DEVELOPING STRATEGIC LITHIUM DEPOSITS

DEVELOPING STRATEGIC LITHIUM DEPOSITS
Sonora Lithium Highlights
Key Facts
London Stock Exchange Listed
(AIM:REM)
CURRENT STATUS
 Contains one of the largest clay hosted lithium deposits in the world
 Current mineral resources are approximatley 2.4 million tonnes of LCE
 Initial economic study 20 year mine life
 Production 35,000 tonnes per annum of battery grade LCE
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Management
Chairman- David Lenigas
Finance Director – Donald Strang
NED – Adrian Fairbourn
CEO- Kiran Morzaria
Location – Sonora province Mexico,
strong pedigree of mining and
more recently car manufacture.
Ford stamping and assembly plant
for Ford Fusion.
Deposit – Large deposit (2.4
million tonnes LCE) size with only
¼ of mineral concession explored.
Economics – strong NPV values on
initial economic study. Simple
geology and mining and relatively
high grade will put this project in
the lower quartile of costs.
OWNERSHIP
 Sonora Project consist of the following key concessions
o La Ventana (REM ownership 5.45%)
o El Sauz (REM ownership 30%)
o Megalit (REM ownership 10%)
Large Resource
Capex
Production
Excellent
Economics
Life of mine and
expansion
LOCATION
The project is based approximately 150 miles south of the United
States border and 100 miles east of Hermosillo.
Sonora Project Summary
 La Ventana – 60.2 million tonnes of ore, 1.6% LCE,
930,000 tonnes of LCE
 El Sauz, Fleur – 88.3 million tonnes of ore, 1.68%
LCE, 1,480,000 tonnes of LCE
 US$ 114 million
 35,000 tonnes per annum battery grade LCE
 Net Present Value: US$ 848 million
 IRR: 138%
 1.9 year payback
 Current life of mine 20 years – however El Sauz,
Fleur not included, awaiting PEA in April.
 Targeting upto 50,000 tonnes per annum battery
grade LCE of 30-40 year mine life
(Left) Lithium
bearing clay
deposit exposed
on roadside
capped by basalts
Based on PEA forecast production – currently one of the lowest cost producers
and in the upper quartile of LCE production in the market.
Lower Quartile
Producer
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
US$ 1,983 / tonne of LCE
35,000 tonnes per annum
$6,000
Ganfeng Lithium
$5,000
Cost per tonne of LCE mined
Galaxy Resources
Xinjiang Haoxing
Tianqi Lithium
Qinghai Lanke
CITIC Guoan
Canada Lithium
$4,000
FMC Lithium
Orocobre
$3,000
Tibet Zabuye
Sonora Lithium
(Current)
SQM
Rockwood
$2,000
$1,000
$0
In a Growing
Market
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
Lithium demand is
forecast to grow from
current levels of 150,000
tpa 500,000 tpa by 2025
(source Signum Box).
Future lithium demand is
projected to grow at
9.7%pa with the battery
market forecast to grow
by 21%pa (source Roskill
Information Services)
50,000
100,000
150,000
Cumulative Annual Production (Tonnes) LCE
200,000
250,000