RE: Its already out there2 May 2019 12:07
acanora Lithium plc / Index: AIM / Epic: BCN / Sector: Natural Resources
Bacanora Lithium plc ("Bacanora" or the "Company")
Corporate Update
Bacanora Lithium plc (AIM: BCN), the London traded lithium company, announces that it remains in active discussions with the State General Reserve Fund of Oman ("SGRF"), the sovereign wealth fund of the Sultanate of Oman, to conclude the proposed US$65M Strategic Investment Agreement and Offtake Agreement for Bacanora's flagship Sonora Lithium Project in Mexico ("Sonora"). This follows the expiry of the original strategic investment agreement with SGRF announced on 16 July 2018, which was conditional and has reached the end of its term.
In line with the above and previous announcements, the Company remains focused on completing the funding package in Q2 2019 with a view to commissioning a chemical processing plant and commencing first production at Sonora in H2 2021. A Feasibility Study, which was completed in December 2017, confirmed Sonora has the potential to be among the lowest cost producers of lithium carbonate. In addition to a US$1.25 billion pre-tax NPV at 8% discount (based on an US$11,000 per tonne lithium carbonate price) and an IRR of 26.1%, the Feasibility Study estimates Life of Mine costs at approximately US$4,000 per tonne, placing Sonora in the lowest quartile of the industry cost curve.
The Company will update the market with any new material information as appropriate.