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Building a MegaScale
Ionic Rare Earth
Project In Brazil
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or in connection with the information contained in it.
The information in this report that relates to exploration results is based on
information compiled by Mr. Antonio de Castro, BSc (Hons), MAusIMM, CREA, who
acts as BCM´s Senior Consulting Geologist through the consultancy firm, ADC
Geologia Ltda. Mr. de Castro has sufficient experience which is relevant to the type
of deposit under consideration and to the reporting of exploration results and
analytical and metallurgical test work to qualify as a competent person as defined
in the 2012 Edition of the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) “Australasian Code
for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr. Castro
consents to the report being issued in the form and context in which it appears.
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Exploration results and mineral resources
The information in this Presentation that relates to Exploration Results and Adelar
target Mineral Resources is based upon and fairly represents information previously
released to the ASX on 26 May 2022, 30 May 2022, 1 June 2022, 9 June 2022, 10 June
2022, 5 July 2022, 7 July 2022, 14 July 2022, 21 July 2022, 27 July 2022, 29 July 2022, 5
August 2022, 19 August 2022, 26 August 2022, 2 September 2022, 9 September 2022,
16 September 2022, 23 September 2022, 4 October 2022, 14 October 2022, and 25
October 2022.
The information in this Presentation that relates to REE Exploration Results and EMA
Mineral Resources is based upon and fairly represents information previously
released to ASX on 22 May 2023, 17 July 2023, 19 July 2023, 31 July 2023, 13 September
2023, 19 October 2023, 06 December 2023, 06 February 2024, 22 February 2024, 13
March 2024, 02 April 2024 and 22 April 2024.
The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that
materially affects the information included in the relevant market announcement
and, in the case of mineral resource estimate, that all material assumptions and
technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant market
announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed.
Brazilian REE
Landscape
EMA Rare Earths
Apuí Rare Earths
EMA Rare Earths
Apuí Rare Earths
Três Estados
Serra Verde
30 km south from Apuí
Caldera Project
Três Estados PGE
60 km south from Apuí
Brazilian
Rare Earths
Brazil - Large
Mining Country
250B 86.2B
R$ Revenue
R$ Taxes & Tributes
7.3k
2.25M
US$50 billion in total capex investment predicted for the
2023-2027 period.
77% of Brazil’s energy produced from renewable sources at
two cents per kilowatt hour.
‘’Brazil is one of the few countries with good relations
between the West and the East, allowing it to work with
many different countries”
ideal for rare earths production.
Source: Global Business Reports, Brazil
Mining 2023
KPMG, IBRAM, Instituto Brasileiro de
Geografia e Estatistica 2022, United Nations
2022, Banco Central 2023
>90
Minerals Produced
Companies
Indirect Jobs
204k 1.05B
Direct Jobs
Estimated Production
What makes Ema
Unique
>1Bt - large tonnage
Low-cost mining
Low-cost processing
31% MREO composition
<50% of area drilled
Up to 83% - exceptional
recoveries of the big 4 REE
elements
Low 30min leach times
pH4 leaching or higher
Ambient temperature leaching
Low dosage <2% Ammonia
sulphate addition
ASX REE Peers
Market Cap
$667M
$438M
$18.5M
BCM
$74M
$67M
VMM
IXR
ASX Companies as of close 26.04.24
MEI
BRE
31% MREO
class leading
Light Rare Earth Elements
59
60
Pr
✓
Electric Vehicles
Wind Turbines
66
Nd
Praseodymium
✓
Heavy Rare Earth Elements
Dy
Neodymium
✓
✓
✓
Electric Vehicles
Wind Turbines
Semiconductors
65
Tb
Dysprosium
✓
✓
✓
✓
Electric Vehicles
Wind Turbines
Semiconductors
Nuclear Reactors
Terbium
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
LREE Composition 28%
Electric Vehicles
Wind Turbines
Semiconductors
Xray’s
High Temp Fuel Cells
HREE Composition 3%
EMA Rare Earths
Significant Ionic REE deposit
- one of the worlds largest tonnage fully ionic REE
deposits >1Bt
- mineralisation maximum 30m below surface
- huge upside for expansion of tonnes and grade
- sg of only 1.34g/cc utilised
- high-grade core of 331Mt @ 977ppm
- MREO content 31% of basket
- some of the best recoveries for any ionic clay
deposit
Ema deposit is similar to most common iREE
deposits in China.
