....All of the above lithium miners have merit, and many did not even make the above short list, mostly because they are juniors not close to production. I suspect a rising tide will carry all boats; however I have tried to come up with just one stock as my number one pick.
The winner is Orocobre - Price = USD = 2.90 AUD 3.88
I choose Orocobre for the following reasons.
The Olaroz resource of 6.4Mt lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) is one of the largest in the world, and only 15% of this resource will be recovered based on a 25-year, 17.5ktpa LCE operation, or around 10% of global market share.
Orocobre owns a 66.5% interest in the Olaroz lithium brine project in Argentina, the other partner is Toyota Tsusho Corporation ("TTC") (OTC:TYHOY), and the mining company of the provincial government of Jujuy.
Off take agreements are already arranged to a willing buyer and partner in Toyota Tsusho.
2016 production ramp up has had some problems (boilers and heat exchanger issues); however 2017 production is expected to be 17,500 tons of lithium carbonate.,,,
Industry-leading low-cost producer at a cost of around $2,000-2,500 per tonne, leading to strong profit margins......My model shows an end of 2017 stock price target of AUD 3.91, based on 66.5% share of 17.5ktpa production, at a lithium price of USD 8,000/t, cost of production of USD 2,500/t, and a PE of 20......
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