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Re-issued Company Presentation
Northern Minerals Limited (ASX: NTU) (Northern Minerals or Company) wishes to advise of the
reissuance of the Company Presentation announced on the 20 November 2024.
The Company has been requested by the ASX to provide further detail surrounding the peer
group of projects containing Dysprosium and Terbium as outlined in Slide 6 and Appendix A.
Authorised by the Board of Directors of Northern Minerals Limited
For further information:
For media enquiries:
Northern Minerals
Peter Klinger
Shane Hartwig – Managing Director
+61 8 9481 2344
Info@northernminerals.com.au
+61 (0)411 251 540
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T: +61 (0)8 9481 2344
ABN: 61 119 966 353
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About Northern Minerals
Northern Minerals Limited (ASX: NTU) (Northern Minerals or the Company) owns 100% of the
Browns Range Heavy Rare Earth (HRE) Project in northern Western Australia, tenements uniquely
rich in the heavy rare earth elements dysprosium (Dy) and terbium (Tb).
Dysprosium and terbium are critical in the production of dysprosium neodymium iron-boron
(DyNdFeB) magnets used in clean energy, defence and high technology solutions. Dysprosium
and terbium are prized because their unique properties improve the durability of magnets by
increasing their resistance to demagnetisation.
The Project's flagship deposit is Wolverine, which is thought to be the highest-grade dysprosium
and terbium orebody in Australia. The Company is preparing to bring Wolverine into production
with the objective of providing a reliable alternative source of dysprosium and terbium to
production sourced from China.
To further its strategic objective, Northern Minerals is undertaking a Definitive Feasibility Study
for a commercial scale mining and process plant at Browns Range to process Wolverine ore.
Apart from Wolverine, Northern Minerals and has several additional deposits and prospects
within the Browns Range Project that contain dysprosium and other heavy rare earth elements,
hosted in xenotime mineralisation.
For more information, please visit northernminerals.com.au
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Company
Presentation
Creating value and contributing to a cleaner earth
20 NOVEMBER 2024
ASX:NTU
Important Information
This presentation (“Presentation”) is dated 20 November 2024 and has been prepared by Northern Minerals Limited
(ACN 119 966 353) (“NTU”, “Northern Minerals” or the “Company”). By attending a presentation or briefing, or accepting,
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Summary information
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Northern Minerals’ most recent financial report and Northern Minerals’ other periodic and continuous disclosure
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Minerals.
Reporting Requirements for Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves
As an Australian public company with securities listed on the ASX, Northern Minerals is subject to Australian disclosure
requirements and standards, including the requirements of the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules. Investors
should note that it is a requirement of the ASX Listing Rules that the reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves
in Australia is in accordance with the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral
Resources and Ore Reserves (JORC Code) and that Northern Minerals’ Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates and
reporting comply with the JORC Code.
Compliance Statement
Competent Person Statement
The information in this document that relates to Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves has been extracted from the
Company’s ASX announcement titled “Updated Wolverine Mineral Resource estimate at Browns Range” dated 10
October 2022 which is available to view at www.asx.com.au under the code "NTU" (the original releases).
Northern Minerals confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information
included in the original releases and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the
estimates in the original releases continue to apply and have not materially changed.
Northern Minerals confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person findings are presented have not
been materially modified from the original releases.
