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Tati Project Botswana Final Drill Assay Results

7 Nov 2022 07:00

RNS Number : 4544F
Power Metal Resources PLC
07 November 2022
 

7 November 2022

Power Metal Resources PLC

("Power Metal" or the "Company")

Tati Project Botswana Final Drill Assay Results

Assays Received for Remaining Six Holes; Further Bonanza Grade Intercepted including 1m @ 40.6g/t Au (from 2m of 23.2g/t Au)

Power Metal Resources PLC (LON:POW) the London listed exploration company seeking large-scale metal discoveries across its global project portfolio announces final results from the Company's recently completed drilling programme on the 100% owned and operated Tati Project ("Tati" or the "Project") located within the Tati Greenstone Belt near Francistown, Botswana.

Assay results from the first three holes which included the bonanza intercept 1m of 47.1g/t gold ("Au") from 6m downhole depth in reverse circulation ("RC") drillhole CHRC0003, were previously announced to the market on 3 November 2022 and can be found at the link below:

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/POW/tati-project-botswana-initial-drill-assay-results/15699862

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

"Tati is becoming a significant Project for Power Metal - with only 175m strike distance of an 8km long gold-in-soil anomaly drill tested and extensive high-grade gold confirmed from the RC drilling.

Naturally the 47.1g/t Au and 40.6g/t Au grades peak excitement, which they should, however more important is the continuity of gold mineralisation over the 175m strike drill tested thus far, which bodes well for the significant amount of the anomaly yet to be tested. That drill testing is now a priority for Power Metal.

Complementing the extremely exciting gold exploration results we have to note the practical advantages of the Tati Project.

The gold mineralisation identified to date is near surface, significantly de-risking any mining proposition. And the Project is centred on the former working gold mine, Cherished Hope, with gold fines dumps available for processing at a local processing site, potentially generating revenue for further exploration and development of the Project.

The processing site for the fines dumps is located within 20 minutes by road from the Project, and clearly also presents an avenue for processing of gold from the newly discovered mineralised areas, subject to undertaking commercial agreements and local regulatory approvals.

All told the Tati Project is making major progress and the Company intends to accelerate its activity to undertake RC drilling to more fully test the very large Au-in-soil anomaly, prove up more extensive gold mineralisation and in parallel develop avenues for future gold production from the Project."

Highlights:

- A total of nine RC holes totalling 490m were completed at Tati as part of the August 2022 exploration programme - representing the first ever known drilling programme carried out on prospecting licence ("PL") 049/2022. Complete assay results have now been received for the remaining 6 holes and are presented herein.

 

- In addition to multiple high-grade gold intersections reported from the first three RC drillholes, significant near-surface dolerite and quartz reef hosted gold mineralisation was successfully intersected in 5 of the 6 remaining holes. Key down-hole intersections (>1g/t Au) include:

§ Hole CHRC0004

Ø 1m @ 1.36 g/t Au from surface

Ø 2m @ 1.81 g/t Au from 2m

Ø 1m @ 1.56 g/t Au from 5m

Ø 1m @ 2.53 g/t Au from 36m

 

§ Hole CHRC0005

Ø 1m @ 1.13 g/t Au from 22m

Ø 2m @ 1.78 g/t Au from 52m

 

§ Hole CHRC0006

Ø 2m @ 23.17 g/t Au from 25m, including

§ 1m @ 40.63 g/t Au from 26m

 

§ Hole CHRC0007

Ø 1m @ 4.80 g/t Au from 1m

Ø 2m @ 6.59 g/t from 5m, including

§ 1m @ 11.27g/t Au

Ø 1m @ 1.55 g/t from 13m

Ø 1m @ 11.16g/t from 54m

 

§ Hole CHRC0009

Ø 2m @ 2.11 g/t Au from 49m

 

- Drilling intersections have confirmed gold mineralisation over a strike length of 175m, with mineralisation remaining open towards the northwest, southeast and downdip.

 

- Significantly, the Q3 2022 drilling area is located along a major northwest-southeast oriented regional shear that is thought to be the control of gold mineralisation observed within the area.

 

- Along this major regional shear is a coincident Au-in-soil anomaly that extends for a strike distance of approximately 8km, and which is located entirely within the 100%-owned Tati Project. The majority of this geochemical anomaly remains underexplored, with additional mineralisation identified by Power Metal circa 6.5km to the northwest including Q1 2022 RC drillhole TGRC00017 which returned 3m of 5.17g/t Au from 9m 1, as well as the undrilled GoldSource Zone where rock sampling of a northwest-southeast oriented quartz reef returned up to 26.5g/t Au 2.

