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The project data has been sorted by jurisdiction, critical mineral, project status (with the most advanced projects appearing first), and then by contained critical mineral in the total mineral resource (with the largest appearing first). Below is a glossary of terms used to describe the status of projects. While care has been taken to ensure the information in this volume is accurate, readers should conduct their own due diligence of projects of interest. The Critical Minerals Projects in Australia 2020 list was finalised in June 2020, and the status of some projects may have changed since this period. Interested investors and offtake partners can contact Austrade via our website (www.austrade.gov.au) or through one of our offshore offices to discuss any of the projects in this volume, or opportunities in critical minerals in Australia more broadly. CRITICAL MINERALS PROJECTS IN AUSTRALIA 2020 3 Glossary of terms Project status Description Early stage exploration Early-stage greenfield exploration prospects prior to reporting significant exploration results. Exploration Exploration-stage projects with exploration results reported but prior to establishment of a Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) Mineral Resource. Exploration results would typically include anomalous soil geochemistry results and/or significant drilling intercepts. Results may include defined JORC Exploration Targets. Advanced exploration JORC Mineral Resources defined but no project studies completed. Commonly referred to as ‘resource definition’ stage. Scoping study Scoping study completed and JORC Mineral Resources defined. Pre-feasibility study Pre-feasibility study completed, JORC Mineral Resources defined and JORC Reserves also typically defined. Feasibility study Feasibility Study completed and JORC Mineral Resources and Reserves defined. Also includes updates. Pre-construction Feasibility study completed and key approvals in place for project development. Typical project activities include: project financing, front end engineering design, and early construction activities. Construction Construction funded and underway on site. Operating Operating mine. Tailings Tailing re-treatment project. Care & maintenance Previously operated mines now in care and maintenance. 4 CRITICAL MINERALS PROJECTS IN AUSTRALIA 2020 Critical Mineral Projects Critical Project Company name / Project State mineral name ownership Mineral inventory status Other information Approvals NSW Antimony Hillgrove Red River JORC 2012 Resource for 4 of 16 Deposits: Care & Red River is aiming to restart Development Resources Ltd Measured Resource of 0.7 Mt @ 5.8 g/t Au, 2.6% Sb maintenance operations in 2020 approval ASX-listed (RVR) Indicated Resource of 1.1 Mt @ 4.9 g/t Au, 1.5% Sb www.redriverresources.com.au Inferred Resource of 1.0 Mt @ 5.0 g/t Au, 1.1% Sb Total Resource of 2.8 Mt @ 5.1 g/t Au, 1.7% Sb, (463 koz Au, 46 kt contained Sb) JORC 2004 Resource for 12 of 16 Deposits: Measured Resource of 0.7 Mt @ 6.1 g/t Au, 1.4% Sb Indicated Resource of 2.0 Mt @ 4.7 g/t Au, 1.1% Sb Inferred Resource of 1.2 Mt @ 3.9 g/t Au, 1.5% Sb Total Resource of 3.9 Mt @ 4.7 g/t Au, 1.3% Sb, (597 koz Au, 50 kt contained Sb) NSW Antimony Bielsdown Anchor Resources Indicated Resource of 0.34 Mt @ 3.06% Sb Advanced www.anchorresources.com Exploration (Wild Cattle Ltd Inferred Resource of 0.27 Mt @1.94% Sb exploration licence Creek) Unlisted Public Total Resource of 0.61 Mt @ 2.56% Sb, (16 