The company has applied for a 'substantially started' status, which, if approved, would make KSM's environmental assessment certificate valid for the life of the project.
According to Valor Econômico, the federal government is attempting to appoint former Brazilian Minister of Finance Guido Mantega as a Vale executive director.
A joint venture valued at $1.5 billion to $2 billion that wants to become Chile’s third lithium producer is in talks with investors to bankroll its project.