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Armstrong - First Cab Off the Rank With a Clear Pathway to Production



        A high-grade deposit in the heart of Mt Edwards
                                                                                                                                                                    Key Facts


                                                                                                                                                                    •  Armstrong is an key
                                                                                                                                                                       deposit of the Widgie
                                                                                                                                                                       Nickel portfolio being
                                                                                                                                                                       the most advanced
                                                                                                                                                                       providing an ideal
                          1                                  2                                    3                                   4                                standalone mining
                                                                                                                                                                       opportunity

                                                                                                                                                                    •  2003-2008 Open pit
                                                                                                                                                                       mining phases
                                                                                                                                                                       completed in
                                                                                                                                                                       transitional material
                                                                                                                                                                       with underground
                                                                                                                                                                       resource in fresh rock

                 Step 1                             Step 2                               Step 3                              Step 4                                    remaining.

                                                                                                                                                                    •  Current Armstrong
                 Infill drilling is completed,        Updated resource model              Final Feasibility Study             Following completion of                   resource of
                 with high-grade nickel              to bolster confidence in             (FFS) to follow the                 the FFS and permitting,                   633kt@2.1% for
                 intercepts. Scoping Study on        Armstrong deposit and               Scoping Study. The                  Armstrong is set to reach                 13,200t Ni.
                 the cusp of completion              complete met test work/             mining and environmental            production-ready status
                 enhancing confidence in              offtake discussions.                permitting process, set to          with a clear pathway to
                 Armstrong reaching                  Ground conditions                   begin in Q4 2022,  all of           progress the mine
                 production-ready status by          contemplated from the               which is expected to be             construction process.
                 the end of 2023.                    geotechnical assessment             concluded first half 2023.
                                                     are believed to be
                                                     favourable.



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