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Galileo Resources PLC- GLR

Audited Results

Released 09:38 23-Aug-2019

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Galileo Resources PLC

23 August 2019

Galileo Resources Plc

("Galileo" or the "Company" or the "Group")

23 August 2019

Audited Results for the year ended 31 March 2019

Notice of AGM

Galileo (AIM: GLR), the exploration and development mining company, announces its audited results for the year ended 31 March 2019.

Highlights for the period under review

• Independent conceptual tonnage grade models ("CGT Model") for Star Zinc deposit developed from the 2-phase drilling programme
• CGT Model defines specific high grade willemite (>20% Zinc (Zn)) domain areas within the deposit, which potentially could be selectively mined as direct ore feed to process
• The Project's large-scale exploration license 19653-HQ-LEL was renewed on 24 August 2018 for a further three years Kashitu Zinc Prospect ("Kashitu")
• Kabwe Residual Rights, which includes the Kashitu Prospect, conditionally acquired from BMR
  Group plc, ("BMR")
• Potential for Kashitu to be larger than Star Zinc Glenover completed the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)/EMP Management Programme ("EMP") in respect of it Mining Right Application ("MRA"). The Department of Mineral Resources ("DMR") formally accepted the EIA on 31 May
  2018
• The Group reported a net loss of £416,784 (2018: loss of £1,026,891). Basic loss reported is 0.14
  pence (2018: loss of 0.45 pence) per share

Highlights post the period under review

• Completed, 21 June 2019, an independent initial inferred resource estimate ("IRE") for the Star Zinc project in accordance with JORC 2012
• The IRE reports Inferred zinc resources with reasonable prospects of future economic extraction of approximately 500 000 tonnes at 16% Zn or 77 000 tonnes of contained metal above a cut-off grade of 2% Zn, including approximately 340 000 tonnes at 21% Zn for 72 000 tonnes of metal above a cut-off grade of 8% Zn
• Negotiations commenced with Jubilee Metals Group plc for an off-take agreement to supply

future ore from Star Zinc

• Raised £500 000 in placing, before expenses, to advance Star Zinc
• Acquired unconditionally from BMR, the remaining 15% of the shares that the Company did not hold in Enviro Zambia Ltd, thereby increasing the Company's ownership in the Star Zinc Project to 95% with the Zambian government holding the other 5% Kashitu Zinc Prospect ("Kashitu")
• Kabwe Residual Rights, which includes the Kashitu Prospect, acquired unconditionally from BMR
• On 5 October 2018, the DMR requested a Record of Decision ("ROD") from the Department of Water and Sanitation ("DWS") with regard to the MRA related Waste Management Licence
  Application. The ROD is pending final discussions by Glenover Consultants with DWS in this regard
• South African major fertilizer producer ("MFP") completed the first phase of a 2-phase pilot plant flotation study to produce a bulk phosphate flotation concentrate for testing in MFP's fertilizer processing plant

A copy of this announcement is available on the Company's website www.galileoresources.com.and the annual report is being posted to shareholders on 23 August 2019.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation 596/2014.

You can also follow Galileo on Twitter: @GalileoResource.

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Galileo will be held at Fladgate LLP, 16 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5DG on 17 September 2019 at 14:00.

Letter by the Chairman

Dear Shareholder

The year under review has been positive for the Company, with the main focus being the Star Zinc Project in Zambia. We announced in June 2018 a conceptual grade tonnage estimate, which suggested a potential exploration target of 485 000 tonnes at 15.4% Zn. This was a very encouraging result based on original estimations from previously reported Chartered Consolidated work. On the 14th of August 2018, we announced that a second phase of drilling will commence, with a similar size to the first, scheduling about 1 000m of diamond core drilling. The intent being to identify, both east and west extensions to mineralisation, as well as to investigate certain geophysical anomalies. The programme was very successful and increased the tonnage target to between 600 000-900 000 tonnes with an estimated average grade of 10-12% Zn at above 3% cut off.

Following Jubilee Metals Group Plc's ("Jubilee") acquisition of the Sable Zinc Project at Kabwe, the

Company entered into initial discussions for an offtake agreement. The obvious benefits for such an agreement would be that Galileo would not have to build a processing facility at Star Zinc, thus negating the capital cost of such a facility. Additionally, it is assumed that since the high-grade willemite (zinc mineral) ore is easily identified, a selective high-grade pit could be easily operated by contractors, again negating the need for capital expenditure on mining equipment. Thus, processing and mining will require only modest capital expenditure and the operation could be very profitable, since operating costs would be low against projected revenue for high-grade ore feed to the Jubilee's Sable Plant.

