Savannah Resources has suspended prospecting works at some areas of its Barroso lithium project in Portugal after the court issued a precautionary injunction filed by landowners.
The injunction only covers land that is not owned by the company. Meanwhile, private owners hold around 24% of the land needed for the project, while 75% is made up of communal land.
"We were expecting it and we accepted it as normal ... teams on the ground have already temporarily stopped the work they have been doing for the last two months," Savannah said.
The company expects to deliver its definitive feasibility study for Barroso in the second half of 2025, with the environmental licensing confirmation completed in a similar timeframe. The commissioning and first production from the project could then take place in 2027, it said.
According to the company, the Barroso project is Europe’s most significant resource of hard rock spodumene, containing 28 million tons of ore for a total of 293,400 tons of lithium oxide. In the past, the project has faced strong opposition from local residents and environmentalists.
Theodor Lisovoy, Managing Editor, Rough&Polished
