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June 2025
First ISR Rare Earths on the ASX
Ultra Low Capex
Ultra Low Opex Production
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Competent person statement
The information in this announcement that relates to the Ema Mineral Resource is based on and fairly represents
information compiled by Mr. Antonio de Castro (acts as BCM´s Senior Consulting Geologist through the consultancy
firm, ADC Geologia Ltda) and Mr. Leonardo Rocha (associate of GE21 Consultoria Mineral Ltda). Mr. de Castro is a
member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and Mr. Rocha is a member of Australasian Institute
of Geoscientists. Both have sufficient experience of relevance to the styles of mineralisation and types of deposits
under consideration, and to activities undertaken to qualify as Competent Persons as defined in the 2012 Edition of
the Joint Ore Reserve Committee (JORC) Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources
and Ore Reserves. Mr. de Castro is the Competent Person for the geological and mineralization model database
(including all drilling information). Mr. Rocha is the Competent Person for the construction of the 3D
geology/mineralisation model plus the mineral resource estimation. Mr Leonardo Rocha undertook a site visit to
the Ema Project between July 11 and 15, 2024. Mr de Castro has planned, managed and/or conducted work
programmes for the Ema/Ema East Project, including drilling. He has visited the site on numerous occasions. Mr. de
Castro and Mr. Rocha consent to the inclusion in this report of the matters on their information in the form and
context in which they appear.
The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information
included in the original market announcements and, in the case of Mineral Resources, that all material
assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the original release continue to apply and
have not materially changed. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person’s
findings are presented have not been materially modified from the relevant original market announcements. Refer
to the attached Appendices for further information on the Mineral Resource Estimate and metal equivalents.
“Ema Rare Earth Project Scoping Study”, dated 26 February 2025.
All material assumptions underpinning the production targets and forecast financial information derived from the
production targets in the previous announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed and are
considered preliminary in nature.
Exploration results and mineral resources
The information in this Presentation that relates to Exploration Results and Mineral Resources is based upon and
fairly represents information previously released to the ASX on 22 May 2023, 6 June 2023, 17 July 2023, 31 July 2023,
13 September 2023, 3 October 2023, 19 October 2023, 7 December 2023, 29 January 2024, 6 February 2024, 22
February 2024, 13 March 2024, 3 April 2024, 22 April 2024, 3 May 2024, 20 May 2024, 8 July 2024, 2 August 2024, 6
August 2024, 19 August 2024, 8 October, 11 November, 19 November, 14 January, 21 January, 17 February and 25
February.
This presentation has been approved for release by the Board of Directors.
Investment Highlights
1
Tier-1 Scale Resource
with High-Value
Magnet Rare Earth
Elements (REEs)
The Ema Project hosts 943Mt @ 716ppm TREO, including a 341Mt starter zone with 26% high-value magnet
REEs (Nd, Pr, Dy, Tb) — placing it among the largest ionic clay REE projects globally.
2
Innovative, Low-Cost
Extraction via In-Situ
Recovery (ISR)
BCM is pioneering ISR for REEs outside China, offering a potentially low-cost, low-impact alternative to
traditional mining. Early field trials show fluid breakthrough within 72 hours, validating permeability.
3
Exceptional Project
Economics (Scoping
Study, March 2025)
The project delivers a post-tax NPV of US$498M and IRR of 55% with a 2-year payback. Capex of just US$55M
(incl. 35% contingency) - highlights capital efficiency.
4
Experienced CEO and
Board with extensive
Rare Earths and MineBuilding Expertise
Andrew Reid brings decades of mine development experience, including as COO of Hastings Technology
Metals, advancing the Yangibana REE project. The recent inclusion of Nicholas Holthouse (ex-CEO of
Meteoric Resources) provides further validation.
