CRITICAL RESOURCES LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2019

Aug 22, 2019

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23 August 2019 ASX Announcements Office 152–158 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 Australia

AGREEMENT EXECUTED TO ACQUIRE MOBILE CRUSING AND SCREENING PLANT AND EQUIPMENT FOR TSHIMPALA PROJECT IN MALAWI

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Figure 1: Mobile Jaw Crusher - Metso Lokotrack LT106 in Lilongwe to be acquired by Force

Force Commodities ( Force or the Company ) ( ASX Code: 4CE ) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Malawian based engineering and construction company, Shire Civils Limited ( Shire ), for the acquisition of mobile crushing and screening equipment that is proposed to be used at the high-grade lead and silver Tshimpala Project, located in the Dowa District of the Republic of Malawi ( Tshimpala Project ).

The mobile crushing and screening equipment comprises a Metso Locotrack LT 106 Mobile Jaw Crusher, LT106, a Metso Locotrack LT 1213 Mobile Rotary Crusher and a Metso Locotrack ST 4.8 Mobile Screen capable of throughput of up to 250 tonnes per hour and producing four different sized products through the triple deck screens.

In addition, under the agreement, Shire will also be engaged to establish the platforms for the mobile equipment at the processing site, transportation of the mobile equipment from Lilongwe to the processing site, full commissioning of the mobile equipment and training of the Company’s planned employees from the surrounding communities, who will operate the equipment.

Force Commodities Ltd | Ground Floor, 20 Kings Park Road, West Perth, WA, 6005 | PO Box 1024 West Leederville WA 6007 Ph: +61 8 6462 1421 | F: +61 8 6323 3347 | web:forcecommodities.com.au | ABN 12 145 184 667 | ASX:4CE

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Figure 2 and 3: Mobile Mobile Jaw Crusher - Metso Locotrack LT 106

The second-hand mobile crushing equipment is located in Lilongwe and is approx. 45km from the Tshimpala Project. The equipment is in very good condition with mobile jaw crusher and mobile screen only having had 520 hrs operating hours and the mobile rotary crusher only 820hrs operating hours.

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Figure 4 and 5: Mobile Screen - Metso Locotrack ST 4.8 and Mobile Rotary Crusher - Metso Locotrack LT 1213

The mobile crushing and screening equipment, which is to be provided under an operating lease agreement with Shire, with equal payments scheduled over the initial 12 months of operations, was originally purchased as new, at a total cost of US$1.6m.

Shire is an established Malawian based engineering and civils construction company with over 55 years of operating experience in the country.

Shire has a large fleet of mobile plant and construction equipment, and operates aggregate quarries and has fully equipped modern materials testing laboratories in Lilongwe along with professional support staff and services in the fields of structural design, geology and geotechnical investigations as well as land surveying and mining

Commissioning and delivery of the mobile plant and equipment by Shire is scheduled to be completed at the Tshimpala Project site in the December 2019 quarter.

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Commenting on the execution of the agreement to purchase the mobile crushing and screening equipment with Shire, Force Commodities Managing Director Jason Brewer said:

“Force is very pleased to be an investor in Malawi and in the Tshimpala Project through its shareholding in Swiss based TerraCare AG.”

“I’ve had the pleasure of being in-country over the past few weeks and meeting with a number of key stakeholders and have been very impressed with the overall investment environment and opportunities.”

“The progress being made with the various stakeholder engagements and material contracts being entered into, is an indication of the strength of the people we have involved at the Tshimpala Project and the in-country capabilities of local contractors and industry specialists.”

“We look forward to working with Shire in advancing the Tshimpala Project.”

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Contact:

Jason Brewer David Tasker Managing Director Chapter One Advisors Force Commodities Limited Tel: +61 433 112 9036 Tel: +61 (0) 8 6426 1421 Em: dtasker@chapteroneadvisors.com.au

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