Australia’s new refining plants will instead use gas, which could reduce total mining and refining emissions by approximately 50 percent, bringing it almost in line with brine operations emissions. Future innovation may allow plants to power the roasting process with green hydrogen, drawing on...
Outside of South America, SQM is developing the Mount Holland lithium project in Australia; the project is known as one of the world’s largest hard-rock deposits. Mount Holland is a joint venture with Wesfarmers (ASX:WES,OTC Pink:WFAFF), which took over Australian lithium-mining company Ki...
Australia-listed lithium exploration company Lepidico has been placed in voluntary administration following unsuccessful attempts to secure financing for its Karibib lithium project in Namibia... ENERGY TRANSITION $5.4tr investment in mining needed by 2035 to meet new energy demand – report 4th Dece...
Popular content Lithium mining is rapidly expanding around the world as the demand from electric vehicles and the energy storage sector surges. Australia is one of theworld’s biggest suppliersof lithium. However, most Australian lithium is produced from the mineral spodumene, not lithium-from-brine ...
Urban miningWasteWith declining ore grades and increasing waste volumes, lithium-ion battery (LIB) wastes are increasingly considered valuable for urban mining for metal recovery and re-use. In Australia, LIB is not classified as hazardous, despite having significant human and environmental health ...
Pilgangoora lithium and tantalum project | Image credit: Australian Mining Founded in2005 Country: Australia Market Cap: $6.12 Billion+ Pilbara Mineralsis a lithium and tantalite mining company located in Western Australia. It has two processing plants: the Pilgan Plant, which produces a tantalite...
This week in Gardnerville, the mining company held a grand opening for Ioneer’s Tiehm’s Buckwheat Conservation Center, a greenhouse dedicated exclusively to research and conservation of the buckwheat. Rowe said the center will play an important role in researching the pollination process for The...
In 2021, almost 90 percent of lithium mining took place in just three countries (Australia, Chile, China). Expanding into other regions for new sources of lithium can contribute to developing a new resource base for mining. Early warning of manufacturers’ requir...
ACR Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide (GETCO2), Brisbane, Australia Xiwang Zhang Contributions M.Y. and M.T. designed the experiment. M.Y. conducted the experiment and analysed the results. Z.L. and X.Z. proposed and supervised the project. L.S...
With a six-year plan to identify gaps in the battery industry's value chain, Future Battery Industries CRC Chair Mr. Tim Shanahan said the consortium aims to co-create the tools and technologies needed to ensure that Australia is leading the way in the battery revolution from mining and pro...