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POSCO Pilbara Lithium Solutions (PPLS) Joint Venture

South Jeolla Province, South Korea · Processing Facility

Operating
Lithium
Commodities, grades and output
YearCommodityAv. GradeOutput
2026Lithium-2730 t
2025Lithium-4813 t
Opened
2023-11-30
Workforce
323
Overview
A joint venture between POSCO Holdings (82%) and Pilbara Minerals (18%) to produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide. The facility processes spodumene concentrate supplied from Pilbara Minerals' Pilgangoora Operation in Western Australia. The joint venture company, POSCO Pilbara Lithium Solution Co. Ltd. (P-PLS), was established in April 2021.
Production
Production overview - 2025: lithium 4813 t.
Processing
This lithium hydroxide chemical facility is designed to produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide and is supplied with spodumene concentrate from the Pilgangoora Operation. The first train of the facility was officially opened in November 2023.
Equipment
Veolia Water Technologies supplied an integrated conversion system featuring its HPD crystallization technology for the facility.
Expansion
Construction of the second plant (Train 2) was completed in November 2024, establishing the total 43,000-tonne per year production system.

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Strelley Project

Western Australia, Australia · Open Pit

Under Development
LithiumTantalum

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Colina Project

Minas Gerais, Brazil · Open Pit

Under Development
Lithium
Commodities, grades and output
YearCommodityAv. GradeOutput
2024Lithium1.1 %3590000 t
2023Lithium1.32 %45200000 t
End year
2037
Mine life
11 years
Capex (est.)
USD 361.00M
Production
Production overview - 2024: lithium 3590000 t; 2023: lithium 45200000 t.
Processing
The proposed operation involves a standalone processing facility to produce high-quality spodumene concentrates using Dense Media Separation (DMS) and gravity separation techniques. The initial throughput is planned at 1.5 million tonnes per annum, with provisions for future expansion to 3.6 Mtpa. A Preliminary Economic Assessment outlines a two-phase operation to produce a high-quality 5.5% Li2O spodumene concentrate (SC5.5) and a 3% Li2O spodumene tailings concentrate (SC3).
Expansion
The Colina Project is part of the broader Salinas Lithium Project. A Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) is due for release in Q3 2024. In the March Quarter 2025, preliminary environmental and installation licenses for the project were awarded by the state government. Pilbara Minerals has commenced a comprehensive project review and a targeted exploration program to expand the existing Mineral Resource. The project was previously known as the Salinas Project.

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Strelley Project

Western Australia, Australia · Open Pit

Under Development
Lithium

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Colina Project

Minas Gerais, Brazil · Open Pit

Under Development
Lithium
End year
2036
Mine life
11 years
Capex (est.)
USD 253.00M
Overview
The Colina Project, also known as the Salinas Lithium Project, is wholly owned and operated by Pilbara Minerals. It is situated in Minas Gerais, Brazil, and is currently under development. The project involves a conventional open-pit operation targeting lithium in spodumene-bearing pegmatites. A DFS is underway to optimize the mine plan, with preliminary environmental and installation licenses granted in Q1 2025. The project has a Mineral Resource Estimate of 70.9 Mt at 1.25% Li2O for the Colina deposit.
Production
Initial throughput of 1.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), with plans for future expansion to 3.6 Mtpa.
Processing
Dense Media Separation (DMS) and gravity separation to produce a high-quality spodumene concentrate. Potential production of a secondary spodumene tailings concentrate. Initial throughput of 1.5 Mtpa, with plans for future expansion to 3.6 Mtpa.
Expansion
Proposed processing facility expansion from 1.5 Mtpa to 3.6 Mtpa. Exploration program to expand resource base.

