News roundup: Australia’s lithium & Oman’s limestone
Liontown begins site construction works for Lithium Project
Liontown Resources, the Australian battery minerals producer, has announced that it has achieved a key milestone in the development of its Kathleen Valley Lithium Project in Western Australia, with the approval of the Mining Proposal and Mine Closure Plan for the project from the WA Department of Mines, Industry, Regulation and Safety (DMIRS).
Great Panther Mining announces management reshuffle
Great Panther Mining, the precious metals producer focused on the operation of the Tucano Gold Mine in Brazil, where it controls a land package of nearly 200,000 hectares in the prospective Vila Nova Greenstone belt, has announced that as part of its ongoing strategic initiative to reposition the company, three of its directors have each resigned from the board, effective September 30, 2022.
Tata Steel offloads 19% of stake in Oman’s Al Rimal Mining
Tata Steel, the Indian steel manufacturing giant, has announced that it has offloaded 19% of its stake in Al Rimal Mining, an Omani-based limestone mining company, to Oman National Investments Development Company (TANMIA), reducing its stake in the company to 51% from 70%.