Breaking the Barriers
The Lynas Story
Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum Amanda Lacaze
Managing Director and CEO
2 August 2016
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The Mount Weld Carbonatite Intrusion
World Class REE and Rare Metals Deposit
Central Lanthanide Deposit
Mt Weld Plant TSF Area
Anchor Deposit
Crown Deposit
5km
Mt Weld Mining Leases
Coors Deposit
Alteration Contact
Swan Deposit Duncan Deposit
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Central Lanthanide Deposit, the highest grade operating Rare Earths mine in the world with a current operating LOM JORC reserve of 20+ years
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Duncan Deposit, the largest high grade Dysprosium resource in the world
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Crown and Coors Deposits, the highest grade undeveloped Niobium resource in the world
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All deposits currently limited by
drilling extent
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All deposits close to Mt Weld processing infrastructure
CLD Deposit - Current Reserve 20+yrs
Current +20yr Reserve Pit
West
200m
Open
45m
Surface Alluvium
Open
Current Pit
Open
East
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Carbonatite contains 3 ore types that are flat lying and laterally continuous
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Reserve ore zone lies between 25m to 110m depth and is amendable to open pit mining with a simple ore blending strategy
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Ore zone averages 30m in vertical thickness with low strip ratio 1:4
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Mineralisation limited to drilling - most of historic drilling ended within mineralisation
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Resource open at depth and towards the south-west