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METALS AUSTRALIA LTD Interim / Quarterly Report 2024

Jul 29, 2024

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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT

Quarterly Activities Report – to 30 June 2024

Metals Australia Limited (“ Metals Australia ”, the “ Company ” or “ MLS ”) is pleased to report its activities for the Quarter ended 30 June 2024 (“ Quarter ”):

Corporate

  • Tanya Newby commenced as Company CFO and Joint Company Secretary[1] on 27 May 2024. Tanya is a highly experienced finance executive with a broad background in the resources sector. Consistent with the strategy set by the board, Tanya’s appointment reflects the increased commercial and financial demands on the Company as it rapidly advances the Company’s portfolio of high quality critical and precious minerals on their exploration and development pathways.

  • The Company’s cash balance at the end of the Quarter was $17.35 million (Q3 17.86 million), following net outflows of $510k, which included $601K spent on exploration, metallurgical test work and project studies, offset by net Canadian gains of $92K (tax benefits offset by small FX adjustment). All staffing, consultant and administration costs were completely offset by interest earned on fixed term deposits of $314K. Please see details in the Appendix 5b.

Exploration & Project Development

Canadian Projects:

Lac Carheil Graphite – Critical Minerals Project, Quebec, Canada :

Development of Critical & Strategic Minerals 2020-2025[2] . During the Quarter considerable effort was applied to increasing the Company’s profile with government agencies and stakeholders. The project name was changed to Lac Carheil to better reflect its proximity to the major water feature of the same name and to avoid confusion among stakeholders. Various engagements, including consultations, led directly to the submission of an exploration impact assessment for the planned drilling program, consistent with the government’s new regulatory requirements. The Company awaits approval for the program. The Company entered into a series of agreements and launched six work programs, all required as part of our prefeasibility assessment (PFS)[3] . Major work agreed, underway or planned, included:

  • Metallurgical & Laboratory Services – The appointments of SGS Laboratories in Lakefield, Ontario and a specialist client advisor to oversee metallurgical test-work programs associated with the PFS. Test work is advancing with results informing the PFS design team.

  • Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) – Lycopodium Minerals, Canada have commenced design for a 100,000 tonnes per annum flake-graphite concentrate plant, building on the 2021 Scoping Study results[4] that demonstrated Lac Carheils potential to generate high operating margins over an initial 14-year mine life - based on the current Mineral Resource alone.

  • Downstream graphite purification processing assessment, plant location and Scoping Study to produce battery anode material. ANZAPLAN , a world-leading, German based, metallurgical test-work and process engineering design group will substantially advance on the outstanding results of previous downstream

E: [email protected] T: +61 8 9481 7833

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product test-work that produced battery grade (99.96% graphitic carbon (Cg)) spherical graphite (SpG) with excellent battery charging and discharge performance[5] .

  • Drilling and full-service support contract signed with Magnor Exploration to complete the drilling and other exploration programs for Mineral Resource expansion and to test new regional targets at Lac Carheil, where the current Mineral Resource is contained within only 1km of a demonstrated 36km strike-length of high-grade graphitic trends[6] .

  • Product marketing and pricing strategyLonestar Technical Minerals has been appointed to guide development of an overall marketing and pricing program for Lac Carheil graphite products.

  • Social and stakeholder engagement services – An agreement has just commenced with Quebec based Transfert Environmental to assist with stakeholder engagement.

  • Considerable progress was also made on the Mineral Resource estimation, mining, geotechnical, tailings and environmental scopes of work – which are all close to award, subject to a final drilling permit being awarded.

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Figure 1: Lac Carheil Graphite Project: Resource Zone, High-grade sample sites, EM indicated graphitic trends

Corvette River Li, Au, Ag & Cu Project – Quebec, Canada

During the Quarter, the Company rapidly advanced planning, design and permitting for an extensive, phased, exploration program at Corvette River (see Figure 2). The aims of the exploration program are to follow up on promising Lithium bearing pegmatites, previously reported as the CR1[7] Pegmatite (adjacent to Patriot Battery Metals (ASX: PMT) CV9 discovery[8,9] ) and the CS1 Pegmatite[10] , and historical field sampling with promising gold,

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silver and copper results[11] . The Company’s exploration permit, which includes trenching and drilling, was approved during the Quarter.

Post Quarter end, the Company reported commencement of field exploration as follows:

  • Felicie Project – Field map, trench and sample structures and outcrops associated with previous rock chip sampling that included grades of up to 4.16 g/t Au, 44.1 g/t Ag and 0.23% Cu[11] from a zone of 180m strike-length, open in all direction.

  • East Eade – Extensive investigation of an approximately 300m wide complex fold-closure , which included previous assays of up to 29.7 g/t Au and 12 g/t Au[11] .

  • West Eade – Further investigate areas around historical sample sites with assays of up to 11.45g/t Au[11] and more recent rock chip sampling results including 3.37 g/t Au over 3m[11] .

