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Directors Jeremy Robinson - Non-Executive Chairman
Andrew Reid - Managing Director
Nicholas Holthouse - Non-Executive Director
Company secretary Ben Donovan
Registered office Level 28, AMP Tower
140 St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000
T: +61 8 6383 7820
Principal place of business Level 28, AMP Tower
140 St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000
T: +61 8 6383 7820
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Level 5,191 St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000
T: 08 9324 2099
Auditor William Buck Audit (WA) Pty Ltd
Level 3, 15 Labouchere Road
South Perth WA 6151
Solicitors Hamilton Locke
Level 39
152-158 St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000
Stock exchange listing Brazilian Critical Minerals Limited shares are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange
(ASX code: BCM)
Website www.braziliancriticalminerals.com
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Review of operations
Sustainability
Annual Mineral Resource Statement
Directors' report
Auditor's independence declaration
Consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income
Consolidated statement of financial position
Consolidated statement of changes in equity
Consolidated statement of cash flows
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Consolidated entity disclosure statement
Directors' declaration
Independent auditor's report to the members of Brazilian Critical Minerals Limited
Shareholder information
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REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
Overview
Brazilian Critical Minerals Limited (‘BCM’ or the ‘Company’) is a mineral exploration and development company, focused on
the Ema Rare Earth Elements (‘REE’) Project (‘Ema’ or ‘the Project’) located in the Apuí region of Amazonas State, Brazil. The
Project is situated within terrain that has developed extensive clay-rich horizons enriched in rare earth elements, including the
high-value magnet rare earths neodymium (‘Nd’), praseodymium (‘Pr’), dysprosium (‘Dy’) and terbium (‘Tb’). Ema is one of the
largest ionic adsorption clay (‘IAC’) rare earth deposits globally, and the only known in-situ recovery (‘ISR’) ready rare earth
projects in the western world.
FY2026 was a transformational year for the Company, marked by the delivery of the Bankable Feasibility Study (‘BFS’) for Ema,
a 58% increase in the Indicated Mineral Resource, continued strong metallurgical and processing results, key permitting
milestones with Brazil's National Mining Agency (Agência Nacional de Mineração, ‘ANM’), and the establishment of a new
strategic partnership. The Company also progressed offtake discussions with multiple parties and secured further funding to
support the Project's advancement toward a Final Investment Decision (‘FID’).
Bankable Feasibility Study delivers exceptional economics
In June 2026, the Company announced Ema’s BFS, and confirmed exceptional Project economics to deliver a long-life,
economically resilient rare earth project, to advance BCM’s pathway toward development.
Key BFS metrics1
:
• Post tax NPV8: US$1.47B
• Post-tax IRR: 105%
• Capex (stage 1): US$74M
• Payback period: 6-months
• Operating costs: US$8.84/kg Total Rare Earth Oxide (‘TREO’)
• Product: Premium Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate (‘MREC’) averaging ~52% TREO
The BFS incorporates a two-stage development basis, targeting a life-of-mine (‘LOM’) average processing capacity of
approximately 5,500tpa TREO1
over a 20-year mine life. The Project combines staged low development capital expenditure,
low operating costs, simplified flow sheets and the production of a single saleable high-value MREC product to generate a post-
tax NPV8 of US$1.47B1
(as outlined in Table 1).
Table 1: Bankable Feasibility Study key outcomes1
Production Metrics Unit LOM High Case
Life of Mine years 20
Average Annual TREO produced t 5,500
Average Annual MREO produced t 1,900
TREO (in final MREC) % 52%
Base Case Price – NdPr US$/kg 108
High Case Price – NdPr US$/kg 130
NPV, returns and key metrics Unit Base Case High Case
NPV8% (post-tax, ungeared) US$M 1,465 1,856
IRR (post-tax, nominal basis) % 105 124
Total Cash Flow (post-tax) US$M 3,369 4,239
EBITDA (LOM Avg) US$M 219 271
Payback period (pre-tax, from first production) months 6 3
Pre-production capital expenditure US$M 74 74
Unit cash operating costs
C1 Operating Cost – TREO US$/kg 8.84 8.84
C1 Operating Cost - MREO US$/kg 22.44 22.44
Payability % 70 70
1 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 30 June 2026.
