RE:RE:RE:Accumulating..40% of this capex figure is sustaining and would therefore be financed by operating income. The remaining sticker price of 1.67B will have gone up but so too has top line revenue. 18% ROI is a very dated figure and I wouldn't be at all surprised if the pending PFS clocks in higher.
There is no new technology here. Only the application of relatively simple and well known technology to a novel mineral. All of the (extensive) work done so far suggests that not only does the flowsheet hold up but also that it spits out a product concentrate 2-3x purer than conventional alternatives, making it exceptionally suited as a battery chemical precursor.
A corporate partner bought 10% at an 18% premium to market valuation, after doing extensive due diligence, and the project's MC / NPV remains the lowest among basically all peers.
I see significant upside and respectfully disagree with you.
Sasha11 wrote: Not buying it, you forgot to mention the 2.8 billion capital cost, which of coarse is now also increased. For all that you may get 18% NPV (low by mine development standards) with a low grade, new technology project (risky!). This nickel will remain in the ground long after we're all in the ground and I'm a young guy.