# American Battery Technology Company Achieves Major Milestone with U.S. BLM Acceptance of Plan of Operations for Tonopah Flats Lithium Project Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/american-battery-technology-company-achieves-major-milestone-with-u-s-blm-accept--a57a3057-5106-4fbf-92a3-13bbd3fa66b8 Original source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/08/3357682/0/en/american-battery-technology-company-achieves-major-milestone-with-u-s-blm-acceptance-of-plan-of-operations-for-tonopah-flats-lithium-project.html Publisher: globenewswire Original announcement: 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: American Battery Technology Company - Ticker: ABAT - Exchange: Unavailable - Region: Nevada - Primary commodity: Lithium - Secondary commodities: None reported - Document categories: Resource update, Permitting - Extracted: 2026-09-12 00:56:48 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary American Battery Technology Company has received U.S. Bureau of Land Management \(BLM\) acceptance of its mine and refinery Plan of Operations for the Tonopah Flats Lithium Project in Nevada. The project, a FAST-41 Priority Project, contains an estimated 21.3 million metric tonnes of lithium hydroxide monohydrate resource and has secured significant federal grant and financing interest. Reasoning: Major permitting milestone achieved for a large-scale lithium project with significant federal backing and resource scale. - Positive factor: BLM acceptance of Plan of Operations - Positive factor: FAST-41 Priority Project designation - Positive factor: Significant federal grant and LOI support - Positive factor: Large scale lithium resource - Negative factor: Next step requires Environmental Impact Statement \(EIS\) Facts used in scoring: 2 ## Classification and evidence **Permitting Milestone** Polarity: positive Story-specific tag Definition: No canonical definition is currently available. Why it applies: BLM has completed review and deemed accepted the mine and refinery Plan of Operations. Evidence · text > U.S. Bureau of Land Management \(BLM\) has completed its review and deemed accepted its mine and refinery Plan of Operations **FAST-41 Covered Project** Polarity: positive Story-specific tag Definition: No canonical definition is currently available. Why it applies: Project designated for streamlined federal permitting via FAST-41. Evidence · text > designated for streamlined federal permitting ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Resource Estimates (2) ### Fact 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/american-battery-technology-company-achieves-major-milestone-with-u-s-blm-accept--a57a3057-5106-4fbf-92a3-13bbd3fa66b8#fact-resource-facts-0) Tonopah Flats Lithium Project · lithium #### Identity - Project: Tonopah Flats Lithium Project - Commodity: lithium - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: Nevada - Ticker: ABAT #### Resource scope - Estimate type: resource - Reporting standards: sec\_sk1300 - Resource group id: resource:b3a898f3a1a4431076eb - Mining method: underground #### Resource Data - Tonnes: 21300000 - Contained Metal: 21300000 - Contained Unit: mt #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Significant lithium resource scale reported under SEC SK 1300 standards. - Positive factor: Large scale resource Evidence · text > An estimated mineral resource of approximately 21.3 million metric tonnes of accessible lithium hydroxide monohydrate #### Tags used in scoring **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **PFS-Supporting** Polarity: neutral Definition: Resource estimate prepared to support a Pre-Feasibility Study — requires adequate M&I component. Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports **DFS-Supporting** Polarity: neutral Definition: Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence. Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports ### probable [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/american-battery-technology-company-achieves-major-milestone-with-u-s-blm-accept--a57a3057-5106-4fbf-92a3-13bbd3fa66b8#fact-resource-facts-1) Tonopah Flats Lithium Project · lithium #### Identity - Project: Tonopah Flats Lithium Project - Commodity: lithium - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: Nevada - Ticker: ABAT #### Resource scope - Estimate type: reserve - Reporting standards: sec\_sk1300 - Resource group id: resource:c9ebefa9aa56329cee9b - Mining method: underground #### Resource Data - Category: probable - Tonnes: 2700000 - Contained Metal: 2700000 - Contained Unit: mt #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Significant portion of resource is already classified as reserves. - Positive factor: Existence of proven and probable reserves Evidence · text > 2.7 million tonnes that are further classified as proven or probable reserves #### Tags used in scoring **Probable Reserve** Polarity: positive Definition: Indicated Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors. Why it applies: category is "probable" **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **PFS-Supporting** Polarity: neutral Definition: Resource estimate prepared to support a Pre-Feasibility Study — requires adequate M&I component. Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports **DFS-Supporting** Polarity: neutral Definition: Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence. Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.