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African Mining and Energy (AME) has proposed to erect lithium battery facility under the scheme of community based mining at Qenticha.
Moreover, the government has asked the firm to come up with the technical capabilities and financial documentations required for the go ahead node of the project.
The company said that it is under discussion with the Ministry of Mining and Petroleum (MoMP) on its proposal about the operation of tantalum resource that was initially developed at the end of the Derg era which then commenced mines in 1994.
Sammy Million, Stakeholder Relationship Manager of AME, expressed his hope that the talk with MoMP will be closed in the near future.