Pak remains highly profitable After yesterday’s blowout, it’s perhaps time to step back and revisit the Pak project economics. Chart below shows that Phase I mining of the higher-grade Pak pegmatite (10 mmt @ 2.0 % Li
2O) remains highly profitable even at today’s abysmal concentrate price of US$ 938/t @ 6 % Li
2O (C$1250/t). What’s more, this analysis is conservative because the Pak pegmatite will generate technical grade, rather than chemical grade concentrate and will be North American-sourced and will thus fetch premium pricing.
| FL Pak Phase I |
Deposit size mmt | 10 mmt |
Grade % Li2O | 2.0% |
Recovered Grade % | 1.5% |
Recovered Ore value C$/t | $312/t |
OPEX C$/t1 | $82/t |
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Operating profit C$/t milled | $230/t |
Operating profit C$/annum (@ 0.4 mmt/a milled)2 | $92 mm |
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Concentrate (6% Li2O) C$/t | $1250/t |
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- From May 2023 PFS;
- From Nov 2023 feasibility study update for Phase I