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Trelavour project deemed ‘nationally significant’

Cornish Lithium plc said that its Trelavour hard rock development could bypass separate approvals processes after the Government deemed it a nationally significant infrastructure project. CONFIDENCE Secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, Angela Rayner, issued the direction, citing the likely “significant economic impact” of the development in “driving growth, nationally and regionally”. […]

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Cornish Lithium reappoints Keith Liddell as NED

Cornish Lithium plc has re-appointed former director Keith Liddell as a board non-executive director. Mr Liddell, whose previous appointment ended in June 2023, is experienced in mineral extraction techniques and management of mineral projects worldwide. An experienced metallurgical engineer and resource company director, he is chairman of Lifezone Metals Ltd and a director of Tombador […]

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Cornish Lithium chairman Ian Cockerill leaves

Cornish Lithium plc’s independent non-executive chairman Ian Cockerill has left to become chief executive officer and executive director of Endeavour Mining plc. Company founder and CEO Jeremy Wrathall will be interim chairman until a replacement independent non-executive chair is appointed. Mr Cockerill said: “Cornish Lithium has made significant progress over the past two years, and […]

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Cornish Lithium NED and former chairman retires

Cornish Lithium plc non-executive director and former chairman Derek Linfield steps down from today. From August 2016, he played a major role in developing the company including negotiating and structuring its mineral rights portfolio and initial fundraising. Cornish Lithium said that Mr Linfield’s longstanding legal skills were pivotal during the company’s early stages of development […]

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Cornish Lithium appoints new NEDs

Cornish Lithium plc has appointed Adam Howard and John Raymond to the board as non-executive directors. ADAM HOWARD Each represent the company’s strategic investors the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) and The Energy and Minerals Group (EMG) respectively, following the £53.6m fundraise earlier in the year. Mr Howard is a director of UKIB, responsible for leading […]

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Cornish Lithium finishes 13,000m drilling for revised MRE

Cornish Lithium plc completed more than 13,000 metres of resource evaluation drilling at the end of September at its Trelavour hard rock project. DEMONSTRATION PLANT The company is in the final stages of appointing consultants to produce a revised mineral resource estimate which will feed a feasibility study expected in early 2024. A tender process […]