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Greenbushes Lithium Operation

Western Australia, Australia · Open Pit

Operating
Lithium
Commodities, grades and output
YearCommodityAv. GradeOutput
2025Lithium-1.48 Mt
2024Lithium2.18 %5.6 Mt
Opened
1985-01-01
Capex (est.)
USD 713.70M
Workforce
1700+ (as of March 2025)
Overview
The Greenbushes Lithium Operation is located approximately 250 kilometres south of Perth. It is the world's largest hard-rock lithium mine and is recognised as having the highest ore reserve grade of any hard rock lithium mine globally. Mining in the area began in 1888 for tin, with lithium concentrate production starting in 1983. The operation consists of a large open-pit mine and multiple processing plants. A newly defined underground mineral resource of 132Mt grading 1.5% Li₂O has been identified below the open pit.
Production
Production overview - 2025: lithium 1.48 Mt; 2024: lithium 5.6 Mt.
Processing
The operation has four processing plants: a technical grade plant (TGP), two chemical grade plants (CGP1 and CGP2), and a tailings retreatment plant (TRP). These plants have a combined production capacity of 1.5 million tonnes per annum of spodumene concentrate. A third chemical grade plant, CGP3, was commissioned with first ore processed in December 2025 and is expected to reach nameplate capacity in 2026. Plant debottlenecking is planned to increase total ore processed to approximately 7 million tonnes per annum by 2028.
Expansion
A Strategic Asset Review commenced in FY25 to optimise the life of mine plan. A major expansion is proposed to support increased production rates, which includes new and expanded waste rock landforms, an expanded water storage dam (Saltwater Gully Dam), and a highway overpass. This expansion would increase the proposal development envelope from 2,207 hectares to 2,826 hectares. Construction for different components of the expansion is projected to begin between 2027 and 2029, pending environmental approvals.

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POSCO Pilbara Lithium Solution

Gwangyang, South Korea · Processing Facility

Operating
Lithium
Commodities, grades and output
YearCommodityAv. GradeOutput
2025Lithium-4813 t
2024Lithium-43000 t
Opened
2024-01-01
Overview
The POSCO Pilbara Lithium Solution (PPLS) Chemical Facility is a joint venture between POSCO Holdings (82%) and Australian mining company Pilbara Minerals (18%). The facility is located in the Yulchon Industrial Complex in Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It consists of two processing trains, each with a nameplate capacity of 21,500 tonnes per annum, for a total potential output of 43,000 tonnes per year of battery-grade lithium hydroxide.
Production
Production overview - 2025: lithium 4813 t.
Processing
POSCO's proprietary lithium extraction technology based on electrodialysis; more widely established extraction technique
Equipment
two processing trains

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Strelley Project

Western Australia, Australia · Open Pit

Under Development
Lithium

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Ngungaju Plant

Western Australia, Australia · Processing Facility

Under Development
Lithium
Commodities, grades and output
YearCommodityAv. GradeOutput
2024Lithium-266000 t
Mine life
34 years
Overview
The Ngungaju Plant, part of the Pilgangoora Operation, is a processing facility for spodumene concentrate. It is currently restarting, with production scheduled to resume in July 2026, and is a key component of Pilbara Minerals' lithium strategy.
Production
Production overview - 2024: lithium 266000 t.
Processing
The Ngungaju Plant produces spodumene concentrate. The plant is one of two processing plants at the Pilgangoora Operation, the other being the Pilgan Plant. The Ngungaju Plant has undergone a crusher upgrade as part of the restart preparations.
Expansion
There are ongoing expansion studies for the overall operation, including the P2000 Feasibility Study, which aims to potentially increase the total production capacity of the Pilgangoora Operation to approximately 2.0 million tonnes per annum.

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Pilgan Plant

Western Australia, Australia · Processing Facility

Operating
LithiumTantalum

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Greenbushes Lithium Mine

Western Australia, Australia · Open Pit

Operating
Mineral SandsLithium
Commodities, grades and output
YearCommodityAv. GradeOutput
2024Mineral Sands-1383000 t
2024Lithium1.4 %2000000 t
2023Mineral Sands-1430000 t
2023Lithium1.38 %1800000 t
Opened
1983-01-01
End year
2046
Mine life
22 years
Workforce
approximately 513 employees
Production
Production overview - 2024: mineral sands 1383000 t, lithium 2000000 t; 2023: mineral sands 1430000 t, lithium 1800000 t.
Processing
The operation has four processing plants: a technical grade plant, two chemical grade plants (CGP1 and CGP2), and a tailings retreatment plant. The processing methods include gravity, heavy media separation, flotation, and magnetic processes. The combined production capacity of the existing plants is approximately 1.5 million tonnes per annum of spodumene concentrate.
Equipment
Mining is conducted using traditional drill and blast methods. Macmahon Holdings provides load and haul services.
Expansion
A third chemical grade plant (CGP3) is under construction and is expected to add approximately 500,000 tonnes per annum of spodumene concentrate production capacity. The total estimated cost for CGP3 is approximately A$880 million, with first ore expected in the second quarter of the 2026 financial year. A further expansion is proposed to increase the mine's development envelope from 2,207 hectares to 2,826 hectares, primarily for waste rock landforms and a larger water storage dam. This proposal is undergoing a Public Environmental Review by the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), with a public review period expected in mid-2026. The proposal also includes laydown areas for a potential fourth chemical grade plant (CGP4).

