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Australian Critical
Rare Earth Minerals
The REE Potential of the Esperance District
Technical Presentation
ANU REE Conference
16 November 2023
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Competent Person Statement
The information contained in this presentation that relates to the Mineral Resource estimation is
based on information reviewed by Mr Jeremy Peters who is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of
Mining and Metallurgy and a Chartered Professional Geologist and Mining Engineer of that
organisation. Mr Peters is a Director of Burnt Shirt Pty Ltd, consulting to OD6 and has sufficient
experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration
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Globally Significant Clay Hosted Rare Earth Discovery
100% owned project areas in one of the worldâs great mining countries
⢠344Mt @ 1,308ppm TREO Inferred
Resource at a 1,000ppm cut off grade at
Splinter Rock
⢠MagREO represent an average of
~23% of TREO grade
⢠Thick 10-80m intersections
⢠High 61% average acid leach recoveries
⢠Average 16 kg HCl/t ore with multiple
zones at 6-10 kg HCl/t ore
⢠400km2 of clay basins mapped by an
Airborne electromagnetics (AEM) survey
⢠In a first-class location, close to port,
roads and essential infrastructure
TREO (Total Rare Earth Oxide) = La2O3 + CeO2 + Pr6O11 + Nd2O3 + Sm2O3 + Eu2O3 + Gd2O3 + Tb4O7 + Dy2O3 + Ho2O3 + Er2O3 + Tm2O3 + Yb2O3 + Lu2O3 + Y2O3
MagREO (Magnet Rare Earth Oxide) = Nd2O3 + Pr6O11 + Tb4O7 + Dy2O3
% Magnet REO = (MagREO / TREO)*100
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Esperance District
Geological Setting
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Esperance Rare Earth Explorers
Esperance district has extensive volumes of clays identified
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Regional Geology
Multiple Clay Prospects in different geological formations
⢠Yilgarn Tectonic plate boundary zone,
intruded by granitoids approximately
1.2 billion years ago
Grass
Patch
Splinter
Rock
⢠Following glaciation, approximately
250 million years ago, isostatic
rebound resulted in deep weathering
along the Ravensthorpe Ramp
⢠Recent highly acidic ground water and
topographic differences mobilized REEs
into the groundwater
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OD6 Splinter Rock
Project Geology
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Splinter Rock Geology
Heavily enriched in Rare Earths
A
⢠Splinter Rock tenure and exploration model
targeting clay basins fed by weathering of
Booanya granites
X
⢠The strong enrichments in REE distinguishes
Booanya granites from all other granite groups in
the Esperance area
⢠CSIRO engaged to use cutting edge techniques
in geophysics, geochemistry and mineralogy
A
X
Y
Y
B
B
Conceptual Geological Formation
Collaborating with CSIRO to model the clay basins
Low
High
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Highly Targeted Exploration Program
Clay area and thickness strongly correlate with Airborne Electromagnetic survey (AEM)
AEM facilitated mapping of clay locations, expanse, potential clay thickness
and surface cover depth, with over 400km2 of clay basins covered
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Regional Ground Water Highly Acidic and Saline
CSIRO ET Hydro database provides important insight
Acidic waters with a pH of 3 to 4 have most likely leached rare earths from weathered granite
into solution, mobilised them and re-precipitated into ionic and secondary REE minerals
Source: CSIRO ET Hydro
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Elevation Changes a Key Feature
Weathering and Transportation needs consideration
⢠The significant elevation change
referred to as the Ravensthorpe Ramp
is a key exploration driver of
potential clay types, deposition
thickness, grade and REE recoveries
⢠Granites, rich in REE minerals, have
been progressively weathered into
clays and transported, through
groundwater and chemical weathering,
to be deposited in clay saprolitesediment basins and channels
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Prospect Geological Setting
Associated characteristics allow for the following observations
Centre: Large clay basin within an elevated tableland. REE have potentially pooled in this
area from Booanya granite to the north.
