New Technology yields valuable products from Old Rocks Overview of our Lithium Technology April 2015 1 www.lepidico.com
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LEPIDICO - A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY Lepidico creates process technology Our new technology extracts Lithium from unconventional sources at competitive costs Lepidico licenses its technology to mining companies creating a new value chain New lithium supply for a rapidly expanding market Learn more here!! www.lepidico.com 3 New Technology yields valuable products from Old Rocks
CONTENTS Introduction Technology Lithium • Company Background What is Lithium? L-Max • • • Company History Market Analysis • • Key Management Get in touch Development Plan Investment Opportunity Roadmap Public Unlisted • • Cash flow Strategic Partners • • Expense Summary IPO • • www.lepidico.com 4 New Technology yields valuable products from Old Rocks
Lepidolite Mica Lepidolite Hill Deposit - Western Australia INTRODUCTION 5
INTRODUCTION Welcome to Lepidico Established in 2015, Lepidico is an Australian company that developing mineral processing technology for the mining sector. We have a particular focus on further developing technology to extract Lithium from mica minerals, namely the L-Max for lithium. Guided by a strong management and technical team with track record in commercialisation of new technologies. Currently have ownership of proprietary technology (provisional patent applied for) granted) with commercial applications emerging. Technology to unlock value from forgotten resources L-Max Process Lithium Mica’s www.lepidico.com 6 New Technology yields valuable products from Old Rocks
COMPANY HISTORY Scoping Study conducted on potassium mica for Potash West by Strategic 2010 Metallurgy with strong return. Management team extrapolates use of 2013 potassium mica technology for other micas species, including lithium Metallurgical testwork program undertaken by Strategic Metallurgy on samples of 2014 lepidolite and zinnwaldite with positive result . Lepidico Limited established in 2015. NOW Testwork programs and scoping studies underway for 3 lithium mica projects www.lepidico.com 7 New Technology yields valuable products from Old Rocks
MANAGEMENT TEAM Mr. Nick Vines Mr. Gary Johnson Mr. Gavin Becker Mr. Mark Urbani MAusIMM, MAICD BSc BEng, MBA, FAusIMM (CP), ARSM, MAICD BSc, Dip Met Managing Director Technical Manager Process Manager Executive Chairman Gary has over 30 years experience in the Mr. Becker is a metallurgist with 40 years Nick has 10 years experience in the Mark has gained over 15 years mining industry as a metallurgist, manager, industry experience. During that time he has mining industry, working principally as a experience in hydrometallurgy, specialising owner, director and managing director worked in senior operational, R&D, feasibility metallurgist specialising in in solvent extraction technology possessing broad technical and practical study and consulting roles on lead/zinc, gold, hydrometallurgy. development, piloting and design. Mark was experience of the workings and strategies uranium, copper and nickel mines and/or heavily involved with the development of the Nick has gained a wide range of required by successful mining companies. projects. proprietary L-Max process flowsheet for the practical experience which includes production of potash from greensands for Gary is the managing director of the planning and conducting testwork He holds a Bachelor of Science (Eng) degree Potash West and the proprietary L-Max consulting business, Strategic Metallurgy programs, small scale piloting, process from the University of London and completed fowsheet for production of lithium carbonate Pty Ltd, a director of Potash West NL and modelling, process design, his MBA at Bond University. Mr Becker is a from lithium micas. Antipa Minerals Ltd. Mr. Johnson is a commissioning and production roles for fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining member of the Australasian Institute of nickel, copper, cobalt and gold. Mark has a Bachelors degree in and Metallurgy and is an associate of the Mining and Metallurgy and the Australian Chemistry. Nick has a Bachelors degree in Royal School of Mines (UK). Institute of Company Directors. metallurgy. www.lepidico.com 8 New Technology yields valuable products from Old Rocks
Lithium Prospect South Western, Western Australia LITHIUM 9
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