Aurora Energy Metals Limited announced Drilling at the Company's Aurora Energy Metals Project commenced late last week, in line with the previously advised timeline. The Phase 1 Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling program is targeting both uranium and lithium mineralisation and is the first drilling at the project in a decade. The program is planned to include 17 RC exploration drill holes for an approximate 3,400m, with the first eight priority holes located to the north-west of the existing Aurora Uranium Deposit .

The decision to commence in this area was driven by outstanding uranium intersections from the five most northern holes drilled in Aurora's 2011 diamond drill exploration program, which consistently delivered shallow, thick, high-grade results. Those same holes also intersected lithium in the lakebed sediments overlying the uranium, as can be seen in the two previously released examples below: Hole AUD010: 19.2m at 1,161 ppm eU3O8 and 11m @ 1,281ppm Li and; Hole AUD028: 40.2m at 672ppm eU3O8 and 27.3m @ 1,164ppm Li. Phase 1 drilling is expected to be completed in December 2022, with assays to be submitted progressively and results expected to be available from late December.

Aurora has also received approval from the Federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for the remainder of the Company's 2022-23 financial year planned exploration drilling program. The full program, including the current first phase, consists of 47 RC holes and 21 diamond drill holes. The Company will now work with the state regulator, the Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) for their approval of the program.