Leading Edge Materials Corp. welcomes the publication of the report "Rare Earth Magnets and Motors: A European Call for Action" by the European Raw Materials Alliance. The Report is the result of an extensive stakeholder consultation process organized by ERMA. In 2020, the European Commission launched ERMA under the leadership of Commissioner Thierry Breton and Vice President Maroš Šefčovič with EIT RawMaterials tasked with managing the work of the alliance. The first objective of ERMA became the support the growth of an alternative European and global rare earth supply chain to increase resiliency of EU industrial ecosystems. ERMA works along two workstreams; identifying solutions to regulatory and structural bottlenecks that... [...]
Leading Edge Materials Corp. announces third quarter results for the period ending July 31, 2021. All references to dollar amounts in this release are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise specified. Highlights During and After the Quarter During the three months ended July 31, 2021, the Company: On May 5, 2021, the Mining Inspectorate of Sweden decided to reject the mining lease application for the Norra Karr project. The [...]
Leading Edge Materials Corp. is pleased to announce the technical report for its Norra Karr rare earth element project titled "BY-PRODUCTS, SWEDEN" dated August 19, 2021 , has been filed under the Company's profile on SEDAR today. The Report supports the disclosure in the Company's news release dated July 22, 2021. All figures in the PEA are US dollars unless otherwise specified. The news release on July 22, 2021 [...]
Leading Edge Materials Corp. is pleased to announce that the technical report for its Woxna Graphite project titled "NI 43-101 Technical Report - Woxna Graphite" with effective date June 9, 2021, has been filed under the Company's profile on SEDAR today . The Report supports the disclosure in the Company's news release dated June 9, 2021. All figures in the Report are US dollars unless otherwise specified. The news [...]
Leading Edge Materials Corp. is pleased to announce the results of a Preliminary Economic Assessment study for the development of its 100%-owned Norra Karr REE project located in Sweden. The PEA was prepared by SRK Ltd. and all figures in the PEA are US dollars unless otherwise specified. As previously announced, the Company commissioned SRK to re-evaluate the Project at PEA level with the objective to improve resource [...]
Leading Edge Materials Corp. announces second quarter results for the period ending April 30, 2021. All references to dollar amounts in this release are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise specified. Highlights During and After the Quarter During the three months ended April 30, 2021 the Company: Appointed Mr. Sanjay Swarup as new Chief Financial Officer on March 1, 2021 Held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on [...]
Leading Edge Materials Corp. is pleased to announce preliminary Live Cycle Assessment results for its Woxna Graphite anode project. On December 10, 2020, the Company announced it had commissioned Minviro, a London based globally recognized LCA consultancy, to build an LCA model and deliver a report for the planned vertically integrated production of natural graphite anode material in Sweden as described in the Company's [...]
Leading Edge Materials Corp. announces that it has submitted its full appeal to the Government of Sweden against the rejection of its mining lease application for the Norra Karr REE project. As previously announced, on May 5th the Mining Inspectorate of Sweden rejected the mining lease application Norra Karr K nr1 with the motivation that since the Company had not acquired a Natura 2000 permit for the Project, they were [...]
Leading Edge Materials Corp. is pleased to announce the results of a Preliminary Economic Assessment for the development of its 100%-owned Woxna Graphite mine and vertically integrated anode material production located in Sweden. The PEA was prepared by Zenito Limited. All figures in the PEA are US dollars unless otherwise specified. Main PEA Highlights The PEA indicates the potential viability of a Swedish operation [...]
Leading Edge Materials Corp. announces that it has received confirmation from the Mining Inspectorate of Sweden that it has decided against approving the current mining lease application for Norra Karr nr1. The Company will now evaluate appropriate measures with its legal advisers, the most likely one being using its right to appeal the decision by Bergsstaten to the Government of Sweden. The Company wishes to highlight [...]
Leading Edge Materials Corp. is pleased to announce, further to its news releases dated December 6, 2020 and February 11, 2021, that it has completed the sale to United Lithium Corp. of 100% of the issued and outstanding share capital of Bergby Lithium AB , which holds a 100% interest in the mining licenses comprising the Bergby Lithium project located in central Sweden, 25km north of Gavle . Pursuant to the Transaction [...]
Leading Edge Materials Corp. announces the voting results from the Company's Annual General of Shareholders held on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. A total of 44,678,571 common shares were voted, representing 30.40% of the Company's issued and outstanding common shares. Shareholders voted in favour of setting the number of directors at three and for the re-election of all director nominees. The percentage of votes cast for [...]