Scrum: Magnetic dipole, with the northern area coinciding with a magnetic high in Booanya
granite grading to a magnetic low in the south.
Prop: Located at the lowest elevation and is surrounded by Booanya granite to the north
and south and interpreted to be a paleo-valley filled with clay.
Flanker: Sits on top of a magnetic high on the Booanya granite and most likely to comprise
some transported clays but is potentially related to a localised saprolite granite profile.
It is noteworthy that there is regional prospectivity to the northeast (Tighthead and Loosehead)
of the Splinter Rock tenements which show thick clay zones surrounded by Booanya granites,
within a potential palaeovalley, as well as a number of salt lakes. This is very similar to the Prop
Prospect and will form part of a future regional exploration drill program.
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CSIRO Hylogger Preliminary Data
Aiding geo-metallurgical characterisation
⢠REEs deposited into
thick kaolin
channels/basins
Clay mineralogy
Scope 1:2610; 2609 Points, r=0.618; Aux:
colour plain
R GB
Scope 1:2610; 2609 Points, r=0.618; Aux: colour plain
220
240
c
o
l
o
u
r
160
140
120
100
Z_DEM
180
200
p
l
a
i
n
Crystallinity
Clay Colour
spectra
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⢠Zones of high kaolin
crystallinity are
favoured potentially
due to lower
processing acid
consumption
Flanker
TREO ppm
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⢠Black carbonaceous
clays are a source for
natural acid
groundwater (and
low in REE)
6328000
6330000
6332000
6334000
6326000
Northing
6336000
6328000
6338000
6330000
6340000
6332000
6342000
6334000
6344000
Northing
6336000
6338000
6340000
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JORC Mineral
Resource Estimate
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Mineral Resource Modelling
Less than 5% of identified clay basins included in Mineral Resource Estimate
Centre
Prospect
Scrum
Prospect
149Mt
@1,423 ppm
TREO
120Mt
@1,222 ppm
TREO
Prop
Prospect
33Mt
@1,180 ppm
TREO
Flanker
Prospect
42Mt
@1,246 ppm
TREO
For full Mineral Resource estimate details refer to OD6 ASX announcement 18 July 2023, âMaiden Mineral Resource Estimateâ. OD6 is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the Mineral Resource
estimate included in that release. All material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the Mineral Resource estimate in that release continue to apply and have not materially changed.
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Splinter Rock Mineral Resource Estimate
At 1,000 ppm cutoff grade
Prospect Category
Australiaâs
highest grade
and largest clay
hosted MRE
Delineated from
less than 5% of
identified target
area
Tonnes
(Mt)
TREO
(ppm)
Pr6O11
(ppm)
Nd2O3
(ppm)
Tb4O7
(ppm)
Dy2O3
(ppm)
MagREO
MagREO
(ppm) (% of TREO)
Centre
Inferred
149
1,423
71.2
244.6
2.6
14.1
329
23.1
Scrum
Inferred
120
1,222
57.7
208.1
2.7
14.7
283
23.2
Flanker
Inferred
42
1,246
58.9
210.9
2.9
16.0
288
23.2
Prop
Inferred
33
1,180
49.9
179.4
2.3
12.9
244
20.7
Total
Inferred
344
1,308
62.5
220.2
2.6
14.5
300
22.9
The Mineral Resource estimate has been reported by an
independent Competent Person in accordance with the
provisions of the JORC Code
TREO (Total Rare Earth Oxide) = La2O3 + CeO2 + Pr6O11 + Nd2O3 + Sm2O3 + Eu2O3 + Gd2O3 + Tb4O7 + Dy2O3 + Ho2O3 + Er2O3 + Tm2O3 + Yb2O3 + Lu2O3 + Y2O3
MagREO (Magnet Rare Earth Oxide) = Nd2O3 + Pr6O11 + Tb4O7 + Dy2O3
% Magnet REO = (MagREO / TREO)*100
For full Mineral Resource estimate details refer to OD6 ASX announcement 18 July 2023, âMaiden Mineral Resource Estimateâ. OD6 is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the Mineral
Resource estimate included in that release. All material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the Mineral Resource estimate in that release continue to apply and have not materially changed.
