Sovereign Metals Limited reported further results for 98 AC holes and 247 PT holes from the Kasiya Rutile Project (Kasiya), the world's largest rutile deposit. A 191-hole AC drilling program was completed at the Kasiya rutile deposit. The final batch of the remaining 98 AC holes for 2,548m are reported in this announcement.

This drilling phase targeted the early-scheduled mining pit shells in the southern and central areas of the MRE footprint. As previously reported the drilling has revealed that rutile and graphite mineralisation is commonly pervasive throughout the saprolite zone and beyond the base of the current modelled pit shells. However, it is not expected the revised MRE incorporating these results will materially impact the mine plan to be included in the PFS.

Results for the 247-hole PT (core) drilling program are reported in this announcement. The core program objectives were to target high grade Inferred mining pits and potential areas of pit extensions to bring into the Indicated category to facilitate conversion to Ore Reserves in the upcoming PFS. Overall, results are as expected and continue to confirm laterally extensive and consistent rutile and graphite mineralisation at Kasiya.

On completion of the PFS resource drilling programs the rigs continued to execute additional PFS work programs including water bore exploration drilling, water monitoring holes, geotechnical drilling of the water dam wall, geotechnical mining pit hole drilling and community borehole drilling until November 2022. These stratigraphic holes were suitable as pit geotechnical test work holes where standard penetration testing was completed and as observation water bores which will be monitored over the coming years. The Company was also able to drill new community water bores as well as refurbish several existing ones.