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Iperionx — Hyperion Metals — Investor Presentation (November 2021)
29 slides from Iperionx's investor presentation, November 2021
Slide 1: Critical Materials for America
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Slide 2: Disclaimers
Disclaimers Forward Looking Statements Information included in this release constitutes forward-looking statements. Often, but not always, forward looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward looking words such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “estimate”, “antici
Slide 3: Our mission: leading developer of low-to-zero carbon critical materials for the U.S.
OUR MISSION IS TO BE THE LEADING DEVELOPER OF LOW-TO-ZERO CARBON, SUSTAINABLE AND LOW-COST CRITICAL MATERIALS FOR THE U.S.
Slide 4: Two core businesses: metals and minerals
TWO CORE BUSINESSES: POTENTIAL TO COMBINE BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY FOR METAL PRODUCTION WITH U.S. CRITICAL MINERALS SUPPLY Metals Business: Potential METALS BUSINESS Downstream Low-to-Zero Carbon Titanium Titanium Scrap / Used Powders Blacksand Technologies, LLC Titanium metal & AM & PM Metal $50 – $
Slide 5: Titan Project: building blocks for rare earths and titanium supply chains
MINERALS BUSINESS: OUR TITAN PROJECT PROVIDES THE BUILDING BLOCKS TO SOLVING TWO OF THE MOST CRITICAL MATERIAL SUPPLY CHAINS IN THE U.S. TODAY – RARE EARTHS & TITANIUM
Slide 6: World class location with access to infrastructure
WORLD CLASS LOCATION WITH ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED FOR LOW-COST OPERATIONS I-40 6
Slide 7: Titan Project mineral resource
THM assemblage Titan Project Cut off Tons THM % THM Zircon Rutile Ilmenite REE Staurolite (THM %) (Mt) (%) (Mt) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) Total Mineral Resource 0.4 431 2.2 9.5 11.5 9.5 40.3 2.1 14.8 Including High Grade Core 2.0 195 3.7 7.1 12.1 9.9 42 2.3 10.7 7
Slide 8: West Tennessee is an untapped critical mineral province
WEST TENNESSEE IS AN UNTAPPED CRITICAL MINERAL PROVINCE ▪ McNairy Sand remains completely untapped ▪ Hyperion Maiden Resource covers less than 1% of the McNairy Sand ▪ Further land negotiations in process ▪ Hyperion continues to receive exceptional exploration results in the province 8 8
Slide 9: Mineralization in simple, thick, shallow unconsolidated sand
MINERALIZATION IS CONTAINED IN A SIMPLE, THICK, SHALLOW AND UNCONSOLIDATED SAND AMENABLE TO LOW-COST, LARGE-SCALE MINING TECHNIQUES 9
Slide 10: Range of conventional processing techniques
POTENTIAL FOR A RANGE OF CONVENTIONAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES, INCLUDING OPERATIONAL AND PRODUCT OPTIONALITY 10
Slide 11: Titan Project would reshore rare earth and titanium supply chains
DEVELOPMENT OF THE TITAN PROJECT WOULD RESHORE THE RARE EARTH AND TITANIUM MINERAL SUPPLY CHAINS IN THE U.S. Rare Earth Minerals Titanium Minerals Aerospace, Space, Defense, EV & Renewable, Advanced Industries Renewables, Housing, Manufacturing, Consumer Goods 11
Slide 12: MoU with Energy Fuels for U.S. rare earth partnership
HYPERION HAS AN MOU WITH ENERGY FUELS TARGETING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW-COST, U.S. RARE EARTH PARTNERSHIP ▪ MoU to evaluate supply of monazite to Energy Fuels (NYSE: UUUU)1 ▪ Energy Fuels operates one of the only processing facilities outside of China capable of processing monazite ▪ Collaboration
Slide 13: Hyperion and Energy Fuels near-term rare earth supply chain solution
HYPERION & ENERGY FUELS AIM TO PROVIDE A REAL, NEAR-TERM SOLUTION TO THE U.S. RARE EARTH SUPPLY CHAIN Quarrying / Mining Cracking & Separating & REE METAL Magnet Concentrating Operations Leaching Finishing Refining Manufacturing 13
Slide 14: U.S. paint and pigment supply chain in need of repair
THE U.S. SUPPLY CHAIN FOR THE PAINT AND PIGMENT INDUSTRY IS ALSO IN NEED OF REPAIR 14 Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Yearbook 2009-2019, Mineral Commodity Summary 2020
Slide 15: Low-cost sustainable titanium for the pigment industry
HYPERION AIMS TO SOLVE THESE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AND PROVIDE LOW-COST, SUSTAINABLE TITANIUM FOR THE 2ND LARGEST GLOBAL PAINT AND PIGMENT INDUSTRY In the heart of the U.S. Pigment Industry Major Logistical Advantage Low-cost shipping to all pigment producers Huge competitive advantage in US$1 billion
Slide 16: Metals Business
METALS BUSINESS:
Slide 17: Why titanium?
