I’ve posted extensively on how Goulamina is in the top 3 hard rock lithium assets globally and certainly #1 of the ASX listed projects, refer back to those or company presentations but to summarise:
- Large scale (>100Mt), yet has barely been explored with the deposit open in all directions = large production rate (>800ktpa), scope to increase to meet global demand - High grade (>1.5%) = lower costs & increased production - Excellent metallurgical and mineralogical characteristics = lower costs & superior product - Lowest OPEX of ASX listed projects = increased profits & protection in a downturn - Partnership with Ganfeng = funding & security of offtake - Advanced, with constructionunderway and ordering of long lead time items commenced - Low CAPEX & Capital Intensity – no longer worth worrying about as the project is fully funded, but worth mentioning in regard to further expansion
The DFS completed in 2020 demonstrated a post-tax NPV of $4.1B (45% attrib. to LLL).
Given that the project is much more advanced, fully funded, and SC6 prices are up to $6,000/t from the ~$1,000 used in the DFS, I think it’s safe to say that LLL isworth >$4B now.
Things to look forward to: Goulamina will ultimately end up a >8Mtpa mine. Vertical integration with the production of lithium hydroxide & sales directly into Europe must be next, followed by the development of other lithium projects in Mali & Ivory Coast.
Broker Valuations
Cannacord, J Capital (an interesting contender!) and Euroz have price targets on FFX of ~$1.90/share with a large weighting towards the value of Goulamina.
Cannacord's sensitivity analysis below gives an indication of the change in NPV based upon higher SC6 prices.
At $2,300/t SC6 pricing, the post-tax NPV of the project is >$11B(>$5B attributable to LLL).
With current SC6 pricing >$6,000/t, contract pricing of $2,300 is in the bag.
I would like to see Cannacord’s figures at $5,000/t contract pricing. I imagine that wouldimply a valuation of >$10B for LLL