For newcomers - Big Milestone Incoming!3 Dec 2025 11:24
DFS due next 10 day or so, therefore ignore any doom & gloomers as we hit the final step before construction. €360M Czech Government grant secured under EU Critical Raw Materials Act, , EIB financing submission underway, leveraging strategic EU designation, FID targeted for H1 2026, backed by grant + EIB + equity, roduction scaled up to 41,658 tpa battery-grade LiOH → ~12% of the EU's total demand and will be achieved far quicker than any other deposit on the continent. Operating cost: ~$6,000 per tonne, Largest & highest-quality lithium deposit in Europe, fully integrated supply chain.
NPV outlook (25-year mine life, 8% discount): Conservative ($15k/t): $3.36B, Base ($20k/t): $5.58B, Optimistic ($25k/t): $7.81B
There is no other project in the EU now more fitting for exactly what the EU is desperate to push forward.