Amendment to ASX Announcement
Released
Released
Announcement PDF
For more information, please join ABx Group’s interactive Investor Hub: https://abxgroup.com.au/s/965068
ABx Group Limited
Suite 2, Level 11, 385 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
ABN 14 139 494 885
P: +61 3 9692 7222 | F: +61 2 9956 7355
Amendment to ASX Announcement
ABx Group Limited (ASX: ABX) (ABx or the Company) attaches an amended version of its ASX
announcement titled “Rare Earths Presentation – PDAC”, originally released to the market on
3 March 2026.
The following amendments have been made:
• Slide 6 – inclusion of a reference to Appendix Data Sources, which provides underlying
information on Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate composition comparisons, together with
an explanation of the peer selection methodology and the development stage of each
peer included; and
• Slide 7 – inclusion of a reference to Appendix Data Sources, which provides underlying
information on Rare Earth Oxide (REO) prices.
This announcement has been approved for release by the Company Secretary.
For further information please contact:
Dr Mark Cooksey
MD & CEO
ABx Group
+61 447 201 536
mcooksey@abxgroup.com.au
www.abxgroup.com.au
ASX Announcement
25 March 2026
ASX: ABX
ASX:ABX
Heavy Rare Earths:
Supplying light and heavy rare earths from
Tasmania into Western supply chains
PDAC Convention
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Canada
Monday, 2 March 2026
ASX:ABX
DISCLAIMER
This presentation has been prepared by ABx Group Limited ACN 139 494 885 (“ABx” or the “Company”). It should not be considered as an offer or invitation to subscribe for or
purchase any securities in the Company or as an inducement to make an offer or invitation with respect to those securities. No agreement to subscribe for
securities in the Company will be entered into on the basis of this presentation.
This presentation contains forecasts and forward looking information. Such forecasts and information are not a guarantee of future performance, involving
unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results and developments will almost certainly differ materially from those expressed or implied. ABx has not audited or
investigated the accuracy or completeness of the information, statements and opinions contained in this presentation. Accordingly, to the maximum extent
permitted by applicable laws, ABx makes no representation and can give no assurance, guarantee or warranty, express or other implied, as to, and take no
responsibility and assume no liability for, the authenticity, validity, accuracy, suitability or completeness of, or any errors in or omission, from any information,
statement or opinion contained in this presentation.
You should not act or refrain from acting in reliance on this presentation material. This overview of ABx does not purport to be all inclusive or to contain all
information which its recipients may require in order to make an informed assessment of the Company’s prospects. You should conduct your own investigation
and perform your own analysis in order to make an informed assessment of the company’s prospects. You should also conduct your own investigation and
perform your own analysis in order to satisfy yourself as to the accuracy and completeness of the information, statements and opinions contained in this
presentation and making any investment decision.
Competent Person Statement
The information in this report that relate to Exploration Information and Mineral Resources are based on information compiled by Ian Levy who is a member of
The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Levy is a qualified geologist and a director of ABx Group
Limited.
Mr Levy 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 of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources
and Ore Reserves. Mr Levy has consented in writing to the inclusion in this report of the Exploration Information in the form and context in which it appears.
2
ASX:ABX
INVESTMENT PROPOSITION
3
Highest proportion of
dysprosium and terbium
of any clay-hosted
resource in Australia
Extraction process already
used commercially for
several decades
Team
Experienced and capable
Supply Shortage
Massive demand growth for
rare earths
Mineralogy & REE
Distribution