  • Lithium Targets – Follow up on Lithium bearing pegmatite targets that have been previously reported, including CR1 (mapped over 1.6 km[7] ) at Felice and CS1[10] at West Eade (see Figure 2)

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Figure 2: MLS’s Corvette River Project – Felice, East Eade & West Eade Phase 1 Field Exploration sites

Australian Projects:

The Company completed extensive planning, geophysical surveys, data processing and evaluation across the portfolio of Australian projects during the Quarter. Multiple targets[12] were identified across three projects in Western Australia and the Northern Territory – including Warrego East , near Tennant Creek in the Northern

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Territory, Warrambie in the northwest Pilbara region of WA and the Big Bell North project in the Murchison region of WA. The projects were acquired through the purchase of an 80% interest in Payne Gully Gold Pty Ltd[13] . All the project locations are close to, or on trend with, significant existing or previous mining operations or recent large-scale discoveries. The targets identified represent “look-alike” geological features that warrant more extensive exploration (see Figure 3).

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Figure 3: Metals Australia key Critical Minerals and gold exploration projects in world-class mineral terranes

(adapted from Geoscience Australia, Australian Mineral Deposits)

Applications have now been lodged to permit exploration programs, including aircore and RC and/or diamond drilling programs that will test the target zones. Land access discussions and drafting of agreements also advanced during the Quarter. Post Quarter end, the Company provided an extensive update on three of these projects[12] , with a summary provided below:

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Warrego East Copper-Gold project, Tennant Creek, NT.

The Warrego East Copper Gold project (see Figure 4) is situated approximately 5km east of the Warrego highgrade copper-gold deposit, which was Tennant Creek’s largest historical mine having produced 6.75Mt @ 1.9% Cu, 6.6 g/t Au[14] until 1989.

The Company’s tenements are located on Cu-Au trends in areas of shallow soil cover which have not been tested with modern exploration. The project sits within a major east-west trending fault corridor interpreted from detailed magnetics and the Company’s gravity survey imagery, that connects Warrego with the Gecko and Orlando copper-gold deposits (past production and resources 11Mt @ 2.3% Cu, 1.8 g/t Au[14] ).

A Mine Management Plan has been submitted to the NT Government for approval of an air core drilling program to test multiple targets within the Warrego-Gecko/Orlando corridor and follow-up RC and/or diamond drilling across the ironstone hosted copper-gold targets. Drilling is expected to commence during H2 2024, subject to approvals and the commencement of the wet season.

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Figure 4: Location of the Company’s Tennant Creek tenements with major Cu-Au deposits and targets

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Warrambie Critical Minerals project, Northwest Pilbara, WA

The Company’s Warrambie Project (EL47/4327) is located only 10km east of the major Andover lithium discovery[15] in WA’s highly prospective northwest Pilbara region (see Figure 3 and Figure 5 below).

The Andover discovery has generated drilling intersections of up to 209m @ 1.42% Li2O[4] associated with outcropping pegmatites. The geological terrane covered by the 126km[2] Warrambie project is entirely soil covered with no previous drill-testing of the highly prospective underlying geology.

Interpretation of regional magnetics over the Warrambie project has identified a series of northeast-trending fault structures which intersect a complex of magnetic mafic intrusive rocks[12] . This is an analogous geological setting to the neighbouring Azure Minerals (ASX: AZS) Andover lithium project – which is associated with a 5km wide, northeast-trending structural corridor in mafic intrusive rocks (see Figure 5 below).

The Company has submitted a Program of Work (PoW) for a series of bedrock air core drilling traverses (see Figure 5 for air core traverse locations). Drilling is expected to commence during H2 2024.

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Figure 5: Warrambie Project E47/4327 TMI image, targets and nearby Andover lithium discovery

Big Bell North Gold Targets, Murchison Province, WA

The Big Bell North tenements, EL 51/2058 and EL 51/2059, are situated in WA’s world-class Murchison Gold Province. The tenements lie within the regional structural corridor that hosts major gold deposits, including the Meekatharra and Mt Magnet gold mining centres[10] (Figure 6).

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The Big Bell Gold deposit, which has produced over 5 million ounces of gold[16] , is located 50km along strike to the southwest within this regional scale and highly prospective corridor, highlighting the potential within these tenements for major gold deposits.

Very little previous exploration had been carried out within the Big Bell North tenements due to extensive soil cover and the lack of recognition of greenstone lithologies. The Company recently completed a large-scale fixed wing aeromagnetic survey, covering over 5,200 km of line surveying. The data has been processed. Initial reviews have identified several areas of interest that will be followed up with field programs, including initial soil sampling and air core drilling. More detailed interpretation is underway to further refine targets.

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Figure 6: Metals’ Murchison tenements, located 50km along strike northeast of the 5Moz Big Bell deposit

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Manindi Critical Minerals Project, WA:

Manindi West Titanium-Vanadium-Magnetite-Sulphide, WA

A metallurgical test work program was designed and approved during the Quarter to carry out magnetic separation on a representative sample of Ti-V-Fe drill core from the project[17,18] . The test work will investigate processing parameters for production of a separate titanium-ilmenite concentrate and a high-grade vanadiummagnetite stream and to assess furthers steps for advancing the project. The sample is being prepared and it is expected that the test work will be completed during the next Quarter.

Manindi Lithium Project, Western Australia

During the Quarter the Company completed test work to produce a largely lepidolite and petalite concentrate[19] . Initial test work proved that the lepidolite was easily able to be separated through conventional floatation, while petalite predominantly reported to the tails stream.

