RR1: EV Vision Enhanced
Released
Released
Announcement PDF
18 September 2023
EV VISION ENHANCED
HIGHLIGHTS
● Reach acquires tenement E09/2543 from Firebird Metals (ASX: FRB).
● Tenement E09/2543 adjoins existing Reach tenure and expands the manganese and
rare earth prospectivity of the Company’s assets by ~25%.
● Reach continues to acquire ground focused on the growing battery market.
● High-grade rock chips up to 18% MnO2 at neighbouring Reach tenement E09/25391.
● Significant land holding now held by Reach, right in the middle of Hastings and FMG.
● Low cost acquisition payable entirely in Reach shares (A$110k).
Figure 1: Location of newly acquired tenement E09/2543
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ASX Announcement 13 February 2023
Reach Resources Limited (ASX: RR1 & RR1O) (“Reach” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce it has
entered into a binding tenement sale agreement to acquire tenement E09/2543 from Firebird Metals
(ASX: FRB). The tenement acquisition consolidates ground already held by Reach in an area highly
prospective for manganese and rare earths. The low cost acquisition (A$110,000) is payable via the issue
of ordinary shares in Reach Resources.
Manganese is recognised as a critical mineral by the Office of the Chief Economist (Australian Government
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science). Further, a White House document (June 2021) states
that manganese use in battery cathodes may result in the metals preferred element emergence in next
generation battery cells, due to its ‘relative saftey’ and ‘having by far the most stability’.
Figure 2: Manganese outcropping – Tenement E09/2543
Jeremy Bower CEO commented:
“Whilst primarily used in the steel industry as an alloying agent to improve hardness, strength and
resitence to corrosion, the Electric Vehicle revolution is here and manganese is a key component in the
production of lithium-ion batteries. The Company remains entirely focused on our Morrissey Hill lithium
project, but it’s important that we continue to consolidate our tenure in highly prospective areas, with a
focus on the EV market. This low cost acquisition is right in between some big players in Hastings and
FMG and we are very interested in manganese generally and the role it will play over the coming years.”
Highlights and exploration summary
Tenement E09/2543 is prospective for manganese and REE in the Gascoyne Mineral Field, WA
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E09/2543 consolidates a large parcel of land held or in application by Reach
E09/2543 and surrounding tenure lies in the Edmund Basin which is dominated by
sedimentary rocks of the Edmund and Collier groups
The area is dominated by the Narimbunna Dolerite and sedimentary siliclastic rocks
of the Ullawarra Formation. The Ullawarra Formation regionally hosts supergenestratiform, lateritic and detrital style Mn mineralisation
As part of the due diligence process, the Reach geological team have recently
completed a helicopter reconnaissance rock chip sampling program. A total of 91
samples were collected from various outcropping manganiferous material (Figure 2)
Samples have been submitted to Intertek laboratories with results expected in
October
Neighbours include Fortescue Metals Groupto the east, Hastings Technology Metals
to the west and Dreadnought Resources to the south west.
Consideration
The equivalent number of Reach shares calculated by dividing $110,000 by a deemed issue price
using the 5 day volume weighted average price of Reach shares for the five trading days
preceding the completion date (“Completion Date”). The Completion Date means the 5 days after
the date the tenement sale agreement was signed (15 September 2023)), unless otherwise
agreed between Reach and Firebird Metals.
Conditions precedent
Completion of the Acquisition is subject to the transfer of rights over the tenement and relevant
information, including the issue of freely tradeable ordinary shares in RR1, to Firebird Metals or
their nominee/s.
This announcement has been authorised by the Board of Reach Resources Limited
For further information please contact:
Jeremy Bower
Chief Executive Officer
Level 4, 216 St Georges Terrace
Perth, 6000 W.A
jeremy@reachresources.com.au
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About Reach Resources Limited
Reach Resources is a critical mineral explorer with a large portfolio of tenements in the resource rich
Gascoyne Mineral Field. Recent and historical exploration results have confirmed the presence of Lithium,
REE, Niobium and Manganese across the Company’s land holdings.
However, the Company is distinct from other pure explorers by also having an Inferred Gold Resource at
Payne’s Find and a significant investment in a downstream patented technology that recycles the rare
earth elements from the permanent magnets required in electric vehicles, wind turbines, hard disk drives
and MRI machines.
Competent Person’s Statement
Information in this announcement that relates to lithium and REE Exploration Results is based on and fairly
represents information and supporting documentation prepared and compiled by Mr Andrew Jones, who
is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Jones is a director of TasEx Geological Services
Pty Ltd and consults to Reach Resources Limited on a part-time basis. Mr Jones has sufficient experience,
which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration, and to the activity
which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person, as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Australasian
Code for Reporting Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr Jones consents to the
inclusion in the announcement of the matters based on this information in the form and context in which
it appears.
The information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Results for the White Castles Manganese
Project is based on and fairly represents information and supporting documentation compiled by René
Sterk, who is a full-time employee of consulting company, RSC. Mr Sterk is a Competent Person and a
Fellow and Chartered Professional of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Sterk has
sufficient experience that is 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 in the 2012 Edition of
the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Sterk
consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in
which it appears.
No New Information
Except where explicitly stated, this announcement contains references to prior exploration results, all of
which have been cross-referenced to previous market announcements made by the Company. The
Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the
information included in the relevant market announcements.
Forward Looking Statements
This report contains forward looking statements concerning the projects owned by Reach Resources
Limited. If applicable, statements concerning mining reserves and resources may also be deemed to be
forward looking statements in that they involve estimates based on specific assumptions. 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 based on management’s beliefs, opinions and estimates 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.
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