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Greenbushes Lithium Mine

Western Australia, Australia · Open Pit

Operating
Lithium
Commodities, grades and output
YearCommodityAv. GradeOutput
2025Lithium-1.48 Mt
2024Lithium2 %-
2021Lithium-189 kt
Opened
1983-01-01
Workforce
1,700 (as of March 2025)
Production
Production overview - 2025: lithium 1.48 Mt.
Processing
The operation has four processing plants: a technical grade plant (TGP), two chemical grade plants (CGP1 and CGP2), and a tailings retreatment plant (TRP). These plants use gravity, heavy media, flotation, and magnetic processes to upgrade the lithium mineral into various concentrates. A third chemical grade plant (CGP3) commenced commissioning with first ore processed in December 2025. The combined nominal processing capacity of the initial four plants is 6.5 million tonnes per annum, producing up to 1.5 million tonnes of lithium mineral concentrate annually.
Expansion
The mine is undergoing significant expansion. Construction of a third Chemical Grade Plant (CGP3) commenced in 2023, with first ore expected by the end of CY2025. The commissioning of CGP3 in December 2025 represents a 31% increase in site processing capacity. There are also plans for an additional Chemical Grade Plant 4 (CGP4). The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority has approved an increase in the development envelope from 2,207 hectares to 2,791 hectares to accommodate the expansion. The expansion also includes new and expanded waste rock landforms and increased water storage capacity.

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Kamativi Lithium Mine

Matabeleland North Province, Hwange District, Zimbabwe · Open Pit

Operating
Lithium
Commodities, grades and output
YearCommodityAv. GradeOutput
2025Lithium-2.3 Mt
Autonomous haulage
No
Overview
Kamativi is an operating hard-rock lithium mine in Zimbabwe’s Hwange District and has become one of the clearest current examples of how the country’s tighter lithium export regime is being applied in practice. The mine is run through Kamativi Mining Company and resumed export activity under a six-month quota confirmed in April 2026, after Zimbabwe suspended lithium concentrate exports in February and then shifted to a quota-based system. Kamativi Mining Company is a joint venture. Yahua-linked interests hold 60% indirectly, while the Zimbabwean/local partner side holds the remaining 40%. Public reporting in 2025 also indicated Kamativi had reached 2.3 million tonnes per year of ore-processing capacity. That combination of operating scale, export approval and expanding processing capacity makes Kamativi a strategically important upstream lithium asset in Zimbabwe’s developing battery minerals sector.

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Greenbushes Lithium Operation

Western Australia, Australia · Open Pit

Operating
Mineral SandsLithium
Commodities, grades and output
YearCommodityAv. GradeOutput
2025Mineral Sands-1.35 Mt
2025Lithium1.9 %6.16 Mt
Opened
1983-01-01
End year
2045
Workforce
approximately 1,700 people
Production
Production overview - 2025: mineral sands 1.35 Mt, lithium 6.16 Mt.
Processing
The operation utilises a conventional drill and blast open-pit mining method. The processing of lithium ore (spodumene) involves four main plants: a technical grade plant, two chemical grade plants (CGP1 and CGP2), and a tailings retreatment plant. These plants use gravity, heavy media, flotation, and magnetic processes to upgrade the lithium mineral into a range of concentrates. A third chemical grade plant (CGP3) processed its first ore in December 2025. CGP3 is expected to reach its nameplate capacity in 2026. With the addition of CGP3, the total processing capacity of the site is approximately 2.1 million tonnes of spodumene concentrate per annum.
Equipment
The mining method is described as truck and shovel/loader. The operation is supported by standby power generation, including two 1250kVA generators and a 20,000L fuel tank.
Expansion
Chemical Grade Plant 3 (CGP3): Construction of CGP3 was completed with the first ore processed in December 2025. This new plant is expected to reach its nameplate capacity in 2026 and will increase the site's total production capacity. Mine Expansion: Talison Lithium is proposing to expand the mine to the east and south to accommodate an additional waste rock landform, expand the existing Floyds waste rock landform, and increase water storage capacity at the Saltwater Gully Dam. This expansion is currently undergoing state and federal environmental assessment processes. Underground Potential: A new underground Mineral Resource Estimate has been defined, indicating the potential for future underground mining operations to access pegmatites outside the open-pit design.

