Jequitinhonha River

Aperam BioEnergia kicks off Patch partnership by selling 15,000 metric tons of carbon removal

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
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Luxembourg, 2 April 2024 (10:00 CET) - Aperam BioEnergia, unit of the Aperam Recycling & Renewables Division located in Brazil, has recently partnered with Patch, a global platform connecting carbon credit buyers and sellers, to sell biochar carbon credits on the voluntary carbon market.

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  • Luxembourg, 2 April 2024 (10:00 CET) - Aperam BioEnergia, unit of the Aperam Recycling & Renewables Division located in Brazil, has recently partnered with Patch, a global platform connecting carbon credit buyers and sellers, to sell biochar carbon credits on the voluntary carbon market.
  • The new partnership has already resulted in the sale of 15,000 metric tons of biochar carbon removal.
  • Aperam began its first delivery via Patch in January this year, providing a certificate of 8.5 thousand tons of CO2e removed.
  • These certificates originate from biochar applied to the soil in Aperam BioEnergia planted forests, located in the Jequitinhonha Valley.

Nexa Resources advances in the acquisition of 10,000 tons of bio-oil from Aperam BioEnergia to reduce emissions when producing zinc oxide

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Thursday, December 28, 2023
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Nexa Resources has entered into an agreement to acquire 10,000 tons of bio-oil from Aperam BioEnergia in order to gradually replace the use of fossil fuels in the production of zinc oxide at the Três Marias (MG) metallurgical unit.

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  • Nexa Resources has entered into an agreement to acquire 10,000 tons of bio-oil from Aperam BioEnergia in order to gradually replace the use of fossil fuels in the production of zinc oxide at the Três Marias (MG) metallurgical unit.
  • Recovered and processed as a co-product from the production of charcoal from Aperam BioEnergia's renewable forests in the Jequitinhonha Valley, the biofuel will be used by Nexa in 12 zinc oxide production furnaces later this year.
  • The executive manager of Aperam BioEnergia, Benone Braga, also celebrated the partnership with Nexa, saying that the contract validates the large-scale adoption of the sustainable bio-oil produced at Aperam BioEnergia, commercially and environmentally.
  • Aperam BioEnergia was able to enable the production of a sustainable product that will contribute to the decarbonization of several industries.

SIGMA LITHIUM AWARDED THE ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING LICENSE WITH UNANIMOUS APPROVAL AND SCALES UP SOCIAL INITIATIVES; FIRST PRODUCTION ON SCHEDULE TO COMMENCE IN APRIL 2023

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Monday, April 10, 2023
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On March 31, 2023, Sigma Lithium was awarded its environmental operating license (LO), permitting the company to produce Green Lithium, with unanimous vote of approval including from all the NGOs with a seat at the CMI.

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  • On March 31, 2023, Sigma Lithium was awarded its environmental operating license (LO), permitting the company to produce Green Lithium, with unanimous vote of approval including from all the NGOs with a seat at the CMI.
  • The LO enables the company to sell all Green Lithium product from current and future production, including any stockpiled product.
  • This follows the successful completion of crushing circuit commissioning of the Greentech Plant as announced on February 13, 2023.
  • Sigma Lithium has held the required dual environmental licenses for both construction and initiation of its wholly owned Grota do Cirilo project since 2019.

Lithium Ionic Acquires Strategic Mining Claim in Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Monday, February 13, 2023
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(“MGLIT”), has entered into a binding asset purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) with Clésio Alves Gonçalves Mineraçao E Comercio Ltda (“Clesio”) pursuant to which MGLIT has acquired a strategic mining claim covering 1,000 hectares (the “Clesio Claim”) in Minas Gerais state, Brazil.

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  • (“MGLIT”), has entered into a binding asset purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) with Clésio Alves Gonçalves Mineraçao E Comercio Ltda (“Clesio”) pursuant to which MGLIT has acquired a strategic mining claim covering 1,000 hectares (the “Clesio Claim”) in Minas Gerais state, Brazil.
  • With the acquisition of the Clesio claim, Lithium Ionic has increased its land position to approximately 7,700 hectares, a six-fold increase from the 1,300 hectares it launched with in May 2022.
  • The Company’s land holdings are all located in the Jequitinhonha Valley, a prolific hard-rock lithium district in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
  • Geo., CEO of Lithium Ionic, commented, “We continue to consolidate prospective lithium targets in the prolific Eastern Brazilian Pegmatite Province known for its large and high grade hard-rock lithium deposits.

SIGMA LITHIUM ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON CONSTRUCTION, COMPLETING 94% OF CONCRETE AND 76% OF STEEL FOR GREENTECH PLANT, COMMISSIONING TO BE INITIATING DECEMBER 2022

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Friday, November 18, 2022
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Finalized over 99% of concrete works for the crushing module and 94% for the dense media separation ("DMS") module of the Greentech Plant.

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  • Finalized over 99% of concrete works for the crushing module and 94% for the dense media separation ("DMS") module of the Greentech Plant.
  • The Company achieved significant progress on each area of mechanical assembly of the Greentech Plant.
  • Significant progress in electromechanical assembly and civil construction was made during September, as shown in Figure 2 below.
  • Additionally, Sigma Lithium continues to pre-assemble prefabricated Greentech Plant parts as they arrive at site in order to increase the efficiency of construction and assembly.

SIGMA LITHIUM UPDATES FEASIBILITY STUDY WITH PHASE 1 AFTER-TAX NPV OF US$1.6 BN, INCREASING MINERAL RESERVES 2.6x TO 34MT AND SUPPORTING PHASE 1 AND PHASE 2 COMBINED POTENTIAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY INCREASE TO A TOTAL OF 450,000 tpa

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Monday, April 11, 2022
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VANCOUVER, BC, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SIGMA Lithium Corporation ("Sigma Lithium" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SGML, TSXV: SGML) dedicated to powering the next generation of electric vehicles with environmentally sustainable and high-purity lithium, is pleased to announce a significant increase in the Phase 1 (ONLY) After-Tax NPV to US$1.6 billion, as part of the updated Phase 1 Feasibility Study Technical Report (the "Updated Phase 1 Feasibility Study" or the "Updated Phase 1 FS") for its wholly owned Grota do Cirilo Project (the "Project").

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  • Phase 1 is financially robust as a standalone operation even before factoring in a potential Phase 2 production expansion.
  • Low-risk execution strategy: Phase 2 construction of production plant foundation earth works could commence concurrent with Phase 1 commissioning.
  • Multiple workstreams advancing with the objective of preparing for Phase 2 production in the near term.
  • Updated Phase 2 Pre-Feasibility study with combined Phase 1 and Phase 2 economics to be published early Q2-2022.

Brazil Minerals, Inc. Updates on Diamond & Gold Mining Operations

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Wednesday, August 21, 2019
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PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via OTC PR WIRE -- Brazil Minerals, Inc. (OTC: BMIX) (the "Company" or "Brazil Minerals") announced today that its alluvial diamond and gold project mining operations are progressing well and within its plans for production in the third quarter of 2019.

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  • PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via OTC PR WIRE -- Brazil Minerals, Inc. (OTC: BMIX) (the "Company" or "Brazil Minerals") announced today that its alluvial diamond and gold project mining operations are progressing well and within its plans for production in the third quarter of 2019.
  • This project is in the Jequitinhonha River Valley of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and in a district known for retrieval of diamonds and gold for over two centuries.
  • Brazil Minerals, through subsidiaries, has title to over 27,000 acres of mineral rights for diamonds and gold in this region.
  • In the current mining site, excavation has reached a depth of approximately 25 feet.