TIDMPYX
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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 SiO(2)
-- Industrial and Trade Department (Departement Industri dan
Perdagangan) announced minimum grades for ilmenite TiO(2) >= 45%
and rutile TiO(2) >= 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 SiO(2) .
In line with the Industrial and Trade Department's regulations,
which stipulate minimum grades for ilmenite TiO(2) >= 45% and
rutile TiO(2) >= 90%, the Company has received a new export
licence for ilmenite TiO(2) >= 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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For more information:
PYX Resources Limited T: +61 2 8823 3132
E: ir@pyxresources.com
WH Ireland Limited (Broker) T: +44 (0)20 7220 1666
Harry Ansell / Katy Mitchell / Darshan
Patel
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St Brides Partners Ltd (Financial E: pyx@stbridespartners.co.uk
PR)
Ana Ribeiro / Isabel de Salis /
Isabelle Morris
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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.
[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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