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HASTINGS TECHNOLOGY METALS LTD Capital/Financing Update 2021

Jun 14, 2021

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ASX:HAS Announcement

15 June 2021

Stand-out Simon's Find metallurgical test results further enhance the Yangibana Project

Highlights

  • Metallurgical test work from Simon’s Find deposit, part of the Yangibana Rare Earths Project, has delivered strong results:

  • 86% beneficiation recovery generating a concentrate grade of 8.9% Nd2O3 from flotation test work.

  • 98% recovery through hydrometallurgical acid bake and water leach test work on flotation samples.

  • Beneficiation concentrate results from Simon’s Find are comparable to other Yangibana deposits which have much higher mined TREO grades.

  • Results show an average beneficiation Nd2O3 upgrade factor of 28 times from the calculated head grade, equivalent to a concentrate grade of 19% TREO.

  • Upgrade factors up to 50 times the calculated head grade, producing a concentrate grade up to 29% TREO were reported in many samples.

  • Up to 57% of Simon Find’s TREO is neodymium and praseodymium (Nd2O3 + Pr6O11) – a ratio unrivalled for any known rare earths deposit worldwide.

  • Ore sorting variability test results indicated that the head grade of Simon’s Find can be upgraded from an average grade of 0.58% to 0.84% TREO, an increase of 45%.

  • Simon’s Find samples that were ore sorted, upgraded faster in flotation with superior TREO recoveries when compared to the unsorted feedstock.

  • These results are being fed into the Yangibana Project updated Ore Reserves estimate, for which a maiden ore reserve estimate will be defined for Simon’s Find.

Australia’s next rare earths producer Hastings Technology Metals Ltd ( ASX: HAS ) ( Hastings or the Company ) is pleased to announce stand-out results from metallurgical test work carried out on drilling samples from Simon’s Find, one of the key deposits that make up the Yangibana Rare Earths Project ( Yangibana ) in Western Australia’s Gascoyne region.

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The test work carried out at Simon’s Find is a key milestone in the Company’s finalisation of its updated Ore Reserves and mine scheduling that will underpin Yangibana’s development.

The Simon’s Find deposit is part of the 8km-long Bald Hill – Simon’s Find – Frasers mineralised trend and is strategically located close to the site of Yangibana’s proposed process plant and infrastructure.

The mineralisation at Simon’s Find contains the highest level of Nd2O3 + Pr6O11 to total rare earth oxides ( TREO ) across all deposits at Yangibana – in fact, they are the highest NdPr levels of any known rare earths project in the world. The average of samples tested reported Nd2O3 + Pr6O11 oxide accounting for 54% of TREO. Values as high as 57% were recorded in individual samples.

Simon’s Find has, on average, a much lower TREO head grade than the other Yangibana deposits. However, its industry high NdPr levels and an amenability to producing a clean monazite concentrate mean Simon’s Find is able to deliver the same outstanding final results as the other deposits at Yangibana.

Test work completed to date has investigated the flotation performance of a representative composite sample from the Simon’s Find drilling program in 2020 and earlier as well as 22 individual variability samples. The flotation performance on the composite sample resulted in an Nd2O3 recovery of 86.3% at 8.9% Nd2O3 grade, which is comparable to the 2017 Definitive Feasibility Study baseline of a recovery of 86.4% recovery at 9.0% Nd2O3 grade.

Variability test work within the Simon’s Find deposit aimed to test some of the different parameters of the mineralisation and develop an understanding of ore blending requirements. Two blends of a composite sample concentrate were tested through acid bake and water leach hydrometallurgical tests. The acid bake and water leach tests achieved an Nd2O3 recovery of 98%, which is 4% higher than at other Yangibana deposits. The final water leach liquor chemistry was consistent with that of other deposits across Yangibana and suitable for further downstream impurity removal and mixed rare earths concentrate ( MREC ) precipitation steps designed for the project.

Simon’s Find also contains a relatively high level of niobium, mostly in the mineral columbite. Deportment of niobium throughout the process flowsheet is still being assessed.

Ore sorting variability test work indicated that the average grade at Simon’s Find could be upgraded during ore sorting from 0.58% to 0.84% TREO. Early flotation test work on sorted and unsorted ore indicated that the addition of ore sorting into the circuit could improve the flotation performance.

The test work results from this recent program will be used for ongoing Ore Reserves calculations.

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Figure 1 - (L-R) Flotation test, acid bake product, water leach in progress, final water leach liquor.

