10 Apr 2018 10:51
10 April 2018
THOR MINING PLC
USA LITHIUM INVESTMENT UPDATE
Further to its announcement of 29 March 2018, the Board of Thor Mining Plc ("Thor" or the "Company") (AIM, ASX: THR), is pleased to provide an update on the sale of the Company's interest in USA Lithium Pty Ltd ("USA Lithium").
The Company is pleased to note the announcement today on ASX that Hawkstone Mining Limited ("Hawkstone") (ASX: HWK) has completed due diligence and is proceeding with the acquisition of 100% of the shares of USA Lithium.
Details of the release today by Hawkstone can be viewed via the link below:
https://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20180410/pdf/43t2mfgr13nvkg.pdf聽
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Mick Billing Executive Chairman of Thor Mining commented: "We are delighted with the positive progress being made toward the sale of USA Lithium."
"Thor has three key strategic tungsten and copper projects and the consideration received from this transaction will increase our working capital cash and tradable securities to approaching 拢2million"
"This working capital position means the Company is funded well into 2019 based on current operational plans giving the Company an ability to progress all three key projects and deliver progress on same to the market."
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Transaction Information
Hawkstone proposes to acquire 100% of the shares on issue in USA Lithium for the consideration of 262,500,000 fully paid shares (including 12,500,000 non-refundable shares as option consideration) in Hawkstone. The agreement is subject to securing necessary shareholder approvals (scheduled for late May 2018).
Assuming the transaction with Hawkstone completes, Thor will be issued 15,625,000 fully paid shares in Hawkstone on completion. Hawkstone shares closed at A$0.039 at the close of trading today on ASX, valuing this interest at A$609,375.00, less any consideration payable as described below.
Under the agreement by which Thor acquired its interest in USA Lithium from Pembridge Resources PLC in June 2017, Thor is required to pay Pembridge 10% of any consideration for the sale of its interest in USA Lithium, if that interest is sold within 12 months of the acquisition. If such sale completes between 12 months and 24 months of the acquisition, then Thor is required to pay Pembridge 5% of the sale proceeds.
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Enquiries:
Mick Billing | +61 (8) 7324 1935 | Thor Mining PLC | Executive聽Chairman |
Ray Ridge | +61 (8) 7324 1935 聽 | Thor Mining PLC | CFO/Company Secretary |
Colin Aaronson/ Richard Tonthat 聽 | +44 (0) 207 383 5100 聽 | Grant Thornton UK LLP 聽 | Nominated Adviser |
Nick Emerson 聽 | +44 (0) 1483 413 500 | SI Capital Ltd | Broker |
Tim Blythe/ Camilla Horsfall | +44 (0) 207 138 3222 | Blytheweigh | Financial PR |
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The information contained within this announcement is deemed to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.
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About Thor Mining PLC
Thor Mining PLC (AIM, ASX: THR)聽is a resources company quoted on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange and on ASX in Australia.
Thor holds 100% of the advanced Molyhil tungsten project in the Northern Territory of Australia, for which an updated feasibility study in 2015鹿 suggested attractive returns.
Thor also holds 100% of the Pilot Mountain tungsten project in Nevada USA which has a JORC 2012 Indicated and Inferred Resources Estimate虏 on 2 of the 4 known deposits.
Thor is also acquiring up to a 60% interest Australian copper development company Environmental Copper Recovery SA Pty Ltd, which in turn holds rights to earn up to a 75% interest in the mineral rights and claims over the portion of the historic Kapunda copper mine in South Australia recoverable by way of in situ recovery.
Thor has a material interest in US Lithium Pty Limited, an Australian private company with a 100% interest in a Lithium project in Nevada, USA.
Finally, Thor also holds a production royalty entitlement from the Spring Hill Gold project鲁 of:
路 A$6聽per聽ounce聽of聽gold聽produced聽from聽the聽Spring聽Hill聽tenements聽where聽the聽gold聽produced聽is聽sold聽for聽up聽to A$1,500 per ounce;聽and
路 A$14 per ounce of gold produced from the Spring Hill tenements where the gold produced is sold for amounts over A$1,500 per聽ounce.
Notes
路 鹿聽Refer聽ASX聽and聽AIM聽announcement聽of聽12聽January聽2015
路 虏聽Refer聽AIM聽announcement聽of聽22聽May聽2017聽and聽ASX聽announcement聽of聽23聽May聽2017
路 鲁聽Refer AIM announcement of 26 February 2016 and ASX聽announcement聽of聽29聽February聽2016
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