• 5E Advanced Materials completed a preliminary economic assessment for lithium carbonate recovery from brine tied to its planned Fort Cady critical minerals facility in Southern California.
• The study selected a direct concentration process, targeting annual output of 523 short tons of lithium carbonate.
• Pre-tax NPV7 was USD 56.73 million, pre-tax IRR was 51.6%, with payback estimated at two to three years from first production.
• Total installed cost was estimated at USD 9.82 million, versus USD 25.3 million for a direct lithium extraction alternative, with potential further capex reduction from existing small-scale equipment.
• Annual revenue was projected at USD 9.52 million, based on an assumed lithium carbonate price of USD 18,000 per ton.

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