We have worked on a number of operational scenarios, and we have selected the base case scenario to be a 6-year mine life at approximately 60 000 tonnes per annum of high grade ore being mined by an open cast mining contractor and transported by road to the Kabwe facility. The Glenover Phosphate Project has been the subject of a mining right application, which was submitted 15 November 2017. We await the grant of the mining right. The prospects for western-produced rare earths, has improved due to the trade tensions between China and America. It has become apparent that rare earth supply being confined to China presents major risk to the free world, and if one considers that a good proportion of rare earth use is for military purposes, then the concern is justified. This concern was very conspicuous in 2011-2013, but for no apparent reason faded into the background resulting in the demise of many junior mining companies with a rare earth focus.

The Glenover Rare Earth Project, had good financial and technical fundamentals and nothing has changed in this regard. The objective, however, is to commence operations on a phosphate operation, utilising the stockpiles and primary ore sources for a relatively long-life project. The rare earths will not be lost and will be recovered from the sludge of a phosphate process plant. Should there be new demand in the western markets for rare earth products, then Galileo will re-assess its strategy and processing circuits to address this new situation. We look forward to the issuance of the mining right, which will allow us to enter into definitive plans for the development of this project.

During the period under review, we have not utilised our resources on the Nevada based Ferber Project, since Star Zinc placed great demand on all our available resources, both financial and people. However, we remain convinced that the exploration project is well above average and relative to that, we have maintained the property in good standing for the year ahead commencing 1 September 2019. The gold exploration activity in Nevada has increased with many junior and major mining companies sourcing quality projects. The Ferber position and recent history makes it one of the more attractive areas for gold exploration in Nevada and we consider our holding to be highly prospective for future joint venture or own work. The general investment climate for junior resource companies deteriorated during the period under review and at the time of writing this report the situation has deteriorated even further. A combination of trade wars, Brexit and geopolitical tension has caused this small company aversion, particularly small resource companies. The paradox is that major markets continue to break records, defying the global uncertainties that historically have led to sharp corrections and occasionally crashes. I remain very confident, despite the aforementioned, that metal prices will improve, quite dramatically in the coming decade and that the small mining resource companies will have a long-awaited positive run. Exploration discoveries have been few and far between and major mining companies' metal inventories are being depleted without replacement. This situation generally leads to intense acquisition activity, which changes the fortunes of the junior explorer, with some being acquired and most, finding funds easier for their exploration activities.

The Group reported a loss per share of 0.14 pence compared to 0.45 pence for the comparative period (2018).

I would like to thank my fellow directors and employees for their efforts and contribution during a difficult, but positive period. We assure shareholders that we will apply best efforts to enhance shareholder value to our portfolio of projects and look forward to the challenge.

Colin Bird

Chairman

Operational review

ZAMBIA

Star Zinc Project ("Star Zinc")

The Star Zinc deposit is located approximately 20km NNW of the Zambian capital Lusaka. The project is accessible via the tarred Great North road with a journey time of approximately 30 minutes. The project was discovered and explored historically in the 1960s by Chartered Exploration Ltd. Fifty-nine diamond drill holes totaling 2 578.5m were drilled. Historic small-scale mining was reported, from a small apparent open pit working present on site. The Company believes this open pit may be a collapsed dome. To date the Company's exploration on the deposit comprises a two phase 56-hole diamond core drilling programme (total 2 220 meters) to depths of 60m. The Company has executed two independent conceptual tonnage grade ("CGT") models of the drilling results and completed an independent initial inferred resource estimate ("IRE"). The IRE is 500 000 tonnes gross, grading 16% Zn at 2% Zn cut-off and hosting 77 000 t Zn. The IRE at similar grade and cut-off, attributable to Galileo is 475 000 t and 73 150 t Zn. The local geology of Star Zinc is complex and forms a varied stratigraphic sequence of argillite, limestone, massive willemite (zinc silicate mineral) zinc ore, massive limestone and dolomites (Cheta and Lusaka Formations). A broad west-east trending mineralised dome is the main structural feature of Star Zinc.

