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Presentation

Investor and Analyst - Pilgangoora Site Visit

Friday 29 July 2022

ASX:PLS

Important Notices

Not an Offer of Securities

This document has been independently prepared by Pilbara Minerals Limited ("Pilbara" or "Pilbara Minerals" or the "Company") and is dated 29 July 2022. This document is provided for informational purposes and does not constitute or contain an offer, invitation, solicitation or recommendation with respect to the purchase or sale of any security in Pilbara. This document is not a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other offering document under Australian law or any other law, will not be lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, and may not be relied upon by any person in

onlyconnection with an offer or sale of Pilbara Minerals' securities.

Summary Information

This document contains a summary of information about Pilbara Minerals and its activities that is current as at the date of this document unless otherwise stated. The information in this document is general in ature and does not contain all the information which a prospective investor may require in evaluating a possible investment in Pilbara Minerals or that would be required in a prospectus or a product disclosure statement prepared in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ("Corporations Act") or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. The information in this document should be read in conjunction with

Pilbara Minerals' other periodic and continuous disclosure announcements lodged with the ASX.

No Liability

The information contained in this document has been prepared in good faith by Pilbara Minerals, however no guarantee, representation or warranty expressed or implied is or will be made by any person (including Pilbara Minerals and its affiliates and their directors, officers, employees, associates, advisers and agents) as to the accuracy, reliability, correctness, completeness or adequacy of any statements, usestimates, options, conclusions or other information contained in this document. No person other than Pilbara Minerals is responsible for the preparation of this document. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Pilbara Minerals and its affiliates and their directors, officers, employees, associates, advisers and agents each expressly disclaims any and all liability, including, without limitation, any liability arising out of fault or negligence, for any loss arising from the use of or reliance on information contained in this document including representations or warranties or in relation to the accuracy or completeness of the information, statements, opinions, forecasts, reports or other matters, express or implied, contained in, arising out of or derived from, or for omissions from, this document including, without limitation, any financial information, any estimates, forecasts, or projections and any other financial information derived therefrom. Statements in this document are made only as of the date of this document unless otherwise stated and the information in this document remains subject to change without notice. No responsibility or liability is assumed by Pilbara Minerals or any of its affiliates (or their directors, officers, employees, associates, advisers and agents) for updating any information in this document or to inform any recipient of any new or more accurate information or any errors or mis-descriptions of which Pilbara Minerals and

any of its affiliates or advisers may become aware.

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Statements contained in this document, including but not limited to those regarding the possible or assumed future costs, projected timeframes, performance, dividends, returns, revenue, exchange rates, potential growth of Pilbara Minerals, the timing and amount of synergies, the future strategies, results and outlook of the combined Pilgangoora Project, industry growth, commodity or price forecasts, or other projections and any estimated company earnings are or may be forward looking statements. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of words such as 'project', 'foresee', 'plan', 'expect', ' im', 'intend', 'anticipate', 'believe', 'estimate', 'may', 'should', 'will' or similar expressions. Forward looking statements including all statements in this presentation regarding the outcomes of preliminary and defi itive feasibility studies, projections, guidance on future earnings and estimates are provided as a general guide only and should not be relied upon as an indication or guarantee of future performance. These statements relate to future events and expectations and as such involve known and unknown risks and significant uncertainties, many of which are outside the control of Pilbara Minerals. Actual results, performance, actions and developments of Pilbara Minerals may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this document. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this document. There can be no assurance that actual outcomes will not differ materially from these statements. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Pilbara Minerals and any of its affiliates and their directors, officers, employees, agents, associates and advisers: disclaim any obligations or undertaking to release any updates or revisions to the information in this document to reflect any change in expectations or assumptions; do not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information in this document, or likelihood of fulfilment of any forward-looking statement or any event or results expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement; and disclaim all responsibility and liability for these forward-looking statements (including, without limitation, liability for negligence). Nothing in this document will under any circumstances create an implication that there has been no change in the affairs of Pilbara Minerals since the date of this document.

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Important Notices

Production and Sale Guidance

Any production and sales guidance in this presentation is indicative only, based on the Company's revised budgetary forecasts and other estimates. It is developed in the context of an uncertain operating environment including in respect of COVID-19 related risks (community distribution and supply chain disruption) and the commissioning and ramp of both the Pilgan Plant Improvement Projects and the re-

start and commissioning of the Ngungaju Plant which may impact production and have a flow on effect on sales volumes. Actual results may therefore vary significantly depending on these risks and the timing onlyrequired to address certain short term operational challenges previously advised to the market which include reduced concentrate production, lower lithia recoveries, mining constraints affecting optimal ore

feed blend and industry wide labour shortages for mining, maintenance and processing personnel. The information is therefore provided as an indicative guide to assist sophisticated investors with modelling of the Company. It should not be relied upon as a predictor of future performance.

Not Financial Product Advice

This document does not constitute financial product advice or take into account your investment objectives, taxation situation, financial situation or needs. This document consists purely of factual information

and does not involve or imply a recommendation or a statement of opinion in respect of whether to buy, sell or hold a financial product. An investment in Pilbara Minerals is considered to be speculative in nature

and is subject to known and unknown risks, some of which are beyond the control of Pilbara Minerals. Before making any investment decision in connection with any acquisition of securities, investors should c nsult their own legal, tax and/or financial advisers in relation to the information in, and action taken on the basis of, this document.

Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves Estimates

useR cipients of this presentation outside Australia should note that it is a requirement of the Australian Securities Exchange listing rules that the reporting of ore reserves and mineral resources in Australia comply

with the Australasian Joint Ore Reserves Committee Code for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves ("JORC Code"), whereas mining companies in other countries may be required to report their ore r s rves and/or mineral resources in accordance with other guidelines (for example, SEC Industry Guide 7 in the United States). Such estimates of reserves are largely dependent on the interpretation of data and may prove to be incorrect over time. No assurance can be given that the reserves and contingent resources presented in the document will be recovered at the levels presented. Recipients should note that while Pilbara Minerals' mineral resource and ore reserve estimates comply with the JORC Code, they may not comply with the relevant guidelines in other countries, and do not comply with SEC Industry Guide 7. In particular, SEC Industry Guide 7 does not recognise classifications other than proven and probable reserves and, as a result, the SEC generally does not permit mining companies to disclose their mineral

reso rces, including indicated and inferred resources, in SEC filings. Accordingly, if Pilbara Minerals were reporting in accordance with SEC Industry Guide 7, it would not be permitted to report any mineral reso rces, including indicated and inferred resources, and the amount of reserves reported by Pilbara Minerals may be lower than its estimates. You should not assume that quantities reported as "resources" will

be converted to reserves under the JORC Code or any other reporting regime or that Pilbara Minerals will be able to legally and economically extract them. In addition, investors should note that under SEC Industry Guide 7, mine life may only be reported based on ore reserves. Mine life estimates in this presentation assume that a portion of non-reserve resources will be converted to ore reserves, which would not be permitted under SEC Industry Guide 7.

ersonalOther Important Information regarding Mineral Resources, Ore Reserves and Project Expansions

Information in this presentation regarding production targets and expansions in nameplate capacity of the Pilgan Plant and the Ngungaju Plant are underpinned by the Company's existing Ore Reserves that have been prepared by a Competent Person in accordance with the JORC Code (2012 Edition) and were released by the Company to ASX on 6 October 2021. The relevant proportions of proven Ore Reserves and probable Ore Reserves are 13% proven Ore Reserves and 87% probable Ore Reserves. The Company confirms it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in that release or report and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the Ore Reserves estimates continue to apply and have not materially changed.

Inf rmation in this presentation relating to Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates is extracted from the ASX releases dated 6 September 2021 and 6 October 2021. Pilbara Minerals confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in these announcements and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates continue to apply and have not materially changed. Pilbara Minerals confirms that the form and context in which the competent persons' findings are presented in this presentation have not been materially modified from the original market announcements.

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Important Notices

Scoping and other technical studies previously announced in respect of any revised incremental project expansions for the Pilgan Project were undertaken to determine the potential viability of revised

incremental expansions and to reach a decision to proceed with more definitive studies to support a final investment decision. Each scoping and technical study was based on low-level technical and economic

assessments and are insufficient to provide assurance of an economic development case at this stage or provide certainty that the conclusions of the studies will be realised. The results of the studies should not

be considered a profit forecast or production forecast. The Company is currently finalising more detailed studies and estimates in respect of such revised incremental expansions of the Pilgan Project known as

the P680 and P1000 expansions which are intended to support a final investment decision in respect of such expansions. The Company is targeting to release the results of such studies later this year.

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Scoping and other technical studies in respect of the Mid-Stream Project have been undertaken to determine the potential viability of the demonstration plant and to reach a decision to proceed with more

definitive studies and enter into a joint venture agreement. Each scoping study has been prepared to an accuracy level of +/-40% (for Capital costs) and +/-30% (for Operating costs). Each scoping and technical

study is based on low-level technical and economic assessments and is insufficient to provide assurance of an economic development case at this stage or provide certainty that the conclusions of the studies will

be realised. The results of the studies should not be considered a profit forecast or production forecast.

Past performance

Statements about past performance are not necessarily indicative of future performance.

References to Australian dollars

All references to dollars ($) and cents in this report are to Australian currency, unless otherwise stated.

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Authorisation of release

Release of this market announcement is authorised by Dale Henderson, Pilbara Minerals Limited's CEO.

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Corporate Presentation - Site Visit July 2022

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Pilgangoora Operation

One Operation, Two Processing Plants

Targeting combined production capacity of ~ 560-580,000 tpa spodumene concentrate during September Quarter 2022, maximising participation in the rapid growth in battery raw material demand

  • Products:
    • ~5.0% - 6% Li2O (typical) spodumene concentrate
    • +5% Ta2O5 (typical) primary tantalite concentrate
  • Pilgan Plant
    • In production with nameplate capacity now re-rated to ~360-380,000 tpa post plant improvement project
    • P680 FID approved for additional 100,000 tpa spodumene concentration
  • Ngungaju Plant
    • Coarse circuit commissioned and performing to expectation
    • Fines Circuit commissioned and under-going ramp up and optimisation
    • Installed capacity ~180-200,000tpa with nameplate production during September Quarter 22.
  • Future Expansion Opportunities
    • Potential for future incremental expansion of the Pilgan Plant subject to prevailing market conditions, completion of studies and final investment decision (FID):
    1. P1000 Project, +320,000tpa project, increasing aggregate nameplate capacity of Pilgan to ~780-800,000tpa
  • Pilgangoora Operation aiming to achieve combined nameplate processing capacity of +1 Mtpa spodumene concentrate with the potential for future production of "mid stream" value-added products and down-stream battery grade lithium hydroxide via JV with POSCO.

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