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Colina Project

Minas Gerais, Brazil · Open Pit

Feasibility
Lithium
Commodities, grades and output
YearCommodityAv. GradeOutput
2025Lithium1.25 %-
2024Lithium1.24 %-
2023Lithium1.3 %-
2022Lithium1.2 %-
Mine life
11 years
Capex (est.)
USD 253.00M
Overview
The Colina Project, formerly known as the Salinas Project, is a hard rock lithium asset located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is now owned by Australian-based company Pilbara Minerals, which successfully completed the acquisition of Latin Resources in February 2025. A Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) was completed in September 2023, and a Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) is anticipated to be released in the third quarter of 2024. The project is on a fast track to production, with the first output targeted for 2026. The project is considered to be one of the largest scale undeveloped lithium deposits globally. As of May 2024, the global Mineral Resource Estimate for the Salinas Project (which includes the Colina and Fog's Block deposits) is 77.7 million tonnes at a grade of 1.24% Li2O. The Colina deposit itself has a Mineral Resource of 70.9 million tonnes at 1.25% Li2O. An updated mineral resource estimate is expected in the June 2026 Quarter.
Production
A Preliminary Economic Assessment from September 2023 outlines a two-phase development. Phase 1 is projected to have an average annual production of 405,000 tonnes of 5.5% Li2O spodumene concentrate (SC5.5) and 123,000 tonnes of 3% Li2O spodumene concentrate (SC3). A planned Phase 2 expansion, expected to commence production in 2029, would increase the average life-of-mine production to 525,000 tonnes per year of SC5.5 and 159,000 tonnes per year of SC3.
Processing
The proposed operation involves a standalone processing facility using a simple Dense Media Separation (DMS) circuit and spirals. This two-stage process is designed to produce a high-quality 5.5% Li2O spodumene concentrate (SC5.5) and a 3% Li2O spodumene tailings concentrate product (SC3). The design includes provisions for future expansion and the incorporation of additional processing stages like fines flotation. The project plans to use hydro power, dry-stack tailings, and recycled water systems.
Power sources
Hydroelectric
Water sources
Recycled/Reclaimed

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Ngungaju Plant

Western Australia, Australia · Processing Facility

Operating
LithiumTantalum
Overview
The Ngungaju Plant is a key processing facility at Pilbara Minerals' Pilgangoora Operation in Western Australia, slated to resume production in early July 2026. It will move from care and maintenance to operating due to improved lithium market conditions, adding approximately 200,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate production per annum. It is a core component of the Pilgangoora Operation, the world's largest independent hard-rock lithium operation, producing spodumene and tantalite concentrates.
Expansion
undergone a crusher upgrade to support the resumption of operations

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Pilgan Plant

Western Australia, Australia · Processing Facility

Operating
Lithium
Commodities, grades and output
YearCommodityAv. GradeOutput
2025Lithium-754600 t
2024Lithium-226200 t
Opened
2018-01-01
End year
2041
Mine life
23 years
Workforce
For the P1000 expansion project, there were 560 workers on site during peak construction which created approximately 50 permanent operational roles. In 2025, Pilbara Minerals had 950 employees in total.
Production
Production overview - 2025: lithium 754600 t; 2024: lithium 226200 t.
Processing
The Pilgan Plant is one of two processing plants at the Pilgangoora Operation and produces spodumene and tantalite concentrates. The plant has undergone significant upgrades, including the P680 and P1000 expansion projects, to increase production capacity. The P1000 expansion included a major upgrade to the plant's concentrator. As of December 2024, the nearby Ngungaju Plant was placed on care and maintenance, with the Pilgan Plant being the single operating processing plant. A feasibility study for a further expansion, the P2000 Project, is underway with outcomes expected in the December Quarter of 2025. This expansion would require the construction of a new whole-of-ore flotation plant.
Equipment
The overall Pilgangoora Operation uses conventional open-pit mining with truck and hydraulic excavators, along with drill and blast methods. The Pilgan Plant is supported by a crushing and ore sorting facility, described as the world's largest lithium ore sorter.
Expansion
P680 and P1000 expansion projects, P2000 Project

