BHL Bradda Head Lithium Limited

19 November 2024

Bradda Head Lithium Ltd

("Bradda Head", "Bradda", or the "Company")

Unaudited Interim Results for the six-month period ended 31 August 2024

Bradda Head Lithium Ltd (AIM: BHL), the North America-focused lithium development group, is pleased to announce that it has today published its unaudited financial results for the six-months ended 31 August 2024. 

The interim results have been posted on the Company's website www.braddaheadltd.com.

Financial and operational highlights

·    Successfully completed a follow-up drill programme at its Basin North lithium in clay project in Arizona, USA, with eight holes being drilled, with results containing excellent lithium mineralization, and extensive amounts being newly discovered in the Lower Clay;

·     Abundant lithium identified in the Lower Clay in five out of the eight drill holes;

·    During July 2024, released an updated MRE totalling 2.8 million tons contained LCE, exceeding the final LRC royalty agreement threshold and triggering the final royalty payment of US$3 million and adding significant cash to the balance sheet;

·    Total drilled area at Basin East/Basin East Extension/Basin North covers only 5km2 of the 19.7km2 license area at the Basin Project that is 100% owned by Bradda Head;

·     Progress made at the San Domingo pegmatite project, including encouraging surface channel sample results at our newly defined White Ridge target (5.00m of 2.33%, 4.10m of 2.81%, and 4.00m of 1.26% Li2O) and existing Morning Star target (5.30m of 1.25% Li2O), which will drive the next phase of exploration;

·      Post-period end, the Company embarked on a Metallurgical Scoping Study using AI technology designed to identify mineralogy for advanced ore sorting, a process that can significantly advance operational planning, and accelerate path to production.

Ian Stalker, Chair of Bradda Head, commented:

"The six months in question saw the Company continuing to put the building blocks in place to progress Bradda Head's transition from an explorer to a near term potential producer from its San Domingo Pegmatite Project. The programmes we have undertaken have not only expanded our 43- 101 compliant  resource base  at Basin, they have also allowed us to made meaningful progress at San Domingo that has fed into our exploration plans post-period end. Our belief that our portfolio can be developed into a world-class lithium resource source for the U.S. battery market remains steadfast.

Whilst challenges have persisted in the market, we remain optimistic on the long-term outlook for lithium; it is pleasing to note that we are seeing the inklings of positive movement in sentiment across exploration for lithium in the US. The activities that we have undertaken and continue to deliver on, corporate and operational, will leave the Company well placed to benefit from this.

We are continuing to forge ahead on our programmes across our assets - pegmatites, brines and clays - with the ultimate objective of providing U.S.-sourced lithium for the U.S., as the drive towards electrification continues across industries, and the need for local lithium amplifies."

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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 a Measured Mineral Resource of 20 Mt at an average grade of 929 ppm Li for a total of 99 kt LCE and an Indicated Mineral Resource of 122 Mt at an average grade of 860 ppm Li and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 499 Mt at an average grade of 810 ppm Li for a total of 2.81 Mt 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.

Unaudited Interim Report and Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month period ended 31 August 2024

Chair's statement

Introduction

I am pleased to present the unaudited Interim Results for Bradda Head Lithium Limited (the "Company" or "Bradda Head") for the six-month period ended 31 August 2024.

Operational review

The six-month period to 31 August 2024 has been both challenging and extremely busy for the Company, focussing on our key projects to ensure the Company is ready to advance quickly when the market changes whilst continuing to maintainfinancial prudence.

Basin Project

The lithium-in-clay resource-expansion drilling programme, which commenced during March 2024, concluded in June 2024 with the completion of eight drill holes on the Basin North target portion of the Basin project. Results from all eight drill holes contained excellent lithium mineralization, with extensive amounts being newly discovered in the Lower Clay.

