Project Development

*Dates are the Companies best estimates and are subject to change

• 2021

  •  May

    Commencements

     

    • recruitment process for the remaining key management team personnel required to deliver the Project.
    • upgrade the temporary construction access road to ensure access to the minesite for heavy equipment.

     

    Completions

     

    • the preparation of tender packages for the plant's site bulk earthworks, construction accommodation and access road.
    • the purchase of the Las Perdices land package, located directly south of the existing areas previously purchased in 2019. These additional 9,000 hectares will provide the Company with greater access to flatter land, ensuring reduced earthwork costs alongside vital emergency access. 
    • the rescue, removal and storage of the surface vegetation and topsoil in the area required for the construction of the lithium processing plant.

     

     

  •  February

    Commencements

    Subheading

    • initial site activities at the Sonora Lithium Project
    • the rescue and removal of surface vegetation and topsoil in the area required for the construction of the lithium processing plant.
      • These activities are being performed in compliance with its obligations pursuant to its environmental approvals. The excavated material will be stockpiled at a location adjacent to the plant site and will be stored in an approved manner in order that it can be incorporated into the future project rehabilitation schedule. A team of 15 personnel has been deployed to site, including two ecologists, a biologist, and a forestry engineer. The majority of these personnel reside in the local area.
    • the preparatory work required to upgrade the main access road to the site in preparation for providing access for heavy equipment.
    • the tender process for the site accommodation and ancillary facilities, scheduled to be commissioned by the end of Q2, 2021.

     

     

The future plan is subject to change

• 2021

  • Dec 2021

    Commencements

    Subheading

    • commencement of site earthworks engineering packages*
    • accommodation facilities for the construction teams are now being manufactured in Sonora, and the first camp units will be delivered to site in December*

     
• 2022

  • Q4 2022

    Commencements

    Subheading

    • Long lead items to be ordered for delivery to Sonora in late 2022 and early 2023

     

     

  • Q1/Q2 2022

    Commencements

    Subheading

    • commencement of civil and concrete works*

     

     
• 2023

  • Q4 2023

    Commencements

    Subheading

    • First lithium plant commissioning planned for late Q4, 2023*