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PROSPECT RESOURCES LIMITED Investor Presentation 2021

Oct 10, 2021

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ASX.PSC FRA.5E8

ASX ANNOUNCEMENT

11 October 2021

Prospect Resources Limited (ASX: PSC, FRA:5EB) Prospect Resources Limited (ASX: PSC, FRA:5EB) is pleased to release the attached presentation of the Arcadia Staged Optimised Feasibility Study (Staged OFS).

This release was authorised by Mr Sam Hosack, Managing Director of Prospect Resources Ltd.

*ENDS*

For further information, please contact: Nicholas Rathjen Head of Corporate Development [email protected]

About Prospect Resources Limited (ASX:PSC, FRA:5E8)

Prospect Resources Limited (ASX:PSC, FRA:5E8) is an ASX listed lithium company based in Perth with operations in Zimbabwe. Prospect's flagship project is the Arcadia Lithium Project located on the outskirts of Harare in Zimbabwe. The Arcadia Lithium Project represents a globally significant hard rock lithium resource and is being rapidly developed by Prospect's experienced team, focusing on near term production of high purity petalite and spodumene concentrates. Arcadia is one of the most advanced lithium projects globally, with a Definitive Feasibility Study, Offtake Partners secured and a clear pathway to production.

About Lithium

Lithium is a soft silvery-white metal which is highly reactive and does not occur in nature in its elemental form. In nature it occurs as compounds within hard rock deposits (such as Arcadia) and salt brines. Lithium and its chemical compounds have a wide range of industrial applications resulting in numerous chemical and technical uses. Lithium has the highest electrochemical potential of all metals, a key property in its role in lithium-ion batteries.

Important notices

Caution Regarding Forward Looking Information

The information contained in this presentation or subsequently provided to any recipient of this presentation whether orally or in writing by or on behalf of Prospect Resources Ltd ("Prospect Resources or the Company") or its respective employees, agents or consultants (Information) is provided to the recipients on the terms and conditions set out in this notice. The purpose of presentation has been prepared by Prospect Resources and each recipient must make his/her own independent assessment and investigation of Prospect Resources and its business and assets and should not rely on any statement or the adequacy and accuracy of any information.

Prospect Resources makes no representation or warranty (either expressed or implied) as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the Information. Prospect Resources and its directors, employees, agents and consultants shall have no liability (including liability to any person by reason of negligence or negligent misstatement)for any statements, opinions, information or matters (express or implied) arising out of, contained in or derived from, or for any omissions from the presentation, except liability under statute that can not be excluded.

This presentation contains references to certain intentions, expectations and plans of Prospect Resources. These intentions, expectations and plans may or may not be achieved. They are based on certain assumptions which may not be met or on which views may differ. The performance and operation of Prospect Resources may be influenced by a number of factors, many of which are outside the control of Prospect Resources. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by Prospect Resources or its respective directors, employees, officers, agents, consultants or advisers that intentions, expectations or plans will be achieved either totally or partially or that any particular rate of return will be achieved.

This presentation does not constitute in any way an offer or invitation to subscribe for securities in Prospect Resources pursuant to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

The ASX release has been prepared in compliance with the current JORC Code (2012) and the ASX Listing Rules. All material assumptions, including consideration of all JORC modifying factors on the Ore Reserve, production target and forecast financial information are included in the ASX release.

Prospect confirms that for the purposes of Listing Rule 5.19.2, all material assumptions underpinning the information continue to apply and have not materially changed.

Important notices

Competent Person's Statements

The information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Results, is based on information compiled by Mr Roger Tyler, a Competent Person who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Tyler is the Company's Senior Geologist. Mr Tyler has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the JORC Code 2012 Edition. Mr Tyler consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

The information in this announcement that relates to Mineral Resources is based on information compiled by or under the supervision of Ms Gayle Hanssen of Digital Mining Services, Harare Zimbabwe. Ms Hanssen is registered as Professional Scientist with the South African Council for Professional Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) which is a Recognised Professional Organisation (RPO). Ms Hanssen is employed by DMS and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the styles of mineralisation and types of deposit under consideration and to the activity which she is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the JORC Code 2012 Edition. Ms Hanssen consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on her information in the form and context in which it appears.

