EUROPEAN LITHIUM LIMITED, page-3587

The second of the two articles you point us to states:

From today's perspective, ore extraction on the Koralm is to begin in 2025, and the first battery-compatible lithium is to be launched in late 2026 or early 2027, Wanke said. However, the company still has a rocky road ahead of it. Because it has the right to search for lithium and also the basic right to break down lithium ( Mining permit ). However, the concrete extraction operating plan is still missing, which fixes and approves the necessary measures step by step. Before that, the concrete financing plan but also some environmental assessments are open. It would also be conceivable for neighbors to object and thus lead to years of delay, even if they should not be right in the end.

There is virtually no discussion of the local scene on these threads, though I remember you did not think much of a local mayor.