Q&A with Managing Director/CEO David Dickson, and CEO of Lilac Solutions Raef Sully - February 2026

In this update on the lithium market  the CEO of Lake Resources David Dickson and the CEO of Lilac Solutions Raef Sully also welcome the announcement from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) of the launch of Project Vault, an unprecedented effort  to strengthen U.S. critical minerals supply chains.

Backed by a $10 billion EXIM loan and nearly $2 billion in private-sector investment, Project Vault establishes the U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve, an independently governed public-private partnership that will store essential raw materials in secure facilities across the United States.