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Green Rare Earths
Mine of the Future Now
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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
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The information in this report that relates to exploration results released by the
Company to the ASX on 2 April, 22 April, 3 May and 7 May 2024 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.
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. Refer to ASX
announcement dated 22 April 2024.
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 and 6 August 2024.
This presentation has been approved for release by the Board of Directors.
Brazilian REE
Landscape
EMA Rare Earths
Apuí Rare Earths
$11M
Serra Verde
EMA Rare Earths – >1Bt MRE
Apuí Rare Earths
30 km south from Apuí
Brazilian
Rare Earths
$557M
Caldera Project
$220M
Rare Earth Clay Deposits
3500
3000
Grade (ppm)
2500
Meteoric
Viridis
In-Production
2000
1500
Aclara
OD6
BRE
1000
Serra
Verde
Xunwu
EMA
Harena
Ionic
500
Typical IAC Grade
Range
0
200
400
600
Tonnes (kt)
800
1000
1200
See Appendix 1 for full reference list
Large Resource Base
Ema REE Project 2024
Mineral Resource Estimate
977 331M
TREO ppm
Tonnes Mt
31% 300
MREO:TREO
NdPr + DyTb ppm
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
World’s first fully
green REE mine
Large Resource Base
Lower Capex and Opex , Lower Cut-off Grade
utilised, More material can be mined
Lower Capital &
Operating Cost
Large Resource
Base
Lower Capital
ISR offers a lower capital expenditure to first cash
flow with no mining costs and fewer processing
steps involved to final product.
Lower Impact Mining
No mining No blasting No waste rock, No noise, No
dust and No large tailings dams or large open pits.
Eco-friendly chemicals.
The future
eco-friendly
mine
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 99% purity
Product
NO
Land Clearing
NO
Noisy Dusty Tuck
Haulage
NO
Open Pit Mining
NO
Large Processing
Facility
NO
Dirty Mining
Equipment
NO
Need for
Reclamation
In-Situ Leach potential
− Evaluation work to date says we can
Deposit Required Conditions
Deposit
Conditions
Remarks
Parent Rock
Shallow crustal
weathering
Excellent
Excellent
Bedrock at 15-20m depth
Deposit
Permeability
Fine (1-3m / day)
Excellent
Excellent
Initial testing confirms within
range. More test work required
to confirm
The groundwater level
coincides with the
bedrock
Excellent
Excellent
Water is free draining
Occurrence of Bedrock
Full confining layer
Good
Good
Dip angle of Ore
Gentle tilt
Excellent
Excellent
Thickness of Ore
Thick
Excellent
Excellent
Hydrogeological conditions
Engineering
Conditions
EmaApplicability
Applicability
Ema
Evaluation
Evaluation
5-10m orezones
In-Situ Mining
1
Magnesium Sulfate
Solution is injected
at top of orebody
2
Solution extracts
REE’s from orezone
and runs along top
of basement
3
Solution carrying
REE’s is extracted
via pumps
4
The solution is
removed of
impurities and
precipitated to form
MREC.
1
4
Top Soil
Saprolite
Saprock (Orezone)
Basement Rock
2
Solution rich in REE flows to extraction holes
3
Field Permeability Testing
− Evaluation of clayzone hydraulic conductivity ilicits strong rapid
response with very good percolation rates
− Drill Hole: TR-158
50L of Water Inserted Into Hole
3 inches
4.42m
Elevated Level
•
•
9.98m
Resting Level
50L of water
inserted into hole
Raises water level
by 5.56m, falls
within 150mins
Level (m)
Time (mins)
Elevated Water Level
4.42
0
Resting Water Level
9.98
150
Results
After 150 mins water level drops by 5.56m
Percolation Rate
9 Holes completed to date with similar results
Pumping field trials to be conducted during Q3 & Q4
2.22m/hr
Lab Diffusion Testing
Test mimicks ISR (leaching in the ground)
Diffusion Test - MREE Recoveries
Leaching Agent
− Beaker
Glass Fiber Sheet
Clay Sludge Bed
Recovered MREE
Slow Agitation
1
• Test shows REE’s flow through clay easily
• Results using different strength MgSO4
reach same value after 30 days
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 31
Days
(0.5M) MgSO4
(0.1M) MgSO4
Substantially Reduced
Flow Sheet
1
2
4
3
Aclara and Meteoric
Proposed Flow Sheet
Top Soil
Impurity
Removal
Precipitation
MREC
Mining
Direction
Clays
Recycling
Water Fertilizer
Ionic Exchange
Impurity
Removal
Rare Earths
Carbonate
Precipitation
Mixed Rare
Earths
Carbonate
Saprolite
Saprock (orezone)
