Galan Lithium Restricted (ASX: GLN) (Galan or the Firm) is happy to announce that the Catamarca Ministro – Ministerio de Mineria (Mines Division Minister) has granted Galan the complete Section 2 mining allow for 21ktpa LCE manufacturing at its 100% owned HMW lithium brine venture in Argentina. The grant of the allow means Galan has the flexibility to increase manufacturing as much as 21ktpa LCE, topic to securing venture finance and following the supply of Section 1 (as much as 5.4ktpa LCE).
Highlights
Section 2 Hombre Muerto West (HMW) mining allow has been granted, securing the pathway for Galan’s continued improvement at HMW at an environment friendly industrial scale as much as 21,000 tpa LCEThe granted allow contains all building actions together with ponds, plant, onsite laboratory, energy and different required infrastructureHMW Section 2 manufacturing can be money move constructive at at the moment’s lithium carbonate costs. Impartial benchmarking highlights HMW as being throughout the first quartile of the lithium trade AISC price curveThe granting of Section 2 permits helps Galan’s utility for the RIGI, Argentina’s new incentive regime for giant scale investments
Galan’s Managing Director, Juan Pablo (JP) Vargas de la Vega, commented:
“We’re delighted with the grant of the Section 2 mining allow which continues to solidify our sturdy relationship with the native Catamarcan authorities. It’ll permit Galan to extend manufacturing over threefold from Section 1 and produce a premium high quality lithium chloride product, which is in excessive demand.
Importantly, HMW is positioned within the first quartile of the fee curve and Section 2 manufacturing can be money move constructive even at at the moment’s prevailing lithium carbonate costs. HMW is now poised to be a long run and resilient globally vital supply of lithium provide.”
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Wooden Mackenzie’s emissions benchmarking service has additionally positioned HMW throughout the first quartile of the trade greenhouse fuel emissions curve. Sturdy environmental, social and governance rules have been a governing tenet of the event technique for HMW, which focuses on the manufacturing of a lithium chloride focus from typical evaporation permitting for considerably lowered power and water consumption. In keeping with Galan’s dedication to social rules, at the very least 70% native content material in employment and contracting alternatives has been focused at HMW and stays a eager focus for the Authorities of Catamarca and Galan. Abilities and coaching alternatives have been supplied to extend native participation, with a view to creating a talented native workforce and provide chain for sustainable long-term operations.
Galan has demonstrated appreciable progress on the HMW venture, together with:
2019: Discovery effectively drilled, marking the inception of the HMW venture.2020-2024: Mineral Useful resource established and expanded, now ranked as a world High 20 lithium useful resource.2023: Completion of Section 1 and Section 2 Definitive Feasibility Research (DFS), validating the venture’s technical and financial viability ( Secured all required approvals for Section 1 building and commenced building.2024: Continued building and constructed a lithium stock within the ponds of over 6,000 tonnes LCE.2025: Full mining allow for Section 2 granted, securing the pathway for continued improvement.
Chairman of Galan, Richard Homsany, commented:
“The grant of the Section 2 mining allow is testomony to the laborious work and dedication of our devoted workforce, and in addition highlights the sturdy long-term relationships we’ve fostered with the Authorities of Catamarca and native communities, who we sincerely thank for his or her continued ongoing help. By way of motion we’ve demonstrated the advantages of our HMW operations: economically although the era of employment, procurement and commerce alternatives and socially via schooling, neighborhood packages and coaching alternatives. We stay up for persevering with to work in co-operation with the Authorities of Catamarca and all stakeholders to maximise the advantages of Galan’s operations in the neighborhood, and guarantee they’re sustainable.”
The HMW venture is separated into 4 manufacturing phases. The Section 1 DFS relies on the manufacturing of 5.4ktpa LCE of lithium chloride focus, with manufacturing anticipated within the second half of 2025.
The Section 2 DFS, introduced on 3 October 2023, targets medium-term manufacturing of 21ktpa LCE of lithium chloride focus. Arcadium Lithium Plc, which is topic to a change of management transaction from Rio Tinto Restricted, produced round 20ktpa LCE from the adjoining mining allow at Salar de Hombre Muerto in 2023.
Section 3 at HMW goals to attain 40ktpa LCE inside a 2-5 yr horizon while Section 4 represents a longer-term goal of 60ktpa LCE, leveraging lithium brine sourced from each HMW and Galan’s different 100%-owned venture in Argentina, Candelas.
The phased improvement of the HMW and Candelas Mineral Sources mitigates funding and execution danger and permits for steady course of enchancment. The manufacturing of lithium chloride as a product is in demand from lithium converters as battery chemistry is trending in direction of lithium iron phosphate know-how. Galan acquired permission to promote lithium chloride from the Catamarca Authorities earlier in 2024.
The Section 2 mining allow additionally helps Galan’s utility for the Argentinian Régimen de Incentivo para Grandes Inversiones (RIGI). Topic to assembly the eligibility standards for RIGI, the RIGI can present the next key incentives:
The company revenue tax fee is about at 25% (ordinarily 35%)Accelerated depreciationAbsence of deadlines within the computation of tax loss carry forwardsConcessions on import responsibility, VAT and withholding taxGreater flexibility on overseas trade movementsFiscal stability for a interval of 30 years
Galan’s JP Vargas de la Vega additional acknowledged:
“Our plan for HMW is unchanged, starting with Section 1. Our instant focus is finalising the financing and offtake preparations for Section 1. As soon as secured, our operations workforce will full building and begin first manufacturing of lithium chloride focus. Whereas the operations workforce advances Section 1 building our company workforce, supported by advisors, will begin a venture financing course of for Section 2.”
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