Swedish Minister Of Energy Provides Update On Uranium Mining Ban In Sweden

Aura Energy Limited (ASX: AEE, AIM: AURA, “Aura” or “the Company”) is aware of a recent report that the Industry Committee of the Swedish parliament (‘Riksdag’) voted to reject a number of private members’ motions that were supporting an immediate lifting of the current ban on uranium mining in Sweden.¹

The ban on exploration, mining and processing of uranium in Sweden came into effect on 1 August 2018 under the previous government. The new centre-right coalition government in Sweden put forth a motion on 22 November 2022 to revert the Environmental Code and Minerals Act back to its original wording before 1 August 2018, which would permit uranium mining again in Sweden. Swedish media reported in January 2023 that the Swedish Government has obtained a majority to remove the ban on uranium exploration, mining and processing.²

As is normal in many democratic jurisdictions including Sweden, the government initiates the parliamentary agenda and the form of legislation presented to parliament. Individual members of parliament can and do submit their own motions and suggestions, but these are routinely rejected on procedural points of order, even if they are aligned with the Government’s stated policy objectives.

Aura Energy understands that the rejection of the motions by the Industry Committee does not represent any change of policy or direction by the Government, which has repeated its support to lift the ban on uranium mining.

On the same day as the Industry Committee rejected the private member’s motions, the Minister of Energy and Enterprise, Ms Ebba Busch, made supportive comments regarding uranium in parliament³, an English translation of which is available on the Company’s website at auraenergy.com.au.

Legislative Support of the Swedish Coalition Government

Aura Energy makes the following observations about this matter:

A change to the current Swedish ban on mining uranium requires a legislative initiative from the Swedish government.
All four parties in the conservative coalition have stated that they support lifting the ban on mining uranium.⁴

Aura Energy supports the Swedish Government’s policy to undertake an orderly and considered review of uranium mining.

Aura, A Significant Near-Term Uranium Producer

Aura remains focused on the Tiris Uranium Project in Mauritania, where the Company has received a 30-year Mining Convention from the Mauritanian government. Aura recently released a significant upgrade to the Tiris Project, confirming the near-term opportunity and significant value that the low capital and operating costs project can deliver to Aura shareholders.

