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28 June 2023
Presentation – Macquarie Group’s Critical Minerals Forum
Australia’s next rare earths producer, Hastings Technology Metals (ASX: HAS) (Hastings or Company),
advises that Teck Lim, Chief Financial Officer, is presenting at the Macquarie Group’s Critical Minerals
Forum in Perth on Wednesday, 28 June 2023.
A copy of the presentation is attached, and also available on the Company’s website on the link below:
https://www.hastingstechmetals.com/investor-relations/presentations
Authorised by the Board for release to the ASX.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alwyn Vorster
Chief Executive Officer (Interim)
+61 8 6117 8621
MEDIA QUERIES:
Stephanie Vanicek
Communications Manager
+61 405 183 237
ABOUT HASTINGS TECHNOLOGY METALS LIMITED
Hastings Technology Metals Limited (ASX: HAS) is a Perth based rare earths company primed to become the
world’s next producer of neodymium and praseodymium concentrate (NdPr). NdPr are vital components in
the manufacture of permanent magnets used every day in advanced technology products ranging from
electric vehicles to wind turbines, robotics, medical applications and digital devices.
Hastings’ flagship Yangibana Rare Earths Project located in the Gascoyne and Pilbara regions of Western
Australia, contains one of the most highly valued NdPr deposits in the world with NdPr:TREO ratio of up to
52% in some areas of the orebody.
The Project will be developed in two stages with an initial focus on the construction of the Yangibana mine
and beneficiation plant to produce 37,000 tonnes per annum of mixed rare earth concentrate, followed by
the construction of a hydrometallurgical plant in Onslow with the capacity to process 15,000 tonnes per
annum of Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate. The Yangibana Project is permitted for long-life production and with
offtake commitments and debt finance being finalised.
In 2022, Hastings acquired a strategic 19.9% shareholding in TSX-listed Neo Performance Materials, a leading
global rare earth processing and advanced permanent magnets producer, providing the Company with the
opportunity to explore opportunities to create a mine-to-magnet supply chain.
Hastings also owns and operates the Brockman project, Australia’s largest heavy rare earths deposit, near
Halls Creek in the Kimberley.
For more information, please visit www.hastingstechmetals.com
HASTINGS TECHNOLOGY METALS LIMITED
Level 3, 5 Mill Street, Perth WA 6000
www.hastingstechmetals.com | +61 8 6117 6118
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Australia’s Next Rare Earths Producer
Yangibana Rare Earths Project
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Hastings Technology Metals Limited | ASX : HAS
28 June 2023
Importance notices and disclaimer
All currency amounts are in A$ unless stated otherwise
Disclaimer
This presentation has been prepared by Hastings Technology Metals Limited (“Company” or “Hastings”). This
presentation is not an offer, invitation, solicitation or other recommendation with respect to the subscription for,
purchase or sale of any securities in the Company. This presentation has been made available for information
purposes only and does not constitute a prospectus, short form prospectus, profile statement or offer information
statement nor does it constitute investment or financial product advice (nor taxation, accounting or legal advice)
and it is not intended to be used as a basis for making an investment decision.
This presentation is provided expressly on the basis that you will carry out your own independent inquiries into the
matters contained in the presentation and make your own independent decisions about the affairs, financial
position or prospects of the Company. The Company reserves the right to update, amend or supplement the
information at any time in its absolute discretion (without incurring any obligation to do so).
To the maximum extent permitted by law neither the Company, nor its related bodies corporate, officers, their
advisers, agents and employees accept any responsibility or liability to any person or entity as to the accuracy,
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sell securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction where it would be illegal. It does not include all available
information and should not be used in isolation as a basis to invest in the Company.
Forward Looking Statements
This presentation contains reference to certain intentions, expectations, future plans, strategy and prospects of the
Company. Those intentions, expectations, future plans, strategy and prospects may or may not be achieved. They
are based on certain assumptions, which may not be met or on which views may differ and may be affected by
known and unknown risks. The performance and operations of the Company may be influenced by a number of
factors, many of which are outside the control of the Company. No representation or warranty, express or implied,
is made by the Company, or any of its directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents that any intentions,
expectations or plans will be achieved either totally or partially or that any particular rate of return will be achieved.
