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Hastings Technology Metals — Hastings Rare Metals — Rare Earths and Strategic Metals Investor Conference (June 2011)
23 slides from Hastings Technology Metals's conference presentation, Jun 22, 2011
Slide 1: A Major New Source of Rare Metals and Rare Earths
For personal use only Rare Earths and Strategic Metals Investor Conference A Major New Source of Rare Metals and Rare Earths June 2011
Slide 2: Important Information – Disclaimer
IMPORTANT INFORMATION For personal use only All currency amounts are in AUD$ unless stated otherwise. Disclaimer This presentation has been prepared by Hastings Rare Metals Limited (“Company”). It does not purport to contain all the information that a prospective investor may require in connection w
Slide 3: Corporate Summary
Corporate For personal use only Prospectivity Summary Directors Management Location Highlights ASX Code: HAS Shares on Issue: 58,500,000 Performance Shares: 12,500,000 (on satisfaction of performance hurdles) Performance Options: 15,000,000 (on satisfaction of performance hurdles) Options on Issue:
Slide 4: Corporate – Directors
Corporate For personal use only Summary Title 2 Directors Management Location Highlights David Nolan (Non-Executive Chairman) Mr Nolan is a corporate lawyer with over 13 years experience advising on corporate acquisitions, capital raisings and financing for mining companies. Mr Nolan is a partner in
Slide 5: Corporate – Management and Advisers
Corporate For personal use only Summary Directors Management Location Highlights Dr Tony Mariano (Technical Adviser) Dr Mariano is a geological consultant to the rare metal and rare earth mineral industry with over 40 years experience within the industry. He is widely considered the preeminent autho
Slide 6: Project Location – Western Australia
Project Location – Western Australia For personal use only Summary Directors Management Location Highlights Mt Weld (Lynas)
Slide 7: Hastings Rare Metals and Rare Earth Project
Project For personal use only Summary Directors Management Location Highlights Hastings Rare Metals and Rare Earth Project JORC compliant resource of over 22M tonnes grading 0.79% ZrO2, 0.31% Nb2O5, 0.023% Ta2O5 and heavy rare earth grades of 0.10% Y2O3 . Bulk sample assay indicate higher grades Oxi
Slide 8: Yangibana Rare Earth Project
Project For personal use only Summary Directors Management Location Highlights Yangibana Rare Earth Project • At least nine rare earth prospects drilled within the Project area. • Over 7 km of largely under explored known strike length. • Rock Chip samples have returned high grades of up to 19.44% T
Slide 9: Market Overview – Rare Metals
Market Overview For personal use only Hastings Prospectivity Rare Metals Rare Earths Supply-Demand Price Trend Project Zirconiumoccurs predominantly as the silicate mineral zircon ZrO2. Used mostly in ceramics, foundry applications, opacifiers and refractories. Main growth areas are advanced ceramic
Slide 10: Market Overview – Rare Earths
Market Overview For personal use only Hastings Rare Metals Title Rare 2 Earths Supply-Demand Price Trend Project Hastings mix HREE and Neodymium Yttrium The most important use of yttrium is in making phosphors, such as the red ones used in television cathode ray tube displays and in LEDs. Other uses
Slide 11: Critical Supply Matrix
Market Overview For personal use only Hastings Rare Metals Rare Earths Supply Matrix Price Trend Project Critical Supply Matrix Hastings REE mix Short term Criticality Matrix Medium term Criticality Matrix Source: US Dept Energy – Critical Materials Strategy December 2010
Slide 12: Recent Price Trends
Market Overview For personal use only Hastings Rare Metals Rare Earths Supply-Demand Price Trend Project Recent Price Trends “Critical supply shortages continue to drive prices...”
Slide 13: Project Summary
Project Summary For personal use only Hastings Rare Metals Rare Earths Supply-Demand Price Trend Project Tonnes ZrO2 Ta2O5 Nb2O5 Y2O3 Dy Er Yb Hf Ga (Mt) ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm JORC Not Not Not Not Not 22.1 7,900 230 3,120 997 Tested Tested Tested Tested Tested Totals* Bulk - 11,167 4,5
Slide 14: Project Geology – Mineralisation Trend
Project Geology For personal use only Mineralisation Longitudinal Yangibana Historical Prospectivity Trend Cross Section Section Project Exploration Mineralisation Trend on Existing and Proposed Holes • The favourablevolcaniclastic unit hosting REEmineralisation can be traced over a strike length of
Slide 15: Mineralisation Trend
For personal use only MINERALISATION TREND
Slide 16: Hastings Project Cross Section
Hastings Project Geology For personal use only Mineralisation Longitudinal Yangibana Historical Trend Title Cross 2 Section Section Project Exploration Hastings Project Cross Section • Only minor faulting is evident and diamond drilling has established continuity of the unit from surface to a vertic
Slide 17: Hastings Project Cross Sections
For personal use only HASTINGS PROJECT CROSS SECTIONS
Slide 18: Hastings Project Longitudinal Section
Project Geology For personal use only Mineralisation Longitudinal Yangibana Historical Cross Section Project Trend Section Exploration Hastings Project Longitudinal Section The resource has been estimated to a depth of 70m however drilling confirms the mineralisation extends to a vertical depth of o
Slide 19: Yangibana Project
Yangibana Project For personal use only Mineralisation Longitudinal Yangibana Historical Cross Section Trend Section Project Exploration Over 7km of largely unexplored strike length with at least 9 rare earth occurrences known to exist in the Project area. • Drilled in the 1980’s • Grades comparable
Slide 20: Historical Exploration
Historical Exploration For personal use only Mineralisation Longitudinal Yangibana Historical Cross Section Trend Section Project Exploration Over 3500 metres (80 holes) of historical RC drilling confirms average grades of up to 3.21% TREO. Drilling confirms the individual anomalous REE zones extend
Slide 21: Peer comparison – market cap
Peer comparison – market cap For personal use only Mineralisation Longitudinal Yangibana Comparative Cross Section Trend Section Project Valuation Rare Earth Companies Market Capitalisation $3.3B $800 Million $700 $600 $500 $400 Not Tested $300 $200 $100 $- LYC ALK AVL RES ARU TSM GGG NTU PEK KRE HA
Slide 22: Hastings Summary and Investment Proposition
Hastings Summary For personal use only Prospectivity Summary Contact Details Hastings Summary and Investment Proposition An Australian rare metal and rare earth company Two potentially world class projects targeting extremely high value rare metals in critical short supply (Dy, Y and Nd) Hastings Pr
Slide 23: Hastings Contact Details
Hastings Contact Details For personal use only Summary Title Contact 2 Details Contact Details ASX Code: HAS Street Address: Suite 9, 1200 Hay Street WEST PERTH WA 6005 Phone: +61 8 6460 4960 Facsimile: +61 8 9324 3045 Website: www.hastingsraremetals.com Email: admin@hastingsraremetals.com
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