developing a new globally significant critical minerals mine in Western Australia
Macquarie Australia ConferenceMay 2026
Chalice Mining owns the leading palladium-nickel-copper project
globally, in a top mining jurisdiction - Western Australia
Bangemall
Narryer
Barrabarra
Kings
Northam JV
Voyager
South West
Gonneville
Gonneville Project - greenfield discovery by Chalice 2020, FID targeted 2028 The largest and lowest cost undeveloped palladium-nickel-copper Reserve in the western world - set to generate exceptional returns over an initial 23yr open-pit life, with a rapid payback and significant upside - FS, approvals, offtake and project finance workstreams underway in parallel
Exploration Upside
Province scale exploration holding (7,000km2) in under-explored West Yilgarn
8 new Cu-Au targets in WA, SA and NT to be drilled in Q2-Q3 2026
Financial Strength
~A$63M in cash and listed investments² - funded to targeted FID in H1 2028. Significant govt critical minerals funding sources and lack of western development projects globally crowding in significant investment
Proven Team
Highly regarded, invested team with mine-finding and development expertise
Odin Partnership appointed as a strategic advisors (Mark Cutifani, Tony O'Neill)
Compelling Investment Opportunity
Trading at significant discount to Gonneville NAV - cyclical rebound in palladium and nickel underway and moving rapidly up the Lassonde curve
Pre-tax, Refer to PFS announcement on 8 December 2025 titled "Gonneville Palladium-Nickel-Copper Project PFS"
Includes ~$7M in listed Investments as of 31 March 2026
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Chalice is taking Gonneville to development, and recently appointed industry veterans Mark Cutifani and Tony O'Neill to its advisory boardBoard of Directors
Key Management
Derek La Ferla, Non-Executive Chair
Highly regarded ASX200 chair and company director with 30+ years experience as a corporate lawyer
Former Chair of Poseidon Nickel and Sandfire Resources
Alex Dorsch, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
18+ years experience as executive and previously in consulting, engineering and corporate advisory
Previously a specialist consultant with McKinsey & Company
Led Chalice as MD/CEO since 2018
Garret Dixon, Non-Executive Director
30+ years experience in resources and mining contracting sectors
Formerly Executive VP Alcoa & President Bauxite
Richard Hacker, Non-Executive Director
Accomplished finance, corporate, and commercial executive with 25+ years experience in the resources sector
Previously Chalice CFO from 2005 to March 2023.
Chris MacKinnon, Chief Financial Officer
Qualified accountant and lawyer with 15+ years experience of professional and corporate experience in the energy and resources industry
Jocelyn Zimmerman, GM Environment and Community
Over 25 years of experience in operational and environmental management with extensive experience in regulatory approvals, stakeholder engagement, strategy, and government relations.
David Freeman, Exploration Manager
Exploration geologist with 20 years experience across a broad range of commodities and terranes both domestic and international
Ben Goldbloom, GM Corporate Development
Investor relations and business development specialist with 15+ years experience in commercial and technical roles in the resources industry
Advisory Board
Mark Cutifani, Strategic Advisor
Tony O'Neill, Technical Advisor
Stephen McIntosh, Technical Advisor
Martin Reed, Technical Advisor
Dr Kevin Frost, Geology Advisor
Soo Carney, Environment and Community Advisor
Nobi Yamaji, Japan Representative
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Chalice has a strong financial position and a stable, highly institutional shareholder base
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Tim Goyder
Paradice
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Share Register
37%
Retail/Other
Other Institutional
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Capital Structure | |
Shares on issue | 389M |
Market capitalisation | A$577M1 |
Trading liquidity | ~2M shares/day |
Cash balance | A$56M2 |
Listed investments | A$7M2 |
Enterprise value | A$570M1 |
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1. As of 30 April 2026; 2. As of 31 March 2026. 3. Major shareholder information is as disclosed in the last substantial shareholder notice provided to the Company.
