Alien Metals says well financed for exploration work, potential acquisitions
The minerals exploration and development company ended 2021 with total assets of US$13.0mln, of which US$6.4mln was cash
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Alien Metals Ltd is advancing the development activities for its 90% owned Hancock Iron Ore Project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The company’s development study has confirmed that Hancock has excellent project economics and prospectivity with extensive untested mineralisation trends.
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The minerals exploration and development company ended 2021 with total assets of US$13.0mln, of which US$6.4mln was cash
"The development aspects of the Hancock iron ore project to be shovel ready for early 2023 are progressing very well,” said chief executive Bill Brodie Good
The strategic acquisition would add to Alien's portfolio of direct shipping ore iron ore projects - Hancock and Brockman - in the Pilbara region
Currently Hancock has a JORC compliant inferred Mineral Resource Estimate of 10.4Mt at 60.4% iron
The drill rig is now on standby due to the continued poor core recovery from both project areas pending results
“We see a clear route to near-term cash generation from Hancock, in a project that Alien could manage itself.”
The final assay results follow on from the bonanza silver grades reported at the project in January
“Once the weather permits, we will aim to continue our programme of drill testing,” said chief executive Bill Brodie Good
The San Celso and Los Campos silver projects both contain historic, very high-grade, underground silver mines, dating back more than a century
Alien has a diverse portfolio of projects located in Australia and Mexico
Alien has a diverse portfolio of assets located across multiple jurisdictions
WH Ireland also said that if the current grades continue to stack up the asset could be “capable of providing significant cash flow to Alien”
Hancock is part of the Hamersley iron ore project
Alien has a broad portfolio of base and precious metals assets in Australia and elsewhere around the world
The shares were issued after Alien Metals met the first performance target for the Hamersley iron ore project
Zacatecas is the largest silver producing state in Mexico
Bulk samples from the Ridge C resource returned an average grade of 62.2% with low levels of impurities
The AIM-quoted share jumped 20% in Thursday’s early deals thanks to the positive batch of results.
“The identification of additional untested mineralised ridges is a very exciting development"
"We are very excited to be in a position to become the 100% holder of one of Australia's largest PGE projects," Chief executive Bill Brodie Good said