WHY TITANIUM? Stronger than aluminum and comparable to stainless steel 40% lighter than stainless steel and the highest strength to weight ratio of any structural metal Potentially 100% recyclable with Higher corrosion resistance Hyperion’s technology1 than aluminum and stainless steel 17 1. Based o
Slide 18: U.S. titanium consumption and Chinese sponge capacity
Titan Project 2019 U.S. Consumption Statistics Titanium Sponge Facilities Chinese Ti Sponge Capacity Statistics Titan Project TITANIUM SPONGE CAPACITY ▪ Titanium Melt Products: 82ktpa Titan Melting / Ingot Production tons per annum ▪ 2000: 7,000 tpa Titanium Milling Operations 10,000 ▪ Titanium Mill
Slide 19: Existing challenge: high-cost, complex titanium supply chain
THE EXISTING CHALLENGE WITH TITANIUM IS A HIGH-COST, COMPLEX SUPPLY CHAIN THESE CHALLENGES HAVE TRADITIONALLY LED TO A HIGH COST TO PRODUCE TITANIUM PRODUCTS, INCLUDING LOW-OXYGEN SPHERICAL TITANIUM METAL POWDERS Titanium TiCl4 Titanium Titanium Ingot Titanium Bar / Titanium Wire Spherical mineral I
Slide 20: Titanium is not 100% recyclable with current process
TITANIUM IS NOT 100% RECYCLABLE WITH THE CURRENT INDUSTRY PROCESS ▪ Titanium scrap has a <50% recirculation rate, with most 14kt Ti Sponge scrap being sold into the Ferrotitanium market 124Kt Ferro-Titanium ▪ 10-20% of Titanium sponge production is “off-grade” and 56Kt sold as Ferrotitanium 110kt 42
Slide 21: Technology invented at University of Utah, ARPA-E funded
Invented by Dr. Zak Fang, Professor of Metallurgy within the University of Utah Majority of funding provided by ARPA-e from within the U.S. Department of Energy Boeing and Arconic participation as industry partners validating the end-product 21
Slide 22: HAMR technology proven through piloting, ready for scale-up
HAMR TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN TAKEN THROUGH PILOTING AND PROVEN AS A TECHNOLOGY, NOW READY FOR SCALE-UP AND FULL COMMERCIALIZATION 22
Slide 23: Dr. Fang's scientific breakthrough for titanium manufacturing
DR. FANG’S SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH FOR TITANIUM METAL MANUFACTURING ▪ Dr. Fang’s breakthrough was the discovery that hydrogen destabilizes the Ti-O bonds making it thermodynamically favorable to reduce Ti-O with Mg Sustainable Energy Efficient ▪ US$10m invested by ARPA-E and others to develop the te
Slide 24: Patented technologies step change in titanium metal and powder production
HYPERION’S PATENTED TECHNOLOGIES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE A STEP CHANGE IN THE PRODUCTION OF TITANIUM METAL AND METAL POWDERS 3D Printing 3D printed parts Titanium minerals Bind, Spray-dry & Sinter Deoxygenation with Mg in a H2 Ti Spherical Powder or scrap metals Electricity and Reagents environment
Slide 25: Commercialising technology for superior, sustainable structural metals supply chain
COMMERCIALISING THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DELIVER A SUPERIOR & SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURAL METALS SUPPLY CHAIN ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 🗶 🗶 🗶 🗶 ✔ 🗶 🗶 🗶 ✔ 🗶 🗶 🗶 ✔ ✔ 🗶 🗶 ✔ ✔ ✔ 🗶 ✔ 🗶 🗶 25 1. Based on initial pilot scale results (refer ASX announcement dated February 15, 2021)
Slide 26: Potential to disrupt the structural metals market
COMMERCIALIZING OUR TECHNOLOGY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DISRUPT THE STRUCTURAL METALS MARKET - ESPECIALLY THE STAINLESS STEEL AND ALUMINUM MARKETS Decarbonizing and enabling our Light weighting and Reshoring and advancing a U.S. aerospace sector decarbonizing EV’s military advantage Strengthening and De
Slide 27: Value-added milestones in coming quarters
HYPERION HAS REAL VALUE-ADDED MILESTONES THAT WILL BUILD THE STORY AND EDUCATE THE MARKET IN THE COMING QUARTERS ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 27
Slide 28: A world class, highly experienced team
A WORLD CLASS, HIGHLY EXPERIENCED TEAM 28
Slide 29: Capital structure
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