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A central driver of the Project's economics is its in-situ recovery (‘ISR’) mining method, which extracts rare earths directly from
the clay host via injection and extraction holes rather than through conventional open-pit mining, crushing and physical ore
processing. This substantially reduces the environmental footprint of the project, which eliminates the need for open pit mining
and all associated infrastructure as well as a large portion of operational costs. This was the primary driver of the Stage 1 low
capital expenditure.
The Stage 1 pre-production capital expenditure2
of US$74M is inclusive of a US$19M CO2 capture and storage system covering
Stage 1 and 2 production, and Year 1 wellfield development costs. The Stage 2 expansion capital2
of US$27M targeted in Year
2/3 would further increase capacity by 100%.
The staged development approach was adopted specifically to reduce initial capital outlay and financing risk as well as allowing
time to establish the initial Wellfield 1 leaching arrangements, allowing Stage 2's capacity doubling to be substantially funded
from Stage 1 operating cash flow given the Project's short payback period, while preserving the option for further expansion
beyond Stage 2 as the wellfield network is progressively developed across the Project area.
Figure 1: Location of Process Plant and associated infrastructure during the first years of production2
.
The anticipated leaching schedule outlined in Figure 1 assumes staggered development where a series of pods are leached
sequentially and in parallel, with those pods closest to the processing plant being developed first. Stage 1 will be developed
over the first 2 years followed by an expansion of 100% to Stage 2 targeting full capacity in year 4. Over the Project's 20-year
life of mine, extraction of approximately 109,500 tonnes of TREO is anticipated, with an expected average processing capacity
of ~5,500tpa TREO (~10,500tpa of shipped MREC) (refer Table 2 and Figure 2). The Project is designed to produce a single final
MREC product of ~52% TREO2
, with grade varying across the different mineralisation pods.
Table 2: BFS key physical outcomes2
Production Metrics Unit Years 1-5 LOM
Life of Mine years 20
Total MREC produced t 39,900 210,500
Total TREO produced t 20,800 109,500
Total MREO produced t 7,300 38,020
Average TREO plant feed Grade ppm 1,184 1,184
MREO Recovery % 55 55
2 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 30 June 2026.
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Figure 2: BFS Production profile over life of mine 20 years3
The BFS represents an advanced study, reflecting an expected accuracy range of approximately ±15%, subject to the
assumptions, exclusions, and qualifications outlined in the study. The key financial inputs and outcomes3
are outlined in
Table 3. Base case pricing was derived from independent commissioned analysis with a specific focus on Ema rare earth
elements: NdPr, Dy and Tb; a High Case scenario (pricing escalated 20%) was also presented, yielding a post-tax NPV8 of
US$1.86B and IRR of 124%.
Table 3: Key financial inputs and outcomes3
Key financial outcomes Unit Base Case High Case
Price inputs (LOM average) +20%
R$:US$ (long term forecast) 5.15 5.15
NdPr price forecast – average LOM US$/kg 108 130
Dy price forecast – average LOM US$/kg 1,583 1,900
Tb price forecast – average LOM US$/kg 3,869 4,643
Cashflow & Earnings Metrics
Annual Revenue US$M 265 318
Total Revenue US$M 5,436 6,526
Project net cashflow (post-tax) US$M 3,369 4,239
NPV, returns and key metrics
NPV8% (pre-tax, ungeared) US$M 1,785 2,258
NPV8% (post-tax) US$M 1,465 1,856
IRR (pre-tax, nominal basis) % 120 142
IRR (post-tax, nominal basis) % 105 124
Payback period (pre-tax, from first production) months 6 3
Capital efficiency (pre-tax NPV / capex) multiple 16.2x 20.5x
Pre-production capital expenditure US$M 74 74
LOM sustaining capital expenditure US$M / year 12.95 12.95
Unit cash operating costs
Annual operating cost US$M 42.4 42.4
Annual operating cost US$/kg TREO 8.84 8.84
Annual AISC US$/kg MREO 37.50 37.50
Base Case: Weighted Average price. High Case: Weighted Average price based on commissioned pricing and escalated by 20% by BCM.
Pre-Production Capital Expenditure is inclusive of 14.4% contingency. Annual revenue is inclusive of the 70% payability and FOB Manaus.
3 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 30 June 2026.
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Total MREC (t) Total TREO (t) Total MREO (t)
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Indicated Mineral Resource Estimate4
increased by 58%
In April 2026, the Company updated the Ema Project Mineral Resource Estimate4
to 1.07 billion tonnes at 732ppm TREO,
including a 58% increase in the Indicated Resource to 392Mt at 773ppm TREO (refer Table 4), up from 248Mt at 759ppm
reported5
on 21 February 2025. The updated MRE was completed by GE21 Consultoria Mineral and incorporates assay results
from the Company's recent extensional and infill drilling program across the Ema tenement package.