 

 

 

FURTHER INFORMATION

Figure 1 - Tati Project Overview Plan Map:

Figure 2 - Tati Project Q3 Drilling Area Zoomed Plan Map:

 

The maps presented above will also be uploaded to the Tati Project page on the Company's website found at the link below:

https://www.powermetalresources.com/project/tati-greenstone-belt/

One metre RC chip samples were riffle split and sent for analysis by Intertek Genalysis in Perth Western Australia, by 50g fire assay with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) analysis (method FA50/MS). High grade samples were additionally analysed by 50g fire assay with inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) (method FA50/OE). Significant assay results are presented in Table 1, drill collar locations are set out in Table 2.

Table 1: Full Assay Results for Downhole Intersections >1g/t Au

Hole ID

From (m)

To (m)

Interval (m)

Au (ppb)

Au (g/t)*

Note

CHRC0001

21

22

1

2,154

24

25

1

1,344

33

34

1

12,490

10.2

CHRC0002

10

15

5

N/A

Mined out void

15

16

1

5,572

CHRC0003

0

1

1

1,816

1

2

1

1,261

5

6

1

1,251

6

7

1

44,821

47.1

7

8

1

1,360

CHRC0004

0

1

1

1,362

2

3

1

1,911

3

4

1

1,716

5

6

1

1,560

36

37

1

2,377

2.526

37

39

2

 

 

Mined out, poor return

CHRC0005

22

23

1

1,155

1.13

52

53

1

1,262

53

54

1

2,641

2.296

CHRC0006

25

26

1

8,761

5.721

26

27

1

41,037

40.625

CHRC0007

1

2

1

1,546

4.802

5

6

1

1,762

1.915

6

7

1

10,933

11.272

13

14

1

1,695

1.546

54

55

1

12,166

11.157

CHRC0008

No Significant Values

CHRC0009

49

50

1

2,514

 

50

51

1

2,608

1.707

*Overlimit assay analysed via Intertek Genalysis FA50/OE (50g Fire-Assay)

Table 2: Tati 2022 Drill Programme Collar Table

Drill Hole ID

Dip

Azimuth

Depth (m)

Northing*

Easting*

CHRC0001

45°

28°

40

564875

7650896

CHRC0002

45°

35°

30

564856

7650925

CHRC0003

45°

31°

30

564842

7650942

CHRC0004

45°

35°

60

564818

7650929

CHRC0005

45°

52°

80

564797

7650937

CHRC0006

45°

44°

50

564798

7650936

CHRC0007

45°

44°

70

564772

7650950

CHRC0008

45°

35°

30

564748

7650986

CHRC0009

45°

48°

100

564744

7650958

* Projection: UTM Zone 35S WGS84

Reference Notes

1. Company announcement, Tati Project Botswana - Drill Programme Results, 4 April 2022

( https://polaris.brighterir.com/public/power_metal_resources/news/rns/story/w9klmer )

 

2. Company announcement, Tati Project Botswana - Large Scale Gold Anomaly Confirmed, 14 September 2021

( https://polaris.brighterir.com/public/power_metal_resources/news/rns/story/w6pve9x )

 

QUALIFIED PERSON STATEMENT

The technical information contained in this disclosure has been read and approved by Mr Nick O'Reilly (MSc, DIC, MIMMM, MAusIMM, FGS), who is a qualified geologist and acts as the Qualified Person under the AIM Rules - Note for Mining and Oil & Gas Companies. Mr O'Reilly is a Principal consultant working for Mining Analyst Consulting Ltd which has been retained by Power Metal Resources PLC to provide technical support.

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)

+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

 

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 multiple internal exploration programmes completed or underway, with results awaited. The status for each of the Company's priority exploration projects is outlined in the table below.

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 results from samples collected during fieldwork.

Molopo Farms

Botswana

87.71%#

First 2 holes at T1-6 conductor target drilling complete. T1-14 first hole commencing shortly. 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 assay results from RC drill programme.

# subject to completion of acquisition announced 18.5.22 for which regulatory approval confirmed 28.10.22

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 27.91%

Exploration in the Schreiber-Hemlo region of Ontario, Canada

www.firstclassmetalsplc.com

 

First Development Resources PLC

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 and issue of Kavango shares e.g. financing announced 24.10.22)

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/.

 

Uranium Energy Exploration PLC

Planned IPO - POW on listing estimated 40-55%

Uranium exploration in the Athabasca region of Canada

www.uraniumenergyexploration.com

 

 

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