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Hastings Technology Metals — Mineral Sands and Rare Earths Conference 2024

25 slides from Hastings Technology Metals's conference presentation, Mar 19, 2024

  1. Slide 1: Yangibana Rare Earths Project

    Mineral Sands and Rare Earths Conference Yangibana Rare Earths Project Tim Gilbert Executive General Manager Mining Operations 19 March 2024 Hastings Technology Metals Ltd | ASX:HAS 1

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer and Competent Persons' Statement

    DISCLAIMER COMPETENT PERSONS’ STATEMENT DISCLAIMER This presentation has been prepared by Hastings Technology Metals The information in this presentation relating to Mineral Resources and Limited (“Company” or “Hastings”). This presentation is not an offer, Ore Reserves have been prepared by a Compe

  3. Slide 3: Corporate Snapshot

    CORPORATE SNAPSHOT Significant value upside from development of the Yangibana Rare Earths Project (“Yangibana Yangibana Project Project”) Reserve inventory of 20.9mt with high NdPr:TREO ratio Current mine life of 17 years with significant upside Investment of $142 million in early works $0.63 $81.5

  4. Slide 4: Hastings' Strategy

    HASTINGS’ STRATEGY Building on the long-life of the Yangibana Project to unlock value through downstream processing opportunities Rare Earth Mixed Rare Earth Concentrate Carbonate Rare Earth Oxides Metals and Alloys Permanent Magnets Mining and Beneficiation Processing Separation Refining Manufactur

  5. Slide 5: Project Overview

    PROJECT OVERVIEW 5

  6. Slide 6: 13x Yangibana Projects to Meet 2032 Demand

    13X YANGIBANA PROJECTS TO MEET 2032 DEMAND Supply deficit for rare earths driven by growth in demand for permanent magnets this decade Global REO Magnet Demand – Anticipated Growth1 NdPr Oxide – Forecast Supply and Demand Balance Electric Vehicles / mobility Wind Power Industrial Consumer Other Supp

  7. Slide 7: Unique Tier One Asset

    UNIQUE TIER ONE ASSET World-class deposit with unrivalled high percentage of NdPr:TREO in the orebody in a tier one jurisdiction, supplying the critical raw Average NdPr:TREO Ratio1 materials for rare earth magnets Sichuan (China) 14% Mountain Pass (US) 16% Kangankunde (Malawi) 20% NdPr is critical

  8. Slide 8: Yangibana Project Snapshot

    YANGIBANA PROJECT SNAPSHOT1 Fully permitted and high-margin project with multi- generational opportunities for the Gascoyne region 17 years 20.9mt Life of mine Ore Reserves 37% High margins Average NdPr:TREO ratio over life of First quartile on global operational mine, with up to 52% in certain part

  9. Slide 9: Project Execution Significantly De-risked

    PROJECT EXECUTION SIGNIFICANTLY DE-RISKED Yangibana Project is shovel ready and fully permitted to move into development Key Workstreams Execution and cost Technical and regulatory Commercial and funding Operational Readiness management • Fully permitted for development • $210 million EPC contract a

  10. Slide 10: Capital Costs

    CAPITAL COSTS $142 million capital investment1 provides strong base to ramp up construction $52 $22 Non-Processing Infrastructure $120 million invested to date1 in finalising early site works • Kurrbili Accommodation Village • Yangibana Airstrip • SipHon Well Borefield $120 $503m • Site Access Roads

  11. Slide 11: Yangibana Project's Progress

    YANGIBANA PROJECT’S PROGRESS Kurrbili Village SipHon Borefield Yangibana Airstrip SAG Mill Shell 11

  12. Slide 12: Mining Schedule

    MINING SCHEDULE1 3.0 Life of mine optimised mining sequence by orebody 2.5 Focus on first five year to identify cost saving and Ore Tonnes Mined (Mt) enhance economic returns 2.0 1.5 1.0 Lower strip ratio 0.5 Mining model is strategically designed to target zones with well-defined grade and strip ra