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Seadog

Northern Territory, Australia · Open Pit

Under Development
Lithium
Commodities, grades and output
YearCommodityAv. GradeOutput
2024Lithium1.18 %1.41 Mt
Overview
Seadog is a prospect that forms part of Core Lithium's 100% owned Finniss Lithium Project, located on the Cox Peninsula in the Northern Territory, Australia, approximately 88 kilometres by road from the Port of Darwin. It is considered a new discovery, alongside the Blackbeard prospect, and is undergoing follow-up RC drilling to extend high-quality results from its discovery in 2022.
Production
Production overview - 2024: lithium 1.41 Mt.
Expansion
Part of broader exploration focus at the Finniss project, which is testing large-scale pegmatite targets.

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Booths

Northern Territory, Australia · Open Pit

Feasibility
Lithium
Overview
The Booths deposit is a component of Core Lithium's 100% owned Finniss Lithium Project, located on the Cox Peninsula in the Northern Territory, Australia, approximately 88 kilometres by road from Darwin Port. It is situated within the Bynoe Pegmatite Field. The operating status of the broader Finniss Lithium Operation, which includes the Booths deposit, was transitioned to temporary care and maintenance in mid-2024. As of 11 April 2024, the Mineral Resource Estimate for the Booths deposit increased to 3.24 million tonnes at a grade of 1.02% Li2O.

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Sandras

Northern Territory, Australia · Open Pit

Under Development
Lithium
Commodities, grades and output
YearCommodityAv. GradeOutput
2024Lithium0.89 %1.73 Mt
2018Lithium1 %1.3 Mt
Workforce
No specific workforce assigned to the Sandras deposit as it is not in production.
Overview
The Sandras prospect is a lithium deposit held by Core Lithium Ltd. It is located on the Cox Peninsula, approximately 45 kilometres south of Darwin in the Northern Territory, Australia. It forms part of Core Lithium's broader Finniss Lithium Project, which is centred on the Bynoe Pegmatite Field. Sandras is one of the primary pegmatites identified in the southern area of the field.
Production
Production overview - 2024: lithium 1.73 Mt; 2018: lithium 1.3 Mt.
Processing
The broader Finniss Lithium Project includes a 1 million tonne per annum Dense Media Separation (DMS) processing plant located at the Grants deposit, which would be the likely processing route for any future ore from Sandras.
Equipment
No specific processing plant, equipment, or workforce assigned to the Sandras deposit as it is not in production. The broader Finniss Lithium Project includes a 1 million tonne per annum Dense Media Separation (DMS) processing plant located at the Grants deposit.

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Grants Lithium Project

Northern Territory, Australia · Open Pit

Care And Maintenance
Lithium
Commodities, grades and output
YearCommodityAv. GradeOutput
2025Lithium1.42 %1.53 Mt
Mine life
3 years
Workforce
peak of 150-180 jobs during operations
Overview
The Grants Lithium Project, operated by Core Lithium Ltd., is located in the Northern Territory, Australia, within the Bynoe Pegmatite Field. The mine, currently in care and maintenance, is an open-pit operation extracting lithium from spodumene-bearing pegmatite. Mining commenced in late 2022 but was paused in early 2024. A restart of operations, including the Grants open pit, was approved in March 2026. Processing involves Dense Media Separation (DMS) to produce lithium concentrate.
Production
Production overview - 2025: lithium 1.53 Mt.
Processing
Dense Media Separation (DMS) to produce a lithium concentrate, crushing and screening
Equipment
crushing plant, crushing and screening infrastructure
Expansion
plans to transition to an underground mine at a later stage; restart plan proposes recommencing mining at Grants to extract remaining reserves over a 12-18 month period