A follow up test program was designed and completed during the Quarter to separate the petalite using heavy liquid. The test work was successful, however the petalite contained a higher proportion of Fe contaminant than is permissible for use in glass or ceramics applications. It is anticipated that further processing steps to increase liberation of the Fe and then magnetic separation step would enable the petalite product to be able to meet required product specifications, however these were assessed as a costly additional step, when considering the current commodity pricing

The Company has decided to pause further work on the project until there is a material improvement in commodity pricing.

ABOUT METALS AUSTRALIA

Metals Australia Ltd (ASX: MLS) has a proven track record of Critical Minerals and metals discovery and a quality portfolio of advanced exploration and pre-development projects in the highly endowed and well-established mining jurisdictions of Quebec – Canada, and Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

The Company is focused on the exploration and development of its flagship Lac Carheil high-grade flake-graphite project in Quebec (formerly Lac Rainy graphite project), a high-quality project which is well placed for the future delivery of premium, battery-grade graphite to the North American lithium-ion/EV battery market, and other flakegraphite products.

The Company previously announced widespread and exceptionally high-grade graphite sampling results from Lac Carheil, including 10 results of over 20% Cg and averaging 11% Cg across a 36km strike-length of graphitic trends identified within the project[20] . The existing Mineral Resource of 13.3Mt @ 11.5% Cg (including Indicated: 9.6Mt @ 13.1% Cg and Inferred: 3.7Mt @ 7.3% Cg )[21] has been defined from just 1km strike-length of drill-testing of the Carheil Trend. An extensive new drilling program is planned to test priority new high-grade zones identified from the sampling program and to significantly upgrade and expand the Lac Carheil Mineral Resource.

The Company has commenced an extensive further testwork program on Lake Carheil, building on previous work which generated high-grade flotation concentrate results of up to 97% graphitic carbon (Cg)[22] , including 24% in the large flake category. Subsequent spherical graphite (SpG) battery testwork produced high-quality battery grade (99.96% Cg) SpG[5] and electrochemical (battery charging and durability) tests showed excellent charging capacity and outstanding discharge performance and durability[5] . The Company has also commissioned Lycopodium to complete a pre-feasibility Study (PFS) on flake-graphite concentrate production and Anzaplan to carry out a scoping study on downstream battery-grade SpG production[14] .

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Metals’ is also advancing its lithium and gold exploration projects in the world-class James Bay region of Quebec at the Corvette River Project[15] . The Company discovered lithium-bearing pegmatites immediately along strike from Patriot Battery Metals’ world-class lithium pegmatite discoveries , as well as a new LCT pegmatite trend at Corvette South, parallel to Patriot’s Corvette Lithium Trend[8,9] . Several high-grade gold targets have also been identified on these tenements and the Company has a fully permitted drilling program planned to test both the lithium and gold targets[23] .

The Company is advancing three key copper, gold and Critical Minerals exploration projects in the in world-class mineral provinces in the Northern Territory (NT) and Western Australia (WA)[12] . These projects include the Warrambie project[12] , located just 10km east of Azure Minerals’ (ASX:AZS) Andover lithium discovery[15] in Western Australia’s northwest Pilbara region, which has produced drilling intersections of up to 209.4m @ 1.42% Li2O[4] . The other key projects are tenements in the Tennant Creek copper-gold province in the Northern Territory, including a large, granted exploration licence immediately to the east of the Warrego high-grade copper-gold deposit (production 6.75Mt @ 1.9% Cu, 6.6 g/t Au[14] ) and large exploration licences in Western Australia’s Murchison Province , along strike from the >5Moz Big Bell gold deposit[16] .

The Company’s other projects include its advanced Manindi Critical Minerals Project in the Murchison district of Western Australia, where metallurgical test work has investigated the production of a lepidolite / Muscovite Mica and Petalite concentrate. The Company is also advancing metallurgical test work on a vanadium-titanium discovery[18] and also has a high-grade zinc Mineral Resource at Manindi Project.

REFERENCES

1 Metals Australia Ltd, 28 May 2024. Appointment of New CFO & Joint Company Secretary.

2. https://www.quebec.ca/en/government/policies-orientations/quebec-plan-development-critical-strategic-minerals

3Metals Australia Ltd, 8 May 2024 – Major Contracts Awarded to Advance Lac Rainy.

4Metals Australia Ltd, 3 February 2021. Lac Rainy Graphite Study delivers strong economics with Significant upside

5Metals Australia Ltd, 23 May 2023. Outstanding Battery Test Results for Lac Rainy Graphite.

6Metals Australia Ltd, 16 January 2024. Exceptional 64.3% Graphite and New Drilling at Lc Rainy.

7Metals Australia Ltd, 28 November 2023. MLS CR1 Pegmatite 2.5km from Patriot’s CR9 Discovery on CV Li Trend.

8Patriot Battery Metals Inc. (ASX: PMT). 30/07/23. Patriot Announces the Largest Lithium Pegmatite Resource at CV5.

9Patriot Battery Metals Inc. (ASX: PMT). 22/11/23. Patriot Makes New Discovery at the Corvette Property as it Intercept 100m of spodumene-Bearing Pegmatite at CV9, Quebec, Canada.

10Metals Australia Ltd, 27 December 2023. Results Confirm LCT Pegmatite Discovery at Corvette River

11Metals Australia Ltd, 21 May 2024. Permitted to Drill Key Au, Agg & Li Targets Corvette River

12Metals Australia Ltd, 5 July 2024 – New Australian Exploration – Critical Minerals and Golde.

