Tivan and Sumitomo Corporation agree Memorandum of Understanding for Sandover Fluorite Project
• Tivan and Sumitomo Corporation have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding for the Sandover Fluorite Project in the NT, a high-grade fluorite project acquired by Tivan in November 2024.
• Sumitomo Corporation is a leading Japanese trading house and Fortune Global 500 company with diversified global business interests including mineral resources and industrial chemicals.
• In May 2025, Tivan and Sumitomo Corporation executed binding agreements for an incorporated joint venture for the development, financing and operation of the Speewah Fluorite Project in Western Australia (see ASX announcement of 7 May 2025).
• The MoU is the second project collaboration between Tivan and Sumitomo Corporation, demonstrating the strength of the strategic relationship fostered between the parties over the past year and the commercial pathway Tivan has forged in the emerging fluorite sector in Australia.
• Under the MoU, the Parties agree to engage in good faith discussions on the collaborative development, financing and operation of the Project to be formalised through negotiation of commercial agreements following the delivery of a Pre-Feasibility Study.
• Tivan is progressing works to define a deposit supportive of fluorite mining and processing operations at the Sandover Fluorite Project, focused on an expedited project pathway to produce metspar (CaF
2 content >80%) and a traditional acidgrade fluorspar production pathway (CaF
2 content >97%).
• Tivan, headquartered in Darwin, has developed strong project facilitation capabilities in the Northern Territory over the past two years, including with the Central Land Council in Alice Springs.