The information in this announcement that relates to Ore Reserves is based on information compiled and reviewed by Mr Paul O'Callaghan, a full-time employee of CSA Global Pty Ltd. Mr O'Callaghan takes overall responsibility for the Report as Competent Person. Mr O'Callaghan is a Fellow of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and has sufficient experience, which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration, and to the activity he is undertaking, to qualify as Competent Person in terms of the JORC (2012 Edition). The Competent Person, Paul O'Callaghan has reviewed the Ore Reserve statement and given permission for the publication of this information in the form and context within which it appears.

Prospect at a glance

Dedicated Board with a wealth of relevant experience

Mark Wheatley Non-Executive Chairman Executive Director

uranium sectors

Mr Wheatley has over 15 A fourth generation years of director and Zimbabwean with 10+ chairman experience years' in mining with exposure projects. predominantly across gold, copper and

Harry Greaves

Sam Hosack

A third generation Zimbabwean with over 15 years' experience in mining and infrastructure project development.

HeNian Chen Managing Director & CEO Non-Executive Director Chairman of Changshu

Yuhua Property Co. Ltd since 2003, and has served as the Deputy Chairman of Afore New Energy Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd since 2007.

Zed Rusike Non-Executive Director

A qualified accountant and resident of Zimbabwe.

Director of Cairns Holdings, TSL Limited, Dulux Paints Limited and Halsted Brothers (Pvt) Limited.

Prospect Resources

Gerry Fahey Non-Executive Director

Gerry has over 40 years' experience and is specialist in both mining geology and mine development. He is
currently a Director of Focus Minerals Ltd and

member of the Joint Ore

Dev Shetty Mr Shetty is a highly

experienced mining He is currently Fura Gems Inc. Reserve Committee (JORC).

Non-Executive Director

executive and qualified chartered accountant. President and CEO of

Capital structure
Market listings ASX: PSC FRA: 5E8
Shares on issue 383.5m
Share price* A\$0.396
Market capitalisation A\$151.5m
Cash (30 June 2021) A\$7.9m
$\star$ as at 8 October 2021

Top shareholders $%$ Lord of the Seven Hills Holding FZE 9.51 Board and Management 7.44 Sinomine International Exploration 5.43

Share price performance

The world-class Arcadia Project

  • Close proximity and access to skilled labour force and requisite infrastructure
  • Special Economic Zone accreditation provides significant financial and logistical advantages
  • Fully permitted to commence production
  • Dual-track Optimised Feasibility Study to further delineate most attractive pathways to production:
  • Staged OFS for two-stage build to 2.4 Mtpa via staged 1.2 Mtpa modules; and
  • Direct OFS for one-stage build direct to 2.4Mtpa
  • Construction and operation of Pilot Plant provides significant learnings and de-risking opportunities
  • Partnership process being managed by Azure Capital and Vermilion Partners remains on-track, with strong interest from several groups focused on the Direct OFS outcomes

Key Staged OFS Outcomes

Confirmation of strong technical and economic viability under alternative build pathways

Rationale and key conclusions

Building on Arcadia Updated DFS to deliver a compelling long-life, large scale, hard rock open pit lithium mine

Rationale

  • Confirm technical and economic viability of staged approach to development of Arcadia
  • Staged OFS for two-stage build to 2.4 Mtpa via staged 1.2 Mtpa modules
  • Stage 1: Initial 1.2 Mtpa throughput build (four years)
  • Stage 2: Expansion to 2.4 Mtpa (year five onwards)
  • Risk mitigating execution profile
  • Pilot plant to delivers improved technical certainty and petalite market entry
  • Leading engineering firm Lycopodium selected for Staged OFS with study capital expenditure completed to +/-12.5% accuracy, in accordance with the requirement of the AACE Class 2 Estimate ("Bankable Feasibility Estimate")