13Metals Australia Ltd, 17 August 2022. Key Battery Metals Projects Acquired on Discounted Terms.

14Portergeo.com.au/database/mineinfo. Tennant Creek - Gecko, Warrego, White Devil, Nobles Nob, Juno, Peko, Argo

15Azure Minerals Ltd (ASX: AZS), 4h August 2023. 209m High-Grade Lithium Intersection at Andover.

16 Portergeo.com.au/database/mineinfo.asp?mineid=mn238. Big Bell, Western Australia. 31 December 2018. 17Metals Australia Ltd, 29 September 2022. High-Grade Titanium-Vanadium-Fe Intersection at Manindi.

18 Metals Australia Ltd, 09 June 2022. Substantial Vanadium Intersection with Ni-Cu-Co at Manindi.

19Metals Australia Ltd, 19 July 2022. Exceptional Lithium Pegmatite Intersections at Manindi.

20Metals Australia Ltd, 16 January 2024. Exceptional 64.3% Graphite and New Drilling at Lac Rainy Graphite Project.

21Metals Australia Ltd, 15 June 2020. Metals Australia delivers High Grade Maiden JORC Resource at Lac Rainy.

22Metals Australia Ltd, 30 June 2020. Metallurgical Testing Confirms Lac Rainy Graphite High Purity and Grade. 23Metals Australia Ltd, 21 May 2024. Permitted to Drill Key Au, Ag & Li Targets Corvette River.

This announcement was authorised for release by the Board of Directors.

*ENDS***

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For further information, please refer to the Company’s website or contact:

Additional information is available at metalsaustralia.com.au/ or contact:

Paul Ferguson Tanya Newby Elizabeth Michael Chief Executive Officer CFO/Joint Co. Secretary Investor Relations [email protected] +61 (08) 9481 7833 [email protected]

ASX LISTING RULES COMPLIANCE

In preparing this announcement the Company has relied on the announcements previously made by the Company listed under “References”. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects those announcements previously made, or that would materially affect the Company from relying on those announcements for the purpose of this announcement.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This document contains forward-looking statements concerning Metals Australia Limited. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact and actual events, and results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of risks, uncertainties, and other factors. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forwardlooking information provided by the Company, or on behalf of, the Company. Such factors include, among other things, risks relating to additional funding requirements, metal prices, exploration, development and operating risks, competition, production risks, regulatory restrictions, including environmental regulation and liability and potential title disputes.

Forward looking statements in this document are based on the Company’s beliefs, opinions and estimates of Metals Australia Limited as of the dates the forward-looking statements are made, and no obligation is assumed to update forward looking statements if these beliefs, opinions and estimates should change or to reflect other future developments.

COMPETENT PERSON STATEMENT

The information in this report that relates to exploration results, Mineral Resources and Exploration Targets has been reviewed, compiled and fairly represented by Mr Jonathon Dugdale. Mr Dugdale is a Technical Advisor to Metals Australia Ltd and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (‘FAusIMM’). Mr Dugdale has sufficient experience, including over 35 years’ experience in exploration, resource evaluation, mine geology and finance, relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration 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, Minerals Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr Dugdale consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on this information in the form and context in which it appears.

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APPENDIX 1: MLS TENEMENT SCHEDULE AS AT 30 JUNE 2024

Interest Area License
Tenement ID Tenement Type Jurisdiction Project
% Km2 Expiry Date
M57/227 Mining Licence WesternAustralia Manindi 80 4.77 2/09/2034
M57/240 Mining Licence Western Australia Manindi 80 3.15 9/11/2035
M57/533 Mining Licence WesternAustralia Manindi 80 8.01 16/01/2029
E15/1702 Exploration Licence Western Australia Nepean South
Nickel Project
20 35.19 09/12/2024
E57/1197 Exploration Licence Western Australia Bulga 100 3.01 19/09/2027
E57/1198 Exploration Licence Western Australia Bulga 100 6.02 19/09/2027
E51/2107
(Application)
Exploration Licence
Application subject to ballot
WesternAustralia Munarra South 100 6.11 N/A1
EL32725 Exploration Licence Northern Territory Tennant Creek 80 142 10/01/2028
EL32397 Exploration Licence
Application
Northern Territory Tennant Creek 80 78 N/A
EL32410 Exploration Licence
Application
NorthernTerritory Tennant Creek 80 332 N/A
EL32837 Exploration Licence
Application
Northern Territory Tennant Creek 80 220 N/A
E47/4327 Exploration Licence WesternAustralia Warrambie 80 126 24/08/2025
E70/6232 Exploration Licence
Application
Western Australia Murchison 80 154.6 N/A
E70/6233 Exploration Licence
Application
WesternAustralia Murchison 80 181.4 N/A
E51/2058 Exploration Licence Western Australia Murchison 80 123.4 06/04/2027
E51/2059 Exploration Licence Western Australia Murchison 80 213.8 15/02/2028

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Lac Rainy Graphite Project

Quebec, Canada - 100% owned by Lac Rainy Graphite Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Metals Australia Ltd. All tenements are Mineral Claims (CDC)