No acid required for processing
Balance of light and heavy REE
Pathway to Production
Co-located bauxite project at
final stages of approval
Jurisdiction
Commercial forest plantation in
Australia
Infrastructure
Less than 50 km to industrial
centre and enabling
infrastructure
ASX:ABX
DEEP LEADS RARE EARTH PROJECT
Size Cut-off
(ppm
TREO-CeO2)
Mean
TREO
(ppm)
Mean
TREO-CeO2
(ppm)
DyTb4
(%TREO)
89 Mt3 350 844 652 4.3%
Holes
drilled
Metres drilled
(m)
Metres assayed
(m)
From
(m)
To
(m)
1,077 9,742 3,843 4.2 12.0
Upgraded to 89 Mt announced
May 20241
Over 10-fold increase in 12
months
Resource based on only 29% of
identified mineralised outline1
May 2025: Temple Bar discovery,
50 km east of Deep Leads2
1ABX ASX Announcement, 2 May 2024
2ABX ASX Announcement, 7 May 2025
341 Mt inferred, 42 Mt indicated and 6 Mt measured
4DyTb = Dy2O3 + Tb4O7
4
ABX ASX Announcement, 20 Jan 2026
ASX:ABX
1.Resource Size and Grade
• Amount of Nd and Pr
• Amount of Dy and Tb
3. Product Composition
• Proportion of Nd and Pr
• Proportion of Dy and Tb
• Proportion of impurities
2. Processing Cost
• Cost of raw materials, labour and utilities
• Proportion of Nd and Pr recovered
• Proportion of Dy and Tb recovered
5
MIXED RARE EARTH CARBONATE (MREC) PRODUCTION
Ionic Adsorption
Clay (IAC) Ore
1. Leaching
2. Impurity Removal
3. Precipitation
Production Cost Production Cost Product Value
Mixed Rare Earth
Carbonate (MREC)
MREC can be produced from ionic adsorption clay ore using existing commercial 3-step process
ASX:ABX 6
MIXED RARE EARTH CARBONATE (MREC) FROM DEEP LEADS:
HIGHER PROPORTION OF HEAVY RARE EARTHS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
ABX MEI VMM BCM
Percentage
of
TREO
La2O3 CeO2 NdPr SEG DyTb Other HREO Y2O3
Compared to peers,
ABx MREC has:1
• 2.8 to 4.7 times the
proportion of Dy+Tb
• 1.4 to 2.5 times the
proportion of SEG
• 3.1 to 6.0 times the
proportion of Y2O3
• 3.2 to 10.3 times the
proportion of other
REO
NdPr = Pr6O11 + Nd2O3
SEG = Sm2O3 + Eu2O3 + Gd2O3
Dy+Tb = Tb4O7 + Dy2O3
Other REO = Ho2O3 + Er2O3 +
Tm2O3 + Yb2O3 + Lu2O3
1ABX ASX Announcement, 2 December 2025
DyTb
Other
HREO
See Appendix for data sources
ASX:ABX 7
MIXED RARE EARTH CARBONATE (MREC) FROM DEEP LEADS:
HIGHER BASKET PRICE
ABx MREC basket
price is 17% to
51% higher than
peers, due to
higher proportions
of higher value
rare earths1
Price source: SMM, 26 November 2025
Other REO = La2O3 + CeO2 + Sm2O3 +
Eu2O3 + Gd2O3 + Ho2O3 + Er2O3 +
Tm2O3 + Yb2O3 + Lu2O3
NdPr, $21.46
NdPr, $23.74
NdPr, $29.00 NdPr, $28.10
Other REO, $7.44 Other REO, $1.47
Other REO, $2.13 Other REO, $3.10
DyTb, $14.16
DyTb, $3.38
DyTb, $4.28 DyTb, $5.48
$0
$5
$10
$15
$20
$25
$30
$35
$40
$45
$50
ABX MEI VMM BCM
Basket
Price
(USD/kg)
NdPr Other REO DyTb
1ABX ASX Announcement, 2 December 2025
See Appendix for data sources
ASX:ABX 8
PATHWAY TO PRODUCTION: RAPID PROJECT ADVANCEMENT
Extensive exploration for
bauxite in northern
Tasmania
Commenced exploration
drilling for rare earths on
existing exploration leases
Re-analysis of
previous bauxite
assay results
Re-assaying of
existing samples
for rare earths
First ANSTO metallurgical
results, indicating ionic
adsorption clay
Signed MoU with
Ucore
Maiden rare earths
resource estimate
Most recent resource
estimate: 89 Mt1 at
844 ppm TREO
EL27/2022 &
EL28/2022
exploration leases
granted
Mining of bauxite
at Bald Hill
New rare earths
province
discovered in
EL27/2022
Maiden MREC
produced
EL25/2022
exploration lease
granted
2021 2022 2023 2024
2020
2010 - 2019 2025 2026
First column
leach results
141 Mt inferred, 42 Mt indicated and 6 Mt measured
ASX:ABX 9
PERMITTING
Mining
(2016)
Rehabilitated
mine site
(2017)
ABx mined bauxite in northern Tasmania from 2014 to 2020, and
sold the product to cement and fertiliser plants. Customer
demand is ongoing1
Similar bauxite resource overlays Deep Leads rare earth
resource
Bauxite mining operations will expose rare earth mineralisation
and potentially enable rare earths project to be fast tracked
Bauxite sales will provide cashflow for funding rare earths
development
Bauxite mining licence application submitted
EPA approved Environmental Permit
Planning permit approved by Meander Valley Council, subject to
some conditions
Mineral Resources Tasmania granted Mining Lease 2142P/M
1ABx ASX Announcement, 11 September 2023
