Research and Development Tax Offset Funds Received
Released
Released
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ASX Announcement
11 November 2024
ASX: OD6
Research and Development
Tax Offset Funds Received
OD6 Metals Limited (OD6 or the Company) is pleased to announce that the
Company’s 2023/24 Research and Development (R&D) Tax Incentive claim has
been received. OD6 is registered for eligible Australian R&D activities at the
Splinter Rock clay hosted rare earth (REE) project, located near Esperance in
Western Australia.
Highlights:
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Treasury position bolstered with A$620,025 R&D tax offsets received for the 2024 financial year.
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Funds received reflect a rebate on eligible Australia R&D activities undertaken for the Splinter Rock clay
hosted REE projects.
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The Company expects to continue R&D works and anticipates being able to claim future tax offsets over
the coming years.
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The Company is fully committed to R&D as it continues to develop critical minerals technologies through
relationships with the CSIRO, ANSTO, private research providers and internally.
Brett Hazelden, Managing Director, commented:
“The R&D Tax Incentive program is an important scheme supporting OD6 and its partners, like CSIRO and ANSTO,
to develop the technology to discover and extract the rare earth elements associated with its Splinter Rock clay
hosted rare earth project.
Critical minerals exploration, discovery and development is crucial to Australia and the world. The federal
government’s support of the critical minerals industry is highly important to the future development of the
Company and the resources industry.
Over the last two years we have continued making solid advances at Splinter Rock, as we look to develop the
necessary technology for a rare earth industry in the Esperance region of Western Australia
The funds received also provide a timely boost to our cash balance as we look to commence activities at our
recently announced Gulf Creek Copper acquisition.“
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Forward Looking Statements
Certain information in this document refers to the intentions of OD6 Metals, however these are not intended to
be forecasts, forward looking statements, or statements about the future matters for the purposes of the
Corporations Act or any other applicable law. Statements regarding plans with respect to OD6 Metals projects
are forward looking statements and can generally be identified by the use of words such as ‘project’, ‘foresee’,
‘plan’, ‘expect’, ‘aim’, ‘intend’, ‘anticipate’, ‘believe’, ‘estimate’, ‘may’, ‘should’, ‘will’ or similar expressions. There
can be no assurance that the OD6 Metals plans for its projects will proceed as expected and there can be no
assurance of future events which are subject to risk, uncertainties and other actions that may cause OD6 Metals
actual results, performance, or achievements to differ from those referred to in this document. While the
information contained in this document has been prepared in good faith, there can be given no assurance or
guarantee that the occurrence of these events referred to in the document will occur as contemplated.
Accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted by law, OD6 Metals and any of its affiliates and their directors,
officers, employees, agents and advisors disclaim any liability whether direct or indirect, express or limited,
contractual, tortuous, statutory or otherwise, in respect of, the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the
information in this document, or likelihood of fulfilment of any forward-looking statement or any event or
results expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement; and do not make any representation or warranty,
express or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information in this document, or
likelihood of fulfilment of any forward-looking statement or any event or results expressed or implied in any
forward-looking statement; and disclaim all responsibility and liability for these forward-looking statements
(including, without limitation, liability for negligence).
No new information
Except where explicitly stated, this announcement contains references to prior exploration results, all of which
have been cross-referenced to previous market announcements made by the Company. The Company confirms
that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the
relevant market announcements.
The information in this report relating to the Mineral Resource estimate for the Splinter Rock Project is extracted
from the Company’s ASX announcements dated 18 July 2024. OD6 confirms that it is not aware of any new
information or data that materially affects the information included in the original announcement and that all
material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the Mineral Resource estimate continue to apply.
This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board of OD6 Metals Limited
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About OD6 Metals
OD6 Metals is an Australian public company pursuing exploration and development opportunities within the critical minerals
sector, namely rare earths and copper.
OD6 Metals has successfully identified clay hosted rare earths at its 100% owned
Splinter Rock and Grass Patch Projects which are located in the EsperanceGoldfields region of Western Australia.
The Company released a Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) for Splinter Rock in May
2024, confirming that the project hosts the largest and highest-grade clay-hosted
rare earths deposit in Australia with a Indicated Resource of 119Mt @ 1,632ppm
TREO and a Inferred Resource of 563Mt @ 1,275ppm TREO with an overall ratio of
~23% high-value Magnetic Rare Earths (MagREE).
OD6 Metals believes that Splinter Rock has all the hallmarks of a world class rare
earths project with a conceptual development which utilises the large and highgrade Splinter Rock resource to support a long-life REE operation supported by a
low strip ratio and favourable power and reagent costs.
The Company is also looking to advance the proposed acquisition of the Gulf Creek
Copper-Zinc VMS Project located near the town of Barraba in NSW, Australia.
Gulf Creek was mined at around the turn of the 20th century and was once
regarded as the highest grade copper mine (2% to 6.5% Cu) in NSW until its closure
due to weak copper prices in 1912. Very little exploration has occurred at the
project in over 100 years, with OD6 aiming to apply modern day exploration
technologies.
Mineralisation is associated with magnetite, with geophysics showing significant
greenfields and brownfields exploration potential exists with over >3km of untested
strike in the immediate mine-stratigraphy, and over >10km across the tenement.
Corporate Directory
Managing Director
Non-Executive Chairman
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Financial Controller/ Joint Company Secretary
Joint Company Secretary
Mr Brett Hazelden
Wayne Bramwell
Dr Darren Holden
Mr Piers Lewis
Dr Mitch Loan
Mr Troy Cavanagh
Mr Joel Ives
Contact
Investor Relations
OD6 Metals Ltd
Lucas Robinson
ACN 654 839 602
www.od6metals.com.au
Mail to: info@od6metals.com.au
Phone: +61 8 6189 8515
Corporate Storytime
lucas@corporatestorytime.com
Phone: +61 408 228 889
Level 1, 50 Kings Park Road, West Perth, WA 6005
PO Box 277, North Beach, WA 6920
PO Box 2009, Esperance, WA 6450
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