Alba Mineral Resources PLC Update on Work Activities at the Clogau Gold Mine (9130B)

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RNS Number : 9130B

Alba Mineral Resources PLC

13 October 2020

Alba Mineral Resources plc

("Alba" or the "Company")

Update on Work Activities at the

Clogau-St David's Gold Mine

Alba Mineral Resources plc (AIM: ALBA) is pleased to advise that the Company's underground exploration programme at the Clogau-St David's Gold Mine has resumed. The programme will run until the end of October 2020. The programme will initially focus on underground drilling, however the Company also intends to resume its underground bulk sampling programme during this month.

Alba's specialist confined space contractors have also now commenced rehabilitation of the extensive pipework within the Llechfraith adit to provide pressurised air for drilling and future development.

Following the end of the underground programme, as previously announced Alba intends to commence in November a surface drilling programme at Clogau-St David's, per the notification submitted to the local planning authority for the first (up to 1500 metre) phase of drilling of the planned up to 5,000 metre surface drilling programme. Commencement of the surface drilling campaign is subject to timely receipt of all approvals and consents.

Forward Looking Statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements relating to expected or anticipated future events and anticipated results that are forward-looking in nature and, as a result, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, such as general economic, market and business conditions, competition for qualified staff, the regulatory process and actions, technical issues, new legislation, uncertainties resulting from potential delays or changes in plans, uncertainties resulting from working in a new political jurisdiction, uncertainties regarding the results of exploration, uncertainties regarding the timing and granting of prospecting rights, uncertainties regarding the timing and granting of regulatory and other third party consents and approvals, uncertainties regarding the Company's or any third party's ability to execute and implement future plans, and the occurrence of unexpected events.

Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, uncertainties also exist in connection with the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which may result in further lockdown measures and restrictions being imposed by Governments and other competent regulatory bodies and agencies from time to time in response to the pandemic, which measures and restrictions may prevent or inhibit the Company from executing its work activities according to the timelines set out in this announcement or indeed from executing its work activities at all. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may also affect the Company's ability to execute its work activities due to personnel and contractors testing positive for COVID-19 or otherwise being required to self-isolate from time to time.

Actual results achieved may vary from the information provided herein as a result of numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors.

Competent Person Declaration

The information in this release that relates to Exploration Results has been reviewed by Mr Mark Austin. Mr Austin is a member of SACNASP (Reg. No. 400235/06), Fellow of The Geological Society and Fellow of the Geological Society of South Africa. He has a B.Sc. Honours in Geology with 38 years' experience.

Mark Austin has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the 'Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration targets, Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves', also known as the JORC Code. The JORC code is a national reporting organisation that is aligned with CRIRSCO. Mr Austin consents to the inclusion in the announcement of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which they appear.

For further information, please contact:

 
 Alba Mineral Resources plc 
  George Frangeskides, Executive Chairman    [phone] 
 
 Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nomad) 
  James Caithie / Liam Murray                [phone] 
 
 ETX Capital (Broker) 
  Thomas Smith                               [phone] 
 
 

Alba's Project and Investment Portfolio

 
 Project (commodity)            Location     Ownership 
 Mining Projects 
 Amitsoq (graphite)             Greenland    90% 
                               -----------  ---------- 
 Clogau (gold)                  Wales        90% 
                               -----------  ---------- 
 Inglefield (copper, cobalt, 
  gold)                         Greenland    100% 
                               -----------  ---------- 
 Limerick (zinc-lead)           Ireland      100% 
                               -----------  ---------- 
 Melville Bay (iron ore)        Greenland    51% 
                               -----------  ---------- 
 TBS (ilmenite)                 Greenland    100% 
                               -----------  ---------- 
 Oil & Gas Investments 
 Brockham (oil)                 England      5% 
                               -----------  ---------- 
 Horse Hill (oil)               England      11.765% 
                               -----------  ---------- 
 

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