Lithium Ionic says advancing toward construction in Lithium Valley

Lithium Ionic (LTHCF) provided a year-end review of its key accomplishments in 2025 and an outlook on priorities for 2026. The company said, “The past year marked a pivotal transition for Lithium Ionic, defined by continued mineral resource growth, the delivery of a materially improved feasibility study, strengthened technical leadership, and successful financing execution. Together, these milestones have positioned the Company to enter 2026 focused on advancing permitting to completion, finalizing detailed engineering, securing project financing, and progressing pre-development activities to advance its flagship Bandeira Lithium Project into the construction phase. With a robust technical foundation in place and lithium market fundamentals strengthening, Lithium Ionic is well positioned to emerge as a near-term supplier of high-quality spodumene concentrate to the global battery supply chain.” Blake Hylands, P.Geo., CEO of Lithium Ionic, commented, “Lithium Ionic has moved decisively beyond concept and optimization and is now firmly in an execution phase. Bandeira is a technically mature, economically compelling project located in one of the world’s lowest-cost hard-rock lithium regions, and our focus is on converting that strength into a producing operation. As lithium market fundamentals continue to tighten, we believe Bandeira is well positioned to enter the market at scale and deliver high-quality spodumene concentrate into global battery supply chains. Our objective is clear: advance through permitting and financing and bring this project into construction with discipline and confidence.”