TIDMMTR
14 December 2018
Metal Tiger Plc
("Metal Tiger" or the "Company")
Botswana Copper/Silver Project - All Prospecting Licences Now
Extended & Transferred
Metal Tiger plc (AIM:MTR), the London Stock Exchange AIM listed
investor in strategic natural resource opportunities, is pleased to
provide an update regarding the exploration activities of the
Company's new Joint Venture ("New JV"), Tshukudu Exploration (Pty)
Ltd ("Tshukudu Exploration"), in the Kalahari Copper Belt in
Botswana. The Company holds a 30% interest in Tshukudu Exploration
via Metal Capital Exploration Ltd, with MOD Resources Ltd ("MOD")
(ASX:MOD) holding the remaining 70%. In addition, the Company holds
approximately 12.5% of the issued share capital of MOD. For further
information on the New JV, please see the Company's announcements
of 18 July 2018 and 16 November 2018.
Highlights
-- All JV Prospecting Licences (PLs) have been granted two-year
extensions ahead of the scheduled expiry/renewal date on 31
December
2018. There was no reduction in land area, all ground is
retained
under the extensions. These approvals follow on from the first
eight
of 18 licences being extended and transferred to the New JV
as
announced 26 October 2018.
-- New prospecting licence PL093/2018 has been issued for three years to
30 September 2021.
-- All PLs (excluding PL190/2008) have now been transferred to the New JV
in-country exploration company, Tshukudu Exploration.
PL190/2008 includes the T3 Project, with all areas excluding
the
T3 Project being held on trust for the New JV.
-- Total area under licence now covers 8,163km2, of which
3,350km2 includes the highly prospective T20 Exploration
Project.
Michael McNeilly, Chief Executive Officer of Metal Tiger,
commented:
"We are delighted to report that the Botswana Minister for
Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security has now
granted all prospecting licence extensions, and that these licences
have been successfully transferred into the New JV.
These extensions, together with the new prospecting licence,
secure title over a very prospective tract of the Kalahari Copper
Belt, including the Central Structural Corridor which is yielding
some very exciting targets and offers the potential of new copper
deposit discoveries."
This announcement coincides with an update released today by MOD
which can be viewed through the following link:
https://www.asx.com.au/asx/share-price-research/company/MOD
The technical information contained in this disclosure has been
read and approved by Mr Nick O'Reilly (MSc, DIC, MAusIMM, FGS), who
is a qualified geologist and acts as the Competent Person under the
AIM Rules - Note for Mining and Oil & Gas Companies.Mr O'Reilly
has visited the T3 site and reviewed MOD's drilling and sampling
protocols and procedures. Mr O'Reilly is a Principal consultant
working for Mining Analyst Consulting Ltd, which has been retained
by Metal Tiger to provide technical support.
Metal Tiger currently holds 31,064,220 MOD ordinary shares,
representing approximately 12.5% of MOD's issued share capital;
40,673,566 unquoted options with a nil exercise price expiring on
15 November 2021; and 154,167 options over MOD ordinary shares,
each exercisable at AU$0.06 per MOD ordinary share on or before 15
April 2019.
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes
of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014
("MAR").
For further information on the Company, visit:
www.metaltigerplc.com:
Michael McNeilly (Chief Executive Officer) Tel: +44 (0)20 7099 0738
Mark Potter (Chief Investment Officer)
Richard Tulloch Strand Hanson Limited Tel +44 (0)20 7409 3494
James Dance (Nominated Adviser)
Jack Botros
Nick Emerson SI Capital (Broker) Tel: +44 (0)1483 413 500
Gordon Poole Camarco (Financial PR) Tel: +44 (0)20 3757 4980
James Crothers
Monique Perks
Notes to Editors:
Metal Tiger plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM
Market ("AIM") with the trading code MTR and invests in high
potential mineral projects with a base, precious and strategic
metals focus.
