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International Lithium Files PEA Technical Report for Raleigh Lake Lithium Project - Outlines Highly Favourable After-Tax NPV (Discounted at 8%) of CAD$342.9 Million and After-Tax IRR of 44.3% P.a.

International Lithium Files PEA Technical Report for Raleigh Lake Lithium Project - Outlines Highly Favourable After-Tax NPV (Discounted at 8%) of CAD$342.9 Million and After-Tax IRR of 44.3% P.a.

國際鋰業提交了羅利湖鋰項目的PEA技術報告——概述了非常有利的稅後淨現值(折扣8%)爲3.429億加元,稅後內部收益率爲44.3%。
newsfile ·  01/19 07:43

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 18, 2024) - International Lithium Corp. (TSXV: ILC) (OTCQB: ILHMF) (FSE: IAH) (the "Company" or "ILC") is pleased to announce the National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI43-101") technical report ("The Report") for the Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") for a proposed lithium mining operation to produce spodumene concentrate at Raleigh Lake, is now filed on SEDAR+.

不列顛哥倫比亞省溫哥華--(Newsfile Corp.,2024年1月18日)——國際鋰業公司(TSXV:ILC)(OTCQB:ILHMF)(FSE:IAH)(The”公司“或”ILC“)很高興地宣佈,擬在羅利湖生產鋰輝石精礦的鋰開採業務的初步經濟評估(“PEA”)的《國家儀器43-101——礦業項目披露標準》(“NI43-101”)技術報告(“報告”)現已在SEDAR+上提交。

Further to the Company's news release dated December 4, 2023, the Raleigh Lake Project, located 25 kilometres west of Ignace, Ontario has demonstrated a highly favourable economic scenario based on the production of a spodumene concentrate containing 6% Li2O ("SC6").

繼該公司於2023年12月4日發佈新聞稿之後,位於安大略省伊格納斯以西25公里處的羅利湖項目在生產含6%的鋰輝石精礦的基礎上,顯示出非常有利的經濟前景2O (“SC6”)。

The PEA relies on recent metallurgical test work (Phase 1) which indicates that SC6 can be produced using a simple crushing circuit and heavy liquid separation techniques. In the Phase 1 tests lithium recoveries were above 81% while iron oxide content remained within acceptable limits. As originally foreshadowed, the very near proximity of Raleigh Lake to existing service infrastructure along the Trans-Canada Highway corridor affords significant logistical and economic advantages to the project.

PEA依賴於最近的冶金測試工作(第一階段),該工作表明可以使用簡單的破碎迴路和重液分離技術生產SC6。在第一階段測試中,鋰回收率超過81%,而氧化鐵含量保持在可接受的範圍內。正如最初所預示的那樣,羅利湖與橫貫加拿大公路走廊沿線的現有服務基礎設施非常接近,這爲該項目提供了顯著的物流和經濟優勢。

This PEA only considers spodumene concentrate, i.e. lithium, as a revenue source. The Company continues to investigate the potential value associated with the extraction of rubidium from the microcline zone within the spodumene deposit.

該PEA僅將鋰輝石濃縮物(即鋰)視爲收入來源。該公司繼續調查與從鋰輝石礦牀微斜帶提取釕相關的潛在價值。

PEA Highlights

PEA 亮點

Economics (discounted at 8% p.a., CAD$)

經濟學(折扣年利率爲8%,加元)

  • Pre-tax Cashflow = CAD$709.4 million, NPV = CAD$385.1 million, IRR = 46.5% p.a.
  • After-tax Cashflow = CAD$634.0 million, NPV = CAD$342.9 million, IRR = 44.3% p.a.
  • Price assumptions: CAD$3,139/tonne for 6% Li2O concentrate (USD$2,325/tonne)
  • 稅前現金流 = 7.094 億加元,淨現值 = 3.851 億加元,內部收益率 = 每年 46.5%
  • 稅後現金流 = 6.34 億加元,淨現值 = 3.429 億加元,內部收益率 = 每年 44.3%
  • 價格假設:每噸 3,139 加元,每噸 6%2O 濃縮物(每噸 2,325 美元)

CAPEX/OPEX

資本支出/運營支出

  • Total pre-production capital costs: CAD$111.9 million
  • Total sustaining capital: CAD$17.5 million
  • Total life of mine ("LoM") operating costs: CAD$381 million (including concentrate transport)
  • Average operating costs: CAD$94.38/tonne milled, CAD$993/tonne SC6
  • 預生產資本成本總額:1.119 億加元
  • 維持資本總額:1,750萬加元
  • 礦山總壽命(“LoM”)運營成本:3.81 億加元(包括精礦運輸)
  • 平均運營成本:每噸銑削94.38加元,SC6

Mining Method

挖礦方法

  • Traditional open pit drilling and blasting followed by load and haul
  • The plant feed production rate is proposed to be 540,000 tonnes per year ("tpy")
  • This LoM mine plan is proposed to mine 57 million tonnes ("Mt") of material over the mine life, which will be comprised of 4Mt of mill feed and 53Mt of waste with an average strip ratio of 13.2:1
  • Life of mine is forecast at nine years; project duration is 11 years
  • 傳統的露天鑽孔和爆破之後是裝載和運輸
  • 植物飼料產量擬爲每年54萬噸(“tpy”)
  • 該LoM礦山計劃提議在礦山壽命內開採5700萬噸(“Mt”)材料,其中包括400萬噸磨機飼料和5300萬噸廢物,平均開採率爲13. 2:1
  • 礦山壽命預計爲九年;項目期限爲11年

Process Plant

加工工廠

  • The base case process plant is designed to crush 1,500 tonnes per day ("tpd") and process 1,500 tpd in a dense media separation ("DMS") plant to produce a nominal 56,000 tpy of 6% Li2O at 81% recovery
  • Process engineering and design were developed to a scoping level based on the results of the SGS laboratory testing. The SGS lab tests obtained 22.9 weight percentages of 6% Lithium Concentrate and estimated 81% lithium recovery
  • A design factor of 10% is applied on nominal requirements to ensure that the process equipment has enough capacity to take care of the expected feed variation
  • Total production for LoM is 414,904 tonnes of 6% Li2O spodumene concentrate ("SC6")
  • 基本案例處理廠的設計目標是每天粉碎 1,500 噸(“tpd”),並在密集介質分離(“DMS”)設備中每天處理 1,500 噸,年產量名義爲 6% Li 的 56,000 噸2O 恢復率爲 81%
  • 流程工程和設計是根據 SGS 實驗室測試結果開發到範圍界定級別的。SGS 實驗室測試得出 22.9 的重量百分比爲 6% 的鋰濃縮物,估計鋰回收率爲 81%
  • 根據標稱要求採用 10% 的設計系數,以確保加工設備有足夠的容量來應對預期的進料變化
  • LoM 的總產量爲 414,904 噸 6% 的鋰2O 鋰輝石濃縮物(“SC6”)

A copy of The Report, "The Raleigh Lake Project, NI43-101 Technical Report - PEA," was filed on SEDAR on January 18, 2024.

該報告的副本《羅利湖項目,NI43-101 技術報告——PEA》已於2024年1月18日提交給SEDAR。

Raleigh Lake is 100% owned by ILC and there are no overriding royalties. The Company's vision for Raleigh Lake is a low-risk, low-impact, small-scale mining operation that can begin to provide critical minerals necessary to fulfil Canada's Critical Mineral Strategy in a shorter time frame than would be required for a much larger scale, longer duration and more remotely located project. Revenues from the mine production would continue to feed back into exploration work to expand ILC's drive to become a significant Critical Minerals supplier in North America.

羅利湖由ILC100%擁有,沒有壓倒性的特許權使用費。該公司對羅利湖的願景是開展低風險、低影響、小規模採礦業務,與規模更大、持續時間更長、位置更偏遠的項目相比,它可以在更短的時間內開始提供實現加拿大關鍵礦產戰略所需的關鍵礦產。礦山生產收入將繼續反饋到勘探工作中,以擴大ILC成爲北美重要的關鍵礦產供應商的動力。

Executive Comment

高管評論

John Wisbey, Chairman and CEO of ILC commented:

約翰·維斯比,ILC 董事長兼首席執行官 評論:

"As stated in our news release of December 4, 2023, we are really pleased to have brought the first stage of the Raleigh Lake project to the PEA stage in a relatively short time, and it was pleasing to have been able to announce these results despite a considerable fall in the lithium price. Since publication in early December that price has fallen appreciably further owing, we understand, to destocking in the Chinese battery industry. The lithium price is now back to mid 2021 levels having been six times higher in late 2022. It is obvious that destocking cannot continue indefinitely, and we hope for a significant price recovery in 2024-25 given the tremendous progress taking place in new lithium battery technologies and the ever increasing uptake of EVs and battery storage based on lithium. At the same time, as we made clear previously, this PEA takes no account of the considerable amounts of rubidium that we have at Raleigh Lake. Rubidium is on the US critical minerals list. We will be actively researching the market for rubidium in the coming months, and assessing the real likely annual demand. More news releases on that subject will follow at the appropriate time."