References to “TREO” and “HREO” have the following meanings:
TREO = Total Rare Earth Oxides – La2O3, CeO2, Pr6O11, Nd2O3, Sm2O3, Eu2O3, Gd2O3, Tb4O7, Dy2O3, Ho2O3, Er2O3,
Tm2O3, Yb2O3, Lu2O3, Y2O3
HREO = Heavy Rare Earth Oxides – Total of Sm2O3, Eu2O3, Gd2O3, Tb4O7, Dy2O3, Ho2O3, Er2O3, Tm2O3, Yb2O3, Lu2O3,
Y2O3
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Company Introduction
A HIGH-GRADE HEAVY RARE EARTHS DEPOSIT, EXPANSIVE EXPLORATION
POTENTIAL AND AN EXPERIENCED TEAM DRIVING BROWNS RANGE TO OPERATION 1
BROWNS RANGE HEAVY RARE EARTHS (HRE) PROJECT
Browns Range is the most advanced HRE project globally2
Targeting production of c. 25% TREO concentrate rich in dysprosium and terbium
Recent drilling results at the Wolverine deposit confirm significant high-grade mineralisation that
remains open at depth
$0.019
Share price3
8,038 million
Ordinary shares
on issue3
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH ILUKA RESOURCES
Long-term Supply Agreement to provide essential input to onshore processing of rare earth products
EXPANSIVE EXPLORATION POTENTIAL
$160 million
Market capitalisation3
20 million
Options3
>5,600 km2 total landholding across WA & NT, highly prospective for rare earths
1)
Subject to procuring project funding to enable a Final Investment Decision
2)
Northern Minerals analysis of company filings
3)
Trading data as at 15 November 2024 (excludes Performance Shares, Iluka Convertible Note, Tranche B Shares and Put/Call Shares)
4)
As at 18 November 2024
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Browns Range HRE Project
UNDERPINNED BY THE WOLVERINE DEPOSIT, THE
HIGHEST KNOWN GRADE Dy AND Tb DEPOSIT 1
1)
2)
3)
High Value
Concentrate
• Mining and processing at site to produce c. 25%
TREO concentrate rich in heavy rare earths
Exploration
Upside
• Recent drilling results confirm deposit is open
at depth2
Processing
• 3-year pilot plant (in operations 2018-2021)
provided critical data to inform operations
Iluka
Partnership
• Long-term supply and funding arrangement3
with domestic partner Iluka Resources
Approvals
• All key approvals in place
Northern Minerals analysis of company filings
ASX Announcement 31 July 2024: June 2024 Quarterly Activities Report
Subject to certain conditions being satisfied including NTU making a positive FID decision in relation to Browns Range and Iluka completing due diligence in
respect of NTU's DFS to their satisfaction
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Supplying a Sustainable Future
DYSPROSIUM (Dy) AND TERBIUM (Tb) ARE KEY INPUTS TO HIGH
TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE MAGNETS
HIGH TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE MAGNETS ARE CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF
ELECTRIC VEHICLES, WIND TURBINES, DEFENCE APPLICATIONS AND BROADER
CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
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A Heavy Rare Earth Basket
BROWNS RANGE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE THE LARGEST SOURCE OF Dy AND Tb
OUTSIDE OF CHINA
Dy/Tb assemblage by volume2
Dy/Tb assemblage by volume (not reported in
accordance with JORC code)3
▪
Browns
Range
assemblage of
has
10%1
a
rare
earths
Dy and Tb, among
10%
10%
5%
5%
the highest of advanced rare earth
projects globally
▪
~70% of Browns Range concentrate
revenue is high value Dy and Tb
▪
Limited ex-China orebodies with heavy
rare earths ratio for magnet making;
currently challenging to source HRE exChina/Myanmar
▪
HRE-rich
concentrate
produced
at
Browns Range will be complementary to
typical feedstock high in NdPr
1)
2)
3)
Browns
Range
Wimmera
Makuutu
Nolans
Based on October 2022 Wolverine JORC compliant Measured Mineral Resource estimate. See ASX announcement titled “Updated Wolverine Mineral
Resource estimate at Browns Range” dated 10 October 2022, which is available to view at www.asx.com.au under the code "NTU". See Appendix B of
this Presentation for further information.
Projects with resource data compliant with the JORC code. Refer to Appendix A of this Presentation for reference details showing categories of
resource and reserves.
Projects with resource data reporting grade where available, not in accordance with the JORC code. Refer to Appendix A of this Presentation for
reference details.
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Diversifying the Global Magnet Value Chain
CHINA DOMINATES THE VALUE CHAIN, OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPLY CRITICAL
FEEDSTOCK FOR DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING OF Dy AND Tb IN AUSTRALIA
MINING
BENEFICIATION
CRACKING &
LEACHING
China 63%
U.S. 6%
Myanmar 19% Other 5%
Australia 7%
Ore
Concentrate
REFINING
China 92%
Malaysia 7%
U.S. <1%
Separated REOs
METALLISATION
China 92%
Japan 7%
Other 1%
Metals &
Alloys
MAGNET
MAKING
MANUFACTURING
China 89%
Japan 7%
Other 4%
NdFeB
Magnets
Motors &
OEMs
NTU AND ILUKA ARE SET TO ESTABLISH A NEW RARE EARTH METAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Browns Range
Heavy Rare Earth
Concentrate
Source: Adamas Intelligence Rare Earth Magnet Market Outlook Q3 2024
Iluka Resources’
Eneabba Refinery
Potential Iluka
metallisation
plant (study in
progress)
Ex-China magnet producers,
Western OEMs including
automotive, wind turbine and
electronic producers.