5
Equity Raising
Capital Raise of $3.5m for the purpose of advancing the Ema Project though to BFS and offtake
Corporate Overview
$0.01
1.6b
Current Share Price
Shares on Issue (post
completion)
$12.5m
$3.7m
Market Capitalisation (post
completion)
Est. Cash post completion
Shares
Funds
Raised
Existing Shares on Issue1
1,062,958,588
-
New Shares under the Offer2
500,000,000
A$4,000,000
Shares on issue post-Offer
1,562,958,588
-
Market Capitalisation @ Offer
Price
A$12,503,669
-
Capital Structure
1 Capital Structure excludes the following securities as at the Offer date:
Options and Performance Rights on Issue:
• BCMO (ASX:BCMO): 248.50M listed options, exercisable at $0.05, expiring 11 Jan 2026
• BCMOA (ASX:BCMOA): 48.14 listed options, exercisable at $0.12, expiring 31 Dec 2025
• BCMAD: 88.23m options, exercisable at $0.015, expiring 23 Dec 2027
• BCMAA: 3.00m options, exercisable at $0.05, expiring 20 Dec 2026
• BCMAE: 50.00m options, exercisable at $0.0175, expiring 15 Dec 2028
• BCMPR25: 16.00m performance rights
• BCMAB: 28.50m performance rights
Convertible Note held by Drake Special Situations LLC (Drake) of ~A$2.25 million was drawn (as of 31 March
2025) and A$0.9 million remains outstanding including accrued interest to the Offer date, convertible at $0.009
(or 10% below 5-day VWAP prior to conversion notice) into equity at Drake’s election. Maturity 15 December 2026.
Refer BCM EGM notice 3 April 2025.
2 Assumes A$4.0 million Placement at the Offer Price
Board of Directors
Andrew Reid
Nicholas Holthouse
Managing Director
Non-Executive Director
Andrew has over 30 years’ global
experience in geology, mine
development, and operations. He
was previously COO at Hastings
Technology Metals, leading the
Yangibana Rare Earths Project,
and has held senior roles at
Finders Resources, BCM
International, and Paladin Energy.
He also managed the Kevitsa
polymetallic mine in Finland from
construction through to
operations.
Nicholas is a mining executive
with deep project development
experience across rare earths
and base metals. He was most
recently CEO of Meteoric
Resources, leading development
of the Caldeira REE Project in
Brazil. He previously served as
COO at Hastings Technology
Metals and held leadership roles
at Merdeka Copper Gold, Finders
Resources, and European Nickel.
Jeremy Robinson
Non-Executive Chairman
Jeremy is a resources executive
with 20 years’ experience across
corporate finance and capital
markets. He is Principal of
Churchill Strategic Investments
Group and has financed
numerous ASX and TSX-listed
explorers and developers. His
background includes senior roles
in strategy, M&A, and business
development.
Large Resource Base
Central Starter Area Mineral Resource Estimate – February 2025
73% of Central Starter Area classified as Indicated Resource
746 341M
TREO ppm
Tonnes Mt
25% 190
MREO:TREO
NdPr + DyTb ppm
Ema REE Project 2025 Mineral Resource Estimate – Central Starter Zone
JORC
Category
cut-off
ppm
TREO
Tonnes
Mt
TREO
ppm
NdPr
ppm
DyTb
ppm
MREO
ppm
MREO:TREO
%
Indicated
500
248
759
176
16
192
25
Inferred
500
93
712
168
16
185
26
*Total
500
341
746
174
16
190
25
Ema REE Project 2025 Mineral Resource Estimate – Global MRE
Ind + Inf
500
943
716
168
Global MRE 943Mt is inclusive of Central Starter Zone total of 341Mt
16
184
26
In-situ recovery mining
The most cost effective,
environmentally friendly
method of mining
RIGHT
RIGHT
RIGHT
Geology
Style of Mineralisation
Confining Layer
Weathering less
than 20m deep
Ore grades directly
above bedrock
Non-fractured
bedrock at shallow
depths
RIGHT
Chemistry
RIGHT
Reagents
RIGHT
High recoveries and
Ionic leaching
Reagents with no detrimental
effects on the environment
MREC with 98% purity
Product
In-situ recovery is a well understood rare
earth mining method