“正如我們在2023年12月4日的新聞稿中所述,我們非常高興在相對較短的時間內將羅利湖項目的第一階段帶入了PEA階段,儘管鋰價格大幅下跌,但能夠宣佈這些結果令人高興。據我們了解,自12月初發布以來,由於中國電池行業的庫存減少,該價格已進一步明顯下跌。鋰價格現在回到了2021年中期的水平,在2022年底已經上漲了六倍。顯然,去庫存不可能無限期地持續下去,鑑於新鋰電池技術的巨大進步以及電動汽車和基於鋰的電池存儲的使用量不斷增加,我們希望2024-25年價格大幅回升。同時,正如我們之前明確指出的那樣,該PEA沒有考慮到我們在羅利湖擁有的大量銠。釕在美國的關鍵礦物清單上。在接下來的幾個月中,我們將積極研究釕市場,並評估實際可能的年度需求。有關該主題的更多新聞稿將在適當的時候發佈。”

PEA Summary

PEA 摘要

Environmental Resource Management ("ERM") was retained by International Lithium Corp. ("ILC" or the "Company") to prepare a Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101) for the Raleigh Lake Project (the "Project") located near Ignace, Ontario, Canada.

國際鋰業公司(“ILC” 或 “公司”)委託環境資源管理(“ERM”)根據國家儀器43-101(NI 43-101)爲位於加拿大安大略省伊格納斯附近的羅利湖項目(“項目”)編制初步經濟評估(“PEA”)。

The Raleigh Lake Project is roughly 25 kilometres west of Ignace and 235 kilometres west of Thunder Bay in the northwestern part of Ontario within the Kenora Mining District. It is adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway (Hwy 17) with CN Rail, TC Energy natural gas pipeline and Hydro One 235kV power lines transcending the Property. It is owned 100% by International Lithium Canada Ltd., a 100% owned subsidiary of ILC. There are no royalties or other encumbrances on the Property.

羅利湖項目位於安大略省西北部凱諾拉礦區內的伊格納斯以西約25公里處、桑德灣以西235公里處。它毗鄰橫貫加拿大的高速公路(17號高速公路),CN鐵路、TC Energy天然氣管道和Hydro One 235kV電力線橫跨該物業。它由加拿大國際鋰業有限公司100%擁有,該公司是ILC的100%控股子公司。該物業沒有特許權使用費或其他抵押權。

ILC identified the opportunity at Raleigh Lake in 2016 but did not begin actively pursuing work on the project until 2021 when an initial test drilling campaign was conducted along with regional lithogeochemical sampling. In 2022 the Company completed sufficient drilling to define a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE") with resources reported in the measured, indicated, and inferred categories (see below and Company press releases dated March 1 and April 13, 2023). Upon analyzing the MRE the Company embarked upon some initial metallurgical and economic studies that culminated in the results presented here. It is the Company's opinion that the results to date provide a good basis to pursue a mining operation at Raleigh Lake and such an operation can be considered low impact due to the existence of well-developed and utilized infrastructure and the path to environmental permitting and eventual production would be shorter than if the project were to be more remotely located. The entire operation could be significantly more sustainable than remote operations and have direct economic benefits for the nearby and surrounding communities.

ILC於2016年在羅利湖發現了機會,但直到2021年才開始積極開展該項目的工作,當時進行了初步的試鑽活動以及區域岩石地球化學採樣。2022年,公司完成了足夠的鑽探,足以確定首次礦產資源估算(“MRE”),資源按測量、指示和推斷類別報告(見下文和公司2023年3月1日和4月13日的新聞稿)。在分析了MRE之後,該公司開始了一些初步的冶金和經濟研究,最終得出了此處提出的結果。該公司認爲,迄今爲止的結果爲在羅利湖開展采礦業務提供了良好的基礎,由於基礎設施發達和利用,而且獲得環境許可和最終生產的路徑將比該項目位於更偏遠的位置要短,因此可以認爲這種作業影響較小。整個運營可能比遠程操作更具可持續性,併爲附近和周邊社區帶來直接的經濟利益。

The proposed open pit mining operation would extract 57Mt of material over the mine life, which will be comprised of 4Mt of mill feed and 53Mt of waste with an average strip ratio of 13.2:1. The proposed PEA level mine plan is based around work at a proposed plant feed production rate of 540,000 tpy producing a total of 414,904 tonnes of SC6 concentrate over the mine life. The average mill feed grade is 0.70% Li2O (Table 1).

擬議的露天採礦作業將在礦山壽命內開採57Mt的材料,其中將包括4Mt的磨機飼料和53Mt的廢物,平均條帶比爲13. 2:1。擬議的PEA級礦山計劃以擬議的植物飼料產量爲54萬噸/年的工作爲基礎,在礦山壽命內總共生產414,904噸SC6濃縮物。磨機飼料的平均等級爲 0.70% Li2O(表 1)。

Table 1: Summary of Base Case Cash Flow Modelling and Project Financial Analysis.

表 1:基本案例現金流建模和項目財務分析摘要。

Parameter Value Unit
Project Schedule
Overall project life 11 years
Mine life 9 years
Mining, Processing and Economic Parameters
Total mill feed 4.4 Mt
Average mill feed grade 0.70 % Li2O
Open pit mining rate 1,500 tpd
Process recovery 81.0 %
Total concentrate produced - 6% TG Li2O 414,904 T
Commodity price - 6% TG Li2O $2,325 USD/t
Exchange Rate 1.35 CAD/USD
參數 價值 單元
項目日程
項目總體壽命 11 年份
我的生活 9 年份
採礦、加工和經濟參數
磨機總飼料 4.4
磨機平均飼料等級 0.70 % Li2O
露天採礦率 1,500 tpd
進程恢復 81.0 %
濃縮液總產量-6% TG Li2O 414,904 T
商品價格-6% TG Li2O 2,325 美元 美元/噸
匯率 1.35 加元/美元

A summary of the base case capital and operating costs calculated and used in the economic analysis exercise is shown in Table 2 below. Total costs are based on unit cost rates per tonne mill feed multiplied by the total tonnes of mill feed (4.37Mt).

下表2顯示了在經濟分析工作中計算和使用的基本資本和運營成本的摘要。總成本基於每噸磨機飼料的單位成本率乘以磨機飼料總噸數(4.37 公噸)。

Table 2: Summary of Base Case Capital and Operating Costs.

表 2:基本資本和運營成本摘要。

Parameter Value Unit
Unit Operating Costs -Production Phase
Mining CAD$3.55 /t mined
Mining CAD$40.98 /t mill feed
Milling CAD$28.53 /t mill feed
G & A CAD$17.74 /t mill feed
Concentrate transportation CAD$7.13 /t mill feed
Total CAD$94.38 /t mill feed
Project Operating and Sustaining Capital Costs
Total operating costs CAD$381.0 million
Total sustaining capital costs CAD$17.5 million
All operating and capital costs CAD$398.6 million
參數 價值 單元
單位運營成本-生產階段
採礦 加元 3.55 /t 已開採
採礦 加元 40.98 美元 /t 磨機飼料
銑削 28.53 加元 /t 磨機飼料
G & A 加元 17.74 /t 磨機飼料
濃縮物運輸 CAD$7.13 /t 磨機飼料
總計 加元 94.38 美元 /t 磨機飼料
項目運營和維持資本成本
總運營成本 3.81 億加元
維持資本成本總額 1750 萬加元
所有運營和資本成本 3.986 億加元

A summary of the base case revenues used in the economic analysis exercise is shown in Table 3 and a summary of the pre- and post-tax economic analysis results is shown in Table 4.

表3顯示了經濟分析工作中使用的基本案例收入摘要,稅前和稅後經濟分析結果的摘要顯示在表4中。

Table 3: Summary of Base Case Revenues.

