Australia's Firefinch hits over 3-yr peak on progress for lithium JV

Lithium

16/08/2021 01:56

** Shares of lithium explorer Firefinch Ltd  FFX.AX  rise as
much as 9.7% to A$0.625, their highest since March 1, 2018
    ** Co says it entered legal agreements to progress a joint
venture with a unit of Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Co at the
Goulamina lithium project in southern Mali  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX3D5TV2
    ** Adds first production from Goulamina will be accelerated
and is now expected in 2023
    ** Stock rises for the fifth consecutive session
    ** Stock price has more than tripled this year, as of last
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 (Reporting by Soumyajit Saha in Bengaluru)
 ((Soumyajit.Saha@thomsonreuters.com;))