Tawana Resources - Commencing Lithium Production

2018年3月12日

TAW is expected to announce the commencement of lithium production this week. A company which I still consider to be under the radar of the investment community gives investors one last opportunity to enter before they commence reporting on production output. Resource upgrade is also imminent as well to take the mine life close to 10 years with ongoing drilling in 2018

Highlights
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Tribeca Investment Partners

Feasibility Study Key findings – “Starter Pit”1
IRR of 185% and rapid payback period of 12 months.
EBITDA of 83m per annum, operating cashflow of 223m (after capital).
Forecast annual production approximately 155,000tpa of spodumene concentrate from the DMS and 260,000lbs pa of tantalum
pentoxide from the TPF.
Lowest capital cost lithium project in Australia of 42m (excluding pre-production operating costs).
Starter pit life of 3.6 years with further growth for the Project expected from infill and extensional drilling.
Approximately 86% of total lithium Indicated and Inferred Resources report to scoping pit optimization.
Detailed design well advanced, long lead items ordered and key fabrication packages awarded under an early works contract.
Production scheduled for the March quarter 2018.

Lowest Capex in Australia
Contract mining
Contract crushing
Retrofit 1,200ktpa spodumene DMS circuit
Run separate tantalum plant at 350ktpa
Limited additional infrastructure required
Limited mining pre-strip required
Exceptional Metallurgy
Exceptional recoveries and product
Offtake finalised
US8880/T for 2018 and 2019
A25M pre-payment (TAW 50%)
No interest
Paid from 20% of lithium sales


• Top quality +1mm spodumene concentrate
• Significant tantalum by-product production
• Lowest Capex (of stand alone mines)
• High Project Internal Rate of Return and rapid payback (1 year)
• Significant Resource potential from successful step out drilling and new areas identified.
• Resource and Reserve update in October 2017