Given the risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company’s actual future results, performance or
achievements to be materially different from those expected, planned or intended, recipients should not place
undue reliance on these intentions, expectations, future plans, strategies and prospects. The Company does not
warrant or represent that the actual results, performance or achievements will be as expected, planned or
intended.
The Company is under no obligation to, nor makes any undertaking to, update or revise such forward looking
statements, but believes they are fair and reasonable at the date of the presentation.
Competent Persons’ Statement
The information in this release that relates to Mineral Resources is based on information compiled by David
Princep and Lyn Widenbar. Both Mr. Princep and Mr Widenbar are independent consultants to the Company and
members of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM). Mr Princep and Mr Widenbar have
sufficient experience relevant to the styles of mineralisation and types of deposits which are covered in this
announcement and to the activity which they are undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the
2012 edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’
(“JORC Code”).
The information in this announcement that relates to the Ore Reserves at Bald Hill, Simon’s Find, Fraser’s, Auer,
Auer North, Yangibana and Yangibana North is based on information reviewed or work undertaken by Mr. Stephen
O’Grady, member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and a Director of Intermine Engineering
Consultants. Mr O’Grady has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under
consideration and to the preparation of mining studies to qualify as a Competent Person as defined by the JORC
Code 2012. Mr O’Grady consents to the inclusion in this announcement of the matters based on his information in
the form and context in which it appears.
The scientific and technical information in this announcement and that relates to process metallurgy is based on
information reviewed by Ms. Narelle Marriott (General Manager Process Development) of Hastings Technology
Metals Limited. Ms. Marriott is a member of the AusIMM and has sufficient experience relevant to the style of
mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a
Competent Person as defined by the JORC Code 2012. Ms. Marriott owns shares in the company and participates
in the company employee share plan. Ms. Marriott consents to the inclusion in this announcement of the matters
based on their information in the form and context in which it appears.
The information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Results in relation to the Yangibana Project is
based on information compiled by Dr. Louis Schürmann (PhD), a Competent Person, who is a Fellow of the
Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Dr. Schürmann has sufficient experience that is relevant to the activity
being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the Australasian Code for
Reporting of Exploration Results, Minerals Resources and Ore Reserves. The Qualified Person has verified the
data disclosed in this release, including sampling, analytical and test data underlying the information contained in
this release. Dr. Schürmann consents to the inclusion in the announcement of the matters based on his information
in the form and context in which it appears.
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Our investment proposition
Yangibana is positioned to supply rare earths needed for permanent magnets for the global energy transition
Access to significant value adding
opportunities through strategic investment in
TSX-listed rare earth magnet manufacturer
Neo Performance Materials
Staged development de-risking project
delivery and offering value through all
project stages, with first production in
Q1 2025; situated in the first to second
quartile on the global margin curve
Global energy transition creating
