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Talison Lithium Greenbushes Mine (Western Australia)
World's largest hard-rock lithium mine (Talison Lithium Pty Ltd; 51% Tianqi, 49% Albemarle); Greenbushes, Western Australia. Produces spodumene concentrate (technical grade at ~6% Li2O; chemical grade at ~5.4% Li2O). FY2024 production: 1.38 million metric tons of spodumene concentrate. Greenbushes ore body is one of the richest known lithium pegmatites in the world — high-grade ore at ~2.5-3.5% Li2O in situ. Concentrate is shipped via Bunbury Port to China (primarily) and South Korea for conversion. A separate Chemical Grade Plant (CGP3) expansion is underway. The mine has operated since the 1980s; lithium mining commenced 1983. Source: Albemarle Annual Report 2023; Tianqi Lithium disclosures.
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