Key conclusions

  • Lower upfront capital pathway to production, reduced execution and market risk
  • Confirmation that Arcadia is among best of breed for scale and costs of production
  • A simple and robust operation with high grades and low strip ratio enhancing financial performance
  • Quality lithium concentrate products with very low impurities provides key advantage
  • Increased confidence in process development, engineering design and cost estimation
  • Staged approach enables lower risk optionality

Key Staged OFS outcomes

20 years
Life of Mine
US\$386/t
concentrate AISC 1
US\$140m
Stage 1 pre-production
capex
$1.2$ Mt $(Yr. 1-4)$
$2.4$ Mt (Yr. 5-20)
annual ore throughput 2
34%
post-tax IRR @ FID
3.4:1
strip ratio (waste:ore)
133.4ktpa
LOM spodumene
concentrate production 3,4
3.6 years
payback period (post-tax)
107.6ktpa
LOM petalite concentrate
production 3,5
  1. Comprises C1 costs + sustaining capex + Ta credits. 2. Following completion and ramp up of both stages. 3. Life of Mine average
    | production. 4. Chemical grade, (6% Li2O,<0.70 Fe2O3) 6. Comprises 86.1ktpa technic

Financial outcomes

Confirmation of strong technical and economic viability under alternative build pathways

  • Funding to first positive cash flow is US\$30m less than the 2019 FS, achieving the objective of a reduced upfront financing burden with cash flow from the 1.2Mtpa operation funding the second 1.2Mtpa
  • Recovered product over LOM is roughly the same with $\sim$ reserve increase offsetting reduced recoveries
  • Process risk now reduced, with additional CAPEX to $\mathcal{L}_{\mathcal{A}}$ improve processing certainty
  • Provides an excellent platform for the 2.4Mtpa OFS $\blacksquare$ expected in Q4 2021.
  • Conservative independent pricing by Roskill confirms a $\mathcal{L}_{\mathcal{A}}$ very attractive NPV10 of US\$465m
  • Valuation is significantly improved at higher price, spodumene set at a flat US\$1,000/t giving NPV10 US\$699m
Key metric (100% basis) Unit LOM
Annual process throughput Mtpa 2.40
Initial life-of-mine (Ore Reserve) years 20
Average head grade (Ore Reserve) % $Li2O$ 1.19
Average production
Spodumene (chemical grade) tpa (conc.) 133,372
Petalite (technical grade) tpa (conc.) 86,088
Petalite (chemical grade) tpa (conc.) 21,522
Pre-production capital expenditure US\$m 212
Sustaining capital expenditure US\$m 39
Post tax Investment to first positive cash US\$m 148
Cash Operating Cost (post ramp up) US\$/t conc. 378
$AISC (C1 + Sust Capex + Ta)$ US\$/t conc. 386
IRR (pre-tax, real basis, ungeared) % 35
IRR (post-tax, real basis, ungeared) % 34
Pre-tax NPV 10% (real basis, ungeared) US\$m 465
Pre-tax NPV 10% (US\$1,000/t FOB Spot for spodumene) US\$m 699
Post-tax NPV 10% (real basis, ungeared) US\$m 408
Average Annual EBITDA (post-tax) US\$m 97
Project net cashflow (post-tax) US\$m 1,468

Physical outcomes

Confirmation of strong technical and economic viability under alternative build pathways

  • 20 years Life of Mine (LOM)
  • Stage 1 standalone from years 1-4; with
  • Stage 2 added from years 5-20
  • 2.4Mtpa plant delivers 146,070tpa of spodumene concentrate (SC6) equivalent to approx. 22,000tpa LCE / 25,000tpa LiOH
  • Lithium market expansion and emerging $\blacksquare$ supply deficit set to widen in 2024, in line with the commencement of production at Arcadia
Key Metric (100% basis) Unit Stage 1
(1.2Mtpa)
Stages $1 + 2$
(2.4Mtpa)
LOM
Total ore throughput Mt 4.03 38.31 42.34
Annual process throughput Mtpa 1.2 2.4 2.4
Initial life-of-mine years 20.0
Average strip ratio (waste:ore) t:t 4.9 3.4 3.4
Average head grade % $Li2O$ 1.20% 1.11% 1.12%
Spodumene recovery % 78.0%
Petalite recovery % 31.3%
Total production
Spodumene (chemical grade) t conc. 295,341 2,338,752 2,634,093
Petalite (technical grade) t conc. 170,137 1,530,100 1,700,237
Petalite (chemical grade) t conc. 42,534 382,525 425,059
Average production
Spodumene (chemical grade) tpa conc. 73,835 146,070 133,372
Petalite (technical grade) tpa conc. 42,534 95,551 86,088
Petalite (chemical grade) tpa conc. 10,634 23,888 21,522