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  - including 1.00m @ 1,015.29 ppm (0.10%) U ₃ O ₈ from 28.00m
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  - including 2.00m @ 1,720.45 ppm (0.17%) U ₃ O ₈ and 1.64 g/t Au from 57.00m
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Table 1: Significant intercepts >100ppm U ₃ O ₈
Hole number	From	To	Length (m)	U ₃ 0 ₈ ppm	Au g/t
HB24DD005	47	50	3	371.49	0.18
HB24DD005	55.4	63	7.6	162.71	0.03
HB24DD005	70	74	4	150.17	0.01
HB24DD005	103	111	8	102.27	0.01
HB24DD006	30	33	3	307.07	0.15
HB24DD006	36	44	8	1449.86	0.22
including	37.3	39	1.7	6208.83	0.78
HB24DD006	79	80	1	155.06	0.02
HB24DD007	60	76	16	2151.24	0.01
including	60	72	12	2816.22	0.01
HB24DD007	80	82	2	192.50	0.03
HB24DD007	86	87	1	121.46	0.01
HB24DD008	33	34	1	101.88	0.01
HB24DD008	40	42	2	222.28	0.02
HB24DD008	48	67	19	620.58	1.95
including	57	59	2	1720.45	1.64
and	64	66	2	2202.16	12.39
HB24DD008	73	74	1	190.44	0.23
HB24DD008	81	84	3	487.72	0.03
including	83	84	1	1084.86	0.04
HB24DD009	58	62	4	236.11	0.04
HB24DD009	76	77	1	116.27	0.01
HB24DD009	78	79	1	153.30	0.01
HB24DD010	15	17	2	574.86	0.15
including	15	16	1	1007.04	0.25
HB24DD010	33	41.3	8.3	336.50	0.08
including	40	41.3	1.3	1379.66	0.35
HB24DD010	44	47	3	1339.85	1.18
including	44	45.65	1.65	2191.03	0.96
HB24DD010	53.25	62	8.75	1115.03	1.44
including	53.25	56.1	2.85	2785.70	0.22
HB24DD010	68.4	84	15.6	2237.03	0.53
including	70	71	1	2264.06	0.23
and	76	83	7	4311.16	0.10
with ^#	80	81	1	1.42 %	0.01
HB24DD010	88	89	1	131.48	0.01
HJ24DD014	25.55	27	1.45	180.42	0.01
HJ24DD014	79	80	1	310.13	0.01
HJ24DD014	125	126	1	113.20	0.02
HJ24DD015	95	96	1	321.92	0.40
HJ24DD015	101	103	2	191.03	0.10
HJ24DD015	133	135	2	1229.32	0.02
including	133	135	2	1229.32	0.02
HJ24DD016	69.35	73	3.65	772.12	0.12
including	69.35	70.15	0.8	1285.33	0.15
and	71	72	1	1044.77	0.14
HJ24DD016	76	87	11	229.76	0.02
HJ24DD016	104.4	106	1.6	130.89	0.01
HJ24DD017	15	40	25	393.64	0.01
including	28	29	1	1015.29	0.01
and	34	35	1	2128.46	0.01
HJ24DD017	48	49	1	128.53	0.01
HJ24DD017	51	52	1	142.68	0.01
HJ24DD017	68	69	1	114.85	0.01
HJ24DD017	72	78	6	161.69	0.01
HJ24DD018	21	22	1	277.11	0.01
HJ24DD018	29	32	3	477.18	0.01
HJ24DD018	106	115	9	770.03	0.05
including	111	113	2	2953.90	0.18
HJ24DD019	87	93	6	1177.43	0.04
including	89	93	4	1520.58	0.01
HJ24DD020	70	71	1	199.87	0.01
HJ24DD020	95.55	100	4.45	163.33	0.01
HJ24DD020	104	108	4	196.04	0.01
HJ24DD020	113	114	1	178.65	0.01
HJ24DD020	119	120	1	203.41	0.01
HJ24RC016	35	40	5	176.13	0.01
HJ24RC016	43	44	1	114.62	0.01
HJ24RC016	48	51	3	195.16	0.01
HJ24RC016	62	63	1	109.90	0.01
HJ24RC017	22	23	1	120.87	0.01
HJ24RC018	No significant intercepts to report
HJ24RC019	14	19	5	166.08	0.01

Table 2: Significant intercepts >0.1 g/t Au
Hole number	From	To	Length (m)	U ₃ 0 ₈ ppm	Au g/t
HB24DD005	47	47.7	0.7	233.48	0.51
HB24DD005	48.85	50	1.15	749.97	0.13
HB24DD005	55.4	56	0.6	244.09	0.10
HB24DD006	32	33	1	274.75	0.35
HB24DD006	37.3	39	1.7	6208.83	0.78
HB24DD006	43	44	1	341.97	0.21
HB24DD006	82	83	1	38.68	0.48
HB24DD006	86	87	1	58.25	0.43
HB24DD007	21	22	1	17.92	0.36
HB24DD008	48	51	3	343.34	0.46
HB24DD008	57	60.15	3.15	1220.21	1.10
including	57	58	1	2185.06	2.89
with	57.6	58	0.4	3631.94	5.96
HB24DD008	64	71	7	781.46	4.60
including	64	67	3	1733.42	10.60
with ^#	65	66	1	2299.44	24.2
HB24DD008	73	74	1	190.44	0.23
HB24DD008	79	80	1	30.66	0.10
HB24DD010	15	16	1	1007.04	0.25
HB24DD010	40	41.3	1.3	1379.66	0.35
HB24DD010	44	62	18	778.72	1.34
including	44	47	3	1339.85	1.18
with	52	53.25	1.25	54.01	5.51
including	56.1	60	3.9	259.61	2.92
with	56.1	58	1.9	139.39	5.41
HB24DD010	70	71	1	2264.06	0.23
HB24DD010	73	77	4	855.21	1.97
including	74	77	3	1053.42	2.54
with	74	76	2	545.38	3.54
HJ24DD016	69.35	72	2.65	974.04	0.14
HJ24DD018	111	113	2	2953.90	0.18
HJ24DD019	43	44	1	4.36	0.41
HJ24DD019	88	89	1	841.95	0.15
HJ24RC019	108	109	1	45.75	0.21

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