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Strong Government Sector Support
NORTHERN MINERALS IS WELL POSITIONED TO ACCESS GOVERNMENT FUNDING
The critical minerals and rare earth industries are perfect examples of sectors
that will be crucial to our future…The Government has backed the Browns Range
Heavy Rare Earths Project… - Madeline King, Federal Resource Minister April 2024
Australian Government Critical Minerals Strategy 2023-20301
Economic and Strategic Incentives to
increase domestic production
NAIF: Earmarked $500M for critical minerals projects
Export Finance Australia: $4B through Critical Minerals Facility2
Critical Minerals Development Program: $100M early and mid-stage projects
Development of Processing Facilities
Financial support to boost onshore processing capabilities
($1.25B loan to Iluka Resources for Eneabba)
International Partnerships and Investment
$57.1M to secure strategic and commercial partnerships, enhancing the rare earth supply
chain with the recent US-Australia partnership
Regulatory and Environment Management
$4B National Reconstruction Fund allocated for value-add in resources renewables/lowemissions technologies
Research and Development
$50.5M Australian Critical Minerals Research and Development Hub
$225M Exploring for the Future program
Future Made in Australia Act, May 20243
Critical Minerals Production Tax Incentive
1)
2)
3)
10% refundable tax offset for processing costs between 2027 to 2041 if eligible
2023-2030 Critical Minerals Strategy https://www.industry.gov.au/publications/critical-minerals-strategy-2023-2030
Export Finance Australia https://www.exportfinance.gov.au/newsroom/2-billion-critical-minerals-boost-crucial-to-energy-transition/
Australian Taxation Office https://www.ato.gov.au/about-ato/new-legislation/in-detail/businesses/hydrogen-production-and-critical-minerals-tax-incentives
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Environmental, Social and Governance
ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ONGOING ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
AND MANAGEMENT, PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND REPORTING
Continuous
improvement of
sustainability framework
to ensure compliance
with evolving regulations
Ongoing environmental
baseline, monitoring and
data collection on-site
Kundat Djaru
community consultation,
including education
sessions to the primary
school and community
events
Traditional Owner
engagement with
controlled burns,
heritage monitoring and
environmental surveys
around site
Extensive environmental
planning and studies
completed
All site activities
undertaken with zero
material regulatory noncompliances
Pursuing a hybrid
renewable power system
for operations
Training to Work
program to provide onsite training for local
Aboriginal people
Regionally significant
employment and
training opportunities
and economic activity in
the Kimberley region
post FID
Business community
engagement as
members of the East
Kimberley Chamber of
Commerce & Industry
(CCI) and Broome CCI
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DFS Update
1
PRODUCTION OF Dy/Tb-RICH
CONCENTRATE INCORPORATING
LESSONS LEARNT FROM PILOT PLANT
Conventional open pit mining followed by underground
mining using sublevel caving
Established flowsheet informed by comprehensive
metallurgical testwork and three-year pilot plant
operation
Xenotime ore is significantly concentrated to produce a
concentrate of ~25% TREO
Pilot plant operations established key base operational
requirements e.g. camp, roads, airstrip and power, that
will be expanded
REO concentrate will be transported to Iluka’s Eneabba
Refinery on tautliner trucks
1)
Draft DFS completed, final DFS expected Q1 2025 which will compile the revised
Wolverine Mineral Resource estimate, mine design and scheduling, further
