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ABM African Battery Metals Plc

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Power Metal Resources PLC Company Q&A

01/12/2020 5:04pm

RNS Non-Regulatory


TIDMPOW

Power Metal Resources PLC

01 December 2020

01 December 2020

Power Metal Resources PLC

("Power Metal" or the "Company")

Company Q&A

Power Metal Resources PLC (LON:POW) the AIM listed metals exploration and development company is pleased to provide the questions and answers to a number of investor queries received recently by the Company. Where possible the question below is that presented to us, however where multiple questions involve similar themes, we have consolidated into a single question to avoid duplication.

Power Metal also notes that investors wishing to understand the current position of the Company may refer to the recently uploaded Investor Presentation which is available on the Company's website and may be viewed through the following link:

https://www.powermetalresources.com/p/193/presentations

COMPANY Q & A

Power Metal Resources has received numerous investor queries recently and we are pleased with the increasing interest shown in our activities. Where possible questions have been grouped into categories as outlined below.

Project Operations - Exploration and Corporate Activities

 
 QUESTION                           RESPONSE 
 
 Botswana - Molopo Farms 
  Complex                             The hole was angled at 60 degrees and 
                                      was over 500m in length and passed 
  Regarding drill #1 - why            between harder and softer rock as it 
  was the drill stopped               descended. 
  when the anomaly identified         The possibility of some deviation as 
  via geophysics indicated            we drilled makes it possible that we 
  an anomaly stronger with            have missed by a few metres a steeply 
  depth?                              dipping target identified by geophysics. 
                                      The mudstones encountered could be 
                                      generating a conductive anomaly but 
                                      are likely to cover a greater areal 
                                      extent as they are a known horizon 
                                      in the Molopo Farms Complex of rocks, 
                                      so this would be inconsistent with 
                                      the areally restricted conductive anomaly 
                                      identified from our geophysical work. 
                                      One possibility is that the geophysics 
                                      took a gently dipping anomaly and a 
                                      steeply dipping anomaly, the latter 
                                      being our target, and modelled the 
                                      two as being one. 
                                      It was more logical given the above 
                                      to stop the hole at the target depth 
                                      and move on to drill the next hole 
                                      while analysing the core and doing 
                                      down-hole geophysics. If we had carried 
                                      on drilling, we could have possibly 
                                      drilled right past our target. 
                                      With the downhole geophysics we can 
                                      look around and below the hole for 
                                      300m in each direction and so get a 
                                      more accurate 3-D geophysical model 
                                      and interpret the dip and orientation 
                                      of the strata encountered in the drill 
                                      core. 
                                      Unless results do not justify it, we 
                                      will return to the hole and if necessary, 
                                      deviate from it or drill deeper to 
                                      test the assumed target. 
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Botswana - Molopo Farms 
  Complex                            Each ultramafic complex has its own 
  Is the geological model            characteristics depending on the conditions 
  for the Molopo Farm Complex        that produced it. We are drilling a 
  looking for geology similar        satellite ultramafic intrusive which 
  to the Bushveld Igneous            is part of, and of similar age to, 
  Complex, the Great Dyke            the Large Bushveld Igneous Province, 
  in Zimbabwe or some other          as described on this page of the KKME 
  large ultramafic complexes?        website: 
                                     https://www.kalaharikey.co.uk/mopo-farms-project/geology-of-the-molopo-farms-comp 
                                     lex/ 
                                     . 
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Australia - Victoria Goldfields 
  What is the status of 
  the Australia gold JV               We have various work streams underway 
  and will shareholders               in respect of the Australia gold joint 
  receive a distribution              venture and it is a very proactive 
  from Power Metal if the             period for this important part of the 
  Australian Joint Venture            Power Metal business. 
  Company is listed on a 
  North American stock exchange?      Our immediate focus is the advancement 
                                      of the technical project information 
                                      and exploration planning in preparation 
                                      for the launch of efficient and targeted 
                                      ground exploration which can only commence 
                                      on the grant of licence applications. 
 
                                      In parallel we continue to work on 
                                      the potential listing of some or all 
                                      of the interests on a North American 
                                      stock exchange as announced to shareholders. 
 
