EPA Confirms Completeness of Fast-Track Application

NZX and Media Release
30 June 2026




EPA CONFIRMS COMPLETENESS OF FAST TRACK APPLICATION

Taiko Critical Minerals Limited (NZCN: 5824110)
c/o PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Level 26 PwC Tower, 15 Customs Street West,
Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
www.taikocm.co.nz
Tāiko Critical Minerals Limited (“Tāiko”, “TCM” or “the Company”) (NZX:TCM) is pleased to advise
that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confirmed that the Company’s application for the
Barrytown Minerals Project (Application) is complete and correctly lodged under the Fast Track
Approvals Act 2024 (Act).
Taiko lodged the Application under the Act on 8 June 2026
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The EPA will assess whether there are any competing applications or existing resource consents before
notifying the Panel Convenor to appoint an expert panel to consider and decide on Taiko’s Application.
Once appointed, the panel is expected to issue its decision within six months.

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A copy of the lodged application can be found at:
https://www.fasttrack.govt.nz/projects/barrytown-minerals-project/substantive-application
Refer also to TCM:NZX announcement 8 June 2026 “Fast-Track Application Lodged”

ENDS
For further information please contact:
Robert Brand
Chief Executive Officer
Mobile: +61 421 388 222
Email: robert.brand@taikocm.co.nz
Website: www.taikocm.co.nz

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ABOUT TĀIKO CRITICAL MINERALS
Tāiko is a New Zealand incorporated company preparing to extract, refine and export critical minerals
from privately owned farmland on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, near
Greymouth. The Company has strong mana whenua support, with resource consents through to
implementation.
Tāiko plans to develop and produce ilmenite, zircon, garnet, and other critical minerals. The company’s
“mine to market” strategy involves refining these critical minerals at a planned Mineral Separation
Plant on the West Coast and exporting them to global customers. The Company’s operations are in
start-up phase and are therefore pre-revenue.
BARRYTOWN CRITICAL MINERALS PROJECT
The Company’s core asset is the Barrytown Critical Minerals Project, contained on Mining Permit ML
60785 covering 1250ha of coastal heavy mineral sands located ~30 km north of Greymouth.
Tāiko has been granted resource consents to mine the mineral resource from the Coates South Block
property near Greymouth.
The Company has entered into a conditional Sale and Purchase Agreement with Barrytown Farms
Limited to acquire approximately 304 hectares of farmland on the Barrytown Flats, securing access
rights for the core mining blocks of the project.
The Company has also been granted resource consents to construct and operate a mineral separation
plant at nearby Rapahoe, which will produce high value critical minerals from the mineral resource.
In addition, Tāiko will transport refined minerals via established rail infrastructure to South Island
ports for export to global customers.
MINERAL RESOURCE
Tāiko has reported a JORC Code (2012) compliant Mineral Resource for the Barrytown Critical Minerals
Project comprising Total Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources of 25.3 Mt @ 24.1% VHM and
33.2% THM.
The Company has also reported an initial JORC Code (2012) Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) for the
Canoe Creek Block, with Measured & Indicated Resources of 2.85 Mt @ 20% Valuable Heavy Mineral
(VHM).
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
The Company lodged its substantive application for resource consent under the Fast Track Approvals
Act 2024 on 8 June 2026. The application covers mining of the mineral resource extension of the
Coates South Block contained in the Canoe Creek, Barrytown Farms and Cargill South Blocks.
Tāiko has received strong support from Mana Whenua Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae, whose vital input
is helping to shape the project from resource consents through to implementation.

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COMPETENT PERSONS STATEMENT
The Mineral Resource information in this announcement is based on information compiled under the
supervision of Mathijs van de Ven (MAusIMM) and Michael Gazley (MAusIMM, MAIG) of RSC, who are
Competent Persons as defined in the JORC Code (2012). Both have sufficient experience relevant to
this style of mineralisation and consent to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in
which it appears.
MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES
All references to mineral resource estimates should be read in conjunction with the reports listed in
the table below.
Location Title of Document Competent person Report & (NZX
release) date
Barrytown
Farms and
Coates South
Initial Mineral Resource Estimate
for the Barrytown Critical Minerals
Project
Mr Rene Sterk MSc FAusIMM
(CP(Geo) MAIG (RPGeo) MSEG
20 Jan 2026
(pre NZX listing)
Barrytown
Farms and
Coates South
Listing Profile – Taiko Critical
Minerals Limited
Mr Rene Sterk MSc FAusIMM
(CP(Geo) MAIG (RPGeo) MSEG
5 Mar 2026
(NZX: 5 Mar 26)
Canoe Creek
Canoe Creek Mineral Resource
Estimate
Mathijs van de Ven (MAusIMM)
Michael Gazley (MAusIMM, MAIG)
4 May 2026
(NZX: 13 May 26)
Canoe Creek Initial Mineral Resource Estimate
for the Canoe Creek Block at the
Barrytown Critical Minerals Project
Mathijs van de Ven (MAusIMM) 6 May 2026
(NZX: 13 May 26)
The above reports were prepared by RSC and can be found at www.taikocm.co.nz/mineral-resource-
information
All disclosures made in this document with reference to mineral resources estimates are quoted as
per those documents. Taiko confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that will or
may materially affect the information included in this market announcement. In the case of mineral
resource estimates, all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates
continue to apply and have not materially changed since the date of the above reports.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements based on management’s expectations.
Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.
Forward-looking statements, opinions, and estimates included in this document are based on
assumptions and contingencies which are subject to change without notice. These statements are
provided as a general guide only and should not be relied upon as a guarantee of future performance.
Project development pathways, timelines, production targets, and commercial outcomes are
indicative only and are based on current expectations. Actual timing and outcomes may vary
depending on technical, regulatory, funding, and market conditions. Tāiko does not undertake to
update forward-looking statements except as required by applicable law.
PUBLIC DISCLOSURES
This announcement should be read in conjunction with Taiko’s NZX announcements. It is not intended
to provide a comprehensive overview of all material information relating to the Company and should
not be relied upon as a substitute for those disclosures.