This high-confidence resource expansion materially de-risks the pathway to development, while retaining significant
exploration upside beyond the current resource boundary. The update confirms Ema as one of the largest ionic adsorption clay
rare earth deposits globally and underpins the long life-of-mine profile adopted in the BFS.
Table 4: Ema REE Project 2026 JORC 2012 Mineral Resource Estimate4
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
Notes: Totals may not balance due to rounding of figures. For footnotes, please refer to the Annual Mineral Resource Statement.
A 101-hole drilling program was completed during the year (refer Figure 3) using hand-held augers, drilled to a maximum depth
of 20m providing a low cost, rapid deployment drilling program, with sufficient access to Ema’s enriched zone.
Figure 3: Location of 2026 MRE6
outline (Indicated + Inferred) with red dots representing drilling completed in 2025.
Assay results confirmed thick, high-grade mineralised intercepts and a consistent pattern of increasing magnet rare earth
(NdPr, Dy, Tb) grades toward the base of the weathered profile, ideal for in-situ leaching. Refer to Figure 4.
Results included standout intercepts such as:
o 10m @ 1,049ppm TREO (EMA-TR-492), ending in 2,999ppm TREO7
o 10m @ 1,048ppm TREO (EMA-TR-417), ending in 1,443ppm TREO8
o 6m @ 1,341ppm TREO (EMA-TR-430), ending in 1,299ppm TREO8
4
Refer to ASX Announcement dated 22 April 2026 and the Annual Mineral Resource Statement.
5 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 21 February 2025 and the Annual Mineral Resource Statement.
6 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 22 April 2026.
7 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 3 March 2026.
8 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 1 December 2025.
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Figure 4: Drill-hole profiles9
showing typical ionic REE enrichment zone with high NdPr grades close to the fresh rock interface.
Metallurgical Test work and Process Development
The Company advanced several parallel workstreams during the year validating the ISR processing route and product quality
for Ema, progressing from laboratory-scale leach test work through to field-scale trials and sample MREC product, in
collaboration with the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (‘ANSTO’) and Rare Earth Technologies Inc.
(‘RETi’) based in the United States.
Magnesium Sulphate assay program10
: A magnesium sulphate soluble rare earth assay program was completed on samples
from the 2025 extensional and infill drilling campaign, testing the proportion of rare earths readily exchangeable under the
mild leaching conditions proposed for ISR. Across 56 holes and 262 samples, 58 intercepts within the mineralised horizon
returned average recoveries of 48% TREO and 62% MREO10
, with the results closely matching the recovery assumptions
adopted in the February 2025 Scoping Study. The soluble MREO:TREO ratio within the mineralised horizon averaged 39%10
,
notably higher than the 25% MREO:TREO ratio reported in the April 2026 Mineral Resource Estimate, indicating the extractable
rare earth basket is more magnet-rare-earth-rich than the bulk resource grade alone suggests. Results confirmed strong ionic
rare earth enrichment concentrated in the lower saprolite horizon immediately above fresh bedrock — the key target zone for
future wellfield development, as indicated in Figure 5 and 6.
Figure 5: Drill hole map10
with the soluble gram x meter from the 2025 Infill holes, with cross section A-B. Drill hole results
displayed are only those from within the Indicated and Inferred portions of the April 2026 MRE.
9 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 1 December 2025.
10 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 4 June 2026.
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Figure 6: Cross section11
A-B from EMA-TR-492 & EMA-TR-493
Field leaching trials: Magnesium sulphate successfully leached rare earth elements into solution via ionic exchange during in-
situ recovery field trials at the Ema Project as shown in Figure 7. Two field locations were injected with MgSO4 to extract Rare
Earth bearing solution from downslope monitoring wells closely simulating the layout and operational flow dynamics, to gather
permeability and hydrological performance data critical to ISR system design, and collect enough pregnant liquor solution
(‘PLS’) to produce a representative MREC sample. The results achieved are in line with laboratory scale tests (refer Table 5),
with an initial lag phase of clay-rich horizon saturation with MgSO4, followed by REE mobilisation once Ph has transitioned to
below 4, as shown in Figure 8.
