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VRXSILICA
Silica Sand
Critical Mineral – key industrial input with no substitute
ASX:VRX
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Compliance Statement
The information in this document that relates to the estimation and reporting of the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserves for the Company’s silica sand projects is extracted from releases to ASX on 27
May 2026 (Arrowsmith North), 17 September 2019 (Arrowsmith Central), 9 May 2023 (Arrowsmith Brand), 18 October 2019 (Muchea) and Boyatup (18 August 2022). The Company confirms that it is not
aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in this document and all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates continue to
apply and have not materially changed. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Persons’ findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original
market announcements.
The Company confirms that all the material assumptions underpinning the production target, or the forecast financial information derived from the production target, in the 2026 Updated BFS dated 27
May 2026 continue to apply and have not materially changed.
Silica Sand – foundational, not cyclical
❑ Second most used commodity on Earth after water
❑ Global silica sand demand - currently 50 billion
tonnes per annum
❑ Predicted growth - US$25.4b (2024) to US$38.3b
(2033), steady CAGR of 5%*
❑ High purity silica sand used in semiconductor chip
manufacturing
❑ China, India and Southeast Asia rapid industrialisation
and urbanisation key growth driver
❑ Usable high-grade deposits are limited and face
environmental, regulatory and logistics hurdles
creating a tightening supply
* Report Ocean – Global Washed Sand Market 2024
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An investment in silica sand is an investment in the energy transition supply chain
The world is facing a global sand supply crisis
❑ Surging demand with rapid growth in solar panels, glass manufacturing, semiconductors and general
construction is driving unprecedented consumption of high-purity silica sand
❑ Asia, one of the largest markets for silica sand has limited high-quality deposits and any accessible deposits
are depleted or environmentally protected
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Books on Silica Sand
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* Closing share price on ASX on 3 June 2026
** Options class: VRXAAB 14.5m options ex $0.055 expiring 31 Dec 2027; VRXAP 7.2m options ex $0.15 expiring 31 Dec 2026;
VRXAP 12m options ex $0.15 expiring 31 Dec 2028; and VRXAAC 9.7m options ex $0.10 expiring 31 Dec 2029
*** Cash as at 31 March 2026
Corporate Overview
Capitalisation Summary
ASX Ticker VRX
Share Price* A$/sh 0.041
Shares Outstanding #m 778.3m
Options Outstanding** #m 43.4m
Market Capitalisation A$m 33
Cash Position*** A$m 2.7
Enterprise Value A$m 30
Month Rolling Liquidity mths 3
Top Shareholders
Share Price Performance
Board
Paul Boyatzis
Chairman
Governance: over 30 years’
experience in investment, equity
markets and managing public
companies
Bruce Maluish
Managing Director*
Technical and finance: over 40
years’ experience in mining
industry including previous roles
as ASX MD and General Manager
Peter Pawlowitsch
Non-Executive Director
Senior executive: finance and
corporate roles, including in
resources and global tech
companies listed on ASX
David Welch
Non-Executive Director
Senior executive: responsible for
strategy, business transformation
and performance, commercial
negotiations
*Transitioning to Non-Executive Director at 1 July 2026
10%
13%
22%
55%
Board and Management
Sparta AG
Other Top 20 Shareholders
Other Shareholders
Introducing new CEO, Tony Swiericzuk
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Seasoned mining executive leading a highly experienced and capable project
delivery and management team for Arrowsmith and Muchea Hubs
❑ Strong expertise in mining operations, exploration, project development, contractor
management, sales and marketing, and financing along with a successful track record of
engaging with regulators and First Nations peoples
❑ Deep industry knowledge spanning exploration, construction, mining, bulk ports, and
manufacturing, providing a comprehensive end-to-end supply chain perspective
❑ Brings a highly experienced execution team with success on delivery of mining projects,
working together for over 15 years, currently completing a project for Strike Energy
❑ As General Manager of the Christmas Creek Mine for FMG oversaw the construction,
commissioning and ramp-up from 15Mtpa to 60Mtpa and optimised the operation to
help drive FMG to become the world’s lowest cost iron ore producer
❑ Has since delivered A$500m SO4 and A$200m Strike Energy projects in WA
❑ Delivers new leadership and a capable team to advance VRX from explorer to producer
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World Class Silica Sand Projects
❑ Two very large-scale hubs of high-grade silica sand
❑ Combined Mineral Resource of 1.4B tonnes, grading 99.5% - 99.9% SiO2
❑ Simple, low complexity, low impact mining and processing
❑ Established infrastructure - road, water and power
• Hubs located on Brand Highway 100km from Ports
• Established water bore delivering 1.5GLpa
• Gas pipelines run adjacent to each of the Hubs
❑ Scale provides multi-generational opportunity for silica sand export and
potential glass manufacturing in Western Australia
❑ Proximity to Asia Pacific markets where demand is growing and
supplies are dwindling.