                                      In all discussions our focus is rapid 
                                      advancement of exploration and significant 
                                      commitment by any potential partners 
                                      to ground exploration where we believe 
                                      considerable value can be added through 
                                      proactive implementation of exploration 
                                      programmes. 
 
                                      The potential listing could generate 
                                      an asset of considerable value given 
                                      the strategic nature of the ground 
                                      under application in Victoria. That 
                                      valuation would increase, perhaps significantly, 
                                      with the grant of licences and the 
                                      ability to launch ground exploration 
                                      to validate our geological propositions. 
                                      There is clear evidence of significant 
                                      gold mineralisation across the licence 
                                      application footprint. 
 
                                      The question of whether we would specifically 
                                      seek to distribute any listed activity 
                                      gains from the Australia JV, or indeed 
                                      from any other corporate transaction 
                                      undertaken by Power Metal or its partners, 
                                      is a little early to definitively answer 
                                      at this stage. 
 
                                      It is fair to say that we are attracted 
                                      to the distribution model, which allows 
                                      shareholders to see a return from their 
                                      investment in Power Metal in addition 
                                      to the appreciation in Power Metal 
                                      share value that commercialisation 
                                      of our interests could provide. 
 
                                      There are many elements to consider 
                                      in this including what is best to advance 
                                      the projects, the approach of any partners 
                                      to transactional structuring, positioning 
                                      Power Metal to enable distributions 
                                      and considering the taxation elements 
                                      to seek distribution efficiency from 
                                      a tax planning perspective. 
 
                                      There are many work streams to complete 
                                      if Power Metal were to consider distributions, 
                                      but they can be run concurrently, and 
                                      they could include seeking the approval 
                                      of shareholders at a General Meeting. 
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Australia - Victoria Goldfields 
  How does Power Metal value 
  its interests in the Australian     This is a complicated exercise as valuation 
  Joint Venture Company               depends on many factors including inherent 
  and particularly its licences?      geological and commercial potential, 
                                      market conditions, granted or application 
                                      status, historic and future spend and 
                                      perhaps significantly the strategic 
                                      significance of the JV interests. 
 
                                      We are developing valuation metrics, 
                                      however for a real sense of valuation 
                                      in the current market we can only look 
                                      at recent transactions for similar 
                                      interests and gain a feel for what 
                                      might be achievable. 
 
                                      As stated previously a major factor 
                                      for us is the commitment to significant 
                                      ground exploration and financial investment 
                                      to support that exploration work. We 
                                      believe that proactive exploration 
                                      stands a very good chance of identifying 
                                      gold mineralisation and that will be 
                                      a major uplift to any project valuation. 
 