recycled reagents
Basement Rock
Insitu leach
4 Step process flow sheet
Opportunities to substantially reduce
CAPEX and OPEX
Mining
Direction
Backfill of
Clays to
Mine
Clays
Clays
Washing
Nanofiltration
and Reverse
Osmosis
Clays
Water
Rare Earths
Tank (VAT) leach
10 Step process flow sheet
Commercial ISR Projects
Malaysia
ISR Mining Rare Earths in Malaysia
ISR construction and setup
reagent storage
• I – inground leaching
2
Impurity
removal
3
Precipitation
of REE’s
4
Production of
MREC
• S - simple (tanks and pipes)
• R - rapid leaching kinetics
enhance the viability
• Cost effective
• Quick establishment
• Low opex
https://mcreresources.com/
Magnesium Sulfate
Eco friendly reagent
Evaluation of MgSO4 shows strong recoveries for
• heap leaching – 63% MREE1
• Diffusion testing – similar to Chinese deposits2
Magnesium Sulfate
Amonium Sulfate
Fully water-soluble, and therefore immediately
plant-available
Can be harmful to aquatic organisms upon longterm exposure
Magnesium is a metal which has a strong ionic
bond compared to ammonium and aids leaching
losses of Ca, Mg and Al in the leaching process
make it difficult for plants to grow
reduces production of ammonia nitrogen
wastewater
can be harmful if used in excess
supply the Mg needed by soils
century-old industrial process that produces a lot
of greenhouse gas
impact of nitrogen accumulation on plant species
diversity and composition
1. (ASX: BCM) Excellent Heap Leach Recoveries Ema Project 06.08.24
2. (ASX: BCM) Excellent Heap Leach Recoveries Ema Project 06.08.24
Leach Recoveries to Date
REE Mining
Impurity Removal
REE Leaching
REE Precipitation
MREC Production
Test
Reagent
Target
pH
Temp
°C
Leach
Duration
MREE
(%)
Leaching Type
1
0.5 (NH4)2SO4
4.5
ambient
2 hrs
68
VAT (tank) leaching
2
0.5M MgSO4
4.5
ambient
18 days
63
Heap Leaching
3
MgSO4
Field pumping trials to commence in Q4 2024
In-Situ Leaching
• In-situ leaching trials to commence in the coming months
• Leaching with Magnesium Sulfate is the most environmentally friendly reagent as it contains no nitrogen
1. (ASX:BCM) World Leading Recoveries Confirmed at Ema Project 07.05.24
2. (ASX: BCM) Excellent Heap Leach Recoveries Ema Project 06.08.24
Leach Impurities to Date
REE Mining
mg/l
REE Leaching
Impurity Removal
REE Precipitation
MREC Production
Uranium
(U)
Thorium
(Th)
Aluminium
(Al)
Iron
(Fe)
Calcium
(Ca)
Silica
(Si)
0.2
0.02
73
<1
11
6
• Very low uranium and thorium values1
• Impurities can be removed through simple pH adjustment in REE precipitation
• Final MREC product needs to meet European, North American and Asian offtake partner specification testing to
advance discussions regarding commercial offtake.
1. (ASX: BCM) Ema Project Achieves Low Impurities 02.08.24
Capex - Hard Rock vs Soft
Rock Capex
2000
Hard Rock
1.6B
Ionic Clay (VAT leach)
1500
1000
Clay (heap leach)
948M
822M
600M
500
173M
0
See Appendix 2. for full capital allocation listing details
USD : AUD 0.7
BCM goal
(ISR 10-15% of
conventional
mines1)
1. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commisions www.nrc.gov
TradeTech – the nuclear review (October 2016)
operating costs
Minimal noise,
dust, greenhouse
gas impact
Cost
efficiency
Responsible
mining
Lower capital and
The most
environmentally
friendly way to
mine
Safer for mine
workers and
surrounding
communities
Green
mining
Enhanced
protection
Minimal visual
disturbance
Minimal
disruption
No creation of
open holes, waste
dumps, leach
pads or tailings
Waste-free
operations
The Value of InSitu Recovery
• Ionic REE are highly leachable
• Rapid leaching kinetics enhance the viability of
lower cost ISR mining
Work fronts
Rare Earths
●
●
●
●
Rare Earths
Large auger drilling program
underway – 240 holes
●
Increase MRE from Inferred to
Indicated
●
Looking for 20 yr minelife as a
minimum for scoping study
MRE update Q4 2024
●
●
Environmental baseline study
awarded
ANSTO test work on impurity
removal and final product
precipitation has commnced
Scoping Study to define
economics awarded
In-Situ leach lab and field
trials testwork planning
underway
Tax Incentive - Sudam
− A hub for industrial activity in Brazil. Established in 1967
Incentive
Investments in Amazon Development
Superintendence (SUDAM)
Description
Reduces corporate income tax by 55% for
a 10 year period
Requirements
Approval by SUDAM (responsible
regulatory agency)
“Corporate Income tax reduction
from 34% to 15.25%.”