Significant contributor to current world
production output
NO
Land Clearing
NO
Noisy Dusty Tuck
Haulage
NO
Open Pit Mining
NO
Large Processing
Facility
NO
Dirty Mining
Equipment
NO
Need for
Reclamation
Argus Media 2025 – Global Rare Earths market outlook February 2025
In-Situ REE Mining
“highest margin REE operations World wide”
• Readily leachable clays laden
with rare earths
• High proportion of silica ~50% in clay
• Lower proportion of clay materials
• Volumes of pores (air spaces) in the
clay is sufficient for solution flow
• Low Capex, Low Opex
• Proven decades old technology
• Only green reagents utilised
Rare Earths
• Using gravity as our natural
pumping system
• ISR accelerates natural
processes in the ground
Argus Media 2025 – Global Rare Earths market outlook February 2025
Simple Flow Sheet
Enables low Capex – US$55M
1
2
3
4
Top Soil
Impurity
Removal
Precipitation
MREC
Processing Plant
Steps 2 – 3 -4
Saprolite
Saprock (orezone)
recycled reagents
Basement Rock
Insitu leach - low CAPEX - low OPEX
Multiples lower Capex vs all other REE projects
https://mcreresources.com/
Highly Profitable at US$60/kg
NdPr (Spot Price)
Annual Production
(LOM avg)
8,700t MREC
4,800t TREO
1,800t MREO
Pre-production Capital
US$55M
includes 35% contingency
Cash Costs
US$6.15/kg TREO
US$16.95/kg NdPr
Free Cash Flow (post-tax
LOM)
US$498M
NPV8 (post-tax Spot)
US$355M
US$67Mpa
IRR (LOM)
Free Cash Flow (post-tax
Spot)
IRR (Spot)
Mine Life
US$48Mpa
only
Total free Cash (post-tax
LOM)
20 years – starter area
NPV8 (post-tax LOM)
US$1.3B
55%
52%
Payback Period
~2 years
Brazilian Critical Minerals (ASX:BCM) : Ema Scoping Study – Outstanding Financial Metrics 26th February 2025
Capex and Operating Costs
Capex
Unit
Spot
LOM
Pre-production capital expenditure
US$M
55
55
LOM sustaining capital expenditure
US$ / year
1.58
1.58
Unit cash operating costs
Unit
Spot
LOM
Annual operating cost
US$M
29.4
29.4
Annual operating cost
US$/kg TREO
6.15
6.15
Annual AISC
US$/kg TREO
7.08
7.08
Brazilian Critical Minerals (ASX:BCM) : Ema Scoping Study – Outstanding Financial Metrics 25th February 2025
Capex of US$55M includes
35% contingency
Lowest published Capex to
produce high value mixed
rare earth carbonate (MREC)
In-situ recovery capable of
producing REO at world’s
lowest possible cost
structure
US$55M Capex – 2.4 year Payback
Cumulative Net Cash Position US$M
1400
1200
1000
800
Expansion
capital from
cash flow
600
400
~2.4 years
payback
200
0
-1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
-200
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Years
LOM @ US$74/kg NdPr
LOM NPV – US$498M (post-tax)
Spot NPV – US$355M (post-tax)
Spot Price @ US$60/kg NdPr
LOM Pricing - US$74*/kg NdPr avg
Spot Pricing – US$60*/kg NdPr avg
*LOM – US$60/kg NdPr first 4 years
*Spot - US$60*/kg NdPr flat
Long Life - Ultra Low Opex
Annual Production Profile
MREC tpa
TREO tpa
40
MREO tpa
Cost of production US$/kg TREO
12,000
Product Sales (t)
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
30
20
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Years
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
MREC ~ 8,700tpa, inclusive of
~ 4,800tpa TREO, containing
~ 1,800tpa MREO
Lowest All-in-Sustaining Opex
of any Rare Earth Project
10
0
1
2024 REO Cash Cost Curve
Opex (US$7.08/kg)
92,750
165,500
REO (t)
248,250
331,000
LOM (AISC) US$7.08/kg TREO
Brazilian Critical Minerals (ASX:BCM) : Ema Scoping Study – Outstanding Financial Metrics 26th February 2025
Passes the Stress Test
Post-tax (LOM)
US$
• US$53/kg NdPr – 40% lower than LOM
Base Case (NPV US$498M, IRR 55%)
(US$M)
$53/kg
NdPr
$60/kg NdPr $53/kg NdPr
flat
flat
NPV
394
355
Discount Rate
8%
IRR
CE (NPV/Capex)
Price (US$74/kg), escalated in year 5
Opex 50%
higher
Plant Capex
50% higher
265
398
461
8%
8%
8%
8%
47%
52%
40%
45%
41%