                                      As you can see we are working with 
                                      so many variables, but we know that 
                                      having identified and built such an 
                                      important and strategic land package 
                                      in Victoria, we now have a duty to 
                                      manage this professionally and seek 
                                      the highest returns reasonably achievable 
                                      from this unique opportunity. 
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Australia - Victoria Goldfields 
  Will Power Metal be seeking 
  an income stream from               The main objective is the pursuit of 
  any commercial transactions         exploration and corporate transactions 
  in respect of the Australian        that will maximise the capital return 
  interests?                          from the opportunity. Income wise, 
                                      we will likely focus on royalty income 
                                      streams from interests as and when 
                                      we involve third parties in a project 
                                      or projects. 
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Australia - Victoria Goldfields 
  There is a lot of interest 
  being shown in Victoria             It is increasingly clear that the Victoria 
  gold projects including             Goldfields is a particularly attractive 
  ECR Minerals plc one of             destination for gold exploration. 
  your neighbours. Is this 
  something you are also              The strategic nature of our Australia 
  experiencing for the gold           gold JV, with the size of land package 
  JV in Victoria?                     assembled and the extent of prospectivity 
                                      that's evident from our published technical 
                                      work, means that there will be interest 
                                      and we have stated this previously. 
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Australia - Victoria Goldfields 
  Are there plans to re-process       This is not something we have looked 
  mine dumps in the Victoria          at so far, but as licenses are granted, 
  Gold Fields in Australia            we will investigate the evidence at 
  once appropriate licences           surface where there has been previous 
  are granted?                        mining activity, which may include 
                                      small gold-bearing dumps or tailings. 
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 USA - Alamo Gold Project 
  Do you expect to be able            As announced by the Company via RNS 
  to mine nuggets of gold             on 20 November 2020, the plan is to 
  from near the surface               undertake mini-bulk sampling alongside 
  at the Alamo gold project           other exploration techniques in December 
  in Arizona?                         2020. That should tell us more about 
                                      project mineralisation including the 
                                      prospectivity for gold nuggets near 
                                      surface. 
                                      We are also looking at the potential 
                                      for other mineralisation and the potential 
                                      bedrock source of the gold mineralisation 
                                      that, as we have clearly established 
                                      to date, exists near-surface. The latter 
                                      was also demonstrated during our January 
                                      2020 due diligence field trip where 
                                      we identified gold nuggets during the 
                                      digging and metal detecting of shallow 
                                      pits at the project. 
                                      This is early stage exploration and 
                                      the prospect of mining, although ultimately 
                                      our principal objective, is something 
                                      we must build towards with exploration. 
                                      If successful, that exploration will 
                                      confirm gold mineralisation of a magnitude 
                                      to support permit applications and 
                                      associated studies that would be the 
                                      precursor steps to the launch of mining 
                                      operations. 
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Tanzania - Haneti Project 
  You have announced that             Power Metal has a communications approach 
  mobilisation is underway            that articulates through regulatory 
  but when will drilling              news announcements the status and progress 
  actually commence at the            on all of our material project interests. 
  first drill location?               This includes Haneti which is a very 
                                      material opportunity for the Company. 
                                      Power Metal, with our partners Katoro 
                                      Gold plc have announced pre-mobilisation, 
                                      mobilisation of drilling and intend 
                                      to announce an update on full drill 
                                      commencement as appropriate, including 
                                      if possible images on our website photo 
                                      gallery showing the drill in action 
                                      at the drill location. 
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Tanzania - Haneti Project 
  Why has Haneti not been             On a general level the junior resource 
  drilled before if it is             sector has been experiencing challenging 
  such an important strategic         conditions for some time and in many 
  opportunity?                        cases, there has not been the financial 
                                      capital around to pursue project acquisitions 
                                      or impactful exploration activities. 
                                      Many great discoveries have, in our 
                                      view, been made in scenarios where 
                                      projects have not been able to attract 
                                      sufficient project capital to enable 
                                      progression of exploration. 
                                      Haneti is however a project that has 
                                      received exploration capital over many 
                                      years and has built to a position where 
                                      the next stage is drilling. 
                                      Importantly Haneti now has two public 
                                      companies working together to operate 
                                      and finance drilling. 
                                      Given the level of interest shown in 
                                      the project, and in nickel sulphide 
                                      exploration opportunities generally, 
                                      it makes commercial sense all round 
                                      to crack on with drill programmes which 
                                      is what is happening at Haneti. 
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Canada - Silver Peak 
  When do you expect to               As with all our projects we push for 
  receive assay results               the receipt of assay data as soon as 
  from the work undertaken            possible. With the Covid-19 restrictions 
  recently?                           around the world in 2020 the Company 
                                      has not been in a position to accurately 
                                      confirm timescales around the receipt 
                                      of assay data from third parties. As 
                                      soon as assay results are received 
                                      and interpreted by the Company, an 
                                      announcement will be made to shareholders. 
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Canada - Silver Peak 
  Given we are now in winter          We generated highly positive exploration 
  season, how do you expect           findings from the summer due diligence 
  to take Silver Peak project         sampling work including bonanza grade 
  forward?                            silver and significant copper and lead. 
                                      We await the assays from limited follow 
                                      up drilling and sampling we were able 
                                      to undertake in the short programme 
                                      that we recently announced was curtailed 
                                      by poor weather conditions. 
                                      Using the above and the historic exploration 
                                      data available to us, we will, with 
                                      our partners, determine the next exploration 
                                      and corporate steps for the Silver 
                                      Peak project. 
                                      We believe the Silver Peak project 
                                      has great potential and now must identify 
