REG - Alien Metals Limited - Phase 2 Drilling Has Commenced at Elizabeth Hill

Alien MetalsAnnouncement

Today 07:00

For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below:
https://newsfile.refinitiv.com/getnewsfile/v1/story?guid=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20251015:nRSO3711Da&default-theme=true

RNS Number : 3711D  Alien Metals Limited  15 October 2025

 

 

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF
THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (596/2014/EU) AS THE SAME HAS BEEN RETAINED IN UK
LAW AS AMENDED BY THE MARKET ABUSE (AMENDMENT) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS (SI
2019/310). UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, THIS INSIDE INFORMATION
IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A
VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.

Trading Symbols

AIM: UFO

FWB: I3A1

15 October 2025

 

 

Alien Metals Limited

("Alien" or the "Company")

Phase 2 Drilling Has Commenced at Elizabeth Hill Silver Project
Alien Metals Limited (AIM: UFO), a minerals exploration and development company, is pleased to report that its joint venture partner, West Coast Silver Limited (ASX: WCE) ("West Coast Silver") has announced that Phase 2 diamond drilling has commenced at the Elizabeth Hill Silver Project ("Elizabeth Hill" or the "Project") in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The Project, in which Alien retains a 30% free-carried interest through to a decision to mine, is operated by West Coast Silver.

 

Belinda Murray, Executive Director of Alien, commented:

"It's great to see our joint venture partner, West Coast Silver, progressing
rapidly with the next phase of drilling at Elizabeth Hill. The commencement of
this program marks another important step in unlocking the full potential of
one of Australia's highest-grade historical silver projects. We look forward
to the results from this campaign as the project continues to build strong
momentum under the West Coast Silver team."

The full text of the announcement issued by West Coast Silver is provided below in Appendix A.

 

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

Strand Hanson (Financial and Nominated Adviser)

James Harris / James Dance / Edward Foulkes

Tel: +44 (0) 207 409 3494

 

Zeus Capital Limited (Joint Broker)

Harry Ansell / Katy Mitchell Tel +44 (0) 203 829 5000

Turner Pope (Joint Broker)

Andy Thacker / James Pope

Tel: +44 (0) 203 657 0050

 

CMC Markets (Joint Broker)

Douglas Crippen

Tel: +44 (0) 203 003 8632

 

Yellow Jersey (Financial PR)

Charles Goodwin / Shivantha Thambirajah

Tel: +44 (0) 203 004 9512

 

Notes to Editors

Alien Metals Ltd 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 its 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, and Rhodium) and Gold. The Company has recently entered into a joint
venture with West Coast Silver Limited (formerly Errawarra Resources Limited)
for the development of the 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 1990s.

Competent Person's Statement
The information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Results is based on information reviewed by Mr Max Nind who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Nind is a consultant to Alien and a full time employee of ERM Australia Consultants Pty Ltd.
Mr Nind has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration, and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) 'Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves', and a Specialist under the VALMIN Code 2015 Edition of the 'Australasian Code for Public Reporting of Technical Assessments and Valuations of Mineral Assets'. Mr Nind consents to the inclusion in the announcement of the matters based on this information and in the form and context in which it appears.

Appendix A - ASX: WCE ANNOUNCEMENT

Phase 2 Drilling Has Commenced at Elizabeth Hill
Highlights

•   Phase 2 diamond drilling commenced on 11 October 2025 at the
high-grade Elizabeth Hill Silver Project (Pilbara, WA)

•   Follows multiple bonanza-grade intercepts from Phase 1 (Aug-Sep 2025)

•   Program aims to test near-surface high-grade mineralisation, and
prospective areas at depth below historical workings

•   Transient Electromagnetic (TEM) and drone magnetic surveys have been
completed, and teams demobilised

•  Geophysical processing commencing and due in the next 1-2 weeks to
refine targets along the Munni Munni Fault and parallel structures

Figure 1: Diamond drill rig on site at Elizabeth Hill (Wallis Drilling), October 2025
 

Figures 2 & 3: Diamond drill rig on site at Elizabeth Hill (Wallis Drilling), October 2025

 

West Coast Silver Limited (ASX: WCE) (West Coast Silver or the Company) is
pleased to advise that the second phase of diamond drilling commenced on the
11th October 2025, at the high-grade Elizabeth Hill Silver Project in the
Pilbara region of Western Australia (Elizabeth Hill) (Figure 4, Figure 6).