These deposits account for nearly 38% of ionic
production in South China.
These deposits are typified by good quality, a
high percentage of iREEs (>65%), and high
metallurgical recoveries.
Apui Town
Ema Project
Madeira
State of
Amazonas
Brazilian Rare
Earths Landscape
●
Two large tenements – 189km2
●
1.02Bt Mineral Resource
●
REE
APUI REE PROJECT
EMA REE Project
REE
●
●
REE
REE
Rhyolite hosted – very similar to Chinese Ionic REE
producers
Mineralisation from surface
Large Area – <50% drilled, potential for large addition to
resource
REE
REE
APUI REE Project
REE
PGM
●
Newly acquired, seven tenements totally 510km2
●
Significant results including 5m at 1,942 ppm TREO.
●
EMA REE PROJECT
REE
REE
Similar mineralization and surface proximity to Emma REE
Project
EMA Rare Earths
●
High-grade zone (>1000ppm TREO) extends over 12 km2
●
Consistent MREO high-grades in the lower horizon (31% of basket)
●
Mineralisation open in all directions
●
Mineral Resource Estimation only over 46% covering only 82km2
drilled of the 189km2 available
Significant results:
• 8m@1098ppm TREO from 6m (TR-096); including 5m@1327ppm TREO ending in
1478ppm TREO
• 10m@1069ppm TREO from 11m (TR-091), including 5m@1300ppm TREO ending in
1329ppm TREO
• 7m@1149ppm TREO from 10m (TR-101), including 5m@1354ppm TREO ending in
1526ppm TREO
• 7m@1038ppm TREO from 7m (TR-102), including, 5m@1120ppm TREO ending in
898ppm TREO
• 10m@1059ppm TREO from 10m (TR-110) including 5m@1202ppm TREO ending in
941ppm TREO
• 8m@921ppm TREO from 10m (TR-092), including 3m@1436ppm TREO ending in
1880ppm TREO
EMA Rare Earths
Ema REE Project 2024 Global Mineral Resource Estimate-@COG 500ppm TREO
JORC
Category
Tonnes
Mt
TREO
ppm
Pr6O11
ppm
Nd2O3
ppm
Tb4O7
ppm
Dy2O3
ppm
MREO
ppm
MREO:TREO
%
Inferred
1,017
793
45
154
4
13
216
27
Ema REE Project 2024 Mineral Resource Estimate – by cut-off grade
JORC
Category
cut-off
ppm
TREO
Tonnes
Mt
TREO
ppm
NdPr
ppm
DyTb
ppm
MREO
ppm
MREO:TREO
%
Inferred
0
1,340
694
163
15
178
26
Inferred
500
1,017
793
199
17
216
27
Inferred
600
863
836
218
18
236
28
Inferred
700
685
885
237
20
257
29
Inferred
800
494
936
259
21
280
30
Inferred
900
331
977
278
22
300
31
sg 1.34g/cc
46% of area drilled
31% MREO
EMA Rare Earths
Fully ionic clay
deposit
Ema REE Project 2024 Mineral Resource Estimate – by cut-off grade
TREO Grade x Tonnage
1,600
1200
1,400
1000
Tonnes (Mt)
1,200
800
1,000
800
600
600
400
400
200
0
200
0
500
600
700
800
TREO Cut-Off Grade (ppm)
Tonnage (Mt)
TREO (ppm)
900
0
• Large volume
• High-grade core
• Low impurities
• High recoveries
Rare Earth Clay Deposits
3500
3000
Meteoric
Grade (ppm)
2500
In-Production
2000
Aclara
Typical IAC Grade
Range
1500
OD6
BRE
Xunwu
1000
Tantalus
500
Serra
Verde
EMA
Ionic
0
200
400
600
Tonnes (kt)
800
1000
1200
Ema metallurgical results
Intercept (m)
Nd %
recovery
Pr %
recovery
Dy%
recovery
Tb%
recovery
TR-1013000
10
76
74
47
54
TR-059
6
66
61
56
83
TR-071
13
71
62
45
52
TR-059
5
66
66
52
55
10
65
61
43
50
Hole
Grade (ppm)
2500
2000
TR-110
∙
1500
Outstanding
recoveries of magnetic rare earth oxides (MREO), up to 83%, from
metallurgical testwork
∙
Recoveries achieved using standard weak ammonium sulphate leaching solution, pH 4, at
1000
ambient
temperatures over low leach times of only 30 minutes duration
∙
Leachability response now confirms majority portion of the defined 82km2 of rare earth
mineralisation contains ionic clays
500
∙
Remaining 107km2 of the Ema project remains un-drilled and un-tested
∙
Results demonstrate mineralisation is suited to processing through conventional
processing
facilities common in China
