REG - Alien Metals Limited - JV Partner Announces Silver Drilling Imminent

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RNS Number : 7138F  Alien Metals Limited  22 April 2025

 

 

Trading Symbols

AIM: UFO FWB: I3A1

 

22 April 2025

Alien Metals Limited

 

("Alien" or the "Company")

 

Joint Venture Partner Announces Silver Drilling Imminent

 

Alien Metals Ltd (AIM: UFO), a minerals exploration and development company,
is pleased to provide an update on its Elizabeth Hill Silver Project
("Elizabeth Hill" or the "Project"), in the Pilbara region of Western
Australia, where its joint venture partner, Errawarra Resources Ltd (ASX: ERW)
("Errawarra"), has made significant progress in the preparation for a maiden
drill programme.

 

Following the Company's announcement of 24 March 2025
(https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/UFO/conditionally-secure-jv-partner-for-silver-project/16954502)
, regarding the conditional joint venture agreement with Errawarra, activities
on-site have accelerated in recent weeks, with drilling expected to commence
within six weeks. This will follow Errawarra seeking shareholder approval for
the transaction at a meeting to be held on 19 May 2025.

 

Highlights

 

·    High-priority drill targets are being finalised with Errawarra's
geological team and consultants.

·    Contractual discussions are ongoing with drilling contractors -
contract award imminent.

·    Drilling campaign expected to commence in approximately 4 - 6 weeks.

·    Soil sampling and mapping works on both near mine and distal targets
are ongoing at site with initial samples sent to the laboratory for assay.

·    Site visit by Errawarra's geological team is planned in the coming
weeks to finalise and ground truth drill targets along with soil sampling
supervision.

·    Work on the maiden JORC 2012 resource conversion continues.

 

Guy Robertson, Executive Chairman, commented:

"We are pleased with the rapid progress being made at Elizabeth Hill by our JV
partner, Errawarra. The upcoming drill campaign will target extensions of one
of Australia's highest-grade historical silver deposits and has the potential
to unlock significant value. The commencement of fieldwork and imminent
drilling underscores the effectiveness of the partnership and our shared
commitment to advancing this high-potential asset."

 

Finalisation of High-Priority Drill Targets

Errawarra is in the advanced stages of finalising high-priority drill targets
surrounding the historic Elizabeth Hill silver deposit. The upcoming drill
programme is designed to confirm potential down-plunge extensions of known
mineralisation and to provide further geological context to the Elizabeth Hill
mineral system. The targets have been defined through detailed review of
historical data and updated geological interpretation.

 

Discussions with several drilling contractors are well progressed, with a
contract award anticipated shortly. Drilling is expected to commence
approximately four weeks thereafter.

 

 

Figure 1 - Near mine drill targeting focussed on geological understanding and
down plunge potential

 

Soil Sampling and Geological Mapping

A systematic soil sampling programme, targeting both near-mine and regional
anomalies, is currently underway and progressing to schedule. Samples are
being dispatched to the laboratory on a rolling basis, with assay results
expected within five to six weeks. The field component of this programme is
expected to be completed within the next three to four weeks.

 

Complementary to the sampling work, geological and structural mapping across
the broader Elizabeth Hill land package (180km²) has commenced. This mapping
effort will support refinement of the geological model and improve
understanding of structural controls on mineralisation.

 

Figure 2 - Soil Sampling and mapping focused on geochemical anomalies

 

Site Visit by ERM

Errawarra's geological consulting partner, ERM, is planning a site visit
shortly after the Easter period to validate priority drill targets and oversee
ongoing fieldwork. The involvement of ERM is aimed at ensuring the quality and
robustness of the drill planning and execution.

 

JORC 2012 Resource Conversion

Errawarra is also continuing work on the conversion of the historical
Elizabeth Hill resource to comply with the JORC 2012 Code. This process
involves validating legacy data, integrating the current geological model, and
preparing for classification of the resource in line with modern standards.

 

For further information, please visit the Company's website at
www.alienmetals.uk (https://www.alienmetals.uk/) or contact:

Strand Hanson (Financial and Nominated Adviser)

James Harris / James Dance / Robert Collins

Tel: +44 (0) 207 409 3494

 

Zeus Capital Limited (Joint Broker)

Harry Ansell / Katy Mitchell

Tel +44 (0) 203 829 5000

 

CMC Markets (Joint Broker)

Douglas Crippen

Tel: +44 (0) 203 003 8632

 

Yellow Jersey (Financial PR)

Charles Goodwin / Shivantha Thambirajah / Zara McKinlay

Tel: +44 (0) 203 004 9512

 

Notes to Editors

Alien Metals Limited is a mining exploration and development company listed on
the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM: UFO). The Company's focus is
on delivering a profitable direct shipping iron ore operation from it 90%
Hancock iron ore project in the central Pilbara region of Western Australia.
The Hancock tenements currently contain a JORC-compliant resource of 8.4Mt
iron ore @ 60% Fe and offers significant exploration upside which is targeted
to deliver a mining operation of 2Mtpa for 10 years.

These Hancock Project tenements have direct access to the Great Northern
Highway, which provides an essential export route to export facilities at Port
Hedland, from where more than 500Mt of iron ore is exported annually (30% of
global production). The Company also has an interest in two iron ore
exploration projects Brockman and Vivash, located in the West Pilbara.

The Company owns one of Australia's largest PGM deposits, Munni Munni which
hosts a deposit containing a historic resource of 2.2Moz PGM (Palladium,
Platinum, Gold, and Rhodium). The Company has recently entered into a joint
venture with Errawarra Resources Limited (Alien 30% Errawarra 70%) for the
development of Elizabeth Hill Silver Project, located near Karratha in the
Pilbara, which consists of the Elizabeth Hill Mining Lease and exploration
tenements surrounding the historical silver mine which has produced some of
Australia's highest-grade silver ore during the late 1990's.

 

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