The subsidiary of Russia’s state nuclear company Rosatom may buy up to a 51% interest in Atacama lithium project, located in an area that hosts more than 15% of the world’s known reserves of the battery metal.

Ontario Superior Court of Justice only allowed the suit to deal with alleged misrepresentations in the company’s 2012 environmental disclosures related to the long-stalled Pascua-Lama project.

Operations have been disrupted since Sept. 22, with roadblocks stopping shipments from and supplies to the mine.

SAVANT can provide up-to-date operational status of about 90% of the world’s copper smelters.