Period under review

• The Company commissioned an independent conceptual tonnage grade ("CGT") model of the Phase 1 drilling results - for Star Zinc, which demonstrated at nominal 3% Zn cut-off a potential deposit target of 485 000 tonnes grading 15.4% Zn grade
• This CGT model represents an 80% increase in deposit tonnage with a 14% decrease in grade when compared to previous CGT modelling ("conservative case") in 2015 based on historical exploration data
• Based on positive recommendations, the Company undertook and completed a Phase 2 drilling programme, comprising 26 diamond drill holes that targeted open-ended areas east-,north-east and southeast of the known mineralised zone

Post Period Under Review

• In May 2019, the Company and independent consulting group Addison Mining Services Ltd ("AMS") completed an initial inferred resource estimate on Star Zinc. The Inferred estimate utilized data for all drill holes completed by Galileo with the final drillhole being completed on the 9th of December 2018
• The final drillhole database used for estimation included 52 drill holes for 2 220m of drilling of which 1 412m were assayed over 1 433 samples. All drill core was logged for geology, core recovery and rock quality designation. Material below a 2% Zn cut-off grade is not considered to have a reasonable prospect of economic extraction and is not considered part of the Resource

• The Inferred Resource block model ranges from surface to approximately 40m below surface over a length of approximately 300m from east to west and 20m to 100m from north to south. Thickness is typically between 5m and 25m

Kashitu Prospect ("Kashitu")

Kashitu is located in the SE corner of BMR's 100% owned Kabwe ML site in Zambia. The area is considered prospective, due to elevated zinc-in-soil values, which could be amenable to zinc extraction via leaching technologies, similar to that proposed for Kabwe Tailings Recovery Project. Historical soil sampling by Billiton (now BHP) has recorded zinc values greater than 15 000 ppm Zn (1.5% Zn) over a 1.2km by 0.3km NW verging area, which is in close proximity to the historical workings. Reportedly high-grade surficial willemite was extracted from the historical workings and fed in to the main historical Kabwe Mine plant, during its operation. An interpretation of existing RAB (Rotary Air Blasting), RC (Reverse Circulation) and diamond drilling has refined the area of potential interest and is likely associated with an ENE-trending structure containing steeply dipping, high grade willemite veins.

Operations Period Under Review

The Company executed a binding and exclusive Heads of Terms ("Kashitu Agreement")a, to acquire, conditionally, from BMR Group plc ("BMR"), 1) the Kabwe Residual Rights, which includes Kabwe Mining License (6990-HQLML) ("Kabwe ML") but excludes BMR's small-scale license 7081-HQ-SML ("Kabwe Tailings Recovery Project") situated within Kabwe ML, and 2) the remaining 15% of the shares, that Galileo currently did not hold in BMR's subsidiary Enviro Zambia Ltd ("EZL"). EZL owns 95% of Enviro Processing Zambia Ltd, the entity to which the Star Zinc project license is still to be transferred from the holder, BMR's subsidiary Enviro Processing Limited (the "Acquisition"). The Kabwe Residual Rights include the Kashitu Zinc willemite exploration prospect ("Kashitu

Post Period Under Review

Pursuant to the Kashitu Agreement, the Company, on 24 June 2019, served a Notice of Completion of the Conditions Precedent to Complete the Acquisition ("Completion") and issued 9 615 385 Galileo ordinary shares at 0.52p in lieu of the cash consideration of £50 000 payable on Completion.

South Africa

Glenover Project (or "Project")

The Glenover Project is situated in the Limpopo Province of the Republic of South Africa.

The Project deposit is a complex circular carbonatite/pyroxenite plug intruded into sedimentary shale and arenite rocks of the Waterberg Group and is prominently visible as a major circular feature on satellite images of the area. The majority of the mineral assets are located on the farm Glenover 371 LQ. This includes a large open pit mine and various stockpiles of high, medium and low-gradephosphate-bearing material. Historical exploitation of the phosphate content in the Glenover deposit resulted in the formation of a series of stockpiles, which contain high levels of phosphate and varying amounts of rare earth elements ("REEs").

Period Under Review

Glenover completed and submitted the EIA/EMP, which the DMR accepted on 31 May 2018 and has up to 107 days from date of acceptance in which to evaluate the submission. Glenover executed a Heads of Agreement ("Heads") with a major fertiliser producer ("MFP") for the supply of phosphate rock ("Phosphate Rock") for testing in MFP's phosphate production facility ("Testing"). The terms of the Heads

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