Corporate
Overview
Shares on Issue
1.4C
Share Price (13/8/2024)
Performance Rights
11.6M
Market Cap
Board of Directors
830M 8M
Jeremy Robinson
Non-Executive Chairman
Andrew Reid
Managing Director
Abby Smith
Non-Executive Director
Brazil
Av. Jornalista Ricardo Marinho
360 Ed. Cosmopolitan Sala 113
CEP: 22631-350 Barra da Tijuca
– Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Brasil
Australia
Level 28, 140 St Georges Terrace,
Perth WA 6000
Thank You.
Date retrieved 16 August 2024
Appendix 1 – Mineral Resources
Tonnes (Mt)
Grade
(ppm)
Measured:
Indicated: Inferred
ratio (Mt)
BCM
1017
793
0 : 0 : 1017
Aclara
258
1,452
0 : 0 : 258
Australian Rare Earths
186
712
0 : 0 : 186
Brazilian Rare Earths
485
1071
0 : 0 : 485
Brazilian Rare Earths (ASX:BRE) Prospectus - Part 1 19.12.23
Ionic Rare Earths
617
630
0 : 517 : 99
Ionic Rare Earths (ASX:IXR) Major Increase to Globally Significant Rare Earth Resource
23.06.20
Longnan
48
1,000
0 : 0 : 48
Research Reports
Meteoric
740
2,572
11 : 297 : 431
Meteoric Resources (ASX:MEI) Updated Figueira Mineral Resource Estimate 05.08.24
OD6 Metals
628
1,338
0 : 0 : 628
OD6 (ASX:OD6) Mineral Resource Estimate Upgrade Investor Presentation 29.05.24
Serra Verde
911
1,200
n/a
Harena Resources
628
895
0 : 0 : 628
https://harenaresources.com.au/ampasindava-rare-earths-project/
VMM
201
2,590
0 : 62 : 139
Viridis Mining and Minerals (ASX:VMM) Globally Significant Colossus Rare Earth Ionic
Adsorption Clay Project Maiden Mineral Resource Estimate 04.06.20
West Cobar Metals
83
1,117
0 : 39 : 151
West Cobar Metals (ASX:WC1) Salazar Clay - REE Resource Quadruples 09.08.23
Xinfeng
162
900
n/a
Research Reports
Xunwu
710
1,100
n/a
Research Reports
Company
Reference
Brazilian Critical Minerals (ASX:BCM) Massive Maiden Mineral Resource for Ema
Project 22.04.24
Aclara (TSX:ARA) Aclara announces 77% increase in inferred mineral resources at
Carina Module In Goias, Brazil 09.08.24
Australian Rare EARTHS (ASX:AR3) 84% Increase in Resource for Koppamurra REE
Project 19.03.24
Research Reports
Date retrieved 16 August 2024
Appendix 2 – Capex Requirementss
Capital
AUD$M
Level of
Assessment
Deposit Type
Final Product
Arafura
1,590
DFS
Hard Rock
oxides
Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ASX:ARU) Nolans Project Update 11.11.22
Aclara
822
Scoping study
Ionic Clay
MREC
Hastings
948
DFS
Hard Rock
MREC
Ionic Rare Earths
173
DFS
Clay
MREC
Meteoric Resources
600
Scoping study
Ionic Clay
MREC
Aclara (TSX:ARA) Aclara delivers a positive PEA for its Carina project in
Goias, Brazil 23.01.24
Hastings (ASX:HAS) YANGIBANA PROJECT UPDATE Staged development to
reduce project delivery risk and enable faster pathway to cash flow
31.05.23
Ionic Rare Earths (ASX:IXR) MAKUUTU STAGE 1 DFS CONFIRMS TECHNICAL
AND FINANCIAL VIABILITY FOR SUSTAINABLE, LONG-LIFE OF MAGNET AND
HEAVY RARE EARTHS, MAIDEN ORE RESERVE ESTIMATE 20.03.23
Meteoric Resources (ASX:MEI) Caldeira Project Scoping Study confirms
potential for the world’s lowest cost source of rare earths with outstanding
financial metrics 08.07.24
Company
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