UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-16 OR
15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of October 2023
Commission File Number: 001-40786
Sigma
Lithium Corporation
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
2200 HSBC Building
885 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C
3E8
(Address of principal executive office)
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Sigma Lithium Corporation |
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Date: October 13, 2023 |
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Ana Cristina Cabral Gardner |
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Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
SIGMA LITHIUM
CEO ANA CABRAL NAMED “MINING PERSON OF THE YEAR” DURING LONDON METAL EXCHANGE WEEK 2023
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
– (October 12, 2023) – Sigma Lithium Corporation (“Sigma Lithium” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:
SGML, BVMF: S2GM34, TSXV: SGML), a leading global lithium producer dedicated to powering the next generation of electric vehicles
with carbon neutral, socially and environmentally sustainable chemical-grade lithium concentrate, is honored to announce that CEO and
co-founder Ana Cabral has been named “Mining Person of the Year” for 2022 by The Northern Miner.
Ana received the
prestigious award for “Mining Person of the Year” at the Canadian Mining Symposium 2023 during London Metal Exchange Week
in London, U.K., where she also shared her thoughts on the role critical minerals will play in shaping the Green Energy Transition.
The “Mining
Person of the Year” award is selected each year by the Northern Miner Group for outstanding and timely contributions to the field
of mining. This acclaimed award signifies Cabral’s outstanding leadership and impact on both Sigma Lithium and the broader mining
industry.
Over six years
of her leadership, she has shaped the culture of Sigma Lithium as an inclusive meritocracy, where talented individuals of all genders,
ages and races are rewarded for their performance and commitment to execute according to the ESG-centric purpose of the company.
Ana has been a
leading executive director of Sigma Lithium since its inception as a small junior explorer in 2012. She joined the management team full
time in 2016 as a co-leader, turning the company around from bankruptcy into one of the world’s largest lithium producers, delivering
the pioneering “Triple Zero Lithium”: Zero Carbon, Zero Tailings, Zero Hazardous Chemicals, reusing 100% of the water.
Commenting on the
award, CEO Ana Cabral said, “I am honored to have been selected by Canada’s The Northern Miner as ‘Person of the
Year’ (a woman from Latin America). We are just getting started as a producer but have already reached the consistency and cadence
of shipments that are the hallmarks of established producers in scale.”
“We have
worked incredibly hard to earn this recognition, often against market cycles, deploying proprietary capital for many years to make Sigma
Lithium a reality and execute on our vision.”
“This
award is the result of the collective effort of a resilient, resourceful, and relentless team which has worked hard over more than a
decade to transform our vision into reality. In our industry where ideas abound, success in execution is determined by commitment to
strategy and brutal hard work. And more importantly, we firmly believe that success is always a result of a 360-degree view of how the
Company is integrated for minimal impact on the natural ecosystems around it; and how it integrates for maximum positive impact on neighboring
communities.”
“I am
very proud of the deep bench of talent at Sigma, incredibly dedicated to deliver impeccably on our shared mission. We started small and
regionally: our hope was to transform our Vale do Jequitinhonha into a much better place than it was when we started to invest there
in 2012.”
“As we
grew our business into a ‘Global Force for Good’ in the lithium sector, we were able to demonstrate to the wider industry
that our success was certainly due to our sustainability ethos. Hence it is very rewarding to witness the change we have been helping
catalyze in the way our metals & mining industry takes to a higher level its positive contributions to society and communities.”
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Alisha Hiyate,
Editor-in-Chief of The Northern Miner, commented, “We believe Ana's leadership was essential in Sigma Lithium's rise from IPO
in 2018 through construction and commissioning of the Grota do Cirilo mine, and first production in 2023. As a co-founder, then co-CEO
and most recently as CEO, she has been key to the company's ability to obtain financing in each stage, and the company's impressive share
price rise since early 2022. Under Ana's leadership, the company committed to developing Grota do Cirilo with the lowest possible environmental
impact, targeting end-user and consumer concerns. And she has been a driving force behind Sigma's first-mover status, opening up Brazil
as a significant new lithium mining jurisdiction. This is why we named her our ‘Mining Person of the Year’ for 2022.”