demand for rare earth magnets for
electric vehicles and wind turbines
Life of mine average NdPr:TREO
ratio of 36% at Yangibana, with up to
52% in certain parts of the orebody
Fully permitted (State and Federal) and
all primary approvals in place;
~$100m in early works largely completed
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Corporate snapshot
Developing the world-class Yangibana Rare Earths Project in Western Australia
Share price1
Shares on issue
Market capitalisation
$1.21
129.2m
$156m
Cash at 30 April 2023
$129m
Exchangeable bonds (Wyloo)
$150m
Key shareholders
L1 Capital
Enterprise value
$177m
Key assets
11.8%
Charles Lew
5.2%
Top 20 Shareholders
44.7%
1 share price as at 27 June 2023
Stage 2
Hydrometallurgical plant
Halls
Creek
Broome
Port Hedland
Dampier
Onslow
Onslow Plant
Yangibana Mine Site
Carnarvon
Meekatharra
Geraldton
Yangibana Project
Western
Australia
Brockman Project
Western
Australia
19.9% hold in Neo
Performance Materials Inc
(TSX:NEO)
Canada
Kalgoorlie
Perth
Albany
Stage 1
Yangibana mine and
beneficiation plant
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Our markets
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Supplying the green economy
Rare earth magnets are critical inputs for electric vehicle traction motors and wind turbine generators
Significant government
support for rare earths
NdPr are critical elements of
the global energy transition
Inflation Reduction Act
LCD / PDP Screens
Energy saving
light bulbs
Y
Eu
Displays
Y
Ce
Eu
Wind turbines
Tb
Pr
Nd
Dy
Electric vehicles
Pr
Nd
Sm
Tb
Dy
US$400bn directed to funding clean
energy, including securing rare earth
supply chains
Speakers
Defence
Headphones
Guidance and control
Pr
Nd
Gd
Pr
Nd
Sm
Tb
Critical Raw Materials Act
Smartphone
Dy
La
Ce
Pr
Nd
Building resilience of supply chains for
critical minerals, including rare earths,
to enable EU to meet 2030 objectives
Critical Minerals Strategy
Sc
Y
La
Ce
Pr
Nd
Pm Sm
Light Rare Earths
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Heavy Rare Earths
Yb
Lu
A national framework to grow Australia’s
critical minerals sector and the ability to
process minerals domestically
National Security Strategy
Rare earths included in strategy to
reduce Japan’s dependence on countries
to secure stable supply for critical goods
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Capitalising on high growth market
Fueled by the electrification trend – high growth in magnets for electric vehicles and wind turbines
Anticipated Global REO Magnet Demand Growth by Industry1
Electric drivetrains and wind energy
to represent 59% of rare earth oxide
demand for magnets by 2032
216kt
CAGR 7.8%
+189%
102kt
+180%
2023
Electric Vehicles / mobility
•
EV demand to grow significantly by 2032 as
governments ban the sale of the traditional internal
combustion engines
•
Yangibana can supply NdPr used in magnets for 1.5
million EVs per year (if 100% of sales to this channel)
•
Wind power has been identified as the fastest growing
renewable energy technology
•
Installed capacity for wind turbines to grow ~2 times
through to 2030
•
Other demand sources include consumer electronics,
industrial applications and air-conditioning
2032
Wind Power
Industrial
Consumer
Other
Source: Adamas Intelligence Forecast (April 2023)
1Global REO Magnet Demand represents rare earth elements used in magnets only (Nd, Pr, Dy, Tb oxides)
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Global supply deficit imminent
Significant NdPr supply deficit expected – requiring around 13x Yangibana projects in the next decade
NdPr Oxide – Forecast Supply – Demand Balance
Supply
Demand
Demand
Forecast
supply gap
equal to 13x
the projected
NdPr oxide
output of
Yangibana
Q1 2025
Stage 1 concentrate/
MREC (tolling)
•
Demand for NdPr oxide expected double
over the next decade, fuelled
predominantly by growth in electric
vehicle and renewables sectors
•
Significant deficit to start growing from
2025
•
First concentrate from Yangibana in Q1
