"Diversified metals exploration company, Metals Australia Ltd...

"Diversified metals exploration company, Metals Australia Ltd (ASX: MLS) is pleased to announce that the Company has submitted its drill permit applications for a planned 1,200 m RC percussion drilling program targeting the lepidolite mineralisation at the Manindi Lithium Project. The program will consist of up to 20 drill holes and is designed to test at least three mineralised pegmatites that have been mapped and sampled at surface (Figure 1). The drilling program will complement historic diamond drilling at the Mulgara Prospect, which intersected wide zones of high-grade lithium-bearing pegmatites but was not optimally oriented to test the interpreted strike of the pegmatite dykes. Drilling in this program will focus specifically on defining the grade, width and continuity of the lepidolite-bearing pegmatite dykes. The permits are expected to be granted to the Company in the next 30 days following which the Company will complete the mobilisation of the drilling crew and technical personnel to the field. The drilling program will have a duration of approximately 2 weeks"