kt contained Sb) Company NSW Antimony Powells Vacant Total Resource of 0.0026 Mt @ 3 % Sb, Advanced Produced about 92.2 t of Antimony (0.078 kt contained Sb) exploration antimony Mine NSW Bismuth Doradilla Sky Metals Ltd Exploration Drilling intercept Exploration ASX-listed (SKY) 42 m @ 1,822 ppm Bi licence www.skymetals.com.au/ NSW Cobalt Sunrise Clean TeQ Holdings Measured Resource of 68.8 Mt @ 0.63% Ni, 0.10% Co, 62 ppm Sc Pre- www.cleanteq.com Development Ltd Indicated Resource of 93.9 Mt @ 0.47% Ni, 0.08% Co, 86 ppm Sc Construction approval ASX/TSX-listed Inferred Resource of 20.6 Mt @ 0.23% Ni, 0.09% Co, 283 ppm Sc (CLQ) Total Resource of 183.3 Mt @ 0.50% Ni, 0.09% Co, 99 ppm Sc, (921 kt contained Ni, 162 kt contained Co, 18 kt contained Sc) NSW Cobalt Broken Hill Cobalt Blue Measured Resource of 18 Mt @ 0.0928% Co Pre-feasibility www.cobaltblueholdings.com Mining lease Cobalt Holdings Ltd Indicated Resource of 55 Mt @ 0.0679% Co study ASX-listed (COB) Inferred Resource of 38 Mt @ 0.0663% Co Total Resource of 111 Mt @ 0.0715% Co, (80 kt contained Co) CRITICAL MINERALS PROJECTS IN AUSTRALIA 2020 5 Critical Project Company name / Project State mineral name ownership Mineral inventory status Other information Approvals NSW Cobalt Flemington Australian Measured Resource of 2.5 Mt @ 0.104% Co, 403 ppm Sc, Scoping www.australianmines.com.au Exploration Mines Ltd 0.2477% Ni study licence ASX-listed (AUZ) Indicated Resource of 0.2 Mt @ 0.077% Co, 408 ppm Sc, 0.1808% Ni OTCQB-listed (AMSLF) Total Resource of 2.7 Mt @ 0.101% Co, 403 ppm Sc, 0.2423% Ni, DAX-listed (MJH) (2.8 kt contained Co, 1.1 kt contained Sc, 6.6 kt contained Ni) NSW Cobalt Nico Young Jervois Mining Ltd Indicated Resource of 3.2 Mt @ 0.67% Ni, 0.04% Co Advanced www.jervoismining.com.au Exploration ASX-listed (JRV) Inferred Resource of 90.1 Mt @ 0.63 % Ni, 0.05% Co exploration licence Total Resource of 93.3 Mt @ 0.05% Co, (589 kt contained Ni, 47 kt contained Co) NSW Cobalt Hurlls Hill Vacant Inferred Resource of 10.8 Mt @ 0.66% Ni, 0.10% Co & 41 ppm Sc, Advanced Prospect (71 kt contained Ni, 11 kt contained Co) exploration NSW Cobalt Collerina Alpha HPA Ltd Indicated Resource of 2.2 Mt @ 0.98 % Ni, 0.04% Co, 2.8% Al Advanced www.alphahpa.com.au Exploration ASX-listed (A4N) Inferred Resource of 15.7 Mt @ 0.88 % Ni, 0.06% Co, 3.7% Al exploration licence Total Resource of 17.9 Mt @ 0.89 % Ni, 0.06% Co, 3.6% Al, (159 kt contained Ni, 11 kt contained Co, 644 kt contained Al) NSW Cobalt West Lynn JV-51% Alchemy Inferred Resource of 21.3 Mt @ 0.05% Co, (11 kt contained Co) Advanced www.alchemyresources.com.au Exploration Resources Ltd exploration www.heronresources.com.au licence 49% Heron Resources Ltd ASX-listed (ALY) ASX-listed (HRR) NSW Cobalt Pacific Tyranna Resources Inferred Resource of 0.697 Mt @ 0.1157% Co, 0.9043% Ni, Advanced www.tyrannaresources.com Exploration Express Ltd 39.5 ppm Sc, (0.81 kt contained Co, 6.3 kt contained Ni, 0.028 kt exploration licence ASX-listed (TYX) contained Sc) NSW Cobalt Cangai Castillo Copper Ltd Inferred Resource of 3.2 Mt @ 3.35% Cu, 0.005% Co, 0.37% Zn, Advanced www.castillocopper.com Exploration Copper ASX-listed (CCZ) 0.8 g/t Au, 20.17 g/t Ag, (108 kt contained Cu, 0.16 kt contained exploration licence Co, 12 kt contained Zn, 90 koz contained Au, 2,277 koz contained Ag) NSW Cobalt Broken Hill Castillo Copper Ltd Exploration Surface sample assay Exploration ASX-listed (CCZ) 0.0291% Co licence www.castillocopper.com NSW Cobalt Husky Victory Mines Ltd www.victorymines.com