Atlas Lithium targets first lithium concentrate production at Neves project in Q4 2027
ATLX•Local jobs outlook
The company forecasts more than 5,000 direct and indirect jobs tied to the development in Minas Gerais’ Jequitinhonha Valley.
Feasibility metrics and project setup
The definitive feasibility study projects a 145% after-tax IRR and an 11-month payback, with operating costs at $489 a tonne versus roughly $2,300 a tonne prices.
The project is designed as a vertically integrated mining and processing complex, and contracts have been signed at or below DFS budget levels.
First production target and planned capacity
Atlas Lithium targets first commercial production of lithium oxide concentrate in Q4 2027 from its fully permitted Neves Project in Brazil.
Planned output is set at about 150,000 tonnes a year, and written product interest totals more than three times that capacity.
