Native Title Agreement for Hancock Project

Iron Ore Company of Australia executes Native Title Project Mining Agreement for Hancock Project

Alien Metals Ltd (AIM: UFO), a minerals exploration and development company, is pleased to announce its subsidiary company Iron Ore Company of Australia ("IOCA") has signed a Mining Agreement with the Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC ("KNAC") for its 90% owned Hancock Iron Ore Project ("Hancock Project"), in the Pilbara Region, Western Australia.

Highlights:

• The Nyiyaparli native title determination spans the Hancock Project and associated tenements. KNAC is the registered native title body corporate for the Nyiyaparli native title determination.
• Collaborative relationships between the Company and the Nyiyaparli People have been established through the negotiation process.
• In exchange for native title consents to the grant of Project Tenure, the Mining Agreement includes milestone and ongoing royalty payments to be paid to a trust for the benefit of Nyiyaparli People; agreed management measures relating to Aboriginal Cultural Heritage, the environment, land access, employment, training & contracting, cultural awareness training, and the establishment of an Implementation Committee to provide a forum for ongoing consultation between the parties during the Hancock Project operations.
• The Project Mining Agreement agreed with KNAC should pave the way for the granting of mining lease M47/1633 at the Hancock Project and is a key milestone on the pathway towards the development of Hancock Project.

Troy Whittaker, Chief Executive Officer commented:

"The Company and its Board would like to again thank the Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation and its Board of Directors for their support in reaching this significant milestone. We are delighted to have finalised the Mining agreement and we look forward to the ongoing relationship with the Nyiyaparli People."

"Signing of the Mining Agreement is a significant milestone for the Company, which means the project is now substantially de-risked and will support the next phase of development and approvals required for the Hancock Project, which includes the submission of the mining proposal for the project."

IOCA and KNAC engaged in a process of informed negotiation and consultation and have entered into the Project Mining Agreement for the purposes of:

• Facilitating on-going engagement between KNAC and IOCA in relation to the conduct of Project Operations;
• Maximising opportunities for the Nyiyaparli People to participate in Project Operations;
• Ensuring the impacts of Project Operations on Aboriginal cultural heritage and the environment are avoided or minimised and mitigated;
• Sharing the benefits of, and compensating the Nyiyaparli People for the effect on the exercise of native title of the grant of Project Tenure, the conduct of Project Operations and the issue of Project Approvals;
• Recording the terms of the Nyiyaparli Peoples' consent to the grant of Project Tenure, the conduct of Project Operations and the issue of Project Approvals.

Key terms of the Project Mining Agreement:

o Term: The Project Mining Agreement commences on the date signed and is intended to continue until the date of the surrender or expiry of the last of the Project Tenure.

o Consents: Provision of native title consents, including in relation to the grant of M47/1633, and release from native title compensation liability.

o Aboriginal heritage: Agreed Aboriginal heritage management measures, including the development of a Cultural Heritage Management Plan.

o Environmental management: Agreed processes for consultation and communication about environmental approvals.

o Access: Measures to ensure appropriate continued access to the land by native title holders.

o Employment, training & contracting: Measures designed to promote employment of Nyiyaparli people and contracting of Nyiyaparli businesses.

o Cultural awareness training: Training to build understanding and appreciation of Nyiyaparli culture and heritage.

o Engagement: Establishment of a joint Implementation Committee to provide a forum for ongoing consultation during Hancock Project Operations.

o Costs & financial benefits: The Company will make various payments on meeting certain licencing and production hurdles, with annual administration payments and a quarterly royalty payment of 0.9% of royalty value in relation to iron ore sold which is extracted from the relevant tenements and will cover various costs incurred by KNAC in connection with the agreement.

o Technical & legal: The agreement includes clauses around default, dispute resolution, confidentiality and assignment.

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