Pilot Plant Mobilised at Site and Drilling of Wells Complete
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Released
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ASX Announcement
4 November 2025
Highlights:
• In-situ recovery (ISR) pilot plant successfully delivered to the Samphire Project
site, near Whyalla.
• Mechanical, electrical, and pipework installation for field trial commenced.
• Drilling of recovery well patterns for areas A and B now complete.
• Civil works remain on schedule and progressing well.
Alligator Energy (ASX: AGE, ‘Alligator’ or ‘the Company’) is pleased to advise that following
earthmoving works and bund installation, the pilot plant for the Samphire Uranium Project Field
Recovery Trial (FRT) has now been delivered to site and that mechanical, electrical and pipework
installation has commenced. The delivery of the pilot plant marks another significant milestone for
the Samphire Project, bringing Alligator closer to the commencement of the FRT.
In addition to the pilot plant, drilling of the recovery well patterns for areas A and B are now
complete, with the site civil works advancing in line with schedule.
Alligator’s CEO Andrea Marsland-Smith stated: “The arrival of the pilot plant and completion of
the recovery well patterns mark another strong milestone for the Samphire Project. With
mechanical, electrical, and pipework installation now underway, we are approaching the final
phases of construction ahead of commissioning of the plant.
These achievements reflect the excellent collaboration between our team and our construction
contractor Ahrens, who has delivered each milestone on schedule. Importantly, this work continues
to advance alongside the Definitive Feasibility Study, commencement of mining lease approvals
and trial operational readiness planning – ensuring that when the FRT results are received, we will
be in a position to move seamlessly into the next phase.
Alligator is now one of only a handful of uranium developers with a project advancing toward near
term production in Australia. The Samphire Project provides a unique opportunity to deliver a low
cost, low impact ISR uranium operation in a Tier 1 jurisdiction, at a time when global demand for
reliable, clean baseload energy continues to accelerate. Our focus remains on maintaining
momentum through this phase.
Samphire Pilot Plant Mobilised and Drilling of
Wells Complete
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Figure 1 – Photo of the Samphire pilot plant site (looking south)
Figure 2 – Rig drilling an extractor as part of a recovery well pattern at Samphire.
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Contacts
For more information, please contact:
Ms Andrea Marsland-Smith
CEO
ams@alligatorenergy.com.au
Mr Joe Sutanto
CFO & Company Secretary
joes@alligatorenergy.com.au
For media enquiries, please contact:
Jeffrey Sterlson Alex Cowie
Stakeholder Engagement Manager Media & Investor Relations
js@alligatorenergy.com.au alexc@nwrcommunications.com.au
This announcement contains projections and forward-looking information that involve various risks
and uncertainties regarding future events. Such forward-looking information can include without
limitation statements based on current expectations involving a number of risks and uncertainties
and are not guarantees of future performance of the Company. These risks and uncertainties could
cause actual results and the Company’s plans and objectives to differ materially from those
expressed in the forward-looking information. Actual results and future events could differ materially
from anticipated in such information. These and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking
information are based on estimates and opinions of management on the dates they are made and
expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice. The Company assumes no obligation to update
forward-looking information should circumstances or management’s estimates or opinions change.
Alligator Energy is a uranium and energy metals project development and exploration group with
clear pathways for approval and development through its multi-jurisdictional portfolio. The Alligator
Energy Directors and Leadership Team have significant uranium experience including achieving
approval of WA’s first uranium mine at the Wiluna Uranium Project (Toro Energy), discovery and
pre-feasibility study of the Husab Uranium Mine in Namibia (Extract Resources) and management
roles with WMC Olympic Dam, ERA Ranger Mine and Heathgate Resources uranium ISR
operations at Beverley and Four Mile.
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