ION Energy Ltd said its CEO Ali Haji and the firm’s technical team have landed in Mongolia for a new site visit at its Baavhai Uul and Urgakh Naran lithium operations.
The company said that Haji is in Mongolia for strategic site visits from April 16 to 26, in anticipation of sharing plans with the market for ION’s pending drilling programs, ION said in a statement.
Haji is accompanied by senior technical team members, including director Enkhtuvshin Khishigsuren, with 30 years of Mongolian mineral discovery experience, lead technical advisor Don Hains, and geologist Mark King.
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"Now that borders are fully open, I'm delighted to have foremost industry experts see our projects firsthand and work with our Mongolian team to kick off the next phase of our fully-funded exploration programs,” CEO Haji told investors.
“Our preliminary results have reinforced the long-term lithium potential at our Baavhai Uul project and Urgakh Naran projects, as we strive to play a pivotal role in Asia's battery metals supply hub. I'm really excited to provide updates from Mongolia, over the coming days.”
ION told shareholders that the visit also gives Haji the opportunity to personally thank the dedicated exploration team members for their commitment and flexibility since the onset of the pandemic, in furthering our maiden drilling program at the flagship Baavhai Uul lithium brine site, while keeping each other safe and healthy.
Haji and the team will host a "Live from Mongolia” 15-minute shareholder summit on April 25.
ION's flagship, 81,000 hectare Baavhai Uul lithium brine project is the largest and first lithium brine exploration licence award in Mongolia. ION also holds the 29,000 hectare Urgakh Naran lithium brine licence in Mongolia’s Dorngovi province.
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