表 3:基本案例收入摘要。

Parameter Value
Project Revenue, Profit and Pre/Post Tax Cash Flows
Concentrate sales revenue CAD$1,302.3 million
Concentrate transportation costs CAD$31.1 million
Net operating revenue CAD$1,271.2 million
Operating and sustaining capital costs CAD$398.6 million
EBITDA CAD$872.6 million
Payable taxes CAD$75.5 million
Net profit after taxes (NPAT) CAD$797.1 million
Total pre-production capital costs CAD$163.1 million
參數 價值
項目收入、利潤和稅前/稅後現金流
集中銷售收入 13.023 億加元
集中運輸成本 3110 萬加元
淨營業收入 12.712 億加元
運營和維持資本成本 3.986 億加元
EBITDA 8.726 億加元
應付稅款 7,550 萬加元
稅後淨利潤 (NPAT) 7.971 億加元
預生產資本成本總額 1.631 億加元

Table 4: Summary of Pre- and Post-tax Economic Analysis Results.

表 4:稅前和稅後經濟分析結果摘要。

Parameter Value Unit
Economic Analysis Results
Discount Rate 8.0 % p.a.
Pre-Tax Cashflow $709.5 CAD$ million
Pre-Tax NPV $385.1 CAD$ million
Pre-Tax IRR 46.5 % p.a.
Post-Tax Cashflow $634.0 CAD$ million
Post-Tax NPV $342.9 CAD$ million
Post-Tax IRR 44.3 % p.a
參數 價值 單元
經濟分析結果
折扣率 8.0 年利率%
稅前現金流 709.5 美元 百萬加元
稅前淨現值 385.1 美元 百萬加元
稅前內部收益率 46.5 年利率%
稅後現金流 634.0 美元 百萬加元
稅後淨現值 342.9 美元 百萬加元
稅後內部收益率 44.3 年利率

Resource Estimate

資源估算

The MRE for the Raleigh Lake project that the current PEA study was based on was produced by Nordmin Engineering Ltd. ("Nordmin"), based in Thunder Bay, Ontario, who prepared an independent lithium (spodumene-hosted) and rubidium (microcline-hosted) MRE for the Project and Technical Report, "NI 43-101 TECHNICAL REPORT AND MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE FOR THE RALEIGH LAKE LITHIUM PROJECT, IGNACE, ONTARIO" (the " MRE Report") consistent with the standards and guidelines set out by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum ("CIM") and in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

當前PEA研究所依據的羅利湖項目的MRE由總部位於安大略省桑德貝的Nordmin工程有限公司(“Nordmin”)編制,該公司爲項目和技術報告《安大略省伊格納斯市羅利湖鋰礦項目NI 43-101技術報告和礦產資源估算》準備了獨立的鋰(鋰輝石)和銠(微生物託管)MRE(“MRE 報告”)符合加拿大礦業、冶金和石油協會(“CIM”)制定的標準和準則,並符合國家儀器 43-101- 礦產項目披露標準

In preparation of the MRE and MRE Report, Nordmin applied processes that were appropriate for lithium pegmatite-style deposits. The Report is available on SEDAR. The effective date for the Report was April 13, 2023.

在編寫 MRE 和 MRE 報告時,Nordmin 應用了適用於鋰偉晶岩型礦牀的工藝。該報告可在SEDAR上查閱。該報告的生效日期爲2023年4月13日。

Detailed summaries of the MRE Report can be found in Company news releases dated March 1 and April 13, 2023. A tabulated listing of the MRE for both lithium in spodumene and rubidium in microcline is given in Table 5 and Table 6 respectively.

MRE 報告的詳細摘要可在公司於 2023 年 3 月 1 日和 4 月 13 日發佈的新聞稿中找到。表 5 和表 6 分別給出了鋰輝石中的鋰和微斜巖中釕的磁共振成像表。

Table 5: Lithium Open Pit and Underground MRE.

表 5:鋰露天礦和地下 MRE。

Area Resource Category Mass (kt) Grade Contained
Li (t)
Li (ppm) Li2O (%)
Open Pit
650ppm
Li Cut-off
Measured 80 3,887 0.84% 313
Indicated 2,021 2,919 0.63% 5,897
Measured + Indicated 2,101 2,956 0.64% 6,210
Inferred 3,247 2,595 0.56% 8,427
Underground
2,000ppm
Li Cut-off
Measured 3 2,560 0.55% 8
Indicated 189 3,203 0.69% 606
Measured + Indicated 192 3,192 0.69% 614
Inferred 655 3,162 0.68% 2,073
Total Measured + Indicated 2,293 2,976 0.64% 6,824
Inferred 3,902 2,691 0.58% 10,499
區域 資源類別 質量 (kt) 等級 已包含
Li (t)
李 (ppm) 2O (%)
露天礦坑
650ppm
李截止
已測量 80 3,887 0.84% 313
已指明 2,021 2,919 0.63% 5,897
已測量 + 已指示 2,101 2,956 0.64% 6,210
推斷 3,247 2,595 0.56% 8,427
地下
2,000ppm
李截止
已測量 3 2,560 0.55% 8
已指明 189 3,203 0.69% 606
已測量 + 已指示 192 3192 0.69% 614
推斷 655 3,162 0.68% 2,073
總計 已測量 + 已指示 2,293 2,976 0.64% 6,824
推斷 3,902 2691 0.58% 10,499

Refer to notes on Mineral Resources below.

請參閱以下有關礦產資源的說明。

Table 6: Rubidium Open Pit and Underground MRE.

表 6:銥露天礦和地下 MRE。

Area Resource Category Mass (kt) Grade Contained
Rb (t)
Rb (ppm) Rb2O (%)
Open Pit
4,000ppm
Rb Cut-off
Measured 5 5,412 0.59% 29
Indicated 90 6,073 0.66% 547
Measured + Indicated 95 6,036 0.66% 576
Inferred 18 3,005 0.33% 53
Underground
4,000ppm
Rb Cut-off
Measured 5 6,547 0.72% 35
Indicated 33 6,474 0.71% 211
Measured + Indicated 38 6,484 0.71% 246
Inferred 106 4,427 0.48% 468
Total Measured + Indicated 133 6,163 0.67% 822
Inferred 123 4,224 0.46% 521
區域 資源類別 質量 (kt) 等級 已包含
Rb (t)
Rb (ppm) Rb2O (%)
露天礦坑
4,000ppm
Rb 截止
已測量 5 5,412 0.59% 29
已指明 90 6,073 0.66% 547
已測量 + 已指示 95 6,036 0.66% 576
推斷 18 3,005 0.33% 53
地下
4,000ppm
Rb 截止
已測量 5 6,547 0.72% 35
已指明 33 6,474 0.71% 211
已測量 + 已指示 38 6,484 0.71% 246
推斷 106 4,427 0.48% 468
總計 已測量 + 已指示 133 6,163 0.67% 822
推斷 123 4,224 0.46% 521

Refer to notes on Mineral Resources below.

