Highlights:
- Mining giant Sayona, has gained more than 100% in six months on ASX.
- The company currently has many ongoing gold and lithium exploration projects in Canada and Western Australia.
- Sayona has been expanding its operations while collaborating with different other big mining companies in Australia.
Lithium producer Sayona Mining Limited (ASX:SYA) has gained a whopping 103.85% in past six months on ASX and it has appreciated by 39.47% in its value in last one month. However, in last five trading days, Sayona’s stock has come down 7.02%. On Monday (29 August 2022), Sayona backtracked, losing up to 5.36% towards the closing, as a broader sell-off likely weighed down the stock.
Sayona shares, on Tuesday (30 August 2022), were spotted trading at AU$0.272 per share, up 2.830% at 10:51 AM AEST on ASX.
What is the reason behind Sayona’s share price surge?
There could be more than one reasons behind the price surge of Sayona’s shares.
- Sayona has some significant projects in Quebec, Canada and Western Australia under its possession. Along with Piedmont Lithium Inc. (ASX:PLL), the company owns North American Lithium, a lithium mine and concentrator.
- The mining giant has plans to integrate its existing North American Lithium mine with Authier Lithium Project and coming-up Tansim Lithium Project in order to create a state-of-the-art Abitibi lithium hub.
- The company has also acquired 60% stake in Moblan Lithium Project in Canada and has vowed to manufacture good-quality lithium to supply to the battery and electric vehicles market of America.
- In Western Australia, Sayona possesses a huge tenement portfolio in the Pilbara region that has potential for gold and lithium. Sayona has been exploring for Hemi-style gold targets in the Pilbara whereas its lithium projects are subject to an earn-in deal with Altura Mining Limited.
- On 4 August 2022, the company announced that restart of operations in North American Lithium has picked up the pace. Around 30% of plant and equipment upgrade are now done and magnetic separator and crusher have arrived.
- The project, as per Sayona, is on track to deliver first lithium spodumene concentrate production in first quarter of 2023. This is in line with the government’s plan to create a 100% local battery supply chain.