magnetic separation and flotation testwork results and revised contract pricing
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Proposed Funding Pathway
PROGRESSING TOWARDS SECURING AN OPTIMAL FUNDING STRUCTURE
Recent Funding Progress
Potential Project Funding Sources
✓ Discussions underway with NAIF
Debt
Equity
Other
and EFA
✓ Previously fulfilled the strategic
EFA / NAIF1
NORDIC Bond
Potential for
commercial
banks
1)
2)
Iluka Resources
Strategic Partner1
Institutional
Equity
Other
Government/ECA
sources
Strategic Equity
Subject to certain conditions being satisfied including NTU making a positive FID decision in relation to Browns Range and Iluka completing due diligence in
respect of NTU's DFS to their satisfaction
NTU’s confirmation of fulfilment of NAIF’s Strategic Assessment Phase criteria was current until 30 June 2024. NTU is seeking to refresh this confirmation in
connection with its current financing discussions with NAIF. Neither NAIF nor EFA have made any decision to offer finance nor made any commitment to provide
any financing and there is no certainty that an agreement will be reached between the parties
assessment phase of NAIF’s
investment decision process2
✓ Independent Technical Engineer
report for prospective lenders’ due
diligence under review - critical for
engagement with financiers
✓ Iluka due diligence underway
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Iluka Resources Partnership
BROWNS RANGE FURTHER STRENGTHENED BY LONG-TERM SUPPLY AND FUNDING
ARRANGEMENTS WITH DOMESTIC PARTNER ILUKA RESOURCES
Funding
commitment
Cornerstone equity funding post FID1
Strategic
significance
Browns Range concentrate to be feedstock for
Australia first integrated rare earth refinery
Upside value
share
Price received includes fixed price component
plus upside price sharing mechanism based on
realised price2
Indicative illustration of price received by Northern Minerals
for TREO contained in concentrate
Price per kg TREO
Long-term supply
partnership
Supply of up to 5.5 kt contained TREO in
concentrate per year
Total of 30.5 kt TREO to be delivered
100% of concentrate to be delivered by NTU
and purchased by Iluka (within agreed bands)
NTU market price
component
NTU fixed price component3
Excess
production
Iluka has ROFR on production in excess of
maximum annual amount
Iluka realised price per kg of TREO sold
1)
2)
3)
Subject to certain conditions being satisfied including NTU making a positive FID decision in relation to Browns
Range and Iluka completing due diligence in respect of NTU's DFS to their satisfaction
Based on contained REO and with adjustments for impurities
Subject to turn down provisions
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Significant Tenure Holdings
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Wolverine Resource
WOLVERINE UNDERPINS THE INITIAL LIFE OF MINE, WITH CONSIDERABLE
OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP NEARBY RARE EARTH DEPOSITS
Current Resource Estimate
Wolverine Deposit Expansion
kt
JORC-compliant Mineral Resource estimate1
Ore
TREO2
Dy
Tb
TREO2
Mt
%
kg/t
kg/t
t
Measured
0.14
0.7
0.61
0.09
986
Indicated
3.24
0.95
0.83
0.12
30,751
Inferred
3.05
0.98
0.84
0.13
29,756
Total
6.44
0.96
0.83
0.12
61,492
Total Browns Range MRE (including nearby deposits)
2)
3)
4)
1.2%
0.86%4
0.96%
1.0%
60
Wolverine MRE
1)
80
0.73%3
0.8%
40
0.6%
0.4%
20
0.2%
Measured
0.14
0.7
0.61
0.09
986
Indicated
4.9
0.78
0.67
0.1
38,300
Inferred
5.76
0.73
0.62
0.09
42,166
Total
10.81
0.76
0.64
0.09
81,450
-
2012
Contained TREO
Mineral Resource based on the Company’s ASX announcement titled “Updated Wolverine Mineral Resource estimate at Browns Range” dated 10 October 2022,
which is available to view at www.asx.com.au under the code "NTU". See Appendix B of this Presentation for further information.
TREO includes Yttrium. See Appendix B for full Mineral Resource estimate.
