Dakota Minerals Limited (ASX:DKO) signed a binding agreement to acquire rights to tenement package for lithium mineralization in Northern Portugal from Lusorecursos LDA on June 1, 2016. The consideration terms of the acquisition are €0.01 million upfront option cash payment, €0.01 million cash payment and €0.06 million six-month consulting contract on successful grant of experimental exploration rights for tenements MNPPP0274, 275 and 276, €0.25 million milestone payment on definition, within the tenements, of a 5 million tonne NI43-101/JORC lithium resource at 1.2 % Li2O, and €0.75 million milestone payment on definition within the tenements of a 15 million tonne NI43-101/JORC lithium resource at 1.2% Li2O. As of July 28, 2017, Dakota commenced legal proceedings in the court of Portugal against Lusorecursos, seeking an order of the court to protect Dakota's interest in tenement package. Exore Resources Limited (ASX:ERX) cancelled the acquisition of rights to tenement package for lithium mineralization in Northern Portugal from Lusorecursos LDA on October 31, 2019. The conditions to the completion of the Acquisition Agreement were not satisfied. Exore Resources Limited (ASX:ERX)'s attempt to settle the acquisition in May 2017 was rejected by Lusorecursos.