First phase of Lithium exploration project completed

Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes (second from left) with officials of the company (GINA photo)

The Morabisi Lithium and Tantalum Project’s first phase has been completed and deemed a success, says Greenpower Energy Limited Company, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Gerard King.

According to a GINA press release, the project is a collaborative one between the Australian company, Greenpower Energy and the Canadian-based Guyana Strategic Metals (GSM) Inc., and the first phase was conducted from March to June 2017. It aims to explore for rare earth minerals and lithium in Region Seven, and to see if the area has enough deposits to make it profitable for mining.

“We are very pleased with that, because it means we can go ahead and find out how much lithium is within that area,” King was quoted in the GINA release, as saying, whilst adding, “We are very pleased that it is in Guyana, there is a very