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Splinter Rock Mineral Resource Estimate
Focused on quality over quantity of resource
P
A quality MRE
targeting the
Best of the Best
grade, recovery,
strip ratio, acid
consumption
Cut-off grade
(ppm TREO)
Tonnes
(Mt)
TREO
(ppm)
Contained TREO MagREO
(k tonne)
(ppm)
MagREO
(% of TREO)
Contained MagREO
(k tonnes)
400
1,141
869
992
198
22.7
225
600
838
1,006
842
230
22.9
192
800
583
1,140
664
262
30.0
152
1,000
344
1,308
450
300
22.9
103
1,200
196
1,471
288
338
22.9
66
1,400
105
1,625
171
372
22.9
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For full Mineral Resource estimate details refer to OD6 ASX announcement 18 July 2023, âMaiden Mineral Resource Estimateâ. OD6 is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the Mineral Resource
estimate included in that release. All material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the Mineral Resource estimate in that release continue to apply and have not materially changed. Final recovered tonnes
will be significantly less than the contained tonnes stated and subject to ongoing metallurgical testwork.
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MRE TREO Value and Distribution
Nd, Pr, Dy, Tb represent ~90% of potential contained value
TREO REE value
TREO % distribution
Tb4O7
Dy2O3
MagREO
is ~90%
of value
Pr6O11
Nd2O3
Distribution
54.7%
Nd2O3
16.8%
15.0%
Pr6O11
4.8%
10.4%
Dy2O3
1.1%
9.0%
Tb4O7
0.2%
2.6%
Gd2O3
1.5%
1.8%
CeO2
44.3%
1.7%
Lu2O3
0.1%
1.6%
Y2O3
5.9%
0.8%
La2O3
21.2%
0.8%
Ho2O3
0.2%
0.7%
Er2O3
0.5%
0.3%
Eu2O3
0.4%
0.2%
Yb2O3
0.5%
0.2%
Sm2O3
2.4%
0.1%
Tm2O3
0.1%
Nd2O3
MagREO
Value
La2O3
Y2O3
Pr6O11
1,308 ppm
TREO
CeO2
TREO (Total Rare Earth Oxide) = La2O3 + CeO2 + Pr6O11 + Nd2O3 + Sm2O3 + Eu2O3 + Gd2O3 + Tb4O7 + Dy2O3 + Ho2O3 + Er2O3 + Tm2O3 + Yb2O3 + Lu2O3 + Y2O3
MagREO (Magnet Rare Earth Oxide) = Nd2O3 + Pr6O11 + Tb4O7 + Dy2O3
Note: Contained value is based on spot pricing sourced from Adamas Intelligence â Rare Earth Pricing Quarterly Outlookâ Q2 2023. The chart is illustrative only of where rare earth economic value will be primarily derived from.
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Assay Method Needs to be Considered
Consistency of reporting is key, but be aware of assay differences
All geological drill assays at Splinter Rock were performed utilising the ALS 4-acid soluble digestion
method as opposed to the ALS Lithium Borate Fusion Digest method. Typically, the Fusion Digest
method returns results for resistate (refractory) non-acid soluble REE minerals, thus inflating the overall
TREO grade.
Work conducted by OD6 continues to show that utilising the fusion digest assay technique can
increase head grade by up to 30% over a 4-acid assay method. This extra grade however is highly
unlikely to be recoverable in the proposed processing flowsheet.
OD6 has reported its Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) based on the ALS 4-acid soluble digestion
method.
The metallurgical test program at ANSTO has undertaken duplicate head and tails assays utilising both
the ALS 4-acid soluble digestion method and the ALS Lithium Borate Fusion Digest method. This allows
comprehensive comparison of both data sets. Results reported by OD6 are based on the ALS 4-acid
soluble digestion method for consistency across drill assay results, the MRE and metallurgical testing.
