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Element 25 Limited (E25 or Company) (ASX:E25) is pleased to present its Quarterly Report.
Highlights
Battery Grade Manganese Feasibility Study Delivers Compelling Results
- Feasibility Study1 (FS) demonstrates compelling economics for the proposed first ever US based battery grade high purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) facility in the U.S. (Facility).
- US Electric Vehicle (EV) demand is expected to grow 12x by 2030 (Benchmark Minerals).
- Industry commitments of over US$90 billion to build U.S. battery capacity to provide batteries for 10M electric vehicles (EVs) each year.
- HPMSM is required for the production of pre-cathode active materials (pCAM) used in EV batteries.
- Element 25 Limited (Element 25, E25 or Company) (ASX:E25) Facility is positioned to be the leading US source of HPMSM.
- Offtake and financing agreements in place with Stellantis N.V. (Stellantis) and General Motors LLC (GM) bringing US$115M in financing to the project via equity, pre-payment and debt.
- Industry leading ESG credentials - E25 HPMSM calculated to produce ~1.7kg of CO2 for every 1kg of HPMSM which is approximately ~ 67% lower than competitors in China and ~26% lower than closest non-China optimised case.
General Motors and Stellantis Offtake and Project Finance
- Stellantis N.V. (Stellantis) completes placement of A$21.5M in E25 at A$1 per share to fund ongoing works on the Louisiana Facility.
- Element 25 and General Motors LLC sign definitive agreement for the supply of battery grade HPMSM for GM’s electric vehicle battery requirements in their UltiumTM battery plants.
- E25 to supply GM with manganese sulfate required to scale EV capacity in North America beyond 1 million units annually.
- E25 plans to build its first manganese sulfate facility in the U.S. which will process manganese from its Butcherbird Manganese Mine in Western Australia (Butcherbird).
- GM to provide US$85 million (~A$128 million) loan to E25 to build the proposed Facility.
- Total funding commitments total US$115M from Stellantis and GM.
Butcherbird Manganese Operations, WA
- Appointment of Key Senior Operations Personnel to the Butcherbird Team as part of the Production Improvement Plan (PIP).
- Clint Moxham joins the Team as General Manager Operations (GMO). Clint’s key responsibilities include:
- Statutory and operational oversight of the Butcherbird Manganese Mine.
- Implementation and oversight of improved operational processes.
- Continued improvement in plant preventative maintenance targeting improved run times to increase production.
- Gideon van Wyk has joined the Team as General Manager (Manganese Ore Business). Gideon’s key responsibilities include:
- Process optimisation and improvement with the existing operations targeting tonnes, grade and recoveries.
- Technology selection for optimised expansion plant utilising improved comminution and dense media separation (DMS).
- Planning and execution of the Butcherbird Expansion Project to increase concentrate production volumes to a targeted 1Mtpa.
Butcherbird Expansion Planning
- General Manager (Manganese Ore Business) Gideon van Wyk is leading and managing the expansion project.
- The principle aim is to expand the production of manganese concentrate to a nominal target of 1Mtpa.
- Gideon has recently returned from South Africa where he made significant progress with equipment suppliers and engineering consultants to advance the project.
- Capital cost estimate to install the expanded facility and project schedule based on lead times as advised by key equipment vendors to be compiled and evaluated.
Corporate
- In June 2023 that Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) were appointed as the Company’s auditors effective 23 June 2023 and this appointment will continue until the next annual general meeting of the Company2.
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