Alba Mineral Resources PLC Brockham Update (9016K)

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RNS Number : 9016K

Alba Mineral Resources PLC

19 December 2018

Alba Mineral Resources plc

("Alba" or "the Company")

Brockham Operations Update

Alba Mineral Resources plc (AIM: Alba), the diversified mineral exploration and development company, has been informed by Angus Energy, the operator of the Brockham Oil field under Production Licence ("PL") 235 (the "Operator"), that it has commenced its previously announced commercial flow test programme at Brockham.

The Operator has further advised that:

- it will provide an analytical update on the targeted pay zone, the Kimmeridge layers of the BR-X4Z well, in due course; and

- it will temporarily suspend operations at Brockham over the Christmas and New Year holiday period, from 23 December 2018 to 7 January 2019.

Alba owns a direct 5 per cent interest in PL 235.

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.

For further information please contact:

Alba Mineral Resources plc

   George Frangeskides, Executive Chairman                        [phone] 

Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nomad)

   James Caithie / Liam Murray                                            [phone] 

First Equity Limited (Broker)

   Jason Robertson                                                            [phone] 

Yellow Jersey PR (Financial PR/ IR)

   Tim Thompson / Harriet Jackson / Henry Wilkinson            [phone] 

[e-mail]

Alba's Project & Investment Portfolio

Mining

Amitsoq (Graphite, Greenland): Alba owns a 90 per cent interest in the Amitsoq Graphite Project in Southern Greenland and has an option over the remaining 10 per cent.

Clogau (Gold, Wales): Alba owns a 90 per cent interest in Gold Mines of Wales Limited ("GMOW"), the ultimate owner of the Clogau Gold project situated in the Dolgellau Gold Belt in Wales.

Inglefield Land (Copper, Cobalt, Gold): Alba owns 100 per cent of mineral exploration licence 2017/40 in north-west Greenland.

Limerick (Base Metals, Ireland): Alba owns 100 per cent of the Limerick base metal project in the Republic of Ireland.

Melville Bay (Iron Ore, Greenland): Alba is entitled to a 51 per cent interest in mineral exploration licence 2017/41 in Melville Bay, north-west Greenland. The licence area benefits from an existing inferred JORC resource of 67 Mt @ 31.4% Fe.

Thule Black Sands (Ilmenite, Greenland): Alba owns 100 per cent of mineral exploration licences 2017/29 and 2017/39 in the Thule region, north-west Greenland.

Oil & Gas

Brockham (Oil & Gas, UK): Alba has a direct 5 per cent interest in Production Licence 235, which comprises the previously producing onshore Brockham Oil Field.

Horse Hill (Oil & Gas, UK): Alba holds a 18.1 per cent interest in Horse Hill Developments Limited, the company which has a 65 per cent participating interest and operatorship of the Horse Hill oil and gas project (licences PEDL 137 and PEDL 246 covering a total area of 142.9 km(2)) in the UK Weald Basin.

Web: www.albamineralresources.com

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