Northern Minerals initial JORC compliant resource estimate, 21 December 2012
Mineral Resource update – Post trial mining operations, 28 September 2018
2018
2022
Grade (RHS)
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Company Highlights
UNIQUELY PLACED TO BECOME A SIGNIFICANT SUPPLIER OF HEAVY RARE EARTHS
ALONGSIDE AN EXTENSIVE EXPLORATION PORTFOLIO
Globally significant
high-grade Dy and Tb deposit
in a Tier 1 location
Strategic partnership with
Iluka Resources establishing a
new domestic magnet supply
chain
Accelerated pathway to
production via expansion of
existing near mine
infrastructure
Dy and Tb are essential to
enabling global electrification
and decarbonisation
Key approvals in place with strong
government, regulatory and
community stakeholder support
Significant tenure holdings
with strong exploration upside
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OUR OFFICE
Northern Minerals Limited
Ground Floor, 40 Kings Park Road
West Perth, Western Australia, 6005
Australia
VISIT US ONLINE
www.northernminerals.com.au
LinkedIn: Northern-Minerals
X: NorthernMins
CONTACT US
Phone: + 61 8 9481 2344
invest@northernminerals.com.au
info@northernminerals.com.au
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Appendix
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Appendix A: Source Documents
PEER COMPARISON REFERENCE DETAILS – JORC COMPLIANT
Project
Company
DyTb:TREO ratio
Development
Stage
Measured Indicated
Inferred
Browns
Range
Northern Minerals
Ltd (ASX:NTU)
Feasibility
Study
10.0%
10.1%
10.0%
Wimmera
Iluka Resources
(ASX:ILU)
Feasibility
Study
3.2%
3.2%
3.1%
Makuutu
Ionic Rare Earths Ltd Pre(ASX:IXR)
production
-
1.9%
Nolans
Arafura Rare Earths
Ltd (ASX:ARU)
0.4%
0.4%
Preproduction
Category
Standard Source
10.0%
Mineral Resource
JORC
10 October 2022: ASX Announcement – “Updated
Wolverine Mineral Resource estimate at Browns
Range”
3.2%
Mineral Resource
inclusive of Ore Reserves
JORC
21 February 2024: Iluka WIM100 Mineral Resource
Estimate Update
2.2%
1.9%
Mineral Resource
inclusive of Ore Reserves
JORC
20 March 2023: ASX Announcement – “Makuutu Stage 1
DFS confirms technical and financial viability for
sustainable, long-life supply of magnet and heavy rare
earths, maiden ore reserve estimate”
0.4%
0.4%
Mineral Resource
inclusive of Ore Reserves
JORC
7 February 2019: ASX Announcement – "Nolans DFS
Delivers Robust Project Economics"
Total
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Appendix A: Source Documents
PEER COMPARISON REFERENCE DETAILS – NON JORC COMPLIANT
1)
DyTb:TREO ratio
Project
Company
Development
Stage
Measured
Lofdal
Namibia Critical
Minerals Inc
(TSXV:NMI)
Feasibility
Study
7.2%
5.3%
5.0%
Penco
Module
Aclara Resources
Inc (TSX:ARA)
Feasibility
Study
3.4%
3.5%
Pela Ema
Mineração Serra
Verde
Production
N/A
Balranald
Iluka Resources
(ASX:ILU)
Preproduction
Eneabba
Iluka Resources
(ASX:ILU)
Category
Standard
Source
5.4%
Mineral Resource
NI 43-101
9 April 2024: NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate
3.5%
3.3%1
Mineral Resource
NI 43-101
2 December 2021: Amended and Restated NI 43101 Technical Report – Preliminary Economic
Assessment for Penco Module Project
N/A
N/A
2.7%
Mineral Resource
inclusive of Ore
Reserves
Not stated
August 2016 Serra Verde Rare Earth Project
Geology Presentation
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.2%
Not stated
Not stated 16 May 2023: Corporate Presentation
Preproduction
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.1%
Not stated
Not stated 16 May 2023: Corporate Presentation
Hastings
Yangibana Technology Metals
(ASX:HAS)
Preproduction
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.4%
Not stated
Not stated 28 November 2022: Corporate Presentation
Mountain
Pass
Production
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Ore Reserve
SK-1300
MP Materials Corp
(NYSE:MP)
Indicated Inferred Total
28 February 2024: Form 10-K SEC Filing
Reported total includes Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources only