Total
Count
Claim number
(CDC series)
Area
(ha)
Grant Date Expiry Date
1 2477073 52.35 2/02/2017 1/02/2026
2 2477074 52.35 2/02/2017 1/02/2026
3 2477075 52.35 2/02/2017 1/02/2026
4 2477076 52.34 2/02/2017 1/02/2026
5 2477077 52.34 2/02/2017 1/02/2026
6 2477078 52.30 2/02/2017 1/02/2026
7 2477079 52.30 2/02/2017 1/02/2026
8 2493128 52.34 24/05/2017 23/05/2026
9 2493129 52.30 24/05/2017 23/05/2026
10 2493130 52.30 24/05/2017 23/05/2026
11 2493131 52.30 24/05/2017 23/05/2026
12 2493132 52.30 24/05/2017 23/05/2026
13 2493133 52.29 24/05/2017 23/05/2026
14 2493134 52.29 24/05/2017 23/05/2026
15 2493135 52.31 24/05/2017 23/05/2026
16 2467343 52.33 31/10/2016 30/10/2025
17 2467344 52.33 31/10/2016 30/10/2025
18 2467345 52.32 31/10/2016 30/10/2025
19 2467346 52.32 31/10/2016 30/10/2025
20 2462752 52.36 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
21 2462753 52.36 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
22 2462754 52.35 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
23 2462755 52.35 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
24 2462756 52.35 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
25 2462757 52.34 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
26 2462758 52.34 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
27 2462759 52.34 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
28 2462760 52.34 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
29 2462761 52.34 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
30 2462762 52.33 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
31 2462763 52.33 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
32 2462764 52.33 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
33 2462765 52.33 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
34 2462766 52.33 19/09/2016 18/09/2025

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Total
Count
Claim number
(CDC series)
Area
(ha)
Grant Date Expiry Date
35 2462767 52.33 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
36 2462768 52.32 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
37 2462769 52.32 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
38 2462770 52.32 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
39 2462771 52.32 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
40 2462772 52.32 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
41 2462773 52.31 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
42 2462774 52.31 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
43 2462775 52.31 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
44 2462776 52.31 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
45 2462777 52.31 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
46 2462778 52.31 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
47 2462779 52.30 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
48 2462780 52.30 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
49 2462781 52.30 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
50 2462782 52.30 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
51 2462783 52.30 19/09/2016 18/09/2025
52 2471082 52.38 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
53 2471083 52.37 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
54 2471084 52.36 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
55 2471085 52.36 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
56 2471086 52.36 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
57 2471087 52.36 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
58 2471088 52.35 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
59 2471089 52.35 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
60 2471090 52.35 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
61 2471091 52.35 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
62 2471092 52.34 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
63 2471093 52.34 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
64 2471094 52.34 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
65 2471095 52.34 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
66 2471096 52.33 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
67 2471097 52.33 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
68 2471098 52.33 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
69 2471099 52.33 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
70 2471100 52.32 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
71 2471101 52.32 16/12/2016 15/12/2025

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Total
Count
Claim number
(CDC series)
Area
(ha)
Grant Date Expiry Date
72 2471102 52.32 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
73 2471103 52.32 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
74 2471104 52.31 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
75 2471105 52.31 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
76 2471106 52.31 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
77 2471107 52.31 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
78 2471108 52.31 16/12/2016 15/12/2025
79 2465815 52.30 13/10/2016 12/10/2025
80 2499090 35.22 2/08/2017 1/08/2026
81 2499091 45.67 2/08/2017 1/08/2026
82 2499092 25.58 2/08/2017 1/08/2026
83 2499356 52.35 7/08/2017 6/08/2026
84 2499357 52.35 7/08/2017 6/08/2026
85 2528299 52.34 29/11/2018 28/11/2025
86 2528300 52.34 29/11/2018 28/11/2025
87 2529282 52.29 14/12/2018 13/12/2025
88 2529504 52.30 09/01/2019 08/01/2026
89 2511046 52.32 01/02/2018 31/01/2025
90 2511047 52.31 01/02/2018 31/01/2025
91 2499377 52.34 07/08/2017 06/08/2026
92 2499378 52.35 07/08/2017 06/08/2026
93 2743939 52.36 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
94 2743940 52.36 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
95 2743941 52.36 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
96 2743942 52.37 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
97 2743943 52.37 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
98 2743944 52.37 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
99 2743945 52.37 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
100 2743946 52.35 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
101 2743947 52.35 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
102 2743948 52.35 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
103 2743949 52.29 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
104 2743950 52.29 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
105 2743951 52.29 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
106 2743952 52.29 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
107 2743953 52.29 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
108 2743954 52.29 27/02/2023 26/02/2026

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Total
Count
Claim number
(CDC series)
Area
(ha)
Grant Date Expiry Date
109 2743955 52.29 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
110 2743956 52.29 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
111 2743957 52.29 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
112 2743958 52.29 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
113 2743959 52.28 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
114 2743960 52.28 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
115 2743961 52.28 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
116 2743962 52.28 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
117 2743963 52.28 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
118 2743964 52.28 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
119 2743965 52.28 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
120 2743966 52.28 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
121 2743967 52.28 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
122 2743968 52.28 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
123 2743969 52.28 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
124 2743970 52.28 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
125 2743971 52.27 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
126 2743972 52.27 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
127 2743973 52.27 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
128 2743974 52.27 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
129 2743975 52.27 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
130 2743976 52.27 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
131 2743977 52.27 27/02/2023 26/02/2026
132 2743978 52.27 27/02/2023 26/02/2026

