EX-99.1 2 ee99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

 Clean Energy in the USA  Corporate Presentation – May 2020 
 
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   Why Piedmont Lithium?  2  2  Lithium Hydroxide for the EV Market    Premier USA Location    Positive ESG Profile    Low Costs Drive Exceptional Economics    Leverage to Rising Lithium Prices   
 
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   ELECTRIC vEHICLE Sales driven by ECONOMICS  3  Source: Green Car Reports    Source: EV Reports.com  3  60% Compound Annual Growth Rate  18% Annual Cost Reduction 
 
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     It’s Not Just Tesla  4    Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance  Major auto companies are all-in on electric vehicles400+ new EV models coming to market by 2025EU CO2 emission requirements spurring strong EV developmentMass market vehicles coming for the first timeFord to produce electric F-150 “before 2022”VW ID.3 launching in 2020Renault producing $9,000 EV for Indian market  Mustang MachE(2021)  VW ID.3(2020)  Rivian Trucks (2022)  Porsche Taycan(2020) 
 
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   Hydroxide Taking Share in Fast-Growing Lithium Market  5  Source: Benchmark Mineral Intelligence  LiOH required in the high-nickel batteries used in longer-range vehicles  80% of the world’s hydroxide is currently produced in China  Hydroxide shortages expected by 2023  North Carolina is the leading ex-China LiOH producer  LiOH Demand Growing 31% Per Year Thru 2030 
 
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   Spodumene The Preferred Feedstock  6  “Lithium extracted from mining … is commercially more attractive … more stable to extract, easier to scale and generally more sustainable.” VW – April 2019“BMW signs contract with Ganfeng for sustainable lithium from mines in Australia.” BMW – November 2019  Source: McKinsey & Co., costs represent indicative 2025 costs for typical South American brine operations and typical Western Australian spodumene operations.  Spodumene is the low-cost source for Lithium Hydroxide  MAJOR AUTO COMPANIES PREFER SPODUMENE-SOURCED HYDROXIDE 
 
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   Piedmont Is Located in the USA’S Auto ALLEY  7 
 
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 US EV MARKET Accelerating as Supply Chain Localization Takes Hold  8  “Bessemer City…brings a lot more flexibility to our cost structure. It removes a lot of the requirement that we have today to export out of China and incur that VAT cost, etc. It's actually a lower cost production, actually, than in China.” Livent CEO Paul Graves told the FT.  American Government takes Disruptive Steps through the ORE Act to end Chinese Control of Rare Earths, Cobalt, Graphite, Lithium and Manganese 
 
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   Project  USA    #1 State for Business  0%State Mining Royalties  23%Corporate Tax Rate  ~100%Past Lithium Production  Piedmont Lithium is Ideally Located in North Carolina  9 
 
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   NORTH CAROLINA LOCATION PROVIDES COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE  Low-cost operating environmentUnparalleled infrastructureLow-cost power and gasDeep lithium processing talent poolNorth Carolina has 50+ years of lithium processing experienceSoutheast USA among world’s premier chemical processing regionsLow tax ratesUS has lowest corporate tax rate among major Western countriesUS does not have a Value-Added Tax (China 16%)Proximity to major automotive marketsUSA + EU represent over 30% of world automotive salesWestern battery supply chains are growing  10 
 
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       Merchant Project  Integrated Project  Two development scenarios…  Chemical Plant      Spodumene Supply from the Market  Spodumene from Piedmont Mine / Concentrator  22,700 t/y Lithium Hydroxide25 Year Mine & Chemical Plant LifeWorld’s Lower Cost ProducerUS$1.1B (A$1.6B) NPV – 26% IRRUS$218M (A$335M) EBITDA  22,700 t/y Lithium Hydroxide25 Year Chemical Plant LifeWorld’s Lower Cost Merchant ProducerUS$714M (A$1.1B) NPV – 26% IRRUS$149M (A$229M) EBITDA  Project  USA  11 
 
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   …using the SAME FLOW SHEET…  12    MINOR SOURCE PERMITTING PROCESS  US$2,371/tCONVERSION COST  24 monthRamp-up period  22,720 tpyBG LIOH PRODUCTION  Low-risk Conventional Conversion Technology 
 