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Gonneville is set to become a new large-scale, long-life and globally
competitive critical minerals mine in Western Australia
Significant production profile1 220kozpa 3E | 7ktpa Ni | 8ktpa Cu, 0.7ktpa Co over initial 23-year modelled open-pit life which exploits only ~50% of the Resource
Tier-1 scale Resource & Ore Reserve2
Resource: 17Moz Pd-Pt-Au (3E)
960kt Ni | 540kt Cu | 96kt Co
Reserve: 7.1Moz 3E
400kt Ni | 260kt Cu | 43kt Co
Competitive cost profile
Lowest-cost PGM producer in the
Western world (US$370/oz 3E AISC) and lowest cost undeveloped PGM project globally
Derisked greenfield development Located ~70km from Perth on Chalice-owned farmland with Strategic and Major Project Status from WA and Commonwealth Governments
Robust financial metrics A$1.4bn Pre-tax NPV8 | 23% IRR
2.7yr payback @ conservative base case Pd: US$1,300/oz, Ni: US$18,750/t, Cu: US$10,500/t3
Australia's first PGM mine
One of the few credible new Western
sources of critical Pd-Pt-Ni-Co supply,
likely to attract significant capital
Fundable and executable project 8
Two-stage development, 1.2x strip
ratio open-pit, simple process flowsheet, ~$250M invested to date
Funded to targeted FID in H1 CY28 FID timing governed by regulatory approvals process, with FS and
offtake/financing discussions in parallel
Refer to PFS announcement on 8 December 2025 titled "Gonneville Palladium-Nickel-Copper Project PFS"
For tonnes and grade by confidence category refer to the Mineral Resource and Ore Rserve Estimate Statement in Appendix.
Pre-tax financial metrics, Revenue split 51% Pd, 22% Ni, 17% Cu, and byproducts with price assumptions of Pt: US$1,300/oz, Au: US$2,900/oz, Co: US$39,000/t and AUD/USD: 0.65
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A unique and diverse palladium, nickel, copper investment exposure with diversification and robustness to fluctuations in prices
Metal Annual Production Contained in Resource2
Cobalt
3%
Nickel
22%
51%
17%
Copper
Palladium
4% 3%
Gold
Platinum
Gonneville revenue split at base case price assumptions1
Palladium 197koz 13Moz
Platinum 17koz 2.9Moz
Gold 9koz 0.5Moz
Nickel | 7kt | 960kt |
Copper | 8kt | 540kt |
Cobalt | 0.7kt | 96kt |
Gross revenue after payabilities at PFS base case macro-economic assumptions
For tonnes and grade by confidence category refer to the Mineral Resource and Ore Rserve Estimate Statement in Appendix.
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Gonneville will have 2nd quartile all-in sustaining costs and the lowest cost profile in the Western world, in a rapidly steepening cost curve
PGM industry all-in sustaining cost curve net of by-product credits, US$/oz 4E 2024A2
Quartile 1
Quartile 2
Quartile 3
Quartile 4
Sibanye US PGM Ops US$1,550/oz
220kozpa @ US$370/oz 23yr OP life
South Africa / Zimbabwe - primarily non-mechanised UG, vertically integrated operations, experiencing ~10% cost escalation per annum
Russia (Norilsk) - UG, vertically integrated
Impala Canada US$720/oz
Net total cash costs (US$/oz 4E)
Sustaining capex (US$/oz 4E)
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
-500
-1,000
3,000
6,000
Cumulative 4E refined production (koz)
9,000
12,000
Source: 2024 SFA (Oxford) Ltd actual collated costs and revenues used for 4E cost curve data in June 2025. The Chalice 4E cost curve positioning assumes average by-product prices of: Copper US$10,500/t, Nickel US$18,750/t, Co US$39,000/t. AISC calculation aligned to the SFA Oxford methodology which excludes royalties, to compare with PGM industry peers
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With spot prices now materially higher than the base case, Chalice is trading at a significant discount to consensus and spot NAV
Gonneville Pre-tax NPV-IRR sensitivity to long term coproduct prices
Chalice market capitalisation to Gonneville NPV8 ratio, FY26
Metric (Pre-Tax)
NPV8 (A$bn) IRR (%)
NPV8 (A$bn)
IRR (%)
Pd Price (US$/ oz)
NPV8 (A$bn)
IRR (%)
NPV8 (A$bn) IRR (%)
Ni Price (US$/t) (w/ Cu at US$10,500/t) 16,000 18,750 22,000 | Cu Price (US$/t) (w/ Ni at US$18,750/t) 8,500 10,500 13,500 | |||||
1,100 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
15% | 18% | 20% | 15% | 18% | 21% | |
1,300 | 1.1 | 1.4 base case | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 base case | 1.7 |