The Staged OFS production schedule is comprised entirely of Ore Reserves and contains no Inferred Resource material.

Financial outcomes

Confirmation of strong technical and economic viability under alternative build pathways

  • The outcomes note average EBITDA of US\$69m (years 1-4) showing the 1.2Mtpa case is financially robust on its own
  • Cash flow from the stand alone 1.2Mtpa $\mathcal{L}_{\mathcal{A}}$ plant is more than sufficient to fund the US\$72m capex needed to expand to 2.4Mtpa
  • The C1 unit cash cost gives a significant $\sim$ margin to the long-term expected sales price, with significant free cash generation through the years
  • Post tax cash generation is significant at $\sim$ US\$1.7bn, due largely to the significant reduced tax rates awarded under the Special Economic Zone (0% yr1-5, 15% LOM)

rospect Resources

Mining and Processing

Near-surface geology, amenable to open pit mining, utilising conventional mining and processing techniques

Geology - Arcadia Deposit

A series of 14 stacked flat-lying pegmatites that are members of the Lithium Caesium Tantalum (LCT) group

  • Pegmatites dip at a shallow angle to the northwest with minimal surface outcrop
  • Approximately 200m of the Main Pegmatite is exposed in an old pit exploited $\mathbf{r}$ intermittently in the 1970s
  • More than 50% of Resource is hosted by the thick Lower Main Pegmatite (LMP).
  • The mineralisation extends for over 4km of strike; south west to north east. Drilled resource covers just over 2km of this, with the defined reserve extending for 1.5km. A series of satellite bodies exist, with different mineralogies, some of which are caesium enriched
  • Semi-regional exploration (to date): >14,000 soil samples, mapping, trenching and some drilling, identifying a number of satellite bodies and resulted in definition of a robust exploration model
  • Within close proximity to Arcadia, Prospect has identified a number of exploration targets that have the potential to materially increase the Arcadia Resource
Average Mineral Composition *Lithium-bearing minerals comprised largely of
petalite and spodumene (2:1 ratio).
Feldspar Quartz Li Minerals* 4% is composed of mica minerals, largely muscovite,
45% 30% 19% which is in solid solution with the lithium-bearing
mica lepidolite.

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Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve The Arcadia deposit is a high-quality, long-life lithium asset

  • October 2021 Ore Reserve increased $\mathcal{L}_{\mathcal{A}}$ contained lithium to 1.24Mt Lithium Carbonate Equivalent (LCE)
  • Extended Life Of Mine (LOM) to 20 years $\blacksquare$
  • Low strip ratio of 3.2:1 (waste:ore) including pre-strip to access the ore bodies
  • Reduced risks associated with grade $\blacksquare$ control and orebody knowledge, with 28% of Reserve in the proved category
  • Movements in Ore Reserve from 2019 largely due to change in recoveries and pricing

Mineral Resource (October 2021)

Category Tonnes (Mt) $Li2O (\%)$ $Ta_2O_5$
(ppm)
Li 2 O (kt) Contained Ta2O5
(Mlbs)
Measured 15.8 1.12% 113 177 3.9
Indicated 45.6 1.06% 124 484 12.5
Inferred 11.2 0.99% 119 111 2.9
TOTAL 72.7 1.06% 121 770 19.4

Figures above may not sum due to rounding Mineral Resources are inclusive of Ore Reserves.

