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ABM African Battery Metals Plc

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Power Metal Resources PLC Business Financial Review and Warrant Update (5399L)

13/01/2021 9:41am

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RNS Number : 5399L

Power Metal Resources PLC

13 January 2021

13 January 2021

Power Metal Resources PLC

("Power Metal" or the "Company")

Business Financial Review and Warrant Update

Power Metal Resources PLC (LON:POW) the AIM listed metals exploration and development company is pleased to announce a business financial review and warrant update for shareholders.

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

"Power Metal has multiple exploration programmes underway alongside significant corporate activities in and around certain of our projects.

Given the extent of our activities I would like shareholders to also know that your Company is in a strong financial position and is well funded to complete all its currently planned exploration work, including drilling programmes underway at present.

Moreover, after the current programme of extensive exploration activities to 31 March 2021 are complete and paid for, the Company will still have significant financial resources and remain in a strong position. This is further explained below with information regarding where we are with business operations, key financial exploration commitments and our underlying financial position.

In addition, I would draw shareholders attention to the "Warrant Update" section below which confirms Power Metal has successfully exceeded the price hurdle to enable acceleration of certain warrants. Recognising Power Metal's strong financial position we consider there is no requirement to exercise any right to accelerate warrants at this time.

Finally, the Company notes that in the Final Results for the year ended 30 September 2019 (announced 20 May 2020) reference was made to a planned fundraising in November 2020. Given the GBP1 million raised in July 2020 and the receipt of warrant exercise monies since August, there was no need to undertake a fundraising in November 2020."

BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL REVIEW

Power Metal's working capital position as at 12 January 2021 was circa GBP2.72 million including Pounds Sterling, US Dollars, Australian Dollars and Canadian Dollars and the current value of the Company's listed investments. Power Metal has no debt, and all trade creditor invoices received by 12 January 2021 have been deducted from the working capital figure above.

The Company's anticipated exploration and corporate spending for the period to 31 March 2021 is currently estimated at circa GBP0.6 million and as a result following the completion of the period to 31 March 2021 the Company expects to still hold a robust working capital position.

The table below provides a further breakdown of the current operational and the cash funding position of each project in the Power Metal portfolio. For specific larger expenditure items we provide information of the cash commitments expected in the period to 31.3.21.

The inclusion of the table below is designed to increase transparency and detailed disclosure for shareholders enabling a fuller understanding of the cash requirements of the business in the coming months and helping to validate the strength of the Company's underlying financial position as outlined above.

The assumptions underlying ongoing exploration and corporate costs are subject to change and are provided for guidance only.

Furthermore, should there be additional receipts of warrant monies the Company would be in an increasingly strong financial position and able to further accelerate project activities if deemed appropriate.

Table: Power Metal Detailed 2021 Project Operational and Financial Breakdown:

