Exiting Essential reports Pioneer Dome lithium numbers

DISAPPEARING lithium junior Essential Metals has reported scoping work showing the Pioneer Dome deposit in Western Australia could cost about A$300 million to build and have an NPV of about $367 million.

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Back in the early days at Pioneer Dome

Essential, which is being acquired by the joint venture of Tianqi Lithium Corp and IGO for $134 million cash, expects average life-of-mine operating costs to be $1030/t of 5.7% spodumene concentrate.