Project highlights for nominal production of 26,000 tonnes per year lithium carbonate (Case 2):
• Pre-tax Net Present Value (NPV) of 552 million Dollars with an Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of 24% at an 8% discount rate
• Operating cash costs, net of by-product credits, of 968 Dollars per tonne of lithium carbonate
• Cash operating costs distributed between the individual products are: lithium carbonate 3,011 dollars per tonne, potassium sulfate 87 Dollars per tonne, sodium sulfate 36 Dollars per tonne
• Total cash operating costs per tonne (excluding credits) for lithium carbonate are 3,472 Dollars per tonne lithium carbonate
• Once full lithium carbonate production of 26,000 tonnes per year is achieved, average annual cash flow is projected to be 124 million Dollars per year
• Nominal production of by-product potassium sulfate and sodium sulfate of 90,000 and 100,000 tonnes per year, respectively
• 20 year mine life, processing 25.5 million tonnes of ore at an average grade of 0.40% lithium using a 0.320% cut-off grade
• Initial annual production of 13,000 tonnes lithium carbonate, increasing to 26,000 tonnes in year four
• Nevada supports a large diversified mining industry
• The project benefits from established infrastructure including road access, power supply and a local water source
• Based on commodity prices of 6,000 Dollars per tonne lithium carbonate, 600 Dollars per tonne potassium sulfate, and 75 Dollars per tonne sodium sulfate
• Overall recoveries are expected to be 87.2% for lithium, 77.7% for potassium and 82.7% for sodium
• Pre-tax Net Present Value (NPV) of 552 million Dollars with an Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of 24% at an 8% discount rate
• Operating cash costs, net of by-product credits, of 968 Dollars per tonne of lithium carbonate
• Cash operating costs distributed between the individual products are: lithium carbonate 3,011 dollars per tonne, potassium sulfate 87 Dollars per tonne, sodium sulfate 36 Dollars per tonne
• Total cash operating costs per tonne (excluding credits) for lithium carbonate are 3,472 Dollars per tonne lithium carbonate
• Once full lithium carbonate production of 26,000 tonnes per year is achieved, average annual cash flow is projected to be 124 million Dollars per year
• Nominal production of by-product potassium sulfate and sodium sulfate of 90,000 and 100,000 tonnes per year, respectively
• 20 year mine life, processing 25.5 million tonnes of ore at an average grade of 0.40% lithium using a 0.320% cut-off grade
• Initial annual production of 13,000 tonnes lithium carbonate, increasing to 26,000 tonnes in year four
• Nevada supports a large diversified mining industry
• The project benefits from established infrastructure including road access, power supply and a local water source
• Based on commodity prices of 6,000 Dollars per tonne lithium carbonate, 600 Dollars per tonne potassium sulfate, and 75 Dollars per tonne sodium sulfate
• Overall recoveries are expected to be 87.2% for lithium, 77.7% for potassium and 82.7% for sodium
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