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Cornish Lithium commissions £4m DLE pilot plant

Cornish Lithium Ltd said it had successfully commissioned the pioneering £4 million direct lithium extraction (DLE) pilot plant at United Downs, Cornwall. DLE The company added that it was the first time that a DLE system has become operational in the UK. DLE technology selectively removes the lithium compounds from the geothermal waters. Cornish Lithium […]

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Cornish Lithium appoints Janet Blas as NED

Cornish Lithium Ltd has appointed mining industry executive Janet Blas as an independent non-executive director. Ms Blas is currently chief financial officer of Bacanora Lithium, which was acquired by Ganfeng Lithium in December 2021 for approximately £275 million. She is a certified public accountant who has held a number of senior financial roles. These have […]

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Cornish Lithium appoints CFO Varshan Gokool as director

Cornish Lithium has appointed chief financial officer Varshan Gokool to the board as an executive director. Mr Gokool joined the company in November 2020, bringing more than 20 years’ mining industry experience. He has worked for Euromax Resources in North Macedonia, European Goldfields in Greece and Romania and Katanga Mining in the Democratic Republic of […]

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Cornish Lithium appoints Ian Cockerill as chairman among board changes

Cornish Lithium Ltd has appointed Ian Cockerill as independent non-executive chairman among a series of board changes. He replaces Derek Linfield who will become a non-executive director. Former NED Louise Wrathall will leave the board to concentrate on her other business interests. Mr Cockerill has more than 45 years’ experience in the global natural resources […]