14
February 2024
Bradda Head Lithium
Ltd
("Bradda
Head", "BHL" or the "Company")
Geophysical Survey at Basin Reveals
Significant Gravity Low, New Drill Targets.
Issue of Options
Bradda Head Lithium
Ltd (AIM:BHL, TSX-V:BHLI), the North America-focused
lithium development group, announces results from a
gravity survey conducted at its Basin clay project in Arizona. The
gravity survey was completed in late 2023 and post-processing has
revealed a significant gravity low over the Basin North area,
interpreted as a deep, depositional centre for sedimentary rocks
and a deep basement rock geological setting. See Figure 1 below.
Figure
1: Residual gravity cbg survey,
property boundary, drill holes, access. Gravity low (dark blue)
corresponds to thickening of the Upper Clay, contours lines are
0.25mGal, density is 2.50 gr/cc. Red colors on the image correspond
to basement rock, Precambrian granodiorite and granitic
rocks.
Summary:
·
Results and location of gravity low (deep blue) have been
interpreted to represent thicker clay beds, in both the Upper and
Lower Clay sequences - potentially substantially thicker than
the previous reported lithium-in-clay intersections from our
current 43-101 compliant Resource.
·
Gravity results also led to the reconnaissance on ground
1.6km to the north but contiguous to our existing Basin licences
where new clay and distinct marker bed silica nodules were
discovered, indicating the entire clay sequence sits in a shallow
setting below post-mineral tuffs and basalt layers.
· The
results of the gravity survey and field reconnaissance prompted the
staking of 2.8km2 of new lode and placer claims to the
north on open BLM land, expanding the clay potential
significantly.
·
Excellent opportunity to grow the clay deposit to the north
and especially to the west where Bradda has over 11km2
of property to explore, and adds confidence to our intent to reach
a new resource of +2.5mt of Lithium Carbonate Equivalent (LCE) at
the end of the upcoming drilling campaign.
The survey was the first-ever gravity
geophysical survey of this kind conducted at Basin and covers the
entire property, having collected 130 points across approximately a
32km2 area. Sample stations were collected into basement
rock, which consists of Precambrian granites and granodiorite, and
then across the center of the Basin property which consists largely
of clays, tuffs, and basalt layers. Most importantly, the gravity
low corresponds to the thickening of the Upper Clay horizon and
potentially the Lower Clay horizon, providing encouragement that
the Upper Clay continuing with similar thickness to the north for
another 2.7km from the last drill hole (BES23-14) in
2023.
An additional 39 lode claims
(2.6km2) were added further to the north, in order to
secure opportunities across Basin North. These cover potentially
thick clay sequences and, in the process, discovered clay outcrops
in the northeastern portion of the newly added claims (see
Figure 1 above). The clays
have similar attributes to what is visually seen at Basin East and
Basin West with silica nodules giving us confidence that the Upper
and possibly Lower Clays continue uninterrupted under tuffs,
basalts, and fluvial conglomerates.
The gravity survey also covers Basin West,
showing gravity lows corresponding to lithium anomalous,
>1,000ppm Li in clay outcrops, providing confidence of extensive
clay extent throughout the property to the west and
northwest.
The survey was conducted by consultant Tom
Carpenter, an expert in gravity data collection for the last 35
years throughout North America. The data was collected with a
LaCoste and Romberg Model-G gravity meter number G-230. This
instrument is capable of sensitivities of +/- 0.005 mGal and had
excellent repeatability on 8 stations. A total of 130 gravity
station locations were collected with a Leica GPS Model GS15 to +/-
0.001 to 0.032 meters and processed the data, producing excellent
elevation control data. All information was reduced and processed
by Mr. Carpenter, who used his knowledge and Geosoft Oasis montaj
software to correct the data for terrain (elevation changes) and
removed all regional effects to produce complete bouguer and
residual gravity maps, and at different densities, to better
reflect the variable lithologic host rocks on the
property.
Ian Stalker,
Executive Chairman, commented:
"The results
from this first-ever gravity based geophysical survey in our Basin
district in Arizona USA add to our confidence to reach our new
target resource no. of 2.5mt of LCE with a limited amount of
further drilling. This cost-effective campaign is designed to allow
us to unlock a further US$3m payment from LRC, the royalty company
that has an existing royalty agreement with us.