Staged multi-hub development of world-class assets
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Kwinana
Port
Arrowsmith Hub (100% owned)
• High-grade with strong financials
• Proximity to port, highway and rail infrastructure
• Target Markets - foundry and glass markets
• Potential +100 year mine life:
- JORC Proved and Probable Reserve of 221Mt @ 99.5% SiO2
• Updated BFS completed May 2026
• State environmental and mining approvals granted,
amendments pending*
• 960ktpa binding offtakes secured
• Project finance process underway
• Production targeted Q4CY27
Muchea Hub (100% owned)
• Very high-grade, low-impurity with outstanding financials
• Proximity to key port, highway and rail infrastructure
• Target Markets - solar panel and ultra clear glass markets
• Potential +100 year mine life:
- JORC Indicated and Inferred Resource 208Mt @ 99.6% SiO2
• BFS completed Oct 2019, update in progress
• Muchea immediately follows development of Arrowsmith Hub
Arrowsmith and Muchea Hubs
* State environmental approval and mining permit granted. Amendments sought to
relocate processing plant/infrastructure and use alternative offset site at adjacent freehold
property expected to be approved Q3CY26.
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Arrowsmith Hub
High Grade Silica Sand
Project Overview
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Arrowsmith Hub – Overview
❑ State environmental approval and mining permits granted,
amendments pending*
❑ Plant and infrastructure located on adjoining freehold property
❑ 221Mt Ore Reserve @ 99.5% SiO2 supporting 100-years of
production
❑ Grade controlled Proven Ore Reserve of 9.2Mt
❑ 2Mtpa nameplate capacity, fast ramp up
❑ Strategic infrastructure advantage:
• Established deep water bore with extraction approval
• Access by adjacent Brand Highway to Geraldton Port (100km)
• Powered by hybrid gas and solar/battery supply
❑ Project finance process underway - international investment
bank and debt capital markets specialist Pareto Securities
appointed as manager for fixed income debt financing
❑ Production targeted for Q4CY27
* State environmental approval and mining permit granted. Amendments sought to relocate processing plant/
infrastructure and use alternative offset site at adjacent Arramall farm – expected to be approved Q3CY26.
PROXIMITY TO KEY ASIA IMPORT TERMINALS APAC SILICA SAND DEMAND IS GROWING SIGNIFICANTLY, SPECIFICALLY IN VRX TARGET MARKETS
Nagoya Port
Busan Port
Ningbo-Zhoushan Port
Guangzhou Port
Singapore Port
Arrowsmith Hub
Kaohsiung Port
7,103
7,508
7,941
8,417
8,933
9,476
10,080
10,735
11,419
12,186
13,021
14,819
13,914
+7%
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025E
Glass Manufacturing
Foundry & Casting
Hydraulic Fracturing / O&G Proppants
2026E 2027E 2028E
Ceramics & Refractories
Sports & Leisure
Abrasives & Sandblasting
2029E 2030E 2031E 2032E
Paints & Coatings
Electronics & Semiconductors
Others (Chemicals & Silica Gel, etc.)
USDm
Source: IMARX Group Report 2021,2025Coherent Market Insights Pvt. Ltd.
