Hastings Technology Metals Ltd: Appointment of Joint Company Secretary

Sydney, Australia - Hastings Technology Metals Ltd. (ASX:HAS) is pleased to announce the appointment of experienced corporate mining professional Neil Hackett as Joint Company Secretary from 1 October 2018. Neil Hackett has over 20 years of company secretarial, compliance and company directorship experience, including 10 years with the ASIC and eight years as an ASX 200 listed company secretary.

Neil is currently Non-executive Chairman, Non-executive Director and Company Secretary of three ASX listed entities and Company Secretary of one large private entity. Neil holds a Bachelor of Economics (UWA), is a Fellow of FINSIA, and is a Graduate and Facilitator with the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

About Hastings Technology Metals Ltd:

Hastings Technology Metals Ltd. (ASX:HAS) is a leading Australian rare earths company, with two rare earths projects hosting JORC-compliant resources in Western Australia.

- The Yangibana Project hosts Probable Reserves totaling 5.15 million tonnes at 1.12% TREO including 0.45% Nd2O3+Pr6O11 within JORC Resources totalling 21.0 million tonnes at 1.17% TREO (comprising Measured Resources of 3.9 million tonnes at 1.19% TREO, Indicated Resources of 8.6 million tonnes at 1.25% TREO and Inferred Resources of 8.4 million tonnes at 1.09% TREO), including 0.40% Nd2O3+Pr6O11.

- The Brockman deposit contains JORC Indicated and Inferred Resources totalling 41.4 million tonnes (comprising 32.3mt Indicated Resources and 9.1mt Inferred Resources) at 0.21% TREO, including 0.18% HREO, plus 0.36% Nb2O5 and 0.90% ZrO2.

- Rare earths are critical to a wide variety of current and new technologies, including smart phones, electric vehicles, wind turbines and energy efficient light bulbs.

- The Company aims to capitalise on the strong demand for rare earths permanent magnets created by expanding new technologies.

Source:

Hastings Technology Metals Ltd.

Contact:

Charles Lew Executive Chairman T: +61-8-6117-6118