If I may correct you a little...
the mine was planned by the Austrian government at the time to search for uranium for its only nuclear power plant ..... but it never went into operation.At that time, 1.4 km long tunnels were made, but without infrastructure The mine was never in operation, except for a small trial run in 2013 ....
Please see page 2
There is still no road for heavy lorries, no electricity, gas and water pipes or other infrastructure such as buildings
https://wcsecure.weblink.com.au/pdf/EUR/02086740.pdfT"In addition to a large number of customary drill samples, the Wolfsberg Project already has anestablished exploration mine that was originally built by the Austrian government in the 1980s.
Atrial mining operation to extract approximately 1,500 tonnes of pegmatite ore from theWolfsberg Project was completed in 2013 and provides the Company a unique advantage asmaterial is readily available for use to define the ultimate refining process of lithium carbonateand lithium hydroxide products at this early stage in the projects development. As this stepusually only occurs after production starts it can lead to a substantial reduction of productivityin the first few months of a mines productive life"
and read:
https://www.derstandard.de/story/3000000259456/lithium-aus-kaernten-betreiber-werben-mit-fragwuerdigen-aussagenBut Critical Metals' methods raise questions: Is the company advertising with dubious to misleading claims on the Nasdaq website? Several press releases state that the Wolfsberg project is the first ‘fully permitted’ lithium mine in Europe. However, an enquiry by the STANDARD to the Austrian mining authority in the Ministry of Finance shows that this is not the case. Although the Austrian subsidiary ECM Lithium AT GmbH is the ‘holder of the mining licence for the Andreas mine field’, several other permits would be required for mining.These include the approval of a profit plan and licences for the construction of mining facilities. ‘There are currently no permits or authorisations in this regard, and the mining authority has not received any applications in this context,’ the ministry states. There is also a possible environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedure. The question of whether an EIA procedure is necessary is currently being litigated before an administrative court, but no decision has yet been made.