                                      the appropriate pathways for its development. 
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Canada - Silver Peak 
  Were you disappointed               Absolutely. Power Metal is keen to 
  with the weather disruption         push each project as hard as possible 
  at Silver Peak and what             and we put a lot of work into drill 
  can you do to get the               programme design and implementation. 
  project back on track?              The weather hit us twice with storms 
                                      damaging access and meaning our original 
                                      programme with a larger rig could not 
                                      go ahead. Then the snow brought our 
                                      man-portable rig operation to an abrupt 
                                      and early conclusion. 
                                      We believe shareholders prefer a proactive 
                                      approach to exploration and clearly, 
                                      we pushed hard to get the Silver Peak 
                                      drilling done whilst ensuring safety 
                                      of operations at the site in the more 
                                      challenging conditions. 
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 DRC - Kisinka 
  Is it possible to extract           We have operations around the globe 
  value from the Kisinka              in different jurisdictions and the 
  project in the DRC and              DRC is one country that we believe 
  are you not concerned               investors perhaps do not fully understand 
  that money invested may             or appreciate. We think that will change. 
  be locked in?                       The Company's experience to date has 
                                      been very positive however and suggests 
                                      to us that there is real value to be 
                                      created in the DRC, not least because 
                                      of the immense metal prospectivity 
                                      across the country. 
                                      Power Metal is pursuing a potential 
                                      new copper-cobalt district at Kisinka 
                                      which is situated near to Lubumbashi 
                                      in the south-east of the country. 
                                      The quality of technical reports that 
                                      we receive from operations at Kisinka 
                                      is extremely good demonstrating the 
                                      professionalism of our partners. 
                                      Also, based on our experience the ability 
                                      to secure licences and permits for 
                                      operations is in many respects more 
                                      straightforward than many jurisdictions 
                                      where the process is more complex and 
                                      takes longer. 
                                      Added to all this there are many international 
                                      companies that are operating producing 
                                      mines in the DRC including Ivanhoe's 
                                      Kamoa-Kakula under development now 
                                      and which is expected to become one 
                                      of the largest global producing mines. 
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 DRC - Kisinka 
  When do you expect to               The high-grade copper and cobalt from 
  complete the geophysics             assays recently announced means that 
  and start drilling?                 Kisinka is a key project interest and 
                                      we are looking to commence follow on 
                                      exploration as soon as possible. 
                                      As announced 20 November 2020 the Company 
                                      is working on setting up a ground magnetic 
                                      survey and a ground electromagnetic 
                                      survey, to detect both low magnetic 
                                      and chargeable lithologies and indicate 
                                      structures and faulting and areas of 
                                      carbonate rocks, in order to generate 
                                      precise drill targets with our in-country 
                                      partners. 
                                      The Company will make a further announcements 
                                      to the market as appropriate in respect 
                                      of the proposed programme at Kisinka. 
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Botswana - Kavango Resources 
  JV                                  As announced in the Company's 'Project 
  When will we hear more              Portfolio Update' on 5 October 2020 
  about the exploration               the Company is awaiting the results 
  work from the Kalahari              of a soil sampling programme. An update 
  Copper Belt?                        on that programme, its findings and 
                                      the next steps will be released to 
                                      the market once results have been received 
                                      and interpreted. 
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Botswana - Kavango Resources 
  JV                                  Plans remain on track and we have been 
  Have you refined your               putting in place the steps to achieve 
  plans for a listing of              our listing objective. 
  the JV on a Canadian or             We will provide an update on this to 
  UK stock exchange?                  the market as appropriate. 
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 General - Project Valuations 
  Do you have anything you            We have a portfolio of early stage 
  could provide to investors          project interests, albeit some are 
  with valuation indications          in a more advanced stage with drill 
  on the projects, such               programmes running. It is more difficult 
  as project NPVs?                    to ascribe valuations to earlier stage 
                                      projects. 
                                      A similar situation exists on discovery, 
                                      where the full extent of a project's 
                                      valuation will only be developed as 
                                      projects are progressed and more is 
                                      understood about the scale and type 
                                      of mineralisation. 
                                      To a certain extent the involvement 
                                      of third parties on project earn-in 
                                      or joint ventures can assist with an 
                                      assessment of likely value also. 
                                      In addition, project spinouts especially 
                                      involving compensation in marketable 
                                      assets such as listed equity will also 
                                      help the developing value assessment. 
                                      As soon as we can start to attribute 
                                      specific values to project interests 
                                      and investments we will seek to do 
                                      so. 
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 General - New Opportunities 
  Are you still looking               The Company actively assesses any new 
  for new opportunities               opportunities it is presented with 
  and are you limited in              although it has to be said we have 
  the regions you would               already noted a rise in vendor expectations 
  operate in and the commodities      regarding project valuations. 
  you would explore for?              We are of the belief that we would 
                                      not have been able to assemble our 
                                      current portfolio of projects on the 
                                      same terms today given the stronger 
                                      natural resources environment. 
                                      We were given a tremendous opportunity 
                                      by the difficult market conditions 
                                      of 2019/2020 and now shareholders have 
                                      the advantage of a portfolio constructed 
                                      in challenging markets, as those same 
                                      markets move into what we believe will 
                                      be a stronger phase. 
                                      We want to develop the Company around 
                                      clear themes, demonstrating consistency 
                                      and clear strategic rationale. Therefore, 
                                      we think it's wise to follow the overall 
                                      business structure of precious metals 
                                      in North America and Australia and 
                                      base metals in Africa. 
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 