請參閱以下有關礦產資源的說明。

Notes on Mineral Resources

礦產資源注意事項

  1. The MRE was prepared by Christian Ballard, P.Geo., of Nordmin, who is the Qualified Person ("QP") as defined by NI 43-101 and is independent of ILC.
  2. Mineral Resources, which are not Mineral Reserves, do not have demonstrated economic viability. The above Inferred Mineral Resources are subject to potential upgrade to Indicated and Measured Mineral Resources with continued drilling. There is no guarantee that any part of the Mineral Resources discussed herein will be converted to another category or to a Mineral Reserve in the future. The estimate of Mineral Resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, marketing, or other relevant issues.
  3. The Mineral Resources in this report were estimated using the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum standards on Mineral Resources and reserves, definitions, and guidelines prepared by the CIM standing committee on reserve definitions and adopted by the CIM council (CIM 2014 and 2019).
  4. The MRE is developed with data from diamond drill holes totaling 13,821 m.
  5. The pit constrained mineral resources were defined using a parented block model, within an optimized pit shell with average pit slope angles of 45° in rock and 30° in overburden, a 9.8 strip ratio (waste material: mineralized material) and a revenue factor of 1.0. The pit optimization shells were created using Deswik.AdvOPM software.
  6. The lithium resource pit optimization parameters include: 5.5% Li2O spodumene concentrate; US$1,800 Li2O spodumene concentrate price; exchange rate of CAD$1.30/USD$1; concentrate transportation and offsite charges of CAD$175/t, mining cost of CAD$6/t, processing plus general and administration cost of CAD$41/t; and a process recovery of 75%. Only lithium value was used to generate the resource optimized pit shell.
  7. Underground constrained mineral resources were defined within 5 x 5 x 5 m minable shape optimization wireframes. The mineable shape optimization constraining wireframes were created using Deswik.SO software.
  8. The lithium resource underground minable shape optimization parameters include: 5.5% Li2O spodumene concentrate; US$1,800 Li2O spodumene concentrate price; exchange rate of CAD 1.30/USD 1; concentrate transportation and offsite charges of CAD$175/t, mining cost of CAD$80/t, processing plus general and administration cost of CAD$50/t; and a process recovery of 75%.
  9. The rubidium resource was constrained above market value due to the current limited world market. A 4,000 ppm rubidium cut-off grade was selected. The rubidium resource was excluded from (i.e. neither taken into account nor used as a credit for) the underground and open pit lithium resource.
  10. A default density of 2.668 g/cm3 was used for the mineralized zones.
  11. All figures are rounded to reflect the relative accuracy of the estimates; totals may not add correctly.
  12. The effective date of the MRE was February 16, 2023. The effective date for the MRE Report was April 13, 2023, and is available on SEDAR.
  1. MRE 由 Nordmin 的 P.Geo. Christian Ballard 編寫,他是 NI 43-101 所定義的合格人員(“QP”),獨立於 ILC。
  2. 不是礦產儲量的礦產資源沒有顯示出經濟可行性。隨着持續的鑽探,上述推斷的礦產資源可能會升級爲指示和已測礦產資源。無法保證此處討論的礦產資源的任何部分將來會轉換爲其他類別或礦產儲量。礦產資源估算可能會受到環境、許可、法律、營銷或其他相關問題的重大影響。
  3. 本報告中的礦產資源是根據加拿大礦業、冶金和石油研究所的礦產資源和儲量標準、定義和由CIM儲量定義常設委員會制定並由CIM理事會通過的指導方針估算的(CIM 2014和2019)。
  4. MRE 是根據總長達 13,821 m 的金剛石鑽孔的數據開發的。
  5. 礦坑受限的礦產資源是使用父區塊模型定義的,該模型位於一個優化的礦殼內,岩石的平均礦坑斜率爲45°,覆蓋層的平均斜率爲30°,帶狀比率爲9.8(廢棄材料:礦化材料),收入係數爲1.0。礦坑優化炮彈是使用 Deswik.advOPM 軟件創建的。
  6. 鋰資源坑優化參數包括:5.5% Li2O 鋰輝石濃縮物;1,800 美元2O 鋰輝石精礦價格;匯率爲1.30加元/1美元;精礦運輸和場外費用爲175加元/噸,採礦成本爲每噸6加元,加工加上一般和管理成本爲41加元/噸;工藝回收率爲75%。僅使用鋰值來生成資源優化的礦殼。
  7. 地下受限的礦產資源在 5 x 5 x 5 m 的可開採形狀優化線框內定義。可開採的形狀優化限制線框是使用 Deswik.so 軟件創建的。
  8. 鋰資源地下可開採形狀優化參數包括:5.5% Li2O 鋰輝石濃縮物;1,800 美元2O 鋰輝石精礦價格;匯率爲1.30加元/1美元;精礦運輸和場外費用爲175加元/噸,採礦成本爲80加元/噸,加工加上一般和管理成本爲50加元/噸;工藝回收率爲75%。
  9. 由於當前的世界市場有限,釕資源被限制在市場價值以上。選擇了 4,000 ppm 的釕臨界等級。釕資源被排除在地下和露天鋰資源之外(即既未考慮也未用作信貸)。
  10. 礦化區的默認密度爲2.668 g/cm3。
  11. 所有數字均四捨五入,以反映估計值的相對準確性;總數相加可能不正確。
  12. MRE 的生效日期爲 2023 年 2 月 16 日。MRE報告的生效日期爲2023年4月13日,可在SEDAR上查閱。

Preliminary Economic Assessment

初步經濟評估

The Project:

該項目:

  • Is 100% owned by ILC and is not subject to any off-take agreements, partnerships, or royalties.
  • Consists of 48,500 hectares (485 square kilometres) of adjoining mineral claims.
  • Is located approximately 25 kilometres west of the Township of Ignace, Ontario.
  • Distinguishes itself from other lithium projects in Canada by being very well situated near to major public infrastructure, including:
    • The Trans-Canada Highway, with direct access to Thunder Bay on Lake Superior, is less than six kilometers north of the Project;
    • The Canadian Pacific Railway, natural gas pipelines, and Hydro One power transmission lines (115 and 230 kV) are just a few kilometres from the Project.
  • 由 ILC 100% 擁有,不受任何承購協議、合作伙伴關係或特許權使用費的約束。
  • 由 48,500 公頃(485 平方千米)的毗鄰礦產權利主權組成。
  • 位於安大略省伊格納斯鎮以西約 25 公里處。
  • 與加拿大的其他鋰項目區分開來,因爲它地理位置優越,靠近主要公共基礎設施,包括:
    • 橫貫加拿大的公路位於項目以北不到六公里處,可直接通往蘇必利爾湖的桑德灣;
    • 加拿大太平洋鐵路、天然氣管道和 Hydro One 輸電線路(115 和 230 kV)距離該項目僅幾公里。


Figure 1: Major public infrastructure relative to the Raleigh Lake project.


圖 1:與羅利湖項目相關的主要公共基礎設施。

Mining Methods

採礦方法

The mining method selected for this project will use traditional open pit drilling and blasting followed by load and haul. The primary mining production will be executed using hydraulic excavators, front shovels, and/or wheel loaders as appropriate to the terrain and depending on the major production equipment available for the project. The material will be hauled from the bench to the crusher, ROM stockpiles or waste dump depending on the material type. Furthermore, ancillary equipment, such as bulldozers, graders, and a range of vehicles, is employed to perform functions related to maintenance, support, services, and utilities.

爲該項目選擇的採礦方法將使用傳統的露天鑽探和爆破,然後進行裝載和運輸。主要採礦生產將根據地形使用液壓挖掘機、前鏟和/或輪式裝載機進行,具體取決於項目可用的主要生產設備。根據材料類型,材料將從工作臺拖到破碎機、ROM 庫存或垃圾場。此外,還使用推土機、平地機和一系列車輛等輔助設備來執行與維護、支持、服務和公用事業相關的職能。

The proposed PEA level mine plan is based around work at a proposed plant feed production rate of 540,000 tpy.

擬議的PEA級礦山計劃以擬議的植物飼料產量爲540,000噸的工作爲基礎。

This LoM mine plan is proposed to mine 57Mt of material over the mine life, which will be comprised of 4Mt of mill feed and 53Mt of waste with an average strip ratio of 13.2:1 (Table 7).

該LoM礦山計劃提議在礦山生命週期內開採5700萬噸材料,其中包括400萬噸磨機飼料和5300萬噸廢物,平均剝離率爲13. 2:1(表 7)。

The open pit created for the Raleigh Lake deposit covers about 800 metres in length and 450 metres in width at the surface (Figure 2). The pit's lowest point extends to a depth of 330 metres above sea level, while the entrance to the pit is positioned at 475 metres above sea level. The pit incorporates two entrance ramps, with the first granting access to the southern section of the pit and the second facilitating entry to the northern part.

爲羅利湖礦牀開採的露天礦長約800米,地表寬度約450米(圖2)。礦坑的最低點延伸到海拔330米的深度,而礦坑的入口位於海拔475米處。該礦坑有兩個入口坡道,第一個允許進入礦坑的南部,第二個坡道便於進入礦坑的北部。

The approach selected for the storage of tailings generated at the concentrator and the waste rock from the mine will be co-disposal. This co-disposal method involves containing filtered tailings within designated waste rock cells. This approach offers the benefit of enhancing overall stockpile stability and the efficiency of water drainage. The primary goal is to guarantee long-term physical and geochemical stability.

選定的儲存濃縮廠產生的尾礦和礦山廢石的方法將是共同處置。這種共同處置方法涉及將經過過濾的尾礦包含在指定的廢石細胞中。這種方法的好處是提高了儲存的總體穩定性和排水效率。首要目標是保證長期的物理和地球化學穩定性。


Figure 2: General arrangement of the mine site layout for Raleigh Lake showing the final open pit (right) and co-disposal facility (left).


圖 2:羅利湖礦場佈局的總體佈局,顯示了最後的露天礦坑(右)和共同處置設施(左)。

Table 7: Proposed mine production schedule for Raleigh Lake.