21% | 23% | 25% | 21% | 23% | 26% | |
1,500 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
26% | 27% | 30% | 26% | 27% | 30% | |
2,000 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
37% | 39% | 41% | 37% | 39% | 41% | |
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0.3
0.2
Jul-25 Oct-25 Jan-26 Apr-26
Exceptional leverage to palladium: A$250M increase in NPV8 | A$630M increase in cumulative free cashflow per US$100/oz increase in long-term price
(excluding any changes to mine design / economic cut-off)
PFS base case macro-economic assumptions: Pd: US$1,300/oz, Ni: US$18,750/t, Cu: US$10,500, Pt: US$1,300/oz, Co: US$39,000/t, Au US$2,900/oz, AUD:USD: 0.65, WACC: 8% real
Spot prices sourced from Comex and LME as of 16 February 2026
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Palladium is rebounding from cyclical lows and recent history shows
prices can rise rapidly with no supply response
Palladium spot price (US$/oz, LBMA)
3,500
3,000
2,500
COVID-19
Norilsk flooding
Ukraine invasion
(record high US$3,440/oz)
Chinese GFEX Pd futures market trading Nov-25
US tariff on
2,000
1,500
1,000
"Diesel-gate" pivot to petrol & palladium catalysts
PFS long-term base case PFS mine design / cut-off
Russia dumping (confirmed by US Govt)
China imports at multi-year high in Sept 25
Price floor?
Russian Pd of 133%
500
3 mine closure / curtailments
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Jul-18 Jan-19 Jul-19 Jan-20 Jul-20 Jan-21 Jul-21 Jan-22 Jul-22 Jan-23 Jul-23 Jan-24 Jul-24 Jan-25 Jul-25 Jan-26
Palladium price ran from ~US$1,000/oz to ~US$3,000/oz in 2 ½ years last cycle after 9 consecutive years of supply deficits,
with US government now confirming that Russia dumped in 2023 and had material adverse affect on price
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~9Moz pa palladium market is in the spotlight, with new tariffs on world's
largest producer Russia and hybrid vehicle demand outpacing supply
133% US tariff on Russian palladium - instant western premium
US$12bn EXIM 'Project Vault'
strategic reserve established
Strong demand growth from hybrids and AI / data centres
~90% from deep, aging Russian and South African mines - production shrinking and costs escalating rapidly
In 2025 US Dept of Commerce confirmed that Russia has been dumping palladium on US markets since 2022 (invasion of Ukraine) - Russia produces ~40% of global supply
New 133% anti-dumping duty1 effective now, instantly incentivising non-Russian supply
New US strategic mineral reserve announced in Feb 2026 - includes Pd, Pt, Ni, Co (all critical minerals)
Likely to support prices but also unlocks funding support for Gonneville
Trump policy settings and wind down of BEV incentives supportive of hybrid vehicles
(which require a palladium based catalytic converter)
~8Moz pa of gold used in electronics - palladium an attractive, cheaper substitute for ceramic capacitors and connector plating
Nornickel investing US$100M in new demand sources, outlining 1.7Moz pa of new demand potential by 2030 from glass, electrochemistry, solar energy, microelectronics and battery technologies2
Largest producers Norilsk and Valterra production guidance down c. 10% in 2026
Limited development projects, producers signalling need for sustained >US$2,000/oz prices to invest in growth
Mines susceptible to supply disruptions and constraints (Russian permafrost melt, South African labour disputes, power grid instability and thermal mine depth limits)
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/01/2026-08487/unwrought-palladium-from-the-russian-federation-final-affirmative-determination-of-sales-at-less
https://nornickel.com/news-and-media/press-releases-and-news/nornickel-highlights-new-palladium-demand-beyond-automotive-at-south-africa-industry-event/
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New process flowsheet proven up in PFS to produce two saleable
concentrates plus a doré, with proven recoveries and offtake termsSizing Grinding
Oxide feed
Crushing
Leach
Grinding
Copper Flotation
(~36% of gross revenue)
Nickel Flotation
(39%)
Blend (~4:1 Sulphide : Oxide)
(25%)
Sulphide feed
Simple flowsheet with conventional upstream processes only
~$15M spent to date on testwork and process design, incl. 33 dedicated metallurgical drill holes and full mass balances on 7 composites - proven flowsheet and recoveries
