Molopo Farms - Drill Contract Signed

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Power Metal Resources PLC

30 August 2022

 

30 August 2022

Power Metal Resources PLC

("Power Metal" or the "Company")

Molopo Farms - Drill Contract Signed

Power Metal Resources PLC (LON:POW), the London listed exploration company seeking large-scale metal discoveries across its global project portfolio announces an update in relation to the Molopo Farms Complex Project ("Molopo Farms" or the "Project") targeting a large scale nickel-copper-platinum group element ("PGE") discovery in southwestern Botswana.

On 23 August 2022 the Company announced an update regarding progress being made towards the first Power Metal managed and operated diamond drilling programme at Molopo Farms, as well the expansion of the geophysics programme over target ("T") areas T1-6 and T1-14 (covering prior 20/21 drill holes K1-6 and K1-14) and two new target areas T1-3 and T2-3. The link to this announcement is below:

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/POW/molopo-farms-drill-programme-geophysics-update/15596045

Key Updates:

§ Diamond drilling contract has been signed with Mindea Exploration and Drilling Services (Pty) Ltd ("Mindea"), an experienced Botswana-based company with extensive drilling experience in-country. Mindea is 100% Botswana citizen owned.

§ The current planned programme is for circa 2,600m of diamond drilling across an expected 6 drillholes, with at least two drillholes planned into the newly identified conductor within the T1-6 target area.

§ The drilling will be paid for on a part-cash, part-equity basis, with over 50% of the expected contract cost to be satisfied through the issue of up to 10,000,000 new ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the Company at an issue price of 2.25p per share ("Drilling Cost Shares").  The Drilling Cost Shares will be issued by the Company within one month of the completion of 2,600 metres of drilling.

§ Mindea's base of operations is located only 98km from Molopo Farms allowing for quick and efficient mobilisation of crews and equipment, with the expected mobilisation and drilling commencement scheduled for mid-September 2022.

Paul Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of Power Metal Resources commented:

"It has been an incredible effort by the team to put us in the position to launch expedited drilling at Molopo Farms only a matter of weeks after the discovery, through geophysical surveys, of a new and very compelling conductor in target T1-6 located immediately south of previous drillhole K1-6.

The electromagnetic conductor, the edge of which was intersected by previous diamond drillhole K1-6 at a similar stratigraphic level to a broad nickel sulphide mineralisation interval, represents a high-priority target during the upcoming drilling programme.

The potential offered by this drill programme is amply demonstrated by Mindea, the drill contractor, taking a significant portion of the contract costs in Power Metal shares.

Now the real work begins, with the few weeks prior to drilling commencement to be used to undertake the expanded geophysical surveys to confirm precision drill targeting at T1-6, and the follow up surveys at targets T1-14, T1-3 and T2-3.  That survey work is underway currently.

Further Molopo drilling updates are expected prior to and following mobilisation, alongside updates in respect of the expanded geophysics drill target generation programme."

PROJECT BACKGROUND AND OWNERSHIP

Power Metal currently has a current circa 53% effective economic interest in Molopo, held through a direct project interest and a shareholding in partner Kalahari Key Mineral Exploration (Pty) Ltd ("KKME").  On 18 May 2022 Power Metal announced a conditional transaction that would see its interest in Molopo Farms increasing to 87.71% (the "Transaction").  The announcement may be viewed through the following link:

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/POW/kalahari-key-botswana-acquisition/15458701

As part of the Transaction, Power Metal will become the Project operator and in advance of completion the Company is working with the team at KKME to maintain momentum with regard to Project exploration.

Work streams are also in process to secure Botswana regulatory approvals enabling the Transaction to complete.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR"), and is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of MAR.

For further information please visit https://www.powermetalresources.com/ or contact:

Power Metal Resources plc
Paul Johnson (Chief Executive Officer)	[phone]
SP Angel Corporate Finance (Nomad and Joint Broker)
Ewan Leggat/Charlie Bouverat	[phone]
SI Capital Limited (Joint Broker)
Nick Emerson	[phone]
First Equity Limited (Joint Broker)
David Cockbill/Jason Robertson	[phone]

NOTES TO EDITORS

Power Metal Resources plc - Background

Power Metal Resources plc (LON:POW) is an AIM listed metals exploration company which finances and manages global resource projects and is seeking large scale metal discoveries.

The Company has a principal focus on opportunities offering district scale potential across a global portfolio including precious, base and strategic metal exploration in North America, Africa and Australia.

Project interests range from early-stage greenfield exploration to later-stage prospects currently subject to drill programmes.

Power Metal will develop projects internally or through strategic joint ventures until a project becomes ready for disposal through outright sale or separate listing on a recognised stock exchange thereby crystallising the value generated from our internal exploration and development work.

Value generated through disposals will be deployed internally to drive the Company's growth or may be returned to shareholders through share buy backs, dividends or in-specie distributions of assets.

Exploration Work Overview

Power Metal has internal exploration programmes completed or underway, with results awaited, as outlined in the table below.

Project	Location	Current POW %	Work Completed or Underway	Results Awaited
Athabasca Uranium	Canada	100%	Ground exploration programme underway at 3 properties.  Continuing data analysis across the property portfolio.	Results from ground exploration including spectrometer analysis, sampling and mapping.
Authier North Lithium	Canada	Earn-in to 100%	Property Evaluation Report completed.	Update covering exploration plans for target areas identified during the Evaluation.
Molopo Farms	Botswana	53%#	Final preparations for the launch of K1-6 conductor target drilling and MLEM surveys over T1-6, T1-14, T1-3 and T2-3 targets.	Commencement of T1-6 drill programme, and findings therefrom and results from MLEM surveys.
Tati Project	Botswana	100%	RC drilling underway and previously sampling of mine dumps complete.	Review of mine dumps sampling, and processing potential.  Results from RC drill programme.

^# subject to completion of acquisition announced 18.5.22 interest will increase to 87.71%

Exploration work programmes may also be underway within Power Metal investee companies and planned IPO vehicles where Power Metal has a material interest, the findings from which will be released on their respective websites, with simultaneous updates through Power Metal regulatory announcements where required.  These interests are summarised in the table below:

Company	Status/Operations	Link
First Class Metals PLC	Investment - POW 28.19% Exploration in the Schreiber-Hemlo region of Ontario, Canada	www.firstclassmetalsplc.com
First Development Resources P LC	Planned IPO - POW 62.12% Exploration in Western Australia and the Northern Territory of Australia	www.firstdevelopmentresources.com
Golden Metal Resources PLC	Planned IPO - POW 83.13% Exploration and development in Nevada, USA	www.goldenmetalresources.com
Kavango Resources PLC	Investment - POW 14.03% (subject to completion of Kanye Resources disposal announced 8.7.22) Exploration in Botswana	www.kavangoresources.com
New Ballarat Gold PLC	Planned IPO - POW 49.9% Exploration in the Victoria Goldfields of Australia	A new website is currently in development which will be found at www.newballaratgoldcorp.com . In the interim further information in respect of NBGC can be found at: https://www.powermetalresources.com/project/victoria-goldfields/ .

 

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