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Smackover Lithium Announces Results Of Preliminary Economic Assessment For Its Franklin Project; Sees Unlevered After-Tax NPV Of $5B And IRR Of 24%

Sep 8, 2026 · 06:12 AM ET· updated 1h ago

Up to 70,000 tonnes per year of battery-quality lithium carbonate productionCapital intensity of $49.9k per tonne with average annual cash operating cost of $4,226 per tonneUpgraded and upsized Mineral Resource with

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Smackover Lithium did math on a big project and thinks it could make lots of money from lithium (stuff in phone batteries). When you see a company share good early plans, watch if they can actually build it and if lithium prices stay strong—those things matter most.

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