Frontier Lithium Attracts Accomplished Metallurgical Expert as VP of Operations
FRONTIER LITHIUM ATTRACTS
ACCOMPLISHED METALLURGICAL EXPERT
AS VP OF OPERATIONS
SUDBURY, ON
,
Feb. 15, 2023
/CNW/ - Frontier Lithium Inc. (TSXV: FL) (FRA: HL2) (OTCQX:
LITOF) ("Frontier" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of
Graeme Goodall
,
to the position of Vice President of Operations. Mr. Goodall is a Professional Engineer with a
designation in Metallurgical Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from
McGill
University
. Mr. Goodall joins Frontier with over twenty years of experience focused on metallurgy,
pyrometallurgy and extractive operations for multi-national mining and metals producers.
As stated by
Trevor Walker
, President & CEO of Frontier Lithium, upon the appointment of Mr.
Goodall, "We are fortunate to be able to attract global experts, like Graeme, locally. Graeme's
knowledge and experience will complement our current team and add significant value to Frontier
Lithium as we plan for production."
The addition of Mr. Goodall reflects the company's strategy to complement its existing expertise in
lithium refining with strong operational and metallurgy expertise. The appointment comes at a time
when Frontier is focussed on advancing its fully integrated PAK Lithium Project which will see a
mine, mill and lithium salts plant operational in the coming years.
"I am excited by the opportunity to join the Frontier Lithium team. I look forward to contributing my
knowledge and understanding in the areas of metallurgy and extractive operations as it moves into
production", expressed Mr. Goodall.
Mr. Goodall has held several positions with international mining and metals companies, including
Glencore, Vale , Rio Tinto and Noranda. His most recent position was as Manager, Pyrometallurgy
and Furnace Integrity at Glencore XPS in
Sudbury
and prior to that as Interim Technical Director and
Superintendent, Furnace Integrity at Koniambo SAS in
New Caledonia
. In addition to his doctorate
degree, Mr. Goodall also holds a Master of Materials Engineering and a Bachelor of Metallurgical
Engineering from
McGill University
in
Montreal, QC
.
About Frontier Lithium
Frontier Lithium is a preproduction business with an objective to become a strategic domestic
supplier of spodumene concentrates for industrial users as well as battery-grade lithium hydroxide
and other chemicals to the growing electric vehicle and energy storage markets in
North America
.
The Company maintains the largest land position and resource in a premium lithium mineral district
located in
Ontario's
Great Lakes region.
About PAK Lithium Project
The PAK lithium project contains one of
North America's
highest-grade lithium resources. The project
encompasses close to 27,000 hectares and remains largely unexplored; however, since 2013, the
company has delineated two premium spodumene-bearing lithium deposits (PAK and Spark),
located 2.3 kilometres apart. Exploration is continuing on the project through two other spodumene-
bearing discoveries: the Bolt pegmatite (located between the PAK and Spark deposits), as well as
the Pennock pegmatite (25 kilometres northwest of PAK deposit within the project claims). A 2021
preliminary economic assessment (National Instrument 43-101 technical report titled "NI 43-101
Technical Report, Pak Property, PAK, Red Lake Mining District,
Ontario, Canada
" by BBA E&C Inc.,
with an effective date of
April 5, 2021
) delivered a fully integrated lithium operation, including the
mine and mill and the conversion plant for production of battery-quality lithium salts.
Forward-looking Statements
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in
the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this release. This release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking
statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address
future production, reserve potential, exploration drilling, exploitation activities and events or
developments that the Company expects are forward-looking statements. Although the Company
believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or
developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward looking statements include market
prices, exploitation and exploration successes, continued availability of capital and financing, and
general economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such statements
are not guarantees of future performance and those actual results or developments may differ
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For more information on the
Company, Investors should review the Company's registered filings available at
sedar.com
.
SOURCE
Frontier Lithium Inc.
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