"The
potential existence of thicker clay beds in both Upper and Lower
Clay sequences is hugely encouraging and reaffirms our
understanding of our Basin Project as an important resource for
lithium-in-clay. The additional discovery of the new clay and
silica nodule beds to the north is indicative of favourable open
pit based mining conditions, further promoting the value of this
project.
"We look
forward to commencing our new Basin focussed drilling campaign in
the very near future."
Issue of
Options
The Company also announces that it has issued
to certain of the Company's Directors and Operational Team
(together the "Recipients") an aggregate of 2,850,000 new Options
representing 0.73% of the Company's issued share capital, each at
an exercise price of £0.015 (or C$0.034), representing a 33%
premium to market close on AIM and the TSXV on Tuesday, 13 February
2024.
Options awarded are subject to the following
conditions (and the other terms of the Stock Option Plan of Bradda
Head (the "Plan")):
· Options
vest immediately following approval;
· No
performance or non-performance conditions attached to them;
· Options
are exercisable for a period of five years from date of issue;
and
· The
Options issued to each participant will lapse upon any participant
no longer being an employee or connected person remunerated by the
Company.
Directors and persons discharging managerial
responsibilities ("PDMRs") included in the award are detailed in
the table below:
Director/ PDMR
|
Current Options Held
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New Options awarded
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Total Options Held
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Ian Stalker
|
18,250,000
|
1,000,000
|
19,250,000
|
Joey Wilkins
|
1,500,000
|
1,000,000
|
2,500,000
|
Piotr Schabik
|
1,000,000
|
500,000
|
1,500,000
|
For further information please visit
the Company's website: www.braddaheadltd.com.
Qualified Person (BHL)
Joey
Wilkins, B.Sc., P.Geo., is Chief Operating
Officer at BHL and the Qualified Person who reviewed and
approved the technical disclosures in this news release. Mr.
Wilkins is a graduate of the University of
Arizona with a B.Sc. in Geology with more than 38 years
of experience in mineral exploration and is a qualified person
under the AIM Rules and a Qualified Person as defined under
NI-43-101. Mr. Wilkins consents to the inclusion of the
technical information in this release and context in which it
appears.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES
OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU No. 596/2014) AS IT FORMS PART
OF UK DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN
UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018. UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS
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ENDS
Contact:
Bradda Head Lithium
Limited
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+44 (0) 1624 639 396
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Ian Stalker, Executive Chairman
Denham Eke, Finance Director
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Beaumont Cornish
(Nomad)
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+44 (0) 2076 283 396
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James Biddle / Roland Cornish
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Panmure Gordon
(Joint Broker)
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+44 (0) 2078 862 500
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Kieran Hodgson / Hugh Rich
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Shard Capital (Joint
Broker)
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+44 (0) 2071 869 927
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Damon Heath / Isabella Pierre
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Red Cloud (North
American Broker)
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+1 416 803 3562
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Joe Fars
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Tavistock (Financial
PR)
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+ 44 20 7920 3150
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Nick Elwes / Adam Baynes
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braddahead@tavistock.co.uk
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About Bradda Head Lithium Ltd.
Bradda Head Lithium Ltd. is
a North America-focused lithium development group. The Company
currently has interests in a variety of projects, the most advanced
of which are in Central and Western Arizona: The Basin
Project (Basin East Project, and the Basin West Project)
and the Wikieup Project.
The Basin East Project has an
Indicated Mineral Resource of 17 Mt at an average grade of
940 ppm Li and 3.4% K for a total of 85 kt LCE and
an Inferred Mineral Resource of 210 Mt at an average grade of
900 ppm Li and 2.8% K (potassium) for a total of
1.09 Mt LCE. In the rest of the Basin Project SRK
has determined an Exploration Target of 250 to
830 Mt of material grading between 750 to
900 ppm Li, which is equivalent to a range of between
1 to 4 Mt contained LCE. The Group
intends to continue to develop its three phase one projects
in Arizona, whilst endeavouring to unlock value at its other
prospective pegmatite and brine assets
in Arizona, Nevada, and Pennsylvania. All of Bradda
Head's licences are held on a 100% equity basis and are in close
proximity to the required infrastructure. Bradda Head is
quoted on the AIM of the London Stock Exchange with the
ticker of BHL, and on the TSX Venture Exchange with a
ticker of BHLI.