  13. Slide 13: Beneficiation Plant Construction

    BENEFICIATION PLANT CONSTRUCTION EPC contract in place with leading engineering and construction firm GR Engineering Services $210 million contract1 Fixed price lump sum portion of $180 million and provisional sum portion of $30 million Key benefits Lowers project delivery risks, lower cost, greater

  14. Slide 14: Beneficiation Process

    BENEFICIATION PROCESS Conventional flotation process which has been extensively tested and de-risked Feed grade of 1% TREO Recovered grade of ~27% TREO Crushing Grinding Regrinding Flotation >100 bench scale tests Completed at four commercial labs to develop robust beneficiation flowsheet >80 variab

  15. Slide 15: Operating Sustainably

    OPERATING SUSTAINABLY Leading ESG credentials outperforming our peers and competitors in sustainability performance Health and Safety Climate Change Five years lost time injury free Commitment to minimum 40% renewables allowed for in capital forecast for Yangibana power station Public benefit Cultur

  16. Slide 16: Project Economics and Offtake Arrangements

    PROJECT ECONOMICS AND OFFTAKE ARRANGEMENTS 16

  17. Slide 17: Building a Diversified Customer Base

    BUILDING A DIVERSIFIED CUSTOMER BASE1 Higher rare earth oxide revenue achieved through an integrated offtake and processing arrangement with negotiations underway to conclude similar arrangements for remaining volumes within thyssenkrupp framework Increased payability for the Yangibana Project’s con

  18. Slide 18: Robust Project Economics

    ROBUST PROJECT ECONOMICS1 Improved metrics driven by move from previous domestic profit-sharing model to realising 100% of net revenue, as well as lower processing fees under the Baotou Skyrock agreement $865 million 61% 31.28% 14% 3.4 years 23% Post-tax NPV11 (ungeared) Post-tax IRR (ungeared) Payb

  19. Slide 19: Future Growth Optionality

    FUTURE GROWTH OPTIONALITY 19

  20. Slide 20: Resource and Reserve Development

    RESOURCE AND RESERVE DEVELOPMENT Significant exploration targets providing growth optionality Exploration focus Priority areas identified to expand mine life beyond initial 17 years to build long-term value for shareholders 66km strike length Significant exploration upside with only one-third of str

  21. Slide 21: Strategic Highlights

    STRATEGIC HIGHLIGHTS Significant progress made to de-risk the pathway to first concentrate production in 2026 World-class rare earth deposit with high proportion of neodymium and Globally significant praseodymium (average of 37% over mine life) in the rare earth basket, world-class asset producing m

  22. Slide 22: Our Vision and Values

    Our Vision and Values To be a leading Australian producer of rare earth minerals needed to meet the global transition to renewable energy and advanced technologies. >Passion > Teamwork We are loyal to the project and work We are honest and work as one team to passionately to deliver our vision. achi

  23. Slide 23: hastingstechmetals.com

    Hastings Technology Metals Limited ABN 43 122 911 399 Level 6, 197 St Georges Terrace Perth Western Australia 6000 Follow us on T: +61 8 6117 6118 E: info@hastingstechmetals.com hastingstechmetals.com 23

  24. Slide 24: Appendix A: Source Documents

    APPENDIX A: SOURCE DOCUMENTS PEER COMPRISON – NDPR:TREO RATIO Stage of Reserves Mine Ownership Ticker Capex (A$m) TREO Grade Category NdPr:TREO ratio Source Development Tonnage (mt) Proven and Yangibana Hastings Technology Metals Ltd HAS:ASX Pre-production 503 20.93 0.90% 37% 6 February 2023: ASX An

  25. Slide 25: Appendix B: Corporate Structure

    APPENDIX B: CORPORATE STRUCTURE Separate ring-fenced funding structures with Wyloo convertible note secured over Neo shares Hastings Technology Metals Limited (ASX: HAS) 100% 100% Gascoyne Metals Pty HTM Investments (One) Yangibana Project encompasses 100% Ltd Pty Ltd owned tenements through Yangiba

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