CENTURY LITHIUM'S ANGEL ISLAND MINE PLAN OF OPERATIONS DEEMED COMPLETE BY BLM, ADVANCING PROJECT TOWARD ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Century’s Angel Island mine plan is accepted by the BLM, locking in a 2028 permitting timeline for the project.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has formally determined that Century Lithium Corp.'s Mine Plan of Operations (PoO) and Nevada Reclamation Permit Application for the Angel Island Lithium Project are complete. This determination advances the project into the formal environmental review phase under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
The BLM will now determine the appropriate level of NEPA review, which will be either an Environmental Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement, and issue a Record of Decision. The current target date for the Record of Decision remains February 4, 2028, as established under the FAST-41 Transparency Program.
Remaining baseline studies for the water supply pipeline route are pending completion. Upon acceptance, the BLM will engage a third-party NEPA contractor to prepare Supplemental Information Reports and Supplemental Environmental Reports. The PoO may be revised after NEPA analyses and public scoping before official approval.
The Bureau of Land Management’s completeness determination confirms that the Plan of Operations meets regulatory requirements to proceed to environmental analysis. This milestone aligns with the company's previously communicated timeline, which anticipated a Q4 2026 completeness review following the September 2026 submission.
The announcement does not alter the feasibility study economics, the $4.01 billion after-tax NPV, or the February 2028 permitting target. No new capital requirements, dilution events, or operational changes are introduced.
Century Lithium Corp. (LCE) is a pre-revenue development-stage company focused on the 100%-owned Angel Island Lithium Project in Esmeralda County, Nevada. The project utilizes a patent-pending chloride-based leaching process integrated with Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) and an on-site chlor-alkali plant to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate. This integrated process generates hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide on-site, eliminating reliance on external sulfuric acid supply chains and creating a valuable sodium hydroxide co-product.
The February 2026 Feasibility Study outlines a 60+ year mine life with an average production of 26,500 tonnes per year of lithium carbonate. Phase 1 capital is estimated at $997 million, with Phase 2 expansion at $660 million. Average operating costs are projected at $4,389 per tonne of lithium carbonate. The project also demonstrates technical viability for recovering rare earth elements (REEs) from leach solutions, though economic quantification is pending.