Technical Glossary
Kt
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Thousand tonnes
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Ppm
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Parts per million
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Exploration
Target
|
An estimate of the exploration potential of a mineral
deposit in a defined geological setting where the statement or
estimate, quoted as a range of tonnes and a range of grade (or
quality), relates to mineralisation for which there has been
insufficient exploration to estimate a Mineral Resource.
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Inferred Mineral
Resource
|
That part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity
and grade (or quality) are estimated on the basis of limited
geological evidence and sampling. Geological evidence is sufficient
to imply but not verify geological grade (or quality) continuity.
It is based on exploration, sampling and testing information
gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as
outcrops, trenches, pits, workings, and drill holes. An
Inferred Mineral Resource has a lower level of confidence than that
applying to an Indicated Mineral Resource and must not be converted
to an Ore Reserve. It is reasonably expected that the
majority of Inferred Mineral Resources could be upgraded to
Indicated Mineral Resources with continued exploration.
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Indicated Mineral
Resource
|
That part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity,
grade (or quality), densities, shape and physical characteristics
are estimated with sufficient confidence to allow the application
of Modifying Factors in sufficient detail to support mine planning
and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit.
Geological evidence is derived from adequately detailed and
reliable exploration, sampling and testing gathered through
appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches,
pits, workings, and drill holes, and is sufficient to assume
geological and grade (or quality) continuity between points of
observation where data and samples are gathered.
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Sn
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Tin
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Gal
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Unit of acceleration typically used in
precision gravimetry.
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Risks, uncertainties, and other factors involved with
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performance, prospects, and opportunities to differ materially from
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Forward looking information in this news release includes, but is
not limited to, following: The Company's objectives, goals, or
future plans. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from such forward-looking information include, but are
not limited to: failure to identify mineral resources; failure to
convert estimated mineral resources to reserves; delays in
obtaining or failures to obtain required regulatory, governmental,
environmental or other project approvals; political risks; future
operating and capital costs, timelines, permit timelines, the
market and future price of and demand for lithium, and the ongoing
ability to work cooperatively with stakeholders, including the
local levels of government; uncertainties relating to the
availability and costs of financing needed in the future; changes
in equity markets, inflation, changes in exchange rates,
fluctuations in commodity prices; delays in the development of
projects, capital and operating costs varying significantly from
estimates; an inability to predict and counteract the effects of
COVID-19 on the business of the Company, including but not limited
to the effects of COVID-19 on the price of commodities, capital
market conditions, restriction on labour and international travel
and supply chains; and the other risks involved in the mineral
exploration and development industry, and those risks set out in
the Company's public documents filed on SEDARplus. Although the
Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing
the forward-looking information in this news release are
reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such
information, which only applies as of the date of this news
release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur
in the disclosed time frames or at all. The Company disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
information, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, other than as required by law.
Beaumont Cornish Limited ("Beaumont Cornish"),
which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA
and is a member of the London Stock Exchange, is the Company's
nominated adviser for the purposes of the AIM Rules. Beaumont
Cornish is acting exclusively for the Company and will not regard
any other person (whether or not a recipient of this announcement)
as a client and will not be responsible to anyone other than the
Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor
for providing advice in relation to the contents of this
announcement or any other matter referred to herein. Beaumont
Cornish's responsibilities as the Company's nominated adviser under
the AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers are owed to the London Stock
Exchange and not to any other person and in particular, but without
limitation, in respect of their decision to acquire Ordinary Shares
in reliance on any part of this announcement. Beaumont Cornish has
not authorised the contents of this announcement for any purpose
and no liability whatsoever is accepted by Beaumont Cornish, nor
does it make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as
to the accuracy of any information or opinion contained in this
announcement or for the omission of any information. Beaumont
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whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise which it might
otherwise have in respect of this announcement.