Business Management

 
 QUESTION                             RESPONSE 
 
 How is the Company able              Whilst the management of a number of 
  to manage 9 projects and             projects is a challenge, the Company 
  commit adequate management           ensures that it is adequate staff and 
  time to each?                        management time available for each 
                                       project as appropriate. The Company 
                                       is also enhancing management oversight 
                                       to ensure regular engagement of London 
                                       plc with the project management and 
                                       operational teams running each of our 
                                       interests. 
 
                                       We also have support with back office 
                                       including financial accounting and 
                                       compliance through an external provider. 
                                       In addition, we have assistance to 
                                       manage and coordinate our extensive 
                                       external communications. 
 
                                       We will bring in further bespoke managerial 
                                       resources as our business expands and 
                                       our working capital grows. 
                                     ----------------------------------------------- 
 Should Power Metal spin              It depends on the nature and type of 
  out interests will there             transaction undertaken. Where needed 
  be a continuing involvement          we will of course apply our management 
  in management and if so              time and other resources to assist. 
  how will that be possible 
  given the management requirements    However, our focus is on ensuring any 
  of the core business?                spin outs or similar are into wrappers 
                                       or deal structures that come with experienced 
                                       management able to deal holistically 
                                       with the commercial challenges without 
                                       relying too heavily on Power Metal 
                                       central resources. 
                                     ----------------------------------------------- 
 What measures do you have            This is absolutely vital especially 
  in place to ensure your              as our business expands its active 
  management and operations            operations in the field. We already 
  team have due regard for             have a keen focus on health and safety, 
  environmental protection             environmental and community protection 
  and the protection of                and that will continue. 
  local communities? 
                                       We seek to follow best practice across 
                                       the above areas and generally from 
                                       a corporate governance perspective 
                                       reflective of the resources available 
                                       to a smaller company. 
 
                                       To add further weight to this we are 
                                       currently reviewing a number of trade 
                                       associations from whom we can secure 
                                       further support on best practice. 
 
                                       We expect to join trade associations 
                                       in the near term to further demonstrate 
                                       our desire to remain proactive in this 
                                       area. 
 
                                       By way of example our Australian JV 
                                       has just employed a community relations 
                                       and environment officer as its second 
                                       employee showing the high priority 
                                       we give to these matters. 
                                     ----------------------------------------------- 
 

Financing Strategy

 
 QUESTION                          RESPONSE 
 
 You have disclosed your           The answer revolves around more than 
  working capital position          just the absolute amount of working 
  and appear confident you          capital we hold and also includes how 
  are in a strong financial         we spend our money, the level of fixed 
  position, however how             financial commitments and our access 
  reasonable is this given          to additional working capital sources. 
  the large spread of projects      The latter point we deal with in the 
  and work being undertaken         next question so for now we will focus 
  on them?                          on the matters of spending and financial 
                                    commitments. 
 
