RE: RE: RE: Strategic Status - 49million grant - Czech Gigafactory3 May 2024 07:09
Czechia's vast lithium deposits could recharge the economy, says PM. Prime Minister Petr Fiala deemed the metal essential for the economic restart of Czechia, which holds the largest lithium deposits in Europe.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said his government is looking to facilitate lithium mining as it is a strategic raw material for the recovery of the Czech economy. The Cínovec area, located 100km northwest of Prague, holds the largest lithium deposit in Europe. Geomet, a Czech company that is part of the energy giant ČEZ, is running the deep mining operation, which is expected to start between 2026 and 2028.
Sikela also revealed in November that Czechia is in discussion with five other potential EV plant investors “from other continents”. Fiala said, “the gigafactory project is a strategic government priority, and it is in our interest to have the entire chain from lithium mining through the gigafactory, i.e. battery production, to the final products in Czechia.
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This makes Cinovec the largest hard rock lithium deposit in Europe, the fifth largest non-brine deposit in the world and a globally significant tin resource.
I'm starting research on IES after there investment from the UK infrastructure bank this week as something I can hold long also - it's only relatively recently we've started to see banks buying millions worth of shares in projects and there smarter than any basher on a BB. The European bank of reconstruction and development buying $6 million or EMH shares at 42.3 and still holding assures me I'm buying in bargain territory - they will be a valuable partner for FID after DFS.
Lots of key catalysts only get closer - DFS being Finalised and offtake expected to come alongside it. Research now is valuable approaching newflow
Have a lovely day and weekend all