Slide 1: Investor Presentation: High Purity Lithium Spodumene Project
INVESTOR PRESENTATION High Purity Lithium Spodumene Project November 22nd, 2021 -V:CRE
Slide 2: Disclaimers
DISCLAIMERS Forward-Looking Information: This presentation contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation. All information contained herein that is not clearly historical in nature may constitute forward-looking information. Forward-looking information i
Slide 3: Our Vision
CRITICAL ELEMENTS LITHIUM Our Vision Our Vision ▪ It is Critical Elements Lithium’s vision to become a large, responsible supplier of lithium to the flourishing electric vehicle and energy storage systems industries The Opportunity ▪ Our first project, Rose, features high purity spodumene. ▪ Quebec
Slide 4: Corporate Snapshot
CORPORATE SNAPSHOT Critical Elements Lithium’s capital structure Exchange: Trading Symbol Basic Shares 187.1M Options 3.5M (C$0.24 - C$1.35) TSX-V: CRE Warrants 11.9M (C$0.45 - C$1.75) Frankfurt: F12 FD Shares 202.5M Share Price C$1.84 OTCQX: CRECF Basic Market Cap C$344.3M Management / Directors 4.
Slide 5: Investment Highlights
INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS North American sourced lithium and tantalum to power a clean energy future High Purity Spodumene Hard Rock Project ▪ Lithium hydroxide demand is expected to dominate the lithium market ▪ Rose is a high purity hard rock spodumene deposit with low iron and mica content Government
Slide 6: Experienced Leadership Team
EXPERIENCED LEADERSHIP TEAM Proven track record in successfully executing value-added growth opportunities Former Rockwood Lithium CEO and CFO possess strong lithium development and operational knowledge ▪ Steffen Haber, President ̶ Former CEO and President of Rockwood Lithium ̶ Instrumental in the
Slide 7: Extensive Portfolio of Targets
EXTENSIVE PORTFOLIO OF TARGETS A dominant land package with exploration upside ▪ Located in a premier mining jurisdiction in Québec, Canada ▪ Excellent access to infrastructure including roads, low-cost power and skilled labor ̶ Camp ̶ Power line on site tapping into Quebec’s low carbon (93% hydroel
Slide 8: Good Relations with First Nations
GOOD RELATIONS WITH FIRST NATIONS Mining in Québec Map of Québec and Plan du Nord ▪ The Pikhuutaau Agreement, signed July 2019, formalized the relationship between the Cree Nation of Eastmain, the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) and the Cree Nation Government, and Critical Elements Lithiu
Slide 9: The Rose Project: Phase 1 & 2
THE ROSE PROJECT: PHASE 1 & 2 A phased approach to supplying the EV market Technical Grade Glass & Spodumene 6.0% Ceramics Industries Chemical Grade Spodumene Global Markets The Rose Spodumene +6.0% Starter material to be Project Phase 1 converted to Lithium Hydroxide Battery Grade Lithium Lithium (
Slide 10: Hard Rock Benchmarking
HARD ROCK BENCHMARKING The Rose Project is notable for its low iron oxide and mica contents Iron Oxide Content (%) – Ore Mica Content (%) – Ore 2,0% Rose ore has a 10,0% Rose has low mica content low iron oxide content 1,2% 1,0% 0,9% 0,9% 7,2% 0,8% 0,8% 0,5% 0,5% 6,5% 0,4% 4,5% 4,0% 3,1% Pilbara Wha
Slide 11: The Rose Project: Phase 1 Feasibility Study Results
THE ROSE PROJECT: PHASE 1 Mine and concentrator feasibility study results Financial Highlights (1) OPEX Details (2) (3) C$183M 17 Year US$344 / C$458 Average Annual Project Life Operating Cost ($/t LiO2 Conc.) EBITDA US$373 / C$497 C$726M 34.9% Total Operating Cost ($/t LiO2 Conc.) After-Tax NPV8% A
Slide 12: The Rose Project: Phase 1 Feasibility Results (cont'd)
THE ROSE PROJECT: PHASE 1 Mine and concentrator feasibility study results (cont’d) Production Volumes Pilot Plant & Metallurgical Results Technical Grade Chemical Grade Tantalum Spodumene 6.0% Spodumene 5.0% Concentrate 20.0% ▪ 50 tonne pilot program confirmed feasibility recoverie rates and concent
Slide 13: OPEX Details
THE ROSE PROJECT: PHASE 1 OPEX details (1) Operating costs per tonne processed $66.56 Mining ($3.75 per tonne) $30.69 Processing $16.14 G&A $12.15 Transportation (FOB Port) $7.57 C$/t Li2O US$/t Li2O Concentrate Concentrate Operating costs per tonne of concentrate 458 344 Mining 211 158 Processing 1
Slide 14: Lithium Hydroxide Pilot Plant Flowsheet
