Extract from 04/06/2021 INR announcement: It's important to note...

Extract from 04/06/2021 INR announcement:

It's important to note the 12-month finding is influenced by potential impacts to the plant from
climate change, recent herbivory and mining activity, but does not consider conservation
measures to minimize and mitigate for those impacts, which are still being developed. ioneer
continues its work with FWS, U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and scientific experts on
the development of a Candidate Conservation Agreement (CCA) to further its protection of the
plant.
From the commencement of our Rhyolite Ridge Project planning, we have undertaken significant
work and investment to minimize and mitigate any impact on Tiehm’s buckwheat, as we have
done with all environmental aspects of our operation.
As previously noted by FWS, the plant is specifically under threat from ongoing drought, and
unusual acts of herbivory by small mammals. ioneer is fully committed to assisting in the
research, development and roll out of required protection measures to ensure Tiehm’s
buckwheat’s conservation.
FWS is authorized by the ESA to issue an incidental take permit for activities it finds will not
jeopardize continued existence of an ESA-listed species. Our protection and conservation efforts
are being designed to meet that standard to maximize protections. The listing status does not
affect the protections ioneer is planning for Tiehm’s buckwheat. By the time FWS is ready to
make a final listing decision, we expect the CCA to be in place and plant conservation measures
to be underway.