Livium Ltd. · ASX:LIT
Livium — Lithium Australia NL — RIU Mining 2015 Resources Convention
16 slides from Livium's conference presentation, Nov 11, 2015
Slide 1: Disruptive technology to revolutionize lithium production
Lithium extraction from unconventional sources Disruptive technology to revolutionize lithium production For personal use only from the world’s most abundant lithium minerals lithium silicates acid + = A new wave of commercial opportunity 1 RIU Mining 2015 Resources Convention, Hilton Hotel, Brisban
Slide 2: Technology has trumped the tyranny of distance
Lithium extraction from unconventional sources Technology has trumped the tyranny of distance and place no longer matters For personal use only TELL SOMEONE PRODUCING: ▸ Nickel in Siberia ▸ Copper in Mongolia, or ▸ Spodumene concentrates at Pilgangoora PLACE DOES MATTER – YOU CAN’T MOVE THE OREBODY!
Slide 3: Disclaimer
Lithium extraction from unconventional sources 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 grad
Slide 4: Company snapshot
Lithium extraction from unconventional sources Company snapshot LITHIUM AUSTRALIA (LIT) – For personal use only A UNIQUE FOCUS ON LITHIUM BOARD OF DIRECTORS George Bauk (non-executive chairman) Expert in specialty metals, particularly rare earths – project management, marketing and financing. Adrian
Slide 5: Disruptive technology to fill supply gap
Lithium extraction from unconventional sources Disruptive technology to fill supply gap ABUNDANT FEED POTENTIAL For personal use only ▸ Llithium micas, a ‘forgotten resource’ – the most abundant lithium minerals ▸ Lithium clays – the emerging opportunity ▸ Other lithium silicates (pyroxenes, amphibo
Slide 6: Company strategy
Lithium extraction from unconventional sources Company strategy To produce battery-grade lithium chemicals from For personal use only unconventional mineral commodities Produce the chemicals required by the end user not intermediates convenient for the supplier Dominate global lithium inventories De
Slide 7: LIT progress for 2015
Lithium extraction from unconventional sources LIT progress for 2015 CINOVEC SCOPING STUDY For personal use only NON BINDING HoA WITH EUROPEAN METALS HOLDINGS LIMITED CONTIUNOUS PLANT RUN FOR LEPIDOLITE HILL EARLY EXERCISE OF TECHNOLOGY LICENCE OPTION CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF BATTERY GRADE LITHIUM C
Slide 8: A Case Study – the Lithium Micas
Lithium extraction from unconventional sources A Case Study – the Lithium Micas CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION – BATTERY GRADE CHEMICALS For personal use only ▸Zero energy footprint ▸Waste materials with no mining cost ▸High feed grades ▸Fast reaction time – low capital cost UTILIZE A FORGOTTEN RESOURCE ▸Cap
Slide 9: Proof of concept
Lithium extraction from unconventional sources Proof of concept THE CONCEPT BECOMES REALITY For personal use only Cinovec lithium concentrate grade Li2O K2O CaO Al2O3 FeO MgO S Rb Cs % % % % % ppm ppm ppm ppm 1.81 7.41 1.57 19.3 6.91 367 740 6671 222 Cinovec lithium carbonate purity >99.6% Li2O K2O
Slide 10: Continuous plant test – May 2015
Lithium extraction from unconventional sources Continuous plant test – May 2015 Sulphur For personal use only Sulphuric acid Mica feed Sulphuric acid leach Tailings Sulphuric acid plant Electricity pH modifier Impurity removal All process energy Steam requirements derived via Tailings harvesting was
Slide 11: Lithium market
Lithium extraction from unconventional sources Lithium market For personal use only Consumption by application Demand for lithium batteries 000 t LCE 2% Aluminium 6% 10% Other 32% 17% Metallurgical powders Chemicals and pharmaceuticals 22% 11% Lubricants Batteries Glass and ceramics Source: Market O
Slide 12: The lithium mica landscape
Lithium extraction from unconventional sources The lithium mica landscape LITHIUM CARBONATE OF HIGH PURITY PRODUCED For personal use only ▸Capital cost $US164 M – includes sulphuric acid plant, power co-generation ▸Zero energy footprint ▸Capacity – 20,000 tpa of battery-grade lithium carbonate ▸Oper
Slide 13: Estimated cost per LCE tonne
For personal use only 13 Est. cost per LCE tonne LIT cost target 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 0 Orocobre (Argentina, brine) Cost profile Lithium extraction from unconventional sources SQM (Chile, brine) Rockwood (Chile, brine) Tibet Zabuye (China, brine) FMC Lithium (Argenti
Slide 14: Global lithium resources
Lithium extraction from unconventional sources Global lithium resources CINOVEC EMERGES AS SIGNIFICANT LITHIUM RESOURCE For personal use only 1.0 Mio 0.1 Mio 0.1 Mio 0.1 Mio 3.5 Mio 2.8 Mio 0.04 Mio 0.06 Mio 1.9 Mio Bolivia 9.0 Mio 2.6 Mio 1.0 Mio 0.2 Mio 1.7 Mio 0.06 Mio Chile Argentina > 9 Mio 6.5
Slide 15: LIT and ALiX in North America
Lithium extraction from unconventional sources LIT and ALiX in North America For personal use only MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ▸Alix and LIT to co-operate to develop superior processing technology for lithium clays. ▸Targets include lithium clay deposits adjacent to Bacanora’s sonora Project (Mexico
Slide 16: Company advantages
Lithium extraction from unconventional sources Company advantages VALUE-ADDING FACTORS For personal use only Service agreement with Strategic Metallurgy Opportunities previously overlooked Technology licences with Lepidico ▸ Tailings Technical alliance with SciAps ▸ Current mine-waste discharge stre
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