表 7:羅利湖的擬議礦山生產計劃。

Project Year -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
Mill Feed
(tonnes)
54,037 324,183 539,881 540,107 539,899 539,895 540,305 539,713 540,312 208,721 4,367,053
Measured
(tonnes)
0 0 5,566 0 6,338 27,854 0 8,927 23,584 2,725 74,994
Indicated
(tonnes)
20,659 112,928 365,731 298,367 265,030 250,939 41,048 152,832 278,257 115,990 1,901,781
Inferred
(tonnes)
33,378 211,254 168,584 241,741 268,531 261,103 499,257 377,954 238,471 90,005 2,390,278
Grade Li2O
(%)
0.67 0.67 0.71 0.94 0.83 0.79 0.49 0.54 0.68 0.65 0.70
Measured
(Li2O%)
0.00 0.00 0.30 0.00 0.63 1.19 0.00 1.13 0.78 0.66 0.92
Indicated
(Li2O%)
0.47 0.51 0.70 0.93 0.67 0.75 0.47 0.63 0.67 0.58 0.70
Inferred
(Li2O%)
0.79 0.75 0.75 0.94 0.99 0.79 0.49 0.48 0.68 0.75 0.70
Waste
(tonnes)
7,572,425 8,641,731 8,930,422 9,147,177 8,855,024 4,651,476 2,979,449 1,530,607 864,285 509,626 53,682,222
Concentrate
(tonnes)
0 34,194 51,828 68,321 60,532 57,726 35,668 38,988 49,323 18,324 414,904
項目年份 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 總計
磨機飼料
(噸)
54,037 324183 539,881 540,107 539,899 539,895 540,305 539,713 540,312 208,721 4,367,053
已測量
(噸)
0 0 5,566 0 6,338 27,854 0 8,927 23,584 2725 74,994
已指示
(噸)
20,659 112,928 365,731 298,367 265,030 250,939 41,048 152,832 278,257 115,990 1,901,781
推斷
(噸)
33,378 211,254 168,584 241,741 268,531 261,103 499,257 377,954 238,471 90,005 2,390,278
李成績2O
(%)
0.67 0.67 0.71 0.94 0.83 0.79 0.49 0.54 0.68 0.65 0.70
已測量
(李2O%)
0.00 0.00 0.30 0.00 0.63 1.19 0.00 1.13 0.78 0.66 0.92
已指示
(李2O%)
0.47 0.51 0.70 0.93 0.67 0.75 0.47 0.63 0.67 0.58 0.70
推斷
(李2O%)
0.79 0.75 0.75 0.94 0.99 0.79 0.49 0.48 0.68 0.75 0.70
浪費
(噸)
7,572,425 8,641,731 8,930,422 9,147,177 8,855,024 4,651,476 2,979,449 1,530,607 864,285 509,626 53,682,222
集中精力
(噸)
0 34,194 51,828 68,321 60,532 57,726 35,668 38,988 49,323 18,324 414,904

Mineral Processing

礦物加工

The Raleigh Lake Orebody contains two metallurgical domains, the lithium spodumene domain and the rubidium microcline domain. These two separate domains represent zones in the Raleigh Lake orebody that require customized process flowsheets to be developed for each zone. For the lithium domain, the objective is the recovery of spodumene to 6% Li2O concentrate grade, while the rubidium bearing microcline domain objective is to develop a flowsheet for extraction of the rubidium from the microcline.

Raleigh Lake Orebody 包含兩個冶金結構域,即鋰輝石結構域和釕微斜結構域。這兩個獨立的域代表羅利湖礦體中的區域,需要爲每個區域制定定製的工藝流程。對於鋰域,目標是將鋰輝石回收至 6% 的鋰2O 濃縮品級,而含銠的微斜域的目標是制定從微斜度提取銥的流程圖。

The current focus was to perform mineralogy and mineral processing testing to develop the flowsheet for the lithium zone (Li-Head) and do a literature review to begin to investigate the flowsheet development of the rubidium zone (Rb Head). Samples of the lithium and rubidium domains were sent to SGS Canada in August of 2023, to perform phase one mineralogy tests with follow-up mineral processing testing and literature review. The Li Head and Rb Head were collected from the Raleigh Lake Deposit and were received by the SGS Lakefield Canada Advanced Mineralogy Facility for mineralogy. Mineralogy was conducted to determine liberation, mineral assemblages which would help to support and guide the metallurgical test work.

目前的重點是進行礦物學和礦物加工測試,以開發鋰區(Li-Head)的流程圖,並進行文獻綜述以開始研究釕區(Rb Head)的流程圖發展。鋰和釕結構域樣本已於 2023 年 8 月送到 SGS 加拿大,用於進行第一階段礦物學測試,並進行後續礦物加工測試和文獻審查。Li Head 和 Rb Head 是從 Raleigh Lake 礦牀採集的,由 SGS 加拿大萊克菲爾德高級礦物學設施接收的,用於礦物學。進行礦物學的目的是確定解放和礦物組合,這將有助於支持和指導冶金試驗工作。

The lithium Li head sample assayed 1.59% Li2O and 0.56% Fe2O3, while the rubidium head sample graded 6,580 g/t Rb (equivalent to 0.72% Rb2O) with 0.12% Li2O and 0.24% Fe2O3.

鋰頭部樣本的鋰離子含量爲 1.59%2O 和 0.56% 鐵2O3,而銥頭樣本的等級爲 6,580 g/t Rb(相當於 0.72% Rb)2O) 含有 0.12% 的 Li2O 和 0.24% 鐵2O3

The main objective of the phase one scoping level mineral processing test investigation was to provide a preliminary indication of the lithium beneficiation of the Li head by heavy liquid separation (HLS).

第一階段範圍層面的礦物加工測試調查的主要目的是初步表明通過重液分離(HLS)對鋰頭進行鋰選礦的情況。

The metallurgical target was the preparation of spodumene concentrate grading >6.0% Li2O while maximizing lithium recovery.

冶金目標是製備品位大於 6.0% Li 的鋰輝石精礦2O 同時最大限度地提高鋰回收率。

The pegmatite Li Head sample was initially stage-crushed to 100% passing 12.7 mm, homogenized, and split into 10 kg test charges. One of the 10 kg charges was sub-sampled 500 g for head assays and the remaining was screened at 16 mesh to remove the -1 mm fraction for mineralogy.

偉晶岩 Li Head 樣品最初被分段粉碎至 100% 通過 12.7 mm,均質化,然後分成 10 千克的測試電荷。其中一個 10 kg 的裝藥被低於 500 g 的樣本進行頭部檢測,其餘的則以 16 目篩選,以去除 -1 mm 的礦物學分數。

From the 10kg charges, the minus 12.7 mm +1 mm fraction was further screened at 1⁄4" (6.3 mm) to generate two fractions of -12.7 mm +6.3 mm and -6.3 mm +1 mm. The two coarse fractions, -12.7 mm +6.3 mm and -6.3 mm +1 mm, were submitted for Heavy Liquid Separation (HLS) testing.

從 10 千克的裝藥中,以 1½ 英寸(6.3 毫米)對負 12.7 mm +1 mm 的部分進行進一步篩選,得出兩個分數,分別爲 -12.7 mm +6.3 mm 和 -6.3 mm +1 mm。兩個粗餾分,即-12.7 mm +6.3 mm 和 -6.3 mm +1 mm,已提交重液分離 (HLS) 測試。

The HLS testing results at SG 2.85, 6.0% Li2O concentrate grade of 14.9 weight % with global lithium recovery of 53.0% was obtained in the fraction of -12.7 mm/+6.3 mm.

HLS 測試結果爲 2.85 新加坡元,6.0% Li2在-12.7 mm/+6.3 mm的一小部分中,O濃縮物的重量爲14.9%,全球鋰回收率爲53.0%。

The HLS Testing results interpolated to SG 2.83, a 6.0% Li2O concentrate grade of 8.0 wt% with a global lithium recovery of 28.5 % was obtained in the -6.3 mm/+1 mm fraction.

HLS 測試結果插值爲 SG 2.83,即 6.0% Li2在-6.3 mm/+1 mm部分中獲得的O濃縮品位爲8.0 wt%,全球鋰回收率爲28.5%。

Combining the 6% Li2O concentrates from the two fractions of -12.7 mm/+6.3 mm and 6.3 mm/+1 mm (highlighted in cyan in Table 8) generated a combined global lithium recovery of 81.5%.