476%
429%
321%
481%
376%
• US$60/kg NdPr – price maintained flat
at current spot price
• Project not sensitive to Capex and
Opex cost fluctuations
Under every stressed
scenario the project is
extremly cash flow positive
Brazilian Ionic Clay projects
Unit
BCM
MEI
Aclara
VMM
Scoping
Scoping
PEA
Scoping
Date
Feb 2025
Oct 2024
Sep 2024
Feb 2025
Project
Ema
Caldeira
Carina
Colossus
years
20
20
22
US$/kg (NdPr)
74
111
197
NPV (pre-tax)
US$M
668
1,403
2,337
IRR (pre-tax)
%
63
40
32
US$/kg (NdPr)
60
60
n/a
NPV (post-tax)
US$M
355
174
n/a
IRR (post-tax)
%
52
15
n/a
US$M
55
403
593
%
35
35
30
Operating Cost (LOM)
US$/kg TREO
6.15
6.74
27.60
Operating Cost (LOM)
US$/kg NdPr
16.95
20.41
96.69
%
70
70
87
Mine Life
Price Forecast - LOM
Price Forecast - Spot
Capex
Inclusive Capex Contingency
Payability
Capex - US$55M
• 6 x smaller than MEI
• 9 x smaller then Aclara
Lowest Opex and Capex
relative to peer group
Their good were better
Brazilian Critical Minerals (ASX:BCM) : Ema Scoping Study – Outstanding Financial Metrics 25th February 2025
Meteoric Resources NL (ASX:MEI) : High-Grade Figueira Resource Improves Scoping Study Metrics 22nd October 2024
Aclara Resources Inc (TSE: ARA) : Aclara announces updated PEA for its flagship Carina Module 5th September 2024
Brazilian Ionic Clay projects
ISR: Simple process big impact
Operating Cost
US$/kg TREO
27.6
20
15
10
Best in
Class
5
6.15
6.74
Operating Cost Comparison
US$/kg NdPr
700
500
80
60
96.69
40
400
16.95
20.41
Meteoric
Aclara
BCM
Meteoric
$593
Best in
Class
$403
100
0
BCM
300
200
Best in
Class
20
0
Capex
(inclusive of contingency)
600
100
Operating Cost US$/kg TREO
25
Operating Cost US$/kg TREO
120
Capital Cost US$M
30
Aclara
0
$55
BCM
Meteoric
Aclara
Lowest Capex and Opex of any rare earth project
Brazilian Critical Minerals (ASX:BCM) : Ema Scoping Study – Outstanding Financial Metrics 25th February 2025
Meteoric Resources NL (ASX:MEI) : High-Grade Figueira Resource Improves Scoping Study Metrics 22nd October 2024
Aclara Resources Inc (TSE: ARA) : Aclara announces updated PEA for its flagship Carina Module 5th September 2024
Superior Basket Price
SPOT MREC BASKET
Head Grade (ppm)
Reagent
Time
pH
Product
VMM
MEI
965
Magnesium Sulfate
30 Minutes
4.5
MREC
4,472
Ammonium Sulfate
30 Minutes
4.5
MREC
4,439
Ammonium Sulfate
30 Minutes
4.5
MREC
Price (12.02.25)
USD/kg
0.53
1.14
62.47
61.36
2.09
27.19
23.15
859.02
242.64
66.24
41.14
112.40
14.08
718.17
5.72
Oxide
La2O3
CeO2
Pr6O11
Nd2O3
Sm2O3
Eu2O3
Gd2O3
Tb4O7
Dy2O3
Ho2O3
Er2O3
Tm2O3
Yb2O3
Lu2O3
Y2O3
BCM
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
%
Basket $
%
Basket $
%
34.7
8.9
7.1
29.1
4.6
0.5
2.9
0.3
1.4
0.2
0.7
0.1
0.6
0.1
8.7
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
44.5
2.4
8.3
29.2
3.2
0.8
2.1
0.3
1.2
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.0
6.9
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
57.6
1.4
8.6
22.0
2.4
0.6
1.5
0.2
0.8
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.5
0.18
0.10
4.45
17.88
0.10
0.15
0.67
2.33
3.33
0.16
0.29
0.11
0.08
0.60
0.50
0.24
0.03
5.20
17.89
0.07
0.23
0.49
2.23
2.86
0.14
0.19
0.06
0.04
0.29
0.40
Basket $
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
0.30
0.02
5.34
13.50
0.05
0.16
0.35
1.72
1.94
0.07
0.12
0.01
0.01
0.07
0.26
Basket Price US$/kg (TREO)
$
30.93
$
30.34 $
23.92
Basket Price US$/kg (NdPrDyTb)
$
27.99
$
28.19 $
22.50
MREO %
TREO %
37.9
38.9
31.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
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90%
Highly comparable
Magnet value in Basket
38%
Highly comparable
MREO:TREO – leading composition for Ionic Clay
$30.93
Best in Class
Value of Basket – highest for Ionic clay
Market Cap
ASX REE Peers
$497M
$225M
$11M
BCM
$26M
$42M
VMM
IXR
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