Cu and Ni concentrates have negligible impurities/deleterious elements
Indicative terms received from several smelters - strong interest in offtake
Offtake of Cu-PGM-Au conc. to copper smelter:
~20% Cu, 45-60g/t 3E
Offtake of Ni-Co-PGM conc. to nickel smelter or pCAM refinery:
~8% Ni, 0.8% Co, 18-20g/t 3E
Offtake of PGM-Au doré to precious metal refinery
Type | Period | Overall metal recovery to saleable products (%) | |||||
Pd | Ni | Cu | Co | Pt | Au | ||
Oxide | Avg over years 1-9 | 50 | - | - | - | - | 83 |
Fresh Sulphide | Stage 1 avg (years 1-4) | 83 | 44 | 77 | 42 | 42 | 90 |
Avg modelled life | 76 | 38 | 72 | 37 | 31 | 83 | |
Potential for improvements to recoveries/economics through geo-met modelling, optimisations in FS and long-term price movements
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~50% of the Resource unmined below the PFS pit and the Resource
remains open down-dip - future growth and upside is likelyPFS assumes initial 23yrs of open-pit mining
~7.9Moz 3E, 450kt Ni, 250kt Cu, 46kt Co contained in Resource below PFS pit shell
Deepest intersections to date - host intrusion ~600m thick and open
significant upside through deeper open-pit mining or eventual transition to large-scale underground
1. Refer to full Mineral Resource Statement in Appendix
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Strong inbound interest from a wide range of low-cost critical minerals
funding options since release of the PFS
Funding options for pre-production CapEx of A$820M
High priority -
lowest cost
Funding strategy currently focussed on sovereign/govt
sources - with very strong inbound interest to date
Initial advice indicates up to 60-70% of pre-production CapEx could be funded with debt, given strong margins through-the-cycle
Provides significant opportunity to reduce overall cost of capital
Potential for government grants
Near term priority for byproducts
Lower priority
Offtake pre-pay, minor metal streams, royalties, etc Commercial banks, debt funds, hybrid finance, etcSecondary funding options are extensive
Cu, Ni concentrate markets are tight and very competitive - offtake pre-pays under consideration
Royalty Co's and debt funds have very strong balance
sheets - looking to deploy into rapidly rising markets
Commercial banks increasingly active in critical minerals projects in safe jurisdictions
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The Project has been substantially de-risked by Chalice since our discovery in 2020, with an investment of ~$250M to dateResource
Drilled out to Indicated category to depth of ~450m, Inferred Resources continue to depth of 1,100m - exceptional orebody knowledge of grade/mineralogy/metallurgy definition
Tenure / Land
Acquired 2,600ha of farmland surrounding the Resource, providing sufficient land for infrastructure and initial offsets, significantly de-risking the Project
Process Flowsheet
Simple flotation and leach circuits to produce saleable smelter concentrates and doré - major breakthroughs in 2024-2025 that simplify and enhance the project
Infrastructure
Water-power solutions and corridors defined - investigating multi-user infrastructure solutions with government support for mutual benefit
PFS Two-stage, initial 23-year bulk open-pit mine with simplified process flowsheet and significant upside
Offtake
High levels of interest from smelters - commercial discussions including potential linked project finance ongoing (sufficient de-risking in PFS to support transaction)
ongoing
Approvals
Referred Project in early 2024, Strategic and Major Project Status awarded, strong level of local community support -
environmental modelling underway to support ERD submissions in H2 CY26
ongoing
Feasibility Study
Stage 1 FS underway including 8 week lab scale pilot of full flowsheet in H2 2026 and engineering to support bankable cost assumptions - c. $25M estimate to complete by H2 CY27
ongoing
Financing
Debt financing strategy focussed on export credit agencies and offtake linked finance - initial feedback very positive, margins expected to underpin significant, low-cost debt funding from a wide range of options
ongoing
FID
Targeted in H1 CY28 (governed primarily by approvals timeline)
1. Study, approvals and development timeline is indicative only and subject to change dependent on PFS delivery in CY25