                                    We are quite keen on the control of 
                                    spending and have our main areas of 
                                    spend under control. Much of a junior 
                                    resource company spend falls into central 
                                    overhead and exploration spend. When 
                                    corporately acquisitive, then acquisition 
                                    costs can also be material. 
 
                                    For central overheads the direct costs 
                                    in relation to the exchange listing 
                                    and advisors surrounding that are largely 
                                    fixed and need to be budgeted for. 
                                    We pay our central costs promptly and 
                                    carry almost no trade creditors for 
                                    any material periods. We have no material 
                                    debt. 
 
                                    Much central cost in junior resource 
                                    companies relates to director salaries 
                                    and expenses. At Power Metal, we believe 
                                    against our peers in the sector we 
                                    are modestly paid and have very little 
                                    outlay for director personal expenses. 
 
                                    The aim for us (as holders beneficially 
                                    interested in approximately 14% of 
                                    the Company's issued share capital) 
                                    is to see money invested in the ground 
                                    to make exploration and commercial 
                                    progress including major metal discoveries. 
 
                                    If we do that our shareholdings may 
                                    rise considerably in value and the 
                                    financial returns from that would be 
                                    way more beneficial to directors than 
                                    excessive board salaries in the early 
                                    stages of the Company's development. 
 
                                    Turning to exploration spending, for 
                                    the vast majority of our project spend, 
                                    our exploration outgoings are flexible 
                                    and generally entirely at our volition. 
                                    This means we can spend if we wish 
                                    to, but curtail exploration spend across 
                                    our business if we wish to, for whatever 
                                    reason. That spend control is important. 
 
                                    Equally for new acquisitions we have 
                                    always been controlled and not overly 
                                    exposed ourselves with heavy acquisition 
                                    terms. We have used cash as part of 
                                    acquisition terms but only modestly 
                                    as cash is king in our sector. 
 
                                    Generally, where possible we have also 
                                    used our shares for new acquisition 
                                    vendor payments. So far that model 
                                    has worked well to preserve cash and 
                                    acquire opportunities on reasonable 
                                    terms (with shared upside for vendors 
                                    who hold interests in Power Metal stock 
                                    and benefit as the shares increase 
                                    in value). 
                                  ------------------------------------------------ 
 Where do you feel most            It's difficult to be precise on future 
  additional working capital        working capital sources but we do have 
  will be generated; from           some degree of expectation subject 
  financings, warrant exercises     of course to market conditions and 
  or asset disposals?               buoyancy in the junior resource sector. 
 
                                    Power Metal could undertake financings 
                                    and the Board are confident that money 
                                    could be raised as required. This has 
                                    been amply demonstrated by the GBP2.7m 
                                    raised in financings since February 
                                    2019 and, save for the initial restructuring 
                                    in February 2019, Power Metal financings 
                                    in December 2019 and July 2020 were 
                                    conducted at the then market price. 
 
                                    Discounted financings are not what 
                                    Power Metal seeks to undertake as that 
                                    we consider that potentially damaging 
                                    for shareholder value and confidence 
                                    in general. 
 
                                    Ideally, we are seeking to build our 
                                    working capital to become financially 
                                    self-sustaining. This would mean that 
                                    we would not need to undertake financings 
                                    unless we chose to do so on strong 
                                    terms or to value-adding institutional 
                                    investors. 
 
                                    Warrant exercises have provided a considerable 
                                    amount of additional working capital. 
                                    The amount raised through warrant exercises 
                                    since August 2020 has enabled the company 
                                    to be aggressive with its exploration 
                                    and corporate plans. In essence each 
                                    warrant exercise provides us with funds 
                                    to accelerate our operational activities. 
 
                                    Alongside the above we have a strategic 
                                    investment portfolio that is growing 
                                    in value and should that continue, 
                                    it would provide a source of further 
                                    working capital should this be needed 
                                    for operations. 
 
                                    The area where we feel considerable 
                                    working capital could be generated 
                                    is from spinouts or other similar commercial 
                                    transactions where we exchange some 
                                    of our direct ownership of an interest 
                                    for mainly cash or shares in other 
                                    entities. 
 
