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Appia Rare Earths & Uranium — Appia Energy — Technical Presentation (January 2019)
76 slides from Appia Rare Earths & Uranium's technical presentation, Jan 25, 2019
Slide 1: The Geological Evolution of High-Grade Rare Earth Element Mineralization on the Alces Lake Property
January 25, 2019 James Sykes Dr. Irvine R. Annesley Krisztina Pandur A clean energy company CSE:API, OTCQB:APAAF, Frankfurt:A0I.F, Munich:A0I.MU, Berlin:A0I.BE The Geological Evolution of High-Grade Rare Earth Element Mineralization on the Alces Lake Property, Northern Saskatchewan Technical Present
Slide 2: Forward Looking Statement
Forward Looking Statement This Presentation contains forward-looking statements which may include but are not limited to statements with respect to the future financial or operating performance of Appia and its projects, the future price of uranium, capital operating and exploration expenditures, su
Slide 3: Alces Lake - Northern Saskatchewan
Alces Lake - Northern Saskatchewan appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 3
Slide 4: Alces Lake
Alces Lake “The Alces Lake REE trenches rank as the highest- grade REE occurrence known in the province of Saskatchewan, with grades that are comparable to those encountered in the world-class Steenkampskraal deposit, South Africa” - Dr. Charles Normand, 2012 Precambrian Research Geologist, Saskatch
Slide 5: Summer 2018 Exploration Program
Summer 2018 Exploration Program • Overburden stripping and channel sampling – Exposed a total of 7 REE zones AT SURFACE • Bell, Charles, Dante, Dylan, Ivan, Wilson, Wilson South-Central – Saw-cut a total of 437.1 m from 96 outcrop channels/lines • 844 individual samples removed for analysis • Diamon
Slide 6: Camp
Camp appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 6
Slide 7: Travel
Travel appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 7
Slide 8: Overburden Stripping
Overburden Stripping appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 8
Slide 9: Washing and Channel Sampling
Washing and Channel Sampling appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 9
Slide 10: Diamond Drilling
Diamond Drilling appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 10
Slide 11: Topography
Topography N Plan Map appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 11
Slide 12: Topography
Topography N Hill 1 Hill 2 Valley Helipad mound The blue areas contain thick overburden 3D view looking SE appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 12
Slide 13: Topography
Topography Inside the blue Why is this polygon contains important? thick overburden Hill 1 Valley Helipad mound Hill 2 3D view looking SW appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 13
Slide 14: Radiometrics and Overburden
Radiometrics and Overburden ~0.3 m (1 foot) overburden The effect that 0.3 m (1 foot) overburden has on radiometrics (i.e. scintillometer surveying) is profound. With bedrock exposed, the scintillometer measures between 10,000 to 30,000 cps. Prior to exposure, the scintillometer measured a maximum o
Slide 15: Radiometrics and Overburden
Radiometrics and Overburden What can we observe with the scintillometer when there’s more than 3 m (10 feet) overburden? appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 15
Slide 16: Evolution of REE zones
Evolution of REE zones Hill 1 Wilson Valley Charles Helipad mound Hill 2 Bell Ivan View looking SW Dylan Dante appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 16
Slide 17: Evolution of REE zones
Evolution of REE zones Wilson - Before Wilson - After 9.066 wt% TREO over 4.6 m 18.525 wt% TREO over 2.7 m Wilson zone channel samples from 2017 program appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 17 * See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results
Slide 18: Evolution of REE Zones
Evolution of REE Zones N appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 18 * See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results
Slide 19: Bell Zone
Bell Zone 60 - 70 60 - 70 Mineralization offset along the Charles-Bell fault 00 - 10 Average grades 10.239 wt% TREO 2.223 wt% CREO 2.185 wt% NdPr Oxide appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 19 * See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results
Slide 20: Charles Zone