 
 PROJECT               EXPLORATION       POW         OPERATIONAL POSITION           PROJECT FINANCIAL 
                          FOCUS        INTEREST                                     INFORMATION (Cash 
                                                                                          Costs) 
 AUSTRALIA                Gold          49.9%     13 licence applications      Power Metal has 
  Victoria                                         covering a footprint         paid in full all 
  Goldfields                                       of 2,336 km(2.)              contributory costs 
  JV with Red                                      . Prepared 11                into the Joint 
  Rock Resources                                   historic project             Venture ("JV") 
  plc (LON:RRR)                                    reports including            to date. In the 
                                                   exploration planning         period to 31.3.21 
                                                   and a National               we have provided 
                                                   Instrument NI                for general cash 
                                                   43-101 technical             costs to run the 
                                                   report covering              JV Ballarat office 
                                                   8 applications.              and for a step 
                                                   Awaiting initial             up in exploration 
                                                   licence grants               activities in Q1 
                                                   for 3 priority               2021 subject to 
                                                   licence applications         the receipt of 
                                                   (EL007271/7281/7285)         granted licences. 
                                                   and progressing 
                                                   potential listing 
                                                   plans on a North 
                                                   American stock 
                                                   exchange and 
                                                   other possible 
                                                   joint venture 
                                                   initiatives. 
                     --------------  ----------  ---------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 BOTSWANA              Rare Earths       50%      2 licences (1,386km(2)       Power Metal has 
  Ditau Camp                                       ) with Rare earths           made advance payments 
  Project                                          potential established        of US$150,000 to 
  SJV with                                         from recent exploration      cover its 2-year 
  Kavango Resources                                work. First stage            sole exploration 
  plc (LON:KAV)                                    orientation work             commitment under 
                                                   complete and                 the strategic joint 
                                                   follow up work               venture ("SJV") 
                                                   announced 4.1.21.            agreement ahead 
                                                                                of schedule. Power 
                                                                                Metal has also 
                                                                                paid its GBP10,000 
                                                                                initial contribution 
                                                                                to corporate restructuring 
                                                                                costs for the SJV, 
                                                                                with the intention 
                                                                                of initiating the 
                                                                                process for a potential 
                                                                                listing of the 
                                                                                SJV in 2021. 
                     --------------  ----------  ---------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 BOTSWANA                Copper          50%      2 licences (1,294km(2) 
  Kalahari                Silver                   ) directly to 
  Copper Belt                                      the southwest 
  Project                                          of Sandfire Resources' 
  (SJV with                                        T3 and A4 Dome 
  Kavango Resources                                copper-silver 
  plc (LON:KAV)                                    discoveries. 
                                                   Soil sampling 
                                                   programme underway 
                                                   with initial 
                                                   samples identifying 
                                                   zinc pathfinder 
                                                   in x-ray fluorescence 
                                                   ("XRF") analysis. 
                                                   Follow up work 
                                                   announced 23.12.20. 
                     --------------  ----------  ---------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 BOTSWANA                Nickel         Up to     3 licences (1,780km(2)       Power Metal is 
  Molopo Farms            Copper        50.96%     ) with multiple              spending US$500,000 
  Complex Project          PGMs                    targets identified           to earn into a 
                                                   from electromagnetic         40% direct project 
                                                   survey and ground            ownership which 
                                                   geophysics. Drilling         along with its 
                                                   of four high                 18.26% project 
                                                   profile targets              holding company 
                                                   underway with                interest, will 
                                                   two holes complete           give a 50.96% effective 
                                                   and extensive                economic project 
                                                   technical analysis           interest to Power 
                                                   underway. Thick              Metal. To date 
                                                   ultramafic zones             circa US$292,641 
                                                   have been intersected        has been paid with 
                                                   and in hole KKME             a further US$207,359 
                                                   1-6 visible sulphides        (circa GBP151,952) 
                                                   have been identified         included in cash 
                                                   as announced                 costs to 31.3.21. 
                                                   11.1.21. 
                     --------------  ----------  ---------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 CAMEROON                Cobalt         100%      4 licences adjacent          Further update 
  Cobalt Blue             Nickel                   to, or within                to follow regarding 
  Project                                          50km of the Nkamouna/Nada    the Company's plans 
                                                   cobalt/nickel                and financial commitment. 
                                                   deposit. Review 
                                                   of exploration 
                                                   and commercialisation 
                                                   options reaching 
                                                   an advanced stage. 
                     --------------  ----------  ---------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 CANADA                  Silver       Earn -in    Mineral claims               As part of the 
  Silver Peak                           to 30%     over historical              earn-in to 30% 
  Project                                          Eureka-Victoria              Power Metal has 
                                                   Silver Mine and              committed to cover 
                                                   high grade, intrusion        CAD$250,000 on 
                                                   related, polymetallic        exploration in 
                                                   Ag-Pb-Zn-Cu veins.           the period to September 
                                                   Summer 2020 channel          2021. To date CAD 
                                                   sample programme             $141,048 has been 
                                                   included a delineated        paid covering expected 
                                                   bonanza grade                spend to 31.3.21 
                                                   silver up to                 and leaving CAD$108,952 
                                                   0.50m @ 14,937               remaining later 
                                                   g/t Ag, 3.05                 in 2021. 
                                                   % Cu & 11.95 
                                                   % Pb. In November, 
                                                   drill hole SP2020-01 
                                                   intersected a 
                                                   rubbly vein zone 
                                                   between 1.52m 
                                                   to 1.83m which 
                                                   assayed 0.31m 
                                                   @ 5,270 g/t (169.5 
                                                   troy oz/tonne) 
                                                   silver as announced 
                                                   29.12.20. 
                                                   Planned recommencement 
                                                   of drilling in 
                                                   Spring 2021. 
                     --------------  ----------  ---------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 THE DEMOCRATIC          Copper          70%      Exploration licence          Advance payments 
  REPUBLIC                Cobalt                   of 41 carrés            made to cover geophysical 
  OF THE CONGO                                     miniers (each                programme costs. 
  Kisinka Project                                  84.95 ha) with               Further costs of 
                                                   a 6.8km copper/cobalt        circa US$30,000 
                                                   anomaly identified.          are expected in 
                                                   Geophysics programme         the period to 31.3.21. 
                                                   launched in late 
                                                   2020 (as announced 
                                                   15.12.20) and 
                                                   finalising the 
                                                   c onversion of 
                                                   the licence to 
                                                   a Permis d'Exploitation 
                                                   (production license) 
                                                   with a 25-year 
                                                   life. 
                     --------------  ----------  ---------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 TANZANIA                Nickel          35%      Large polymetallic           Power Metals has 
  Haneti Project          Copper                   land package                 already made advance 
  JV with Katoro         Platinum                  of c.5,000 km(2)             payments towards 
  Gold plc             Group Metals                including 80km               maiden drill programme 
  (LON:KAT)              ('PGM')                   long ultramafic              costs. Balancing 
                         Gold etc                  complex with                 Power Metal drill 
                                                   drill ready nickel           costs are expected 
                                                   sulphide/PGM                 to be circa US$55,000 
                                                   targets. Currently           in the period to 
                                                   undertaking Rotary           31.3.21. 
                                                   Air Blast drill 
                                                   programme at 
                                                   Haneti (as announced 
                                                   30.12.20). 
                     --------------  ----------  ---------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 USA                      Gold         Earn-in    Package of mining            Power Metal has 
  Alamo Gold                            up to      claims covering              committed to minimum 
  Project                                75%       c.946 acres prospective      exploration spend 
                                                   for gold following           in the 12 months 
                                                   the discovery                to July 2021 of 
                                                   of native gold               US$100,000, of 
                                                   nuggets near                 which US$50,000 
                                                   surface. Follow              has been paid and 
                                                   on work underway             a further US$50,000 
                                                   (as announced                is expected in 
                                                   11.12.20 and                 the period to 31.3.21. 
                                                   after completion             In addition, a 
                                                   of the reconnaissance        further US$25,000 
                                                   survey in summer             of property payments 
                                                   2020) with further           to the vendor were 
                                                   update to market             made in December 
                                                   expected shortly.            2020 in accordance 
                                                                                with the earn-in 
                                                                                commitment. 
                     --------------  ----------  ---------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 

