Extract from today's report13 Feb 2019 12:26
A market study commissioned by Bacanora Lithium was conducted by independent market research company,
Signumbox. The report dated 11 December 2018, concluded that world demand would increase from 244kt of LCE in
2018 to 1,457kt by 2030, in their base case, with prices for battery grade lithium carbonate ranging between
US$13,500-16,200 per tonne over the next 20 years. The price for battery grade lithium carbonate is expected to
remain above US$12,500 per tonne under their “high supply – low demand” scenario in the same period. These are
well above the US$11,000 per tonne price assumed in the Sonora Lithium Project feasibility study, providing
confidence that the project’s economics are sound even under high supply – low demand scenarios. With an
estimated production cost profile of around US$4,000 per tonne, the Sonora Lithium Project sits in the lower
quartile of lithium production costs, giving it added protection when compared to the higher cost producers such as
the new mines being brought on stream in Australia