Slide 1: Critical Elements Corporation – September 19, 2011
V:CRE WWW.CECORP.CA September 19, 2011
Slide 2: Disclaimers – Forward Looking Statements
DISCLAIMERS Forward Looking Statements Except for historical information contained herein, this presentation may contain forward looking statements including but not limited to comments regarding predictions and projections. Forward looking statements address future events and conditions and therefo
Slide 3: Market Information
MARKET INFORMATION Trading Symbol: TSX-V: CRE Frankfurt: F12 OTCQX: CRECF Share Structure: 109 M ($0.22) Market Cap: $24 M Cash: $1.5M hard dollars including credits $1.5M from Flow-Through funds for exploration Board and Management: Jean-Sébastien Lavallée, P.Geo, President & CEO Michel Robert, M.A
Slide 4: Board of Directors
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jean-Sébastien Lavallée, President & CEO Mr. Lavallée has been active in mining exploration since 1994. He is the vice president of Consul-Teck Exploration Inc., a consulting firm of Val-d`Or founded in 2003 that specializes in mining exploration in northern areas. Most of the fir
Slide 5: Board of Directors (Continued)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS (CONTINUED) Jean Rainville, Director President and Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock Metals Inc., has 30 years of experience in the mining industry and financial markets. He started his career as a mining analyst, and has acted as a corporate director for many companies. He has
Slide 6: Rose Tantalum-Lithium Project
ROSE TANTALUM-LITHIUM PROJECT The 100% owned Rose project Highlights − Indicated Resources 26.5 MT @ 1.30 % Li2O Eq. or 0.98 % Li2O and 163 ppm Ta2O5. − Inferred Resources 10.7 MT @ 1.14% Li2O Eq. or 0.86% Li2O and 145 ppm Ta2O5. − Pre-feasibility Study by Genivar underway. Indicated Inferred in sit
Slide 7: Rose Lithium-Tantalum Project Highlights (Continued)
ROSE LITHIUM-TANTALUM PROJECT The 100% owned Rose project Highlights (continued) − Well financed to the feasibility study ($ 3.3M). − Recovery of 90.7% at a grade of 5.87% Li2O and tantalum recovery of 84.8% at a grade of 1,016 ppm Ta2o5. − Metallurgical testing based on representative composite sam
Slide 8: Project Infrastructure
ROSE LITHIUM-TANTALUM PROJECT PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE − Project location: Quebec, 75Km due south of Goldcorp’s Eleonore Gold Deposit − Road access − Power line directly on the project − Quebec Government announced on May 9th 2011 the Plan Nord with a $80B investment for project development & infrastr
Slide 9: Rose Tantalum-Lithium Project Timeline and Budget
ROSE TANTALUM-LITHIUM project 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Budget Main Activities $ Months since start up (Spent) 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 1st Phase Exploration 2,000,000 1st Resources Definition 75,000 2nd Phase Exploration 1,000,000 2nd Resources Definition 30,000 Metal
Slide 10: Rose – Mineral Resource
ROSE - MINERAL RESOURCE Tonnes Li2O Li2O Li2CO3 Ta2O5 (%) (%) ppm (X 1,000) (%) (equivalent) (equivalent) (g/t) Indicated 26,500 1.30% 0.98% 2.42% 163 Resources Total 259,700 t 642,238 t 4,324,690 kg (1,412,923,600 lbs) (9,514,318 lbs) Inferred 10,700 1.14% 0.86% 2.13% 145 Resources Total 92,020 t 2
Slide 11: Rose Deposit – Metallurgical Testing
ROSE DEPOSIT - METALLURGICAL TESTING Lithium recovery of 90.7% in the concentrate at a grade of 5.87% Li2O; Tantalum recovery of 84.8% in the concentrate at a grade of 1,016 ppm Ta2O5. Magnetic separation testing underway in China and Vancouver to produce high grade tantalite concentrate and ceramic
Slide 12: Production Sequence
PRODUCTION SEQUENCE 1,500,000 tpy 1,273,000 tpy 0.98% Li2O and 163 ppm Ta2O5 0.12% Li2O and 31 ppm Ta2O5 226,000 tpy of concentrate at 5.87% Li2O 900 tpy (450 K pounds) of concentrate at 25% Ta2O5 213,600 tpy 0.39% Li2O 31,000 tpy 99.5% Li2CO3 , 40% Li2O 12 www.cecorp.ca
