PLS upside 2020 and beyond, page-131

Yeah, I just saw that. I really think the last couple of days are all about sentiment changing not fundamentals. I think it will retreat shortly.

If this movement was accompanied with positive cashflow from PLS and increasing Spodumene prices, then it might be sustained.

Australia's Mineral Resources Ltd (MIN) said on Friday its newly formed joint venture with Albemarle Corp ALB.N had decided to pause operations at the Wodgina Project due to "challenging" lithium market conditions.

Australian lithium producers had earlier this year flagged weak market conditions for the rest of 2019 amid reduced demand from Chinese customers after a change in the country's electric vehicle subsidies, and global trade tensions.Mineral Resources, which today concluded the sale of a 60% interest in Wodgina to Albemarle, said the transition to care and maintenance at the project would take about four weeks.

"Given the current challenging market conditions for lithium, the MARBL Lithium Joint Venture believes there is more value to be delivered in the long term by placing Wodgina on care and maintenance now," Mineral Resources Managing Director Chris Ellison said.Care and maintenance is a term used in the mining industry to describe a pause in production at a mine site, although the site is maintained to ensure production can start at a later date.