Phil Carroll and Kevin Hornsby talk to Charles Bray and Simon Rollason regarding the news that Aterian has entered into a definitive Earn-In Investment and Joint Venture Agreement with Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Ltd (RIO) and Kinunga Mining Ltd. The agreement aims to explore and develop lithium and by-products at the HCK Joint Venture project in Rwanda. Rio Tinto has the option to invest US$7.5 million in two stages to earn up to a 75% interest in the Licence, and the Project holds 19 identified pegmatite zones covering a 2,750-hectare area in southern Rwanda, benefiting from proximity to good infrastructure. This transformative deal showcases Aterian's ability to identify world-class deposits in critical minerals like lithium and highlights Rwanda's potential as a mining jurisdiction in the global electrification push.

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