合併 6% 的李2從-12.7 mm/+6.3 mm和6.3 mm/+1 mm(表8中以青色突出顯示)這兩個分數中提取的O濃縮物使全球鋰回收率合計爲81.5%。

Above a tailings SG-cut point of 2.70, the HLS middling from each sample contained between 1.27 - 1.69% Li2O with 2.3 - 8.2% of the global lithium distribution. Therefore, the HLS middling can potentially be stage crushed then mixed with the minus 1 mm fines fraction to produce a flotation feed (or gravity feed) grading 1.19 % Li2O and 0.59% Fe2O3.

在尾礦 Sg-cut 點爲 2.70 以上,每個樣本的 HLS 中間值含有 1.27-1.69% Li2O 佔全球鋰分佈量的 2.3-8.2%。因此,HLS 中間礦有可能被分階段壓碎,然後與負 1 mm 的細粉部分混合,製成品位爲 1.19% Li 的浮選飼料(或重力飼料)2O 和 0.59% 鐵2O3

The combined HLS middling and fines fraction contained 16.2% of the lithium distribution graded 1.19% Li2O. This is potential feed for a roll crusher and screening, for flotation feed, or a ultrafines DMS gravity circuit to increase the lithium recovery.

HLS 中等量和精細部分合計含有 16.2% 的鋰分佈,等級爲 1.19% 鋰2O. 這是輥式破碎機和篩分機、浮選進料或用於提高鋰回收率的超細 DMS 重力迴路的潛在原料。

The grade of iron in the spodumene concentrate was ~1% Fe2O3, which is acceptable, however, this would likely be reduced by treating the concentrate by magnetic separation.

鋰輝石精礦中的鐵品位約爲 1% Fe2O3,這是可以接受的,但是,通過磁分離處理濃縮物可能會減少這種情況。


Table 8: Summary of HLS Global Mass Balance (Interpolated @ 6.0% Li2O).


表 8:HLS 全球質量平衡摘要(在 6.0% Li2O 時插值)。

Recovery Methods

恢復方法

The lithium zone flowsheet development test work showed a viable flowsheet to crush to minus 12.7 mm and screen at 1 mm, followed by screening again at 6.3 mm to make two streams (-12.7 mm plus 6.3 mm and -6.3 mm plus 1mm) for HLS (plant DMS). The minus 1 mm fines and HLS middlings (DMS plant middlings) would be stored for future processing and recovery of additional lithium, and other minerals of interest. HLS floats (DMS floats) may also be considered for road construction projects. The flowsheets developed for Project are shown in Figure 3.

鋰區開發測試工作顯示,可行的流程圖可以壓碎至負12.7 mm,在1 mm處進行篩選,然後在6.3 mm處再次進行篩選,爲HLS(工廠 DMS)生成兩條流(-12.7 mm 加 6.3 mm 和 -6.3 mm 加 1mm)。負 1 毫米的細粉和 HLS 中間物(DMS 工廠中間物)將被儲存,以便將來加工和回收額外的鋰和其他感興趣的礦物。道路建設項目也可以考慮使用HLS彩車(DMS浮標)。爲 Project 開發的流程表如圖 3 所示。

The base case process plant is designed to crush 1,500tpd and process 1,500tpd in a DMS plant to produce a nominal 56,000 tpy of 6% Li2O at 81% recovery.

基本案例加工廠設計用於在DMS工廠中每天破碎1,500噸並加工1,500噸,標稱年產量爲56,000噸,含有 6% 的鋰2O 恢復率爲 81%。

Engineering and design were developed to a scoping level based on the results of the SGS laboratory testing. The SGS lab tests obtained 22.9 weight percentages of 6% Lithium Concentrate and estimated 81% lithium recovery.

工程和設計是根據 SGS 實驗室測試結果開發到範圍界定水平的。SGS 實驗室測試得到 22.9 重量百分比爲 6% 的鋰濃縮物,估計鋰回收率爲 81%。

A design factor of 10 % is applied on nominal requirements to ensure that the process equipment has enough capacity to take care of the expected feed variation.

根據標稱要求採用 10% 的設計系數,以確保加工設備有足夠的容量來應對預期的進料變化。

Environmental

環保

The preliminary analysis of the Project indicates it will be subject to multiple Class Environmental Assessments under the Ontario provincial Environmental Assessment Act. The Project is not anticipated to trigger a federal impact assessment under the Impact Assessment Act. Several other permits, approvals or authorizations will be required to continue Project development beyond early exploration, including advanced exploration through closure.

對該項目的初步分析表明,根據安大略省環境評估法,該項目將接受多級環境評估。預計該項目不會觸發根據《影響評估法》進行的聯邦影響評估。要在早期勘探之後繼續進行項目開發,包括通過關閉進行高級勘探,還需要其他幾份許可證、批准或授權。

At the time of filing, environmental and socio-economic studies have not been initiated for the Project though will be necessary to support and inform environmental assessment(s) and permitting applications. These studies are required to characterize the existing environmental setting of the Project and to inform design and/or process considerations.

在提交申請時,該項目的環境和社會經濟研究尚未啓動,但這對於支持和爲環境評估和許可申請提供支持和信息是必要的。這些研究是爲了描述項目現有的環境環境特徵,併爲設計和/或工藝考慮提供依據。


Figure 3: Crushing area flowsheet (A) and DMS area flowsheet (B) for the Raleigh Lake project.


圖 3:羅利湖項目的破碎區域流程圖 (A) 和 DMS 區域流程圖 (B)。

Once Project approvals are secured, ILC will be required to comply with any terms and conditions associated with Project-specific authorizations issued by provincial or federal authorities, as well as relevant environmental law and regulation.

一旦獲得項目批准,ILC將被要求遵守與省或聯邦當局頒發的項目特定授權相關的任何條款和條件以及相關的環境法律和法規。

First Nation's and Metis communities are situated near the Raleigh Lake property and consider the area part of their traditional territory. ILC has identified Indigenous groups that may have an interest in the Project and has initiated engagement. The lands and community of the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation (WLON) are the closest to the Project, WLON has been the foremost community for communication and involvement by Company representatives.

原住民和梅蒂斯人社區位於羅利湖物業附近,他們認爲該地區是其傳統領地的一部分。國際法委員會已經確定了可能對該項目感興趣的土著群體,並已開始參與。瓦比貢湖奧吉布韋民族(WLON)的土地和社區離該項目最近,WLON一直是公司代表溝通和參與的主要社區。

Capital Costs

資本成本

The Raleigh Lake Preliminary Economic Analysis Study (PEA) involves the development of an open pit mine, the construction of on-site processing facilities and all infrastructure required to support those activities.

羅利湖初步經濟分析研究(PEA)涉及露天礦的開發、現場加工設施的建設以及支持這些活動所需的所有基礎設施。

The capital cost estimate for the Raleigh Lake has been prepared to an accuracy of + 30% / - 20% based on a 10% to 40% engineering completion ratio to conform with the requirements for an American Association of Cost Engineers (AACE) Class 3 Estimate.

根據10%至40%的工程完成率,羅利湖的資本成本估算精度爲+ 30%/-20%,以符合美國成本工程師協會(AACE)3級估算的要求。

All capital cost estimates are based on Q4 2023 Canadian Dollars (CAD$) and an assumed US to Canadian Dollar ratio of $1 USD = $1.35 CAD.

所有資本成本估算均基於 2023 年第四季度加元 (CAD$),假設美元兌加元比率爲 1 美元 = 1.35 加元。

Total pre-production capital costs will be CAD $111.9 million as shown in Table 9, which include capitalized operating costs incurred before the open pit mine moves into the production phase.

如表 9 所示,生產前總資本成本將爲 1.119 億加元,其中包括露天礦進入生產階段之前產生的資本化運營成本。

Table 9: Pre-production Capital Costs.

