Plateau Energy Metals - Lithium Industry Primer Fact Sheet - June 2019
1. LITHIUM INDUSTRY PRIMER
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Demand
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Longer Runtime
Lower Cost
Higher Storage
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Megafactories (battery plants)
Producing More Batterries
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Demand for
Demand for lithium is
growing 20% per year*
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Since 2010, +80% reduction in cost per kWh, and
with 25% of the cost of an electric vehicle (EV) being
the battery, more affordable EV’s will hit the market,
leading to mass adoption.
Lithium-ion batteries are essential in EV’s, smart phones and
battery storage systems as the world becomes greener.
Lower Battery Costs = Mass Adoption
Battery-grade: +99.5%
June 2019
Source:Bloomberg
*Source: Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
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future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Please refer to the forward-
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• Lithium hard rock is mostly from spodumene deposits
• Majority of spodumene projects today produce a spodu-
mene concentrate (target 6% Li2
O)
• Spodumene concentrate requires conversion to a cathode
product (lithium hydroxide or lithium carbonate)
• Not climate dependent, depends on low cost power for
conversion
• Lithium from hard rock deposits are cost competitive for
lithium hydroxide compared to brine deposits
Supply
• Brine deposits have been primary source of lithium produc-
tion for years
• Easier to explore, challenging to predict grade due to deple-
tion and aquifer recharge
• Less upfront capital
• Shorter timeline to initial production, but longer ramp-up to
full production, long working capital cycle +16 months
• Climate dependent, requires solar concentration and dry
climate
Lithium produced from brine deposits or hard rock deposits
Brine DepositsHard Rock Deposits
Hard rock from Falchani, a lithium-rich tuff, similar in ways to brine
source rocks which have not been leached yet.
Plateau’s Falchani Lithium Project
Falchani meets all
the keys to success
Quality
Potential for battery
grade Lithium Carbonate
99.74% with low
impurities
Infrastructure
Easy transport
Low cost power
As OEMs and mega-factories seek long-term, stable production sources
of lithium, Plateau’s Falchani project is strategically positioned.
Supply Security
Located in Peru, a geo-
political stable jurisdic-
tion with responsible
mining practices
Growth Potential
Maiden resource estimate
based on ~30% of target
area
Development Potential
Amenable to open pit
mining
99.74%
Li2
CO3
Spodumene Deposits Brine Deposits Falchani Lithium Project
Resource Grade
1.2 - 2.0% Li2
O
Resource Grade
300 – 1,000ppm Li
(0.065% - 0.15% Li2
O Eq.)
Resource Grade 1
3,000 – 3,500ppm Li
(0. 65% - 0.75% Li2
O Eq.)
Mining & Processing
~60% recoveries
0.72 – 0.720-1.20% Li2
O (net)
Mining & Processing
~40% recoveries
0.026 - 0.06% Li2
O eq. (net)
Mining & Processing 2
up to 75% estimated net recoveries
0.455 - 0.563% Li2
O eq. (net)
Conventional 16 months+ Conventional
Ideal Product
6% Spodumene Concentrate
Product
Lithium Carbonate (LC)
Product
Lithium Carbonate or
Lithium Hydroxide
~$4,550/t LCE Received
or ~38% of LC at $12,000/t
Net Return Grade Equivalent:
0.27% - 0.46% Li2
O
~$12,000/t LCE Received
or ~100% of LC at $12,000/t
Net Return Grade Equivalent:
0.026% - 0.06% Li2
O
~$12,000/t LCE Received
or ~100% of LC at $12,000/t
Net Return Grade Equivalent to
0.455% - 0.563% Li2
O
*For illustrative purposes only
1
Refer to NI 43-101 Technical Report filed on SEDAR on April 18, 2019
2
Based on preliminary test work conducted by the Company
Falchani’s Lithium Project compares favourably to Spodumene and Brine Deposits*