2025 is well-timed to start meeting the
demand
Supply
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
Source: Adamas Intelligence Forecast (April 2023)
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
•
New and more diversified supply sources
will be vital
•
Long project development lead times
raise questions around ability of supply
ramp up
•
Forecast supply gap by 2032 represents
around 13 times the project NdPr oxide
output of Yangibana
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Yangibana project summary
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Unique tier one asset
World-class deposit with unrivalled high percentage of NdPr:TREO in the orebody
Significant exploration targets providing growth optionality
Average NdPr:TREO Ratio
Yangibana Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves1
Mineral Resources
Sichuan
Ore Reserves
60
14%
Exploration target of
40 to 60 million tonnes2
50
Baotou
Yangibana
21%
Average NdPr:TREO
ratio surpassing most
global projects
24%
36%
40
30
17-year mine life
Mt Weld
16%
Million Tonnes
Mt Pass
20
10
0
Aug 2014
Oct 2015
Jun 2017
1 Refer ASX announcement “Yangibana Ore Reserves Increase by 25%”, dated 6 February 2023 - numbers may not add due to rounding
2 Refer ASX announcement “Potential identified to significantly expand Yangibana Resource base”, dated 15 December 2022
Jul 2018
Nov 2019
Feb 2023
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Yangibana Rare Earths Project
Enhanced two-stage delivery model supporting a de-risked pathway to becoming Australia’s next rare earths
producer by Q1 CY2025
Stage 1 – Concentrate
Mining
20.9 Mt Ore Reserve
for 17-year mine life1
~1.1Mtpa to crusher
Traditional drill,
blast, load & haul
Stage 2 – MREC
Beneficiation
Hydrometallurgy
Crushing, grinding,
flotation, tailings
& handling
Cracking, leaching,
precipitation
& drying
~37,000tpa concentrate
(27% TREO)
15,000tpa Mixed Rare
Earth Carbonate
(59% TREO)
~3,400tpa NdPr
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1 Refer ASX announcement “Yangibana Ore Reserves Increase by 25%”, dated 6 February 2023 – mine life based on new Ore Reserve estimate
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Yangibana project progress
All primary approvals in place and ~$100m already invested in early infrastructure works at Yangibana
Yangibana Airstrip – complete
First flight on 18 May 2023
SipHon Well Borefield – complete
20km pipeline; 6 bores
Kurrbili Accommodation Village
SipHon Well Borefield
Site Access Road – complete
Communications towers – complete
Kurrbili Accommodation Village
120 beds – completed
Additional 180 beds – underway
Yangibana Aerodrome
Construction material
quarry
Yangibana
maiden flight
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Beneficiation plant contract
Fixed-price contract for construction of beneficiation plant and associated infrastructure de-risking project delivery
~$210m binding terms
sheet entered with GR
Engineering
Lowers project delivery
risks, provides process
and product quality
guarantees
Lower cost compared to
previous EPCM model
Greater certainty on
timeframe with first
concentrate in Q1 2025
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Stage 1 capex estimates
Capital intensity per % NdPr produced remains competitive with other developers
Stage 1 capital cost
Capex (as at 31-May-23)
55
12%
59
12%
A$470m
210
45%
58
12%
88
19%
Processing plant - EPC contract
Hastings project management
Contingency
Enabling works
Other indirects
Total Cost
(A$M)
Spent to Date Remaining
(A$M)
(A$M)
%
Plant Earthworks
30
-
30
6%
Plant & NPI
180
-
180
38%
Total Plant
210
-
210
44%
Village (Temp & Perm)
28
18
10
6%
Aerodome
30
20
10
6%
Roads & Borefield
26
19
7
5%
Engineering Services /
Owners Costs
97
29
68
21%
IT&Comms / Other
24
16
8
5%
Subtotal - Indirect Capital
Cost
205
102
103
28%
Contingency/Reserve
55
-
55
12%
TOTAL Capital Cost
470
102
368
100%
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Stage 1 opex estimates
