Livium Ltd. · ASX:LIT
Livium — Lithium Australia NL — 121 Mining Investment Hong Kong 2017
20 slides from Livium's conference presentation, Mar 27, 2017
Slide 1: Applying advanced technologies to create a sustainable industry
Applying advanced technologies to create a sustainable industry For personal use only Adrian Griffin Investor Presentation Managing Director 121 Mining Investment ASX: LIT March 2017 – Hong Kong 1 Investor Presentation – 121 Mining Investments – Hong Kong, March 2017 Copyright © 2017, Lithium Austra
Slide 2: Lithium Australia enables progress that was previously unimaginable
Lithium Australia enables progress that was previously unimaginable. For personal use only Adrian Griffin Investor Presentation Managing Director 121 Mining Investment ASX: of Photo courtesy LITSolar Impulse February 2017 – Cape Town 2 Investor Presentation – 121 Mining Investments – Hong Kong, Marc
Slide 3: Company snapshot
Company snapshot For personal use only Lithium Australia is an ASX listed company (ASX:LIT) which develops and owns mineral processing technologies for lithium extraction. Lithium Australia holds the key to a new future in energy management by supplying a low-cost, green alternative to conventional
Slide 4: Lithium – what's it all about?
Lithium – what’s it all about? For personal use only It’s about the biggest change in energy management since the industrial revolution • Portable power in the palm of your hand • Green power wherever it is required Stephenson’s Rocket It’s about batteries • Revolution in transport • Renewable power
Slide 5: Feed is dominated by two countries
Feed is dominated by two countries For personal use only 2015 global lithium production 33,860 tpa Chile Australia 38% 40% BRINES HARD ROCK China 6% Argentina Portugal 8% 1% USA Brazil Zimbabwe 4% <1% 3% 5 Investor Presentation – 121 Mining Investments – Hong Kong, March 2017 Copyright © 2017, Lithi
Slide 6: The drivers to change in the lithium industry
The drivers to change in the lithium industry For personal use only Lithium Australia’s goal is to establish production hubs with: • 100% ownership of Sileach™ and LieNa™ technologies* • Low energy processes • Low exposure to mining • Strong by-product revenue credit The Team • Highly experienced Bo
Slide 7: Processing innovation creates a paradigm change
Processing innovation creates a paradigm change For personal use only Froth flotation is widely considered to be the greatest invention to ever come out of the Antipodes. It took a brewer, a metallurgist, a mining engineer and others to turn the waste dumps of Broken Hill into ore and untold wealth.
Slide 8: Sileach - the ultimate processing solution
From Alpha-spodumene to Zinnwaldite, Sileach™ - the ultimate processing solution For personal use only Acid leach – variable leach time with the most commonly available lithium mineral, spodumene, unreactive. Spodumene Sileach™ reduces most minerals to a common extraction curve Sileach™ 8 Investor P
Slide 9: Controlling processing technology – Sileach
Controlling processing technology – Sileach™ Sileach™ designed to rapidly digest any silicate mineral For personal use only Sulphur Sulphuric acid Electricity Reagents and slurries Steam Power co-generation Material discharge Acid plant Lixiviant Reagents/catalysts prep Lithium silicates Digestion W
Slide 10: The performance of the Sileach process
Aspirational statement For personal use only The performance of the Sileach™ process • Low energy consumption • 100% owned by Lithium Australia • Capable of generating by-product credits (e.g. K) - like the brine producers Chinese producers – Lepidolite Chinese producers – Spodumene Greenbushes (Alb
Slide 11: Sileach the path to commercial production
Sileach™ the path to commercial production For personal use only Pilot testing Commitment to large Commercial Lab testing at ANSTO scale pilot plant production In progress August 2016 Mid 2017 On completion of financing Process development • IP development at ANSTO and Murdoch University • Award of
Slide 12: Sileach achieves a world first
Sileach™ achieves a world first ANSTO Minerals successfully pilot test the Sileach™ process For personal use only 12 Investor Presentation – 121 Mining Investments – Hong Kong, March 2017 Copyright © 2017, Lithium Australia NL
Slide 13: Strategic positions in the global hot spots
Strategic positions in the global hot spots For personal use only Lithium Australia – working towards resource security and combining technology with a global resource portfolio Global alliances • Australia • Canada • Mexico • Europe Lithium Australia 100% • Greenbushes (WA) • Ravensthorpe (WA) • La
Slide 14: Takeover of Lepidico Ltd
Takeover of Lepidico Ltd - to create a global force in the lithium landscape For personal use only Lithium Australia – post Lepidico takeover strategic positions The amalgamation of the two companies will control the emerging technology market • Sileach™ • LieNA™ • L-Max® The combined entity will: •
Slide 15: What else is happening?
What else is happening? For personal use only Progress update • Sileach™ large scale pilot plant engineering study in progress – due April 2017 • Acquisition of 100% of Greenbushes project completed • Drilling at Electra (Sonora County, Mexico) March 2017 • Proposed float of graphite assets and prio
Slide 16: Lithium Australia – key to sustainability
Lithium Australia – key to sustainability For personal use only Lithium Australia – developing a sustainable lithium future • Low-energy footprint • Low emissions • High by-product credits Potential to capitalise on low-cost feed • Potential to process off-spec mineral concentrates • Plan to harness
Slide 17: Why invest in Lithium Australia?
Why invest in Lithium Australia? For personal use only ✓ World-first, 100% owned technology – Sileach™ ✓ Positioning at low end of cost curve; accessing higher up the value chain ✓ Developing and contributing to a sustainable lithium future ✓ Well advanced down the commercialisation path ✓ Strategic
Slide 18: Management & Board Members
Management & Board Members For personal use only LIT has an experienced management team & board with a proven track record: Adrian Griffin – Managing Director Having spent some 40 years in mining, Mr Griffin’s expertise ranges from project identification, development and financing to overseeing the
Slide 19: Disclaimer
Disclaimer For personal use only This presentation is for information purposes only. Neither capital expenditures, ore reserves and mineral resources COMPETENT PERSON’S STATEMENT this presentation nor the information contained in it and anticipated grades and recovery rates and are, or may constitut
Slide 20: Lithium Australia at a glance
Lithium Australia a glance ASX listed: ticker LIT For personal use only BOARD OF DIRECTORS Top 10 Holders 21.3% Adrian Griffin 3.32 George Bauk (non-executive chairman) JP Morgan Nominees 3.18 Expert in specialty metals, particularly rare earths – Citicorp Nominees 3.63 project management, marketing
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