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Century Lithium announced on September 9 that it has submitted a Mine Plan of Operations to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for its Angel Island lithium project in Nevada, together with a Nevada Reclamation Permit application, advancing the project into formal permitting. The next stage is expected to include federal environmental review, including the BLM-led Environmental Impact Statement process. Century Lithium targets completion of the principal environmental review and permitting around Q1 2028, followed by construction. The feasibility study outlines an approximately 40-year mine life and average production of around 26,500 mt/year of battery-grade lithium carbonate. The project remains in permitting and has not entered commercial production.

Indian battery materials and recycling company LOHUM announced on September 9 that it has completed its first lithium shipment from its mining assets in Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe, marking the start of physical shipments from its overseas upstream lithium operations. LOHUM holds interests in 10 spodumene-bearing mining blocks covering approximately 1,100 hectares, with options to acquire interests in up to 90 additional surrounding blocks. The company also plans to establish local processing capacity in Zimbabwe. The volume, grade and final destination of the first shipment have not yet been disclosed.

Atlas Lithium announced on September 9 that approximately 71% of direct capital expenditure for its Neves lithium project in Minas Gerais, Brazil, has been secured through executed contracts and firm agreements. Contracted costs are approximately 16% below the corresponding DFS budget, covering civil works, DMS plant installation, crushing systems, electrical infrastructure, engineering, project management and domestic logistics. The DFS estimates direct CAPEX at approximately US$57.56 million, with designed production of around 146,000 mt/year of SC5.5 spodumene concentrate. The latest contracting progress marks another step toward construction and production.