 

The program marks the next phase of West Coast Silver's strategy that has a
dual focus: (1) to confirm and define the shallow, very high-grade silver
immediately adjacent to the historical workings; and (2) to test for a
potential deeper continuation to the south (Figure 4, Figure 5).

 

The Phase 2 drilling program will consist of approximately 14 diamond drill
holes (~1,300 metres). This will be expanded as required based on the success
of the program. Drilling will be undertaken by Wallis Drilling Pty Ltd (Figure
1, Figure 2, Figure 3).

 

In addition, geophysical surveys have been completed to provide additional
high-quality data for refinement of the proposed aircore program scheduled to
commence in November.

 

Commenting, Executive Chairman Bruce Garlick said:

"We're back on the ground and moving quickly to build on the outstanding
grades from our initial campaign. Phase 2 is designed to do two things:
demonstrate near-surface continuity in the oxide zone and test a
high-conviction deeper target that could represent a down-plunge repeat of the
Elizabeth Hill system."

 

Figure 4: Location of proposed diamond drill holes at Elizabeth Hill mine site
and drill results

 

Deeper Exploration Prospects

 

A review of historical drilling and geochemical data supports the potential
for a deeper extension of the Elizabeth Hill Mine sequence (Figure 4, Figure
5).

 

Underground diamond drill hole UGD084 intersected 2m @ 1,995g/t Ag from 61m
within an interval of 6m @ 705g/t Ag from 57m down hole. Drill logs at the
time also describe native silver mineralisation within the 2m high grade
interval, similar to that recorded in the Elizabeth Hill Deposit (WAMEX Report
A62365).

 

Underground diamond drill hole UGD085 intersected massive nickel sulphides
with 1m @ 23,304ppm Ni, 6,013ppm Cu, 1,078ppm Pb, 4,104 ppm Zn and 50ppm Ag
from 52m down hole. The drill log describes complex textures with calcite
brecciation reflecting similar geology to the Elizabeth Hill Mine sequence
(WAMEX Report A62365).

 

These drill holes combined with drill hole AG33, previously reported, provide
confidence in targeting the down plunge extension of the Elizabeth Hill
mineralisation.

 

Figure 5: Long section A-A' showing location of proposed diamond and aircore
drill holes at Elizabeth Hill mine site(( 1 ))

The Elizabeth Hill Project

Elizabeth Hill, a 70/30 joint venture between West Coast Silver (ASX: WCE) and
Alien Metals (AIM: UFO) is one of Australia's high-grade silver projects and
has a proven production history outlined below:

 

•   High grades enabled low processing tonnes: 1.2Moz of silver was
produced from just 16,830t of ore at a head grade of 2,194g/t (70.5 oz/t
Ag)(( 2 )).

•   Previous mining operation ceased in 2000: because of low silver prices
(US$5)(( 3 )).

•   Simplistic historical processing technique: native silver was
recovered via low-cost gravity separation techniques.

•   Untapped potential remains in ground with deposit open at depth and
recent consolidation of land package offers potential to discover more
Elizabeth Hill style deposits.

•   Tier 1 Mining Jurisdiction located on a mining lease with potential
processing option at the nearby Radio Hill site.

 

Figure 6: Tenement Location

Through the consolidation of the surrounding land packages into a single
contiguous 180km(2) package, significant exploration and growth potential
exists both near mine and regionally. The land package holds a significant
portion of the Munni Munni fault system, and other fault systems subparallel
to the Munni Munni fault system, which are considered prospective for
Elizabeth Hill look-a-like silver deposits.

 

The upcoming Phase 2 program represents the next step in defining near-surface
continuity and testing deeper repeat potential within this proven high-grade
system.

 1  Please refer ASX announcements dated 9 October 2025;  24 September 2025;
2 September: 2025; 29 August 2025; and 22 August 2025. Reference: East Coast
Minerals NL & Legend Mining NL, 2001. Annual Report for the period 1 April
2000 to 31 March 2001. Munni Munni Joint Venture Project also known as
Elizabeth Hill.

 2  WAMEX Annual Report,1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015, Elizabeth Hill Silver
Project, Global Strategic Metals NL, p16

 3  www.kitco.com/charts/silver

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact
rns@lseg.com (mailto:rns@lseg.com)
 or visit
www.rns.com (http://www.rns.com/)
.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our
Privacy Policy (https://www.lseg.com/privacy-and-cookie-policy)
.   END  UPDGPGMAUUPAGQC



            Copyright 2019 Regulatory News Service, all rights reserved