Patagonia Lithium Ltd (ASX:PL3) is pleased to announce that twenty litres of brine has been received at the Ekosolve(TM) test facility at the University of Melbourne to have the brines tested using Direct Lithium Extraction Technology.

Barton Gold Holdings Limited (ASX:BGD) is pleased to announce that the Company has secured binding commitments to raise $3.5 million (before costs) from existing and new Australian, European and North American institutional and sophisticated investors.

The Board of Ionic Rare Earths Limited (ASX:IXR) (OTCMKTS:IXRRF) advises that production of high purity, recycled magnet rare earth oxides (REOs) has begun at the Demonstration Plant at Ionic Technologies International Ltd ("Ionic Technologies") Belfast facility in the UK.

Lake Resources NL (ASX:LKE) (FRA:LK1) (OTCMKTS:LLKKF) is pleased to announce an operational update on its Kachi brine project ("Kachi") in Argentina, which is utilising DLE technology to produce cleaner battery-grade lithium carbonate.

Altech Batteries Limited (ASX:ATC) (FRA:A3Y) is pleased to announce the release of preliminary battery specifications for its CERENERGY(R)60 KWh (ABS60) and 1 MWh (ABS1000) GridPack battery products.

Clean lithium developer Lake Resources NL (ASX:LKE) (FRA:LK1) (OTCMKTS:LLKKF) is pleased to provide an updated resource estimate for the Kachi lithium brine Project ("Kachi" or the "Project") in Catamarca Province, Argentina.

QX Resources Limited (ASX:QXR) is pleased to announce that diamond drilling had intercepted massive sulphide mineralisation in the latest hole from the Lainejaur high grade Nickel-Copper-Cobalt deposit in Northern Sweden.

Magnis Energy Technologies Ltd (ASX:MNS) (FRA:U1P) (OTCMKTS:MNSEF) is pleased to announce lithium-ion batteries produced at the iM3NY Battery Plant have received UN38.3 certification. Magnis is the major shareholder of iM3NY.

A Lake Resources NL (ASX:LKE) Investor Update will be webcast from Sydney on Monday, June 19, 2023.

Theta Gold Mines Limited (ASX:TGM) (FRA:3LM) (OTCMKTS:TGMGF) is pleased to advise that it has received notice from the South African Department of Resources and Energy (DRME) that it is close to approving the final Environmental Authorisation.