Post by
Margin321 on Jun 25, 2022 1:42pm
Capital needs
All they need is about a billion in capital to make the mine to chemical (High grade rock to concentrate to Lithium hydroxide) story come true. Whole question is where that is going to come from. They have the resource, and it cannot happen without that. But they also need the billion dollars.
Investors putting that much money in will want to get a good price and control the operation. Any other ideas where that billion could come from?
Comment by
Margin321 on Jun 26, 2022 1:29am
I hope you are right. But if so, why did they not order the two purifiers six months ago and have climax shallow zones wells on production already.
Comment by
Buffalo1956 on Jun 26, 2022 11:08am
This is hard rock mining not brine and requires a bankable feasibility study to proceed . Key word is "BANKABLE". Banks have to have this to make a loan in the hard rock mining business.
Comment by
qwerty22 on Jun 26, 2022 7:23pm
So when do you think they'll have a BANKABLE feasibility study like this one? https://minedocs.com/20/Epanko_FeasibilityStudy_21062017.pdf
Comment by
qwerty22 on Jun 26, 2022 7:26pm
This one more relevant. https://piedmontlithium.com/piedmont-completes-bankable-feasiblity-study-of-the-carolina-lithium-project-with-positive-results/
Comment by
Margin321 on Jun 26, 2022 11:21pm
PLL share price rose dramatically the year before the bankable feasibility study, enabling them to raise capital efficiently. Sorry I made a faulty post below. FL needs a billion dollars.
Comment by
sfct1978 on Jun 27, 2022 9:22am
PLL dramatic price increase was a result of their off take agreement with Tesla.
Comment by
Margin321 on Jun 27, 2022 2:31pm
And that dramatic share price increase made it possible to raise capital efficiently. Exactly my point. FL may need to partner with someone to give a clearer path to why they that billion dollar investment is going to have a good payoff.
Comment by
Margin321 on Jun 27, 2022 2:31pm
And that dramatic share price increase made it possible to raise capital efficiently. Exactly my point. FL may need to partner with someone to give a clearer path to why they that billion dollar investment is going to have a good payoff.@
Comment by
sfct1978 on Jun 27, 2022 3:16pm
Yep, definitely. I believe, or it's clear to me, that FL ownership knows what they have and owning such a large interest, they are going to do what is best. I highly doubt they do any sort of financing before the stock price is significantly higher. Whether that increase comes from an off-take (like PLL) or thru a partner, it will benefit all of us shareholders. GLTA
Comment by
Margin321 on Jun 28, 2022 9:01am
will be somewhat cheaper if they just produce concentrate and ship it to Thunder Bay to a central LiOH chemical plant being planned there. But you are right they still have all those other steps to navigate.
Comment by
Buffalo1956 on Jun 26, 2022 7:34pm
The Pre-feasibility is due in September , there is a lot of work and detail in a Bankable Feasibility Study , so I would think about a year or so from then. Though the Pre-feasibility should show the banks about what this project is worth and the funds they will need.