Figure 7: Precipitated solids directly in the field after in-situ leaching12
. Small amounts of reagent added to rare earth rich
solution causing the rare earths and impurities to precipitate (cloudy material) in a beaker directly near extraction wells.
11 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 4 June 2026.
12 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 27 October 2025.
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Table 5: Data Comparison of Field Trial ISR vs ANSTO ISR Column Test TREO and MREO values13
Hole ID Day (from) Day (to)
No.
Days
Avg MREO
(ppm)
Avg TREO
(ppm)
MREO:TREO
%
H1-F9 9 27 19 552 1,356 41%
including 12 20 10 929 2,281 41%
H1-F8 11 35 25 114 293 37%
including 18 24 7 262 657 39%
H1-F7 12 34 23 280 672 41%
including 16 25 10 408 959 42%
H1-F6 35 47 13 669 1,538 43%
including 37 47 11 737 1,639 43%
ANSTO 6 13 7 855 2,382 36%
The field pilot trial PLS solution and the ANSTO column ISR PLS achieved similar leaching profiles and sustained TREO and MREO
grades, reinforcing the Company’s confidence in the Ema project.
Figure 8: Pregnant liquor solution grades extracted from monitoring hole H1-F9 located in the optimal path of solution flow
from the field trial. MREO grades average 40% of the TREO values13
ANSTO Representative MREC sample14
: ANSTO test work on pregnant liquor solution recovered from on-site field trials
produced a high-grade mixed rare earth carbonate (refer Figure 9), subsequently refined to a product grading 52.5% TREO. The
MREC also contains exceptionally high levels of magnet oxides at 41.5% - among the highest magnet rare earth oxide products
reported globally for this deposit type, with impurity levels (iron, aluminum, calcium, magnesium, uranium and thorium)
reduced to trace levels14
.
13 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 18 August 2025.
14 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 17 December 2025.
10 14 10 23 36 9 13 9 146 113 295 482
917
1428
1216 1225
1017 987 1088
640
234 86 185 65 178 107 83 24 17 58
28 35 30 57 87 27 38 28
357 279
725
1100
2285
3510
2989 2996
2515
2437
2667
1584
581
220
459
166
438
261 195
59 46 142
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
GRADE
(ppm)
Days
TREO & MREO from hole H1-F9
MREO (ppm) TREO (ppm)
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Figure 9: ANSTO produced MREC product containing on average approximately 52% by volume TREO15
.
Oxide samples ready for shipment to potential offtake partners.
All representative MREC samples produced during the year was distributed to potential offtake partners in the United States,
Europe and Asia for evaluation.
Restoration Water Washing Trials16
: Following the magnesium sulphate field leaching trials, post-leach water washing and
restoration trials confirmed that clay chemistry can be successfully returned to pre-leach baseline conditions, with pH,
aluminium, iron and magnesium levels returning to natural background concentrations and greater than 90% recovery of
magnesium ions for lixiviant recycling, supporting both the environmental case for ISR and an expected reduction in reagent
operating costs.
Taken together, the Company considers these results to represent a consistent and technically mature validation pathway for
Ema, from the laboratory-scale soluble assay work through to high-purity sample product output, underpinning the
metallurgical assumptions adopted in the BFS.
Downstream Separation PLS upgrade17
: Post field trial Test work conducted with RETi using its proprietary cerium-depletion
and high-performance liquid chromatography (‘HPLC’) technology achieved a 200x increase in rare earth concentration (from
930ppm to 186,000ppm, or 18.6% TREO-Ce) with 100% recovery and no loss of rare earth elements, and separated individual
high-purity rare earth oxides (minimum 99.9% purity) in a 24-minute cycle time. This technology has the potential to eliminate
multiple stages of the conventional process plant, including solvent extraction circuits, offering material capital and operating
cost savings if incorporated into the Project's flowsheet.
15 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 17 December 2025.
16 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 20 October 2025.
17 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 12 January 2026.
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Permitting and Regulatory Engagement
The Company continued to progress a two-fold permitting strategy with the ANM, covering both trial mining licences (Guias
de Utilização) and the pathway to full-scale mining operating licences, while engaging in parallel with Amazonas State's
environmental authority (‘IPAAM’) and the federal land settlement agency (‘INCRA’).
A trial mining licence allows projects to be fast tracked into production whilst collating information to make a full mining licence
application, and is valid for recurring three-year increments.
The first step in a full-scale mining licence application requires a Plano de Aproveitamento Economico (‘PAE’), which
incorporates a detailed mine plan and results from the Bankable Feasibility Study, to be submitted to the ANM.
