Pilbara Minerals signs deals with GAMG, Atlas Iron for lithium

Australian lithium developer Pilbara Minerals has entered into an offtake agreement with Global Advanced Metals (GAMG) for the sale of 100 000 lb of contained tantalum pentoxide-in-concentrates from its 100%-owned Pilgangoora lithium/tantalum project in Western Australia, over a two-year term. The ASX-listed miner also entered into a mine gate sale agreement (MGSA) with Atlas Iron for the supply of direct shipping ore (DSO) from the project, whereby the company would deliver a minimum of one-million tonnes of unprocessed run-of-mine,based on a delivery schedule which is designed to allow Atlas to ship 100 000 t/m of DSO to off-take customers, starting in the June 2018 quarter