Highlights include:

·    Upper Clay unit thickness at 103m in the center of the drill pattern discovered in hole BND24-19, encountering nearly 100m (99.82m) at 839 ppm Li with a higher-grade interval of 32.52m at 1,030 ppm Li;

·     Five out of the eight holes contain abundant lithium in the Lower Clay, significant as the Company are now able to connect the Lower Clay in Basin North with holes drilled at Basin East, 2km to the south;

·      Drill hole BND24-22 encountered 24.05m at 845 ppm Li in the lower clay, ending in 822 ppm Li;

·    Additional surface geological mapping and surface sampling further predict the expansion of clays (Upper and Lower) towards the west onto Basin West, to the East onto a State of Arizona Mineral Exploration Permit (MEP), and to the north where clays have been discovered 1.8km north of hole BND24-20;

·    New surface sampling detects up to 1,241 ppm Li in clays 1.8km to the north of hole BND24-20, interpreted to represent the Upper Clay; and

·      Programme completed without any environmental or safety incidents.

Rock chip samples were also collected in Basin North around the north margin of the sedimentary basin, detecting up to 1,241 ppm Li on the surface, proving the exceptional expansion opportunities towards the north, along with what the Company knows about the extensive potential at Basin West.

2024 Drill Hole Intercepts

* Drill hole BND24-17 was lost at a depth of 76.2 meters. A new site was permitted 100m to the south as a replacement and drilled hole BND24-20. All holes were drilled vertical.

Following the drill programme, an updated Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE") was completed by ABH Engineering Inc ("ABH"), the QP. The new contained LCE Tonnage, detailed below, surpassed the contracted threshold of 2.5Mt and enabled the Company to trigger the final payment of US$3.0 million from the Lithium Royalty Company to Bradda Head, with funds being received during July 2024.

The total new resource amounts to 2.8 million tons contained LCE, with 20 million tonnes of 929ppm lithium for 99 thousand tons of LCE in the Measured category, the first ever in this category at the Basin Project.

ABH applied basic technical and economic assumptions for open pit mining (mining and selling costs, mining recovery and dilution, pit slope angles) and processing factors (Li recovery, processing costs), to determine which portion of the block model has reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction as required by CIM (Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum). To achieve this, the Mineral Resource has been subject to a pit optimisation study and cut-off grade analysis.

Mineral Resource Statement for Basin East, Basin East Extension and Basin North

·    Mineral Resource statement has an effective date of 11^th June 2024.

·    The Mineral Resource is reported using a cut-off grade of 550 ppm Li and is constrained to an optimised open pit shell, which was generated using the following assumptions: lithium carbonate metal prices of $17,200 USD/t LCE; State of Arizona royalty (selling cost) of 6%; operating costs of $35 USD/ tore; Li recovery of 72%; mining dilution and recovery of 0% and 100%; and pit slope angle of 45°.

·      Tonnages are reported in metric units.

·      Rounding as required by reporting guidelines may result in apparent summation differences between tonnes, grade and contained metal content which are not considered material.

·      Conversion factor of Li metal to lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) = 5.323

·      The figures above are reported on a gross basis given Bradda's 100% interest in the property

·      Bradda is the Operator at Basin and 100% owner

Over 115 million tonnes of the contained LCE is in a High-Grade zone within the Upper Clay zone with an average grade of some 1,190 ppm Li. This High-Grade zone gives Bradda Head further optionality and could have important economic implications for a potential future mining operation. The shallow nature of the High-Grade zone, which crops out in Basin East, would likely result in a low strip ratio, enabling High-Grade ore to be scheduled early in a possible mine plan as it sits in the upper part of the deposit.

It is important to note that the total drilled area at Basin East/Basin East Extension/Basin North covers only 5km² of our 19.7km² license area at the Basin Project. The Upper Clay, Upper Higher-Grade and Lower Clay horizons show remarkable extent and continuity throughout the drilled parts of the Basin Project and remain open to the north, west, and east indicating significant exploration potential in the overall Basin property.

Geological mapping, surface samples assayed for lithium and geophysical (Ground Penetrating Radar) survey work completed also indicates similar clay layers are likely present throughout the majority of the Basin West license area. Recent surface mapping over Basin West identified substantial Upper and Lower Clay horizons, separated by tuff and basalt layers, providing stratigraphic context. Both tuff and basalt layers are found above the Upper and Lower Clays, indicating strong optimism in discovering additional clays in the northwest quadrant of Basin West.  As such, with further wide-spaced drilling Bradda Head sees excellent potential to increase the resource base substantially.