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Commenting on the results of the Simon’s Find test work, Hastings Technology Metals’ Chief Operating Officer Andrew Reid said:

“The metallurgical test work carried out at Simon Find’s underscores the potential that we have at Yangibana. These latest results continue to give us confidence in the multiple pathways we have to achieving high process recoveries and concentrate grades from the Yangibana project.

“Simon’s Find is delivering stand-out results that are remarkable given the low head grade of the deposit. Further test work will enable us to optimise the various aspects of our metallurgical program in terms of capital, operating costs, recoveries and operability.

“Simon’s Find further highlights Yangibana’s potential to become a source rich in NdPr.”

This announcement has been approved by the Board for release to the ASX.

For further information, please contact:

Charles Lew Matthew Allen Andrew Reid Executive Chairman Chief Financial Officer Chief Operating Officer +65 6220 9220 +61 8 6117 8634 +61 8 6117 8621

For media and investor queries, please contact:

Peter Klinger Peter Kermode Cannings Purple Cannings Purple +61 411 251 540 +61 411 209 459 [email protected] [email protected]

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 used to manufacture permanent magnets used every day in advanced technology products ranging from electric vehicles to wind turbines, robotics, medical applications, digital devices, etc.

Hastings’ flagship Yangibana project, in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, contains one of the most highly valued NdPr deposits in the world with NdPr:TREO ratio of up to 52%. The site is permitted for long-life production and with offtake contracts signed and debt finance in advanced stage targeted for completion in 3Q2021. Construction is scheduled to start in mid-2021 ahead of first production in late 2023.

Hastings also owns the Brockman project, Australia’s largest heavy rare earths deposit, near Halls Creek in the Kimberley. Brockman hosts a Mineral Resource hosting Total Rare Earths Oxides (TREO).

Hastings Mineral Resource and Reserve have been reported in compliance with the JORC code.

For further information on the Company and its projects visit www.hastingstechmetals.com

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Competent Person Statements

The scientific and technical information in this announcement and that relates to process metallurgy is based on information reviewed by Ms. Narelle Marriott (Principal Engineer – Beneficiation) and Mr. Zhaobing (Robin) Zhang (General Manager -Process Engineering) of Hastings Technology Metals Limited. Both Ms. Marriott and Mr. Zhang are members of the AusIMM. Each 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. Both Ms. Marriott and Mr. Zhang own shares in the company and participate in the company employee share plan. Ms. Marriott and Mr. Zhang consent to the inclusion in this announcement of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which it appears.

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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Yangibana project deposits 2021

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling
techniques
Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut
channels, random chips, or specific specialised
industry standard measurement tools
appropriate to the minerals under
investigation, such as down hole gamma
sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc).
These examples should not be taken as limiting
the broad meaning of sampling.
Include reference to measures taken to ensure
sample representivity and the appropriate
calibration of any measurement tools or
systems used.
Aspects of the determination of mineralisation
that are Material to the Public Report.
In cases where ‘industry standard’ work has
been done this would be relatively simple (eg
‘reverse circulation drilling was used to obtain
1 m samples from which 3 kg was pulverised to
produce a 30 g charge for fire assay’). In other
cases more explanation may be required, such
as where there is coarse gold that has inherent
sampling problems. Unusual commodities or
mineralisation types (eg submarine nodules)
may warrant disclosure of detailed
information.
• Samples used to assess the numerous deposits of the
Yangibana Project have been derived from both
reverse circulation (RC) and diamond drilling. Nine
drilling programmes have been completed to date with
more than 2,000 holes drilled for >100,000m.
• Samples from each metre were collected in a cyclone
and split using a 3-level riffle splitter. Field duplicates,
blanks and Reference Standards were inserted at a rate
of approximately 1 in 20.
• RC and diamond drilling leading to the establishment
of JORC Resources has been carried out at Bald Hill,
Frasers’s, Yangibana North-West, Auer, Auer North,
and Yangibana, within tenements held 100% by
Hastings, and at Yangibana and Yangibana Northwest
in tenements in which Hastings has a 70% interest.
Drilling
techniques
Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-
hole hammer, rotary air blast, auger, Bangka,
sonic, etc) and details (eg core diameter, triple
or standard tube, depth of diamond tails, face-
sampling bit or other type, whether core is
oriented and if so, by what method, etc).
• Reverse Circulation drilling at the various targets
utilised a nominal 5 1/4 inch diameter face-sampling
hammer.
• Diamond drilling at various targets has been NQ and
HQ diameter.
Drill sample
recovery
Method of recording and assessing core and
chip sample recoveries and results assessed.
Measures taken to maximise sample recovery
and ensure representative nature of the
samples.
• Recoveries are recorded by the geologist in the field
at the time of drilling/logging. During the 2020 program
all bags were weighed in the field.
• If poor sample recovery is encountered during
drilling, the geologist and driller have endeavoured to
rectifytheproblem to ensure maximum sample