Ore Reserve (October 2021)

Category Tonnes (Mt) Li 2 O (%) Ta 2 O 5 (ppm) Li 2 O (kt) Contained Ta2O5
(Mlbs)
Proved 11.8 1.25% 114 144 3.0
Probable 30.5 1.17% 123 357 8.3
TOTAL 42.3 1.19% 121 504 11.3

Mining operations
Near-surface geology amenable to Open Pit Mining

  • Pit design, optimisation and mine scheduling prepared by $\blacksquare$ CSA Global (Perth Office)
  • It is planned that mining will be performed by diesel hydraulic, track-mounted backhoe excavators with ore and waste hauled using off-road dump trucks
  • Due to the shallowness of the orebody, open pit mining method is the most convenient and economic extraction method
  • A total of 144Mt of waste is to be extracted from the pits which represents a Life Of Mine (LOM) stripping ratio of $3.4:1$
  • Strip ration includes US\$3.5m of pre-strip prior to operations $\blacksquare$
  • Projected direct mining costs with 42.3Mt of ore extracted, equating to:
  • US\$2.61/t ore; or
  • US\$102/t concentrate produced

Millions
6 Million $12$ Mining Volumes (BCM) Ore Production (tonnes) $10$ 8 12 15 18 19 20 13 16

Main Pit NE Satellite Pit Parameter 1,600m Length 550m Width 700m 400m Depth 140m 120m Final truck floor RL 1190 RL 1185 RL

Waste BCM - HG Ore - LG Ore

Mining Volumes (LHS) & Ore Production (RHS)

$\blacksquare$ Ore BCM

ospect Resources

Pilot Plant operational learnings
Key learnings through operation and benchmarking

rospect Resources

Infrastructure and Logistics

Proximal access to key infrastructure, utilities and resourcing with multiple routes to export

Location and Infrastructure Project location proximal to key infrastructure, utilities and resourcing

Power

  • Peak load requirement estimated ~18.5MVA $\blacksquare$
  • ZETDC 132kV Atlanta substation, located approximately 9.5km from Arcadia, has two 132/33kV transformers rated at 75MVA and 50MVA respectively
  • The substation has a 25MW bay equipped and available for the Arcadia Lithium Project
  • A dedicated 33kV, 20MW supply has been secured and paid for by PLZ to meet Arcadia plant demand

Communications

ospect Resources

• Mine communications supplied via fibre optic cable incorporated within overhead powerline infrastructure

Water

Abundant high-quality groundwater available, with an additional 8.1 million cubic meter capacity available from Chinyika Dam, situated less than 4km away from Arcadia

The Arcadia Project is located 38km east of Harare, providing nearby access to key resources, skills, personnel and accommodation.

Logistics Multiple routes to export

  • Product to be delivered FOB via Port of Beira, accessible by well maintained dual-lane carriageway (580km)
  • Port of Beira is Mozambique's second largest port and can $\blacksquare$ support vessels up to 60,000t with a maximum draft size of $12m$
  • Container terminal can store up to 10,000 TEU's with annual capacity of 300,000 TEU's (260,000 TEU's in 2020)
  • Expansion plans in place to increase to 700,000 TEU's $\blacksquare$
  • Multi purpose general cargo terminal covers 4 quays with a $\blacksquare$ length of 670m and a depth of 9.5m, fully equipped to handle a variety of bulk cargoes

Capital and Operating Costs

Demonstrating highly competitive forecast operating costs

Operating Costs Demonstrating highly competitive forecast operating costs

  • Forecast LOM C1 costs of US\$378/t and AISC costs (incl. sustaining capex and tantalum credits) of US\$386/t
  • Operating costs (OPEX) are based on estimates of costs at the Arcadia $\mathcal{L}_{\mathcal{A}}$ mine, vendor quotations, budget prices, in-house database costs and engineering experience
  • OPEX estimate can be considered to have an accuracy of ±15 % $\mathcal{L}_{\rm{eff}}$
  • Complete review of mining process, following a staged and direct 2.4Mtpa mine plan
  • OPEX has been determined using a fully dynamic financial model based on the mining schedule, metallurgical variables and mass balance
  • Independent review of the logistics assessment, confirming the most viable route continues to be Beira
  • Independent assessment of all costs confirms a very healthy margin, even when considering price reductions and cost escalation

ospect Resources

Key metric (100% basis) US\$/tonne LOM
C1 Costs
Mining 102
Processing 162
Support Services (SS) 24
Administration 19
Packaging and Logistics 85
Selling costs 40
Tantalum credits (54)
Total C1 Costs 378
C 2 Costs
C1 Costs + depreciation 434
C3 Costs
C2 + Corporate G&A + Royalties 452
$AISC (C1 + Sust Capex + Ta)$ 386
AIC (AISC + Capex) 431

