A tip:I have already written the contact details of the...

A tip:
I have already written the contact details of the responsible authority in a previous post, if you want to know exactly, please get in touch with them, as a friend of mine did.
Just checking whether the documents submitted are correct takes months and then, please read all the articles correctly!

26.01.24
https://kaernten.orf.at/stories/3241638/

Administrative proceedings likely to take years

It should then be clear in the first half of the year whether or not an EIA is required.
Kreiner considers it unrealistic that lithium mining can begin in 2025, as has already been reported in the media, in view of the official procedure - this could still take years: "After all, we must not forget that NGOs and neighbouring communities will then also have the right to appeal to the Federal Administrative Court and, in the event that an EIA is not required, to the Provincial Administrative Court.
In other words, this could still take years