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Whether a relationship exists between sample
recovery and grade and whether sample bias
may have occurred due to preferential
loss/gain of fine/coarse material.
recovery. Visual assessment is made for moisture and
contamination. A cyclone and splitter were used to
ensure representative samples and were routinely
cleaned.
• Sample recoveries to date have generally been
reasonable, and moisture in samples minimal. Data
from 2020 is available at present to determine if a
relationship exists between recovery and grade exist,
however this work has not been completed as yet.
Logging Whether core and chip samples have been
geologically and geotechnically logged to a
level of detail to support appropriate Mineral
Resource estimation, mining studies and
metallurgical studies.
Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative
in nature. Core (or costean, channel, etc)
photography.
The total length and percentage of the relevant
intersections logged.
• All drill chip samples are geologically logged at 1m
intervals from surface to the bottom of each individual
hole to a level that supports appropriate future Mineral
Resource studies.
• Logging is considered to be semi-quantitative given
the nature of reverse circulation drill chips.
• All RC drill holes in the previous programme were
logged in full.
Sub-sampling
techniques and
sample
preparation
If core, whether cut or sawn and whether
quarter, half or all core taken.
If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled,
rotary split, etc and whether sampled wet or
dry.
For all sample types, the nature, quality and
appropriateness of the sample preparation
technique.
Quality control procedures adopted for all sub-
sampling stages to maximise representivity of
samples.
Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is
representative of the in situ material collected,
including for instance results for field
duplicate/second-half sampling.
Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the
grain size of the material being sampled.
• The RC drilling rig is equipped with an in-built
cyclone and triple tier riffle splitting system, which
provided one bulk sample of approximately 25kg, and a
sub-sample of 2-4kg per metre drilled.
• All samples were split using the system described
above to maximise and maintain consistent
representivity. Most samples were dry. For wet
samples the cleanliness of the cyclone and splitter was
constantly monitored by the geologist and maintained
to avoid contamination.
• Bulk samples were placed in green plastic bags, with
the sub-samples collected placed in calico sample bags.
• Field duplicates were collected directly from the
splitter as drilling proceeded through a secondary
sample chute. These duplicates were designed for lab
checks as well as lab umpire analysis.
• A sample size of 2-4kg was collected and considered
appropriate and representative for the grain size and
style of mineralisation.
• Samples used in the metallurgical testwork programs
were split from the RC drilling material using a riffle
splitter. Ore intervals for each hole were combined
from 1 metre intervals, control crushed and blended
prior to splitting for use in testwork.
• Samples used for ore sorting testwork were HQ
diamond drill core. Whole core intervals were selected
to include both ore and dilution waste from both
hanging and footwalls.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Quality of assay
data and
laboratory tests
The nature, quality and appropriateness of the
assaying and laboratory procedures used and
whether the technique is considered partial or
total.
For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld
XRF instruments, etc, the parameters used in
determining the analysis including instrument
make and model, reading times, calibrations
factors applied and their derivation, etc.
Nature of quality control procedures adopted
(eg standards, blanks, duplicates, external
laboratory checks) and whether acceptable
levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and precision
have been established.
• Genalysis (Perth) was used for all analysis work
carried out on the 1m drill chip samples and the rock
chip samples. The laboratory techniques below are for
all samples submitted to Genalysis and are considered
appropriate for the style of mineralisation defined at
the Yangibana REE Project: FP6/MS
• Blind field duplicates were collected at a rate of
approximately 1 duplicate for every 20 samples that
are to be submitted to Genalysis for laboratory
analysis. Field duplicates were split directly from the
splitter as drilling proceeded at the request of the
supervising geologist.
• ALS Metallurgy (Perth) was used for all metallurgical
testwork assay analysis.
Verification of
sampling and
assaying
The verification of significant intersections by
either independent or alternative company
personnel.
The use of twinned holes.
Documentation of primary data, data entry
procedures, data verification, data storage
(physical and electronic) protocols.
Discuss any adjustment to assay data.
• At least two company personnel verify all significant
intersections as well as the independent geological
database provider.
• All geological logging and sampling information is
completed firstly on to paper logs before being
