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Yichun municipal sources say the EIA public-disclosure step for the Jianxiawo lithium mine (Yifeng/Fengxin, Jiangxi) was completed on Aug 7 and the report is awaiting submission for formal review. Officials said restart depends on multiple permits: after EIA acceptance authorities will convene experts for review and a legally required public notice must precede formal EIA approval; only after all statutory steps are cleared will an EIA approval be issued. Several Yichun lithium firms contacted put a potential restart as early as Q3, with year-end the latest; one firm said the EIA approval is now at the final stage.

President Zelenskiy said Odesa port sustained damage in a Russian attack.