Lake Resources N.l. · ASX:LKE
Lake Resources N.l — Benchmark's EV Fest (June 2021)
28 slides from Lake Resources N.l's conference presentation, Jun 1, 2021
Slide 1: Lake Resources presentation, 1 June 2021
1 June 2021 ASX:LKE | FRA:LK1 | OTC:LLKKF For personal use only Steve Promnitz Managing Director
Slide 2: Disclaimer
Disclaimer For personal use only General Statement and Cautionary Statement Forward Looking Statements This presentation has been prepared by Lake Resources N.L (Lake) for information purposes and meetings with sophisticated and Certain statements contained in this presentation, including informatio
Slide 3: World's cleanest lithium
World’s cleanest lithium. For personal use only ATACAMA Tianqui/SQM Albemarle Four lithium projects in Heart of the Lithium Triangle, CAUCHARI Ganfeng / Lithium Americas Produces 40% of the world’s lithium at lowest cost. CAUCHARI Orocobre Large leaseholding 2,200km2 (550,000 acres) World’s five lar
Slide 4: World's cleanest lithium: 99.97% purity
World’s cleanest lithium. For personal use only 99.97% • CLEANER LITHIUM – Lake’s 99.97% product has far lower impurities than 99.5% battery grade lithium carbonate. Higher purity lithium = higher battery performance. Purity lithium carbonate • CLEANER TECHNOLOGY: Disruptive Lilac direct lithium ext
Slide 5: Cleaner technology
Cleaner technology 1st Century technology Direct extraction - Lilac Solutions Process For personal use only Lilac direct extraction displaces evaporation process • Higher purity products • Faster process (3 hours vs 2 years evaporation) • Higher recoveries without evaporation • Sustainable – returns
Slide 6: Cleaner environment: smaller land footprint
Cleaner environment Smaller environment footprint – Smaller land use For personal use only Atacama Project – Brine evaporation (170km2) Kachi Project – Lake/Lilac DLE (<1km2) 0.5km wide 15km wide Source: SQM / ALB presentations 2020; Lake/Lilac/Hatch estimates in PFS (excluding solar hybrid power) A
Slide 7: Cleaner environment: smaller water footprint
Cleaner environment Smaller water use footprint For personal use only Atacama Project – Brine evaporation Kachi Project – Lake/Lilac DLE All brine Virtually all brine returned to source evaporated Source: SQM / ALB presentations 2020; Lake/Lilac/Hatch estimates in PFS (excluding solar hybrid power)
Slide 8: Cleaner environment: smaller carbon footprint
Cleaner environment Smaller carbon footprint For personal use only Kg CO2e/kg product Li Hydroxide LCE from Spodumene Li Carbonate LCE from Brine 14 -18.2 4-5 Li Carbonate LCE from Lake/Lilac DLE Also expected to be low Note: Hard Rock = Spodumene converted to Lithium Hydroxide as LCE in China using
Slide 9: Expansion Study Underway
Expansion Study Underway Clearer pathway (to Double Production) Simple production scale-up For personal use only Lilac Production Scale (50+ Modules) Lilac Pilot / Demo Plant (1-2 Modules) 25,500tpa LCE ~10tpa LCE 1000 hours ASX: LKE OTC: LLKF SLIDE / 9
Slide 10: Clearer pathway: lithium proven in batteries
Clearer pathway Lake’s cleaner lithium proven in batteries For personal use only Battery technology leader (ASX:NVX, OTCQX:NVNXF) Lake’s lithium carbonate demonstrated in batteries • Clients include: Panasonic, CATL, Samsung, SK, LG • Lake's product - premium battery quality Chem, Bosch, Honda, & Dy
Slide 11: Direct extraction: cost competitive, premium price
Direct extraction Cost competitive – premium price For personal use only Lake grade LCE price US$13,000 - 16,000/t Battery grade LCE price US$8,000 - 13,000/t Technical grade LCE price US$5,300 - 6,500/t Margin Hard rock US$4,500 - 8,000/t Margin Brine - US$3,750 - 4,200/t evaporation Margin Brine -
Slide 12: Kachi project
Kachi project. 100% Lake owned For personal use only A JORC certified combined lithium resource of 4.4Mt of LCE. • One of 10 largest brine resources globally • Resource open laterally, open at depth • 25 years production uses 20% resource • Drilling to upgrade resource for expansion • Kachi lease –
Slide 13: Kachi project: Pre-Feasibility Study results
Kachi project. Pre-Feasibility Study results For personal use only • Long life, high value project • Premium Price, High Purity 25-year production at 25,500 tonnes per annum LCE^ 99.97% purity battery grade lithium carbonate US$1.6 billion project value* (NPV @ 8% discount rate, post-tax) • Cost com
Slide 14: Kachi PFS metrics
Kachi PFS metrics Compelling economics For personal use only Pre-Feasibility Study results Mineral Resource* (Indicated) Annual production Li2CO3 Annual EBITDA x 25 years 1.01Mt 25,500tpa US$260m Project life CAPEX Cash cost Annual operating costs US$544m US$4,178/t US$107m Post-tax NPV8% IRR post-t