transferred to Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and
subsequently a Microsoft Access database. Physical
logs and sampling data are returned to the Hastings
head office for scanning and storage. Electronic copies
of all information are backed up daily.
• All 2020 field geological data capture was completed
directly into excel or Ocris.
• No adjustments of assay data are considered
necessary.
Location of data
points
Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate
drill holes (collar and down-hole surveys),
trenches, mine workings and other locations
used in Mineral Resource estimation.
Specification of the grid system used.
Quality and adequacy of topographic control.
• Final drillhole collars completed during 2014-2020
drill campaigns were collected by MHR Surveyors using
DGPS utilising a locally established control point.
Accuracies of the drillhole collar locations collected by
MHR Surveyors is better than 0.1m.
• Elevation data was recorded by MHR Surveyors.
• Down hole surveys are conducted by the drill
contractors using a Reflex electronic single-shot
camera with readings for dip and magnetic azimuth
nominally taken every 30m down hole, except in holes
of less than 30m. The instrument is positioned within a
stainless steel drill rod so as not to affect the magnetic
azimuth.
• Grid system used is MGA 94 (Zone 50)
Data spacing
and distribution
Data spacing for reporting of Exploration
Results.
Whether the data spacing and distribution is
sufficient to establish the degree of geological
and grade continuity appropriate for the
• Substantial areas of the main Bald Hill deposit have
been infill drilled at a staggered 50m x 50m pattern,
giving an effective 35m x 35 spacing, with some areas
infilled to 20m x 20m and 20m x 10m in the 2018
drilling programme. In general, and where allowed by
the kriging parameters,this allowsportions of the
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimation
procedure(s) and classifications applied.
Whether sample compositing has been applied.
deposit to be classified in the Measured category.
Areas of 50m x 50m spacing are generally classified as
Indicated, while zones with wider spacing or where
blocks are extrapolated are generally classified as
Inferred category.
• Bald Hill South has a small area of Measured
category with nominal 25m x 25m spacing area of
Indicated category (a mixture of 50m x 50m and 50m x
25m spacing) and an Inferred category area in the
south and west with wider spacing
• The main part of the Fraser’s deposit has some
areas of Measured category where there is infill drilling
at nominally 25m x 25m, with much of the rest being
Indicated category, where spacing is typically 50m x
50m. Down-dip zones of mineralisation with higher
variances are supported by a number of deep
intersections and have been classified as Inferred
category.
• Yangibana West and North drill spacing is typically
50m x 50m with some new infill areas in the east.
Down dip extension has been limited due to the
distribution of drilling relative to the mineralisation
wireframes. As a result of this infill drilling, combined
with improved variography, some Measured category
material has been defined.
• At the Yangibana deposit drill spacing is nominally
on 50m sections, and the upper part of the resource is
generally classified as Indicated category while the
lower, extensional areas are Inferred category.
• Section spacing at Auer is predominantly 50m with
some areas of 25m spacing and others at 100m; down
dip spacing is typically 50m. Due to limited bulk
density information the closer spaced areas have been
assigned an Indicated classification, though the
majority of the Auer deposit has only two or three
holes per section, resulting in these areas being
classified as Inferred category.
• A significant amount of infill drilling at Auer North in
2017-2018 has increased confidence in what was
previously Inferred material; a reasonably large
proportion of Auer North is now in the Indicated
category, with drill spacing typically on 25 to 50m
sections with the remainder being Inferred, at depth
and where section spacing is greater than 50m.
• No sample compositing is used in this report, all
results detailed are the product of 1m downhole
sample intervals.
Orientation of
data in relation
Whether the orientation of sampling achieves
unbiased samplingofpossible structures and
• Most drill holes in the 2020 programme angled
(subject to access to thepreferred collarposition)
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
to geological
structure
the extent to which this is known, considering
the deposit type.
If the relationship between the drilling
orientation and the orientation of key
mineralised structures is considered to have
introduced a sampling bias, this should be
assessed and reported if material.
collared at -60oor -70oin steeper and deeper
mineralised areas such as Auer, Simon’s Find, Bald Hill
and Fraser’s. Some holes were drilled vertically at the
same position as angled holes to eliminate the need for
further ground clearing.
Sample security The measures taken to ensure sample security. • The chain of custody is managed by the project
geologist who places calico sample bags in polyweave
sacks. Up to 10 calico sample bags are placed in each
sack. Each sack is clearly labelled with:
• Hastings Technology Metals Ltd

