Afternoon trading January 12, page-31

ESSENTIAL METALS (ASX:ESS)

WA explorer Essential Metals has a $20m market cap and fingers in a bunch of interesting pies.

It has pencilled in an early stage scoping study at the Dome North lithium project for late in the March quarter “to coincide with further exploration progress and the anticipated continued improvement in the lithium market”.

As well some wholly owned gold, nickel and caesium projects, Essential also holds free-carried minority interests of between 25 per cent and 30 per cent in three gold projects.