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Mirandela Administrative Court Halts Savannah Barroso Lithium Geotechnical Work on 9 June in Third Providência Cautelar — Baldio de Covas and UDCB Filings Test Minister Carvalho's 'Praga' Framing as the EU Strategic Project Awaits Merit Hearing

Mirandela Administrative Court Halts Savannah Barroso Lithium Geotechnical Work on 9 June in Third Providência Cautelar — Baldio de Covas and UDCB Filings Test Minister Carvalho's 'Praga' Framing as the EU Strategic Project Awaits Merit Hearing

The Mirandela Administrative and Tax Court issued a third providência cautelar against Savannah Resources' Mina do Barroso on 9 June, halting geotechnical work after a joint Baldio de Covas do Barroso and UDCB filing — a test of Minister Carvalho's 'praga' framing.
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Savannah Resources' Mina do Barroso Carries Europe's Largest Spodumene Resource Into Definitive Feasibility — 39.1 Mt JORC Tape Backs the EU Critical Raw Materials Strategic Project Status Granted in March 2025

Savannah Resources' Mina do Barroso Carries Europe's Largest Spodumene Resource Into Definitive Feasibility — 39.1 Mt JORC Tape Backs the EU Critical Raw Materials Strategic Project Status Granted in March 2025

Savannah Resources' Barroso lithium project — Europe's largest hard-rock spodumene resource at 39.1 Mt and 1.019 million tonnes LCE — keeps its European Commission Strategic Project designation under the CRMA as Boticas opposition stays live at the Tribunal Administrativo.
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Savannah Resources Wins Its Second Administrative Easement at Boticas — Today's Diário da República Clears 24 Plots Inside the C-100 Mining Concession for Geotechnical Drilling, With 2027 Construction and 2028 First Lithium Still on the Calendar

Savannah Resources Wins Its Second Administrative Easement at Boticas — Today's Diário da República Clears 24 Plots Inside the C-100 Mining Concession for Geotechnical Drilling, With 2027 Construction and 2028 First Lithium Still on the Calendar

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.
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