LITHIUM HYDROXIDE PILOT PLANT FLOWSHEET(1) About Metso Outotec ▪ Metso Outotec is a leading technology company in multiple mining and extraction industries, including the lithium industry, with a global presence and owned R&D facilities in in Frankfurt, Germany and Pori, Finland, as well as other lo
Slide 15: Simplified Metso Outotec Process
SIMPLIFIED METSO OUTOTEC PROCESS(1) Spodumene Na2CO3 Leach liquid recycling The Metso Outotec alkaline leach process(1) benefits from: Pressure ▪ Acid and sulphate-free process Leaching ▪ Inert and neutral mineral residue ▪ Produces battery-grade lithium hydroxide Ca(OH)2 Condensates and process sol
Slide 16: Upcoming Catalysts
UPCOMING CATALYSTS Gaining project momentum to drive shareholder value Experienced Operational Team ▪ Expanded operational team with talented members that will advance Rose through permitting and construction Environmental Impact Study Filing ▪ Submitted the Rose EIS in August 2017, which was deemed
Slide 17: Development Timeline
DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE (1) Approaching next steps… Clear Path to Construction and Commissioning ▪ The Company’s near-term focus is on securing final permits and project financing with first production targeted for 2023 2021-2022 Detailed Construction Detailed Phase 1 full Project DFS engineering engin
Slide 18: Project Capex Funding Solutions
PROJECT CAPEX FUNDING SOLUTIONS Targeting strategic partnerships and low-cost financing packages ▪ The Company’s near-term focus is on securing final permits and project financing with first production targeted for 2023 ▪ Critical Elements Lithium is contemplating various project capex funding solut
Slide 19: Appendix
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Slide 20: Project Logistics
PROJECT LOGISTICS Transportation of Spodumene by 90 tonnes truck 12 trucks per day 370Km to Matagami railway Available Skilled Mining Workers Railway to Montreal or Quebec Ports Sea way to customers TSX-V:CRE 20
Slide 21: District Scale Potential
DISTRICT SCALE POTENTIAL Camp Girard HYDRO POWER LINE Helico South 2,45% Li2O and 92 ppm Ta2O5 PIVERT 1,46% Li2O and 118 ppm Ta2O5 3,04% Li2O and 173 ppm Ta2O5 OPEN Pivert Middle OPEN Rose Deposit Probable Reserves : 26.8 M tonnes: 0.85% Li2O and 133 ppm Ta2O5 Indicated Resources : 30.0 M tonnes; 0,
Slide 22: Mineral Reserves and Resources
MINERAL RESERVES AND RESOURCES (1) Tonnage NSR Li2O_eq Li2O Ta2O5 Category (Mt) ($) (%) (%) (ppm) Probable 26.8 148.99 0.96 0.85 133 Total 26.8 148.99 0.96 0.85 133 Tonnage NSR Li2O_eq Li2O Ta2O5 Category (Mt) ($) (%) (%) (ppm) Indicated Pit-constrained 30.0 161 1.04 0.93 150 Underground 1.9 159 1.0
Slide 23: Mine Infrastructure Layout
MINE INFRASTRUCTURE LAYOUT TSX-V:CRE 23
Slide 24: Phase 1 Detailed Flowsheet
PHASE 1 DETAILED FLOWSHEET Source: Rose Lithium-Tantalum Project Feasibility Study NI 43-101 Technical Report (November 29, 2017) TSX-V:CRE 24
Slide 25: Management & Board of Directors
MANAGEMENT & BOARD OF DIRECTORS JEAN-SÉBASTIEN LAVALLÉE CEO and Director Jean-Sébastien Lavallée, P. Geo, has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 2009. From 2009 to 2017, he also served as President. Mr. Lavallée was President and Chief Executive Officer of Quebec Precious Metals C
Slide 26: Board of Directors
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANI MARKOVA Director Mrs. Markova is a senior executive with over 25 years of capital markets involvement with predominant focus on qualitative and quantitative financial analysis, equity valuations, capital allocation and marketing. She is an award-winning portfolio manager with
Slide 27: Operations Team
OPERATIONS TEAM PAUL BONNEVILLE Project Manager Mr. Bonneville has over 30 years of experience in the mining industry in Canada. He is a graduate of Queen’s University in Mining Engineering. He was Vice President Operations for Scorpio Mining and Vice President Mines for Cadiscor Resources. He worke
Slide 28: Corporate Contacts
CORPORATE CONTACTS North American sourced lithium and tantalum to power a clean energy future Critical Elements Lithium Corporation 1080, Côte du Beaver Hall Bureau 2101 Montréal, Québec H2Z 1S8 Phone: +1 (514) 904-1496 Fax: +1 (514) 904-1597 www.cecorp.ca Jean-Sébastien Lavallée, CEO Phone: +1 (819