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RNS Number : 5870Z  Oracle Power PLC  07 August 2024

7 August 2024

Oracle Power PLC

("Oracle" or the "Company")

 

Q2 2024 Update & Shareholder Q&A

 

Oracle Power PLC (AIM: ORCP), an international project developer, is pleased
to provide the following update in respect of its activities during Q2 2024 as
it progresses the development of its project portfolio.

 

Northern Zone Intrusive Hosted Gold Project ("Northern Zone"), Australia

·    Drilling commenced in May with two contracted rigs undertaking
reverse circulation (RC) and air core (AC) drilling programmes.

·    Programme designed to test for supergene gold and conduct step-out
drilling to support the estimation of a maiden JORC compliant gold resource.

·    Completed drilling programme:

-    RC drilling comprised six holes for a total of 1,363m, with 1,100
samples collected;

-    AC drilling comprised 27 holes for a total of 1,772m, with 662 samples
collected.

·    AC drilling programme more than doubled the prospective gold system's
footprint by tagging basement geology, expanding the mineralised porphyry. The
exploration target for the project is estimated at 2.5Moz to 4.8Moz of gold
(as announced by Riversgold Limited on 9 May 2023).

·    RC drilling programme confirmed high-grade gold intercepts,
highlighting significant mineralisation at various depths.

·    Drilling resumed post period end in late July 2024, following receipt
of the assay results of the RC and AC drilling programmes, targeting the
shallower portion of the mineralised system that had previously yielded
significant intercepts, and an identified fault believed to be a controlling
feature of mineralisation. Approximately 1,500m of drilling is planned on a
nominal 25m grid, estimated to take around two weeks to complete.

 

Blue Rock Valley Copper and Silver Project ("Blue Rock"), Australia

·    Secured option and subsequently completed the acquisition of a 100%
interest in Blue Rock, where assays from historical drilling and rock chip
sampling suggest the presence of high-grade copper and silver mineralisation
as well as the potential for uranium.

·    Company's consultant geologists initiated on-site assessments to
explore the potential for copper, lead, zinc, and silver deposits. Initial
tasks include evaluating the benefits of a geochemical sampling programme,
considering a ground gravity geophysical programme, and field-verifying an
Electromagnetic (EM) anomaly in a syncline of sedimentary rocks.

·    Geologists recovered high-grade copper samples during a recent site
visit post period end. Assay results from rock chip and grab samples confirmed
historical evidence of copper mineralisation, with grades ranging from 8.56%
to 25.70% copper.

·    Company is now focusing on refining exploration techniques, including
ground gravity and EM surveys - quotes for a ground-based EM survey over an
airborne EM anomaly are being obtained, with plans to undertake drilling when
viable.

·    Further targeting tools will be assessed to refine and develop
exploration targets. Exploration will also target potential gold and uranium
deposits within the Ashburton Basin.

 

Green Hydrogen and Renewable Power Project, Pakistan

·    Completed Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for
proposed 1.3 GW renewable power plant and submitted it to the Sindh
Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) for review.

·    Awarded a "no objection certificate" (NOC) from SEPA based on the
Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) report, which is a part of the
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment report, giving permission for the
construction of the proposed 1.3 GW renewable energy power plant.

·    Granted an extension in the validity period of the Letter of Intent
by the Directorate of Alternative Energy of the Government of Sindh for the
development of the proposed 1.3 GW renewable energy power plant in Jhimpir,
Sindh to 23 January 2025 to provide for further accelerated development.

·    The preliminary report for the Grid Interconnection Study, funded and
completed by State Grid China, has been received post period end. This report
is currently under review by the National Transmission and Dispatch Company
(NTDC) and Power Planners International (PPI). Discussions are underway to
refine and enhance the requirements for the grid connection scheme. The final
report is anticipated soon.

 

Corporate

·    Raised gross proceeds of £300,000 by way of an equity subscription
to support further development of the Company's projects in Australia,
advancing the green hydrogen project through the joint venture with His
Highness Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, and for general working capital
purposes.

·    Post period end, appointed Emma Priestley to the Board as a
Non-Executive Director. Ms. Priestley has over 20 years' experience in the
mining and financial services sectors, during which she has overseen several
corporate restructurings and mining operations in various jurisdictions
including West Africa and Asia.

 

Naheed Memon, CEO of Oracle, commented: "This quarter has been very busy as we
have significantly advanced the development of the green hydrogen project. We
also increased our footprint in WA through the acquisition of a highly
prospective copper project and in parallel our farm-in partner at Northern
Zone continued to advance exploration towards possible JORC gold resource
estimation. We look forward to reporting on further progress during the third
quarter of 2024."

 

A shareholder Q&A session will be published on the Company's website on 14
August 2024. To submit questions, please email oracle@stbridespartners.co.uk
(mailto:oracle@stbridespartners.co.uk) with "Q2 2024 Shareholder Q&A" in
the subject line; the deadline for submission of questions is 12pm on 12
August 2024.

 

*ENDS*

 

For further information visit www.oraclepower.co.uk
(http://www.oraclepower.co.uk) or contact:

 

 Oracle Power PLC                                   +44 (0) 203 580 4314

 Naheed Memon - CEO
 Strand Hanson Limited                              +44 (0) 20 7409 3494

 Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker

 Rory Murphy, Matthew Chandler, Rob Patrick
 St Brides Partners Limited                         oracle@stbridespartners.co.uk

 Financial PR

 Susie Geliher, Isabel de Salis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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