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The link ain't copying properly. Will try on my pc. Have a read. Just Google it. Tees Valley Lithium are building a massive processing plant to produce commercial grade Lithium. Weardale will supply the critical minerals. TVL are part of TV Regeneration. Together they have agreed to supply, process and deliver 96000 tons of Lithium per year. 500 jobs will be associated with this specific partnership.

We should start seeing more investors soon because Weardale Lithium already had a six figure investment from partners to get things going. Their plant is relatively light touch, building on pre- existing infrastructure and using the most sustainable technologies available. They don't have to mine. They are bringing the Lithium up from geothermal water under the moors on a brown field site. Planning permission agreed on 5th February. I suspect this will move fast as soon as they start building this.

Weardale Lithium signed an agreement with Tees Valley Lithium on 25th February 2025, less than 3 weeks after securing planning permission for the site development. They have already awarded a contract for the plant development to KKBR, who they have already worked with in the pilot stage of the project, using the most sustainable method of lithium extraction available. Partly due to the site's unique geology- the lithium is contained within geothermal water underground.

I expect we'll be hearing about site construction and employment opportunities soon enough. The plans suggest the plant will be quite light touch because of the simplified process.

Lithium is an essential element for making bombs. We're going to be stepping up on behalf of Europe it seems in the vacuum that the loss of the US as a reliable partner will leave. Let's hope it will get some recognition when it comes to free trade is concerned.

Weardale Lithium has an especially critical mineral for all things AI and for the defence industry which is becoming increasingly significant. GLA.

DOGE are busy cutting US defence contracts randomly all over the place. So it seems a bit unlikely to me. The US budget has been signed off but if you read the papers you can see that Musk is slashing every department he can get into- yes, including defence. It's being challenged in courts but could take a long time to be resolved. I would be very wary. Probably why it hasn't been RNSed.

Lithium is a critical resource. Trump has had a negative Impact on green stocks. They will all recover. Trump is on course to do some serious damage to the world economy. I am very much hoping some satnity will prevail in the market soon. They can't keep betting on fossil fuels. Half of Hollywood burnt down last year. We need more energy for AI. It just can't be dirty going forward.

The price of lithium will recover and this little player might just increase their aspirations. Weardale Lithium are well placed with the industry networks around them. They're making the most of them with agreements for commercial production already in place. Check out their website.

I agree. It's great news that they're got planning permission for Stanhope. Weardale Lithium have commissioned a genuinely innovative drilling mechanism with very low to zero carbon emissions. The lithium is in brine from underground geothermal water. The water will be pumped back underground again for minimal disruption of local biodiversity. They have already tested the lithium quality in the past 2 years.

Their next step is to scale up towards commercial production. They have partnerships set up with all the right firms taking up the net zero energy challenge across the North East.

As soon as we get some substantive news on this journey with Weardale Lithium this will recover and climb substantially. I'd like to see Marchale Capital sell some if their investments in hospitality and buy some more of Weardale Lithium. Worth doing from this low base. Should multi-bag from here.

The news piece on itv says it will be operational within this year. I expect once the demonstration site is complete they will be producing and delivering the whole product in tandem with partners from local universities. It's being lauded as the least carbon intensive approach to mining lithium in the world! The big advantage is that they are bringing it up through pipes and sending the geothermal water straight back underground. Very little disruption to the landscape and very close to net zero in the extraction process. And it could be a local supplier to car manufacturers like Nissan, also based locally in the North East.

You're just inventing things Avocet. It won't take 2 years to build. They will be producing by 2026. At commercial stage in 18 months to 2 years.

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Getting local coverage already.

As the CEO noted this morning Cornwall lithium mines have already got some government funding. I noticed that in the FT recently.

If you don't know what a demonstration plant is why do you think it's a waste of money? It will be to prove up their capacity for extracting the lithium through pipes. They also have partners lined up to support commercialisation according to their website. Worth reading up on your investment.

Should be lots more news coming in and more publicity soon enough. The KBR contractors will be getting to work now. They are an American company. Should attract some sensible investors.

Have tweeted a bullish statement on their twitter feed. Say they will be the biggest lithium site in Europe. Need some iis in to pick this up I guess.

The KBR press release is better than the RNS. Says it will be producing by early 2026.

Cheers Dom-Bella.

Can anyone share this again please? Thx v much.

Not sure why the link hasn't copied properly. The article is from January 30th, 5 days ago. It says it's expected to pass. A lot of investors will wait until it has been signed off properly.

It will go through. Three years in the planning and pilot stages already done. 200 jobs associated with it. Regeneration for the North East. Fits in with local skill sets.

Everyone will know soon enough. We should probably save the link to the live screen and put it on Twitter.

I would expect it to be covered over the weekend. Already in the public domain. It has massive implications for growth in the North East of England. Good news for a change. GLA everyone.