“The scale and the location of the Corvette project imply that it’s going to be a useful project to help underwrite the balance of the supply chain that’s required to support value-added chemicals the energy transition requires,” CEO Ken Brinsden told The Northern Miner in an interview in February.
Brindsen, who shepherded Pilbara Minerals from junior explorer to a top global lithium raw materials entity, took the reins at Patriot in January. The management shuffle saw him transition from non-executive chair to CEO, president and managing director residing in Montreal, while Blair Way, who has steered the team to this point as CEO since May 2022 took the COO role to provide hands-on management as Corvette moves through the next stages toward development.
With more than 100,000 metres of drilling, Patriot reported an initial…