Opex intensity per % NdPr produced remains competitive with other developers
Stage 1 operating cost
2.3
10%
1.8
8%
3.1
14%
A$22.7/kg
1.7
7%
Labour
Reagents and Consumables
Tailings Transport
G&A
Cost
US$/kg
REO
25.8
14
3.1
2.1
Power
14.9
8
1.8
1.2
Reagents and Consumables
26.1
14
3.1
2.1
Concentrate Transport
11.0
6
1.3
0.9
Tailings Transport
13.9
7
1.7
1.1
Other1
14.8
8
1.8
1.2
Contract Mining
63.5
33
7.6
5.2
Subtotal Direct cash cost
170.2
90
20.4
13.8
G&A
19.6
10
2.3
1.6
Total
189.8
100
22.7
15.4
Labour
Operating Costs
1.8
8%
7.6
33%
%
Cost
A$/kg
REO
Total Cost
(A$M pa)
3.1
14%
1.3
6%
Power
Concentrate Transport
Contract Mining
Other
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Strong project economics
Providing attractive returns through all stages of the Yangibana Project
Stage 1 – Concentrate - MREC
Yangibana mine and beneficiation plant
Stage 2 – MREC
Hydrometallurgical plant
Update
CONSTRUCTION PHASE
Total capital costs
$470m
$478m
Capital costs incurred (at June 2023)
$100m
$25m
• Tolling (via a third party) of Stage 1
concentrate into MREC will allow Hastings to
realise oxide-based pricing, as opposed to a
lower concentrate sales price
• This can be achieved via an arrangement
such as the Neo Heads of Agreement
OPERATIONS
Life of mine
Production
Stage 1 – Concentrate
Stage 2 – Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate
17 years
17 years
~37,000 tpa
~15,000 tpa
KEY FINANCIAL METRICS
Post-tax NPV11 (ungeared)
$530m
Post-tax IRR (ungeared)
27.5%
Payback period
4.4 years
Average EBITDA per annum
$175m
Key Assumptions
• Updated capital cost estimate pricing was obtained in first quarter
of 2023 and is in Australian dollars (A$) – overall capital estimate
has an estimated accuracy of -10/+15%
•
REO price Stage 1 (assuming profit sharing model whereby HAS
receives a price (real terms) of $18-$28/kg; Stage 2 (blend of
three market consultants’ forecasts including Wood Mackenzie,
Adamas Intelligence and CRU, 10-year average: US$129/kg
NdPr)
•
FX: A$/US$ 10-year (first 10 years: 0.68), forward curve
thereafter (Bloomberg)
•
Discount rate: nominal, post-tax, 10.7% (equates to 8% real)
•
Valuation dates: Stage 1 (1 July 2023), Stage 2 FID (1 July 2026)
•
NPV11 based on Stage 1 capital costs and excludes >$100m sunk
costs since February 2022 (~$87m attributable to Stage 1 capital
costs)
$1,010m
Sales and tolling arrangement
can generate higher margin
MREC economics at Stage 1
50.9%
2.1 years
$250m
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Stage 1 funding
Expected funding envelope of $770m, which could include up to 60% debt
Debt
~$380 - $420m
NAIF / EFA /
Other2
~$380 - $420m
Hastings
Technology
Metals Ltd
Yangibana Pty Ltd
(ProjectCo)
Equity
~$350 - $390m
Lender discussions
Cash
~$100m (June 2023)
Existing
Stage 1 spent equity
~$100m
Additional funding
~$150 - $190m
•
Advanced discussions with NAIF ($220m
debt facility), EFA ($100m letter of
support) and commercial financiers
(banks, bond and mining funds)
•
Final debt structure for Stage 1 being
progressed with lenders with target
credit/board approvals to be obtained by
September 2023
•
Subject to final debt to equity ratio,
additional new equity can be reduced to
A$150m
Additional sources
Residual
funding
•
New equity and non-core asset sales
•
Remaining equity/cash component to be
sourced by December 2023 ahead of
required drawdown of debt
•
Stage 2 funding to be arranged in 2025,
ahead of construction commencement
•
Stage 2 equity could be partially funded
from Stage 1 cashflow
1 Includes Stage 1 capital cost ($470m); capitalised operating expenditure, G&A; ramp-up, operational readiness ($140m); Onslow holding
costs ($71m); capitalised/interest funding costs ($89m)
2 Project finance package to include NAIF, EFA and a commercial tranche (e.g. commercial bank, bond or mining fund)
See ASX Release ‘NAIF Increases Financial Support for Yangibana Rare Earths Project to A$220 million’, dated 17 January 2023
See ASX Release ‘Letter of Support secured from Export Finance Australia for $100m loan’, dated 21 March 2023
