American Battery Technology's Tonopah Flats Lithium Project Designated As FAST-41 Transparency Priority Project By The U.S. Federal Permitting Council, To Accelerate U.S. Domestic Lithium Production And Refinery Development

• **Listing as a FAST-41 Transparency Project by the U.S. Permitting Council supports coordinated federal permitting of this domestic lithium mine and a 30,000 tonne lithium hydroxide per year refinery, located on the company's Nevada Tonopah Flats Lithium Project site **The designation of Priority Projects by the U.S. Permitting Council, in coordination with the National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC), is directed by President Trump's March 20, 2025 Executive Order on Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production
  
  **The company has already successfully demonstrated its critical mineral processing technologies at pilot scale and manufactured battery-grade lithium hydroxide from claystone collected from its Tonopah Flats lithium resource in Nevada, one of the largest known lithium deposits in the United States

 American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ:ABAT), an integrated critical battery materials company commercializing both the development of primary battery minerals and the recycling of lithium-ion batteries, is pleased to announce that its Tonopah Lithium Flats Project (TFLP) has been selected as a Transparency Priority Project by the U.S. Federal Permitting Council. This designation highlights the projects critical role in advancing domestic critical mineral lithium production and supporting U.S. energy independence. The project is now featured on the FAST-41 Permitting Dashboard, underscoring its importance as a national priority.