Australian firm Battery Minerals has received a mining licence from the Mozambican Government for its Balama Central graphite project.
The project will allow the firm to produce 50,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of graphite concentrate.
Battery Minerals chairman David Flanagan said: “This is another important milestone for the Balama Central graphite project for the production of graphite concentrate.”
According to the previous feasibility study, the Balama Central project will require $69.4m in capital investment.
It is expected to have an operational life of 27 years.
In August 2021, Battery Minerals signed a deal to sell its Mozambican subsidiary Suni Resources to Tirupati Graphite for $9.1m in cash and Tirupati Graphite shares.
Suni Resources owns the Montepuez and Balama Central graphite projects.
The sale is part of Battery Minerals’ efforts to focus on its Australian mineral exploration assets.