Slide 15: Kachi project: DFS underway using direct extraction
Kachi project. DFS Underway using Direct Extraction For personal use only ~500m Chlor Alkali Plant Bagging Plant and storage Impurity Removal Warehouse, reagents F Direct Extraction (Lilac IX Plant) and water treatment E A D C G B Eluate Concentration Lithium Production ASX:ASX: LKELKE OTC: ASX: OTC
Slide 16: Project Production Timeline
Project Production Timeline For personal use only Exploration / PFS / Pilot Plant DFS / Construction / Lab Testing High Purity Lithium Demonstration Plant Production 2016 Area pegged 2019/20 PFS – High 2021-22 DFS / ESIA 2022 Finalise Financing 2018 Major Resource Margin Project 2021 Demo Plant Onsi
Slide 17: Cauchari project
Cauchari project For personal use only 100% Lake owned Adjoining the next global producer (Ganfeng/ Lithium Americas JV) Aimed for 60,000 tpa LCE Ganfeng/LAC Resource – 23Mt LCE @ 581mg/L lithium Lake – 506m Brine zone Orocobre Resource – 6.3Mt @ 476mg/L Li 421- 540mg/L lithium (102-608m) LAC Produc
Slide 18: Corporate snapshot
Corporate snapshot Funded to FID For personal use only Share price Cash 31 March 2021 1-year share price chart A$0.26 US$0.20 A$24m 28 May 2021 close 52 week high $0.475c, low $0.03c US$19m Shares on issue Listed Options 1.026bn 32.7m 10c options, 15 June 2021 expiry Market capitalisation Unlisted O
Slide 19: Leadership
Leadership Board has extensive background in resources sector, backed by experienced on-site team in Argentina. For personal use only Steve Promnitz Stu Crow Dr Nicholas Lindsay Dr Robert Trzebski CEO & MANAGING DIRECTOR CHAIRMAN NON-EXEC EXEC TECHNICAL DIRECTOR NON-EXEC DIRECTOR Extensive project m
Slide 20: Cleaner lithium for an electric world
CLEANER LITHIUM FOR AN ELECTRIC WORLD For personal use only • World’s highest purity lithium • Technology led direct extraction • Major ESG benefits Steve Promnitz Managing Director steve@lakeresources.com.au +61 2 9188 7864 lakeresources.com.au ASX: LKE OTC: ASX: LLKKF LKE SLIDE / 20
Slide 21: Appendices
Appendices For personal use only ASX: LKE OTC: ASX: LLKKF LKE SLIDE / 21
Slide 22: Market needs up to 18x more lithium production by 2030
Market needs up to 18x more lithium production by 2030. For personal use only • Lithium added to critical raw materials Battery mega-factory growth 208 battery factories planned for 2030 list for the first time in 2020 208 151 operating by end 2021 • Lithium-ion batteries represent one of 180 150 th
Slide 23: Underinvestment in new supply. Price moving up.
Underinvestment in new supply. Price moving up. Lithium battery demand For personal use only 208 Megafactories operating at 100% capacity (3.4 TWh) • Lithium carbonate prices up 114% in first three months of 2021 Lithium Battery • 8 to 18 times more lithium production Demand: 2030 needed by 2030 to
Slide 24: Sustainable lithium
Sustainable lithium 20 For personal use only CO2 e Footprint Lake / Lilac DLE method CO2e/kg lithium product 15 Lithium Production • Low CO2 footprint 10 Lake / Lilac • Low Water usage DLE method 5 • Low Land use 0 Production type: Hard Rock Evaporation DLE Hard Rock to Li Hydroxide Brine Evaporatio
Slide 25: Significant Upside
Significant Upside For personal use only • Lake Trading 15% NPV8 Lithium Developer Peers vs Peers 30-60% NPV8 Market Value vs Brine Resource Lake Resources Developers Brine Resource Mt LCE • Lake Market Value $250m 1400 14 vs DLE Peers at $500m 1200 12 Market Value A$ million Total Combined Resource
Slide 26: Cauchari project
Cauchari Ganfeng / Lithium Americas – project For personal use only World Class Resource 100% Lake owned Orocobre – Large Resource Drilled adjoining the next big producer (Ganfeng/ Lithium Americas JV) • Similar brines and high grades to adjacent producers Lake Resources – Drilled Area • Cauchari JV
Slide 27: Mineral Resource (JORC Code 2012) Kachi Project
Mineral Resource (JORC Code 2012) Kachi Project For personal use only Lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) Indicated Inferred Total Resource Lake Lithium Carbonate High Purity 1.0Mt 3.4Mt 4.4Mt KACHI LITHIUM BRINE PROJECT MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE JORC Code 2012 Edition Indicated Inferred Total Resour
Slide 28: JORC Code 2012 Appendix - Kachi Project
JORC Code 2012 Appendix 1 - Kachi Project For personal use only ASX: LKE OTC: LLKKF SLIDE / 28
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