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","CMP and Halmek's Arctic Lithium joint venture has accelerated the development of the Polmostundrovskoye deposit in Murmansk Oblast, Northern Russia over recent months. Exploration and on-site activities began through the 2024 season and continued late into 2025, even continuing through parts of the snowy season. \n\nAlthough the production profile remains unconfirmed, sources with knowledge of the project, and Benchmark’s own satellite analysis have confirmed these activities. Public reporting suggests a preliminary run of around one million tonnes of ore for 2027 to be the first development stage. Benchmark forecasts mined production from Polmostundrovskoye at around 5kt LCE in 2026, with output onset towards the end of the calendar year.  ",[743],{"slug":744,"name":745,"content":746},"luc-braun","Luc Braun",{"job_title":747,"image":748,"bio":750,"linkedin":751,"markets_covered":8},"Analyst - Lithium",{"filename":749},"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/6f1a6949aa/luc-braun.jpeg","Luc is an analyst at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence focused on lithium supply, costs, and supply chains. Luc has a background in market analysis and research from previous roles where he covered nickel, deep seabed mining, and telecommunications. Luc holds an MPhys in Theoretical Physics from the University of Leeds.","https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucbraun/","article","Northern Russian lithium mine set for first production this year",[755,758],{"slug":756,"name":757},"critical-minerals","Critical Minerals",{"slug":759,"name":8},"lithium","private",{"id":49,"alt":49,"name":588,"focus":49,"title":49,"source":49,"filename":588,"copyright":49,"fieldtype":762,"meta_data":763},"asset",{},{"id":765,"alt":588,"name":588,"focus":588,"title":588,"source":588,"filename":766,"copyright":588,"fieldtype":762,"meta_data":767,"is_external_url":50},170758215673226,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/1280x854/efde793dce/polmostundrovskoye.jpg",{},"CMP and Halmek's Arctic Lithium joint venture has accelerated the development of the Polmostundrovskoye deposit. Exploration and on-site activities began through the 2024 season and continued late into 2025.","Apr 29, 2026","29th April 2026",[],[],1784028332213]