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Beyond Gonneville, Chalice has defined >40 Cu-Au-Ag and Ni-Cu-PGEtargets in the West Yilgarn Province plus has new Cu-Au targets in SA/NT
Bangemall
Narryer
Barrabarra
Kings
Northam JV
Julimar
Voyager
South West
Why we like it
~1,200km long western margin of the Yilgarn craton largely unexplored, due to lack of outcrop and prevalence of large-scale farming
Exciting new search space for intrusion-related / orogenic gold/copper/silver and orthomagmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposits, akin to:
Gonneville (~17Moz PGM-Au, 1Mt Ni, 0.5Mt Cu)
Boddington (~30Moz Au, 1.3Mt Cu)
Prior to Gonneville discovery, region largely mapped as barren granite-gneiss geology - now shown to host several thousand square kilometers of prospective, untested greenstone belt
Work to date
Chalice commenced exploring systematically in 2021 and has defined >40 new target areas at varying levels of maturity
Next Steps
New Cu-Mo-Ag target (Deep Blue) to be drilled at Northam JV in WA in Q2
3 new IOCG targets to be drilled at new Callabonna JV in SA in Q3
4 new IOCG targets to be drilled at Warrego North Project in NT in Q3
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Deep Blue is an emerging Cu-Mo system 15km along strike from the
~3Mt Caravel Copper deposit
Why we like it
New ~2.5km long, strong, coherent Cu-Mo-Ag soil anomaly
15km SE along strike of the Caravel Copper Resource (3Mt Cu contained, owned by Caravel Minerals ASX: CVV) - at PFS stage
Elevated Ce and La in soils associated with Cu anomalism, suggesting a fertile, mineralised intrusive system
Interpreted as a large-scale hydrothermal system
with potential for porphyry-style mineralisation
Work to date
Soil and rock chip sampling (rock chip assays pending)
Land access secured for immediate drilling
Next steps
Ground gravity surveys to define intrusive architecture and drill targets
Targeted RC drilling in Q2
Deep Blue Target soil sampling results over satellite image.
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New Callabona earn-in to test several new IOCG targets in the Curnamona Province in South Australia
Why we like it
Underexplored IOCG corridor in the Curnamona Province, favourable geology and structural setting
Multiple large-scale (2-5km) magnetic and gravity anomalies consistent with IOCG systems
Drilling shows IOCG-style alteration, likely distal to system
Key gravity anomalies untested and drill-ready
Strong fit with Chalice's geophysics-led exploration approach
Targets at explorable depths (~400-750m)
Work to date
Detailed geophysical targeting completed
Historical drilling confirms prospective IOCG geology
Previous drilling did not test core targets
Next steps
Drilling planned Q3 CY26
Three priority gravity targets to be tested
Near-term discovery catalyst
Regional Magnetics (TMI) Residual Gravity
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Warrego contains multiple untested IOCG targets in the historically well- endowed Tenant Creek Mineral Field
8m @ 1.74% Cu & 0.42g/t Au (open)
Why we like it
Located ~20km north-west of the historical high-grade Warrego copper-gold mine within the Tennant Creek Mineral Field (TCMF)
Warrego historically produced 1.4Moz Au at 6.6g/t and 130kt Cu at 1.9% Cu
Structural architecture analogous to Warrego, and other historical producers
Coincident gravity-magnetic anomalies consistent with IOCG systems
Work to date
Executed land access agreements
Identified 4 x priority IOCG targets
Next steps
Heritage surveys
Drilling planned for H2 CY26
Warrego Project targets and historical drilling over regional magnetics (TMI)
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Chalice Overview
Chalice owns the leading palladium-nickel-copper development project in the western world (one of the few palladium projects globally)
Trading at significant discount to Gonneville consensus and spot NAV, funded through to FID and positioned to capitalise on western critical minerals thematic
'Orphan period' of Lassonde curve provides opportunity for investors - expected to re-rate ahead of FID / production
Chalice team is highly motivated and has a mine finding track record - upcoming drilling of high-profile copper-gold targets in WA, SA and NT
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