Address of laboratory

Sample range
• Samples were delivered by Hastings personnel to the
Nexus Logistics base in order to be loaded on the next
available truck for delivery to Genalysis
The freight provider delivers the samples directly to the
laboratory. Detailed records are kept of all samples
that are dispatched, including details of chain of
custody.
Audits or
reviews
The results of any audits or reviews of sampling
techniques and data.
• An audit of sampling has been completed. Additional
umpire sampling was completed. A new source of
standards is being used to cross-check data from
existing standards and assayed samples that were
acquired in the drilling programs comprising the
resource.

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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Mineral tenement
and land tenure
status
Type, reference name/number, location and
ownership including agreements or material
issues with third parties such as joint ventures,
partnerships, overriding royalties, native title
interests, historical sites, wilderness or national
park and environmental settings.
The security of the tenure held at the time of
reporting along with any known impediments
to obtaining a licence to operate in the area.
• Drilling has been undertaken on numerous
tenements within the Yangibana Project.
• All Yangibana tenements are in good standing
and no known impediments exist.
Exploration done by
other parties
Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration
by other parties.
• Ten of the Yangibana prospects were previously
drilled to a limited extent by Hurlston Pty Limited in
joint venture with Challenger Pty Limited in the late
1980s. Auer and Auer North were first drilled by
Hastings in 2016.
Geology Deposit type, geological setting and style of
mineralisation.
• The Yangibana ironstones within the Yangibana
Project are part of an extensive REE-mineralised
system associated with the Gifford Creek
Carbonatite Complex. The lenses have a total strike
length of at least 12km.
• These ironstone lenses have been explored
previously for base metals, manganese, uranium,
diamonds and rare earths.
• The ironstones are considered by GSWA to be
coeval with the numerous carbonatite sills that
occur within Hastings tenements, or at least part of
the same magmatic/hydrothermal system.
Drill hole
Information
A summary of all information material to the
understanding of the exploration results
including a tabulation of the following
information for all Material drill holes:
easting and northing of the drill hole collar
elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation
above sea level in metres) of the drill hole
collar
dip and azimuth of the hole
down hole length and interception depth
hole length.
If the exclusion of this information is justified
on the basis that the information is not
Material and this exclusion does not detract
from the understanding of the report, the
Competent Person should clearly explain why
this is the case.
• Not applicable as no drilling exploration results
are being announced

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Data aggregation
methods
In reporting Exploration Results, weighting
averaging techniques, maximum and/or
minimum grade truncations (eg cutting of high
grades) and cut-off grades are usually Material
and should be stated.
Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short
lengths of high-grade results and longer
lengths of low grade results, the procedure
used for such aggregation should be stated and
some typical examples of such aggregations
should be shown in detail.
The assumptions used for any reporting of
metal equivalent values should be clearly
stated.
• Not applicable as no exploration results are being
announced
Relationship
between
mineralisation
widths and
intercept lengths
These relationships are particularly important
in the reporting of Exploration Results.
If the geometry of the mineralisation with
respect to the drill hole angle is known, its
nature should be reported.
If it is not known and only the down hole
lengths are reported, there should be a clear
statement to this effect (eg ‘down hole length,
true width not known’).
• Not applicable as no exploration results are being
announced
Diagrams Appropriate maps and sections (with scales)
and tabulations of intercepts should be
included for any significant discovery being
reported These should include, but not be
limited to a plan view of drill hole collar
locations and appropriate sectional views.
• Not applicable as no exploration results are being
announced
Balanced reporting Where comprehensive reporting of all
Exploration Results is not practicable,
representative reporting of both low and high
grades and/or widths should be practiced to
avoid misleading reporting of Exploration
Results.
• Not applicable as no exploration results are being
announced
Other substantive
exploration data
Other exploration data, if meaningful and
material, should be reported including (but not
limited to): geological observations;
geophysical survey results; geochemical survey
results; bulk samples – size and method of
treatment; metallurgical test results; bulk
density, groundwater, geotechnical and rock
characteristics; potential deleterious or
contaminating substances.
• Geological mapping has continued in the vicinity
of the drilling as the programme proceeds.
Further work The nature and scale of planned further work
(eg tests for lateral extensions or depth
extensions or large-scale step-out drilling).
• Numerous targets exist for expansion of the
current JORC Mineral Resources within the
Yangibana Project, as extensions to defined
deposits,new targets identified from the

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of
possible extensions, including the main
geological interpretations and future drilling
areas, provided this information is not
commercially sensitive.
Company’s various remote sensing surveys, and
conceptual as yet untested targets at depth.

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