Federal Mines Agency Approval
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Released 15th
June 2026
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Brazilian Critical Minerals Ltd (ABN: 82 089 221 634)
AUS: Brookfield Place, Level 11, 125 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 T +61 8 6383 7820
BRA: Av Jornalista Riccardo Marinho, 360, Sala 113, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro T +55 21 2439 57
FEDERAL MINES AGENCY APPROVAL
Major Regulatory Milestone Achieved as
Ema Advances Permit work fronts
Highlights
• Federal Mines Agency (ANM) has approved the Final Exploration Reports for both
tenements covering the Ema Project
What this means;
o For the Trial Mining License (GU) permitting path for which the Company has
submitted 2 applications, the Environmental Permit now remains the key final
approval step
o For the Full Mining Permit this triggers a one-year period to submit a mining
license application supported by a Plano de Aproveitamento Econômico (PAE) or
feasibility study for analysis which is currently nearing completion
o Allows the full mining permit process to proceed
• This is a critical and important milestone which represents a significant regulatory de-
risking event and places the Company closer to receiving its permits and goals of quickly
developing the Ema Project
• The GU applications submitted in May 2025 are currently still under review with IPAAM
(Amazon State Environmental regulator).
• Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) remains in final preparation for release in June 2026
Brazilian Critical Minerals Limited (ASX: BCM) (“BCM” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the
approval of the Final Exploration Reports by ANM for the Ema Ionic Clay Rare Earth Project in the Apuí
region of Brazil (figure 1).
The approval substantially reduces permitting risk associated with tenure conversion from exploration
permits to mining licenses and establishes a clear regulatory pathway toward development.
The Company has now completed the exploration phase on its core tenements, and the project has
entered the mining development approval pathway, with the BFS, environmental licence and mining
lease now representing the key remaining milestones required to receive a full mining permit.
Following this approval, the project advances toward the mining application stage, with preparation of
a Plano de Aproveitamento Econômico (PAE) and mining license application representing the next steps
in the federal permitting process.
ASX Announcement
Released 15th
June 2026
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Brazilian Critical Minerals Ltd (ABN: 82 089 221 634)
AUS: Brookfield Place, Level 11, 125 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 T +61 8 6383 7820
BRA: Av Jornalista Riccardo Marinho, 360, Sala 113, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro T +55 21 2439 57
The Company's Bankable Feasibility Study, currently in its final stages of preparation, is expected to
provide the technical and economic basis for the future mining plan submission. Environmental licensing
through the Amazonas State environmental authority (IPAAM) remains the principal permitting
milestone preceding project construction and operation.
Andrew Reid, Managing Director, commented:
"The approval of the Final Exploration Reports by Brazil's National Mining Agency represents an
important regulatory milestone for the Ema Project and reflects the significant technical progress
achieved by the Company over recent years.
Ema has now progressed into the formal mining application pathway. The focus now shifts toward
completion of the Bankable Feasibility Study, environmental licensing and preparation of the mining plan
required to support the future mining license application.
With ANM approval secured, the principal remaining regulatory milestones are environmental
permitting and the granting of the mining license. As the BFS nears completion, the Company's focus is
increasingly directed toward advancing Ema through the remaining development approvals and
positioning the project for future development."
Figure 1. Location of EMA exploration leases
This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board of Directors.
ASX Announcement
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June 2026
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Brazilian Critical Minerals Ltd (ABN: 82 089 221 634)
AUS: Brookfield Place, Level 11, 125 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 T +61 8 6383 7820
BRA: Av Jornalista Riccardo Marinho, 360, Sala 113, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro T +55 21 2439 57
Competent Persons Statement
The information in this announcement relates to previously reported exploration results and mineral
resource estimates for the Ema Project released by the Company to ASX on 22 May 2023, 17 July 2023,
19 July 2023, 31 July 2023, 13 Sep 2023, 19 Oct 2023, 06 Dec 2023, 06 Feb 2024, 22 Feb 2024, 13 Mar
2024, 02 Apr 2024, 08 Oct 2024 19 Nov 2024, 21 Jan 2025, 17 Feb 2025, 26 Feb 2025, 10 Mar 2025, 13
March 2025, 28 April 2025, 27 May 2025, 28 May, 13 June 2025, 01 Jul 2025, 18 Aug 2025, 01 Sep 2025,
22 Sep 2025, 23 Oct 2025, 1 Dec 2025, 17 Dec 2025, 12 Jan 2026, 03 Mar 2026 and 05 June 2026. The
Company confirms that is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the
information included in the above-mentioned releases and continue to apply and have not materially
changed in accordance with listing Rule 5.23.2.
For more information:
Andrew Reid
Managing Director
Brazilian Critical Minerals Ltd
E: andrew.reid@braziliancriticalminerals.com
ASX Announcement
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Brazilian Critical Minerals Ltd (ABN: 82 089 221 634)
AUS: Brookfield Place, Level 11, 125 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 T +61 8 6383 7820
BRA: Av Jornalista Riccardo Marinho, 360, Sala 113, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro T +55 21 2439 57
About Brazilian Critical Minerals Ltd
Brazilian Critical Minerals Limited (BCM) is a
mineral exploration company listed on the
Australian Securities Exchange.
Its major exploration focus is Brazil, in the
Apuí region, where BCM has discovered a
world class Ionic Adsorbed Clay (IAC) Rare
Earth Elements deposit. The Ema IAC
project is contained within the 781 km² of
exploration tenements within the Colider
Group.
BCM has defined a total MRE of 1,071Mt of
REE’s with 392Mt at Indicated category
which will inform the Feasibility Study and
economic analysis due for completion in Q1
2026.
This deposit stands as one of the highest
tonnages for these types of deposits
anywhere in the world.
The current Mineral Resource Estimate is
based on total TREO grades and does not
incorporate soluble TREO recovery
constraints.
JORC
Category
cut-off
ppm TREO
Tonnes
Mt
TREO
ppm
NdPr
ppm
DyTb
ppm
MREO
ppm
MREO:TREO
%
Indicated 500 392 773 184 17 200 25
Inferred 500 681 712 168 15 184 25
Total 500 1,071 732 174 16 190 25
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