Covalent Lithium personnel and infrastructure safe following bushfire near Mt Holland operations

The immediate threat from a severe bushfire near Covalent Lithium’s Mt Holland site on Friday, 25 January 2025, has passed with all personnel safe and critical site infrastructure undamaged.

Fires continue to burn in surrounding areas, and the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) is still active in the area.

“Keeping our team members safe was our primary concern, along with protecting our site assets and equipment,” said Covalent Lithium CEO Ryan Hair.

“I’d like to recognise our amazing emergency and incident response teams who effectively implemented our emergency response protocols, as well as the incredible support we received on-site from DFES.”

“All team members and contractors on site remained calm and professional throughout the incident and also deserve recognition.”

Surrounding Western Power infrastructure did sustain damage, and as a result, the site is operating on backup power. Power restoration and a progressive restart of the operation are expected over the coming week.

Covalent Lithium will continue to monitor the site and surrounding fire conditions and work closely with local emergency services.