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Project execution schedule
Staged development strategy enabling a quicker and lower risk pathway to cashflow to support funding of Stage 2
Stage 1 - Yangibana
Q1
2023
Q2
Q3
Q4
2024
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
2025
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
2026
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
2027
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
2028
Q2
Q3
Q4
EPC terms
agreed
Enabling Works
(Airstrip, Roads, Village)
First
concentrate
on truck
Utilities & Services
(Power, Water, Gas)
Beneficiation Plant
Start of main
construction
Commissioning
Q3 2025 –
cashflow positive
Production Ramp Up to ~37ktpa (27%
TREO Concentrate)
Q2 2026 nameplate
Stage 2 - Onslow
Enabling Works
Utilities & Services
(Power, Water, Gas)
Hydrometallurgical Plant
Commissioning
Ramp Up to 15,000 tpa MREC
(59% TREO)
Q4 2028 nameplate
First MREC on ship
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Concentrate and MREC offtake
Market-leading strategic counterparties
Counterparty
thyssenkrupp Materials Trading1
Neo Performance Materials2
Counterparty
headquartered
Essen, Germany
Toronto, Canada
Agreement type
Binding Framework Agreement
towards take or pay offtake contract
Agreement term
10 years from production start
Quantity
Years 1-5
Years 6-10
~60% of production
~30% of production
Schaeffler Technologies AG3
Solvay4
Herzogenaurach, Germany
LaRochelle, France
Heads of Agreement (non-binding)
towards offtake contract
Master agreement (non-binding)
towards project agreement
MoU (non-binding) towards
offtake contract
Initial period of 10 years
10+ years from production start
5 years (TBC)
Stage 1 ~25,000tpa concentrate
Stage 2 ~10,000tpa MREC
MREC (to be agreed)
2,500tpa MREC
1 Refer ASX announcement “Hastings Signs Major Offtake Contract with thyssenkrupp Materials Trading GmbH”, dated 20 April 2021
2 Refer ASX announcement “Hastings and Neo sign non-binding Heads of Agreement for rare earth concentrate offtake and downstream collaboration”, dated 13 June 2023
3 Refer ASX announcement “Hastings Signs Long Term Binding Master Agreement With German Automotive Tier 1 Supplier, Schaeffler Technologies Ag”, dated 3 June 2020
4 Refer ASX announcement “Solvay and Hastings sign Memorandum of Understanding for supply of mixed rare earth carbonate”, dated 11 October 2022
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Approach to sustainability
Helping to advance the Sustainability Development Goals as a signatory of the UN Global Compact
Health and safety
Maintained a loss time injury frequency rate of 0.0
during the period up to 31 March 2023
Climate Change
Commitment of minimum 40 per cent renewables
allowed for in capital forecast for the Yangibana
power station
Local communities
Forecast $1.3 billion in net public benefit to the
Gascoyne region during construction and operations
Cultural heritage
Voluntary native title project agreement in place with the
Thiin-Mah Warriyangka, Tharrkari and Jiwarli People
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Neo strategic partnership
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Hastings mine-to-magnet strategy
Focused on the staged delivery of the Yangibana Rare Earths Project, with optionality to pursue mine-to-magnet
business strategy
Stage 1 – Yangibana mine
Stage 2 – Onslow
Mining
Beneficiation
Hydrometallurgy
Oxide separation
RE metal creation
Alloy creation
Permanent magnets
Traditional drill,
blast, load and
haul
Crushing, grinding,
flotation, tailings
and handling
Cracking, leaching,
precipitation and
drying
Toll treatment,
separated high
purity RE oxide
precipitation
Separated RE
oxides turned
into RE metal
Create RE alloys
used in production
of permanent
magnets
Used for EVs, wind
turbines, electronic
appliances,
smartphones etc
Upstream
Stage 3 – Mine-to-magnet strategy
Downstream
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Strategic partnership with Neo
