Bernard Aylward talks Proactive through the plans for its Bougouni lithium asset in Mali following a £3mln fundraise this week.
Major shareholder Suay Chin backed the funding, which will pay for more geotechnical work to help move the project towards a final investment decision, said Aylward.
“We are in a position to bring a project into development delivering into an industry where there's a significant and growing supply gap currently.
“We only see the lithium market continuing to grow.”