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 …DELIVERING exceptionaL EconomiCS  13  Source: Prefeasibility and Updated Scoping Study. Refer to the announcement dated May 20, 2020    $3,712/t LiOHLowest cash cost INTEGRATED PRODUCER  Lowest costMerchant producer  22,720 t/yBATTERY QUALITY LIOH PRODUCTION  $12,910/tConservative long-term price assumption  Strong economics WITH CONSERVATIVE PRICE DECK  Outcomes  Unit  Merchant Project  Integrated Project  Project Life  years  25  25  Steady State LiOH Production  t/y  22,720  22,720  Steady State Spodumene Production  t/y  N/A  160,000  LiOH Cash Costs  US$/t  $6,689  $3,712  Long-Term Spodumene Costs  US$/t  $651  $201  Mine/Concentrator Initial Capital  US$M  N/A  $168  Chemical Plant Initial Capital  US$M  $377  $377  Annual average EBITDA (steady-state)  US$M/y  $149  $218  After Tax NPV @ 8% discount rate  US$M  $714  $1,071  After Tax IRR  %  26%  26%  Payback from start of operations  y  3.34  3.23  Assumed long term LiOH price (real)  US$/t  $12,910  $12,910 
 
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   Location Drives Low OPERATING Costs  14  Source: Roskill  INTEGRATED  merchant 
 
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                                                                                                               Spodumene Project    Operating Spodumene Conversion Plant    Proposed Spodumene Conversion Plant        ~100% of world Spodumene production is currently converted in china  China produces 80% of world’s lithium hydroxide  As supply chains localize us and European oems will seek alternative sources  North Carolina is an ideal location for such conversion  MERCHANT HYDROXIDE OPPORTUNITY  15     
 
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 Project  USA      PURE SPODUMENE MINERALOGY  SHALLOW OPEN PIT QUARRYING  16  INTEGRATED BUSINESS BENEFITS FROM HIGH-GRADE RESOURCE WITH VAST UPSIDE  OPEN ALONG STRIKE AND AT DEPTH  ABUNDANT CLEAN PROCESS WATER  85% RECOVERIES BASED ON TESTWORK & 50 YEARS OF TSB PRECEDENT  27.9 Mt @ 1.11% Li2O764,000 tonnes of contained LCE100% of the lithium is attributable to spodumene mineralizationShallow open pits – 74% of resource within 100m of surface and 97% within 150mOpen along strike and at depth   
 
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       By-ProductS SERVE IMPORTANT MARKETS WHILE Providing IMPORTANT CREDITS TO OPERATING COSTS  17  quartz  Composites  Solar PanelGlass    TechnicalGlass  FEldspar  Mica  IndustrialCeramics  ArchitecturalGlass  Coatings  AutomotivePaints  Cosmetics  WeldingRods                    17 
 
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   Clean Energy Product Portfolio  Lithium fuels EVs, reducing emissions 67% vs. ICEsQuartz by-product targeted at growing solar glass market  OEMs Prefer Hard Rock for Sustainability  Preference for spodumene vs. brine from a sustainability perspectiveBrine projects under pressure due to impact on water supply  Short Transport Distances  20-mile SC6 transport for integrated business vs. ~5,000 from Australia to ChinaPotential 98% reduction in ‘mine-to-EV’ supply chain  GreenMining  100% of electricity will come from low-carbon sourcesNo toxic chemicals or tailings impoundment; electric mining fleet being evaluated  Social  First-world labor and environmental practicesUSA safety standards            Positive ESG Profile   18 
 
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 CATALYSTS TO DRIVE SHAREHOLDER VALUE  19  Market Cap – US$mm  Hydroxide testworkPermit Kings Mountain siteBuild project execution teamSecure LiOH offtake agreementsExplore strategic partnershipsDefinitive feasibility studiesFinancing and construction 
 
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   Shares / ADRs (1 ADR = 100 Shares)  826.3 mm  8.26 mm  Price (@ 5/22/20)  A$0.115  US$7.85  Market Cap (@ 5/22/20)  A$95 mm  US$65 mm  Cash (@ 3/31/20)   A$14.5 mm  US$9.0 mm  Australian Super  13%  Fidelity  9%  Officers and Directors  11%  Corporate Snapshot  20  Ian Middlemas  Australia  Chairman  Keith D. Phillips  USA  CEO  Anastasios Arima  USA  Director  Jeff Armstrong  USA  Director  Jorge Beristain  USA  Director  Levi Mochkin  Australia  Director  Piedmont Lithium Limited  Research Coverage  Share Price Performance – Last 3 Months  Key Shareholders  Board of Directors             
 
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   Highly-Experienced Leadership Team  21  LEADERSHIP Team  Keith Phillips, Managing Director & CEO30+ Years Wall Street experience with JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch and Goldman SachsTaso Arima, Founder and Director12+ years natural resource visionary executive; founder of multiple natural resource companiesPatrick Brindle, VP – Project Management20+ years US and global engineering, procurement and construction experience Lamont Leatherman, VP – Chief Geologist25+ years as an exploration geologist, senior positions in BHP & Noranda in the CarolinasDavid Buckley, VP – Process Engineering25+ years lithium extraction and conversion expert, ex-FMC and AlbemarleTim McKenna, Government & Investor Relations30+ years government & investor relations, including with Rockwood Lithium and Lithium X              CSAcsaglobal.com  HDRhdrinc.com  Marshall Millermma1.com  SGSsgs.com  Hatchhatch.com  Primeroprimero.com.au  Technical Consultants 
 