Charles Zone Charles Average grades 9.656 wt% TREO 2.163 wt% CREO 2.131 wt% NdPr Oxide 50 - 70 50 - 70 00 - 10 Charles-Bell fault 00 - 20 50 - 70 Charles Lower appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 20 * See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results
Slide 21: Charles Lower Zone
Charles Lower Zone OPEN Charles Lower Average grades 8.868 wt% TREO 2.049 wt% CREO 2.017 wt% NdPr oxide appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 21 * See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results
Slide 22: Charles-Bell Fault
Charles-Bell Fault Monazite entrained within fault 8.052 wt% TREO 80 - 90 6.331 wt% TREO * See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 22
Slide 23: Charles-Bell Fault CH-18-003 @ 8.3 m
Charles-Bell Fault CH-18-003 @ 8.3 m appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 23
Slide 24: Dante Zone
Dante Zone Average grades 13.763 wt% TREO 3.057 wt% CREO 3.014 wt% NdPr Oxide 50 - 70 appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 24 * See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results
Slide 25: Dylan Zone
Ivan 50 - 70 Dylan Zone 50 - 70 vertical relief 50 - 70 fault Average grades 31.827 wt% TREO 7.259 wt% CREO 7.163 wt% NdPr Oxide appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 25 * See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results
Slide 26: Ivan Zone
Ivan Zone 53.007 wt% TREO 85% monazite fault Average grades 22.711 wt% TREO 5.242 wt% CREO 5.172 wt% NdPr Oxide appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 26 * See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results
Slide 27: Ivan Middle and Lower Zones
Ivan Middle and Lower Zones Average grade Average grade 0.379 wt% TREO 0.315 wt% TREO appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 27 * See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results
Slide 28: Wilson Zone
Wilson Zone Historic exploration trench Average grades 9.398 wt% TREO 2.062 wt% CREO 2.032 wt% NdPr Oxide appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 28 * See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results
Slide 29: Wilson South-Central Zone
Wilson South-Central Zone Average grade 0.644 wt% TREO appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 29 * See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results
Slide 30: Wilson and Wilson South-Central Zones
Wilson and Wilson South-Central Zones South-Central South appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 30
Slide 31: Comparison of Advanced Stage REE Projects Outside of China with Alces Lake
Comparison of 29 Advanced Stage REE Projects Outside of China with Alces Lake Project: Average Grade of In-Situ Total and Critical Rare Earth Oxides Gakara Project Alces Lake (Dylan) Alces Lake (Ivan) Steenkampskraal Alces Lake (Dante) Alces Lake (Bell) Mount Weld CLD Absolute “Total” grades are far
Slide 32: REE Host Mineral - Monazite
REE Host Mineral - Monazite • Multiple petrographic studies have indicated; “Economic and critical REE mineralization is hosted solely by monazite” • NOTE: these are observations based on Wilson and Ivan zone samples from 2013 and 2017 programs • Monazite has simple metallurgical properties; the pro
Slide 33: REE Host Mineral - Monazite
REE Host Mineral - Monazite • Average composition of 36 monazites from 4 samples, as determined by electron microprobe analysis (REEs in red) • 26.7% oxygen (O) • 26.0% cerium (Ce) • Mass balance/normalize whole rock • 12.3% lanthanum (La) geochemistry data with monazite • 12.7% phosphorus (P) micro
Slide 34: Monazite - Charles Zone
Monazite CH-18-007 1.6 m (top, 13.003 wt% TREO) CH-18-007 2.4 m (bottom, unmineralized) Charles Zone appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 34 * See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results
Slide 35: WI-18-002 @ 6.2 m
* See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results WI-18-002 @ 6.2 m 2.203 wt% TREO Wilson South-Central appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 35
Slide 36: CH-18-004A @ 13.4 m
CH-18-004A @ 13.4 m * See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results 4.109 wt% TREO Charles (Lower) appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 36
Slide 37: WI-18-004 @ 18.5 m
WI-18-004 @ 18.5 m 10.905 wt% TREO Wilson Zone * See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 37
Slide 38: CH-18-008 @ 10.1 m
CH-18-008 @ 10.1 m 14.615 wt% TREO Charles (Lower) appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 38 * See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results
