The new funding, said Avalon’s CEO Scott Monteith, will enable the company to accelerate technical studies on its other lithium project in Ontario, the wholly owned Lake Superior in Thunder Bay.
The company recently released a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Lake Superior that outlined an after-tax net present value (NPV) of C$4.1 billion at an 8% discount rate with a capex of C$1.3 billion and 2.5-year payback.
The funding will be in the form of a debenture that bears interest at 7.5% per annum maturing in two years. Should the debenture not be repaid by Avalon at maturity, Sibelco has the right to convert the outstanding principal and accrued interest into either additional shares of Avalon, or shares of the Avalon-Sibelco JV at Separation Rapids.
If the entire amount of the debenture and accrued interest is converted at maturity, then Sibelco’s JV interest in Separation Rapids will increase…
