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Lithium production round-up: Focus shifting to costs

Posted on - 13 Nov 2024

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The end of October is the time when Australian lithium miners report their CQ3 production results (most other companies are a bit later) and there are some quite interesting takeaways from those results we have seen so far. As one would certainly expect with lithium prices at the level theyโ€™ve been at, costs are very much in focus, more so perhaps than near-term production. And thatโ€™s not a surprise; a number of producers are cash flow negative at current prices, including Pilbara Minerals and Sayona Mining. And thatโ€™s even with PLS high-grading its orebody (mined grades of 1.5% Li2O vs...

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Costs Ganfeng Lithium IGO Liontown Lithium Mineral Resources Pilbara Minerals Quarterly reporting Sayona Moning Tianqi Lithium