Receives Licence to Export Rutile and Ilmenite

PYX Resources Limited

17 August 2023

 

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

17 August 2023

Pyx Resources Limited

("PYX" or "the Company")

PYX Receives Licence to Export Rutile and Ilmenite

8.2kt of Titanium Dioxide has been stockpiled and is ready to ship

HIGHLIGHTS

 

•    PYX receives licence to export rutile and ilmenite

•    The Company has been producing and stockpiling rutile and ilmenite and currently has 8.2kt ready to ship

•    Some stock of ilmenite has been transported to the Port of Banjarmasin to accelerate the shipping process

•    PYX is now authorised to:

o extract, produce, and export 24kt of zircon, 20kt of rutile and 50kt of ilmenite; and

o extract and produce other by-products such as SiO₂

•    Industrial and Trade Department (Departement Industri dan Perdagangan) announced minimum grades for ilmenite TiO₂ ≥ 45% and rutile TiO₂ ≥ 90%

PYX Resources (NSX: PYX | LSE: PYX), the world's third-largest publicly listed zircon producer by zircon resources, [1]  is pleased to announce that it has received the licence for the export of rutile and ilmenite ores from the Indonesian government. The Company, which announced the start of rutile production on 12 January 2022 and ilmenite production on 27 June 2022, has been stockpiling the material, and by the end of June 2023, has accumulated 8.2kt of these minerals. Future Titanium Dioxide sales will have a significant positive impact on PYX's finances, since the Company has been absorbing all costs with its zircon production.

Additionally, to expedite the shipping process, PYX has moved a portion of its accumulated ilmenite to the Port of Banjarmasin. The IUP-OP license and newly issued RKAB Operasi Produksi Tahun 2023 (Working Plan and Budget) authorises the Company to extract, produce, and export 24kt of zircon, 20kt of rutile and 50kt of ilmenite, ensuring the extraction and production of other by-products, such as SiO₂.

In line with the Industrial and Trade Department's regulations, which stipulate minimum grades for ilmenite TiO₂ ≥ 45% and rutile TiO₂ ≥ 90%, the Company has received a new export licence for ilmenite TiO₂ ≥ 45%. The licence was issued by the Investment and One-Integrated Services Department (Dinas Penanaman Modal dan Pelayanan Terpadu Satu Pintu/ DPMPTSP), with the recommendation from both the Energy and Mineral Resources Department and Industrial and Trade Department.

Titanium feedstock production represents an approximately US$4.5 billion per annum industry.[2]

Commenting on the start of ilmenite export, PYX's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Oliver Hasler, said:

"We are absolutely thrilled to have received the necessary authorisations and the new licence to export rutile and ilmenite. The board took the decision to start producing and stockpiling ilmenite mid-last year in anticipation of receiving the licence.  Rutile and ilmenite are by-products for PYX, which can significantly increase our revenue and margin levels, which is good news for all shareholders.

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Indonesian government for its continued support and look forward to working together, alongside our local communities, to deliver prosperity and growth to our local economy and beyond."

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This announcement is authorised for release by Oliver B. Hasler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

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 6Mt 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 during the financial year ended June 2023

[2] https://www.kenmareresources.com/en/our-products/titanium-feedstocks

 

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