FAT production optionsAfter delineating the resource in 2018 and completing the 43-101, here are the three main options for FAT production:
1. Extract raw ore and ship by rail. That can commence within a few months after the 43-101 in 2018.
2. Build a spodumene concentrator and ship spodumene concentrate to a processor. 24 months to build a concentrator. Shipping volume reduced by 80% vs raw ore.
3. Build concentrator and processing facility. 28 months built concurrent with the concentrator.
Source: Nemaska Feasibility Study Pages 306-310
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