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Mining News Pro - Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia, a joint venture between Tianqi Lithium and IGO Ltd, has made a A$136 million ($94m) bid to acquire lithium explorer Essential Metals as part of the partners’ plan to expand their footprint into Western Australia.
TLEA, which is 51% owned by China’s Tianqi Lithium and 49% by Australian miner IGO Ltd, set the bid at 50 Australian cents per share.
The sum represents a 36.3% premium to Essential’s 30-day volume weighted average share price, the bidders said.
The joint venture already has a 51% stake in Greenbushes, the world’s largest hard rock lithium mine, and 100% of the Kwinana lithium refinery.
The acquisition of Essential Metals, which has been backed by the junior’s board, will add early-stage project Pioneer Dome to venture’s asset portfolio.
Pioneer, which is years from development, includes the Dome North mineral resource of 11.2 million tonnes at 1.16% lithium oxide.
Essential Metals also holds the Juglah Dome and the Golden Ridge gold projects, both within Western Australia, as well as a JV interest in a number of gold and nickel projects in the region.
The transaction requires the approval of Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB), with Treasurer Jim Chalmers having the ultimate say.
A major supplier of minerals key to the energy transition such as rare earths and lithium, Australian authorities recently said they planned to become “more assertive” in deciding who is allowed to invest in the country’s growing critical minerals industry.
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