Slide 13: Infrastructure Map
INFRASTRUCTURE MAP Lithium One Indicated Resources: 11,750,000 tonnes; 1.30% Li2O Inferred Resources: 10,470,000 tonnes;1.20% Li2O CRITICAL ELEMENTS CORPORATION Rose Deposit INDICATED Resources : 26,500,000 tonnes; 1.30% Li2O Eq. or 0.98% Li2O and 163 ppm Ta2O5 CRITICAL ELEMENTS CORPORATION Rose Dep
Slide 14: New Resource Estimate
NEW RESOURCE ESTIMATE PIVERT PIVERT EST 0.44% LI2O, and 181 ppm Ta205 / 4 m channel sample PIVERT SUD 0.87% LI2O and HELICO 169 ppm Ta205 / 28 m 0.44% Li2O and channel sample 196 ppm Ta2O5 / 116 m channel sample CRITICAL ELEMENTS CORPORATION Rose Deposit INDICATED Resources : 26,500,000 tonnes; 1.30
Slide 15: Pivert / Rose – Typical Vertical Section
PIVERT / ROSE - TYPICAL VERTICAL SECTION 15 www.cecorp.ca
Slide 16: Lithium Use by Industry and Increasing Demand
LITHIUM USE BY INDUSTRY AND INCREASING DEMAND 2010 - 25,300 Metric Tonnes 15% ceramics and glass 31% 6% 6% batteries 9% 23% lubricating greases 2% pharmaceuticals and polymers 2004 - 15,500 Metric Tonnes air treatment aluminum production other uses 16 www.cecorp.ca
Slide 17: Lithium Price & Demand
LITHIUM PRICE & DEMAND Lithium use in batteries expanded significantly in recent years, 3.00 2.50 rechargeable lithium batteries are 2.00 being used increasingly in portable 1.50 electronic devices and electrical 1.00 tools. 0.50 0.00 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 According to the vice-presiden
Slide 18: Tantalum Use by Industry and Upward Price Pressure
TANTALUM USE BY INDUSTRY AND UPWARD PRICE PRESSURE metal powder superalloys sputtering targets Tantalum Import Restrictions tantalum carbide US Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Jul 2010) requires all US-listed companies to file annual wire for electronics reports with the SEC stating
Slide 19: Tantalum Price & Demand
TANTALUM PRICE & DEMAND Tantalum is an element used in many applications in our everyday lives, to improve technology and material 140 120 performance. These include uses in 100 80 electronics, medicine, engineering and 60 energy generation. 40 20 0 Tantalum ores are found primarily in March Jun Sep
Slide 20: Tantalum Growing Demand
TANTALUM GROWING DEMAND About half of the tantalum consumed each year is used in the electronics industry: • Laptops, PDA’S, iPods, MP3, etc. • Electrical appliances •Ticket Machines, ATM’s • Antenna for Radar • In car electronics such as anti-lock braking systems (ABS), navigation systems, wheel tr
Slide 21: Rose Tantalum-Lithium Project Highlights
ROSE TANTALUM-LITHIUM PROJECT The 100% owned Rose project Highlights − Indicated Resources 26.5 MT @ 1.30 % Li2O Eq. or 0.98 % Li2O and 163 ppm Ta2O5. − Inferred Resources 10.7 MT @ 1.14% Li2O Eq. or 0.86% Li2O and 145 ppm Ta2O5. − Pre-feasibility Study by Genivar underway. Indicated Inferred in sit
Slide 22: Rose Lithium-Tantalum Project Highlights (Continued)
ROSE LITHIUM-TANTALUM PROJECT The 100% owned Rose project Highlights (continued) − Well financed to the feasibility study ($ 3.3M). − Recovery of 90.7% at a grade of 5.87% Li2O and tantalum recovery of 84.8% at a grade of 1,016 ppm Ta2o5. − Metallurgical testing based on representative composite sam
Slide 23: Our Projects
OUR PROJECTS PROJECTS PORTFOLIO 8 PROPERTIES IN QUEBEC, 7 PROPERTIES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA Tantalum, Lithium, Rare Earths and Gold. Development Project • ROSE Tantalum-Lithium Quebec | 100% Ownership Indicated Resources 26,5 MT @ 1.30 % Li2O Eq. or 0.98 % Li2O and 163 ppm Ta2O5. Inferred Resources 10,
Slide 24: Rocky Mountain Rare Earth
ROCKY MOUNTAIN Rare Earth SEPTEMBER 2011 Critical Elements announces discovery of new in situ molybdenite, colombite or allanite and phosphate mineralization at Kin property. Kin: In situ mineralization consisting in molybdenite, colombite or allanite and phosphate with very similar characteristics
Slide 25: Rocky Mountain Rare Earth
ROCKY MOUNTAIN RARE EARTH 25 www.cecorp.ca