0
∙
Further metallurgical optimisation and flowsheet development work has commenced at
the ANSTO facility in Sydney
Tonnes (kt)
• pH4
• 30min leaching
• Ambient temps
• Very low ammonia
sulphate dosage
Fully ionic clay
deposit
1200
Significant Future
Global Demand
Nd & Pr (kt REE)
200
+139%
150
100
50
0
2023
Supply
2023
2030
2040
2050
“Magnet demand to remain the largest growing
sector for rare earths”
Source: Project Blue Rare Earths Market Intelligence, April 2024 Company Presentation
EV’s &
Wind turbines
driving demand
Additional new Mines
needed by 2030
Next Steps for EMA
Scheduled program
of activities Rapidly advancing
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
2024
2024
2024
2024
MRE Upgrade
Infill Drilling
Results suggest that the Ema deposit is
similar to most common iREE deposits in
China. These are deposits developed on
top of felsic volcanic rocks and account
for nearly 38% of the total of such type
deposits in South China.
Infill Drilling to Indicated Category to commence
Extensional Drilling
Drilling at Ema portions currently un-explored
Regional Exploration
Drilling at Loosehead & Tighthead
Met Optimisation
These deposits are typified by good
quality, a high percentage of iREEs (>65%),
and high metallurgical recoveries.
MRE Estimated
and released
Scoping Study
Refine & Optimise Recovery Process - Determine process strategy with ANSTO
Commence Scoping Study
Why Invest
Strong Demand for REEs & PGMs
−
−
−
−
Strong demand driven by clean
energy technologies.
Excellent bioleaching results to
date (~16g/t Pd 8-10 x upgrade)
PGM MRE upgrade expected
following completion of
bioleaching pilot plant testing.
PGMs highly important to
hydrogen technologies.
Large Ionic Clay REE
−
Two key REE projects covering a
huge area of over 700km2.
−
>1Bt maiden resource
−
High grade of 331Mt @ 977ppm
−
Mineralisation at surface
−
<50% of tenements are drilled
Exceptional REE Ionic Opportunity
−
−
−
Low cost open pit mining methods
− REE demand continues to grow for
EV and wind energy markets.
−
EV sales expected to increase to
80m units per annum by 2050
−
−
−
−
Metallurgical tests confirm deposit
is fully ionic
Outstanding recovery results to
date are world class
Ore leaches easily with cheap low
strength low dosage acid
Quick leaching over 30mins
Leaching at ambiernt
temperatures
Low reagent stength required,
high impurity rejection in final
product
Corporate
Overview
Shares on Issue
2.5C
Share Price (19/4/2024)
49.2M
Performance Rights
18.5M
Market Cap
Non-Executive Chairman
Board of Directors
740M
Jeremy Robinson
Andrew Reid
Managing Director
Ken Kluksdahl
Non-Executive Director
Abby Smith
Non-Executive Director
Investor Milestones
Rare Earths
● Emerging REE explorer/developer
PGMs
●
● 9 tenements totalling 700KM2
● >1Bt Mineral Resource
●
● Aggressive auger drilling program
●
● Exceptional REE recoveries
●
to commence
● <50% of tenement drilled
●
Tres Estados project – PGM
open pit resource
Bioleach optimisation has
produced significant results
Physical metal recovery
following bioleaching process
Bioleaching pilot plant
underway
MRE upgrade - based on
bioleach re-assay
Três Estados
Precious Metals
Geology and mineralisation
−
Tenement located over a series of gabbroic
intrusions defined by prominent E-W and NESW magnetic anomalies, local gold-in-soil
geochemical anomalies and shallow artisanal
gold workings;
−
The principal NE-SW magnetic feature and
geochemical anomaly is about 1 km wide and
4km long;
JORC resource
−
−
−
MRE containing 725,230 ounces of combined
platinum, palladium, iridium, rhodium and gold.
