PYX
Resources Limited / EPIC: PYX / Market: Standard / Sector:
Mining
12 March 2024
Pyx Resources
Limited
("PYX" or
"the Company")
PYX to start shipping
Ilmenite
following the award of
revised licence
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 modified licence to
export ilmenite from the Investment and One-Integrated Services
Department (Dinas Penanaman Modal dan Pelayanan Terpadu Satu Pintu/
DPMPTSP). With immediate effect the Company can now start
exporting ilmenite and deliver on orders placed prior to the
modification of the licence.
As previously announced, in December
2023 the Industrial and Trade Department
for Export Tax Billing introduced an additional requirement to the
export licence which stipulates the requirement to use two types of
Ports, a Loading and Export Port. (See 5th January 2024
RNS). This has now been obtained for ilmenite. PYX will be using
the Banjarmasin port for loading and Jakarta port to
export.
As previously stated,
PYX has been producing and stockpiling ilmenite
and rutile since 2022 (see RNS announcements on 12th
January 2022 and 27th June 2022), and by the end of
December 2023, had accumulated 10kt of Titanium Dioxide material
(pre-audit). The start of shipping ilmenite will represent a
significant milestone for the Company and significantly strengthen
its financial position. Further updates on the start of shipping
will be provided in due course as appropriate.
PYX's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Oliver Hasler,
said:
"It has been a good start to 2024 and we are absolutely
delighted with the quick turnaround in which we received our
revised export licence. We remain well positioned to deliver on the
orders placed throughout 2023 and are hopeful that we can update
shareholder on the commencement of shipping
imminently."
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For
more information:
PYX
Resources Limited
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T:
+61 2 8823 3132
E: ir@pyxresources.com
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WH
Ireland Limited (Broker)
Harry Ansell / Katy Mitchell /
Darshan Patel
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T:
+44 (0)20 7220 1666
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St
Brides Partners Ltd (Financial PR)
Ana Ribeiro / Isabel de Salis /
Isabelle Morris
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E: pyx@stbridespartners.co.uk
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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
3rd 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.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This Announcement contains
forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within
the meaning of applicable Australian and UK securities laws, which
are based on expectations, estimates and projections as of the date
of this Announcement.
This forward-looking information
includes, or may be based upon, without limitation, estimates,
forecasts and statements as to management's expectations with
respect to, among other things, the timing and amount of funding
required to execute the Company's exploration, development and
business plans, capital and exploration expenditures, the effect on
the Company of any changes to existing legislation or policy,
government regulation of mining operations, the length of time
required to obtain permits, certifications and approvals, the
success of exploration, development and mining activities, the
geology of the Company's properties, environmental risks, the
availability of labour, the focus of the Company in the future,
demand and market outlook for precious metals and the prices
thereof, progress in development of mineral properties, the
Company's ability to raise funding privately or on a public market
in the future, the Company's future growth, results of operations,
performance, and business prospects and opportunities. Wherever
possible, words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect",
"intend", "may" and similar expressions have been used to identify
such forward-looking information.
Forward-looking information is based
on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the
information is given, and on information available to management at
such time. Forward looking information involves significant risks,
uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that could cause
actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially
from the results discussed or implied in the forward-looking
information. These factors, including, but not limited to,
fluctuations in currency markets, fluctuations in commodity prices,
the ability of the Company to access sufficient capital on
favourable terms or at all, changes in national and local
government legislation, taxation, controls, regulations, political
or economic developments in Indonesia and Australia or other
countries in which the Company does business or may carry on
business in the future, operational or technical difficulties in
connection with exploration or development activities, employee
relations, the speculative nature of mineral exploration and
development, obtaining necessary licenses and permits, diminishing
quantities and grades of mineral reserves, contests over title to
properties, especially title to undeveloped properties, the
inherent risks involved in the exploration and development of
mineral properties, the uncertainties involved in interpreting
drill results and other geological data, environmental hazards,
industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected formations, pressures,
cave-ins and flooding, limitations of insurance coverage and the
possibility of project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and
expenses, and should be considered carefully. Many of these
uncertainties and contingencies can affect the Company's actual
results and could cause actual results to differ materially from
those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made
by, or on behalf of, the Company. Prospective investors should not
place undue reliance on any forward-looking information.
Although the forward-looking
information contained in this Announcement is based upon what
management believes, or believed at the time, to be reasonable
assumptions, the Company cannot assure prospective purchasers that
actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking
information, as there may be other factors that cause results not
to be as anticipated, estimated or intended, and neither the
Company nor any other person assumes responsibility for the
accuracy and completeness of any such forward-looking information.
The Company does not undertake, and assumes no obligation, to
update or revise any such forward-looking statements or
forward-looking information contained herein to reflect new events
or circumstances, except as may be required by law.
No stock exchange, regulation
services provider, securities commission or other regulatory
authority has approved or disapproved the information contained in
this Announcement.
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.