PYX Announces First Export Of Ilmenite

PYX Resources Limited

20 March 2024

 

PYX Resources Limited / EPIC: PYX / Market: Standard / Sector: Mining

20 March 2024 

Pyx Resources Limited

("PYX" or "the Company")

PYX Announces First Export Of Ilmenite

1,040 Tonnes Shipped to Zhanjiang, China

HIGHLIGHTS:

·    First export of ilmenite made to a customer in Zhanjiang, China

·    The shipment comprised of 1,040 tonnes of ilmenite at a grade of 45% TiO₂

·    At the end of December 2023, the Company had stockpiled 9.8kt of rutile and ilmenite having commenced production in 2022.

PYX Resources Ltd (NSX: PYX | LSE: PYX), the world's third largest publicly listed zircon producer by zircon resources¹, is pleased to announce its first export of ilmenite following receipt of an export licence in March 2024.

A total of 1,040 tonnes of ilmenite at a grade of 45% TiO₂ has been exported to a customer in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province in the People's Republic of China.  Further exports are anticipated in the near term and the Directors look forward to providing updates as these exports progress.

By way of background, PYX commenced production of rutile and ilmenite in January 2022 and June 2022 respectively and had stockpiled 9.8 kilo tonnes ("kt") of Titanium Dioxide feedstocks by the end of December 2023. This was made up of 9.6kt of ilmenite and 0.2kt of rutile. Approximately 2,000 tonnes of ilmenite was transported to the Port of Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan in July 2023 to accelerate the export process once PYX received an export licence for the ores. The export licence was awarded in March 2024 and allows the Company to extract, produce, and export 20kt of rutile TiO₂ ≥ 90% and 50ktof ilmenite TiO₂ ≥ 45% each year.  PYX is also authorised to export 24kt per annum of its primary product, premium zircon. 

Commenting on its first ilmenite shipment, PYX's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Oliver Hasler, said:

"Having only just received our export licence in March 2024 after a change in Indonesian law, we are delighted with the speed at which PYX has been able to export its first batch of ilmenite to our customer in Tianjin, China. Ilmenite is the most important ore of titanium, which is used across several industries including power generation, utilities, automotive, and healthcare, due to its excellent strength-to-weight ratio and resistance to extreme temperatures and chemicals. Its versatility provides us with a range of potential customers globally supporting our long-term growth and strengthening our financial position."

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About PYX Resources

PYX Resources Limited (NSX: PYX | LSE: PYX) is a producer of premium zircon dual listed on the National Stock Exchange of Australia and on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. PYX's key deposits, Mandiri and Tisma, are large-scale, near-surface open pit deposits both located in the alluvium-rich region of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. PYX, whose Mandiri deposit has been in production since 2015, is the 3^rd largest publicly traded producing mineral sands company by zircon resources globally. Determined to mine responsibly and invest in the wider communities where we operate, PYX is committed to fully developing its Mandiri and Tisma deposits, with the vision to consolidate the mineral sands resources in Kalimantan and explore and acquire mineral sands assets in Asia and beyond.

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Compliance Statement

The Mandiri mineral sands deposit hosts a 6 Mt Inferred JORC Resource of zircon. The Company originally announced this resource in its Prospectus released on 20 February 2020 and confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the Prospectus. All material assumptions and technical parameters disclosed in the Prospectus that underpin the estimates continue to apply and have not materially changed.

The Tisma mineral sands deposit hosts a 4.5 Mt Inferred JORC Resource of zircon. The Company originally announced this resource in its Announcement "PYX Resources Limited Agrees to Acquire Tisma Development (HK) Limited, a World-Class, Fully Licensed Mineral Sands Deposit" on NSX on 13 January 2021 and confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the Announcement. All material assumptions and technical parameters disclosed in the Announcement that underpin the estimates continue to apply and have not materially changed.

Together the Mandiri and Tisma mineral sand deposits total 10.5 Mt of contained zircon within a total of 263.5 Mt of heavy mineral sands.

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[1] according to publicly available information as of 30 June 2023

 

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