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Resource Expansion
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Exceptional Phase 3 Drilling Success
Real and substantial potential for Mineral Resource expansion
Significant Results recently announced at Centre Prospect1
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58 metres at 2,060ppm TREO (21.8% MREO) from 21 metres (SRAC0356)
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77 metres at 1,429ppm TREO (22.5% MREO) from 18 metres (SRAC0357)
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69 metres at 1,457ppm TREO (25.6% MREO) from 15 metres (SRAC0358)
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66 metres at 1,519ppm TREO (21.0% MREO) from 21 metres (SRAC0359)
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52 metres at 1,467ppm TREO (29.6% MREO) from 21 metres (SRAC0333)
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42 metres at 1,609ppm TREO (21.4% MREO) from 18 metres (SRAC0470)
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41 metres at 1,611ppm TREO (26.4% MREO) from 6 metres (SRAC0298)
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43 metres at 1,425ppm TREO (23.4% MREO) from 12 metres (SRAC0300)
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24 metres at 2,379ppm TREO (25.5% MREO) from 18 metres (SRAC0303)
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30 metres at 1,806ppm TREO (27.5% MREO) from 42 metres (SRAC0321)
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34 meters at 1,465ppm TREO (23.2% MREO) from 36 metres (SRAC0469)
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43 meters at 1,425ppm TREO (21.8% MREO) from 12 metres (SRAC0300)
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31 meters at 1,339ppm TREO (22.6% MREO) from 21 metres (SRAC0328)
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30 meters at 1,309ppm TREO (22.5% MREO) from 21 metres (SRAC0351)
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24 meters at 1,810ppm TREO (21.5% MREO) from 48 metres (SRAC0340)
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21 meters at 1,672ppm TREO (24.0% MREO) from 15 metres (SRAC0297)
A$180k in co-funding provided by the WA Government
flagship Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS)
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Centre Prospect Set to Grow Significantly
Now 14km x 5km with 77% of drill holes intercepting grades >1,000ppm
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Inside Centre is a Thick High-Grade Area
2km x 1km, up to 69m thick, with grades of 1,400ppm to 2,200ppm TREO
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2024 Infill and Regional Drilling
Continue to focus on identifying the âBest of the Bestâ
Forward program, 2024 exploration
focus:
⢠Infill drilling at Centre and Prop
⢠Expansional/extensional drilling at
Centre, Flanker and Scrum
⢠Testing new regional drilling at
Loosehead and Tighthead
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Metallurgy
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Strong Metallurgical Results
Identifying the best metallurgical areas
⢠Very high metallurgical recoveries achieved using
simple acid leach
⢠Average 61% MagREO recovery (range 43-87%) at
20g/l HCl
⢠Average 16 kg HCl/t ore with multiple zones at 6-10
kg HCl/t ore
Centre
Prospect
Scrum
Prospect
54% to 78%
recoveries
(average 62%)
three samples
64% recovery
from single
sample
⢠Extractions at 15 to 20 g/L HCl appear to be a balance
point on recovery, acid strength and acid consumption.
⢠Neodymium (Nd), Praseodymium (Pr), Terbium (Tb) and
Dysprosium (Dy) have very similar recoveries
⢠Screening of coarse-grained material expected to
reduce leach material by 30-50% without appreciable
loss of MagREO
⢠>50 new samples at ANSTO with more to be added from
Phase 3 drilling to identify âbest of the bestâ areas
Recoveries only reflect initial rare earth leaching, with further losses expected in precipitation, impurity removal, purification and drying.