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Appendix B: Mineral Resource
GLOBAL MINERAL RESOURCE
ESTIMATE (OCTOBER 2022) 1,2
Deposit
Wolverine
Gambit
West
Classification
Mt
BROWNS RANGE HEAVY RARE EARTHS
PROJECT OVERVIEW
TREO
Dy2O3
Y2O3
Tb4O7
HREO
TREO
%
kg/t
kg/t
kg/t
%
kg
Measured
0.14
0.7
0.61
3.99
0.09
88
986,000
Indicated
3.24
0.95
0.83
5.53
0.12
89
30,751,000
Inferred
3.05
0.98
0.84
5.68
0.13
89
29,756,000
Total1
6.44
0.96
0.83
5.57
0.12
89
61,492,000
Indicated
0.12
1.8
1.62
10.98
0.22
94
2,107,000
Inferred
0.13
0.51
0.4
2.67
0.05
81
674,000
Total1
0.25
1.11
0.97
6.56
0.13
91
2,781,000
1,489,000
Indicated
Pilot
Plant
Inferred
Stockpiles
Total1
0.17
0.95
0.83
5.5
0.12
89
0.03
0.26
0.2
1.35
0.03
79
89,000
0.2
0.83
0.72
4.8
0.1
88
1,577,000
•
The Project is located in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia,
approximately 160 km southeast of the town of Halls Creek near the Northern
Territory border
•
The Wolverine, Gambit West, Gambit and Area 5 deposits are all within the
Browns Range Project area and are all located wholly within the granted
mining lease M80/627
•
The Project is located on the western side of the Browns Range Dome, a
Paleoproterozoic dome formed by a granitic core intruding the
Paleoproterozoic Browns Range Metamorphics (meta-arkoses, feldspathic
metasandstones and schists) and an Archaean orthogneiss and schist unit to
the south
•
The dome and its aureole of metamorphics are surrounded by the
Mesoproterozoic Gardiner Sandstone (Birrindudu Group)
•
The Jaru Native Title Claim is registered over the project area and Northern
Minerals entered into a Co-existence Agreement with the Jaru Traditional
Owners in June 2014
Indicated
Gambit
Area 5
Inferred
0.21
0.89
0.83
5.62
0.11
96
1,878,000
Total1
0.21
0.89
0.83
5.62
0.11
96
1,878,000
Indicated
1.38
0.29
0.18
1.27
0.03
69
3,953,000
Inferred
0.14
0.27
0.17
1.17
0.03
70
394,000
Total1
1.52
0.29
0.18
1.26
0.03
69
4,347,000
Indicated
Cyclops
Inferred
0.33
0.27
0.18
1.24
0.03
70
891,000
Total1
0.33
0.27
0.18
1.24
0.03
70
891,000
Indicated
Banshee
Inferred
1.66
0.21
0.16
1.17
0.02
87
3,484,000
Total1
1.66
0.21
0.16
1.17
0.02
87
3,484,000
Indicated
Dazzler
Total1
Inferred
0.21
2.33
2.17
13.93
0.29
95
5,000,000
1) Rounding may cause some computational discrepancies (TREO (metal) tonnes estimated from Mt x TREO%)
Total1
0.21
2.33
2.17
13.93
0.29
95
5,000,000
TREO = Total Rare Earth Oxides – La2O3, CeO2, Pr6O11, Nd2O3, Sm2O3, Eu2O3, Gd2O3, Tb4O7, Dy2O3, Ho2O3, Er2O3, Tm2O3, Yb2O3, Lu2O3,
Y 2 O 3;
Measured
0.14
0.7
0.61
3.99
0.09
88
986,000
Indicated
4.91
0.78
0.6
3.98
0.09
87
38,300,000
Inferred
5.76
0.73
0.54
3.67
0.08
88
42,166,000
Total1
10.82
0.76
0.57
3.81
0.08
87
81,450,000
HREO = Heavy Rare Earth Oxides – Total of Sm2O3, Eu2O3, Gd2O3, Tb4O7, Dy2O3, Ho2O3, Er2O3, Tm2O3, Yb2O3, Lu2O3, Y2O3
HREO% = HREO/TREO*100
2) Mineral Resource based on the Company’s ASX announcement titled “Updated Wolverine Mineral Resource estimate at Browns
Range” dated 10 October 2022, which is available to view at www.asx.com.au under the code "NTU".
Company Presentation | November 2024
20
Dy/Tb Pricing
DEMAND FUNDAMENTALS SUPPORT EXPECTATIONS OF INCREASE IN Dy/Tb PRICES
IN THE LONG TERM
Dy and Tb oxide historical prices4
Prices rebounding in the last 4 months (Dy +10% and Tb
+20% since July low)
Sustained restriction on HRE feedstock imports from
Myanmar1 and continued tightening of rare earth
production quotas in China2 - supply remains constrained
Current price downturn a result of post-pandemic
overproduction in 2023 as China increased production
quotas and concentrate imports from Myanmar
Long term fundamentals remain robust with demand
expected to continue to grow as the global energy transition
accelerates
US$/kg
US$/kg
600
3,000
500
2,500
400
2,000
300
1,500
200
1,000
100
-
1)
2)
3)
Dy oxide
Tb oxide (RHS)
500
-
Adamas Intelligence Rare Earth Pricing Quarterly Outlook Q4 2024
China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Ministry of Natural Resources
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