Ema ISR field trial achieves first major permeability hurdle
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Released 27th May 2025
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EMA ISR FIELD TRIAL
ACHEIVES FIRST MAJOR PERMEABILITY HURDLE
Highlights
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Injected solution recorded in all downslope monitoring holes after only 72 hours, exceeding
internal expectations
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Injection test has validated hydraulic connectivity in the test wells within the mineralised zone
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Solution breakthrough, measured water levels and pressure readings within the mineralised
zone provides evidence of the deposit's hydraulic conditions and is indicative of the
potential for the movement of mining solution in an ISR mining operation
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Previous ANSTO testwork suggests soft, friable, quartz rich nature of Ema mineralisation results
in high recoveries of key magnet rare earth elements over short leaching duration periods
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ISR trial will include completion of multiple injection scenarios and include final water washing
and clay rehabilitation testwork
Andrew Reid, Managing Director, commented:
“The Ema field trial has a number of planned objectives, the most important is to assess the hydraulic
permeability of the rare earth rich clay horizon. We are absolutely thrilled that within 72 hours post
the commencement of solution injection we can already measure that solution in all of the extraction
holes installed.
These results are an enormous step for the project towards commercialisation, and the results are
considered by the company to be extremely encouraging and show that sustainable solution flow
should be achievable with the application of ISR leaching techniques with the data and results to date
better than expected.
The company continues to assess data as it is returned and detailed permeability measurements
are being collected daily as we move through the field trial scenarios."
Brazilian Critical Minerals Ltd (ABN: 82 089 221 634)
AUS: Level 28, 140 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
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Brazilian Critical Minerals Limited (ASX: BCM) (“BCM” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it
has completed the first significant step of its Ema pilot field trial in Brazil.
BCM has commenced a series of ISR field trials at the Ema rare earths project which will allow the
Company to assess the hydrogeological conditions, obtain valuable information on the leach
characteristics of the rare earths, whilst collecting solutions rich in rare earths able to generate a final
mixed rare earth carbonate product.
The trial includes the installation of injection and extraction holes drilled a set distance apart, and the
time taken for the solution to be recorded in the extraction holes is used to determine and calculate the
hydraulic permeability.
After only 72hrs of commencement of the first injection trial, all the extraction holes recorded significant
influx of solution demonstrating the suitability of the chosen method for leaching at the Ema deposit.
The Company will continue with solution injection as it continues to define and validate various depositspecific characteristics of the Ema rare earths deposit.
Figure 1. view of the water storage tanks piped to injection holes designed and drilled to optimise and
test solution permeability.
Brazilian Critical Minerals Ltd (ABN: 82 089 221 634)
AUS: Level 28, 140 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
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Figure 2. aerial view of the ISR setup, injection and extraction holes and associated infrastructure.
This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board of Directors.
Enquiries
For more information please contact:
Andrew Reid
Managing Director
Brazilian Critical Minerals Limited
Andrew.reid@braziliancriticalminerals.com
Brazilian Critical Minerals Ltd (ABN: 82 089 221 634)
AUS: Level 28, 140 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
ASX Announcement
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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 and
adjacent sediments.
BCM has defined an indicated and inferred MRE of
943Mt of REE’s with metallurgical recoveries
averaging 68% MREO, representing some of the
highest for these types of deposits anywhere in the
world.
The Company has converted the MRE central portion
from Inferred into the Indicated category with an
extensive drill program during 2024 which has
underpinned the scoping study and economic
analysis released in February 2025.
Ema REE Global Mineral Resource Estimate @COG 500ppm TREO
JORC
cut-off
Tonnes
TREO
NdPr
DyTb
MREO
MREO: TREO
Category
ppm TREO
Mt
ppm
ppm
ppm
ppm
%
Indicated
500
248
759
176
16
192
25
Inferred
500
695
701
165
16
181
26
Total
500
943
716
168
16
184
26
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, 17th Feb 2025, 26th Feb 2025, 10th March
2025, 13th March 2025 and 28th April 2025. The Company confirms that is not aware of any new
information or data that materially affects the information included in the above-mentioned releases.
Brazilian Critical Minerals Ltd (ABN: 82 089 221 634)
AUS: Level 28, 140 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
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