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Segment information
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Segment information [Abstract]  
Segment information
3. Segment information
For management purposes, Lifezone is organized into business units based on the main types of activities and has three reportable operating segments, as follows:
•Metals Extraction;
•Intellectual Property (“IP”); and
•Corporate
The Metals Extraction segment of the business comprises Lifezone’s interest in KNL, including the Kabanga Nickel Project in Tanzania. The IP segment comprises patents held and managed by Lifezone Limited, a team of highly skilled engineers, scientists, and technicians based in Lifezone’s Simulus hydromet laboratory based in Perth, a strategic partnership with Sedibelo Resources Limited ("SRL") and Industrial Development Corporation ("IDC") regarding the development of the potential Kell-Sedibelo-Lifezone Refinery, and the agreement between Lifezone and Glencore to recycle PGM in the United States.

The Chief Executive Officer ensures that the corporate strategy determined by the board is being implemented. He manages Lifezone on a day-to-day basis, monitors and reports on the operating results of the business units for the purpose of making decisions about resource allocation and performance assessment, and acts as Lifezone’s Chief Operating Decision Maker. Segment performance is evaluated based on cash flows and operating profit or loss before taxes.

Lifezone’s financing and treasury operations are centrally managed at the group level. These activities, along with other group-related functions, are reported under Corporate. Additionally, Corporate provides management services to the operating segments.

Each of these operating segments is managed separately as each requires different technological expertise, marketing approaches, and other resources. All inter-segment transfers are carried out at arm’s length, under terms comparable to transactions with third parties.

Inter-segment eliminations and transactions are identified separately, and the combined segments’ information is reconciled to the Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss). Inter-segment revenues are eliminated upon consolidation and reflected in the "Inter-segment eliminations" column.
The results for the three months ended September 30, 2026, and September 30, 2025, respectively, are shown below.

For the three months ended September 30, 2026Intellectual
Property
Metals
Extraction
CorporateInter-Segment
eliminations
Total
$$$$$
Revenue316,544 - 1,302,197 (1,354,405)264,336 
Cost of sales(98,825)- (1,216,677)1,216,677 (98,825)
Gain (loss) on foreign exchange99,364 (60,567)(7,152)- 31,645 
General and administrative expenses1(1,272,340)(247,391)(3,671,862)52,533 (5,139,060)
Depreciation and amortization(350,063)(5,692)(4,092)- (359,847)
Interest income1,632,750 - 184,504 (1,629,656)187,598 
Fair value gain on embedded derivatives- - 322,000 - 322,000 
Fair value gain on warrants- - 500,000 - 500,000 
Fair value gain on deferred consideration193,887 - - - 193,887 
Interest expense(10,672)(41,273)(2,720,244)- (2,772,189)
Income (loss) before tax510,645 (354,923)(5,311,326)(1,714,851)(6,870,455)
For the three months ended September 30, 2025Intellectual
Property
Metals
Extraction
CorporateInter-Segment
eliminations
Total
$$$$$
Revenue299,285 - 994,433 (1,139,678)154,040 
Cost of sales(91,457)- (931,257)931,258 (91,456)
Gain (loss) on foreign exchange(23,004)375,422 (19,626)- 332,792 
General and administrative expenses1
(1,143,889)(348,472)(2,744,756)119,846 (4,117,271)
Depreciation and amortization(348,530)(5,692)(26,336)- (380,558)
Interest income1,414,140 89 60,865 (1,399,140)75,954 
Fair value loss on embedded derivatives- - (2,895,000)- (2,895,000)
Fair value loss on deferred consideration(3,690,000)- - - (3,690,000)
Interest expense(5,025)(29,295)(2,721,709)- (2,756,029)
Loss before tax(3,588,480)(7,948)(8,283,386)(1,487,714)(13,367,528)
The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, and September 30, 2025, respectively, are shown below.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2026Intellectual
Property
Metals
Extraction
Corporate Inter-Segment
eliminations
Total
$ $ $ $ $
Revenue1,985,910 - 4,121,429 (4,175,262)1,932,077 
Cost of sales(1,264,748)- (3,852,306)3,852,306 (1,264,748)
Gain (loss) on foreign exchange370,672 294,141 (21,881)- 642,932 
General and administrative expenses1(3,521,578)(1,473,508)(10,277,796)51,944 (15,220,938)
Depreciation and amortization(1,091,056)(17,075)(19,117)2,215 (1,125,033)
Interest income4,674,577 - 425,725 (4,657,033)443,269 
Fair value gain on embedded derivatives- - 1,871,000 - 1,871,000 
Fair value gain on warrants- - 1,560,000 - 1,560,000 
Fair value gain on deferred consideration5,486,804 - - - 5,486,804 
Interest expense(23,197)(142,845)(8,063,982)- (8,230,024)
Income (loss) before tax6,617,384 (1,339,287)(14,256,928)(4,925,830)(13,904,661)
As at September 30, 2026
Segment assets158,872,330 197,088,078 171,001,825 (322,759,664)204,202,569 
Segment liabilities21,863,251 135,152,269 61,513,978 (102,691,275)115,838,223 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025Intellectual
Property
Metals
Extraction
Corporate Inter-Segment
eliminations
Total
$$$$$
Revenue951,224 - 3,619,162 (4,090,895)479,491 
Cost of sales(264,943)- (3,317,528)3,317,529 (264,942)
Gain (loss) on foreign exchange511,962 90,992 (26,715)- 576,239 
General and administrative expenses1(3,045,256)(1,744,972)(7,186,471)548,658 (11,428,041)
Depreciation and amortization(1,017,185)(17,075)(44,958)- (1,079,218)
Interest income3,821,592 99 450,521 (3,782,349)489,863 
Fair value gain on embedded derivatives- - 11,250,000 - 11,250,000 
Fair value loss on deferred consideration(3,690,000)- - - (3,690,000)
Interest expense(16,680)(42,743)(7,576,449)- (7,635,872)
Loss before tax (2,749,286)(1,713,699)(2,832,438)(4,007,057)(11,302,480)
As at December 31, 2025
Segment assets144,404,325 165,038,598 153,679,239 (287,370,479)175,751,683 
Segment liabilities26,695,036 102,843,488 58,642,182 (85,261,778)102,918,928 
All revenue from external customers is generated in Australia for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025.
Non-current assetsSeptember 30,
2026
December 31,
2025
$$
Tanzania175,148,592 144,521,639 
Australia2,699,073 3,075,959 
Rest of the world10,403 705,488 
177,858,068 148,303,086