Next steps

The Company continues to work with the Kingman BLM District office and advance the Basin West Exploration Plan of Operations ("EPO"). A scaled back drill plan was recommended by the BLM, suggesting a smaller program could potentially expedite the Environmental Assessment ("EA") process and quicker approval.  The Company has also engaged with a Canadian based Metallurgical Process Consulate to consider beneficiation opportunities related to the treatment of clay deposits.

Wickieup Project

The Company will commence surface reconnaissance over clay exposures on the new land acquired in the claim exchange with Arizona Lithium. The new lands have what appear to be clay horizons potentially equivalent to the Big Sandy lithium resource owned by Arizona Lithium. These clay horizons and stratigraphic profiles provide significant opportunities for Bradda Head to develop the property.

San Domingo Project

During the summer, the Company commenced a channel and grab sampling programme at the pegmatite project. Assay results were received post period end during September and October 2024.

Highlights include:

·    8.80m @ 0.97% Li₂0 with 174 ppm Cs at Dragon South

·      10.40m @ 0.68% Li₂O with 341 ppm Cs at Dragon South

·      4.80m @ 0.41% Li₂O with 336 ppm Cs at Dragon North

·      9.00m @ 0.29% Li₂O with 325 ppm Cs at Dragon North

·      4.70m @ 0.28% Li₂O with 176 ppm Cs at Dragon North

·      1.90m @ 0.29% Li₂O with 609 ppm Cs at Dragon South

·      8.40m @ 1.17% Li₂0 with 623 ppm Cs and 625 Ta2O5 at Midnight Owl

·      Seven grab rock samples ranging from 0.25% to 3.57% Li20 on newly discovered Ruby Soho Pegmatite

·      Grab sampling identifies 3.97% Li2O on spodumene-bearing pegmatite outcrop at the Thunder target

·     The abundance of Cs and Ta present in the Midnight Owl Samples holds potential for excellent by-products (Ta₂O₅ at $300/kg, CsCO₃ at $142/kg)   

·      Both Ruby Soho and Thunder are accessible by road, with clear drill targets emerging.

Elevated cesium ("Cs") was also noted across the Dragon targets, with channel samples running as high as 994 ppm and grab samples up to 1,317 ppm. This is an important find as the US Department of Energy considers Cs a strategic and critical metal and is actively seeking it.

The identification of exceptional lithium values on new and older targets illustrates the ever-present and shallow potential for discovery of lithium mineralization at San Domingo.

The programme included the discovery of a new target called Ruby Soho, located 350 meters east of Lone Giant, consisting of 250 meters of exposed pegmatite. The seven samples collected along the 250-meter stretch have a lithium oxide range from 0.25% to 3.57% Li2O on a pegmatite that ranges in widths of 1.5 to 5.0 meters on the surface. This target has never been drill-tested and has road access to the highest-grade samples.

Next steps

Bradda Head has submitted a Notice of Intent ("NOI") with the BLM to drill up to 39 holes at Dragon South and North and awaits approval. Once further mapping and surface sampling at the new Ruby Soho target is completed, further new drill sites will be designed, and the existing Midnight Owl NOI will be amended to include new sites both at Ruby Soho and Lone Giant, plus newly discovered shallow opportunities adjacent to the Midnight Owl mine. Additional drill sites are planned in the Central target at White Ridge, Jumbo/Lower Jumbo, Bee Hive, and Sunrise. Similar to the Midnight Owl NOI, the Central NOI can be easily amended to include more drill sites as the Company has not exceeded the overall 5.0-acre footprint.

The Company has also collected mica (muscovite) samples over the numerous pegmatites throughout the property for specific Libs analysis, an XRF device designed to analyse the lithium, rubidium, and potassium content of the micas and ideally identify pegmatites that are interpreted to be fertile or barren. Results are pending and will guide the next phase of exploration.

Nevada Brines

Reconnaissance field trips are planned to both Eureka and Wilson during the fourth quarter with a focus on expanding the surface sampling footprint and locate all nearby hot springs and water wells for potential sampling.

Pennsylvania Brines

The Company maintains its position within the Pennsylvania brine space and monitoring activity and emerging research on lithium brines in this region of the USA.

