APA is consulting on the final design of Savannah's Mina do Barroso lithium mine in Boticas until 4 December. Extraction now runs 15 years in a 22-year cycle, with no water taken from the Covas river. Here is what changed and how to comment.
APA has given conditional approval to the northern route of a new road around Boticas, paid for by Savannah and required by the lithium mine's 2023 approval. Most of the 1,297 public consultation submissions opposed it.
Borralha is Portugal's only pick among 46 new Strategic Projects under the Critical Raw Materials Act, which bring faster permits but no automatic money. The council voted against it; the environment agency approved it with conditions.
Today's Diário da República grants Savannah Resources its second administrative easement at Boticas, covering 24 plots inside the C-100 concession. The legal mechanism unlocks immediate access for geotechnical drilling and keeps the 2027 construction, 2028 first-production calendar intact.