Lac du Marcheur Cobalt Project

Quebec, Canada - 100% owned by Quebec Lithium Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Metals Australia Ltd. All tenements are Mineral Claims (CDC)

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Total
Count
Claim number
(CDC series)
Area
(ha)
Date Granted Date Expires
1 2505515 59.61 20/11/2017 19/11/2026
2 2505516 59.61 20/11/2017 19/11/2026
3 2473803 59.55 27/01/2017 26/01/2026
4 2473804 59.54 27/01/2017 26/01/2026
5 2473805 59.53 27/01/2017 26/01/2026
6 2473806 59.53 27/01/2017 26/01/2026
7 2473807 59.53 27/01/2017 26/01/2026
8 2473808 59.52 27/01/2017 26/01/2026
9 2488121 56.75 6/04/2017 5/04/2026
10 2488122 34.77 6/04/2017 5/04/2026
11 2488123 24.04 6/04/2017 5/04/2026
12 2488124 19.67 6/04/2017 5/04/2026
13 2488125 0.72 6/04/2017 5/04/2026
14 2488126 27.75 6/04/2017 5/04/2026
15 2488062 58.30 5/04/2017 4/04/2026
16 2488063 31.04 5/04/2017 4/04/2026
17 2488064 31.51 5/04/2017 4/04/2026
18 2488065 59.61 5/04/2017 4/04/2026
19 2488066 59.61 5/04/2017 4/04/2026
20 2488067 59.61 5/04/2017 4/04/2026
21 2488068 59.61 5/04/2017 4/04/2026
22 2488069 59.61 5/04/2017 4/04/2026
23 2477461 59.55 7/02/2017 6/02/2026
24 2477462 56.91 7/02/2017 6/02/2026
25 2477463 8.83 7/02/2017 6/02/2026
26 2477464 46.28 7/02/2017 6/02/2026
27 2477465 49.94 7/02/2017 6/02/2026
28 2477466 10.88 7/02/2017 6/02/2026
29 2477467 23.53 7/02/2017 6/02/2026
30 2477468 56.87 7/02/2017 6/02/2026
31 2477469 9.58 7/02/2017 6/02/2026
32 2477470 54.20 7/02/2017 6/02/2026
33 2477471 41.03 7/02/2017 6/02/2026
34 2477472 55.11 7/02/2017 6/02/2026
35 2477473 18.90 7/02/2017 6/02/2026
36 2477474 35.87 7/02/2017 6/02/2026

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Eade Gold Project

Quebec, Canada - 100% owned by Lac Rainy Graphite Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Metals Australia Ltd. All tenements are Mineral Claims (CDC)

Total
Count
Claim number
(CDC series)
Area
(ha)
Grant Date Expiry Date
1 2434601 51.39 4/11/15 3/11/24
2 2434602 51.4 4/11/15 3/11/24
3 2450053 51.39 20/06/16 19/06/25
4 2457201 51.4 12/08/16 11/08/25
5 2457202 51.4 12/08/16 11/08/25
6 2523119 51.39 25/09/18 24/08/25
7 2527905 51.39 15/11/18 14/11/25
8 2527906 51.39 15/11/18 14/11/25
9 2527907 51.39 15/11/18 14/11/25
10 2527908 51.39 15/11/18 14/11/25
11 2527909 51.39 15/11/18 14/11/25
12 2528118 51.4 27/11/18 26/11/25
13 2528119 51.4 27/11/18 26/11/25
14 2528120 51.4 27/11/18 26/11/25
15 2528121 51.4 27/11/18 26/11/25
16 2528122 51.39 27/11/18 26/11/25
17 2528123 51.39 27/11/18 26/11/25
18 2528124 51.39 27/11/18 26/11/25
19 2528125 51.39 27/11/18 26/11/25
20 2528126 51.39 27/11/18 26/11/25
21 2528127 51.39 27/11/18 26/11/25
22 2528128 51.39 27/11/18 26/11/25
23 2528177 51.4 27/11/18 26/11/25
24 2528178 51.4 27/11/18 26/11/25
25 2528179 51.4 27/11/18 26/11/25
26 2528180 51.39 27/11/18 26/11/25
27 2528181 51.39 27/11/18 26/11/25
28 2528182 51.4 28/11/18 27/11/25
29 2528183 51.4 28/11/18 27/11/25
30 2528261 51.39 28/11/18 27/11/25
31 2528262 51.39 28/11/18 27/11/25
32 2528263 51.39 28/11/18 27/11/25
33 2529093 51.4 11/12/18 10/12/25
34 2529094 51.4 11/12/18 10/12/25
35 2529095 51.39 11/12/18 10/12/25
36 2529096 51.39 11/12/18 10/12/25
37 2529097 51.4 11/12/18 10/12/25
38 2529098 51.4 11/12/18 10/12/25
39 2529236 51.39 14/12/18 13/12/25
40 2577567 51.4 26/08/20 25/08/24
41 2577568 51.4 26/08/20 25/08/24
42 2577569 51.4 26/08/20 25/08/24
43 2577570 51.4 26/08/20 25/08/24
44 2577571 51.4 26/08/20 25/08/24
45 2577572 51.4 26/08/20 25/08/24