表 9:預生產資本成本。

Cost Centre Description Cost
(CAD$ million)
Direct CAPEX Costs
1000 Open Pit Mining 18.2
3000 Mineral Processing 38.5
4000 Power, Electrical and Instrumentation 3.8
5000 Site Infrastructure and Support Services 11.5
6000 Water Management Systems 2.0
7000 Tailings and Mine Waste Management Facilities 1.8
Total Direct CAPEX Costs 75.8
Owner and Indirect CAPEX Cost Summary
8000 Reclamation and Closure 10.0
9000 Indirect and Owner Costs 18.6
Total Indirect CAPEX Costs 28.6
9600 Contingency 7.6
Total Pre-Production CAPEX Costs 111.9
成本中心 描述 成本
(百萬加元)
直接資本支出成本
1000 露天採礦 18.2
3000 礦物加工 38.5
4000 電力、電氣和儀表 3.8
5000 站點基礎設施和支持服務 11.5
6000 水管理系統 2.0
7000 尾礦和礦山廢物管理設施 1.8
直接資本支出總成本 75.8
所有者和間接資本支出成本摘要
8000 開墾和關閉 10.0
9000 間接成本和所有者成本 18.6
間接資本支出總成本 28.6
9600 意外情況 7.6
預生產資本支出總成本 111.9

Total sustaining capital costs over the mine production phase will be CAD$17.5 million (Table 10).

礦山生產階段的總維持資本成本將爲1,750萬加元(表10)。

Table 10: Total Sustaining Capital Costs (SUSEX).

表 10:總維持資本成本(SUSEX)。

Cost Centre Description Cost
(CAD$ million)
Direct SUSEX Costs
1000 Open Pit Mining 9.1
6000 Water Management Systems 0.2
7000 Tailings and Mine Waste Management Facilities 3.8
Total Direct SUSEX Costs 13.0
Owner and Indirect SUSEX Cost Summary
9000 Indirect and Owner Costs 3.2
Total Indirect Costs 3.2
9600 Contingency 1.3
Total SUSEX 17.5
成本中心 描述 成本
(百萬加元)
SUSEX 的直接成本
1000 露天採礦 9.1
6000 水管理系統 0.2
7000 尾礦和礦山廢物管理設施 3.8
SUSEX 直接成本總額 13.0
所有者和間接 SUSEX 成本摘要
9000 間接成本和所有者成本 3.2
間接成本總額 3.2
9600 意外情況 1.3
Total SUSEX 17.5

Operating Costs

運營成本

The operating cost estimate (Table 11) is based on the total amount of labour, materials and consumables that will be required to fully execute the mining and processing plans as described above.

運營成本估算(表11)基於全面執行上述採礦和加工計劃所需的勞動力、材料和消耗品總量。

The total operating costs incurred over the life of the project are based on sufficient mill feed material being available to begin processing plant operations in Year 1 of the overall project schedule, which will include the processing of 54,037 tonnes of mill feed stockpiled in Year -1 of the pre-production schedule.

在項目生命週期內產生的總運營成本是基於有足夠的磨機飼料在整個項目進度表的第一年開始加工廠的運營,其中包括處理在預生產計劃表第1年儲存的54,037噸磨機飼料。

Total operating costs for the operation will primarily be those for mining and processing.
The total LoM operating cost is estimated to be CAD $412.1 million.
The total LoM operating cost of mining is estimated to be CAD $179 million.
The total LoM operating cost of processing is estimated to be CAD $124.6 million.
The total LoM operating cost of G&A is estimated to be CAD $77.5 million.
The total LoM operating cost of concentrate transport is estimated to be CAD $31 million

該運營的總運營成本將主要是採礦和加工成本。
LoM 的總運營成本估計爲 4.121 億加元。
據估計,LoM 的採礦總運營成本爲 1.79 億加元。
據估計,LoM 的處理總運營成本爲1.246億加元。
據估計,G&A的LoM總運營成本爲7,750萬加元。
據估計,濃縮物運輸的LoM總運營成本爲3,100萬加元

Road Transportation Costs

公路運輸成本

Road transportation costs incurred over the production life of the project assume that the final technical grade concentrate would be transported by truck to a conversion plant located in Winnipeg or Thunder Bay.

項目生產週期內產生的公路運輸成本假設最終技術級精礦將通過卡車運送到位於溫尼伯或桑德貝的轉化廠。

A total cost of CAD$75 per tonne of concentrate was assumed based on a conservative truck haulage cost of CAD$60 per tonne and total loading/unloading costs of CAD$15 per tonne of concentrate produced, or CAD$7.13 per tonne of mill feed for a total LoM cost of CAD$31.1 million.

根據保守的卡車運輸成本爲每噸60加元,每生產一噸濃縮物的總裝卸成本爲15加元,或每噸工廠飼料7.13加元,LoM總成本爲3,110萬加元,假設每噸濃縮物的總成本爲75加元。

Table 11: Unit Operating and Overall Project Costs.

表 11:單位運營成本和總體項目成本。

Parameter Value Unit
Unit Operating Costs - Production Phase
Mining CAD$3.55 /t mined
Mining including Waste (Strip Ratio = 13.2:1) CAD$40.98 /t mill feed
Milling CAD$28.53 /t mill feed
G & A CAD$17.74 /t mill feed
Concentrate transportation CAD$7.13 /t mill feed
Total CAD$94.38 /t mill feed
Overall Project Costs
Total Mining Cost* CAD$179 million
Total Milling Costs CAD$124.6 million
Total G&A Costs CAD$77.5 million
Total Concentrate Transport Costs CAD$31 million
Total Operating Costs CAD$412.1 million
參數 價值 單元
單位運營成本-生產階段
採礦 加元 3.55 /t 已開採
包括廢棄物的採礦(剝離率 = 13. 2:1) 加元 40.98 美元 /t 磨機飼料
銑削 28.53 加元 /t 磨機飼料
G & A 加元 17.74 /t 磨機飼料
濃縮物運輸 CAD$7.13 /t 磨機飼料
總計 加元 94.38 美元 /t 磨機飼料
總體項目成本
總採礦成本* 1.79 億加元
總銑削成本 1.246 億加元
G&A 總成本 7,750 萬加元
濃縮液總運輸成本 3100 萬加元
總運營成本 4.121 億加元

* Does not include capitalized waste mining pre-production

* 不包括資本化廢物開採前期生產

Project Economics

項目經濟學

The economic analysis of the Raleigh Lake project is based on cost models prepared for each major component of the overall project, which includes an open pit mine, crushing and processing plants, supporting surface infrastructure and a waste rock / tailings co-disposal facility.

羅利湖項目的經濟分析基於爲整個項目的每個主要組成部分準備的成本模型,其中包括露天礦、破碎和加工廠、支持性地面基礎設施和廢石/尾礦共同處置設施。

The assumed technical grade 6% spodumene concentrate product and cost calculations are all expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted, with an exchange rate of 1.35 CAD/USD being used for currency conversions.

除非另有說明,否則假定的技術級6%鋰輝石精礦產品和成本計算均以加元表示,貨幣兌換使用1.35加元/美元的匯率。

The calculated internal rate of return (IRR) of the project does not include potential external financing costs and assumes that all required funding will be equity based. The net present value (NPV) calculations assumed a discounting rate of 8% p.a.

計算出的項目內部收益率(IRR)不包括潛在的外部融資成本,並假設所有所需的資金都將基於股權。淨現值(NPV)的計算假設貼現率爲每年8%。

The discounted cash flow model includes revenues, costs, taxes, and other known factors directly related to the project but excludes indirect factors such as financing costs, sunk costs, and corporate obligations.

貼現現金流模型包括收入、成本、稅收和其他與項目直接相關的已知因素,但不包括融資成本、沉沒成本和公司債務等間接因素。

The results of the economic analysis yielded a post-tax NPV of CAD$342.9 million, an IRR of 44.3% p.a. and a payback period of 4 years after construction begins or 2 years after the start of the production phase of the project.

經濟分析結果顯示,稅後淨現值爲3.429億加元,內部收益率爲每年44.3%,投資回收期爲施工後的4年或項目生產階段開始後的2年。

About International Lithium Corp.

關於國際鋰業公司

International Lithium Corp. believes that the world faces a significant turning point in the energy market's dependence on oil and gas and in the governmental and public view of climate change. In addition, we have seen the clear and increasingly urgent wish by the USA and Canada to safeguard their supplies of critical battery metals and to become more self-sufficient. Our Canadian projects are strategic in that respect.

國際鋰業公司認爲,在能源市場對石油和天然氣的依賴以及政府和公衆對氣候變化的看法方面,世界面臨着一個重要的轉折點。此外,我們已經看到,美國和加拿大明確且日益迫切地希望保護其關鍵電池金屬的供應並提高自給自足。我們在加拿大的項目在這方面具有戰略意義。

Our key mission in the next decade is to make money for our shareholders from lithium and rare metals while at the same time helping to create a greener, cleaner planet and less polluted cities. This includes optimizing the value of our existing projects in Canada and Ireland as well as finding, exploring and developing projects that have the potential to become world class lithium and rare metal deposits. We have announced separately that we regard Zimbabwe as an important strategic target market for ILC, and we hope to be able to make announcements over the next few weeks and months.

