Speaking of short sellers Vulcan just got attacked by short seller Lawyers.
And look at one of the issues.
Vulcan also claims to have a recovery rate of 90% for the lithium, while other projects with the same lab performance are estimating with a 70% recovery rate, it adds.
“Realistic assumptions would halve the output of lithium and kill the commercial viability of the project,” J Capital says.
Vulcan has also reportedly declined to reveal key information about the direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology critical to removing lithium from the brine at a reasonable cost, but claimed to have costs that will be half those of similar proposed projects that are clear about their DLE method, according to J Capital.
More realistic flow and recovery rates will lower lithium output by 50% compared with the PFS, their research estimates.