Images of Bald Hill Project near
Campbell Town, Tasmania
ASX:ABX 10
DEEP LEADS: OUTSTANDING JURISDICTION AND LOCATION
Deep Leads located in =commercial hardwood plantation, close to town of
Launceston and Bell Bay port
Australian supply highly attractive to global customers
ABx has conducted exploration and mining in region for over 10 years
Deep Leads
Commercial plantation forest area in Tasmania, Australia
ASX:ABX 11
SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE LOCALLY AVAILABLE
Infrastructure
Transport Less than 20 km to major
highway
Less than 100 km to
deepwater Bell Bay port
Labour Less than 50 km to
Launceston (pop 65,000)
Water High availability in
Tasmania
Energy Close to major
transmission lines
Greater than 90% of
Tasmania energy demand
generated by renewables1
12018-23, Open Electricity
ASX:ABX 12
PATHWAY TO PRODUCTION: STRATEGIC & OFFTAKE PARTNERSHIPS
Offtake Interest
Executed MOU1 for offtake and potential investment with
Ucore, who is undertaking technology transfer from
demonstration scale to commercial scale rare earth oxide
separation in North America, with financial support from US
Department of Defense and Canadian government
Strategic Investor Interest
Engaging with deep-pocketed long-term investors with strategic
interest in rare earths supply chain
Government Support
Engaged with the Australian and Tasmanian governments’
critical minerals strategies – potential for the company to
receive financial support
Ucore RapidSX
demonstration
plant in Kingston,
Canada
1ABx ASX Announcement, 4 September 2024
ASX:ABX
13
ANTICIPATED PROJECT MILESTONES
Project Activities
2026 2027 2028
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Resource Drilling
Metallurgical Studies
Engineering Studies
Environmental Approvals
Demonstration Project
Commercial Project
ASX:ABX
INVESTMENT PROPOSITION
14
Highest proportion of
dysprosium and terbium
of any clay-hosted
resource in Australia
Extraction process already
used commercially for
several decades
Team
Experienced and capable
Supply Shortage
Massive demand growth for
rare earths
Mineralogy & REE
Distribution
No acid required for processing
Balance of light and heavy REE
Pathway to Production
Co-located bauxite project at
final stages of approval
Jurisdiction
Commercial forest plantation in
Australia
Infrastructure
Less than 50 km to industrial
centre and enabling
infrastructure
ASX:ABX
15
www.abxgroup.com.au
Suite 2, Level 11, 385 Bourke St
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia
Phone: +61 3 9692 7222
E: investors@abxgroup.com.au
Mark Cooksey
Managing Director and CEO
E: mcooksey@abxgroup.com.au
ASX:ABX 16
APPENDIX – DATA SOURCES
Rare earth oxide (REO) prices
• All REO except Tm2O3: SMM, 26 November 2025. Ex-works including 13% VAT
• Tm2O3: Ginger International Trade & Investment, 27 November 2025 (SMM
price not available)
Rare earth
oxide
ABX MEI1 VMM2 BCM3
La2O3 18.19 57.60 48.16 34.70
CeO2 5.79 1.40 0.56 8.90
NdPr 27.67 30.60 36.53 36.20
SEG 11.24 4.50 5.75 8.00
DyTb 4.70 1.00 1.33 1.70
Other REO 5.36 0.52 1.00 1.70
Y2O3 27.05 4.50 6.66 8.70
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Stage Exploration Exploration Exploration Exploration
Study Level - PFS PFS Scoping
NdPr = Pr6O11 + Nd2O3
SEG = Sm2O3 + Eu2O3 + Gd2O3
DyTb = Tb4O7 + Dy2O3
Other REO = Ho2O3 + Er2O3 + Tm2O3 +
Yb2O3 + Lu2O3
1Meteoric Resources, ASX Announcement, Table 2, 29 Feb 2024
2Viridis Mining & Minerals, ASX Announcement, Table 3 (Southern Complex), 12 Dec 2024
3Brazilian Critical Minerals, ASX Announcement, Figure 3, 11 Nov 2024
Peers shown are those that meet the following criteria:
• Publicly reported leaching tests indicated that the
resource contains a significant proportion of ionic rare
earths, i.e. numerous leach tests achieving more than
50% rare earth extraction under the conditions listed
in table below
• An MREC sample has been produced, and the results
publicly reported, by leaching under conditions listed
in table below, followed by impurity removal and
MREC precipitation, both by raising the pH, with no
other beneficiation or processing steps;
• Deposit is not in China, Myanmar or Laos
Parameter Definition
Leachate
Salt, e.g. ammonium sulfate,
magnesium sulfate
pH 4 or above
Temperature Room
Pressure Ambient
Leach Time 30 minutes maximum
Share your feedback
Discover