Prop
Prospect
44% to 96%
recoveries
(average 71%)
five samples
Flanker
Prospect
76% recovery
from single
sample
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Indicative Processing Steps
Simplified process map to deliver rare earth products
MREC/H
Mixed Rare Earth
Excavate
Transport
Screen
Acid leach
Purify
Precipitate
Mine near
surface clays
Clays to
processing plant
Coarse material
removal
Rare Earths leached
into solution
Removal of
impurities
eg Al, Fe, U, Th
Rare Earth carbonate
precipitation
HCl
acid
HCl acid
Salt
Renewable
power
Water
No drill and
No crushing
blast
No flotation
No milling
Solvent extraction
and separation
NaOH
base
P
No drill & blast
NoNo
milling
crushing
RE Separation
NaOH base
Chlor-alkali process
HCl
NaOH
Na2CO3
or
NaOH
NaOH
base
H2O
NaCl
Mixed RE Carbonate or
Hydroxide product
flotation
NoNo
high
temperature
No high
temperature
cracking
cracking
Recycle saline water
Rehabilitate
Transport
Clay Washing
Site revegetated
Clays returned to
mine void
Clay washing,
neutralisation and
filtration
Clay
Rare Earths
Water
Reagents
REOs
Oxides
Individual Rare Earth
oxides Nd Pr Dy Tb
No high
No high
pressure
leach
pressure leach
No high
No high
temperature
temperature
leach leach
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Acid Consumption and Reagent Costs
Important to consider total reagent requirements, not just one step in the process
⢠Vendor discussions confirm viability of
potential site-based chlor-alkali facility
⢠Indicative pricing for a chlor-alkali
electrolyser is approximately ÂŁ3M each
(A$5.7M)
⢠Chlor-alkali plant also provides a
sodium hydroxide (NaOH) co-product
which is utilised in impurity removal
and precipitation of a final Mixed Rare
Earth Product (MREC/H)
⢠A single chlor-alkali electrolyser has the
potential to produce 62ktpa HCl and
69ktpa of NaOH which, at an average
consumption of 16 kg HCl / tonne of
ore, is sufficient to treat ~4Mtpa of REE
bearing clay
2H2O (l) + 2NaCl (aq) ----> H2 (g) + Cl2 (g) + 2NaOH (aq)
H2 (g) + Cl2 (g) -----> 2HCl (g)
Refer to publicly available information associated with a BICHLOR⢠Electrolyser,
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Clay-hosted REE Projects â whatâs the difference?
Processing steps are similar, mainly using different reagents and time
OD6 Proposed Flowsheet
Aclara & Meteoric Proposed Flowsheet
No drill & blast
No crushing
No milling
No flotation
Key Points to Note
OD6 Longer leach times = more tanks
Both process use acid to lower the pH to 1 or 3-4
Both process need to neutralise the acid to remove
impurities and produce a MREC/H
Lower pHs have more impurities to remove
Chloro-Alakli plant makes both acid and base onsite
Ionic process needs multiple offsite produced reagents
Reagents & Estimated Costs
No high
temperature
cracking
Hydrochloric Acid + Sodium Hydroxide
No high
$500/t HCl* + $0/t NaOH (Chlor-alkali onsite)
pressure leach
Ammonium Sulphate + Sulphuric Acid + Ammonium Bicarbonate
#
$350/t (NH4)2SO4 + $400/t H2SO4 + $250/t (NHNo
high
4)HCO
3
temperature
Consumption Rates are Key to Total Reagent
Cost
leach
All projects will need Flocculants, Potable Water, other chemicals
*Assuming renewable power, capital paid upfront
# All figures are estimated current supplier pricing
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Metallurgical Test Program Moving Forward
Working with ANSTO to methodically optimise the process
⢠Review leach performance of upgraded fines fractions following screening @75 ¾m
⢠Undertake sighter bottle roll tests of selected Phase 3 and 2 drill samples
⢠Bench scale tests to assess and determine preferred slurry densities and further optimise leach conditions
⢠Slurry leach tests to assess slurry handling, filtration and washing
⢠Impurity removal trials at various pH conditions, temperatures and reagents
⢠Assess potential use of Resins in pulp and liquid to assist in impurity removal
⢠Assess Ion Exchange on âleachâ liquor and selective elution of REE versus impurities eg Al,Fe
⢠Assess Nanofiltration to produce a retentate with increased REE concentration, and a permeate
consisting of âcleanâ acid for recycle
⢠Mixed rare earth precipitation of carbonates and hydroxides
⢠Process modelling and techno-economic comparison of overall flowsheet options
⢠Mini pilot scale testing of composited bulk samples
⢠Apply process model to assess various options to convert the mixed rare earth carbonate/hydroxide in a
downstream refinery to multiple potential rare earth oxides
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Economic Drivers
and Comparisons
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What does an Economic Project Look Like?