During FY2026, the Company progressed the regulatory pathway and achieved the following milestones18
:
• Final Exploration Reports approved:
In June 2026, exploration reports for the Ema Project tenements were approved — representing the first formal step in
converting the Company's exploration tenements into trial mining licences.
• Trial mining licence applications:
Two trial mining licence applications were submitted to a dedicated ANM task force, with subsequent on-site field
validation visit by ANM personnel in December 2025.
• IPAAM approval:
Assessment of the Project's Environmental Impact Study continued through IPAAM, with the required INCRA consent
progressing. INCRA requires landowners across the Ema tenements to hold definitive titles, and to effectively consent to
activities on their land. Two of the five seven landowners hold titles, with the remaining progressing their land registration
with the assistance and support from BCM.
• The Company continued to build strong municipal, state and federal relationships throughout the year, including
engagement at the Apuí agricultural show and meetings between senior BCM representatives and government officials.
Strategic Partnerships
In April 2026, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement19
with Southern Alliance Mining (‘SAM’), which owns 40%
of MCRE Resources Sdn Bhd, an operator of one of the world's largest ISR rare earth operations at the Gerik mine in Malaysia.
The agreement provides a framework for the parties to jointly assess technical, commercial and operational opportunities,
unlock synergies, and evaluate potential development pathways and distribution of rare earth production from the respective
projects.
During the year, the Company continued discussions with potential global offtake partners with Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate
products from BCM’s Ema Project shared for specific testing. These discussions remain ongoing.
Funding
The Company remained well funded throughout FY2026 to advance operations with multiple equity raises, and option
conversions, further supported by the Company’s convertible note agreement.
The following equity raises were successfully completed:
• $2,019,403 raised (before costs) on 12 August 2025, with the completion of Tranche 2 of the June 2025 share placement20
and the following were issued:
o 252,425,353 fully paid ordinary shares20
at $0.008 per share.
o 166,666,660 free attaching options21
(exercisable at $0.011 each on or before 12 August 2027).
o 15,000,000 fully paid shares22
were also issued to lead managers on 23 October 2025.
• $50,000 raised (before costs) on 28 August 2025, and the following were issued:
o 2,173,913 fully paid ordinary shares23
at $0.023 per share.
18 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 30 June 2026.
19
Refer to ASX Announcement dated 20 April 2026.
20 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 5 June 2025.
21 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 12 August 2025.
22 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 23 October 2025.
23 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 28 August 2025.
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• $6,000,000 raised (before costs) on 9 October 2025, via a placement to professional and institutional investors, and the
following were issued:
o 200,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares24
at $0.03 per share.
o 50,000,000 options25
(exercisable at $0.04 each on or before 1 October 2028) were issued to lead managers.
During the year ended 30 June 2026, 53,674,998 options were exercised at $0.011 per option, converting into an equal number
of ordinary shares and generating cash proceeds of $590,425.
Under the Company’s convertible note agreement with Drake Private Investments LLC (‘Drake’), the following financing
activities occurred:
• On 28 August 2025, the Company converted $867,000 of outstanding debt and capitalised interest to ordinary shares,
with the issue of 120,416,667 ordinary shares26
to Drake following receipt of their conversion notice.
• On 18 December 2025, the Company received an additional $300,000 loan from Drake, with a maturity of 15 December
2026.
Research and Development
In May 2026, the Company received both an Advance Finding and an Overseas Finding from the Australian Government's
Department of Industry, Science and Resources (‘DISR’) under the Australian R&D Tax Incentive program27
. The Advance
Finding provides multi-year pre-approval of the eligibility of the Company's registered core and supporting R&D activities for
Ema, providing certainty over the Company's ability to claim the tax offset in respect of this expenditure across the approved
period. The Overseas Finding separately confirms that specified R&D activities conducted outside Australia — namely certain
ISR, metallurgical and hydrogeological test work that must be performed in Brazil due to the location-specific nature of the
Ema deposit — are also eligible activities, notwithstanding that they are not conducted within Australia. Together, these
findings materially reduce the regulatory and compliance risk associated with the Company's R&D expenditure, and support
the Company's ability to fund and progress the Ema Project's ongoing technical program.
Legal Proceedings
As announced to the market on 25 November 2025, the Company is subject to an ongoing legal dispute28
with Drake in relation
to the Company’s convertible loan agreement dated 16 December 2019. Drake alleges breaches by the Company concerning
the loan conversion made under the agreement.