WARRANT UPDATE

On 10 December 2019 Power Metal announced an Equity Placing and Subscription which included the grant of 175,000,000 warrants exercisable at a price of at 0.70p per new ordinary share of 0.1 pence each in the Company with an exercise period ending on 10 December 2021, (the "Financing Warrants").

The Financing Warrants were subject to an acceleration clause whereby should the volume weighted average share price ("VWAP") exceed 2.25p for 10 consecutive trading days, the Company may write to warrant holders providing 10 working days' notice of accelerated exercise, with 15 working days thereafter for payment.

The Company can confirm that in the 10 consecutive trading day period of 24 December 2020 to 11 January 2021 the Power Metal VWAP exceeded 2.25p and therefore the Company has the right to accelerate any unexercised Financing Warrants.

For the avoidance of doubt Power Metal is not at this time proposing to utilise the above acceleration clause.

The information contained within this announcement is considered to be inside information prior to its release, as defined in Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation No.596/2014 and is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of those Regulations.

   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 (LON:POW) is an AIM listed metals exploration and development company seeking a large scale metal discovery.

The Company has a global portfolio of project interests including precious metal exploration in North America and Australia together with base and strategic metal exploration in Africa. Project interests range from early stage greenfield exploration to later stage prospects currently the subject of drill programmes.

The Board and its team of advisors have expertise in project generation, exploration and development and have identified an opportunity to utilise the Company's position to become a leader in the London market for investors wishing to gain exposure to proactive global metals exploration.

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