5 Oct 2022 10:25
5 October 2022
Power Metal Resources PLC
("Power Metal" or the "Company")
Investee Update - First Class Metals PLC
Power Metal Resources PLC (LON:POW),Β the London listed exploration company seeking large-scale metal discoveries across its global project portfolio notes announcements from First Class Metals PLC (LON:FCM) ("First Class").
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Announcements Released by First Class
First Class released an announcement yesterday relating to a new acquisition (Sunbeam), a financing and a subscription.Β
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In addition, First Class have today released an announcement to report the high grade assay results from the West Pickle zone hosting a recently announced massive sulphide discovery and held in project joint venture with Palladium One Mining Inc. (TSX-V:PDM).
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Both the announcements above may be viewed on the First Class website through the following link:
https://www.firstclassmetalsplc.com/rns-announcements
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Power Metal's Interest in First Class
Power Metal and its wholly owned subsidiary Power Metal Resources Canada Ltd hold 18,516,097 First Class shares currently representing 28.19% of issued share capital (the "FCM Holding").
The FCM Holding is subject to a lock-in agreement preventing the sale of the FCM Holding until 29 July 2023 and an orderly market arrangement for 12-months thereafter until 29 July 2024.
In addition, Power Metal holds 517,705 warrants to subscribe for a further 517,705 First Class shares at an exercise price of 10p per FCM share and with an expiry date of 29 July 2023.
Based on a mid-market share price of 14.5p at the time of writing the Power Metal FCM Holding is valued at ~Β£2.7million.
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For further information please visit https://www.powermetalresources.com/ or contact:
Power Metal Resources PLC | |
Paul Johnson (Chief Executive Officer) | +44 (0) 7766 465 617 |
SP Angel Corporate Finance (Nomad and Joint Broker) | |
Ewan Leggat/Charlie Bouverat | +44 (0) 20 3470 0470 |
SI Capital Limited (Joint Broker) | |
Nick Emerson | +44 (0) 1483 413 500 |
First Equity Limited (Joint Broker) | |
David Cockbill/Jason Robertson | +44 (0) 20 7330 1883 |
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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.
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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.
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Project interests range from early-stage greenfield exploration to later-stage prospects currently subject to drill programmes.
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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.
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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.
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Exploration Work Overview
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Power Metal has internal exploration programmes completed or underway, with results awaited, as outlined in the table below.
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Project | Location | Current POW % | Work Completed or Underway | Results Awaited |
Athabasca Uranium | Canada | 100% | Ground exploration programme complete at 3 properties. Preliminary planning for work in Spring/Summer 2023 is ongoing. | Assay result from samples collected during fieldwork. |
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%# | T1-6 conductor target drilling underway and MLEM surveys over T1-6, T1-14, T1-3 and T2-3 completed. Further MLEM surveys planned over additional AEM targets identified. | Drill programme updates and findings from further MLEM survey work. |
Tati Project | Botswana | 100% | RC drilling and sampling of mine dumps complete. | Review of mine dumps sampling and results from RC drill programme. |
# subject to completion of acquisition announced 18.5.22 interest will increase to 87.71%
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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.Β
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These interests are summarised in the table below:
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Company | Status/Operations | Link |
First Class Metals PLC | Investment - POW 28.19% Exploration in the Schreiber-Hemlo region of Ontario, Canada | www.firstclassmetalsplc.com Β |
First Development Resources PLC | Planned IPO - POW 62.12% Exploration in Western Australia and the Northern Territory of Australia | www.firstdevelopmentresources.com Β |
Golden Metal Resources PLC | Planned IPO - POW 83.13% Exploration and development in Nevada, USA | www.goldenmetalresources.com Β |
Kavango Resources PLC | Investment - POW 14.03% (subject to completion of Kanye Resources disposal announced 8.7.22) Exploration in Botswana | www.kavangoresources.com Β |
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/. Β |
Uranium Energy Exploration PLC | Planned IPO - POW on listing estimated 40-55% | www.uraniumenergyexploration.com |
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