Most analysts in the sector are using 5Mtpa for a key reason â REVENUE
Clay volume
treated (tpa)
TREO Metallurgical
(ppm)
recovery
TREO
produced
(tpa)
MagREO produced
%
@23% (tpa)
payable
AUD;USD
Revenue p.a. @
US$50/kg TREO
Key Value Drivers
10,000,000 1,500
60%
9,000
2,070
70%
0.65
A$484M
Grade >1,000 ppm TREO
7,500,000
1,500
60%
6,750
1,553
70%
0.65
A$363M
MagREO Content >20%
5,000,000
2,000
60%
6,000
1,380
70%
0.65
A$323M
Treatment Rate > 4 Mtpa
5,000,000
1,500
60%
4,500
1,035
70%
0.65
A$242M
Mine Life >20 years
5,000,000
1,000
60%
3,000
690
70%
0.65
A$161M
Resource Size >150 Mt
5,000,000
800
60%
2,400
552
70%
0.65
A$129M
Recovery >50%
4,000,000
800
60%
1,920
442
70%
0.65
A$103M
Low Stripping Ratio
3,000,000
800
60%
1,440
331
70%
0.65
A$ 77M
2,000,000
800
60%
960
221
70%
0.65
A$ 51M
Low Reagent Usage / Cost
1,000,000
800
60%
480
110
70%
0.65
A$ 25M
Low Power Costs
This is conceptual in nature, but is used as a basis for the 1,000ppm resource cut-off and
the âreasonable prospects of eventual economic extractionâ under JORC
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The Premier Australian Clay-hosted REE Project
Already 450k tonnes of contained TREO with 103k tonnes of high value MagREE
Enterprise value
(A$M)
Rare Earth Element Deposits
(bubble size reflected contained TREO)
3000
Targeting Mineral Resource expansion
based on recent phase three drilling results
Meteoric
2500
High valuation re-rate
potential based on TREO
grade and potential
Mineral Resource
tonnage expansion
447
2000
Brazilian
Rare Earths
1500
China
MEK
Longnan
1000
500
ABX
WC1
265
OD6
HRE
AR3
IXR
VTM
China
Xunwu
Tantalus
Serra
Verde
China
Xinfeng
0
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Resource Tonnage (Mt)
800
900
1000
50 42
17 17 15 15 11
5 4
MEI
BRE
VMM
MEK
OD6
AR3
VTM
KTA
ABX
WC1
HRE
TREO Grade (ppm)
Aclara
Refer to Appendix A for calculation and reference details
Source: Adapted from Euroz Hartleys Research Report, Company Reports, Phillip Hellman, Sharemarket Market Capitalisation
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Maximising Economic Potential
All key elements present for high economic potential at Splinter Rock
TREO
MagREO
Grade
MagREO
Resource Size
Leachability
Exceptional
clay rare earth grades
returned at multiple,
large-scale prospects
Valuable magnet
rare earth elements
represent large
proportion of
TREO grade
Extensive clay
thickness with
extensive continuity
and consistency
of grade
High metallurgical
recoveries achieved
with low acid
consumptions
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ESG and Corporate
ASX I OD6
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Sustainably Creating Value
Acting with integrity to responsibly deliver rare earth resources for a low carbon future
Our sustainability priorities:
ESG
Our aim is to minimize
our environmental
impact, look after our
people, grow with our
communities and create
value for our investors
Workplace health
and saftey and
mental health
Aboriginal
engagement,
heritage and
Traditional Owners
Business ethics
RISK
Regulatory
compliance and
change
Flora and fauna
Corporate
governance and risk
management
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Using Green Power to Lower Operating Costs
Source: https://pacificenergy.com.au/project/esperance-power-station/
Rare Earths are key to
decarbonisation
Our goal is to build a
mine that minimises
greenhouse gas
emissions and long
term power costs
Ultimately Net Zero is
the goal for what could
be a multi-generational
