Westwater Resources Submits Section 404 Permit Application for Coosa Graphite Deposit
Filing represents another important step in advancing Coosa, the largest and most developed graphite deposit in the contiguous United States
Westwater Resources, Inc. (NYSE American: WWR), an energy technology and battery-grade natural graphite company (“Westwater” or the “Company”), today announced that it has submitted a Section 404 permit application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Company’s Coosa Graphite Deposit in Coosa County, Alabama.
The Section 404 permit application, submitted under the Clean Water Act, represents an important step in the permitting process for Coosa. The application relates to certain potential impacts to water associated with future development activities at the project site.
“Submission of the Section 404 permit application reflects continued progress in advancing Coosa through the permitting process,” said Frank Bakker, President and Chief Executive Officer of Westwater Resources. “Coosa is intended to serve as a future domestic feedstock source for our Kellyton Graphite Plant, supporting our objective of developing a secure U.S. vertically-integrated supply of battery-grade graphite.”