                                    If those entities are liquid listed 
                                    vehicles, then the effect is to have 
                                    an asset easily translatable into cash 
                                    when and if needed to fund our own 
                                    operations. 
                                  ------------------------------------------------ 
 Can you explain the warrant       Power Metal receives an exercise form 
  exercise process, its             from a warrant holder and checks the 
  impact on shareholder             validity of this to an underlying warrant 
  dilution and whether there        register. If acceptable this exercise 
  are any restrictions on           is reconciled to a receipt of cash 
  the warrants?                     into the Company's bank account. 
 
                                    For all valid exercises we secure board 
                                    approval to issue equity, prepare a 
                                    market announcement and an AIM admission 
                                    form for the new equity to be admitted 
                                    to trading on AIM. 
 
                                    The end result is a market announcement 
                                    confirming the warrant exercises and 
                                    cash received. 
 
                                    The new shares are generated by the 
                                    registrar and admitted to trading on 
                                    AIM thereafter. 
 
                                    The warrant exercises increase the 
                                    issued share capital with such information 
                                    provided in the requisite market announcement 
                                    at the time and the increased amount 
                                    of shares is updated to the Company's 
                                    website AIM Rule 26 page on the Investors' 
                                    section of the site accordingly. 
                                  ------------------------------------------------ 
 Can you provide further           Details of all warrants issued by the 
  information on all outstanding    Company can be found in regulatory 
  warrants and options to           announcements released by the Company 
  give a better understanding       and within the Company's Financial 
  of potential dilution?            Report and Accounts. 
 
                                    Additionally, the Company will be adding 
                                    to its new website in due course a 
                                    full schedule of all financial instruments 
                                    including all warrants and options 
                                    held generally by investors and also 
                                    those held by the board of directors. 
 
                                    This schedule will include all final 
                                    exercise dates and any special terms 
                                    including accelerators whereby the 
                                    company can elect to expedite the use 
                                    of warrants by holders and if not used, 
                                    cancel the remainder warrants although, 
                                    as noted above, all such information 
                                    can be found within the relevant announcements 
                                    made by the Company. 
                                  ------------------------------------------------ 
 What amount of revenue            Power Metal is generally seeking capital 
  do you expect to generate         returns where an increase in the value 
  from your projects and            of projects is secured through exploration 
  how will that revenue             or corporate structuring. 
  be derived? 
                                    In some cases that value may be crystallised 
                                    through a disposal of some or all of 
                                    a project interest for cash or shares 
                                    in an acquiring company. 
 
                                    In respect of any disposals we are 
                                    also keen on longer term consideration 
                                    that could be described as "revenue" 
                                    including royalties from interests 
                                    disposed where Power Metal would receive 
                                    payments should an interest enter production. 
 
                                    Royalties can be a highly valuable 
                                    source of income or revenue over the 
                                    longer term so potentially could become 
                                    a valuable part of our business asset 
                                    base. 
 
                                    In addition, royalty income streams 
                                    can be sold for material cash sums, 
                                    providing optionality to Power Metal 
                                    on how value should be crystallised. 
                                  ------------------------------------------------ 
 When do you anticipate            There are of course institutions of 
  institutional investors           all shapes and sizes, with varying 
  will be interested in             business rationales and many are not 
  Power Metal?                      suitable partners for our company. 
 
                                    We are open to reputable and recognised 
                                    institutional investment but are also 
                                    comfortable without it. 
 
                                    Well regarded institutional finance 
                                    can increase investor confidence in 
                                    Power Metal, however we are well funded 
                                    presently and are entirely comfortable 
                                    with our access to future working capital 
                                    as outlined in some detail above. 
                                  ------------------------------------------------ 
 

Marketing and Communications

 
 QUESTION                         RESPONSE 
 
 Can you produce company          The Company intends to undertake this 
  level and project specific       exercise once the website update has 
  factsheets to help investors     been completed. 
  understand the business 
  and its constituent elements? 
                                 ---------------------------------------- 
 Will you be having updated       Yes, we expect our brokers will provide 
  analyst reports prepared         updated research to the market as they 
  for Power Metal?                 deem appropriate. 
                                 ---------------------------------------- 
 

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 metal exploration in Africa. Project interests range from early stage greenfield exploration to later stage prospects currently subject to 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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