production facility
Existing Esperance township 2x 4.5Mw
Wind Turbines and 4MW Solar Farm
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Pursuing The Best Of The Best
A disciplined approach to maximising value
Explore
Design
Evaluate
⢠Identify high-grade,
âsweet-spotâ REE
zones
⢠Optimise leach
recovery and
impurity removal
⢠Aggressively grow
Mineral Resources via
latent scale potential
⢠Remove coarse
grain material to
reduce acid
consumption
⢠Pursue âBest of the
Bestâ grade, recovery,
stripping ratio and
acid consumption
⢠Target thick areas
with low strip ratio
potential
⢠Low cost exploration,
high value for money
⢠CSIRO collaboration
⢠Produce a MREC
with potential
conversion to REO
⢠Refine process
with ANSTO
⢠Integrate ChlorAlkali
Benefits
⢠Renewable energy
sourcing â solar / wind
⢠Existing Infrastructure
â port, road
⢠Deliver Scoping Study
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Investment Highlights
1
Dominant land holding near Esperance port
100% interest in a vast tenement package with multiple rare earth mineralised prospects
2
Consumption of rare earth magnets expected to triple by 2035
3
Globally significant new maiden Mineral Resource Estimate declared
4
Strong metallurgical results
5
6
Targeting critical rare earth element materials
344Mt @ 1,308ppm TREO Inferred Resource utilising a 1,000ppm cut off grade
Simple Acid Leach process with high recoveries of 60% and low acid consumptions
Sustainably creating value
Acting with integrity to responsibility deliver rare earth resources for a low carbon future
Skilled board and management
High calibre geological, metallurgical, project development and corporate professionals
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Appendix
ASX I OD6
Corporate snapshot
High calibre leadership team, tight capital structure and well-funded
Capital Structure
Price per share1
ASX: OD6
A$0.19
Total number of shares on issue2
102.45M
Performance rights and options2
32.70M
Market capitalisation (undiluted)1
A$19.46M
Cash2
A$2.03M
Debt2
A$0.00M
Enterprise value1
A$17.43M
Share Price History
A$/share
Dr Darren
Holden
Mr Brett
Hazelden
Mr Piers
Lewis
Dr Mitch
Loan
NON-EXECUTIVE
CHAIR
MANAGING
DIRECTOR
NON-EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
NON-EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
Register Detail
0.70
0.60
0.50
0.40
0.30
Founders (exc. Directors and Management)
40%
42%
0.20
0.10
0.00
Directors and Management
Institutions
5% 13%
Retail / Other
Jul 22 Sep 22 Nov 22 Jan 23 Mar 23 May 23 Jul 23 Sep 23 Nov 23
1. As at 14 November 2023
2. As at 30 September 2023. Refer to ASX announcement âQuarterly Activities and Cashflow Reportâ
Note: 47,435,249 shares (46%) escrowed until 22 June 2024
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Insatiable Demand For Rare Earth Magnets
A growing MagREO rare earth demand and supply deficit
⢠Transitions from carbon to renewable
economy - strong demand for critical MagREO
MagREO demand forecast (t) 1,2
Approximately 8.6% CAGR
⢠8.6% expected compound annual growth rate
(CAGR) for MagREO
⢠Value of global MagREO consumption
expected to triple by 2035
â rising from US$15.1 billion in 2022 to
US$46.2 billion in 2035 2
168,200
116,360
1. MagREO (Magnetic Rare Earth Oxide) = Pr6O11 + Nd2O3 + Tb4O7 + Dy2O3
2. Source Adamas Intelligence, June 2022
3. NdPr = Two of the critical rare earth elements Neodymium (Nd) and Praseodymium (Pr), represent the major
value and revenue sources from
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