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David and Michael DesLauriers have been co-principals of the DLE Group, a Cayman-based merchant bank focused on deal origination of primarily resource and energy companies since 2004. Through its network of global relationships, DLE has been active in venture formation as founder or co-founder of numerous public and private mining and energy exploration, development, and production companies, operating in over 25 countries. Many have had notable exits to industry majors and participants via joint venture or trade sale.

The DLE Group has founded companies that have collectively raised over $2.5 billion in the preceding 10 years, and have achieved collective market capitalizations of over $10 billion.

DLE GROUP PROJECT LIST

Company Commodity Jurisdiction Stage Next Milestone
CG International Petroleum Light Oil Chad Re-Entry for Production Production in Early 2024
Chaco Minerals Lithium Paraguay Exploration 43-101 and PEA in 2024
Dawa Lithium Lithium Ethiopia Exploration 43-101 in 2024
G6 Energy Graphite Canada Restart Production Production Q1 2025
General Magnesium Corp. Magnasium Canada BFS in 2024 BFS and Pilot in 18-24 Months
Hat Creek Clean Energy Gas and Hydrogen Canada Advanced Scoping Study for UCG
Heavy Sweet Oil Heavy Oil United States Production in 2024 Production and Reserves 51-101
Laiva Gold Gold Finland Restart Production Production to 60K oz 2024 (annualized)
Major Precious metals Palladium Greenland PEA Additional Drilling and PFS 2025
MegaMoly-Corp Molybdenum Canada Past Producing New Resource and PFS
Pilar Gold Gold Brazil Still Producing Production to 60k oz in 2024
Torino Metals Copper Gold Argentina Exploration and Development Inferred Resource 43-101
Tucano Gold Gold Brazil Restart Production Production to 80k oz in 2024

In the Spotlight

Zonda: exploring Argentina

ZONDA: EXPLORING ARGENTINA’S UNPARALLELED COPPER GOLD ENDOWMENT

Zonda has a historical oxide resource of over 2 million oz of gold and 2 billion lbs of copper from surface to 200m which will be confirmed and augmented in upcoming drilling program ▪ Immediate program to drill test 1.2 billion tonne porphyry copper-gold targe ▪ Geophysics indicates over 1,000 meters of untested depth potential ▪ Environmental approval received for drilling, geophysics and other surface activities ▪ Relatively low elevation and no advanced argillic overprint indicative of superior metallurgy and logistics vs peers ▪ Paved road 2.5 hours from the city of San Juan to Rodeo. Proximity of Zonda to Rodeo means no need to establish a field camp to drill ▪ Pro-mining jurisdiction with operating mines.

Creating value through the energy transition

KEARNEY: FIRST INTEGRATED NATURAL GRAPHITE ACTIVE ANODE MATERIAL PRODUCER IN NORTH AMERICA

▪ Only graphite mine globally with Initial Production horizon 8-12 months from financing ▪ Fully permitted with all environmental mining, operational permits completed and all first nations MOUs in-place ▪ Past producer in operation from 1990 to 1994 with ~1Mt mined and processed producing ~17K of graphite concentrate .

Building a leading gold company through responsible mining

PROVINCE SCALE EXPOSURE TO THE POTENTIAL OF THE NEW LITHIUM TRIANGLE

▪ The Chaco Basin in Northwestern Paraguay is an unexploited, highly prospective lithium district exhibiting similar hydrology and geology that gave rise to world class discoveries in the Lithium Triangle (Chile, Argentina, Bolivia) ▪ Management believes that the Chaco Basin hosts a shallow, continuous system of brines sitting beneath relatively thin overburden, which has dropped out from the Bolivian Altiplano, with no distinct differences from the extensive salars that extend through Chile, Argentina and Bolivia .

Group Total Market Cap

10B

2024 - DLE GROUP Energy