Officials of Atlantic Lithium in a pose after the awards
Atlantic Lithium has been adjudged the Best Performer in Exploration (Junior Category) at the 9th Ghana Mining Industry Award on Friday (1 December) in Accra.
This is the second time in a row, the Africa focused firm is winning the Best Performer in Exploration award! (Junior Category).
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Ghextractives.com on the sidelines of the award, Country Manager of Atlantic Lithium, Abdul-Razak Shaibu Ballah said the award is a testament of the firm’s dedication and hardwork.
“We are very excited, we won it last year and we won it this year too, it is because of our hardwork and dedication.”
“I think we have been working hard, we are very aggressive with whatever we are doing., We are exploring more and I think sometime next year we will upgrade our mineral resources,” he said.
The additional drilling will take the programme underway currently to 26,500m, said Atlantic, with completion scheduled for the second quarter of 2024
The Australia-based Atlantic Lithium on Thursday (19 October) secured a 15- year mining lease from the government of Ghana after meeting all the necessary requirements.
About Atlantic Lithium
Atlantic Lithium is an AIM and ASX-listed lithium company advancing a portfolio of lithium projects in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire through to production.
The Company’s flagship project, the Ewoyaa Project in Ghana, is a significant lithium spodumene pegmatite discovery on track to become Ghana’s first lithium-producing mine.
The Company signed a funding agreement with Piedmont Lithium Inc. towards the development of the Project.
At the Ewoyaa Project, Atlantic Lithium intends to be producing spodumene concentrate via a simple gravity only process flowsheet.
Atlantic Lithium holds 560km2 and 774km2 of tenure across Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire respectively, comprising significantly under-explored, highly prospective licences.
Reporting by Fred Dzakpata in Accra