我們在未來十年的關鍵使命是利用鋰和稀有金屬爲股東賺錢,同時幫助創造一個更綠色、更清潔的地球和更少的污染。這包括優化我們在加拿大和愛爾蘭的現有項目的價值,以及尋找、勘探和開發有可能成爲世界級鋰和稀有金屬礦牀的項目。我們已經分別宣佈,我們將津巴布韋視爲ILC的重要戰略目標市場,我們希望能夠在接下來的幾周和幾個月內宣佈這一消息。

A key goal has been to become a well-funded company to turn our aspirations into reality, and following the disposal of the Mariana project in Argentina in 2021 and the Mavis Lake project in Canada in January 2022, the Board of the Company considers that ILC is now well placed in that respect with a strong net cash position.

一個關鍵目標是成爲一家資金充足的公司,將我們的願望變爲現實,繼2021年出售阿根廷的馬里亞納項目和2022年1月出售加拿大的Mavis Lake項目之後,公司董事會認爲ILC現在在這方面處於有利地位,淨現金狀況良好。

The Company's interests in various projects now consists of the following, and in addition the Company continues to seek other opportunities:

現在,公司在各種項目中的興趣包括以下內容,此外,公司還在繼續尋找其他機會:

Name Location Area
(Hectares)
Current
Ownership
Percentage
Future Ownership
percentage if options
exercised or work
carried out
Operator or
JV Partner
Raleigh Lake Ontario 48,500 100% 100% ILC
Wolf Ridge Ontario 5,700 0% 100% ILC
Avalonia Ireland 29,200 45% 21% Ganfeng Lithium
Mavis Lake Ontario 2,600 0% 0%
(carries an extra earn-in
payment of CAD $0.7 million
if resource targets met)
Critical Resources Ltd
(ASX: CRR)
Forgan Lake
& Lucky Lake
Ontario < 500 0% 1.5% Net Smelter Royalty Ultra Lithium Inc.
(TSXV: ULT)
姓名 地點 區域
(公頃)
當前
所有權
百分比
未來所有權
期權百分比
鍛鍊或工作
進行了
操作員或
合資夥伴
羅利湖 安大略 48,500 100% 100% ILC
沃爾夫嶺 安大略 5,700 0% 100% ILC
阿瓦隆尼亞 愛爾蘭 29,200 45% 21% 贛鋒鋰業
梅維斯湖 安大略 2,600 0% 0%
(有額外的收入
支付 70 萬加元
(如果達到資源目標)
關鍵資源有限公司
(ASX: CRR)
福根湖
& 幸運湖
安大略 0% 1.5% 淨冶煉廠特許權使用費 超鋰公司
(TSXV: ULT)

The Company's primary strategic focus at this point is on the Raleigh Lake Project's lithium and rubidium project in Canada and on identifying additional properties in Canada and Zimbabwe.

目前,該公司的主要戰略重點是羅利湖項目在加拿大的鋰和銥項目,以及在加拿大和津巴布韋尋找其他房產。

The Raleigh Lake Project consists of 48,500 hectares (485 square kilometres) of mineral claims in Ontario and is ILC's most significant project in Canada. Drilling has so far been on less than 1,000 hectares of our claims. The exploration results there so far, which are on only about 8% of ILC's current claims, have shown significant quantities of rubidium and caesium in the pegmatite as well as lithium. Raleigh Lake is 100% owned by ILC, is not subject to any encumbrances, and is royalty free.

羅利湖項目包括安大略省48,500公頃(485平方千米)的礦產權,是ILC在加拿大最重要的項目。到目前爲止,我們已經在不到1,000公頃的土地上進行了鑽探。迄今爲止,那裏的勘探結果僅佔ILC目前索賠的8%左右,顯示偉晶岩中含有大量的銥和銫以及鋰。Raleigh Lake由ILC100%擁有,不受任何阻礙,並且免版稅。

With the increasing demand for high tech rechargeable batteries used in electric vehicles and electrical storage as well as portable electronics, lithium has been designated "the new oil", and is a key part of a green energy sustainable economy. By positioning itself with projects with significant resource potential and with solid strategic partners, ILC aims to be one of the lithium and rare metals resource developers of choice for investors and to continue to build value for its shareholders in the '20s, the decade of battery metals.

隨着對用於電動汽車和電氣存儲以及便攜式電子設備的高科技可充電電池的需求不斷增加,鋰被指定爲 “新石油”,是綠色能源可持續經濟的關鍵部分。通過將自己定位爲具有巨大資源潛力的項目和穩固的戰略合作伙伴,ILC的目標是成爲投資者首選的鋰和稀有金屬資源開發商之一,並在20年代,即電池金屬十年,繼續爲股東創造價值。

Patrick McLaughlin, P. Geo., and Garth Liukko P.Eng., are Qualified Persons as defined by NI 43-101 and have verified the disclosed technical information and have reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.

Patrick McLaughlin、P. Geo. 和 Garth Liukko P.Eng. 是 NI 43-101 定義的合格人員,他們已經驗證了披露的技術信息,並審查並批准了本新聞稿的內容。

On behalf of the Company,

代表公司,

John Wisbey
Chairman and CEO

約翰·維斯比
董事長兼首席執行官

For further information concerning this news release, please contact +1 604-449-6520.

有關本新聞稿的更多信息,請聯繫+1 604-449-6520。

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

關於前瞻性信息的警示聲明

Except for statements of historical fact, this news release or other releases contain certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities law. Forward-looking information or forward-looking statements in this or other news releases may include: the effect of results of anticipated production rates, the timing and/or anticipated results of drilling on the Raleigh Lake or Wolf Ridge or Avalonia projects, the expectation of resource estimates, preliminary economic assessments, feasibility studies, lithium or rubidium or caesium recoveries, modeling of capital and operating costs, results of studies utilizing various technologies at the company's projects, budgeted expenditures and planned exploration work on the Company's projects, increased value of shareholder investments, and assumptions about ethical behaviour by our joint venture partners or third party operators of projects. Such forward-looking information is based on assumptions and subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those discussed in the sections entitled "Risks" and "Forward-Looking Statements" in the interim and annual Management's Discussion and Analysis which are available at . While management believes that the assumptions made are reasonable, there can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. Should one or more of the risks, uncertainties or other factors materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in forward-looking information. Forward-looking information herein, and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking information are based on expectations, estimates and opinions of management on the dates they are made that, while considered reasonable by the Company as of the time of such statements, are subject to significant business, economic, legislative, and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. These estimates and assumptions may prove to be incorrect and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking information should circumstances or management's estimates or opinions change.

除歷史事實陳述外,本新聞稿或其他新聞稿包含適用證券法所指的某些 “前瞻性信息”。本新聞稿或其他新聞稿中的前瞻性信息或前瞻性陳述可能包括:預期產量結果的影響、對羅利湖、沃爾夫裏奇或阿瓦洛尼亞項目進行鑽探的時間和/或預期結果、對資源估算的預期、初步經濟評估、可行性研究、鋰或釕或銫的回收、資本和運營成本建模、在公司項目中使用各種技術的研究結果、預算支出和計劃勘探工作關於公司項目、股東投資價值的增加以及對我們的合資夥伴或第三方項目運營商道德行爲的假設。此類前瞻性信息基於假設,受各種風險和不確定性的影響,包括但不限於中期和年度管理層討論與分析中標題爲 “風險” 和 “前瞻性陳述” 的章節中討論的風險和不確定性,這些章節可在上找到。儘管管理層認爲所做的假設是合理的,但無法保證前瞻性陳述會被證明是準確的。如果一個或多個風險、不確定性或其他因素成爲現實,或者基本假設被證明不正確,則實際結果可能與前瞻性信息中描述的結果存在重大差異。此處的前瞻性信息以及隨後的所有書面和口頭前瞻性信息均基於管理層對發佈日期的預期、估計和意見,儘管在發表此類聲明時公司認爲這些預期、估計和意見是合理的,但受重大的業務、經濟、立法和競爭不確定性和突發性影響。這些估計和假設可能被證明是不正確的,本警示聲明對這些估計和假設進行了明確的全面限定。除非法律要求,否則公司沒有義務在情況或管理層的估計或觀點發生變化時更新前瞻性信息。

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