of Navarra, Ms Chivite, said: '[the Project] is robust thanks to the different administrative procedures that Muga has gone through until the Mining Concession ' and she recalled that this project 'has been subject to numerous and rigorous processes, taking into account the participation of a large number of organisations and incorporating improvements, including two periods of public consultation and an exhaustive process of citizen participation, resulting in a sustainable and important project for the economic recovery of the region.

And the president added 'Muga will be a project that will provide an important boost for job creation and will be an effective instrument in the fight against depopulation, creating quality employment, which will reactivate the area. '

Highfield Resources CEO, Mr Salazar, said: 'On behalf of the Company and all its staff, I would like to thank the President of Navarra and the administrations and representatives of Navarra and Aragon for all the support received to achieve this significant milestone and for their participation in this event at the Muga mine site. Muga is a unique project and has the potential to deliver great benefits to all our stakeholders. Our firm commitment to them and to all the community which supports us is to make the Muga Project a reality.'

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