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Total
Count
Claim number
(CDC series)
Area
(ha)
Grant Date Expiry Date
46 2577573 51.4 26/08/20 25/08/24
47 2577574 51.4 26/08/20 25/08/24
48 2577575 51.39 26/08/20 25/08/24
49 2577576 51.39 26/08/20 25/08/24
50 2577577 51.39 26/08/20 25/08/24
51 2577578 51.39 26/08/20 25/08/24
52 2577579 51.39 26/08/20 25/08/24
53 2577580 51.39 26/08/20 25/08/24
54 2577581 51.39 26/08/20 25/08/24
55 2577582 51.39 26/08/20 25/08/24
56 2577583 51.39 26/08/20 25/08/24
57 2577584 51.39 26/08/20 25/08/24
58 2577585 51.39 26/08/20 25/08/24
59 2577586 51.39 26/08/20 25/08/24
60 2577587 51.38 26/08/20 25/08/24
61 2577588 51.38 26/08/20 25/08/24
62 2577589 51.38 26/08/20 25/08/24
63 2577590 51.38 26/08/20 25/08/24
64 2577591 51.38 26/08/20 25/08/24
65 2577592 51.38 26/08/20 25/08/24
66 2577593 51.38 26/08/20 25/08/24
67 2577594 51.38 26/08/20 25/08/24
68 2577595 51.38 26/08/20 25/08/24
69 2577596 51.38 26/08/20 25/08/24
70 2577597 51.38 26/08/20 25/08/24
71 2577598 51.38 26/08/20 25/08/24
72 2577599 51.38 26/08/20 25/08/24

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Pontois Gold Project

Quebec, Canada - 100% owned by Lac Rainy Graphite Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Metals Australia Ltd. All tenements are Mineral Claims (CDC)

Total
Count
Claim number
(CDC series)
Area
(ha)
Grant Date Expiry Date
1 2427155 51.23 24/04/2015 23/04/2025
2 2427156 51.23 24/04/2015 23/04/2025
3 2462322 51.23 16/09/2016 15/09/2025
4 2527510 51.25 15/11/2018 14/11/2025
5 2527511 51.25 15/11/2018 14/11/2025
6 2527512 51.25 15/11/2018 14/11/2025
7 2527513 51.25 15/11/2018 14/11/2025
8 2527514 51.25 15/11/2018 14/11/2025
9 2527515 51.25 15/11/2018 14/11/2025
10 2527516 51.25 15/11/2018 14/11/2025
11 2527517 51.25 15/11/2018 14/11/2025

Felicie Gold Project

Quebec, Canada - 100% owned by Lac Rainy Graphite Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Metals Australia Ltd. All tenements are Mineral Claims (CDC)

Total
Count
Claim number
(CDC series)
Area
(ha)
Grant Date Expiry Date
1 2491512 51.25 04/05/2017 03/05/2025
2 2491513 51.25 04/05/2017 03/05/2025

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Rule 5.5

Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report

Name of entity Metals Australia Ltd ABN Quarter ended (“current quarter”) 38 008 982 474 30 June 2024

Consolidated statement of cash flows Current quarter
$A’000
Year to date
(12 months)
$A’000
1.
Cash flows from operating activities
1.1
Receipts from customers
1.2
Payments for
(a) exploration & evaluation
(b) development
(c) production
(d) staff costs1
(e) administration and corporate costs
1.3
Dividends received (see note 3)
1.4
Interest received
1.5
Interest and other costs of finance paid
1.6
Income taxes paid
1.7
Government grants and tax incentives
1.8
Other2
1.9
Net cash from / (used in) operating
activities
-
-
-
-
(87)
(227)
-
314
-
-
-
96
-
(3)
-
-
(193)
(878)
-
726
-
-
-
188
96 (160)
2.
Cash flows from investing activities
2.1
Payments to acquire or for:
(a) entities
(b) tenements
(c) property, plant and equipment
(d) exploration & evaluation
(e) investments
(f)
other non-current assets
-
-
-
(601)
-
-
-
-
-
(1,783)
-
-

ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.

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Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report

Consolidated statement of cash flows Current quarter
$A’000
Year to date
(12 months)
$A’000
2.2
Proceeds from the disposal of:
(a) entities
(b) tenements
(c) property, plant and equipment
(d) investments
(e) other non-current assets
2.3
Cash flows from loans to other entities
2.4
Dividends received (see note 3)
2.5
Other (provide details if material)
2.6
Net cash from / (used in) investing
activities
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(601) (1,783)
3.
Cash flows from financing activities
3.1
Proceeds from issues of equity securities
(excluding convertible debt securities)
3.2
Proceeds from issue of convertible debt
securities
3.3
Proceeds from exercise of options
3.4
Transaction costs related to issues of equity
securities or convertible debt securities
3.5
Proceeds from borrowings
3.6
Repayment of borrowings
3.7
Transaction costs related to loans and
borrowings
3.8
Dividends paid
3.9
Other (provide details if material)
3.10
Net cash from / (used in) financing
activities
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,468
-
-
(90)
-
-
-
-
-
- 3,378
4.
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents for the period
4.1
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
period
4.2
Net cash from / (used in) operating
activities (item 1.9 above)
4.3
Net cash from / (used in) investing activities
(item 2.6 above)
4.4
Net cash from / (used in) financing activities
(item 3.10 above)
17,861
96
(601)
-
15,921
(160)
(1,783)
3,378

ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.