Model developed by third party consultants in line with industry best practices providing an independent perspective and a rigorous process focus on the outcomes

Capital Costs

Demonstrating highly competitive forecast operating costs

  • Increased CAPEX to expand equipment capacity and capability, to reduce and manage process risk
  • Utilising a highly modular setup with pre-erection in South Africa enables a reduction to execution risk
  • A higher contingency to account for known and unknown risks and factoring in of EPCM costs
  • High proportion of FEED engineering to reduce the $\blacksquare$ estimation and CAPEX growth risk
  • Capital expenditure completed to +/-12.5% accuracy, in accordance with the requirement of the AACE Class 2 Estimate ("Bankable Feasibility Estimate")
Capital Cost (100% basis) US\$M Stage 1
$(+1.2$ Mtpa)
Stage 2
$(+1.2$ Mtpa)
Total
Site Readiness & Infrastructure 20.66 9.26 29.92
Mining 5.53 5.53
Processing Plant 69.62 45.51 115.13
Preliminaries and General 11.50 4.39 15.89
Owners Project Team Costs 7.55 3.66 11.21
EPCM 13.75 2.22 15.97
Contingency 12.14 6.61 18.75
Total 140.74 71.66 212.40

Lithium Market

A globally unique orebody, with premium products supplying multiple large end-use markets

Technical Grade Petalite Established and stable market exposure

  • Prospect undertook a market study with Roskill to highlight the ×. opportunity petalite presents within the broader lithium market
  • Estimated mineral demand from petalite's core target markets of $\mathcal{L}_{\mathcal{A}}$ ceramics, glass-ceramics and glass reached 429kt (4% Li2O concentrate equivalent) in 2019
  • Forecast to growth of 2% CAGR to 2030, reaching 515kt (4% $Li2O$ concentrate equivalent)
  • By 2030, the value of global technical mineral concentrate $\blacksquare$ demand from these three markets could reach over US\$650 million per year
  • Petalite's use as feedstock material within its core target markets $\mathcal{L}_{\mathcal{A}}$ has generally been restricted by availability and reliability of supply rather than demand

Source: Company reports, Roskill

Tier One Partners Secured Offtake agreements in place across Europe and Asia

Material solutions advancing life SIBELCO

7 year offtake agreement

  • Up to 100,000tpa of 4% petalite concentrate
  • World's largest known high purity petalite offtake agreement
  • $\blacksquare$ +40 years experience with petalite in Europe

7 year offtake agreement

  • Deliver a total of 48,160 Lithia units, $\blacksquare$ equivalent to approx. 119,000 LCE
  • US\$10M pre-payment (upon $\blacksquare$ installation of ball mill in project development)
  • A\$10M equity investment in $\blacksquare$ Prospect (completed)

Staged OFS price assumptions Independent price forecast developed by renowned mineral specialist

  • Roskill developed OFS price $\mathcal{L}_{\mathcal{A}}$ forecast
  • All prices have been calculated to FOB Beira.
  • The Life of Mine average prices are:
  • Spodumene US\$736/t $\mathcal{L}_{\mathcal{A}}$
  • Technical Petalite US\$959/t $\overline{\phantom{a}}$
  • Chemical Petalite US\$490/t $\mathcal{L}_{\mathcal{A}}$

