IN BRIEF: Bradda Head shares rise as lithium demand to skyrocket

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Bradda Head Lithium - North America-focused lithium development company - Reports lower interim pretax loss as posts gain on warrant fair value re-measurement.

Pretax loss in the half-year that ended August 31 narrows to $1.2 million from $2.1 million a year prior. General & administrative expenses widen to $2.6 million from $1.6 million. Firm reports a warrant fair value re-measurement gain of $3.7 million, versus none a year ago.

Looking ahead, Chair Ian Stalker says: "The company is now in a strong financial position to rapidly and efficiently develop its existing lithium projects in Arizona and Nevada. The demand for US-based lithium production is forecast to reach over 350 kilotonnes per year of lithium carbonate equivalent by 2030, being a 7,000% increase from the current USA annual production of only 5 kilotonnes per year of lithium carbonate equivalent. Lithium has been classified as a critical element in the USA, with the Biden-Harris administration announcing awards of $2.8 billion to accelerate US manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles and electric grids."

The firm expects to complete a 30-hole diamond core drill at a San Domingo pegmatite project to complete in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Current stock price: 8.00 pence, up 9.6% on Tuesday

12-month change: up 6.7%

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