Preparations are underway to establish a lithium refinery in the Western Region of the country. Lithium Resources Ghana Limited, a joint venture between UK-based CAA Mining Ltd and local company Empire Rare Earth and Metals Group Ltd, is currently assessing potential and strategic locations for the refinery.

Justice Amekudi, the Geographic Information System (GIS) and Data Manager of Lithium Resources Ghana Limited, made this announcement during a presentation at Ekumfi Assaman in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region. The presentation took place as the company's team offered assorted items and cash to the chiefs and residents of Enyan Abaasa during the Akwanbo festival celebration.

The company also made a similar donation during the Akwanbo festival celebrations in three communities: Attakwaa, Ekumfi Ekrawful, and Otabanadze in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region.

Amekudi explained that the company's strategy involves an integrated approach of exploring, mining, and refining lithium chemicals within Ghana. This approach aligns with the Ghanaian government's new policy and strategy for strategic minerals, including lithium.

He noted that the company is currently conducting reconnaissance and exploration activities for lithium in the country as part of feasibility studies to assess the commercial viability of lithium deposits in the area.

Amekudi further emphasized that discovering a lithium deposit is just the initial phase of a multifaceted supply chain with various opportunities that can contribute to the nation's development. The company's agenda is to produce a lithium mineral concentrate within the country, thereby addressing the critical missing downstream steps in the African battery supply chain.

He stated that the company aims to change the prevailing narrative of processing or refinery facilities being located outside Africa by establishing a lithium refinery within the country.