Livium Ltd. · ASX:LIT
Livium — Cobre Montana NL — Investor Presentation (November 2014)
17 slides from Livium's investor presentation, November 2014
Slide 1: Cobre Montana - Lithium Powering the Future
Cobre Montana LITHIUM - POWERING THE FUTURE
Slide 2: Disclaimer
DISCLAIMER For personal use only DISCLAIMER This presentation is for information purposes only. Neither this presentation nor the information contained in it constitutes an offer, invitation, solicitation or recommendation in relation to the purchase or sale of shares in any jurisdiction. This prese
Slide 3: Company Snapshot
COMPANY SNAPSHOT Eduardo Valenzuela (Non-executive Chairman) For personal use only Project manager and specialist mining engineer Adrian Griffin (Managing Director) Exploration, production, mine management Bryan Dixon (Non-executive Director) Corporate, finance, mine development [email protected]
Slide 4: Lithium - The Metal of the Future
LITHIUM – THE METAL OF THE FUTURE For personal use only WHAT IS LITHIUM? Lithium (chemical symbol Li) is ‘the great enabler’ of the 21st century. Lithium is the lightest solid element and is used in the manufacture of Computers, Communication devices and Consumer electronics (3C). Its other uses inc
Slide 5: Leverage from Lepidolite
LEVERAGE FROM LEPIDOLITE For personal use only COBRE MONTANA HAS: • access to the only known, effective lepidolite processing technology • exclusive licensing rights to use that Li extraction technology in WA • rights to a further two global floating technology licences • three Western Australian pr
Slide 6: Progress to Date
PROGRESS TO DATE For personal use only 1. Option to acquire Ravensthorpe lithium pegmatites 2. Coolgardie Rare Metals Venture with FML 3. Work commences at CRMV 4. Lithium extraction technical assistance agreement 11 5. Float results from Lepidolite Hill 6. High-grade concentrates from Lepidolite Hi
Slide 7: Achievement - Proof of Concept
ACHIEVEMENT – PROOF OF CONCEPT LEPIDOLITE-TO-LITHIUM PROOF-OF-CONCEPT 99.6% Battery Grade lithium carbonate from Lepidolite Hill For personal use only with potassium sulphate by-product (ASX: 27 Oct 2014) CXB has ensured technical success by partnering with Strategic Metallurgy, which provides techn
Slide 8: The Projects
THE PROJECTS The projects are all located in Western Australia, close to developed public infrastructure, including road, rail, power and mining services. For personal use only 8
Slide 9: The Projects
THE PROJECTS All projects located close to well developed public infrastructure. For personal use only Coolgardie Rare Metals Venture (80% CXB, 20% FML) CRMV is an initiative of Cobre and Focus Minerals based on areas of high lithium pegmatites, 15km south of Coolgardie, WA. Prior mining at Lepidoli
Slide 10: The Market - Consumption & Uses
THE MARKET – CONSUMPTION & USES For personal use only 10
Slide 11: The Market - Green, Portable Power
THE MARKET - GREEN, PORTABLE POWER Lithium consumption by application (Source, modified after Roskill) For personal use only Aluminium Lithium demand is increasing at 11%pa, driven largely 6% Other by the battery market, which is expanding at 20%pa. 10% 32% Likely to accelerate, with anticipated pro
Slide 12: The Market - Lithium Sources
THE MARKET - LITHIUM SOURCES For personal use only HARD-ROCK DEPOSITS – about 50% of global supply • Spodumene and petalite – Li/Al silicates High-grade Found in Australia, Canada, Zimbabwe, and Portugal Low capital, high operating cost BRINE PRODUCERS – about 50% of global supply • Concentrat
Slide 13: The Market - Competition
THE MARKET - COMPETITION For personal use only 3.1% 1.6% 8.5% Argentina HARD-ROCK PRODUCERS 11.3% Australia Talison, Greenbushes WA 36.8% Brazil 38.2% Chile Sociedade Mineira de Pegmatite, Portugal China Bikita Minerals (Pvt) Ltd, Zimbabwe Portugal 0.4% Zimbabwe Various producers in China Lithium pr
Slide 14: The Strategy
THE STRATEGY For personal use only SUMMARY To leverage an exclusive technology and deliver Battery Grade Lithium Carbonate to market based on completed proof-of-concept in the lowest production cost quartile. TO EXTRACT Li AND RARE METALS FROM Li MICA • Mineral input – lepidolite A common mineral
Slide 15: The Overlooked Resource
THE OVERLOOKED RESOURCE For personal use only SIGNIFICANT Li SITTING IN MINE DUMPS • Poor recoveries from calcine flowsheets • Difficult to achieve product specification • Separated and discarded as waste HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESSING PARADIGM • New lithium extraction technology • Atmospheric proces
Slide 16: The Cobre Montana Advantage
THE COBRE MONTANA ADVANTAGE For personal use only SIGNIFICANT VALUE IN THE ALLIANCE WITH STRATEGIC METALLURGY • Independently verified purity of Li carbonate from lepidolite • Ongoing technical support and process optimization • First mover advantage • Licence exclusivity DIRECT ACCESS TO MINERALIZA
Slide 17: Cobre Montana
Cobre Montana Cobre Monta NL Turning waste into portable energy -
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