Drake’s claim seeks, amongst other things, the issue of options, and reimbursement of legal costs. The Company disputes the
allegations and intends to defend the proceedings.
Further detail regarding this matter is set out in the Contingent Liabilities note to the financial statements.
24
Refer to ASX Announcement dated 9 October 2025.
25 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 16 October 2025.
26 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 28 August 2025.
27 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 4 May 2026.
28 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 25 November 2025.
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Sustainability
The adoption of responsible environmental, social, and corporate governance practices is integral to all aspects of BCM's
operational activities and underpins the Company's future as a successful rare earth development company. BCM's Ema Project
resource contains critical minerals that are vital to the delivery of global decarbonisation and clean energy goals. Rare earth
elements, particularly the magnet rare earths neodymium-praseodymium (‘NdPr’), dysprosium and terbium, are essential
components of the permanent magnets used in electric vehicle motors and wind turbine generators, underpinning the global
transition away from fossil fuel-based transport and power generation. These metals are also critical to a wide range of
advanced technologies, including robotics, consumer electronics, defence systems and precision industrial equipment. The use
of rare earths in global decarbonisation and electrification technologies is a material opportunity for BCM.
The Company, which has been present in the Apui town for 12 years, continued to build relationships with local landholders,
communities as well as municipal, state and federal stakeholders during the year, including engagement at the annual Apuí
agricultural show, participation in a joint IPAAM/INCRA land title registration campaign benefiting the Company's landholder
agreement process, as well as multiple meetings between senior Company representatives and the government officials. The
Company recognises that securing land access on acceptable terms and maintaining the trust of local communities and
government stakeholders is fundamental to the Project's development pathway.
More broadly, the Company considers Ema's development to be strategically aligned with global efforts to diversify rare earth
supply chains beyond a small number of existing sources. Backed by the Project's scale, low capital intensity and ongoing
government engagement in Brazil, BCM believes Ema is well positioned to become a reliable, and more importantly sustainable
future supplier of rare earths outside China.
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Annual Mineral Resources Statement
Annual Review
The Company conducted a review of its mineral resources and ore reserves at 30 June 2026 in accordance with Listing Rule
5.21.5.
Ema Project
Ema Rare Earth Project is located in the Apuí region of Amazonas State, Brazil. The Project is situated within terrain that has
developed extensive clay-rich horizons enriched in rare earth elements, including the high-value magnet rare earths
neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium. Ema is one of the largest ionic adsorption clay rare earth deposits
globally.
Resources
Table 6 contains the updated Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) of 1.07 billion tonnes at 732ppm TREO29
. The updated MRE
incorporates assay results from the Company's recent extensional and infill drilling program across the Ema tenement package.
Table 6: Ema Project JORC 2012 Mineral Resource Estimate29
JORC
Category
Tonnes
Mt
TREO
ppm
NdPr
Ppm
DyTb
ppm
MREO
ppm
MREO:TREO
%
Indicated 392 773 184 17 200 25
Inferred 681 712 168 15 184 25
Total 1,071 732 174 16 190 25
Notes:
1. TREO = total rare earth oxides (CeO2, Dy2O3, Er2O3, Eu2O3, Gd2O3, Ho2O3, La2O3, Lu2O3, Nd2O3, Pr6O11, Sm2O3, Tb4O7, Tm2O3, Yb2O3) + Y2O3
2. NdPr=Pr6O11+Nd2O3
3. DyTb= Dy2O3 + Tb4O7
4. Cut-off grade 500ppm TREO
5. Totals may not balance due to rounding of figures
Review of Material Changes
The total changes to the Mineral Resource Estimate from February 2025 are summarised in table 7.
The previous MRE for Ema compliant to JORC 2012 reporting guidelines was reported on 21 February 2025.
Table 7: Ema REE Project Global Mineral Resource Estimate29,30
Resource
JORC
Category
Tonnes
Mt
TREO
ppm
NdPr
ppm
DyTb
ppm
MREO
ppm
MREO:TREO
%
April 202629
Indicated 392 773 184 17 200 25
April 202629
Inferred 681 712 168 15 184 25
April 202629
Total 1,071 732 174 16 190 25
Feb 202530
Indicated 248 759 176 16 192 25
Feb 202530
Inferred 695 701 165 16 181 26
Feb 202530
Total 943 716 168 16 184 26
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