Offtake heads of agreement signed on 13 June 2023, building on the 19.9% shareholding in Neo
Neo FY22 EBITDA of A$109m and net assets of A$703m
Vertically integrated mine-to-magnet supply chain
Potential rare earth sales to Neo
REE separation plant
Sillamae, Estonia
• Stage 1 – Up to 25,000tpa concentrate
• Stage 2 – Up to 10,000tpa MREC
REE magnet manufacturing facility
Narva, Estonia (In development)
Downstream processing
• Cooperate to arrange processing of
Stage 1 concentrate into MREC
• Oxide separation of Hastings MREC at
Neo facilities
Yangibana Rare Earths Project
Western Australia (In development)
Neo Performance Materials
Hastings Technology Metals
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Conclusion
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Potential value upside
Strong correlation between benchmark NdPr price and Hastings share price over long term
HAS 24-month share price vs NdPr oxide price1
8.00
Historical HAS Share Price (A$/sh)
NdPr Price (Historical)
200
NDPr Price (Blended Forecast)
180
7.00
160
Long-term NdPr Oxide Forecast2
A$/sh
5.00
120
•
4.00
3.00
•
2.00
1.00
0.00
140
Strong historical correlation between
benchmark NdPr price and Hastings share
price
Currently major divergence between
Hastings share price and long term price
forecasts for NdPr2
100
80
60
NdPr oxide price US$/kg
6.00
40
20
June 2021
June 2022
1 As at 27 June 2023;
2Asian Metal NdPr oxide ex-works price (daily) in RMB/kg converted to USD;
Blended NdPr oxide long-term price forecast (Woodmac, CRU, Adamas Intelligence)
June 2023
0
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Our investment proposition
Yangibana is positioned to supply rare earths needed for permanent magnets for the global energy transition
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Appendices
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Board of Directors
Charles Lew
Executive Chairman
Jean Claude Steinmetz
Non Executive Director
Bruce McFadzean
Non Executive Director
Guy Robertson
Finance Director
Mal Randall
Non Executive Director
Neil Hackett
Non Executive Director
• Took over HAS in December
2013 and appointed Chairman
• Joined the Board in July
2016
• Joined the Board in
January 2021
• Joined the Board in
February 2019
• Joined the Board in
November 2018
• 30+ years investment
banking experience in
London and Singapore
• Chief Operating Officer for
Lynas Corporation 2013 2015
• Managing Director of
Sheffield Resources 2015
- 2021
• Served on the Board of
Hastings since October
2012
• Entrepreneur with business
experience in macro hedge
fund, F&B and real estate
• 25+ years in the chemical
industry with Rhodia and
General Electric
• 15+ years ASX Director,
Company Secretary with
mining and industrial
experience
• MD of ABN Amro Investment
Bank Singapore 1997 - 2000
• Chairman of the Auto
Plastic and Innovative
Materials Committee of
Sino-EU Chemical
Manufacturers Association
• 40+ years in the global
resource industry including
15+ years with BHP
Billiton & Rio Tinto
• 45+ years extensive
experience in corporate,
management and
marketing in the resources
sector, including 25+ years
with the Rio Tinto group of
companies
• Independent Non Executive
Director of Malaysia’s RHB
Banking Group 2004 - 2016
• Led successful financing
and operation of mines
around the world
• 30+ years CFO experience
• CFO for various ASX listed
junior mining companies
• Senior finance executive in
Jardine Matheson Group in
Hong Kong and Australia
including Jardine Lloyd
Thompson, Colliers Jardine,
and Franklins Limited
• Corporate Finance and
Regulatory Experience
ASIC 1990-1999
• Independent Corporate
Governance Advisor and
AICD Facilitator
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Executive Team
Alwyn Vorster
CEO (interim)
Rudolph van Niekerk
Chief Operating Officer
Teck Lim
Chief Financial Officer
Robert Klug
General Counsel
Rachael Ward-Pryce
Head o
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