Figure 1. CEO
and Co-chairperson Ana Cabral Receiving the Mining Person of the Year Award
ABOUT SIGMA
LITHIUM
Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:
SGML, BVMF: S2GM34, TSXV: SGML) is a leading global lithium producer dedicated to powering
the next generation of electric vehicle batteries with carbon neutral, socially and environmentally sustainable chemical-grade lithium
concentrate.
Sigma Lithium has
been at the forefront of environmental and social sustainability in the EV battery materials supply chain for six years and it is currently
producing Triple Zero Green Lithium from its Grota do Cirilo Project in Brazil. Phase 1 of the project is expected to produce 270,000
tonnes of Triple Zero Green Lithium annually (36,700 LCE annually). If it is determined to proceed after completion of an ongoing feasibility
study, Phase 2 & 3 of the project are expected to increase production to 766,000 tonnes annually (or 104,200 LCE annually).
The project produces Triple Zero Green Lithium in its state-of-the-art Greentech lithium plant that uses 100% renewable energy, 100%
recycled water and 100% dry-stacked tailings.
Please refer to
the Company’s National Instrument 43-101 technical report titled "Grota do Cirilo Lithium Project Araçuaí and
Itinga Regions, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Amended and Restated Technical Report" issued June 12, 2023, which was prepared for Sigma
Lithium by Homero Delboni Jr., MAusIMM, Promon Engenharia; Marc-Antoine Laporte, P.Geo, SGS Canada Inc; Jarrett Quinn, P.Eng., Primero
Group Americas; Porfirio Cabaleiro Rodriguez, (MEng), FAIG, GE21 Consultoria Mineral; and Noel O'Brien, B.E., MBA, F AusIMM (the “Updated
Technical Report”). The Updated Technical Report is filed on SEDAR and is also available on the Company’s website.
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For more information
about Sigma Lithium, visit https://www.sigmalithiumresources.com/
FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT
Jamie Flegg, Chief Development
Officer
+1 (647) 706-1087
jamie.flegg@sigmalithium.com.br
Daniel Abdo, Chief Communications
Officer
+55 11 2985-0089
daniel.abdo@sigmalithium.com.br
Sigma Lithium
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FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This news release
includes certain "forward-looking information" under applicable Canadian and U.S. securities legislation, including but not
limited to statements relating to timing and costs related to the general business and operational outlook of the Company, the environmental
footprint of tailings and positive ecosystem impact relating thereto, donation and upcycling of tailings, timing and quantities relating
to tailings and Green Lithium, achievements and projections relating to the Zero Tailings strategy, achievement of ramp-up volumes, production
estimates and the operational status of the Groto do Cirilo Project, and other forward-looking information. All statements that address
future plans, activities, events, estimates, expectations or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may
occur is forward-looking information, including statements regarding the potential development of mineral resources and mineral reserves
which may or may not occur. Forward-looking information contained herein is based on certain assumptions regarding, among other things:
general economic and political conditions; the stable and supportive legislative, regulatory and community environment in Brazil; demand
for lithium, including that such demand is supported by growth in the electric vehicle market; the Company’s market position and
future financial and operating performance; the Company’s estimates of mineral resources and mineral reserves, including whether
mineral resources will ever be developed into mineral reserves; and the Company’s ability to operate its mineral projects including
that the Company will not experience any materials or equipment shortages, any labour or service provider outages or delays or any technical
issues. Although management believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in the forward-looking information are reasonable,
there can be no assurance that these assumptions and expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking information inherently involves
and is subject to risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to that the market prices for lithium may not remain at current
levels; and the market for electric vehicles and other large format batteries currently has limited market share and no assurances can
be given for the rate at which this market will develop, if at all, which could affect the success of the Company and its ability to
develop lithium operations. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events
could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
information. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether because of
new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. For more information on the risks, uncertainties and assumptions
that could cause our actual results to differ from current expectations, please refer to the current annual information form of the Company
and other public filings available under the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com.
Neither the
TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
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