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VRX
target
markets
Arrowsmith Hub – APAC Demand Growing
Strategically Located for Supply into Asia Pacific Markets
Country
Volume
(Mt)
Market Value
(USD Million)
Growth Key Industries
South
Korea
1.5-2 90 3-4% Automotive, steel
Japan 3.5-4 270 4-5%
Automotive, high-end
machinery
China 11-12 810 5-6%
Automotive, steel,
electronics, 3D media
VRX’s
Target
Market
Arrowsmith Hub Target Market – Foundry
❑ Produce foundry-grade silica sand suitable for moulding steel castings
❑ Rising demand for high-performance castings in automobiles, rail, aerospace and heavy industry is
accelerating the need for consistent, high-quality foundry sand
❑ Asian market has been supplied by domestic production - now less than 10 years of domestic silica sand
supply remaining
Metal casting for automobiles, rail, aerospace and heavy industry
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Smooth, singular and thermally stable grains
well-suited to resin coating
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Arrowsmith Hub Foundry Sand
❑ Float (plate) glass for construction and automotive applications
❑ Glass for containers (bottles, jars etc) and tableware
❑ Specialty applications such as fibreglass insulation, scientific glassware (eg test tubes) and lighting products
(incandescent and fluorescent lamps)
❑ APAC accounts for ~47% of global glassmaking silica sand demand but faces a structural silica sand deficit, driven
by demand from foundry, flat glass, and electronics industries – particularly in China, Japan, and Southeast Asia
47%
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Arrowsmith Hub Target Market – Glassmaking
47%
20%
16%
8%
5%
4%
Asia Pacific North America
Western Europe Eastern Europe
Africa/Middle East Central and South America
VRX’s
Target
Market
Asian glass making production increasing 5-6% per year (~8-10Mtpa Growth)
Use Spec
Market in
Asia
Growth
in Asia
Float (Plate)
Glass
99.5% SiO2
60 -
65Mtpa
5% - 6%
Container
Glass
99.5% SiO2
70 -
75Mtpa
5% - 6%
Glassmaking
silica sand demand
by region*
*Source: Freedonia estimate
6/3/2026 15
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Processing Plant Design
• Arrowsmith North and Muchea to each
have 2 Mtpa processing capacity
• No toxic reagents required
• Washing, floating and sizing
Arrowsmith Hub – Processing Flowsheet
Simple processing flowsheet with no complexities
• Simplified wet processing, multiple products, no dust, 2Mtpa processing plant
Arrowsmith Hub – Processing Plant
No dust
No toxic chemicals
Low complexity
Arrowsmith Hub – Transport Logistics
Arrowsmith Hub – Transport & Logistics
Geraldton Port
Well-established deepwater
export facility with capacity to
handle bulk silica sand shipment
Legend:
Haulage Route
Commercial Port
VRX Tenements
Arrowsmith
North Project
Brand Highway
Geraldton- Mt
Magnet Road
Midlands Road
Arrowsmith
Hub
❑ Located on the Brand Highway providing direct sealed road access
100km to the Geraldton Port
❑ Geraldton Port, is currently undertaking an A$350m Port Maximisation
Project including upgraded berths, deeper channels, and a new bulk
materials handling facility. This expansion project will lift port export
capacity to 25Mtpa
❑ Logistics companies operating in the region to provide end-to-end
logistics solution from Mine to Port, with Mid West Ports loading
material onto ships for export
~100km
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Binding Advanced negotiations
Region South Korea Taiwan Philippines China South Korea Japan
Counterparty
Counterparty 1
(Company name can be
made available under
NDA)
Counterparty 2
(Company name can be
made available under
NDA)
Counterparty 3
(Company name can be
made available under
NDA)
Counterparty 4
(Company name can be
made available under
NDA)
Counterparty 5
(Company name can be
made available under
NDA)
Counterparty 6
(Company name can be
made available under
NDA)
Counterparty 7
(Company name can be
made available under
NDA)
Counterparty 8
(Company name can be
made available under
NDA)
Term 4 years 4 years
Products AFS20, 35 & 55 AFS20, 35 & 55 AFS20, 35 & 55
Mid-West
Premium
AFS20, 35 & 55 AFS20, 35 & 55 AFS20, 35 & 55 AFS20, 35 & 55
Quantity per
year
90,000 dwt 100,000 dwt 100,000 dwt 120,000 dwt 300,000 dwt 250,000 dwt
Price
USD 38 – 43 per dmt FOB
Parties to negotiate the pricing for the remaining 2 years during 3-6 months before the end of the 2nd year
USD 38 – 43 per dmt FOB
Offtake
conditions
Conditions to be satisfied by 31 Dec 2026, with option to extend by 4 months (expected to be further extended to Q4CY27)
• Port of Geraldton port access agreement for use of port and an agreement with any rail, road, or infrastructure
providers at the Port of Geraldton
• Government Approvals for construction and operations of Arrowsmith North
• Commissioning of the Project and achievement of commercial production of at least 30,000dmt of product
• Delivery of trial shipment of product to the customer at to be agreed volume
Under negotiation
Governing
Law
Offtake agreements are governed by the laws of Western Australia Under negotiation
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Arrowsmith Hub – Offtake Overview
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Arrowsmith Hub – BFS* Economics
Development opportunity of a world-class silica sand project
RESOURCE
221Mt Ore Reserve @99.5% SiO2 supporting over 100 years of production – multi-generational project
Target Production
2Mtpa
CAPEX
A$74.5m
Includes Contingency and Arramall
Farm purchase
Operating Costs
A$35.05/t C1 costs,
incl royalties
NPV8 (post-tax)
A$179m
IRR (post-tax)
31%
Commodity Prices
US$38-43/t FOB
(A$54-61/t)
Payback
4.6 years
Total Sales
A$2.6b
US$38-43 per dry metric tonne, 25 years
* Arrowsmith North 2026 Updated BFS, announced to ASX on 27 May 2026.