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Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report

Consolidated statement of cash flows Current quarter
$A’000
Year to date
(12 months)
$A’000
4.5
Effect of movement in exchange rates on
cash held
4.6
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
period
(4) (4)
17,352 17,352
5.
Reconciliation of cash and cash
equivalents
at the end of the quarter (as shown in the
consolidated statement of cash flows) to the
related items in the accounts
Current quarter
$A’000
Previous quarter
$A’000
5.1
Bank balances
5.2
Call deposits
5.3
Bank overdrafts
5.4
Other – Term Deposits (Westpac Bank)
5.5
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
quarter (should equal item 4.6 above)
2,352
-
-
15,000
3,361
-
-
14,500
17,352 17,861
6.
Payments to related parties of the entity and their
associates
Current quarter
$A'000
6.1
Aggregate amount of payments to related parties and their
associates included in item 1
141
6.2
Aggregate amount of payments to related parties and their
associates included in item 2
-
Note: if any amounts are shown in items 6.1 or 6.2, your quarterly activity report must include a description of, and an
explanation for, such payments.
141
-

1 Payment of fees and superannuation to directors, included in Staff Costs.

2 Includes Income tax benefit received from Canada of $96,195 AUD.

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Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report

7.
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
Financing facilities
Note: the term “facility’ includes all forms of financing
arrangements available to the entity.
Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the
sources of finance available to the entity.
Total facility
amount at quarter
end
$A’000
Amount drawn at
quarter end
$A’000
Loan facilities
-
-
Credit standby arrangements
-
-
Other (please specify)
-
-
Total financing facilities
-
-
Unused financing facilities available at quarter end
-
Include in the box below a description of each facility above, including the lender, interest
rate, maturity date and whether it is secured or unsecured. If any additional financing
facilities have been entered into or are proposed to be entered into after quarter end,
include a note providing details of those facilities as well.
Total facility
amount at quarter
end
$A’000
Amount drawn at
quarter end
$A’000
- -
- -
- -
- -
8. Estimated cash available for future operating activities $A’000
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.7
8.8
Net cash from / (used in) operating activities (item 1.9)
96
(Payments for exploration & evaluation classified as investing
activities) (item 2.1(d))
(601)
Total relevant outgoings (item 8.1 + item 8.2)
(505)
Cash and cash equivalents at quarter end (item 4.6)
17,352
Unused finance facilities available at quarter end (item 7.5)
-
Total available funding (item 8.4 + item 8.5)
17,352
Estimated quarters of funding available (item 8.6 divided by
item 8.3)
34.36
Note: if the entity has reported positive relevant outgoings (ie a net cash inflow) in item 8.3, answer item 8.7 as “N/A”.
Otherwise, a figure for the estimated quarters of funding available must be included in item 8.7.
If item 8.7 is less than 2 quarters, please provide answers to the following questions:
8.8.1
Does the entity expect that it will continue to have the current level of net operating
cash flows for the time being and, if not, why not?
96
(601)
(505)
17,352
-
17,352
Answer:
8.8.2
Has the entity taken any steps, or does it propose to take any steps, to raise further
cash to fund its operations and, if so, what are those steps and how likely does it
believe that they will be successful?
Answer:
8.8.3
Does the entity expect to be able to continue its operations and to meet its business
objectives and, if so, on what basis?
Answer:
Note: where item 8.7 is less than 2 quarters, all of questions 8.8.1, 8.8.2 and 8.8.3 above must be answered.

ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.

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Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report

Compliance statement

  • 1 This statement has been prepared in accordance with accounting standards and policies which comply with Listing Rule 19.11A.

  • 2 This statement gives a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.

Date: 30 July 2024

Authorised by: ........By the Board of Directors..........................................................................

Notes

  1. This quarterly cash flow report and the accompanying activity report provide a basis for informing the market about the entity’s activities for the past quarter, how they have been financed and the effect this has had on its cash position. An entity that wishes to disclose additional information over and above the minimum required under the Listing Rules is encouraged to do so.

  2. If this quarterly cash flow report has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, the definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 6: Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources and AASB 107: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report. If this quarterly cash flow report has been prepared in accordance with other accounting standards agreed by ASX pursuant to Listing Rule 19.11A, the corresponding equivalent standards apply to this report.

  3. Dividends received may be classified either as cash flows from operating activities or cash flows from investing activities, depending on the accounting policy of the entity.

  4. If this report has been authorised for release to the market by your board of directors, you can insert here: “By the board”. If it has been authorised for release to the market by a committee of your board of directors, you can insert here: “By the [ name of board committeeeg Audit and Risk Committee ]”. If it has been authorised for release to the market by a disclosure committee, you can insert here: “By the Disclosure Committee”.

  5. If this report has been authorised for release to the market by your board of directors and you wish to hold yourself out as complying with recommendation 4.2 of the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations , the board should have received a declaration from its CEO and CFO that, in their opinion, the financial records of the entity have been properly maintained, that this report complies with the appropriate accounting standards and gives a true and fair view of the cash flows of the entity, and that their opinion has been formed on the basis of a sound system of risk management and internal control which is operating effectively.

ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.

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