Australian Silica Quartz Group Limited · ASX:ASQ
Australian Silica Quartz — Corporate Update (August 2026)
19 slides from Australian Silica Quartz's corporate update, Aug 7, 2026
Slide 1: Market Update
AUSTRALIAN SILICA QUARTZ GROUP LTD Market Test pit GKTP007, White Swan, May 2026 (Ref: ASX:ASQ 27 May 2026) Update ASX: ASQ | 7 August 2026 Advancing the White Swan Kaolin Project toward production, supported by a portfolio of high purity silica, metallurgical grade quartz and gold assets across Wes
Slide 2: Disclaimer & JORC Cautionary Statement
IMPORTANT INFORMATION Disclaimer & JORC Cautionary Statement Summary information This presentation has been prepared by Australian Silica Quartz Group Ltd (ACN 119 699 982) (“ASQ” or “the as a Competent Person as defined in the JORC Code. Mr Searle consents to the inclusion of the information Compan
Slide 3: Investment Highlights
WHY ASQ Investment Highlights 1 2 3 Mining approval already granted A 47Mt kaolin resource Infrastructure advantage In May 2026 the Department of Mines, Petroleum and Inferred JORC 2012 Mineral Resource of 47.3Mt. 35km by sealed road to the Cape Class Port of Exploration approved a Mining Developmen
Slide 4: Corporate Snapshot
CAPITAL STRUCTURE Corporate Snapshot 45M ASX code ASQ 0.030 Shares on issue 419.4 M** 30M 0.020 Share price A$0.017* 15M 0.010 Market capitalisation ~A$7.1 M* 0.000 0M 12 month price range A$0.014 – A$0.032 Aug 25 Sep 25 Oct 25 Nov 25 Dec 25 Jan 26 Feb 26 Mar 26 Apr 26 May 26 Jun 26 Jul 26 Cash A$1.
Slide 5: ASQ Minerals Portfolio
ASSET PORTFOLIO ASQ Minerals Portfolio KAOLIN White Swan, WA 47.3Mt Inferred Resource. Granted mining lease and approved 250ktpa DSO operation. ASQ’s key project. Ref: ASX:ASQ 21 April 2026. QUARTZ & SILICA QLD and WA 17.3Mt MGSi quartz MRE at Quartz Hill (Ref: ASX:ASQ, 12 December 2023), high grade
Slide 6: White Swan Kaolin Project
KEY PROJECT White Swan Kaolin Project Esperance, Western Australia · 100% ASQ · Mining lease granted 47.3Mt 71.9% 250ktpa Inferred Resource ISO brightness Approved DSO operation Ref: ASX:ASQ 21 April 2026 Australian Silica Quartz Group Ltd | ASX: ASQ 6
Slide 7: The Opportunity
WHITE SWAN KAOLIN The Opportunity • ASQ acquired 100% of Australian Kaolin Pty Ltd and its wholly owned White Swan Kaolin Project for 100 million ASQ shares. Announced 21 April 2026 and approved by shareholders in June 2026. • Granted Mining Lease M63/688 together with granted exploration licences E
Slide 8: 47Mt Inferred Resource and Product Quality
WHITE SWAN KAOLIN 47Mt Inferred Resource and Product Quality 47.3Mt 49.2% 71.9% Resource basis • Inferred JORC 2012 Mineral Resource reported in August 2023 above a 25% Total Inferred Resource Yield at -45µm ISO brightness Al₂O₃ cut-off (Ref: ASX:ASQ 21 April 2026). • Deposit extends over a 2,500m s
Slide 9: Raw Material Quality and Ceramic Testwork
WHITE SWAN KAOLIN Raw Material Quality and Ceramic Testwork HIGH BRIGHTNESS HIGH KAOLIN YIELD LOW IRON 85.3% 47% 0.30% Fired brightness at 1,200°C Kaolinite in raw material Fe₂O₃ in raw material RAW MATERIAL AND CERAMIC TESTWORK • An 800kg bulk sample was collected in May 2026 from test pit GKTP013
Slide 10: Approvals Secured and the Development Pathway