Texas Brines

The Company closely follows progress in eastern Texas and Southwest Arkansas where numerous companies are developing and advancing DLE research and lithium extraction pilot plants. The Company is also encouraged by the scientific community illuminating the importance of lithium content and future contribution to expanding the USA's emerging EV presence on the world's stage.   

Financial Review

During the six-month period ended 31 August 2024, the Company recorded a profit for the period of US$ 1,176,472 (period ended 31 August 2023: loss of US$ 2,229,852). The profit recognised during the period is a result of the receipt of the final royalty payment from LRC, with the amount being recognised as a gain on sale in profit and loss. As at period end, cash and cash deposit balances stood at US$ 1,114,593 (29 February 2024: US$ 1,664,662), capitalised deferred mining, exploration, licence and permit costs stood at US$ 15,365,484 (29 February 2024: US$ 13,807,158), and total assets were US$ 16,878,549 at 31 August 2024 (29 February 2024: US$ 15,848,063).

Approach to Risk and Corporate Governance

The Company's general risk appetite is a moderate, balanced one that allows it to maintain appropriate growth, profitability and scalability, whilst ensuring full corporate compliance. Bradda Head's risk appetite has been classified as high under an "impact" matrix defined as Zero, Low, Medium and High. Appropriate steps have been taken and adequate controls implemented to monitor the risks of the Company, and the appropriate committees and reporting structures have been established, which under the leadrship of the Chair, will monitor risks facing the Company.

The Board of Bradda Head is committed to best practice in corporate governance throughout the Company. The Directors have agreed to comply with the provisions of the Quoted Companies Alliance ("QCA") Corporate Governance Code for Small and Mid-Size Quoted Companies (2018) to the extent which is appropriate to its nature and scale of operations. Details of the Company's compliance with the QCA code can be found in the audited financial statements for the year ended 29 Februayr 2024.

Corporate

Post period end, the Company commenced the process of voluntarily delisting from the TSX-V, with the delisting completing on 24 October 2024. Bradda Head determined to voluntarily delist from the TSX-V on the basis that the costs of maintaining the TSX-V listing exceed the benefits, given the low trading volumes of the Bradda Head ordinary shares on the TSX-V.  The delisting will not affect Bradda Head's listing on AIM and its ordinary shares will continue to be listed on AIM under the symbol "BHL".

Strategy and Outlook

Lithium and the production of EV's continue to be a global story as China is emerging as a significant producer of EV cars and Tesla is aggressively marketing their presence as a world leader in the industry. The Biden Administration will be succedded by the incoming Trump Administration early 2025 which calls into question how the EV market and specifically the development of lithium in the USA will be administered. Even though Trump will have control of the House and Senate, up to 92% of the IRA  investments directly impact "Republican-Run Red States" such as Texas and Arkansas, thus, he could meet resistance in overturning IRA incentives or changing the law. However, Trump has voiced his support for domestic mining, which indirectly contributes to the IRA and elevates the mining industry as a whole. The new alliance between Elon Musk and Donald Trump should be viewed as a positive towards the advancement of EV development in the US and abroad, although no direct statements have been made to support the relationship. The longer term effects will be better known once Trump starts his second term in 2025. 

Rio Tinto is "all in" on lithium with the acquisition of Arcadium, a major lithium producer with operations across the world, most in Argentina. The markets reacted positively with the news, providing a boost in sentiment. Many lithium producers and explorers saw an immediate boost in share prices following the announcement, essentially validating the long term lithium outlook.

While the lithium prices have bottomed and incurred pressure on both explorers and suppliers, the demand for electrification across all industries has not diminished and steady growth will resume. This is also a time for M&A, which should filter-out lower quality projects and companies without capital, which places Bradda Head in a key position as we have conserved our treasury by trimming back expenditures while maintaining a strong and experienced team.

John 'Ian' Stalker

Chair

15 November 2024

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

for the period ended 31 August 2024

The notes on pages 12 to 19 form an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

as at 31 August 2024

The notes on pages 12 to 19 form an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

These financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 15 November 2024 and were signed on their behalf by:

Denham Eke                                                                                                                   

Director