A short recap
Below is a short recap of Energizer's V2O5 and Graphite Resources after conversion to pounds from one tonne of their ore.
For one tonne V2O5 grading 0.683% with recoveries at 82%
2204.6 x 0.00683 x 0.82 = 12.35 pounds
Foe one tonne of Graphite grading 8.5% and recovery at 89%
2204.6 x 0.085 x 0.89 = 166.78 pounds
V2O5 at the ¼ point of the electrical grade V2O5 price spread for 2010 given by the Ocean Equities Report of 15, July 2011 might sell for $17.25/lb and bring....
12.35 x 17.25 = $213.04 for the V2O5 extracted from one tonne ore
For 166.78 pounds of Graphite in one tonne ore and based on Energizers recent PEA's (* for various types of graphite) was given at $1564/tonne and would bring....
(1564/2204.6) x 166.78 = $118.32 for the Graphite extracted from one tonne ore
*the PEA's $1564 for various types of graphite didn't include the values for both large flake at ($2384/tonne) and jumbo flake at ($2850/tonne my figure), which some consider at 50% for large flake and 25% for jumbo flake, which could bring up to $2295/tonne for the combination of all the types of graphite.
For the 166.78 pounds of Graphite in one tonne ore, but based on the sale price of $2295/tonne would bring...
(2295/2204.6) x 166.78 = $173.62 for Graphite in one tonne of ore.
From the above comparisons, one can see that Energizer's electrical grade V205 is based on price per pound and the Graphite is based on the much higher ore percentages, which for Graphite is about 13.5 times the electrical grade V2O5 after considering recoveries. My understanding is that the Graphite is easily processed, but shipment would require about 5.5 times the tonnage of the Vanadium.
84,000/(33,337,123/2201.6) = 5.55
In effect Energizer has two minerals. Vanadium used mostly as a steel strengthener with solid projected demand for use in VRB's, EV's and HEV's that also use large amounts of Graphite which presently is used mostly by the steel industry, but has expected demand growth for use in fuel cells, solar energy, semi conductors, and nuclear energy, before even considering the future development of Graphene.