Ann: Prairie Lithium PFS Confirms Extremely Low Operating Cost, page-81

Average annual operating costs of US$2,819/t. But then, “South American advisory firm iLi Markets assisted by Ad-Infinitum, examined the Prairie Project well pad product and provided a formula for determining an appropriate discount. Using a conventional lithium carbonate flowsheet with bicarbonation, ion exchange, and crystallization it was determined that a base conversion charge of $2,606 per tonne LCE was appropriate.

So, what battery makers need is going to cost $5,425/t. The PFS subtracts the $2,606 from the hypothetical $21,000/t price, but shouldn’t it be added to the production cost?