Q2 CY2026 - Now
• Updated CAPEX and OPEX
model finalised
• Updated Arrowsmith North
BFS released and
announced
H2 CY2026
• Purchase of Arramall farm
completed
• Port access agreement
finalised
• Logistics contract awarded
(trucking / storage)
• Amendments to
environmental and works
approvals finalised
• Project financing (debt and
equity) finalised
• Site establishment and
early access works begin
• Muchea BFS Update
commenced
H1 CY2027
• Plant construction
commenced
• Mining area
mulching/clearing
commenced
• Power and Water
installations commenced
• Commissioning
preparations commenced
• Muchea Permitting and
Approval process
commenced
Beyond
• Mining operations
commenced (pre-strip)
• Plant commissioning
• Early trial shipments to
binding offtake customers
• Commercial production
achieved by end CY2027
H2 CY2027
• Ramp to 2Mtpa+
nameplate
• Pursue additional offtake
contracts
• Muchea project
development commences
Note: Timeline is indicative and subject to regulatory approvals, contractor availability, and financing. 21
Arrowsmith Hub – Timeline to Production
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Muchea Hub
Very High-Grade, Low-Impurity Silica Sand
Project Overview
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Muchea Hub Overview
Large scale, world class, very high-grade, low impurity silica sand project
❑ Development to follow Arrowsmith Hub
❑ Located 50km north of Perth, close to established infrastructure:
• Under utilised railway connects to Kwinana (100km)
• Grid power
• Water from aquifer bore
• Adjacent to sealed Brand Highway
❑ Granted Mining Lease and Miscellaneous Licences
❑ Significant metallurgical test work +99.9% SiO2 - <100ppm Fe2O3
product (very high-grade, low impurity)
❑ Efficiencies driven by duplicating Arrowsmith environmental
studies, mining method and plant design
❑ Raw material for premium ultra-clear cover glass production for
solar panels and other high end uses
VRX Silica
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Muchea Hub – BFS* Economics
Higher value product, higher margin than Arrowsmith Hub
RESOURCE
JORC Indicated and Inferred Resource 208Mt @ 99.6% SiO2 supporting over 100-years of production – multi-generational project
Target Production
2Mtpa
CAPEX
A$50m
Operating Costs
A$32.74/t C1 costs,
incl royalties
NPV10 (post-tax)
A$338m
IRR (post-tax)
96%
Commodity Prices
US$55-60/t FOB
(A$79-86/t)
Payback
2.3 years
Total Sales
A$3.3b
US$55-60 per dry metric tonne, 25 years
* Muchea 2019 BFS, announced to ASX on 18 October 2019. Update planned for commencement Q4CY26.
VRX Value Proposition
VRX Value Proposition
Notes:
1. Arrowsmith North 2026 Updated BFS announced to ASX on 27 May 2026
2. Inclusive of a capital contingency
3. Cash and debt figures as at 31 March 2026
4. Muchea BFS announced to ASX on 18 October 2019
AUD NPV8 vs Capex1,2 AUD Project NPV vs Enterprise Value1,3
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$179.2m
$74.5m
Arrowsmith North NPV (Post-Tax) Pre-Production Capex
Arrowsmith
North NPV
$179m
$30m
Arrowsmith North NPV (Post-Tax) VRX Enterprise Value as at 3 June 2026
2.4x $149m
value gap
6.0x
Muchea
2019 NPV
$338m4
Project NPV
Further value gap
significant, but subject
to updated studies and
approvals
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Right Place, Right Time
Opportunity for VRX to capture an economic advantage over critical strategic silica sand resources
❑ Arrowsmith Hub is a low-cost, large-scale project with strong economics: ~221Mt of 99.5% SiO₂
resource, with production targeted for Q4CY27
❑ Lower CAPEX and OPEX at Arrowsmith with purchase of Arramall farm adjacent to mining lease
❑ Multi-generational mine life and scalability to provide additional upside to the BFS economics
❑ Experience from Arrowsmith Hub will streamline the development of Muchea Hub
❑ Muchea offers very high-grade, low-impurity silica sand (99.9% SiO₂), supporting very high value
applications such as ultra-clear solar panel glass and high-tech glass
❑ Global demand for high-purity silica sand is rising rapidly, while supply is tightening due to limited
deposits and stricter environmental regulations
❑ VRX is well positioned to capitalise on growing demand, diminishing supply and favourable pricing
Every semiconductor chip begins with high purity silica sand –
positioning premium silica assets at the foundation of the digital economy
Thank you
Tony Swiericzuk
Chief Executive Officer
Ground Floor, 52 Kings Park Road
West Perth WA 6005
Phone: 08 9226 3780
Email: info@vrxsilica.com.au
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