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 Disclaimers  Cautionary Statements and Important InformationThis presentation does not constitute or form part of any offer to sell, or solicitation of any offer to buy, any securities in the United States or any other country. This presentation may not form the basis of any contract or commitment whatsoever with any person. Distribution of this presentation may be restricted by applicable law. This presentation has been prepared by Piedmont Lithium Limited (“Piedmont”) as a summary only, and does not contain all information about Piedmont’s assets and liabilities, financial position and performance, profits and losses, prospects, and the rights and liabilities attaching to Piedmont’s securities. Any investment in Piedmont should be considered speculative and there is no guarantee that they will make a return on capital invested, that dividends would be paid, or that there will be an increase in the value of the investment in the future. Piedmont does not purport to give financial or investment advice. No account has been taken of the objectives, financial situation or needs of any recipient of this presentation. Recipients of this presentation should carefully consider whether the securities issued by Piedmont are an appropriate investment for them in light of their personal circumstances, including their financial and taxation position. Forward Looking StatementsThis presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of securities legislation in Australia and the United States, including statements regarding exploration and development activities; plans for Piedmont’s mineral projects; projections of market demand and lithium prices; statements about the timing and amount of resource declarations; and statements about the timing and ability to complete scoping studies and feasibility studies. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual events, results, performance or achievements to be materially different from events, results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the risk that we will be unable to commercially extract mineral deposits, that our properties may not contain expected reserves, risks and hazards inherent in the mining business (including risks inherent in developing mining projects, environmental hazards, industrial accidents, weather or geologically related conditions), uncertainty about our ability to obtain required capital to execute our business plan, our ability to hire and retain required personnel, changes in the market prices of lithium, changes in technology or the development of substitute products, the uncertainties inherent in exploratory, developmental and production activities, including risks relating to permitting and regulatory delays, uncertainties inherent in the estimation of lithium resources, risks related to competition, as well as other uncertainties and risk factors set out in filings made from time to time with the Australian Stock Exchange and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Form 20-F. Actual events, results, performance and achievements could vary significantly from the estimates presented in this presentation. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We disclaim any intent or obligation to update publicly such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additionally, we undertake no obligation to comment on analyses, expectations or statements made by third parties in respect of Piedmont, its financial or operating results or its securities.Cautionary Note to United States Investors Concerning Estimates of Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources​The Project’s Core Property Mineral Resource of 25.1Mt @ 1.09% Li2O comprises Indicated Mineral Resources of 12.5Mt @ 1.13% Li2O and Inferred Mineral Resources of 12.6Mt @ 1.04% Li2O. The Central Property Mineral Resource of 2.80Mt @ 1.34% Li2O comprises Indicated Mineral Resources of 1.41Mt @ 1.38% Li2O and 1.39Mt @ 1.29% Li2O.The information contained in this presentation has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the securities laws in effect in Australia, which differ from the requirements of U.S. securities laws. The terms "mineral resource", "measured mineral resource", "indicated mineral resource" and "inferred mineral resource" are Australian terms defined in accordance with the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (the “JORC Code”).  However, these terms are not defined in Industry Guide 7 ("SEC Industry Guide 7") under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), and are normally not permitted to be used in reports and filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, information contained herein that describes Piedmont’s mineral deposits may not be comparable to similar information made public by U.S. companies subject to reporting and disclosure requirements under the U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. U.S. investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in Piedmont’s Form 20-F, a copy of which may be obtained from Piedmont or from the EDGAR system on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.​Competent Persons Statements​The information in this presentation that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources, Metallurgical Testwork Results, Concentrator Process Design, Concentrator Capital Costs, Concentrator Operating Costs, Mining Engineering and Mining Schedule was extracted from our ASX announcement dated May 26, 2020 which is available to view on the Company’s website at www.piedmontlithium.com.Piedmont confirms that: a) it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original ASX announcement; b) all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning Mineral Resources, Production Targets, and related forecast financial information derived from Production Targets included in the original ASX announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed; and c) the form and context in which the relevant Competent Persons’ findings are presented in this report have not been materially modified from the original ASX announcement.  22 
 
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 Clean Energy in the USA – May 2020  Piedmont Lithium Limited  Keith D. Phillips – President and CEO   +1 973 809 0505  kphillips@piedmontlithium.com  Head Office | 32 N Main Street | Suite 100 | Belmont, NC 28012 | USAExploration Office | 5706 Dallas-Cherryville Hwy. 279 | Bessemer City | NC 28016 | USARegistered Office | 28 The Esplanade | 9th Floor | Perth | WA 6000 | Australia  www.piedmontlithium.com 
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