The MRE covers only 9% of the known gabbroic
bodies at Tres Estados;
The Mineral Resource is located at or near
surface and is very amenable to surface mining
techniques.
Apui Town
Tres Estados
Project
Apui
State of
Amazonas
Três Estados
Precious Metals
Bioleach test work
−
−
−
−
Highly positive bioleach recoveries (16.2 g/t
PGM) following 8-day leach.
Apui Town
Tres Estados
Project
In-country (Brazil) lab scale pilot plant
operating
Significant MRE upgrade following bioleach
assays.
Metal recovered following bioleaching process
Apui
State of
Amazonas
Três Estados
Precious Metals
Mineral resource estimate
Inferred JORC Mineral Resource Estimate for Três Estados contains a total of 725,300 ounces of combined platinum, palladium,
iridium, rhodium and gold.
Adelar Target
Zone
Class
Oxide
Fresh
Inferred
Total
Tonnes
Mt
Pt
g/t
Rh
g/t
Pd
g/t
Au
g/t
Ir
g/t
5E PGM
g/t
5E PGM
koz
4.98
0.874
0.015
0.015
0.016
0.126
1.047
167.6
13.16
0.919
0.017
0.010
0.040
0.158
1.144
484.2
18.14
0.907
0.016
0.012
0.033
0.149
1.117
651.7
Tonnes
Mt
Pt
g/t
Rh
g/t
Pd
g/t
Au
g/t
Ir
g/t
5E PGM
g/t
5E PGM
koz
0.65
1.73
-
-
-
0.001
1.731
36.2
0.86
1.21
-
-
-
0.147
1.357
37.4
1.51
1.43
-
-
-
0.083
1.513
73.5
Tabocal Target
Zone
Class
Oxide
Fresh
Total
Inferred
Summed amounts may not add due to rounding.
SGS Lab Assay
results during bio treatment
1,4
15.30
Pd Grade (ppm)
15
10.90
10
8.77
15.90
177 x
11.70
9.46
0.62
0.52
5
0.04
0.09
1.27
0.07
2.39
0.21
0.27
0.21
0
24
48
0,8
0,4
0,2
0.10
0
1,0
0,6
16 x
0.34
1,2
0,0
72
96
120
Bioleaching Time (h)
Gold
Palladium
144
168
192
Au Grade (ppm)
20
Bioleaching
Process
Pilot Plant Testing - Texas
Testing during 2023 resulted in significant uplifts in Platinum and Gold grades
by a factor of 176 and 16 over analysis with fire assay.
Positive results demonstrate the suitability of this bioleaching process.
Full optimisation expected to be completed by Q4 2023.
Pilot Plant Testing - in Brazil
Pilot plant is now fully functional in Brazil, at BCM’s existing laboratory in
Catalão.
Major metallurgical program has commenced to determine PGE recoveries,
operating efficiency, and cost profile.
Analysis will continue throughout 2024.
“ Unlocking Earth's
riches sustainably
with bioleaching
excellence ”
Bioleaching Testing
Testing of all drill holes from the Três Estados MRE area to be completed.
Complete 3rd party independent analysis of results
Re-calculate and updated MRE upon successful results.
Brazil
Av. Jornalista Ricardo Marinho
360 Ed. Cosmopolitan Sala 113
CEP: 22631-350 Barra da Tijuca
– Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Brasil
Australia
Level 11, 125 St Georges Terrace,
Perth WA 6000
Thank You.
Date retrieved 12 March 2024
References – Mineral Resources
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Grade
(ppm)
BCM
1017
793
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168
1,510
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186
712
Australian Rare EARTHS (ASX:AR3) 84% Increase in Resource for Koppamurra REE Project 19.03.24
485
1071
Brazilian Rare Earths (ASX:BRE) Prospectus - Part 1 19.12.23
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532
640
Ionic Rare Earths (ASX:IXR) Major Increase to Globally Significant Rare Earth Resource 23.06.20
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911
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