Element 25 Limited confirmed that confirmation has been received from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) that a groundwater abstraction allocation of 1Gl per year has been approved for the Butcherbird Project (Project). The groundwater allocation is a requirement for the operation of the processing plant which will generate approximately 365 Kt per annum of high quality manganese concentrate for export via Port Hedland under the Company's take or pay offtake agreement with OM Materials (S) Pte Ltd. . The licence application was based on detailed groundwater pump testing, aquifer modelling and subterranean fauna surveys to collect sufficient baseline data to understand the aquifer ecosystem. In subsequent discussions with DWER, a management strategy has been defined which will monitor aquifer health on an ongoing basis to detect and mitigate any potential environmental impacts and to maintain the health of subterranean ecosystems during operations. The licence application was based on detailed groundwater pump testing, aquifer modelling and subterranean fauna surveys to collect sufficient baseline data to understand the aquifer ecosystem. In subsequent discussions with DWER, a management strategy has been defined which will monitor aquifer health on an ongoing basis to detect and mitigate any potential environmental impacts and to maintain the health of subterranean ecosystems during operations.