spodumene

The exports of lithium concentrate at Port Hedland have jumped from 10,494 dry metric tonnes (dmt) in August to 62,230 dmt in September.

Primero has secured a contract to construct Core Lithium’s Finniss Dense Media Separation plant at the Finniss lithium project in the Northern Territory.

Galaxy Resources has continued its return to its full rate production rate at the Mt Cattlin spodumene operation in Western Australia, which has led to a production guidance boost.

Pilbara Minerals is trialling a sales and trading software platform for battery materials from the Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project in Western Australia.

Galaxy Resources is ramping up operations at a new pit at the Mt Cattlin lithium project in Western Australia without deploying additional equipment.

Lithium Australia is set to pilot test a spodumene conversion process that is capable of recovering lithium from fine and contaminated spodumene that fails to meet the feed specifications of today’s converters.

AVZ Minerals is on track to commence construction of the Manono lithium project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the September quarter.

Pilbara Minerals managing director and chief executive Ken Brinsden has noted a quick recovery in the lithium raw material supply chain, underpinning the company’s production increase.

Pilbara Minerals has recorded improvements to production, sales, and plant run-time and utilisation at the Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project in Western Australia.

Piedmont Lithium has inked an agreement to supply spodumene concentrate to Tesla for five years.

Albemarle has chosen ARMS Reliability’s asset strategy management software to enhance maintenance for its lithium hydroxide plant in Kemerton, Western Australia.

Pilbara Minerals believes it is in good stead for a market recovery after the Pilgangoora lithium project in Western Australia faced no material operational impact from coronavirus in the March quarter.

Pilbara Minerals has carried out its production moderation strategy amid the coronavirus pandemic, finishing the March quarter with $108.2 million in cash.

Galaxy Resources has put its ore sorters into operation at the Mt Cattlin spodumene project in Western Australia.

Altura Mining has shipped a record cargo of approximately 17,500 wet metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate to Chinese customers. The latest cargo, which was loaded on the TBC Princess, departed Port Hedland on November 20 for Zhenjiang, near Shanghai. Altura’s largest single cargo yet surpasses the 13,700 dry metric tonnes that set sail from the … Continue reading Altura shipments hit a record →

Pilbara Minerals is taking a wary approach to its plan for stage two and three expansion projects at the Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project in Western Australia.

Kerman Contracting has been awarded a contract by Albemarle Lithium for services at the company’s new lithium hydroxide production plant in Kemerton, Western Australia.

Pilbara Minerals plans to sell an 8.5 per cent stake in the company to China’s largest electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer despite a slowdown in lithium’s largest market.

Lithium Australia managing director Adrian Griffin has downplayed expert opinion that China is facing an oversupply of spodumene concentrates, claiming that it “may actually be short-lived.”

Chinese market conditions in the spodumene industry are set to moderate Pilbara Minerals’ production at the Pilgangoora project in Western Australia in the coming months.