** Analysts at Macquarie initiate coverage on Australian
lithium miner Leo Lithium LLL.AX with an "outperform" rating
and a price target of A$1.35
** Brokerage expects the Goulamina Lithium project to
deliver first production in late 2024, with direct ship ore
(DSO) providing early cash flow in late 2023
** LLL is developing the Goulamina project in Mali in
partnership with Ganfeng Lithium Group 002460.SZ via a joint
venture
** Brokerage says it expects Goulamina Stage 1 to ramp
production up to a ~500 kilo tonnes per annum run rate in the
first two years
** LLL stock down as much as 2.8% to A$0.520
** Stock up 10.3% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Echha Jain in Bengaluru)
((Echha.jain@thomsonreuters.com))