Slide 39: CH-18-006 @ 11.5 m
CH-18-006 @ 11.5 m 25.490 wt% TREO Charles (Lower) appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 39 * See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results
Slide 40: WI-18-004 @ 19.4 m
WI-18-004 @ 19.4 m 22.875 wt% TREO Wilson Zone appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 40 * See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results
Slide 41: CH-18-005 @ 11.4 m
CH-18-005 @ 11.4 m 4.836 wt% TREO Charles (Lower) Garnet Monazite Monazite doesn’t like garnet?? appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 41 * See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results
Slide 42: CH-18-006 @ 11.1 m
CH-18-006 @ 11.1 m 7.279 wt% TREO Charles (Lower) Monazite Monazite Garnet Monazite doesn’t like garnet?? appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 42 * See slide 76 (Appendix 1) for individual element grades supporting reported TREO results
Slide 43: Regional Geology
Regional Geology Train Domain • Granite to granodiorite (Archean) St. Louis Fault • Host to at least 3 high-grade uranium deposits that produced over 45 M lbs. U3O8 20 km SW of Alces Lake Beaverlodge Domain • Granite to granodiorite (Archean) • Metasediments (Proterozoic) • Host to at least 18 high-
Slide 44: Regional Geology - Structure
D1 (Archean) • 2.6 to 2.5 Ga event Regional Geology - Structure • Upper amphibolite facies • Produced regional foliation D2 (Proterozoic) • 2.36 to 2.28 Ga events • Accretion of terranes to W Rae • Granulite facies • Produced • W/NW trending fabrics • Tight isoclinal folds *D3 (Proterozoic)* • 2.0 t
Slide 45: U-Pb Isotope Age Dating
U-Pb Isotope Age Dating Monazites data-point error ellipses are 2s 0.41 0.39 0.37 2020 1980 206Pb/238U 1940 *D3 (Proterozoic)* 0.35 1900 confirmed 1860 • 2.0 to 1.9 Ga events 0.33 1820 1780 Intercepts at 0.31 0±0 & 1927.1±1.2 [±6.0] Ma MSWD = 0.94 0.29 4.6 5.0 5.4 5.8 6.2 6.6 207Pb/235U appiaenergy.
Slide 46: Regional Geology - Structure
Regional Geology - Structure Cross-section view Plan view erosional surface appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 46
Slide 47: Outcrop Geology – Paleo Stratigraphy (Schematic)
Outcrop Geology – Paleo Stratigraphy (Schematic) appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 47
Slide 48: Mineralized System – Braided Biotite Schist Pegmatite Augen
Mineralized System – Braided Biotite Schist Pegmatite Augen appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 48
Slide 49: Mineralized System – Biotite Schist
Mineralized System – Biotite Schist appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 49
Slide 50: Mineralized System – Biotite Schist
Mineralized System – Biotite Schist appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 50
Slide 51: Mineralized System – Biotite Schist CH-18-004A @ 12.8 m
Mineralized System – Biotite Schist CH-18-004A @ 12.8 m appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 51
Slide 52: Mineralized System – Braided Biotite Schist
Mineralized System – Braided Biotite Schist appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 52
Slide 53: Mineralized System – Biotite Schist and Pegmatite
Mineralized System – Biotite Schist and Pegmatite CH-18-005 @ 13.2 m Mineralized System Metasedimentary Migmatite appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 53
Slide 54: Mineralized System – Pegmatite Augen and Monazite
Mineralized System – Pegmatite Augen and Monazite appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 54
Slide 55: Mineralized System – Biotite Schist and Pegmatite
Mineralized System – Biotite Schist and Pegmatite appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 55
Slide 56: Mineralized System – Biotite Schist, Pegmatite and Monazite
Mineralized System – Biotite Schist, Pegmatite and Monazite appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 56
Slide 57: Mineralized System – Biotite Schist/Pegmatite Contact With Metasedimentary Gneiss
Mineralized System – Biotite Schist/Pegmatite Contact With Metasedimentary Gneiss CH-18-006 @ 13.2 m sharp contacts appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 57
Slide 58: Mineralized System – Biotite Schist/Pegmatite Contact With Metasedimentary Gneiss
Mineralized System – Biotite Schist/Pegmatite Contact With Metasedimentary Gneiss IV-18-001 @ 8.0 m drag folding appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 58
Slide 59: Mineralized System – Unmineralized Biotite Shear