Zimbabwe on the rise

Foreign investment confidence growing with improvements in stability

  • Significant positive momentum over the last 12-24 months
  • Sharply lower inflation and relative currency stability
  • Government/monetary transparency and policy stability
  • Mining is a key sector to the Government's 2030 vision
  • GoZ targeting \$12bn mining sector by 2023
  • Ministry of Mines considers Arcadia "Project of National Significance"
  • Awarded National project Status and SEZ license (Apex GoZ incentive)
  • Arcadia's Special Economic Status allows offshore banking and in foreign currency, exemptions on withholding tax for dividends, remittances and royalties, and customs clearance at mine site
  • Over 100 years of mining history / pedigree culminating in becoming the; $\mathcal{L}_{\mathcal{A}}$
  • 5th largest producer of lithium in the world;
  • 2nd largest producer of platinum; and
  • I largest producer of chrome

ospect Resources

Major companies currently active in Zimbabwe include: Caledonia Mining (NYSE: CMCL), Implats (JSE: IMP), Zimplats (ASX: ZIM), Sibanye Stillwater (JSE: SSW), Anglo American (LSE: ALL), Tsingshan and Sinomine Resources

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Key consultants and execution partners Industry leaders ensure best practice and exceptional results

$\sim$ $\sim$ $\sim$ $\sim$

Lycopodium - Engineering and EPCM Partner

  • Extensive lithium experience across multiple projects, $\mathcal{L}_{\mathcal{A}}$ covering both DMS and flotation processes
  • ADP (African subsidiary) offers a full range of projects consulting services from conceptual studies to larger scale project execution using EPCM or lump sum contracting models

J&J Transport Africa

  • Leading transporter, +20 years experience in cross- $\mathcal{L}_{\mathcal{A}}$ border transport, in particular between Mozambique and Zimbabwe
  • Extensive fleet with operate handling/storage facilities at Beira, providing an end-to-end transport solution
  • JR Goddard Contracting
  • Specialists in open pit mining, large-scale earthworks, civil construction and infrastructure development
  • Large fleet of transport and earth moving equipment
Contribution Author Location
Process Design Lycopodium Australia
Process Design Review Lycopodium Australia
SHE Management Plan Lycopodium Australia
Project Execution Plan Lycopodium Australia
Quality Management Plan Lycopodium Australia
Electrical Network Analysis Norconsult South Africa
Ore Reserve CSA Global Australia
Testwork Programs Geolabs, Pesco, Anzaplan, NAGROM, LDE, Coremet, Thyssen
Krupp
South
Africa,
Germany
Minerals Marketing Lithium - Roskill, Tantalum - Roskill London
Project modelling Infinity Corporate Finance Australia
Resource Modelling Ms. Gayle Hanssen BSc Geology (Natal), SACNASP of DMS,
Zimbabwe
South Africa
Geotechnical services Practara Ltd South Africa
Mine Planning CSA Global (Pvt) Ltd, Meiring Burger Australia,
South Africa
Environmental Impact
Assessment and Gap Analysis
SRK Consulting South Africa
Hydrogeological Assessment Constant Chuma of NUST University Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
TSF design EPOCH Resources (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Lycopodium Roskill Infinity Corporate Finance
CSA Global
Norconsult
Resource Industry Consultants
thers for Grow
$\equiv$ Srk consulting

Key project risks and execution timeline
EPCM Execution expected 18-months from completion of FEED

A significant body of work has been undertaken to mitigate key risks factors, including in collaboration with industry leading consultants. Notwithstanding these measures to manage risk, key factors include:

Key Risks

  • Commodity pricing $\sim$
  • Foreign currency exchange rates
  • Geological interpretation and resource
  • Estimated operating costs C
  • Capital cost inflation
  • Availability of labour
  • Utility provision
  • Royalties, taxes and levies

Staged OFS confirms viability under staged build pathway

Arcadia is a world class long-life and large scale lithium asset

Industry leading consulting partners provide best practice and exceptional results

Offtake agreements secured across Europe and Asia with Tier 1 Partners

Project modelling demonstrates highly competitive forecast operating costs

Pilot plant to delivers improved technical certainty and petalite market integration

Project located in close proximity to key infrastructure, utilities and

Staged OFS provides lower upfront capital pathway to production and reduced risk

High grade, low impurities and low strip ratio provides