WHITE SWAN KAOLIN Approvals Secured and the Development Pathway 1 COMPLETE 2 COMPLETE 3 UNDERWAY 4 UNDERWAY 5 UPCOMING Mining approval Bulk sampling Characterisation Feasibility & mine Offtake DMPE approved the Mining A Program of Works has been Independent testwork to Preparation of a feasibility S
Slide 11: Product, Applications and Route to Market
KAOLIN Product, Applications and Route to Market What is kaolin? ASQ’s route to market — direct shipping ore Kaolin, also called china clay, is a soft white clay and an essential ingredient in • White Swan may be suitable for free dig, near surface mining where ore is ceramics and porcelain. It is a
Slide 12: Silica, Quartz and Gold
PORTFOLIO Silica, Quartz and Gold A pipeline of critical mineral and precious metal assets carried alongside the kaolin development, in Queensland and Western Australia. Australian Silica Quartz Group Ltd | ASX: ASQ 12
Slide 13: Quartz Hill and Gilbert Ranges, QLD
METALLURGICAL GRADE SILICON QUARTZ Quartz Hill and Gilbert Ranges, QLD QUARTZ HILL GILBERT RANGES EPM 26702 (Mt Eliza), 63km² EPM 29311 (Gilbert Range) — application pending 17.3Mt 99.04% 15 of 26 99.85% JORC 2012 Resource SiO₂ Rock chips >99.4% SiO₂ Best sample SiO₂ • 7.6Mt Indicated and 9.7Mt Infe
Slide 14: R&D Program Delivering Ultra High Purity Quartz Results
HIGH PURITY QUARTZ R&D Program Delivering Ultra High Purity Quartz Results AIRPORT BLOW, QLD LAKE SEABROOK, WA 99.994% 27 stages A 27 stage physical and chemical treatment flowsheet, including hot chlorination, completed 9 stages A simplified 9 stage flowsheet run at a commercial laboratory in Perth
Slide 15: Albany White Sand Hill and Gingin, Western Australia
SILICA SAND Albany White Sand Hill and Gingin, Western Australia ALBANY WHITE HILL E70/5262 — 70km from the Port of Albany 11.6Mt >99.9% <50ppm Inferred Resource SiO₂ Fe₂O₃ • Mineralisation extends over a 1,650m strike length. Ref: ASX:ASQ, 28 January 2021. • A scoping study into a 0.5 – 1.0Mtpa exp
Slide 16: Value Beyond the Core Portfolio
GOLD, BAUXITE AND ROYALTY ASSETS Value Beyond the Core Portfolio GOLD BAUXITE JV ROYALTY Koolyanobbing Metals, WA Darling Range, WA Yankuang bauxite 408km² ~70% 71.3Mt 100% 0.9% 100Mt Granted tenure Of target horizon untested Inferred Resource JV funded by partner Of FOB price First tonnes mined • O
Slide 17: ASQ Board and Management
LEADERSHIP ASQ Board and Management Robert Nash Luke Atkins Jamie Cullen B.Juris, LLB LLB B.Com, CA Non Executive Chairman Executive Director Non Executive Director — appointed 2026 Neil Lithgow Sam Middlemas Nick Algie MSc, F.Fin, M.AusIMM B.Comm, PGrad DipBus, CA B.Sc, M.AusIMM Non Executive Direc
Slide 18: Delivered and Upcoming Catalysts
NEWSFLOW Delivered and Upcoming Catalysts DELIVERED NEXT 12 MONTHS Jan 2026 High purity quartz testwork returned 99.994% SiO₂; Gilbert Ranges rock • Final results of independent kaolin characterisation testwork, refining target end chips returned up to 99.85% SiO₂. markets. Apr 2026 Agreement to acq
Slide 19: Contact
THANK YOU Contact Luke Atkins Nick Algie Executive Director Technical and Exploration Manager Phone: 0407 019 250 Phone: 0401 802 387 Email: latkins@asqg.com.au Email: nalgie@asqg.com.au Sam Middlemas CEO, Company Secretary Phone: 0419 936 040 Email: smiddlemas@asqg.com.au Australian Silica Quartz G
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