The Company's target is to deliver a high return for
shareholders by investing in significantly undervalued and/or high
potential opportunities in the mineral exploration and development
sector. The Company's key strategic objective is to ensure the
distribution to shareholders of major returns achieved from
disposals. Metal Tiger has two investment divisions, Direct
Equities and Direct Projects.
The Direct Equities division invests in undervalued natural
resource companies listed on AIM, the ASX and the TSX. Through the
trading of equities and warrants, Metal Tiger seeks to generate
cash for investment in the Direct Projects division.
Metal Tiger's Direct Projects division is focused on the
development of its key project interests in Botswana, Spain and
Thailand. In Botswana, Metal Tiger, through its 12.5% interest in
MOD Resources Limited and related JV, has a growing interest in the
large and highly prospective Kalahari copper/silver belt. In Spain,
the Company has tungsten and gold interests in the highly
mineralised Extremadura region. In Thailand, Metal Tiger has
interests in two potentially near-production stage lead/zinc/silver
mines as well as licences, applications and critical historical
data covering antimony, copper, gold, lead, zinc and silver
opportunities.
The Company actively assesses new investment opportunities on an
on-going basis and has access to a diverse pipeline of new
opportunities in the natural resources and mining sectors. For
pipeline opportunities deemed sufficiently attractive, Metal Tiger
may invest in the project or entity by buying publicly listed
shares, by financing privately and/or by entering into a joint
venture.
Background information on the T3 Project
The T3 Project is located on the Kalahari Copper Belt in
northern Botswana and is a Copper/Silver Project. T3 is located
within the central part of the T3 Dome Complex (approximately
1,000km2), which is the focus of rapidly increasing exploration
activity undertaken by MOD. Two significant resources have been
discovered to date within the T3 Dome: T1 (Mahumo deposit 100% MOD)
and T3 (100% MOD).
The T3 Deposit was discovered in March 2016 when a reverse
circulation ("RC") drill hole intersected 52m @ 2.0% Cu and 32g/t
Ag from shallow depth. The maiden T3 JORC (2012) compliant Mineral
Resource Estimate was announced on 26 September 2016 with the first
Resource upgrade announced on 24 August 2017. The results of a
Scoping Study for an open pit mine at T3 with a 2Mtpa processing
plant, an indicative mine life of 10 years and an average
production rate of 21,800tpa of copper and 665,000oz pa of silver
was released on 6 December 2016. Work on a Pre-Feasibility Study
(PFS) commenced in January 2017 and additional deeper copper
mineralisation was discovered below the T3 Resource in February
2017.
The Phase 2 drilling at the T3 Copper/Silver Deposit commenced
on 7 August 2017, with approval granted for the recommencement of
both diamond core ("DC") and RC drilling at the T3 Project and its
vicinity, through to December 2018 (which has subsequently been
extended to December 2020). This included 90 DC drill holes
designed to infill the Resource and test for possible extensions.
The objective of the infill programme is to increase geological
confidence and upgrade categorisation of the T3 Resource. The
programme also included grid drilling to investigate the potential
for an underground Resource down-dip and along strike from the
planned open-pit, and to investigate geophysical targets. Drilling
approval has been granted for the wider T3 Dome with the acceptance
of the T3 Dome EMP announced on 3 April 2018.
The results of the T3 Open Pit Pre-Feasibility Study were
announced on 31 January 2018; the revised and upgraded T3
Copper/Silver Deposit Mineral Resource Estimate was announced on 2
July 2018; and a Resource re-classification announced on 16 July
2018.
The T3 Open Pit Feasibility Study, towards a decision to mine,
is currently underway.
Outside of the T3 Project licence area, Tshukudu Exploration,
the Metal Tiger (30%) and MOD (70%) joint venture, continues to
conduct regional exploration on the highly prospective Kalahari
Copper Belt.
View source version on businesswire.com:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181214005171/en/
This information is provided by Business Wire
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
December 14, 2018 06:31 ET (11:31 GMT)
Metal Tiger (LSE:MTR)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jun 2024 to Jul 2024
Metal Tiger (LSE:MTR)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jul 2023 to Jul 2024