LITHIUM EXPLORATION IN ARGENTINA Adrian F.C. Hobkirk Jose de Castro Chief Operating Officer President and Chief Executive Officer Buenos Aires T: 714-316-3272 T: +54 9 1144028155 E: ahobkirk@nrgmetalsinc.com E: jdecastro@nrgmetalsinc.com
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COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS • Company management are highly qualified and experienced in the exploration and development of lithium projects TSX Venture: NGZ • Company objective is to quickly enter the lithium market with technically uncomplicated, limited environmental footprint projects located in Argentina OTCQB: NRGMF Frankfurt: OGPN • Hombre Muerto North is a 3,287 hectare (13 sq miles) claim block located in an area of lithium production. Drilling tested and underway. Infrastructure built. • Salar Escondido is a 29,000 hectare (113 sq miles) claim block and represents and exploration opportunity to make a significant new lithium discovery. Drilling recently confirmed lithium in target zone. Phase Two NRG Metals listed as drilling now underway. TOP 10 PERFOMER in 2018 • Company has strategic alliance with Chemphys Chendgu, a China based TSX Venture 50 lithium producer. Chemphys is the largest shareholder and has an off-take Ranking for any Hombre Muerto North lithium productio www.tmxmoney.com TWO DRILL PROGRAMS NOW UNDERWAY 3
LITHIUM TEAM Jose De Castro James K. Duff Jose Louis Martin Fernando E. Villarroel C H I E F O P P E R T A I N G E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R M A N A G E R O F N E W P R O J E C T M A N A G E R O F F I C E R B U S I N E S S D E V E L O P M E N T N R G M E T A L S A R G E N T I N A N R G M E T A L S A R G E N T I N A L I T H I U M T E A M L E A D E R N R G M E T A L S A R G E N T I N A N R G M E T A L S A R G E N T I N A Mr. Duff has over 40 years of diverse Mr. Villaroel has 12 years of experience in international mining, Dr. Martín served as the Catamarca experience in the mining industry in Mr. de Castro has five years with representative for Galaxy Lithium Argentina with a focus on Lithium including positions as the Chief Argentine lithium producer Geologist at St. Joe Mineral’s Aguilar S.A. from 2010 to 2013 where he process development. From 2009 to OROCOBRE LTD. (ASX:ARE) from mine in Jujuy province, and Chief participated in the development of 2013 he worked with Lithium 2010-2015 as Country Manager and the feasibility study for Galaxy’s Sal Operating Officer of Minera Andes, Americas Corp. (Minera Exar S.A.) as was responsible for the development which owns 49% of the San Jose De Vida project in the Salar de Project Manager which included of the Salar de Olaroz Lithium Project, Hombre Muerto. Dr. Martín has over construction management and gold-silver mine in Santa Cruz, a $ U.S. 300 million operation. He has Argentina and 100% of the giant Los 35 years of experience in the mining commissioning of the initial pilot extensive knowledge of lithium Azules porphyry copper deposit in industry, including exploration, evaporation facilities and laboratory at exploration, development and San Juan, Argentina. Mr. Duff was development operations and the Cauchari Olaroz Lithium Project. operations, having supervised the also formerly the President of South community and governmental He has also acted as a consultant to work program for Orocobre at Salar de relations. Neo Lithium and International Lithium American Operations for Coeur Olaroz, and Salinas Grandes. He has Mining with responsibility for mines Inc. He holds a degree in Industrial also held senior positions FMC Lithium in Chile, Bolivia and Argentina. Engineering and has specialized the operator of South America’s training in Data Modeling & Analysis largest lithium operation in the Hombre for Business and Engineering from Muerto salar. M.I.T. 4
CURRENT MARKET • World production of lithium is dominated by a small number of participants that account for 90% of the total market • NRG will focus on Production from salar brine accounts for 51% of world production establishing an • Industrial Grade Significant operational challenges encountered in producing a technical production operation grade lithium product at a remote salar location. • World projects have been characterized by low success in timing along TSX Venture: NGZ with budget and schedule overruns. OTCQB: NRGMF • Frankfurt: OGPN The NRG strategy is founded on uncomplicated and rapid development, minimal environmental impact, and joining an offtake partner who requires and industrial grade product. • NRG desires a sustainable operation, and is currently negotiating with a major supplier of solar energy systems to potentially power operations in Argentina, where the known solar resource is significant. 5
LITHIUM MARKET SUPPLY AND DEMAND WORLD LITHIUM PRODUCTION FROM BRINE World production of lithium is an oligopoly controlled by four companies which produce 89% of supply from all FMC sources 10% Tianqi Albemarle produces 18% , SQM 40% produces 21% and FMC produces 10% , all sourced from lithium brine Albemarle 18% Tianqi produce 40% of the worlds lithium supply from mineral sources in Australia SQM 21% New entrants into the marketplace are required to meet future demand Source Global Lithium 2015 6
LITHIUM MARKET SUPPLY AND DEMAND GLOBAL LITHIUM CARBONATE EQUILVIANT DEMAND Megatrends are driving lithium demand growth 422,614 383,601 Electric vehicles including cars and 359,435 buses (a Tesla has 112 pounds of 336,010 lithium in its battery) 324,930 292,682 Grid storage – potential demand 271,682 could exceed electric vehicle 252,653 demand 234,788 Lithium ion battery technology key to renewable energy METRIC TONNES Lithium ion battery market is yet to reach maturity as new applications are continuously being defined 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Source: Projection of Global Lithium Demand 2017 www.statista.com/statistics/452025/projected-total-demand-for-lithium-globally 7
CHEMPHYS CHENGDU STRATEGIC ALLIANCE NRG Metals has a strategic alliance with high-purity lithium battery producer in China www.chemphys.com Chemphy’s specializes in manufacturing lithium products for lithium battery materials, electronics and XRF spectrometry applications Chemphys Chemical Industry, founded in February 1998, is a private Australian-Chinese enterprise. The company is both ISO9001 and ISO14001 certified Alison Dai, director at Chemphys, Ms. Alison Dai, of Chemphys is quoted, “We are pleased to have formalized was added the board of Directors our strategic partnership with NRG and are committed to working with at NRG Metals Inc. in 2017 NRG’s team to expedite the development of the HMN Project.” 8
DRILLING UNDERWAY AT TWO LITHIUM BRINE PROJECTS 9
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