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Clontarf grants 160m share options

Clontarf Energy plc has granted long-term incentive share options over a total 160 million ordinary shares of 0.01p each in the company. Chairman David Horgan received 60m options; non-executive director Peter O’Toole and financial director-company secretary James Finn, 40m each; and financial controller Dipti Mehta, 20m. The options vest immediately with an exercise price of […]

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Clontarf progresses bid to extract lithium in Bolivia

Clontarf Energy plc has made progress in the bidding process for direct lithium extraction from seven priority salt pans in Southern Bolivia. FINANCING The company’s joint venture with NEXT-ChemX Corporation proposes a pilot plant in partnership with state-owned lithium company YLB* by the end of 2024. On 4 March Clontarf submitted its qualification materials to YLB […]

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Clontarf looks to bid for Bolivian priority salt pans

Clontarf Energy plc could submit bids for a direct lithium extraction project from seven priority salt pans, or salares, in Potosí and Oruro, Bolivia. PILOT PLANT The company’s joint venture with US-based NEXT-ChemX Corporation plans a pilot plant in Bolivia in partnership with state-owned lithium company YLB* by the end of 2024.  On 26 January, […]

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Clontarf grants 300m share options to PDMRs

Clontarf Energy plc has granted long-term incentive share options to directors and senior management over a total 300,000,000 ordinary shares of 0.01p each in the company. The options, with an exercise price of 0.10p and an expiry date of 30 July 2030, vest immediately. The exercise price represents a premium of 11.11% to the closing […]

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Clontarf mulls further financing as losses near £4.8m

Clontarf Energy plc said it was considering further financing for its activities as the company’s losses reached £4.8 million from its oil and gas and more recent lithium interests. FINANCES The group has a 60% working interest in the Tano block in Ghana, a memorandum on the Chad Basin, and in 2023 signed a joint […]