Zentek files Albany graphite PEA with after-tax NPV of US$3.85 billion at 5% discount rate
ZTEK•Zentek filed an NI 43-101 preliminary economic assessment for its Albany graphite project, estimating an after-tax NPV of US$3.85 billion at a 5% discount rate and an after-tax IRR of 27.4%.
1. Project economics
The PEA estimates initial capital of US$817 million and a discounted after-tax payback period of 4.4 years. It assumes 30 years of production at 30,000 tonnes per year of finished ultra-high-purity graphite products.
2. Next study recommended
The project uses an acid-free route to ultra-high-purity graphite. Micon recommended advancing it to a pre-feasibility study for further engineering, scale-up and product qualification work.
