Battery Metal Exchange - The BMX™

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The Battery Metal Exchange (BMX™) via our Proprietary Platform is based on advanced Blockchain and Smart Contract technologies, alternative Mine Project Financing Structures, and Asset-Backed Tokenization to radically change the traditional Mining Investor Ecosystem.

According to McKinsey, alternative Mine Financing Structures such as Royalty & Streaming Agreements and Proof of Reserves, that could represent more than $800 billion over the next 10 years.  Benchmark Minerals predicts at least 384 new mines have to be built by 2035, if Raw Material supply is to keep up with this growing market demand. 

In exchange for the funding that the Mine receives from the Investors, these Investors share in a portion of the actual increased annual revenues that the specific Mining Project were to generate over typically the life of the mine.  Creating a Digital Twin of the Physical Asset, but in Tokenized form.

For the funding that the Mine receives from Manufacturers or Investors, these Streaming Partners secure a share of the increased future production at an agreed upon discounted price, which may be fixed or alternatively a floating percentage of the prevailing Commodity Spot Price.   

Many Mines have built and operate Non-Core Assets such as Power Plants, Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP), Railways, Mine Camps, and other infrastructure. The Mine can sell these assets to the Investors and in return the Investors can share in a percentage of the revenues that these assets would create under a long-term outsourcing arrangement with the Mine. 

Some Mining Projects help to reduce the operating costs for the Mine and thus improve Mine profitability. Projects include Renewable Power Projects, Mine Electrification and Energy Management. In exchange for the capital that the Mine receives from Investors, the Investors get to share in a percentage of the OPEX Savings generated from the Project.

When implementing Li3's Blockchain-based BMX™ Platform, it can provide for the permanent, immutable, secure, auditable, and transparent recording of data and transactions. We utilize Proof of Stake (POS) Methodology to minimize energy usage and the associated GHG emissions produced. 

If Asset-Backed Tokens are created on the BMX™ Platform, they can be traded on Blockchain-based P2P Marketplaces or Exchanges, which can provide greater liquidity for Investors.

A Smart Contract is a self-executing Digital Agreement that enables two or more parties to exchange Money and Digital Tokens automatically, in a transparent, conflict-free way.

The Asset-Backed Tokens created for each Mining Project can be bought, sold or traded on the soon to be available BMX™ Platform Peer-to-Peer Marketplace or other well-known Trading Platforms. 

Asset-Backed Tokens are Blockchain-based units of value that are pegged to Real-World Assets (RWA's), such as the share in the Mine Project Revenue Streams (like Royalty or Streaming Agreements) from actual Commodity Production, and even potentially, Tokenizing the Mining or Commodity Reserves.

This Asset Class will represent a large subcategory of Security Tokens and allow users to hold fractional ownership rights in a Digital form.