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Greenbushes Lithium Mine

Western Australia, Australia · Open Pit

Operating
LithiumTantalum

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Greenbushes Lithium Operation

Western Australia, Australia · Open Pit

Operating
Lithium
Commodities, grades and output
YearCommodityAv. GradeOutput
2025Lithium1.9 %1350000 t
2024Lithium1.4 %1480000 t
2023Lithium-1491000 t
2022Lithium-361227 t
Opened
1983-01-01
Mine life
20 years
Capex (est.)
USD 487.50M
Workforce
approximately 1,700
Production
Production overview - 2025: lithium 1350000 t; 2024: lithium 1480000 t.
Processing
The Greenbushes operation has four processing plants: Chemical Grade Plant 1 (CGP1), Chemical Grade Plant 2 (CGP2), a Tailings Retreatment Plant, and a Technical Grade Plant. A third Chemical Grade Plant (CGP3) commenced commissioning and processed its first ore on 18 December 2025. CGP3 has a design capacity of approximately 500,000 tonnes per annum of spodumene concentrate. The addition of CGP3 increases the total production capacity of the site to approximately 2.1 million tonnes per annum of spodumene concentrate. Total ore processed is expected to increase to approximately 7 million tonnes per annum by 2028.
Expansion
The mine is undergoing a significant expansion to increase the production of spodumene ore and lithium mineral concentrate. This includes the construction of a third Chemical Grade Plant (CGP3), which is expected to have its first ore by the end of CY2025. There are also proposals for an additional waste rock landform, expansion of the existing Floyds waste rock landform, and expanded water storage capacity. The expansion proposal would increase the development envelope by 28 per cent to 2,826 hectares. There is also consideration for a potential fourth Chemical Grade Plant (CGP4).

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Greenbushes Lithium Mine

Western Australia, Australia · Open Pit

Operating
Lithium
Commodities, grades and output
YearCommodityAv. GradeOutput
2025Lithium-1350000 t
2024Lithium-1420000 t
Opened
1983-01-01
Workforce
approximately 1,700 people as of April 2025.
Overview
The Greenbushes Lithium Mine is an operating open pit mine in Western Australia, producing lithium and tantalum. Operated by Talison Lithium Australia Pty Ltd, IGO Limited holds an effective indirect interest of 24.99%. The mine employs approximately 1,700 people. Processing utilizes gravity, heavy media, flotation, and magnetic processes across four plants, including the recently commissioned CGP3, which boosted total spodumene concentrate capacity to around 2.1 million tonnes per annum. An expansion to the east and south is proposed, with potential for an additional Chemical Grade Plant 4 (CGP4).
Production
Production overview - 2025: lithium 1350000 t; 2024: lithium 1420000 t.
Processing
The operation has four processing plants: three that produce chemical-grade lithium concentrates (CGP1, CGP2, and a Tailings Retreatment Plant) and one that produces technical-grade lithium concentrates. The ore is upgraded using gravity, heavy media, flotation, and magnetic processes. The third Chemical Grade Plant (CGP3) processed its first ore on 18 December 2025. CGP3 has a capacity of approximately 500,000 tonnes per annum of spodumene concentrate, which will increase the total site capacity to around 2.1 million tonnes per annum.
Equipment
Mining is a traditional drill and blast method. A contractor for crushing operations uses a D10 dozer, 980 loader, 36-tonne excavator, jaw crusher, impact crusher, and screener. Macmahon has a 7-year contract for load and haul services and crusher feed, which commenced on 1 July 2023.
Expansion
Talison Lithium is proposing an expansion of the mine to the east and south to increase the production of spodumene ore and lithium mineral concentrate. This involves the construction of new waste rock landforms, expansion of the Saltwater Gully Dam, and other supporting infrastructure. The proposal would increase the development envelope from 2,207 hectares to 2,826 hectares. The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved amendments to the development envelope, increasing it to 2,791 hectares. A public review period for the expansion is expected to begin in February 2026, with a final EPA assessment report anticipated in December 2026. There are also development options for an additional Chemical Grade Plant 4 (CGP4).

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