Investor Presentaiton
RAMACO'S REE DEPOSIT
Potentially transformative discovery
REE Background:
What Are REES?: Rare earth elements (REEs) are critical minerals essential to the energy transition. They are used in many
applications such as electric vehicles, wind turbines, smartphones, and defense applications. Almost 90% of the world's REEs are
processed in China.
Magnetic Rare Earths: Permanent magnets ("PMS") are crucial to the energy transition as they are critical inputs to electric vehicle
motors and other high-end applications. The strongest PMs use magnetic rare earth materials, notably neodymium (Nd),
praseodymium (Pr), dysprosium (Dy) and terbium (Tb). Dy and Tb are heavy REES used in high end defense applications, and thus,
are of strategic importance to the U.S. and other countries.
Anticipated Demand Growth: The International Energy Agency believes demand for REES may grow as much as sevenfold
by 2040.
Ramaco's Involvement With NETL:
General Geopolitical Concerns: The vast majority of the world's REEs are
processed in China yet have strategic importance in both the energy transition and
defense applications. As a result, REES have received a tremendous amount of
attention and economic support from many world governments concerned about
reliance on China. The U.S., Congress and the Department of Energy have earmarked
billions of dollars to develop a domestic supply of REES. Since 2014, the National
Energy Technology Laboratory ("NETL"), has been identifying potential domestic
sources of REES as strategically critical to the economy and national security.
NETL Notes Ramaco's Deposit is Highly Promising: NETL has worked in
partnership with Ramaco over several years, to assess REE occurrences in coal
deposits and related sedimentary strata at its Brook Mine property in Sheridan, WY.
NETL analysis shows that core samples from the Brook Mine represent highly
promising, world-class medium REE and heavy REE accumulations. Based on this
data, the Brook Mine could rank among the more promising worldwide deposits.
Weir International's Technical Report
Exploration Target Defined: Weir International, Inc.
noted that as of May 31, 2023, Ramaco has drilled 146 core
holes targeting the REE mineralization zone, with 58 of
those cores having been scanned by portable x-ray
fluorescence ("XRF"), and 1,140 test samples having been
conducted using inductively coupled plasma ("ICP")
spectroscopy. On May 2, 2023, Weir International set an
initial Exploration Target of 636,000 - 795,000 in-place
Rare Earth Oxide ("REO") tons. On May 31, 2023, this
estimate was updated and increased to a range of
694,000-867,000 tons, based on additional drilling and
analysis. 22.9% of the total REO basket consists of primary
magnetic REOs of neodymium, praseodymium,
dysprosium and terbium. An additional 6.3% of the REO
basket consists of secondary magnetic REOs.
RAMACO
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