Frontier Lithium (FL.V)

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FL has hit a new high and is up 47% YTD. But we have no company news to report. In fact, there has not been a press release since November. We might have seen this as a small cap January bounce, but it did not exactly decline last year either, which is the typical reason behind a January bounce. There has been a bit of insider buying (insiders own 15%). Frontier Lithium is progressing its PAK Lithium Project in northern Ontario, targeting a final investment decision in late 2027 or early 2028 and first production by decade's end. Recent joint venture videos and updates highlight integrated mine-and-refinery plans, boosting investor confidence in execution timelines.
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FL is now $120M market cap, up 20% this year. It has no revenue yet, losses and negative cash flow. It has about $20M cash. Insiders own 16%. The study shows a 31-year potential mine life for its PAK Ontario Lithium project.  The study talks up numbers a lot, but the expected rate of return is 17.9%, which is fairly low vs other studies, especially considering $1B in capital costs. This is not to say it is not a feasible project, but a higher IRR would be better. There is work to be done still here and of course financing will be needed. We would consider it OK, but there remains a lot of risks here too as well.
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FL has seen some executive turnover, including the CFO quitting. But it also in May released its pre-feasibility study on the PAK project, outlining life-of-minee cash flow of $8B on an initial ~$500M capital cost and net present value of $2.6B.  Drilling is ongoing. Insiders, owning 20%, have been small net buyers in the past six months. There has been chatter of government assistance with its project in terms of infrastructure and/or construction. Things are moving forward nicely here. '
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A smallcap that's done well for him as lithium prices have jumped, fuelled by the boom in e-cars that will continue for the coming decade. Like Australia, all the Canadian projects have been hard rock. Most lithium comes from South America, which is low cost vs. hard cost which costs more in production. Australia leads hard rock production while Canadian is trying to generate more such business. Board members and the CEO have a background in mining and are well-connected in the industry. This is a high-beta way to own lithium.