Mineralized System – Unmineralized Biotite Shear CH-18-003 @ 10.8 m Possible pre-cursors to larger systems?? appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 59
Slide 60: Mineralized System – Biotite Clusters
Mineralized System – Biotite Clusters IV-18-001 @ 10.4 m Possible pre-cursors to larger systems?? appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 60
Slide 61: Mineralized System – Schematic
Mineralized System – Schematic The currently identified zones tend to occur in areas where folds are present appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 61
Slide 62: The Mineralized Shape – observed at all scales
The Mineralized Shape – observed at all scales appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 62
Slide 63: The Mineralized Shape – observed at all scales
The Mineralized Shape – observed at all scales appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 63
Slide 64: The Mineralized Shape – observed at all scales
The Mineralized Shape – observed at all scales appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 64
Slide 65: The Mineralized Shape – observed at all scales: Ivan Zone
The Mineralized Shape – observed at all scales Ivan Zone appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 65
Slide 66: Exploration Potential Hypothesis
Exploration Potential Hypothesis - REE bodies are larger than what is observed at surface “full Erosion has left bodies” “tails” exposed at and just beneath the current surface!! Therefore, high discovery potential “tails” for “full bodies” beneath the surface appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 66
Slide 67: Exploration Potential Charles (Lower)
Exploration Potential Charles (Lower) Charles Bell Plan Map Bell Charles Charles (Lower) Cross Section appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 67
Slide 68: Exploration Potential Follow biotite shears
Exploration Potential Follow biotite shears CH-18-008 @ 27.6 m appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 68
Slide 69: Exploration Potential
Exploration Potential Inside the blue Why is this polygon contains important? thick overburden This area is associated with a large radiometricHillhalo 1 Valley Helipad mound Hill 2 3D view looking SW appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 69
Slide 70: Exploration Potential
Exploration Potential Airborne radiometric survey identified a 500 m by 350 m anomaly (red box). Over 90% of the anomaly is covered with overburden. Radioactive outcrops (colored circles) identified in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2017 exploration programs lie within and outside the anomaly Danny and Hinge
Slide 71: Exploration Potential
Exploration Potential Recently staked land package provides additional exposure to ▪ Forget Lake monazite occurrences ▪ Oldman River monazite occurrences ▪ Hawker Lake high-grade uranium zones ▪ Heavy mineral sands on shores of Alces Lake and Forget Lake (on-going study ) appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 71
Slide 72: Pilot Plant in Saskatoon
Pilot Plant in Saskatoon • 2,000 metric tonne/annum capacity • Presents a CAPEX saving for Appia Pilot Plant – Crushing and Milling Rare Earth Element Processing Lab appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 72 Data Sources: Global News Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Research Council
Slide 73: Alces Lake Summary
Alces Lake Summary 1. World-class Total and Critical REO grades I. 8.868 to 31.827 wt% TREO (average), 2.049 to 7.259 wt% CREO (average) 2. Enriched with Critical REEs (Nd, Pr, Dy) for PMMs 3. Mineralization at surface 4. Multiple zones of REE discoveries; I. Along geological strike II. Sub-parallel
Slide 74: Appia’s Goal for Alces
Appia’s Goal for Alces – Contribute to World and North American Production appiaenergy.ca CSE:API 74
Slide 75: A clean energy company
A clean energy company Exploring and developing critical rare earth element and uranium deposits in Canada's Athabasca Basin area of northern Saskatchewan and the historic mining camp of Elliot Lake, Ontario Appia Energy Corp. Suite 500 – 2 Toronto St. Toronto, ON Canada M5C 2B6 Phone: +1-416-546-27
Slide 76: Appendix 1
Appendix 1 Slide # Description La2O3 wt% CeO2 wt% Pr6O11 wt% Nd2O3 wt% Sm2O3 wt% Eu2O3 wt% Gd2O3 wt% Tb4O7 wt% Dy2O3 wt% Ho2O3 wt% Er2O3 wt% Yb2O3 wt% Lu2O3 wt% Y2O3 wt% ThO2 wt% U3O8 wt% TREO wt%* CREO wt%** 17 Wilson - over 4.6 m 1.929 4.373 0.519 1.740 0.260 0.003 0.123 0.011 0.025 0.003 0.018 0.