Karlsruhe, Germany | Vulcan Energy, the Germany-focused geothermal energy and lithium extraction play famous for its share-price gyrations, has reached its make-or-break moment.
Two years ago, the ASX-listed company seemed largely to consist of two geologists with an unproven plan – a vision that Gina Rinehart and John Hancock liked enough to buy into, but one that a pair of short-sellers sought to tear apart.
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